) AROUND THE SCH > Page 8, March 1981 Cassiar Courier A School Dances & Drinking At the Valentine’s Dance on February 13, four students were caught consuming alcohol. This marked the third dance in a row at which stu- dents or their guests have been caught drink- ing. The school believes that the community de- mands that school functions be run with high standards in place. Parents want to know that if their child attends a school’ function that both the physical and social environment will be acceptable. It is not acceptable to this school nor to any other school in B.C. for the consumption of alcohol to occur at a student function. Students wish these activities to take place for them. The burden falls on the teacher to supervise the activity. What person is going to willingly volunteer to help students, when they know that an unpleasant situation is going to arise? All students, certainly, are not involved in drinking at dances. But enough have been involved to place the future of dances at Cassiar School under consideration. In this last instance, the students involved were suspended from school for ‘periods ranging ks. Some school dis- = tricts have written policy that the penalty for © the consumption of alcohol at a school func- 5 tion is classified a major offence by a student f and it is punishable by a suspension which = begins at 5 weeks. SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN E =p ) = ° <=} oO <= Oo (4) 2, ct ° co = °o = 4) oO = = This school will review a continuation of this cr; practice as serious and the consequences will be = appropriate to support this point of view. Students — it’s up to you. ERICKA ACE bout being a SCHOOL TRUSTEE = addition to the duties Owen has outlined I’d like = to comment on your future as a school trustee. 0 © First of all it’s getting to bea standard greeting ui with people around town when they see me to = ask how long I’m here for this time. If you’re = thinking of running for one of the positions as S school trustee don’t let the amount of time I put 2 in on the road scare you off. Right now, due to < being the only trustee, I am on the Northern = Lights College Board and: the Northern Health < Board, but when we have our full board the = duties will be shared by seven rather than should- © ered by one. Each of these positions requires you & to travel to one meeting per month. Due to dist- © ances, a normal two day meeting would take up ui 4-5 days each month. As you can see that ac- = counts for about 10 days of my time right now © that would not necessarily have to be your respon S sibility. Also I am now spending quite a few days © each month travelling in the district to keep in < touch with any problems that may arise. I feel = personal contact is very important in our first <= stages asa district to preserve a team spirit of co. oF operation by all. oOo : © This again would not be necessary as each com- © munity would have an elected trustee living right = there whom they could contact whenever they Ee chose. 2 5 Our meetings as a board would probably be the & only actual board travelling other than a couple = of seminars that would be required by you. As I = see it these meetings would be once a month,at = the onset, then maybe once every second month > fromthenon. — =) ; ben = Let me say that the experience as a trustee is a ® positive experience and should be viewed as a = challenge. S S. Sethen = Official Trustee. uv ONY NI 100HIS JHL GNNOYY GNV NI 100HIS 3HL GNNOYY GNV NI 10 =D AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND ! ARK RK A HOMEWORK CLUB Students who are having difficulty finding the necessary self discipline required to sit down and do their homework at home are receiving assistance at school. On the last report card those students who received a “‘C-” average or less now attend a homework club from 3:15 to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For students in this category it is compulsory, while if other students wish to take advantage of this quiet place for complet- ing their homework they may do so. There are presently seven members of the homework club. Their progress will be reviewed during the week of March 9. If they are doing satisfactory work in their classes, attendance at the home- work club will not be compulsory: This time is supervised by either Mr. Chambers or Mr. Gies- brecht. , NEW BUS TIMES Because of the new times for secondary stu- dents, the bus will pick students up 10 minutes earlier in. the morning, as it must have second- ary students at school prior to:8:40 a.m. The bus will continue to leave the school at 3:30 p.m. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations are in order to Miss D. Mc- Guire who married Bob Bliss on Saturday, Feb- ruary 21st. Mrs. Bliss is presently the grade one teacher at athe school and is completing her sec ond year in Cassiar. IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL Cross Country Skiing News The five member Cassiar Cross Country Ski Team participated at the B.C. High School Championships in Quesnel - Barkerville during the middle of February. All team members produced their best times in the races. The re- sults were: GIRLS 5KM Rose Loverin 33:22.4 25th Place Teresa Bartell 34:31.0 30th Place Connie Quash 36:18.6 34th Place There were 43 competitors and the winning time was 2] :30.4 BOYS 7.5KM Manley Guarducci 40:30.1 47th Place Harry Meers 46:59.0 59th Place There were 67 male competitors, and the win- ning time was 26:55.8 The team was coached by Allan Massin, a former student and sponsor- ed by Mr. D. Chambers. HERR IK A AAA AA AAR AAA AAA AAA ES — IN AND AROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT 87 A foundly immature species, only now beginning the pro- cess of learning how to learn..... |-have hopes for. ounsur- vival into maturity, millenia ahead. Perhaps after all, we do have a long way to go; but if this is so, we have a lot to learn, and | do like that thought. ‘ Lewis Thomas, June 1980 ON TRAVELLING ............. The District Superintendent and the Official Trustee have criss-crossed the district this month, meeting with Parent Advisory Committees in Cassiar, Atlin, Telegraph Creek and Dease Lake. Lower Post and Good Hope Lake are on the March schedule: One pleasing feature of these meetings has been the appreciation displayed by the Committees that local problems and concerns must be viewed within the context of the total districts needs .... People are thinking Stikine first ...... a great plus for the future. ; ; ON FUTURE GROWTH ........... A proposal outlining the structure of the first Board of Trustees for Stikine has been received by the Minister of Education and a reply is anticipated by mid-March. The proposal incorporated the election of a seven trustee Board during October-November 1981, and. the Board would commence operation on December 1, 1981. The seven trustees would be elected by the residents of each school attendance area on the following basis — two trustees from Cassiar and one trustee from each of © Atlin, Dease Lake, Good Hope Lake, Telegraph Creek and Lower Post. ON DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............. The duties and powers of the Board of a School District are very specific. Its primary functions, as specified in the School Act are: ** To set local policy for the effective and efficient operation of the schools. ** To approve courses and textbooks for courses in the district. A ** To hire and appoint teachers. ** To acquire, own and dispose of school property. ** To prepare and approve the school district's operating and capital budgets. It is not the School Board’s function to manage the schools on a day-to-day basis (that is the responsibility of the Minister and his officers and of the Board’s staff, viz. the District Superintendent), but rather to ‘supervise generally the education process’ within the district ‘and help make that process effective and responsive to local needs. ; For the initial period the above duties are the responsib- ility of the Official Trustee, Mrs. S. Sethen, who was ap- pointed by the Minister of Education. The Official Trus- tee is not a paid officer of the Ministry or the School District. The Official Trustee, like any other Trustee, operates in a volunteer public office capacity within the dictates and limitations of the School Act. The School Act does pro- vide. for the payment of an annual indemnity, not ex- ceeding $4,000 and for the payment of reasonable actual travelling and living expenses incurred by trustees in ful- _ filling the duties of their office. ON NEW APPOINTMENTS ............ After an exhaustive search and interview process, the District has hired Mr. George Kurian as its Secretary- Treasurer. He commences duty on March 2, 1981. Mr. Kurian has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland, and a Masters Degree in Arts (Economics) from Howard University in Wash- ington, D.C. As well, he has a strong education back- ground which includes an appointment as Assistant Pro- fessor, Dept. of Business Administration, Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat, Alberta. ON A LIGHTER NOTE — Some of my favorite quotes: | never let schooling interfere with my education. Mark Twain You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. Franklin P. Jones The true teacher defends his pupils against his own per- sonal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple. Amos Bronson Alcott 81.02.24. by Owen Corcoran OHIS JHL GNNOYV GNV NI J00HIS 3HL GNNOUY GNV NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOUY ON INAND AROUND THE SCHOOL GOODBYE Miss Connie Cousins, the school’s child care worker will be leaving