a Page 6 May 1984 Cassiar Courier In and around School District 87 + oc:ccom SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ITEMS Dease Lake was the setting for the combined Board of Trustees and Principals meetings and special work ses- sions on April 12 — 15, 1984. During the course of the four days the trustees work- ed with the principals in the District Administrators’ meet- ings; the two-groups co-operated in formulating district educational goals and thrusts for 1984-85; and the prin- cipals sat at the Board table and participated fully in the deliberation and debate on the Board’s Committee and Meeting Agenda. The participants agreed that the sessions had been most productive in terms of work output, dis- trict planning, trustee-principal liaison and engendering a spirit of co-operation which augers well for the future of the Stikine as a district. Special Items: The Board approved the appointment of Mr. P. Hyde as principal of Tahltan Elementary-Junior Secondary School, effective April 16, 1984. Mr. Hyde has been the acting principal of the school since Sept. 1, 1983. The Board deliberated at length on the future of Grade 10 programs ‘in its small secondary schools — Atlin, Tahltan and Dease Lake. In the deliberations the Board and principals focused on the demands originating from the Ministry’s Discussion Paper — Secondary School Grad- uation Requirements; the need for academic and graduat- ing programs at the Grade 10 level; the quality of the pre- sent programs, the staffing and economics of such pro- grams; and the side issues such as the payment of Board- ing Allowance. In 1984-85 the three schools will offer the same Grade 10 courses as are presently being taught. If there is no Grade 10 academic concentration being offer- ed in these schools the Board will pay Boarding Allowance so that students may attend the school of their choice. LOWER POST DELEGATION- The Board received a delegation of Lower Post citiz- ens and representatives from the Dept. of Indian and Inuit Affairs and, after debating on their presentation, made the following decisions. The Board endorsed the Superintendent’s actions in moving the two teachers out of their teacherage at Lower Post into private accommodation in Watson Lake, and of closing the school on Friday, April 6, and placing the teachers on leave with pay until the Board had discussed << EE KEE KS XE Anglican Church News Summer service schedule (beginning April 29th) 11:00 a.m. - Family Service 8:30 p.m. - Holy Eucharist , Sundays Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. - Holy Eucharist On April 26th - 29th and May 3rd - Sth, the Anglican Church, Yukon Diocese held their first Cursillo Weekends. They were held in Carcross and attended by two Cassiar residents, Revd Bill Morrison and Marian Craft. Cursillo is a spanish word for ‘short course’—a short course in Christian Apostleship or sometimes described as ‘an encounter with Christ’ weekend. It was started in Spain after the Second World War, by the Catholic Church to. bring the people back to Church involyment. It has now spread throughout Europe and North America and has been adopted by the Anglican and Lutheran Churches. Telair Services Ron Bruns Telegraph Creek B.C.! Ph. 235-3296 In Dease Lake Ph 771-3351 WHEELS, SKIS & FLOATS DHC~ 2 BEAVER CESSNA 180 | CESSNA 185 CESSNA 206 Sight Seeing Fishing Trips Winter & Summer their re-assignment. The decision to move the teachers off the reserve was prompted by the Band Council’s Resol- ution denying the teachers access to the Reserve. The Board decided that, once accommodation had been finalized, the two teachers would be assigned to Cas- siar and future duties be defined by the Superintendent of Schools. For the remainder of the school year, Lower Post stu- dents would be catered for as follows: Grades K — 4 (inclusive) — Regular daily instruction un- der the guidance of Mr. H. Peters and Ms. M. Groat (T/Aide 0.75 F.T.E.) in the present school. Grades 5, 6 & 7 — Regular attendance at school and to work at Grades 5, 6 and 7 work packages assigned by the Correspondence Education Branch (B.C. Ministry of Educ- ation). These students to be supervised by Ms. D. Groat, cross-cultural co-ordinator, whose salary is paid by the Dept. of Indian and Inuit Affairs. Grades 8 & 9 — These students to be transported from Lower Post to Watson Lake Secondary Schools regularly each day and the cost of the transportation would be borne by the Dept. of Indian and Inuit Affairs. If request- ed by the parents and the community the Board would make correspondence education packages available for these students on a private tuition basis. A search will be initiated for a new principal for Lower Post Elementary (K-7) School to commence duties in Lower Post Sept. 1, 1984, and that the appointment be finalized only after a committee of local residents (re- presentative of the community) have been closely involved in the short listing and interview process. That, for the 1984-85 school year, Lower Post School be elementary in focus, catering for Grades K—7 (inclus- ive) and that it be staffed by two fulltime teachers