Page 6 January 1988 Cassiar Courier

IN AND AROUND CASSIAR SECONDARY SCHOOL

NEWS FLASH

| would like to take this opportunity to inform

parents about a new program being implemented |

during the 1987-88 school year by the Ministry
of Education. The program is titled ‘‘Passport to
Education” and its purpose is to acknowledge the
accomplishments of B.C. students in grades 9-12
by rewarding a large number of them with ‘‘cash
credits’’ which can be used in post-secondary in-
stitutions. The ‘‘cash credits’’ will be awarded to
the top 30% of each school’s enrollment in grades
9-12 and the value of the credits are as follows:

Grade Nine $125.00
Grade Ten $175.00
Grade Eleven $225.00
Grade Twelve $275.00
Total Maximum $800.00

Please note that the credits are not retroactive.
That is, students presently in grade 12 will only
be eligible for the grade 12 credit of $275.00

In order to receive the money associated with the
credits, students must graduate from high school,
and enroll in and attend a ‘“‘bona fide’’ post-
secondary institution or training program. This
program does not necessarily have to be in the
province of British Columbia. Furthermore, stu-
dents have five years after high school graduation
in which to redeem the credits.

lf you have any questions about this program,
please feel free to contact me at 778-7367.

DECEMBER HAPPENINGS

On Friday, December 11th, staff, students and
their families attended the annual Christmas Din-
ner and Dance at Cassiar Secondary. My thanks
to Ms. Kasper and the Cassiar Students Society,
especially Mary Molan, for their efforts in organ-

- izing the event. Also to the Rec Centre staff, es-
pecially the ‘Big Boy” (Garry) for the loan of
tables and chairs. | might add that the dinner,
skits and dance were superb.

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LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS

| am pleased to announce that three additional
scholarships have been obtained for graduating
students from Cassiar Secondary. The new schol-
arships and their dollar value are as follows:

Cassiar Shopping Centre Scholarship $500
R & S Services Scholarship $500
School District 87 Scholarship $500

This brings the total value of scholarships avail-
able to our graduates, including community and
provincial scholarships, to $5,600.00.

A Scholarship Committee has been formed at
Cassiar Secondary in order to determine recipi-
ents for the scholarships. | would like to have a
community member on this committee; thus, if
you are interested in serving on the C.S.S. Schol-
arship Committee for the 1988 graduation year,
please contact R.J. Wilson at 778-7367.

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ATHLETICS

The C.S.S. girls volleyball team placed second out
of four teams in their round-robin group at the
annual F.H. Collins Invitational Tournament in
Whitehorse on ©): smbe: <ih-5th. | would like to
take this opportunity to congratulate both the
girls and the boys volleyball teams for their effort
and co-operation during the volleyball season.
Also, a special thanks to the coaches, Mr. Trask,
Mr. van der Kamp and Nelson Hartman for giving
up many hours of their free time in order to
coach the teams.

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GRAD PLANT AUCTION

The C.S.S. grad class had a very successful plant
auction on Sunday, December 13th. | would like
to take this opportunity to thank the many vol-
unteers who helped at the event, especially Mrs.
Sethen, Mrs. Huber and Mrs. Coran. A very
special thank you to WSTV for the use of its
studio facilities, and its cable system. On behalf
of the grads, | would like to acknowledge the or-
ganizational and leadership skills of the grad pres-
ident, Amarjit Athwal.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE

| would like to congratulate the following stu-
dents for having perfect attendance, including no
lates, from September 8th to December 14th:

Jennifer Becket
William Carter
Jason Hardy
David Lanphear
Sonia Saro
Jan Wypych

FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

There will be. a meeting at 7:00 p.m. on January
20th, 1988, with parents of C.S.S. students to
discuss the Family Life Education Program that
will commence at C.S.S. on Friday, February 5th.

REPORT CARD NIGHT
On the evening of January 28th, 1988, parents

may pick up their child's report cards. Teachers
will be available for parent-teacher interviews.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Jan. 20th 7:00 p.m. - Family Life Education
Meeting

Jan. 22nd End of Second Term

Jan. 28th Report Card Night

Jan 29th Half day. non-instructional day to

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Our Christmas Concert took place on Wednesday,
December 16th. The excitement level for this
event was at an all time high, as the hours of prac-
tice came quickly to an end. The dress rehearsal
took place that afternoon and the Cassiar Play-
group youngsters and all the pre-schools who
attended are to be congratulated for their good
behavior. Congratulations to all the students and
their teachers for a Jee well done.

DRAMA

Our French Club presented a short play entitled
La Nuit de Noel on Thursday, December 17th. It
was certainly enjoyed by all in attendance.

CHRISTMAS PARTIES

Classroom parties were held « on Friday, December
18th. After enjoying “special lunches and treats,
the movie “Darby O'Gill and the Little People”
was shown in the gym. Students were then dis-
missed to enjoy their Christmas break.

GOOD SHOW AWARDS

Kari Kwitkowski and Andrew Johnston won the
draw for a free lunch at the snack bar with Mrs.
MacRae. There were 51 nominees for this award

- a good indicator of the number of helpful and.

well-mannered children we have in our school.
Congratulations to all those who were nominated
and especially to our two winners.

~ TEACHING AWARD

Our Grade One Teacher, Mrs. Shirley Vickery,
was granted an Award of Excellence from School
District 87 as a result of her efforts in implement-
ing and promoting a Whole Language approach to
instruction. Congratulations, Mrs. Vickery - we're
very proud of you!

VANCOUVER - Attorney General Brian Smith has an-

. nounced the opening of a province wide toll free line for
victims of crime, 1-800-VICTIMS.

This line has been designed to ensure that all

victims of crime in the Province, no matter where they
might live, will have access to good information and
advice which will help them deal with the impact which
the crime has had on their lives.
; The line’s staff have been specially trained to
assess the callers needs and to answer their questions,
advise them as to appropriate courses of action and to
refer them to specific services which are available to assist
them.

The line operators have a computerized directory
of Provincial and local agencies and programs to which
individuals can be referred. This directory is updated on
a regular basis. Wherever required, follow up information
will be mailed out to callers.

The line will initially be staffed 11 hours a day,
Monday to Friday. It will move to 15 hours per day
within two weeks and then to 18 hours operation per day
by January, 1988. A taped message will be on the few

- hours the line isn’t staffed. advising people to call the pol-

ice if it is an emergency and to leave their names and
number so someone can return their call.

Smith received the first call on 1-800-VICTIMS
from Raymond Burr who offered his congratulations and
wishes for success in operating the line. Smith thanked

Mr. Raymond Burr, the Canadian born actor, for his.
assistance in launching the program by participating in”

~ nouncements.

A FOND FAREWELL

Snowridge staff and students are bidding a reluct-
ant farewell to Mrs. Pat Borsato who will be leav-
ing Cassiar to take up residence in Salmon Arm.
Mrs. Borsato has been working in the school for
seven years as Teacher Aide and more recently as
School Secretary. Her smiling face and helpful

enthusiastic manner will be greatly missed by. all \
We would like to wish Mrs. Borsato and-

of us.
her family every success in the future. Take care,
Mrs. B - we will miss you!

FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM

The new Family Life Curriculum mandated by
the Ministry of Education will be introduced in
Grade Seven in the new year. Mrs. Hyde attended
the teacher inservice for this curriculum on Nov.
19th and 20th. We are planning an orientation
for parents for this program: in January and the

- curriculum will be put in place early in February.
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SUBSTITUTES NEEDED

‘Snowridge Elementary will be updating its sub-

stitute teacher list early in the new year. If you
are interested in having your name added to the
list, please telephone the school at 778- 7410 and
arrange an dteruiew with Mrs. MacRae.

TIMELY TEDDY

Timely Teddy found a home for the month of
December in the Grade Five and Seven class-
rooms. Both these groups had no lates during the
final two weeks of November, and thus earned
the right to have Timely Teddy move into their
classrooms. - Timely Teddy is already wondering
where he'll be moving in January - competition
for his presence is pretty stiff and the number of
lates being recorded is much pala E Good
work, students!

the production of a video and three public service an-
Raymond Burr, who has been actively
promoting services to victims of crime in California,
provided the initial inspiration for the toll free line for
victims.

“This line is an important component of the
Victim Assistance Program,” Smith said. “Many
victims of crime are fearful, frustrated and angry and
don’t know where to turn. Now victims anywhere in
the province can receive the help they deserve,” he

. added.

The line will be operated by Information Ser-
vices, Vancouver, a United Way Agency which has pro-
vided information and referral services in Vancouver
since 1953.

“We are proud to have been chosen to operate
the line and will make every effort to make sure the con-
cerns of victims are answered,” said Gil Evan, Execu-
tive Director of Information Services.

The Ministry of Attorney General Smith will
fund the Victim Information Line, up to a maximum
of $14,000 for start-up costs, and $36,000 for regu-
lar operating costs for the remainder of this fiscal year.
The Province will also pay the actual telephone charge
for calls made on the 1-800-VICTIMS line.

The Victim Information Line is part of the Min-
istry’s overall initiative to implement the Victim Assist-

ance Program. Other components of the program include _
E police based victim services, crown, based victim/witness Y
' “programs and specialized services ‘Operated by combinnkty’

willing to listen,” Smith said.

_ Cassiar Courier January 1988 Page 7

_ INANDAROUND SNOWRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Julie MacRae==

OLD SCHOOL BOOKS

We are currently ridding our book Sane room
of many of our obsolete textbooks. These will be
distributed to the students who may wish to use
them for supplementary reading materials or
(dare we suggest this?) cut and paste activities.

Our new secretary, Ms. Denise Clark, began work

on January 4th, 1988. Ms. Clark is no stranger

to the school as she was previously employed as a
Teacher Aide seven years ago. We're glad to have
you back, Denise - and Welcome!

GRADE SEVEN VOLLEYBALL

Our Grade Seven class made a trip to Watson
Lake on December 4th to play volleyball.
Rumour has it that the combination of Kyle
Zubek’s overhand serve and Peter McGuinness’s
winning smile proved to be too much for the
opposition. A good time was had by all - and we
would like to thank Ms. Hyde and Mrs. Artico
for their patience as chaperones, Mrs. Sethen for
her assistance in getting a room, and Cassiar
Mining for their assistance in making travel.
arrangements. We appreciate your support. -

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agencies for victims of crimes such as wife assault, sexual
assault and child abuse.

“The Victim Assistance Program was initiated to
help balance the scales for victims of crime. This line will
assure all who have been victims of crime that someone is
“We want them to know
that services are available to help them and that they have
not been forgotten by the justice system.”

P & W Services

SCHEDULE

Monday - Thursday open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday - open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday - open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CLOSED SUNDAY

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