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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

On December 15th our boys’ basketball team hosted
Watson Lake and defeated them by a score of 83 - 38.
On. January 28th, the team travelled to Watson Lake and
were again victorious by a score of 51 - 38. The girls*
basketball team participated in a tournament in Chill-
iwack from January 27th - 30th. They won two games
and lost one. Congratulations to both teams! A boys’
basketball tournament is planned for Cassiar on Febr-
uary 25th and 26th. It is anticipated that teams from
Hazelton and Watson Lake will be attending.

SPRING BREAK

As a result of the Provincial budget restraint program,
the School Board has announced that the mandatory
five day shutdown of schools in the Stikine will be
March 25 - March 31, inclusive. This means that schools
in Cassiar will be closed for the Spring Break from
Friday, March 25 - Friday, April 8, inclusive. School
will re-open on Monday, April 11.

DRUG SEMINAR

On February 9th, the R.C.M.P. Drug Squad from
Terrace directed a seminar on drug use and abuse by the
Youth of the Province. This seminar was attended by
the majority of the teachers from Cassiar Secondary,
Snowridge Elementary, and Good Hope Lake Schools.
Special thanks to Corporal Bob Bowen for arranging
the presentation.

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CREATIVE

Cassiar Secondary School

ART
On January 25, 26, and 27th, Ken Wallace from the
Emily Carr School of Art made presentations to the
art classes. The discussions were informative and re-
levant to the present topics being studied by the art
classes.

2ND TERM HONOUR ROLL

Nicole Brand
Jason Dennis
Joe Gowan
Shawn Penno
John Tooke
Szilard Fricska
Jacqueline Molan
Catherine Pewsey

GRADE 8

GRADE 9

GRADE 12 Karen Auric
Wendy Cartwright
Ursula Froehlich

Teresa Marion

Lynda Murphy

Mark Nuyens

Marlene Overton
WINTER
Cold, icy

Playing, resting, shovelling
Building, games, shovel, water
Working, partying, swirnming

WORK EXPERIENCE
February 7th through 11th provided an opportunity
for our Grade 10 students to participate in the work
experience program. Special thanks to the following
companies and agencies for their continued support
for the program:

Finning Tractor and Equipment Ltd.

Cassiar Resources Ltd.

R.C.M.P.

Public Health Unit

WORK EXPERIENCE
by JOANN KING

| have a lot of fun working with Sharon Bierman
at her desk. We type, file, use the telex machine, and
answer phones. | go out on a trip to Marvel Travel to
get things for Sharon’s Boss. Then | have to type out
envelopes for letters to be sent out to Whitehorse or
Vancouver.

When Bob has some work for me to do, | get on
with it right away. | give messages to my Dad when
he isn’t in at the time.

Work experience is good. It allows students to get
out in the world and explore different opportunities.

Grade 10

LOVE

Passionate, romantic
Feeling, loving, caring
Girl, boy, man, woman _
Fading, Dying, leaving

Poetry

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THE RAVEN

I sit

Freezing cold

On snow covered trees
My shiney black feathers
Stiff and white with frost

| search
Desperately
All day long.

| scavenge

To find enough garbage

To last me through

The cold, northern winter day.
This small town provides me
With many goodie .

| sneak

Avoiding children with B-B guns.

They are merciless,

Allowing me no room or freedom.

| steal

From a garbage dump,

Or from tin containers,
Standing straight and cold.

| settle

To eat in peace,

| am disrupted;

By four-footed creatures.
| am chased

From my plate

And fly away from smapping mouths.

| wait
Impatiently for solitude
Once again.

Ursula Froehlich
Grade 12

MEMORIES

Memories stay in your mind,
To embarrass and pester,
Making you feel sad or happy,
Keeping old friends,

In your minds eye,

Helping you correct mistakes,
From past experience,
Memories hide deep,

Below todays thoughts,

As they drift down,

Into the ocean of the past.

By Irene Carin
Grade 9

| WONDER

| wonder....
When | see some things,

Like butterflies with painted wings?

| wonder....
When people die,

ls there a God up in the sky?

| wonder....

Do people really care,

That others are suffering and starving out there?
| wonder....

