rage 0, NOvelmper 1LYOU, Lassilar VLOUrLer IN AND AROUND - THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL = = Cassiar School’s first. Open House for the 1980- 2 81 term was held on Tuesday, October 21 from ae 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. A large turnout of parents, ap- o n proximately 150, capped off a very pleasant and he worthwhile evening. The hard working teachers ~ had gone out of their way to provide interesting = > = =x S = E SCHOOL iN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN-AND AROUND THE sepEI IN oO OL IN AND AROUND TH and informative displays. The many students that were involved were excited and happy to be © actively participating in education. Displays and demonstrations, ranging from primary dancing , baking bread, to burning sugar and flour in the science laboratory, kept parents, students and teachers on the move throughout the evening. It was a very positive night for all involved, DO YOU DROP YOUR CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL?” seer Pel There have been a number of close calls with stu- dents very nearly being struck by cars after they have been dropped off by parents. Parents are encouraged to pull into one of the two parking lots at either end of the school when letting their children out of the car. All motorists are urged to drive carefully and slowly along Malozemoff, particularly with icy weather upon us. Two crosswalks were installed, ‘but they will disappear under the snow for sever- al months. Be aware that children will also be crossing the street at the Arts and Crafts Centre as the Kindergarten class is in attendance there. TEACHERS CONVENTION - There was no school for students from the after- noon of Wednesday, October 22, to Friday, Oct. 24th inclusive. Teachers throughout the school district were in Whitehorse for their annual Tea- cher’s Convention. This is the only time during the year when teachers from the six commun- ities in the district: Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, Cassiar, Good Hope Lake, Lower Post and Atlin, have an opportunity to meet together. Teachers were engaged for two days with a pro- fessional development program called “Instruc- tional Theory into Practice’. NEW SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE IN The Stikine’s new Educational Services Office is now open. Located next to the R.C.M.P. station, the building contains the offices of the District Superintendent, Owen Corcoran, the Director of Instruction, Malcolm McMurray, and the Special Education Consultant, David Simonson. Office. secretary is Mrs.- Lisa Spetch. Visitors are wel- come. SPORTS DRAW TICKETS ON SALE A project underway to assist the school athletic program is the Sports Draw Ticket Sale. This draw is sponsored by B.C. School Sports which last year provided Cassiar Elementary-Secondary School with funds to assist them in sending their badminton team to the Provincial High School Championships. Tickets are on sale for $1.00 with fifty cents of that staying in the school, while the other fifty cents goes to B.C. School Sports to assist them with their travel subsidy. plan. EIRST REPORT CARD _ {In an attempt to keep parents informed, four re- port cards will be issued this year. The first report card will be issued on Friday, November 14. On Wednesday, November 19, from 3:00 - 4.30 p.m. and from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. a Parent- Teacher Conference will occur. _ PRIMARY SKATING PROGRAM _ Students from Kindergarten to Grade Three are going skating twice a week for the next three weeks. Tying twenty-five pairs of skates can be quite a chore to say nothing of cutting into skat- S ing time. Any parents who can assist are urged 2 to contact their child’s teacher. WORK EXPERIENCE 1980-81 The secondary students at the Cassiar School will be starting the work experience program for 1980-81 in November. This program places stu- dents in real life work situations, enabling them to have a “handson”’ exposure to a career they might be interested in. Placement in this pro- gram varies from one to four weeks, depending on the student’s individual career plans. The school believes that one of the purposes of our school is to assist students to prepare for sat- isfying and successful employment. The increas- ing complexity and rapid change in our society and the world of work is demanding better educ- ated citizens and employees. Most schools are unable to effectively simulate employment -ex- perience. A good way to assist students is to act. ually place them under controlled conditions in the labor force. We can agree that for survival and psychological well-being, that will mean work of some kind for the