Page 8 June 1983 Cassiar Courier MATHEMATICS CONTEST In a recent nationwide mathematics contest, spon- sored by the University of Windsor, Ontario, Mathema- tics Department, a group of grade 6 Snowridge students received certificates for superior achievement. These students achieved exceptionally well individually, and their total team score placed them in the first quartile (i.e. in the top 25%) of the country. This team score placed them just outside the top ten schools in B.C. (B.C. had the highest overall team scores in Canada) but would have placed them first in N.W.T. or third in Saskatchewan, New Brunswick or P.E.1. The contest is a voluntary challenge for the students and they are to be congratulated on a great performance, and all received Certificates of Merit from the Canadian National Mathematics League. They are (in order of achievement): Grade 6/7 Class Chris Giesbrecht Dyonne Zubek David Zabot Erika Gricnik Grade 5/6 Class Kamal Athwal For those of you out there who would like to try your skills at a couple of the problems which these students had to tackle — try these: 1. Find the Missing number: 24+4+6+...+1984=(1+3+5+...+ 1983) +? a) 992 b) 1984 c) 1985 d) 3968 2. 50% of 50% of 50% of 100% is: a) 125% b) 12.5% c) 1.25% d) 0.125% Answers in next month’s issue! KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION This took place from May 16 to May 31. Parents who wish to register their child in kindergarten for the up- coming school year should contact the school if they missed these dates. Children who are 5 years old by December 31, 1983 are eligible to be registered for September 1983 entrance. In and Around Cassiar Secondary School SCHOOL STORE We now have a fridge and stove installed in the school store. One of the purposes of the store is to be able to provide hot lunches and nutritious snacks to the students once a week. If any parents are interested in volunteering some time and effort to this project, please contact the school (778-7410). CONGRATULATIONS To Mrs. Evans Grade 4 class on the “Timely Teddy” award for punctuality in April — only 1 late in the month — well dor ! To the Grade 1/2, Grade 2/3, and Grade 3 classes for having only 2 lates in the whole month of April — Excellent! HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Many thanks to the parents who turned up at the school on the evening of April 20 for the presentation on Human Growth and Development. This presentation was a preview of the program which was later given to the Grades 5, 6, and 7 students by Sue O’Mura, the Public Health Nurse. The feedback from the parents was generally very positive, and any feedback from parents who did, or did not, attend would be appre- ciated by the school. Many thanks to Sue O’Mura for her time, patience, and preparation in presenting this program to the students and their parents. DATES TO REMEMBER (CUT OUT AND POST) May 16 — 31 Kindergarten Registration Monday, May 23 Victoria Day (School closed) Wednesday, June 29. Awards Day — last day for students. Report cards will be issued at this time and not before. Thursday, June 30 Last day for teaching staff. SWIMMING PROGRAM The school, with the cooperation of Cassiar Community Club, once again embarks on a swimming program for the students. From May 9 to June 17 all classes will have one hour of swimming per week. This program provides the students with an opportunity to learn to swim, to improve their swimming proficiency, and to enhance their total physical education program. The only necessities which the students require to Participate are a towel and a swimming costume (goggles, nose plugs are optional if your child requires them). es es SS SDP aD Dreams DREAMS by Gail Yee — Grade 3 Class My dream is about when | am a queen. | am sitting on a throne. | am beautiful. | have a lot of dresses. | live in a beautiful castle. | have a lot of maids. | pay good money. | will live a happy life. DREAMS by Sheri Zebroff — Grade 3 Class | would watch the moon until is goes down, down, down and in the ocean. It might be in the ocean sink- ing down, down, down. The sun will come up from the ocean and shine on me. It tells me that I'll live for a hundred years. Yes, it might be. | love dreams. DREAMS by Janice Coran — Grade 3 Class There was a mouse that climbed up the side of my bedroom wall. It jumped up on my bed and tickled me. | got up and | told my mom. She said | should buy a mousetrap if | didn’t want mice around. So | bought a mousetrap. | nearly stepped in it myself. But then | remembered | put it there. | always had to look at my feet. Finally it scared the mice away. DREAMS by Chiera Borsato — Grade 3 Class | would dream of summer because it is so warm and beautiful. | could get up early and go swimming. We could get a tan. Ji HONOR ROLL Grade 8 Grade 10 Nicole Brand Sylvia Girardin Joe Gowan Shawn Penno Grade 12 Wendy Cartwright Grade 9 Ursula Froehlich Szilard Fricska Teresa