What the real world is like,

With no jobs and people always on strike?

| wonder....

Why we all are here,

On this crazy world full of violence and fear?
| wonder....

What’s the point of living,

When everything is taking, not giving,

| wonder....

When | see some things,

Like butterflies with painted wings?

How something so simple and beautiful can be,
With all these thoughts troubling me?

| wonder.....

By Catherine Pewsey
Grade 9

Writing, printing, colouring. =
~ Eraser, paper, desk, books

Whittling, shaving, carving

Messy, dull

Pencil

OUTER SPACE

Endless dark

Deadening, chilling, unknowing
Solar systems, stars, moons
Living, warming, moving
Contained, bright

Inner space

CITIES

Big, busy

Working, building, rushing
Cars, speed, smog, skyscrapers
Farming, running, playing
Quiet, peaceful

Country

NIGHT
Dark, still

Summer Hate” .
WRITING ~ rome
i Neat, blue “38 ee Loud, noisy ie DiS Saneins

Vibrating, annoying, booming

Music,. band, harmony, thunder
Resting, sleeping, thinking
Quiet, still,

Silence

NIGHT

Dark, stormy

Worrying, screaming, crying
Stars, moon, rain, noise
Laughing, singing, dancing
Light, sunny

Day

LAND

Grassy, rocky

Rolling, Blowing, falling
Rocks, mountains, cities, towns
Wearing, calming, storming
Wet, cold

Sea

Sleeping, dreaming, resting
Fright, lightning, silence, chill
Living, warming, shining

Sunny, bright
Day

HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT ALGEBRA 11?

A city has just set up a new water tank to supply the

city. Withovt drainage, a fast pump can fill the tank in
30 hours and a slow pump in 45 hours. But as soon as
water enters the tank the tank starts to drain. A full
tank can drain in 72 hours. How long will it take to fill
the tank to capacity from start-up if both pumps are
operating, the tank is draining, and the slow pump
breaks down completely after 8 hours?

Solution is on page 16.

OFFICIAL OPENING DATE

Although Snowridge Elementary has been in
Operation since the beginning of December, the off-
icial Opening ceremonies has been set for Thursday,
March 17th. This will take place in the evening, so
that working parents, community members, high
school teachers and students, as well as the students of
the school itself, will have the opportunity to be
present. Mrs. Karen Clark, who has been involved
in and observed the development of Education in

Cassiar and the Stikine—as a local teacher, an intinerant ~

learning assistant, the District Programme Specialist,
and recently from the. perspective of a local resident,
has kindly -consented to performing the Official
Opening. (Further details on the opening will be avail-
able via the school newsletter.)

WATSON LAKE TRIP

A group of 25 students and 2 teachers travelled to
Watson Lake Elementary School on Friday, February
18th to represent our school in several sports. The
teams were involved in the following sports:

Soccer

Basketball

Volleyball!

Cross-country skiing

Snowshoeing

Tobogganing
INTERMEDIATE ACTIVITY AFTERNOONS

For four alternating Fridays — January 28, Febr-
uary 11, February 25, and March 11, the students in
Grade 4 - 7 have been involved in various activities which
enhance and supplement the. regular school curriculum.
Students ‘chose their activities from a selection of activit-

: ies offered by teachers and volunteer parents. These act-

ivities and their sponsors are listed below:

‘Curling -Mr. Prier, Mrs. Price,
Mrs. Coran, Mrs. Boileau

Skating -Mr. Waldera, Mrs. Carin

Downhill Skiing -Mrs. Evans

Cross-Country --.Mrs. Elhorn, Mrs. Pain

Cooking -Mrs. Jones

Gymnastics -Mr. Millar

Puppetry -Miss Lindsay

Calligraphy -Miss Strebel

Dungeons &

Dragons -Mr. Hamilton

Drama -Ms. Park

Many thanks to all those parents who became in- -
volved in this, and gave of their time and expertise to
help the students.

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES

The first parent/teacher conferences at the Snow-
ridge took place on Wednesday, February 16th. The
staff would like to thank the many interested parents
who turned out at the school on that night, thereby
helping to make the education of our community
students a co-operative endeavour. Many thanks, too,
to the helpful parents who took the time to pass on
the helpful comments, suggestions, and compliments
on our new school. The students are also very grateful
to the adults who helped set the tone for cleanliness in
the school by removing their outdoor shoes. We hope
the school was warm enough for you!