and such teacher-aide assistance as is merited, according to S.D. No. 87 Policy and Procedures. As a final matter on this issue, the Board resolved that it would consider the lease on the residential school when the proposed retrofit is completed. In the interim the District would move back into the previous school early in July of this year. The Board approved a request from the B.C. Princi- pals and Vice—Principals’ Association to have the Super- intendent of Schools present two sessions at the Associ- ation’s Annual Conference in Penticton during late Oct- ober. SCHOOL BOARD MEETING HELD IN LOWER POST — MARCH 7 by Courier staff On March 7, the School Board for Stikine Dis- trict No. 87 met at Lower Post, B.C. The trustee for Lower Post was unable to attend but had del- _egated George Millar to tender his resignation from the Board. The resignation was accepted. Owen Corcoran suggested that the number of trustees be reduced from seven to five, with one of the Cassiar trustees being responsible for Low- er Post and Good Hope Lake. The Lower Post trustee and the Good Hope Lake trustee have been unable to attend many of the meetings over the past year and this makes it difficult to ensure a quorum. If the numbers were reduced to five, then three trustees would constitute a quorum. After a good deal of discussion, the matter was tabled until the next meeting. Each of the trustees present gave a report on their area. The reports from the Government Inspector who inspected the Dease Lake School facility were received. From the reports it is obvious that a great deal of work has to be done to the school. Some minor items would be seen to immediately but a great deal of structural work is necessary. It was decided that a delegation consisting of the chairman, the trustee from Dease Lake, the super- intendent and the secretary-treasurer, will make a personal presentation to the Ministry and request in the strongest possible terms that funding be made available for a new school in Dease Lake - to be constructed in time for the start of the up- coming school year. Reports were received from the superintend- ent and the secretary-treasurer. One year extended personal leave was granted to Jan Dale of Snowridge School. Viree teach- ers in the District had applied for Sabbatical leave, The Board agreed to select one of the three and we have since been advised that Ms. Denyse Taven- er has been granted one year Sabbatical leave, which will be taken during the 1984/85 school year. Several other items were dealt with before the: closing of the meeting. The next meeting was scheduled for April 12 — 15 at Dease Lake. Cassiar wins “North of 60” Tournament On the weekend of April 13, 14 and 15, the Com- munity Club sent two teams, The Donkey Booters and The Old Folks, to Whitehorse to compete in the First An- nual North of 60 Co-ed Invitational Volleyball Tourna- ment. The Cassiar Secondary School also sent their team so Cassiar was well represented at the tournament. There were two divisions in the tournament; a com- petitive division, with more emphasis on ball skills and team play, and an intermediate division, which encourag- ed the recreational player to compete, by having a slightly lower net and more extended rallies. Above all, good sportsmanship, fair play and fun were emphasized by the tournament organizers. Players and personnel making up the Donkey Booters were Frank Castro, Marie Drzimotta, Donna Knowles, Olavo Santos, Pat Waldera (coach, team photographer and head cheerleader), Glen Whittington, John Wong and Tony Wong. The team also acquired a Whitehorse player to play with them, Kim Solonick. Kim was asked to play because there was a shortage of girls among the three teams. * Players making up the Old Folks team were John Marks, Lenora Moth (who played with the students, as well), Graham Overton and Andy Scott. Marie and Donna also played for the Old Folks and Olavo Santos played for the students team, providing his skill and much needed leadership qualities to the student’s young and inexper- ienced squad. The tournament was set up in a round robin format, so each team played one another once. There were seven teams in the competitive division and five in the inter- mediate division. The Donkey Booters won their match Friday night against a taller Whitehorse team, the Six Packers, very handily. The Old Folks played two matches Friday, losing both, but giving a good account of them- selves in both cases. After the games on Friday night the racquetball and squash centre was opened up for a wine and cheese social. Some of the Cassiar contingent attend- ed and participated in squash, racquetball and walleyball. John(U.B.C) Wong defeated Glenn(S.F.U) Whittington in- racquetball, while Pat Waldera led his team to a walleyball “« ~ victory. > Mile ahaa Ae ane Saturday saw the teams play again, the Old Folks playing four games and the Donkey Booters playing five. The Donkey Booters had some difficulty at times with a couple of teams, but finished with an eleven win — one loss record. Their only loss was to the F.H. Collins team. The Old Folks played hard, and