FOI III IOI II II II ISIS AISI DISA A I te Page 10 June 1984 Cassiar Courier CURRICULUM MEETINGS SCHEDULED Public meetings to discuss proposed curriculum changes for grade 11 and 12 have been scheduled in 15 centres throughout B.C. in an effort to encourage the wid- est possible participation from all interested persons and groups. The discussion paper outlines a proposed restructur- ing of the Grade 11 and 12 curriculum. Key recommenda: tions are that: * The minimum number of Grade 11 and 12 courses to be successfully completed be increased from 12 to 13. - in number. The minimum number of 12 level courses which rep- resents the more challenging courses in the curricu- lum be increased from three to four. The Grade 11-12 curriculum be organized into a structure that will require students to select one of three programs of study: Arts and Science, Applied Arts and Science, or Career Preparation. All students be required to complete one course in mathematics and one in science during their senior secondary years. At present students are required to complete mathematics and science through Grade 10. . Physical Education 11, currently a compulsory COUrsey be an elective after Grade 10. The language curriculum be strengthened with anew stress on Asian Languages. “It is important to emphasize that a range of courses will be available to serve a range of students abilities and interests.’ Heinrich said, “For example, a student will be able to select one of a series of math courses to satisfy the new math requirements.” ; . “‘Many students in our schools are already enrolled in challenging programs. However it is important to reaffirm the central importance of English, mathematics, science and social studies in the Programs of all students,”” Hein- rich stated. i In School District 87, such a public meeting was held at the Secondary School in Cassiar on Tuesday, May 8th. The Principal and the Superintendent highlighted the pro- posed changes and fielded the questions of those Parents present. They were assisted in this regard by the Chairman of the Board and several teachers from the Secondary School staff. The District will be addressing its concerns regarding the proposed changes in a letter to the Minister of Educa- tion. SURPLUS CARRYOVER ALLOWED School Districts will be allowed to carry forward any operating surplus in 1984 to 1985, it was announced re- cently by Education Minister Jack Heinrich. School District 87 carried over a surplus of $166,458 from 1983 into its 1984 operating budget, The decision to extend this practice for a further year means that the local board will re-examine its present budget allocations to de- termine if specific direction should be given to the district administration staff; concerning the sheltering of certain monies for carryover into 1985. i In making the announcement, the Minister added: “It is my hope that by providing districts with this kind of flexibility and incentive all participants in the educational system will become more cost conscious Knowing that the district will benefit from their sacrifice.” Heinrich said the decision to allow surpluses to be Carried over resulted from numerous representations from Inand Around S.D.87 individual boards and following discussions with the B. C. School Trustees Association. ae ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW Teacher Wanted An expert in special education with familiarity in computer literacy who has a sound basis of learning theory, knowledge of multi-cultural issues, comfortable in removing sexism from the curriculum and guidance skills _to. deal-with the diverse and changing needs of society such as the single-parent family and child abuse, and who can teach by precept and example the morals and values acceptable to the entire community. Candidates must be able to individualize the learning process for 30 or more students, identify learning prob- lems and have good interpersonal skills. As well, the suc- ‘cessful candidate must be able to work well under wage controls, with limited resources, and be impervious to continual berating by the taxpayer and the media. Additional consideration will be given to a teacher