majority of people. Therefore, it is imper- ative that students be given the opportunity to become aware of their potential and of the op- portunities available to them in the world of. work. Thus, it is the responsibility of the school to provide the necessary information, skill dev- - elopment and career orientation counselling that will enable students to familiarize themselves with the career opportunities available to them and to plan their educational programs accord- ingly at various stages of schooling. The object of the students’ efforts when enroll- ed in the program will be: SREP ieee en Se ee ee _ CASSIAR-STEWART'S! SPORTS MEET | Recently thirty students from Stewart Second- ary School were hosted by Cassiar School, with the purpose being a sports meet. Two ages of competition were organized: Grades 8 to 10 and Grades 11 and 12, for three sports - basketball,, team handball and floor hockey. Our teams competed very well and Biwved to be a little too strong for Stewart, winning the trophy with 35 points to Stewart’s 11 points. This event marked the return engagement be- tween the two groups, as Cassiar had travelled to Stewart last spring, and hopes to do the same — this year. One of the big reasons for the Cassiar domin- ance, particularly in basketball, is the particip- ation of the Cassiar teams in a Wednesday night league at the school. The boy’s team competes against three men’s teams while the girl’s team plays a women’s team. Any interested partici- pants should contact the school. UNIVERSITY /COLLEGE/ARMED FORCES COUNSELLORS IN ATTENDANCE_ During the month of October, Cassiar School has been: fortunate enough to have several groups visit the students with information regard— ing post-secondary training. Our first visit was from Northern Lights College - counsellors with information on both college and vocational train-- ing. The second group of visitors marked the first time that the University visitation team has made it to Cassiur. Representatives from the Un- iversity of British Columbia, Simon Fraser Univ- ersity, University of Victoria and the British Col- umbia Institute of Technology spent an after- noon addressing secondary students and then meeting with them on an individual basis. The third visit this month will.be from the Armed ‘Forces recruiting team and it will be their se- cond visit in three years to Cassiar. - If you or your company would like to offer any “A few weeks ago students were probably asking you to sponsor them for a twentyefour hour dance-a-thon in - aid of the graduation class of 1981. And then again the 1. To participate in meaningful work. . To explore career opportunities generally, . To make a relatively smooth transition from school to the world of work, 4.To develop a positive attitude toward co-oper- ating with others 5.To increase the awareness of job opportun- ities in the local community and of the basic qualifications required to enter these occup- ations. : Wh It is expected that students enrolled in the pro- gram will meet the goals of the program by: - 1. Gaining an understanding of the importance of developing acceptable work habits, good grooming, safety practices and the need for self-discipline. 2. Learning about employer-employee relation- ships, the organization of the business com- munity and the structure of unions. 3. Being exposed to a variety of occupational ex- periences, and by discovering and exploring interests and aptitudes. 4. Acquiring attitudes and skills Me facilitate job entry upon secondary school completion. 5. Developing the confidence to attain economic security and occupational satisfaction. . There are numerous benefits of work experience programs for the-student, school, émployer and community. We are encouraged by the student’s interest in the program and look forward to the coming year. opportunities for students in this program please call Wayne Giesbrecht at the Cassiar School, Hu 778-7367. by Ian Cartwright same pe:son came collecting money from you. We would all like to say that it went off very well and on behalf of the graduation class we thank you for supporting us. At the same time we would also like to thank the Spon- sors, Students, Parents and Teachers for their help and support. Particular thanks go to Chris Tates for the loan of his amplifier and speakers, Betty Cartwright for cook- ing the lunch and Gwen Hudson, without whose con- tinuous support many would have failed to keep their feet moving. There were three couples whose feet never stopped the entire twenty-four hours. They were:- Gale Fugere and Anil Kaul Uschi Froehlich and lan Cartwright Lori Kamlah and Olavo Santos While the participants dragged their feet out of the sch- ool there