Marion Chris Litke Mark Nuyens Jacqueline Molan Marlene Overton John Tooke Lynda Murphy LOVE IS.... by Ursula Froehlich Love is a bubbling brook Flowing gently over Rocks. : Love is everlasting As a brook Never ceasing, Never weakening As a brook Love flows over rocks THE RACE by Marlene Overton FINAL REPORT CARDS The final report card for the year will be given to the students on Wednesday June 29th. ACCREDITATION FOLLOW-UP We are pleased to report that the majority of the recommendations of the external evaluation accredit- ation team have been acted upon and are in various stages of completion. Our objective is to submit the completed package to the Ministry next fall and apply for an extension to our accreditation status from four years to the maximum of six years. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in a good education. Plutarch | REMEMBER... by Teresa Marion Slowing Sometimes bending Around the hurdles. A brook begins as a Trickle So does Love. A brook becomes a river Bubbling onward Downstream. A river flows into An ocean. People flow into an ocean ---Of Love, -. ste N\ / He runs cross the meadow His tail flying high The sound of his hooves And his neigh like a cry. He calls to the wind And dares it to race His breath getting stronger As he quickens his pace. They speed on together Just two in the race But he fears he will lose For the winds in his face. 1 remember the times of great courage and challenge. \ f Playing, exploring rivers and ‘ \ ( mountain sides. YX Living as if there were no cares in the world. We had all our fantasies and pockets full of dreams. Then the day arrived when education mattered most. Parents set our sights to future days. Now even my school days are almost over and a new life is about Fe ‘ (4 +6 bégin: > ™' Pere t Efe ena pied SUMMER CAMPS Elizabeth Gwilliam and Trevor Joseph have been selected to represent Cassiar Secondary at the B.C. School Sports Curling Camp in Vancouver. This is an all expense paid development camp held during the first week of July. It is jointly sponsored by B.C. School Sports and the Provincial Government. Robert Best has been selected to attend a Lions leadership camp at North Pole, Alaska over the summer. His expenses are being met by the local Lions Club. ORO OOOO OOOO OOO ROR OO OL OL On WRITER'S CORNER: THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS by Barbara Billingsley One year left of school. Not all that long. A real world out there after that... Supposedly. You become a young adult, With a house.... You clean it, You cook in it, It is your life. Y= Supposedly. =) You work.... Y he all week, eight hours a day. Though tired you still must cook... Hopefully for two. Weekends come. Saturday morning... looking at the dirty windows, and all that laundry. One year left of school, Yep, one year left of school... KAREN AURIC Karen plans to go to Northwest College in Terrace and take an Early Childhood Edu - cation course. TERESA MARION Teresa plans on working for a year, then hopes to attend a college to take courses in social work. GERALD QUASH Gerald would like to attend a college in Victoria to take an electrician’s course. URSULA FROEHLICH Ursula intends to take economics at the Univer- sity of Victoria. After graduation, she plans to continue in a post-graduate course in Chartered Accountancy. Sne also hopes to enjoy the great variety of sport facilities at the university, particularly basketball. Saluting \ “The Class of ’8 This year the Graduation Exercises will be too late to make the July issue of the newspaper. However, we feel that the young members of the grade 12 class deserve some recognition for having made it this far. The remaining month — encompassing final exams — is crucial to these I] students. We wish them all the best of luck and hope that they all make it as ‘‘The Class of 83” and in their future endeavors. ey oo MARK NUYENS Mark plans to enroll in S.F.U. where he will possibly major in journalism. MARLENE OVERTON This fall, Marlene will be attending Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek to enroll in an Office Administration course. MARIE-BRIGITTE FILION Saint-Jerome, Quebec is where Marie intends to go to college. She hopes to study courses in the accounting field. This will involve two years in college and three years in university. _, Later on, she hopes to have her own business. Cassiar Courier June 1983 Page 9 FLOYD JOSEPH Floyd hasn’t decided what his plans will be for the future. LYNDA MURPHY Northwest College in Terrace is where Lynda will take a course in Early Childhood Edu- cation. Z NELSON PINTO This fall, Nelson will-be attending Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek to study welding. WENDY CARTWRIGHT ‘In the fall of this year, Wendy will be attending the University of Victoria. Here she will take courses related to Math and Computer Science and hopes to finally become a teacher in these fields: : eat