who can teach English as a second language, has skills in music, art, extra-curricular activities such as sports, chess, yearbook, drama. and Macrame, and who can supervise 300 children on a five-acre playground after a 20 minute lunch break. Individuals must- be in good physical and mental health, able to work eight periods each day, plan lessons, mark books and tests at night, and be willing to improve skills through after-school professional growth courses. — Above all else, the person must display an inordinate amount of love and caring for children, patience and un- derstanding of each child, and a high level of gratitude to the ministry of education, school trustees and administra- tors, silt _Minor Hockey Awards The Annual Minor Hockey Banquet and ‘presentation of awards was held on May 15th in the Rec Centre. The following is a list of the recipients: BANTAM/ MIDGET Most Improved Player — Levitt Safety Trophy — Jim Kollar ~ Most Sportsmanlike — Levitt Safety Trophy — Kevin Craft Best Forward — Cassiar Minor Hockey Trophy — Manley Guarducci ats Best Defence — Levitt Safety Trophy — John:Steéves* = <5 AGRE ALE EX Bionic Goalie Award — Levitt Safety Trophy — Garred Huber Most Valuable Player — Levitt Safety Trophy — Chris Craft PEE/WEE Most Improved Player — Cassiar Lions Trophy — Danny Walters Most Sportsmanlike — S. & J. Transport Trophy — Roland Rudkowsky Best Forward — Cassiar Guide/Outfitters — Jason Gay — Best Defence — Elvins Equipment Trophy — Warwick Elhorn Also presented were desk Clock/calendars to each of the Coaches of _ the divisions: Bantam/Midget, Bob VanAcker and Ed Craft; PeeWee, Kelly Johnson, Gordie Rowe and Manley Guarducci; Atoms, Bernd Guderjahn, Rick Callaway and Bill Carter; Novice, Roger Borsato, Eldon Hardy and John Drzimotta. Goalie Award — Cassiar Guide/Outfitters — Derek Andrews Most Valuable Player — Cassiar Resources Trophy — Paul Guarducci ATOMS Most Improved Player — B.X.L. Trophy — Gordon Dancetovic & Leslie Creyke Most Sportsmanlike — Tates Tractor Trophy — Kurt Hawker & James Dyk Best Forward — B.C.Y.T. Gem Trophy — Jason Hardy Best Defence — Major Securities Trophy — Billy Carter Goalie Award — Trina Ann Excursion — Kyle Zubek Most Valuable Player — Ciro Photos Trophy — Terry Pearson Fight Forest Fire by Phone If you see a fire, dial ‘O’and ask for | Zenith 5555 _ oo Northern Off-Road 4x4 Service PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR ANY MAKE po forks = MASa/ WE INSTALL WHAT ‘WE SELL op 2 ea: TIRES ** Keep ’em rollin’ When tires are in need of replacing or repairs whatever your tire problems are you can depend on us. | Before you buy Give us a try 778-7782 Vince Dick 778-7534 Bryan Dick PORTO I TOI TOTO DISA IA A SI A ~”~ ECeeeeeeecetaceeeteccaca: a PEST USSUUCT CCC CTC C CCU CC COT ULU CTT E ST NOVICE Most Improved Player — Levitt Safety Trophy — Damian McGuinness Most Sportsmanlike — Cassiar Minor Hockey Trophy — Scott Cameron © _ Best Forward — D. Crew Trophy — Robbie Randall, Jay Zebroff & Stephen Howard — Best Defencemen — Union Local 6536 Trophy — Justin Borsato, Peter ag ~~ McGuinness... or? o--Goalié Award — Curtis Hoover Trophy — Kevin Loughran Most Valuable Player — Power House Trophy — Jeremy Chambers Presented along with the trophies were medals donated by P & W Esso. These were presented to the Most Valuable, Most Sportsmanlike and Most : Improved players in the Novice, Atom and PeeWee Divisions. | | : | For Appointments Call Cindy This past season Cassiar Minor Hockey took part in the “Eveready Ener- gizer Challenge’, a series of timed drilis. The results for each age group were entered and two Cassiar hockey players received “Awards of Excellence”. - Billy Carter was in the top 5% of 9 year olds across Canada and Terry Pear- son in the top 10% for 10 year olds. Well Done Boys!! Gold, Silver, Bronze and Participation crests were also awarded to each age group. 