was still a smile on their faces - perhaps the thought of sleep! Once again thank you all for your support. The Grads now have $1600 more than they started out with. Dancing lessons are now available from any Grade 12 see IIIA A NIGHTMARE | | was lost. | didn’t know where | was. It was dark and creepy wherever | was. Suddenly | heard a roar. | began to run. | looked behind me and | saw a big Lion. | began to run faster and faster. | was crying. | was scared and tired. | wanted a-rest. | was slowing down. When | could not run any longer | fell to the ground. The lion saw me on the ground and came charging up and licked me! Suddenly | woke up. My-dog was licking my face! | was so glad it was only a dream. by Amargeet Athwal annouy GNV NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOUV GNV NI 1O0H9S 4H1 GNNOYV ONY NI GNV NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOYV GNV NI 1O00HIS 3HL GNNOYY ONY NI 100H9S 3H IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL | NI 100H9S 3HL ahnowy aNY NI iooHas: JHL ONNOYV GNV NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOYV ONY NI 100H9S JHL caNGRY GN NI > JH GNNOYV ON I = GNNOYV GNV NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOYV GNV NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOY GNY NI 100HIS 1N AND AROUND THE SCHOOL HE SCHOOL IN = i=) = = eS) CHILD CARE WORKER IN SCHOOL x The Ministry of Human Resources has provided $13,000 to the Stikine School District to hire a full time child care worker for the Cassiar School. Connié Cousins, who held a similar pos- = ition last year has been working in this capacity since early in September. The child care worker deals with students who ‘have other than academic problems. There is a referral system and an admissions committee to determine which students warrant special help and to set goals regarding the program involving each student. Anyone in the community may re- fer a child to this committee which is comprised of John Nuyens (Human Resources), Dick Chambers (School Principal) and Connie Cousins (Child Care Worker). If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this program, please contact one of the above-mentioned persons. DB = AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND ARO I have been asked by different people to share some of the recipes we used for the closing nights of the retreat restaurant. As these meals were a family venture with most of the food being pre- pared at home and then transported to the Curl- ing Club to finish off, we decided to sit down and _ pick our individual favourites.. The first recipe, Clams Mariniere is Gwyneth’s favourite, for whom it conjures up memories of childhood feasts of mussels, cockles and periwinkles harvest- ed some rainy day on Talacre Sands. The second dish is Crab and Shrimp Louis, a spec- | ialty-along the B.C. coasts which is also greatly appreciated by many land locked individuals such as ourselves. . The third dish is Steak Diane. There are numerous variations of this dish. This is the one I like. I first heard of it being used by Chef Tromppetto, Mast- er Chef of the Savoy Hotel, London. For the next recipe we have our daughter's favor- ite, Tattie Oggie, based on the old Cornish recipe but allowing for a little bit of individuality. To finish off in grand style we picked Coffee Old ' Alliance. Probably one of the best things ever to come out of Bannockburn. A fine combination of the Fleur de Lise and the flower of Scotland. When will you see the likes again. Clams Mariniere. Iqt. clams: chopped parsley salt and pepper loz. chopped shallots 1/8 pt dry white wine. juice of % lemon 1) In a thick bottomed pan put the chopped shallot, lemon juice, parsley, wine and the well washed clams. 2) Cover with a tight fitting lid. 3) Cook over fierce heat till shells open, approx. 4—5 minutes. 4) Drain off all cooking liquor into a basin, allow to stand in order to allow any sand to sink to the bottom. P 5)Place clams in an earthenware dish, cover with remembrance Over the years it has become just another holi- day to us. We think it’s just another day off work or school. But did you ever stop to think what it really means? Well take Christmas for in- stance. If you ask some people what Christmas means some will tell you it’s to go out and buy presents to give. Others will say to wait for San- ta Claus to bring the presents but it is really to celebrate Jesus Christ’s birthday. Both of these holidays have been commercialized. But Remem- brance Day is to remember all the soldiers who fought in World War I and 2 and died for their country so we could have our freedom today. War is a problem to our everyday life. Isn’t there any way to stop it? I guess not because many people have tried to stop it by talking it out with guns and nuclear weapons, anything that will kill many people and give them power. But one day everyone will die and the survivors might live on and they might die from radiation, But the ones that live on we all hope that they make a newer and better life for the generation ahead. by Tanya Radulovic HW 100H9S aHL MITA GNV NI 100H9S JHL GNNOYV GNV NI 1O00HIS AHL GNNOYY GNV NI 1OO0HIS FHL ONNOYV GNV NI nig by Co by ae Farrell lh a lid and keep warm. _ 6) Carefully pour” small sauteuse. 