WHITEHORSE SKIERS

A group of 17 Whitehorse Cross - Country skiers,
under the direction of Father Mouchet, hopes to visit
Cassiar during the week of March 21 - 26. We realize
that this overlaps into the begining of the ‘new’ spring
break, but if anyone feels that they can help by taking
a billet or two (boys and girls, aged 10 - 13, will be in
the group) during this time, please contact the school
as soon as possible (778 - 7410, 7411). During their
time here, the Whitehorse skiers and their coach will be
putting on clinics for the local students who wish to
participate. Any help in this venture would be apprec-
iated.

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WRITERS

HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE
Hey diddle diddle, the cat told a riddle
The frog jumped over the loon,
The little girl laughed to hear such fun,
And the dog ran away at noon.

Dionne Zubek Grade 6

IF | WAS THE PRINCIPAL

Tracey McDougell Grade 5

If | was the Principal | would show movies all
day . The teachers would have to let the kids go to
the washrooms any time they want to. There should be
help in the gym from four to seven. | think there
should be a leader from four to seven. | would let the
kid be late without having to get a late slip. The teach-
ers would be the students and the kids would be the
teachers. The kids would be allowed to anything they
want to. | would love to be the Principal. But I’m a
kid still. :

IF | WAS PRINCIPAL

Sheena Billingsley, Grade 5

If | was the principal | would have movies, dances,
and playground day. And for the rest of the week,
work!. | would not be harsh and use the strap; |! would
use my hand. 1| would also have a cafeteria for good
students and they would serve lasagna. 1 would also
have a cafeteria for bad students and they would get
served rotten potatoes and hard peas. 1! would also
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Danny ‘Watson, Grade 5

1f 1 was the principal I’d have at least two or three
classes in one room so the teachers would have a
hard time. ’d tet the students chew gum in the
school. {f they weren't I‘d give them a detention.
I'd tell the teachers to let the students play in their
classes. And let the students write on the boards;
also let them draw pictures; let them paint and color,
listen to tapes and records. Then let them listen and
play their watches, and let them watch movies, let
them talk to each other. | would tell the teachers to
keep the students out of the washrooms for at least
two or three days and no homework for at least the

CHILDREN MAY ATTEND FROM 4-7p.m.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BEGINS AT &p.m.

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HUMPTY DUMPTY

Humpty dumpty fell off a bus,

Humpty Dumpty caused a great fuss,

All the surgeons and all the great scientists,
Tried to fix Humpty with sticky appliances.

Liam Millar Grade 6 s

GEOLOGIST

A Geologist studies about rock and minerals. A
Geologist wears a white jacket that says his or her
name. A Geologist works in a lab. A lab is a place
with lots of computers. They make blue prints of
where they are going to look next. They usually
look in mountains or canyons. Sometimes they find
quartz, gold, and asbestos. They found out that Mount
Rushmore was made of solid granite and quartz. Gold
is a mixture of quartz and gold. Quartz is a white rock.
A Geologist does not find fossils. Sometimes they get
to go places. Sometimes they get to go to the Rockies
in Canada or the United States.

Patrick Ryan

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A DOCTOR

A doctor works full time. A doctor helps people.
She takes care of both healthy and sick kids. Healthy
kids come to her for shots. Sick kids may have colds
or broken bones. Some of them need operations so
they don’t get deseases. She spends many hours a
week teaching kids about their bodies. A thermometer

shows how high the fever is. This is how a doctor finds -
clues called symptoms. Symptoms help her finds out ©

why the kid is sick. A pediatrician. uses tools. to see, -

feel and hear what a kid’s body is eles If} was a

doctor | would be happy.
by Chiera Borsato’

DENTIST
| want to be a Dentist. The Dentist is a man who
takes peoples’ teeth out and fixes cavities in peoples’
teeth. He checks our gums .

ups and puts caps on peoples, teeth. His hat is white
and yellow. He cleans our teeth ofter a check up. He
teaches some people to keep their teeth clean.

by Billy Carter

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