Cassiar at the end of March to move to Houston B.C. She has con- tributed a great deal to the school over the past year and her positive energetic outlook will be missed. BASKETBALL TEAM GOES TO JUNEAU The Cassiar School Girls’ Basketball Team has been working hard all year. Training three times a week and with a game against the fe- male teachers each Wednesday night, it was time for the team to try their hand at some inter-school competition. The opportunity arose when the team was invited to a tourna- ment in Juneau. The girls on the team are Lori Kamlah, Claire McKiernan, Tracey King, Wendy Cartwright, Uschi Froelich, Jayne . Clements and Barb Billingsley, with Mr. N. Vickery as their coach. Results of the games are as follows: lst Game — Juneau High School 57, Cassiar 27 2nd Game — Haines High School 32, Cassiar 29 3rd Game — Cassiar 28, Juneau All Stars 21 There was also a scrimmage game against Juneau single ladies but as this was for fun the score wasn’t kept. TELETHON DONATION The Stikiné Teachers’ Association, represented by President, Mr. Gerry Smit, donated $100 to — the recently held Variety Club Telethon..The purpose ef the Telethon is to raise money for _ worthwhile charities throughout B.C. The team’s coach, Mr. Vickery, was extremely pleased with the their performance. In spite of the fact that all the girls were suffering or re- covering from the flu bug currently prevalent in town, they still managed to improve with each game. It should be noted that in the game against Juneau High School, the Juneau team was playing its 23rd game of the season, while it was Cassiar’s first — obviously we have some _ catching up to do. However, the tournament was excellent preparation for the Yukon Games — held on the weekend of March 13-15. Next year the Alaska tournament will be larger with teams from all over the Yukon and from as far south as Prince Rupert in B.C. Cassiar has again been invited to the tournament. In addition there were several invitations from other teams and hopefully next year several tournaments will be set up. Congratulations to the Cassiar team for their fine performance. % HAAAAA AAA AAA AA AA HAH HAAR A RAH AA February 4th, 1981 Dear Miss Christie, This letter is a statement of my own feelings as a parent with regard to the sex education program you are teaching, You have my. blessings to make this letter public if ever you wish, in support of the program and the way you are teaching it. ; ar | sincerely believe that children of all ages should have the opportunity to be exposed to as much knowledge about the facts of life as possible, be it sex education, family life single life, professions, religion, racial problems, financial situations or whatever type of situation they may encount- er. | do not believe it is the knowledge that is destructive but the lack of knowledge. | know there.are many parents , including myself, who are very frightened to see our baby grow and be exposed to all the questions in life, but let’s face it - those questions are life. | believe that the job of parents is to see that their child grows to be a physically and mentally healthy, happy person who has a well rounded attitude towards himself with respect to his place in the society in which he lives. To deny education in any area is parallel in my view to denying vitamins, minerals, and: protein and is a great det- riment to the well being of that person. Let me make an analogy : as this food for thought is being fed to our child it is up to the parents to become the digestive tract of the child’s mind and to determine what information is to be used immediately, what information can be stored for future use, and what information is waste. This process should continue until the parent believes the child has been communi¢éated to as fully as possible and is capable of making these decisions on His own. ‘ | have never met a mother ofa new-born baby who is not ‘concerned that the child is growing physically, smiling, laughing, crawling, talking and walking. Through most of a baby’s first steps we are right there making sure we - guide him in a direction that we feel is safe for him; - We cannot prevent the growth’of a mind, we cannot.pre- vent ‘our-children from being exposed to situations that are not in accord with our own life styles, but no oné in the world: can -preyent a mother or father from steady communication with their child about their own values on life: Certainly evils are incohvenient because they really make a parent’s job hard work. | think most would agree --that extensive. effort brings positive results. My- final thought is_ that the only way to control the growth of the Pa A Parent’s Point of View human mind, be it a child’s or an adult's, is death, so let ‘us as mothers, fathers, children, husbands, wives, teachers, preachers -- PEOPLE start communicating and = ees : LIVE!!! “ip Thank you, Clare Christie and all educators for sticking your nose into my child’s mind for | know that | am not a perfect parent and any sincere input is of great value to both my children and to me. = Sincerely, Phyllis Hardy P.S.. QUESTIONS? 