played well, but did not make it to the playoffs. The student’s team did, though, so Sunday morning would see two of the Cassiar teams in the semi-finals. Saturday night was the banquet and dance. Once again, the hosts had spent a lot of time and effort towards making the evening a success. The people attending all en- joyed themselves, especially the Cassiar group. In order to make this evening a thoroughly aneaessial event, a special One song appearance by that famous air- band “‘The What’ took place just after dinner and before the dance. Hard work by The What's road crew, Graham, Andy and Olavo, set the tone for the performance and “The What” singing their famous song ‘P’nball Wizard’ thrilled the crowd. The four members of The What: Tony Moon, John Entwhistle, Glenn Towshend and John Daltry, looking nattily attired in their torn T Shirts and jeans, blasted out their tune and then in traditional fash-~ ion.....destroyed: their instruments at the end of the song. One might think that they beat the crowd to it, but ap- parently everyone enjoyed the performance. Even our two players from Telegraph Creek, Donna and Marie, loved it. After finally admitting to being from Telegraph Creek, Marie and Donna led the cheers from atop the tables ..... thanks again, girls. Sunday was the moment of truth. Two of the Cassiar teams in the final four in each division. The students lost their series, with the eventual winner of the Inter- mediate Division, BFTA, by a score of two games to one. Next year!!! The Donkey Booters won their semi-final match two games to nil against Donna’s Diggers, and moved 0 the final to play against the Mayo team. In a good, hard- fought match, the Donkey Booters beat Mayo in two straight as Mayo could not handle the powerful John Wong led attack. ‘Continued on Page 16 In and Around Snowridge Elementary School Report C ards The third Report Cards to Parents were sent home on Friday, April 27th. Interviews are scheduled for May Ist be- tween 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. The purpose of the in- terviews is to permit teachers to enlarge upon their comments in the report card and for parents to raise questions about their children which may not have been addressed in the report. If an inter- view has not been requested by your child’s teacher and you feel one is necessary, please con- tact the school and arrange one. Sebus-by Sue Omura, the Public Health Nurse for Cas- siar is organizing a S.T.E.P. (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) Program for interested parents this spring. The S.T.E.P. Program leads participants through an examination of approach- es to changing children’s behavior. Past participants in the S.T.E.P. Program feel that it is very worthwhile. If you’re interested in the program please contact Sue Omura at 778- 7752 or Ellen Corcoran at 778-7638. STAFF CHANGES Mrs.. Bev Nesgaard commenced her leave of absence on Friday, April 13th. The staff and stu- dents wish her a successful conclusion to her preg- nancy. Mrs. Nesgaard has been succeeded by Ms. Mary Lindsay who will be returning from her leave on May Ist. GUESS WHO CAME TO LUNCH! Each year the Forum for Young Canadians brings to the nation’s Capital, from every province and territory in Canada, four hundred students who are given the oppor- tunity to discuss the processes of government with those who are in decision-making positions. | Sylvia Girardin, feeling somewhat apprehensive and slightly nervous, yet with a touch of pride and excite- ment, was selected as a representative from Cassiar Sec- ondary School and ventured forth to Ottawa. _ After being met at the airport, Sylvia began a com- prehensive week of activities, designed to teach students about the difficulties and comlexities of how their gov- ernment operates and thus: acquire a better understand- ing of their fellow Canadians from across the country. Sessions included visits to the House of Commons,— (who is that man with the red nose?), Rideau Hall, ' where a reception was held for the students, and the National Arts Centre to watch Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”. Much of the programme was held in Room 200 in the West Block of the Parliament Buildings; a room made a little more interesting as its previous visitor (only hours before) had been the King of Spain,and the fact that the chandelier was worth approximately $5400!!! It was here that the students had the opportunity to watch and question a variety of people from all walks of parliamentary life. Included in the speakers was Mar- guarite McDonald, C.B.C., Gordon Fairweather, the Chief Commissioner of Canadian Human Rights Com- mission, J. Balley, the Australian High Commissioner, and the Honorable G. Molgat from the Senate. Sylvia with M.P. for Skeena Social events provided Sylvia with the opportunity to have lunch with some members of parliament and to meet Jim Fulton. It was from Mr. Fulton’s office that Sylvia was able to call Cassiar and speak with a disbeliev- ing mother. __ By the end of the one week program, Sylvia return- ed to Cassiar with valuable information about our