778-7765 677 Brown St., Cassiar : i = First Dimension Hair Design : Ladies & Mens Hairstyling Perms, Colors and a full lineof Retail Products Segre by Bill Morrison The Library Board is temporarily without a chairperson, with the resignation in early May of Pat Maguire. A meeting of the Board is planned for early June; a new chairperson will be selected then, | The Library will maintain its full schedule of hours until the end of June. It’s likely that the Library will be closed during the shutdown, and will return to full hours again in September. _ Many local groups use the Library for meet- ings; it’s an attractive and pleasant place for meet- ings, and usually we’re happy to have it used in this way. But it is certainly aggravating when peo- ple abuse this privilege by stealing magazines and items like pens and tape out of the desk. There’s no excuse for such behaviour; and if you’re re- sponsible for a group using the library, please make sure that it doesn’t happen. __ A large stock of new books has arrived at the library. Among them: Computers — Tony Webster, Microcomputer Buyer’s Guide™ Arthur Naiman, Word Processing Buyer’s Guide Geoffrey Loftus, Mind at Play; the psychology of video games Peter Foster, Other People’s Money: the banks, the government and Dome Jim Lyon, Dome: The Rise and Fall of the House that Jack Built : History — Leonard W. Taylor, The Sourdough and the Queen: the many lives of Klondike Joe Boyle ~ Lyn Macdonald, Somme General — R. M. Frye, Is God a Creationist? The religious Case against creation-science _ Elinor Parker, Cooking for One Sarah Eppenbach, Alaska’s Southeast; touring the Inside Passage ~~ J. Thomas Hay, 534 Ways to Raise Money Martin O’Malley, Doctors CASSIAR PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS (in effect until shutdown) a3 Sunday 2—4p.m. ah 6 —8 p.m. Monday 6—8 p.m. Tuesday 1—4p.m. _ Wednesday 6 —8 p.m. Thursday — 1 —4p.m. Friday 6—8 p.m. a SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWS cont’d. from Page 7 HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES A YOUTH HEALTH EDUCATION - CONFERENCE by Shelly Billingsley Recently I attended a Canadian Cancer Soc- iety Conference in Vancouver. Approximately 100 student delegates were chosen from across B.C. and the Yukon: The Canadian Cancer Soc- iety is a group of volunteers who try to discover new ways of curing cancer. Cancer is a disease caused by distortion of cells. These cells grow inside the body at incred- ible rates. Eventually these “wild” cells begin to build up and cause lumps and this is called cancer. During the conference I attended different workshops. Some of the activities I took part in were Peer Pressure, Healthy Life Styles and early morning runs. Some of the speakers were very good. Allan Belsch was very good. He talked a- bout “How We see Ourselves”. Basically, he told us about stress and eating habits. My role in the coming year is to emphasize the vital importance of youth support. Some of the ways you can do this is through the Terry. Fox Run, mini-conferences on healthy lifestyles,. public and student awareness programmes and film shows with guest speakers. During the workshops I learned of some heal- thy lifestyle choices, the emphasis being placed on the term “choices: Therefore, during the com- ing year it is my hope to increase the awareness of the choices available toward living a healthier life- PUY J (sce cca a SL A a Avian PARTICIPaction S By Russ Kisby © As it is with foreign languages and manners, it’s best to teach someone how to swim when he’s very young. How young? Some swimming instruction programs even encourage parents to bring infants to the pool for “‘water acclimatiz- ation” sessions, if not actual lessons. These “water babies” get a feel for the water that helps them learn actual strokes later on. PARTICIPaction recently chatted with Linda Lodge - who teaches swimming for Bil Bird. Aquatics Ltd., a pri- vate swimming school in Toronto. A F A graduate of the highly demanding Red Cross and Royal Lifesaving programs, Ms. Lodge worked for Nation- al Lifeguard Services before joining Bird. “| don't know the youngest age Bil has had babies, actually swimming—| think it was before they were two, though,” says Ms. Lodge. “However, with our babies program we're really teaching the parent how to teach the infant how to move his arms and kick and get used to the water when they’re at home in the bathtub.”’ Some YMCA's have discontinued teaching the very young. Concerned that an infant's low resistance to dis- ease may make him overly vulnerable to such water-borne scourges as meningitis, these Y’s prefer to start instruction when the child is four. Besides, some instructors feel that although babies take naturally to the water—they did spend nine months in fluid, after all—they can’t learn how to breathe proper- ly for swimming. Apparently, babies don’t drown, they - asphyxiate in the water. : ¢ “Our ‘Parent and Tot’ program is designed for child- ren who are two to four,’’ says Ms. Lodge. “The parent goes into the water with the youngster and the instructor. We teach the child to kick his feet and splash his hands. We make them chase toys in the water and get them to float on their front—which they generally find easy—and on their back—which they generally find difficult. ; “But, eventually, we teach them to relax and put their heads back. “Next we put them on the edge of the pool and teach them to fall in, then-to jump in. We get them to feel com- fortable underwater by showing them how to blow bub- bles under the surface. © : “In all, we try to make it fun so they'll look forward to learning to swim when we start teaching them the Red ~ ‘Cross program when they’re four.’ : “Graduates” of the ‘‘Parent and Tot” programs rarely learn actual. swimming. But, as Ms. Lodge points out, they have learned an automatic reflex to kick their feet and move their arms to keep their heads above water. _Should he accidentally fall off a dock at the cottage, ~for example, the trained youngster would likely be able to stay afloat a few moments, facilitating rescue. Ms. Lodge also has good news for those entering a se- cond childhood; their company has taught beginning swimming to people as old as eighty! Russ Kisby is President of PARTICIPaction, the Canadian movement for personal fitness. Cassiar Courier June 1984 Page 11 Safety Ne WS _ sysim Gilpin Already in 1984 Cassiar has had two lost time ac- cidents. Judy Price slipped on ice on March 12 while walk- ing between the training and main offices. Rick Knudslien cracked some ribs when a manhole cover tipped and he fell into a manhole. There have been a couple of close calls and potentially serious accidents. All employees and staff are urged to not be complacent. Holidays are coming soon. Don’t get hurt and spend those days in hospital or in a cast. Have a safe holiday. Remember — safety is a full time concern — not one that stops at the plant gate. The ‘Lost time Accident’ free days for each department, as of May 15th are as follows: Days Since Prev, ~ Last L.T.A. Record Mine : 722 722 Mill 750 750 Plant : 36 609 ’ Administration 65 2332 Town Administration 143] 1431 Mine Rescue = Brinco Mining will host this year’s Northern B. C. Mine Rescue Competition which will be held on June 16 in Smithers. Cassiar will field a veteran team: Darren De- Cecco (captain), Danny Harrison, Dale Ritter, Larry Prince, Bruce Burns and Ralf Voss. Coach Kinky Borsato, who started intensive training after the Victoria Day weekend, is pleased with the determination of this year’s team which, last year won the Northern competition, but lost the B. C. Championship. A Mine Rescue demonstra- tion problem will be conducted in town approximately a week before the competition. ; : Jim Lovestrom, Mine Rescue Co-ordinator for the Ministry of Mines in Smithers was in Cassiar during the week of May 15th to inspect Mine Rescue facilities and to meet the Rescue Team. Boat Safety The 1984 Boating Season has now started.” The past two years have seen the loss of 5 lives in the waters around the Cassiar area, due to the carelessness, lack of proper safety equipment and alcohol. Let’s enjoy the 1984 Boating Season and equip our boats with the required safety equip- ment. 1 life jacket for each person (preferably in d use). 2 paddles or oars. ] bailing can. Overloading can be a dangerous action as can standing in a boat, or dragging a heavy item be- hind (i.e. a rock or pail). Please be safety conscious and have a safe summer. _ CASSIAR R.C.M.P. : SS a a en SB SE ESE: HOURS: 9:30 a.m. to 12 NOON and 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.