4. Would you consider teaching a night course in sex eduation whereby the parent and child could attend to- gether? | feel many parents’ fears come from their own lack of knowledge, especially on how to open and present the subject. ‘ 2. Will the STEP program be dealing in this area (Steps Toward Effective Parenting)? : 3. Would it be possible for pre-teen and teenagers to at- tend the STEP program with their parents or on their own if they wish or is it strictly for those who dre already par- ents? | strongly feel it is time for our present society to start teaching females and males alike how to parent. These programs should be directed mainly to the up-and- coming parents, to give them some idea of how much re- sponsibility is involved in being a parent and to teach them how to be a decision maker in this matter, rather than just letting it happen. Mi 230F : 1 would be willing to volunteer my time and energy to help anyone who. is interested in developing a program which would cover these points and which would bring about an aliye attitude between parents and children about the facts of life. e ANSWER TO QUESTION 1- © This is the second year some interest’ has been expressed | in a parent-child sex education program. If ten or more people are interested, Clare Christie would be prepared to present a” course one evening a week after Easter. The length of the course would depend upon the subjects co-> _vered. Anyone interested should call Phyllis Hardy at 778- 7521 or Clare Christre at the School, 779-7367 or 778- 7464. _ ; x i _ by Jon Wurtak. Cassiar Courier March 1981 Page 9 IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL INA oe Dinosaurs BIG and small. The Tyrannosaurous Rex has been known for its fierce look and sharp teeth. This particular spe- 2 7 cies is warm blooded and meat eating. This giant = creature can bite one big piece of meat and swal- = low it whole. A Tyrannosaurous Rex can kill its 7 prey in a short matter of time. If two meat eat- 2 ers had 4 fight over food they will fight till one 3 is killed. The winning Tyrannosaurous will get 9 the food. Sometimes after the fight both of 5 them will die. annouVv The brachiosaurus lives mainly in water and it 4 eats the soft juicy plants on the bottom of the = _water. When danger approaches,the brachiosaur- @ us will scatter into the water. = 100H When nesting season comes brachiosaurus will go _ into the forest in groups of four or five and lay. = their eggs. 2 vd In the days of the dinosaurs there were living 3 plants too. There were big plants and small. The ¢ one I’m talking about is coal. Coal once was a liv-S ing plant. Inside the plant there was a liquid =| which contained coal and fuel. When’that sort of m plant dies the coal and fuel will dry and turn S into a rock which now we use for heat and 5 power. NI 10 A triceratops is the most fierce looking dinosaur > but he is harmless. Triceratops has three horns. = Two are very large in size. The other one is small > and fat. A triceratops is large as a horse. After all 3 the dinasaurs died out the age of man begins. The above article was researched and written Grade 3. Cassiat School. ¥ Penne AE HORE 1 Revised Hours For Secondary School In order to ensure that secondary students of _Cassiar School are obtaining the same oppor- tunities as students elsewhere in the Province, Mrs. Sherry Sethen, Official Trustee, has re- quested. that the school revise the hours of at- tendance for secondary students. Commencing March 1, 1981, school will run from 8:45 to 12:00 and from 12:45 to 3:00 for secondary students. This time allotment falls within the’ guidelines established in the School Act. It is anticipated that this time frame will remain in effect for the rest of the year. JES EOOOI COI @? HONOR ROLL ® | To obtain an Honor Roll Standing a student must have achieved a “B” average on the re- port card. The following students reached this level: har itech . : i Grade 7 Grade 11 _ Gabor Fricska Barbara Guderjahn Set Donna Taylor — Grade 8 _ Sandra Andrews soy giotade 12/5 as, : Kathy Johnston_ . “Grade 10 _ Heather Rattray ; Wendy Cartwright John Rattray Uschi Froelich... Olavo, Santos Marlene Overton Karén Taylor. The top secondary student was Karen Taylor. 2 with a straight “A” report card. Uschi Froelich . » achieved a better than ‘‘B+”’ average. ae V, NI JQOH9S 3HL GNNOWY GNV-NI 10OHIS 3HL CNNOUY ONY NI-OGH9S 3HL GNNOdy aNV NI'700H9S3H1 GNNOYV GNY NI 100H9S 3HL ANNOY ONY NIE | / JHL GNNOYV G GNNOUY ONY NI 100H9S 3HL GNNOYY GNY NI 1009S 3H1 GNNOWY GNV NI 100H9S aHL GNNOWY CNV NI 100H9S 3H4 ONN