gov- ernment system, a host of new friends from across the country and an enthusiasm for Shakespeare. Jim Fulton, INDOOR TRACK MEETS The staff and students of Snowridge recently took part in two Indoor Track Meets organized and conducted by the students of the Commun- ity Recreation 12 Class, under the direction of Glenn Whittington. We all appreciate the efforts of the ve NS He cass in OLeAnIZINE Be events. MUSIC by Tricia Liddle, Grade 3/4 I like listening to the music with our eyes closed. I like drawing pictures in my head. I like all the different sounds the music makes. I like the exciting songs mostly. ] like the way the orchestra sits on stage. The conductor stands in the middle of the floor at the front of the stage. I wonder how quiet the aud- ience must be for the orchestra to be taped. The orchestra sounds like the best music in the world. THE MUSIC MARCH by Riky Bilodeau, Grade 3/4 The music sometimes gets slow and fast. Sometimes you can imagine that you see a palace. Sometimes we hear the violin and sometimes we hear the drum. We also hear different sounds. I like music because you hear different music. Sometimes you hear sad music. The music: some- times makes people happy. Me hear the music from the orchestra. THIRD TERM REPORTS _ The third term report cards were issued on Fri- day, April 27th. Parent interviews will be held from 2 - 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May Ist. Sepa SAR N VOLLEYBALL . The boys and girls volleyball. team attended a volleyball tournament in Whitehorse on the week- end of April 14-15. The trip was a great success for all who participated and the PERSEN team placed 4th in the B Division. = f BASKETBALL The girls basketball team left on April 25th to play exhibition games against teams in the Upper Fraser Valley. More about that next month. GEOGRAPHY 12 The Geography 12 class is planning a field trip to Dease Lake on May 23rd, to visit the weather sta- tion and the B.C. Forest Service complex. DO WE HAVE THE SPIRIT The final C.S.S. fund raising project for the school year was a ‘Fabulous Flea Market”. This project involved many students, and enthusiasm ran high! We are pleased to be in a positive financial posit- ion and look forward to using some of the money to purchase items which will enhance school life for students. The “Great Sticker Race’ is moving towards its final lap. Although these charts started out as a way to encourage student involvement, the idea is proving that students of Cassiar Secondary truly know the meaning of school spirit and commit- ment. In March we had a dance with “Green Ice”, and in April a weiner roast. No doubt May and June will help us realise that it is nearly time to bid adieu to the “Grads of 1984. This solid little band has provided not only leadership, but an example of how few in number can work togeth- er to leave a legacy of imagination and good humour. Next year juniors will become seniors and looking at the situation from this position, one sees the excellent potential for fresh ideas. The Grads of ’84 are planning great things for June and we are behind them all the way! Cassiar Courier May 1984 Page 7 by David John ASSEMBLY Ms. Strebel’s Grade 5/6 class and Mr. Wal- dera’s Grade 4/5 class presented an Assembly on Thursday, April 19th. MUSIC by James Dyk, Grade 3/4 I like the symphony music because of all the . instruments. They sound wonderful. The conduc- tor has a baton to lead them. ] wish I was in the orchestra because it sounds neat. | would be a conductor with his baton. I would lead them until I die. I would be in an or- chestra grave. MUSIC by Kristina John, Grade 3/4 The music in our class flows through my brain and tells me what is happening. The music gives me feelings to feel sad or to feel happy. It can tell me that tomorrow will be sunny. Music can be loud. Music can be quiet or soft, fast or slow. Music can make you feel sad. It can ~make you feel happy. There are all different kinds of music. You can pretend people are dancing or crying. It can sound like lightening and thunder crashing. What I] like about music is the mood. To commemerate the memory of Sir Mark Turner and his contribution to Brinco, Brinco Limited established a two year scholarship of $3500 (Canadian) per year which may be awarded annually. Applications are now be- ing received for the scholarship to be awarded in the sum- mer of 1984. Any. child of an employee of Brinco Limited or any of its subsidiary companies who have successfully comple- ted secondary education and has applied for or is enrolled in full-time study in a post-secondary program at an ac- credited university or a college will be eligible to apply. Selection will be made upon the following criteria: 1. High scholastic standing 2. Evidence of achievements in other areas—e.g. athletics, music, special skills, community work 3. Evidence of leadership Applications are available from the Personnel Office (local 332) and must be postmarked no later than May 31, 1984 and forwarded to Brinco Limited, 2000 - 1055 West Has- tings St. Vancouver, B. C. The decision of the Selection Committee will be final.