Page 10 Cassiar Courier June 1987 IN AND AROUND CASSIAR SECONDARY SCHOOL by David Hogg OPEN HOUSE CANADA TOTEM POLE RAISING GRADUATION CEREMONY AND BANQUET Twenty-two students and three supervisors, Mrs. Trask, Mr. Trask, and Ms. Ray, returned safely from their ten day trip to Fergus, Ontario. Their return to the halls of CSS on the morning of Monday May 11th filled the air with enthu- siasm. Everyone was excited about their trip and spoke at length about their new friends and the different sights and experiences. Mrs. Trask spoke highly of the behaviour and deport- ment of the Cassiar ambassadors and of the hospitality of their hosts in Fergus. All were eagerly anticipating the return visit at the end of May. Mrs. Trask and a few of the students were interviewed by the Courier and this appears elsewhere in this issue. Under the direction of Mr. Poitras and with the assistance.of Mrs. Trask, six of our students have been carving a Totem Pole over the long Cassiar winter. The carvers are Marty Marion, Huey Dennis, Dennis Dennis, Kevin Johnny, Raymond Carlick and Willie Porter. The pole graphically depicting an Indian legend, was raised in a special ceremony outside Cassiar Secondary. Students and staff from both Cassiar schools as well as representatives from all Sti- kine schools and communities were in attendance. The Pole is displayed by the west entrance next to Malozemoff. On Friday, May 29th twelve Cassiar Secondary students were honoured with a ceremony and banquet. Both events were again held in the Rec Centre which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. Look for the special Grad section in the next edition of the Courier. KINDERGARTEN VISITS HOME ECONOMICS WORK EXPERIENCE On May 6th, Ms. Redmond’s Kindergarten class visited Miss Tavener’s Foods and Nutrition 11/12 class. Besides tracking 300 footsteps of mud through the building the “‘little people”’ were to make bread and cookies for Mothers’ Day. From direct observation | can state with- out reserve that the Mums appreciated the cul- wee talents of the ‘‘K’’s and their senior assist- ants. Twelve students participated in the Work Study/ Work Experience Program. This program allows students the opportunity to sample differing work experiences. We were fortunate to have a large variety of choices available to students this year. Students had choices in industrial trades, commerce, service, and technical areas. The variety was, in fact, so large that the majority of positions remained unfilled. We thank all employers for their participation in the program. YEAR END First the bad news. Students will have text books assessed again in June. Lost texts and texts damaged beyond the normal will be assessed and fines due before the report card issued June 25th. Students who have not paid fines and/or course fees will not receive their report cards on June 25th. Provincial and Scholar- ship Exams begin for CSS students at 9 a.m. Friday morning June 12th with Algebra 12. Grade 12’s not writing ALG 12 will be expected to be in attendance on June 12th. Final exams are scheduled June 15-19th. Students are expect to be in attendance only when their exams are written. IMPORTANT DATES Now the good news. The Annual Awards Pre- sentations will be held on Friday, June 19th at 1:00 p.m. in the Gymnasium. Parents and May 22-29 Fergus students visit Cassiar public are welcome. The last day of regular 28 Totem Pole Raising Ceremony classes will be Friday, June 12th. The last day (2:15 p.m.) that students will attend school is Friday, June 29 Grad Ceremonies and Banquet 19th (Awards). 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Our on Thursday, June 25th. Snowridge School presents two levels of awards. At the Year End Assembly school awards in a number of categories are presented to students. After the school assembly, individual teachers present classroom awards to their students in separate ceremonies. Parents are invited to the School Assembly. SWIMMING Swimming is once more underway for Snow- ridge students. The classes attend lessons at the pool where they are instructed by Ms. Denise Chamberlain. The schedule for each class is as follows: Time: Mon: Wed: Thur: 10:00 gr 3 gr 2 gr 4 10:30 gr 4 kg kg 11:15 gr l gr 1 gr 2 1:00 gr 5 gr 3 gr 6 1:30 gr 5 gr 7 gr 6 2:00 gr 7 Swimming days start on Wednesday, May 20th and end on Monday June 15th. Should there be any cancellations due to unforseen reasons, the schedule will be extended after the 15th _ of June. Year End Awards Assembly will be held SPORTS DAY Snowridge School is currently planning its June Sports Day. This year the event is tentatively scheduled for Monday, June 22nd. If you are interested in helping with any of the events or in organizing the “‘hot dog’’ lunch, please contact the school as soon as possible. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION Snowridge School is currently collecting registra- tions for next falls Kindergarten class. If your child was born in the calendar year of 1982 or earlier he/she may be enrolled in kindergarten. Please bring your child’s birth certificate along with you when you register. You may register your child at any time up to September 1987 but it would assist the school’s planning if you would do so in the month of June. It would be appreciated if you would pass on this notice to any other prospective kindergarteners. CALENDAR June 15, 1987: Swimming classes end. June 22, 1987: Sports Day. June 25, 1987: Last day of school for students; awards assembly; and, report cards issued. June 26, 1987: Last day of school for teachers. ESSAYS Mrs. Smith’s Grade Three class recently wrote reports on “wildlife’’. The students chose an animal to write about and two of their reports are as follows: BATS by Aaron Tripp In Canada the bat is one of the smartest mammals in wildlife. It has a different way of seeing. It is the only mammal that can fly. Bats see by making sounds. The sounds echo back by hitting something. The sound returns to the bat’s ears and it knows something is there. The fish eating bat makes a sound and if it rebounds it knows that there is a fish there. The sucker footed bat has a body about 2 in. (5 cm) long and a tail 1 in. (3 cm) long. The largest wing spread is five feet wide. Their brown fur helps them camouflage during the night when they sleep. Some of the bats eat insects, others eat fruit. Most bats like beetles. They swoop down and catch their prey. Three to five young are born alive. The adult takes care of its young for five months. They sleep in groups just in case of danger from an enemy. Some bats even hibernate. Some people think bats are birds. They are really mammals. Its the only mammal that can fly. BLUE JAY by Andrew Johnston In Canada there is a wide variety of wild- life. One of the common birds is the Blue Jay. Though I’ve never seen a Blue Jay before, it is similar to the Whiskey Jack. The Blue Jay is wild and has wings and flies. The Blue Jay lives in a nest in a forest. It’s nest is commonly found in a coniferous or evergreen tree. The Blue Jay lays eggs and they hatch in about two and a half weeks. The female Blue Jay lays three to six eggs. The male may bring food to his nesting mate. The feather- less nestlings get good care. In a couple of weeks they are ready to fly. The Blue Jay makes lots of noise. It is sometimes called a thief or nest robber and other rotten names. To prepare for winter, the Blue Jay hiczs acorns under leaves on the ground or in the jagged bark or trees. 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