7) If necessary make up to a ¥Ypint with fish stock 8) Bring to the boil, correct seasoning, add alittle chopped parsley and serve. the cooking lguon into a CRAB AND SHRIMP LOUIS Place 20z. of canned crab and 20z,baby shrimps on a little butter lettuce. Make a sauce combining Itbs.mayonnaise, Itsp. ketchup, 1tspcream, I tsp. brandy. Cover seafood with sauce. Garnish with a cherry tomato, a sprig of parsley and a wedge of lemon. Sprinkle with paprika, and serve. STEAK DIANE Take an 80z. New York Steak, trim off all the fat, then slice down the centre of the steak from the fat end cutting nearly all the way through. Open the steak out like a butterfly chop and bat down slightly. This should give you a perfect heart shape which is why the dish is named after the Goddess of Love. Season the steak on both sides, sprinkle with a little Lea and Perrins and brush both sides with Dijon mustard. Sweat off loz. shallot and 2oz. sliced fresh mush- rooms reserve. Place the steak in a saute pan and ‘seal on both sides. Add the shallotts and mush- rooms and simmer for 2 minutes. Add 20z.brandy and flambe. When the flame is nearly out add 202. cream, loz. bro6wn sauce and a pinch of parsley. Place the steak on a plate and serve the sauce over it. TATTIE OGGIE KERRY ELIZABETH (vegetarian Cornish Pasty) Help yourself to 40z. puff pastry left over from mummy's beef wellington. Cut into a square, dust with flour and fold corner to corner to form a triangle. Hit this several times with the rolling pin. Dust with flour again and repeat the process. Then taking a dinner fork crimp down the pastry on the two open sides. Brush with eggwash and bake in a moderate oven for 20-25 minutes: This dish always tastes better if you have baked it yourself. COFFEE OLD ALLIANCE In a glass or mug place a shot of Grand Marnier and a shot of Drambuie. Add I teaspoon sugar and fill % full with coffee. Top with fresh partly whipped cream. IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE or Yas ee tet ee ee see ~borerpegseed! | soft. best ARAAURY lus es eater eV eek Tah yee 4 Cassiar Courier, November 1980, Page 7 A CONTEST? Yes, we’re having a contest!It is a poem or story contest and it is for children from grades one through seven. We are asking that all en- tries be three hundred words or less and the deadline is November 25, 1980. This will insure that the stories can be judged, and the winners chosen, in time for publication in our Decem- ber issue. There will be a choice of three themes, and re- member, it doesn’t matter how’ short -your poem or story is, as long as it is less than three hundred words. The three themes are: 1. What Christmas means to me. 2. Imagine you are a toy at Christmas time. 3. It’s Christmas Eve and all of Santa’s rein- deer have the Flu — What can Santa do?’ Remember, your stories must be in by Novem- ber 25, 1980 to THE CASSIAR COURIER, BOX 100, CASSIAR, B.C. They will be judged and prizes awarded. z, _!! HAVE FUN !! NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE PEGGY MacKINNON The fall programs are all underway and although only a few courses were offered, the response was very good and many classes are full. Upcoming courses are the Air Brake Course (November 17 - 22), the Power Engineer- ing and Grade Twelve Equivalency Courses, which are still in the organizational stages. There are also various workshops which, unfostuantely, are also still in the works. | would like to take this opportunity to introduce my- self as Northern Lights College’s new Program Co-ordin- ator in Cassiar. Please feel free to contact me in regards to any course which is offered or which you would like -to instruct or see offered. 1 would also like to thank Lee Coran for all the he!p that she has given me and hope that | can do the job as well as she has done. Please contact me, Peggy MacKinnon , Box 612, Cassiar, B C. Phone - EAE Beara iC CRADDOCK FORD | FORT NELSON B.C. Ph. 774-2800 ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY FOR SALE | NEW FORD TRUCKS AND CARS ALSO USED TRUCKS AND CARS & A GOOD SUPPLY OF PARTS AND TIRES ARE AVAILABLE’ 24 HOUR DELIVERY 10OHOS 3HL GNNOUY GNV NI 100H9S aH1 GNNOUY ONY NI 100HIS oo: