Page 6 July 1985 Cassiar Courier The Cassiar Parent Advisory Council has five new members. Fiona Carew, Norma Ray and Derek Walker were elected to two year terms. Louise Creyke and Jan Sweeney were elected to one year terms. The remaining members of the P.A.C. include the new Chairperson Pauline Snell, Secretary Pat Beaton, Roger Borsato, teacher representatives Merv Prier and Shirley Vickery and school principals David Hogg and David John. The members of the Parent Advisory Council would like to thank outgoing Chairperson Sonja Slana, Secretary Ida Walters and members Betty Carter and Al Davies for their contributions to the council. School District Number 87 trustee Dave Pewsey attended the June meeting of the Parent Advisory Coun- cil to discuss some of the council’s recent concerns. He was questioned about the number of school board representatives who attended the recent Annual General Meeting of School Trustees in Vancouver. The Stikine District’ has 10 members on the school board (seven elected trustees and three board administration staff). Of these 10 people, five attended the Vancouver meet- ing. The P.A.C. said that in these times of restraint, if we're going to cut back, we should cut back everywhere. Mr. Pewsey said that in four years service as a trustee this is the first year he has attended the A.G.M. He said that Sherry Sethen is the Chairperson of the Northern Interior Branch of School Trustees and as chairperson it was a must that she attend the meeting. It is customary for the chairperson to be accompanied by his or her Secretary/Treasurer, so Don Best also attended the A.G.M. The cost of their trip was shared with the Northern Interior Branch. Mr. Pewsey said it is important that the School District Superintendent attend and added that Dorothy Odian of Atlin was the other trustee who went to the meeting. The council asked Mr. Pewsey to bring more detailed information on school district travel costs to a future meeting. Snowridge Elementary School Principal David John reported to the P.A.C. that $6000 from the J-4 capital funds (gathered from residential taxes) has been approved for the purchase of playground equipment. Some of the equipment to be purchased will be an igloo climber, tether ball posts, a baseball back stop, parallel bars and tire climbers. : Mr. John said the swimming program is going very well and that the same level of funding will be available for swimming next year. However, he added that there will be no skating program for Snowridge next winter because of funding cuts. Cassiar Secondary School Principal David Hogg told the council that the Drug and Alcohol mini-program was a “‘resounding success’’. He said that the students were very attentive and appreciative of the sessions which were presented by Clary Poitras, the Drug and Alcoho! Abuse Councillor from Good Hope Lake. At a special meeting of the Parent Advisory Council on June 11th, District Superintendent Owen Corcoran and Trustee Dave Pewsey were in attendance. Chairperson Pauline Snell informed the school board representatives Cassiar Retail Store SIU IMMER HOUR'S: Effective July 2, 1985 Mon. ~ Tue. ~ Thur. 12:30 ~ 5:30 pm Fri. 12:30 ~ 6:00pm Truck Arrivals July 2, 8,15, 22, 29 Aug. 2&8 | Regular Hours Resume Aug. 3, 1985 that our meetings are open and they are always welcome to attend. The public is also welcome to come to any meeting of the Parent Advisory Council which generally meets the first Wednesday each month. (The next meeting, however, will be September 11th, the second Wednesday in September, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cassiar Secondary School library.) 3 Mr. Corcoran presented his day to day schedule and explained in detail the travelling he does each month for the Board. He is allowed two out of district consultations each term (four per year) and his expenses for these trips are paid for by the district he is visiting. In return the Stikine District is able to call on the expertise of people in the districts Mr. Corcoran has assisted. The Superintendent, with the assistance of Warren Cocking, also presented two films from the ‘Feeling Yes, Feeling No” program on child sexual abuse. The council had asked if there were other alternatives to the C.A.R.E. program on sexual abuse. “‘Feeling Yes, Feeling No” con- sists of three films for students, one for parents and accompanying written material. The films feature the Green Thumb Players of Vancouver. The Parent Adivsory Council has decided to call a meeting in October of all parents whose children would be involved in any program on child sexual abuse. A decision will be made at that meeting on whether the Cassiar P.A.C will give its sanction to the Stikine School Board to go ahead with such a program. 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We've got the closest thing to the sun itself. louise varin 337 bateman street 778-7860 FULL TAN PACKAGE $79.00 8 sessions - this includes: 2 sessions at 15 minutes 6 sessions at 20 minutes From left to fahts Janet Ba Grade 12, Jacq Shawn Penno, Grade 10, Mary Molan, Grade 9 and School’s out for the summer! Our Awards Day was held on June 14th and the Awards and recipients are as follows: ATHLETIC AWARDS small block — Lisa Joseph large block — Shelly Billingsley B.C. SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AWARD Dyonne Zubek — Girls Volleyball COMMERCE AWARDS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Jacqueline Molan Mary Molan Connie Quash Cameron Joseph Sonia Girardin Amarjit Athwal TYPING SPEEDS Louise Larocque (pin) Emmy Fiorella Mary Molan (pin) WORK EXPERIENCE AWARDS Joann King SERVICE AWARDS Dyonne Zubek Robert Best Pamela King Shawn Penno Jennifer Pewsey Edward Dennis Celenka Krawczyk CITIZENSHIP AWARDS Dorothy Duffy Mary Molan Jennifer Pewsey _ Shelly Billingsley Dyonne Zubek Jacqueline Molan Amarjit Athwal Robert Best Corrina Boyes Joann King Asha Lekhi Janet Pinto MOST IMPROVED STUDENT AWARD Grade 8 Merle Carlick Grade 9-] Sonia Girardin . _ Grade 9-2 Trina Bartel Grade 10 Kim Madore ~ Grade 11 Hazel Quash Grade 12 Teresa Bartel Mrs. Sheilagh Best, on~behalf of the Cassiar Student Society, presented a plaque to Mrs. Carol Bowen, school secretary, for all her care and kindness during her time at the school. Everyone wishes Mrs. Bowen the best of luck in her new home at 108 Mile House. STAFF NEWS Teacher Movement: May and June are usually months of prospective change as school staffing for the ensuing year is finalized and individual teacher plans are complet- ed. This year is no different. For a small district there are many teachers on the move. TAHLTAN SCHOOL — Jody Simmons has resigned and will spend next year in Vancouyer. Part of this time will be as a U.B.C. student in the area of Student Counselling. — Peter Hyde has been seconded to the Native People and Health Professions Project of Old Sun Commun- ity College and the University of Calgary for the per- iod September — December 1985. In this period he will be developing a pre-medical school entry science course for use with Native Indian students. — David Rattray will be the acting principal during Pete’s absence. GOOD HOPE LAKE — Doug Kerr has been awarded Sabbatical Leave for the 1985/86 school year. He will spend part of ane seat Deng ele ne 4 Roe ee nie ee a Oe ‘ ~ In and Around TOP ACADEMIC AWARD RECIPIENTS eline Molan, Grade 11, ryonne Zubek, Grade 8 CASSIAR STUDENT SOCIETY AWARDS Grade 8 Pam King Mr. Ho Best All- ‘ound Student. Paul Guarducci Grade 9-1 Sonia Girardin Asha Lekhi Grade 9-2 Celenka Krawczyk Patricia Quash Grade 10 Shawn Penno/Debbie Hardy “Tied” * Lisa Joseph Grade 11 Shelly Billingsley Robbie McCauley C.S.S. © President’s' Plaque — Janet Pinto HONOR ROLL. GOLD MEDAL Jacqueline Molan i Mary Molan Dyonne Zubek SILVER MEDAL Shelly Billingsley Sonia Girardin Kevin Craft Asha Lekhi Carla Litke Paul Guarducci David Madore Pamela King Amarjit Athwal Jennifer Pewsey Corrina Boyes Shawn Penno BRONZE MEDAL Joann King Andy Gowan John Sethen Derek Andrews Marie Duffy Danny Walters Congratulations again to all recipients. The Graduation Ceremonies were held at the Theatre on June 21st. Ten students participated in the School Leaving Ceremony. The girls wore white gowns and caps while the boys wore blue gowns and caps. Mrs. Sherry Sethen, Chairman of the Board of School Trustees, delivered greetings from the trustees while Mr. Owen Corcoran brought greetings from the Ministry of Education. — Mrs. Carol Bowen gave the Address to the Graduates. Mrs. Bowen has been the school secretary for most of the time these GRADS have been in the secondary school. The address was made particularly emotional as Carol is leaving her position at the end of this school year. Mrs. Bowen was introduced by Chris Craft and thanked by Sylvie Girardin, two members of the Class of 85. Miss Lenora Moth gave the Valedictory Address. - Lenora spoke of many memories she has had with her In and around School District 87 at Simon Fraser University, completing his bachelor’s degree and will then move to U.of Victoria to com- mence work on his Master’s Degree in Educational Administration. — rene Marks has received Board approval for Extend- ed Educational Leave and she will be spending her year — attending Simon _ Fraser University. - SNOWRIDGE — Betty-Ann Prier returns after an extended period of practical motherhood. She and Merv have applied for Teacher exchange to Australia so they may exper- ience a drastic change in the seasons after December. — Marie Smith’s temporary contract expires on June 28 but my guess is that she will pop up in the system again in some capacity. CASSIAR — Merv Prier........: see above - — Maureen Tempest’s temporary contract expires on June 28 (Denyse Tavener will be back for the new school year) * — Glenn Whittington is another teacher going on Extended Educational Leave with the objective of completing his bachelor’s degree and expanding his qualifications. - i a Secondary Schoo een “nis Cassiar Courier July 1985 Page 7 BEST ALL—ROUND STUDENT , Principal, presenting David Madore with the Stikine Brophy. for classmates and also her perceptions of the future for the Class of *85. Mr. Norm Cosnet presented the Steelworkers’ Scholar- ship to Robert Best. Mr. Tim Walters presented the Lions Club Bursary to Robert Best. Mr. Keith Jones presented the Brinco Mining Ltd. Academic scholarship to Janet Pinto and the Brinco Min- ing Ltd. Leadership Bursary to Janet Pinto and Robert Best. Mr. Owen Corcoran presented the District Provincial Scholarship to Janet Pinto and the District Award to Teresa Bartel. Mr. David Hogg presented the Governor General’s Bronze Academic Medal to Janet Pinto. Graduates were presented with a memento of the evening by Mrs. Sethen, Mr. Corcoran and Mr. Hogg. Special thanks must go to Gary Periard, John Wong and the C.C.C. for the use of the Theatre and accessories. Also thanks to Mrs. Lil Kamlah for playing the piano at the ceremonies. And, thank you to all those who participated and attended the ceremonies. A banquet followed the ceremonies at the Becondary gymnasium. Grads and guests were treated to an excellent dinner prepared by the Chefs at the cookery. The dinner . was served by students. Thanks to Mr. Al Davies and Mr. Derek Walker for training the waiters and waitresses to do such a fine job. I would like to thank the following staff members for their dedicated service over the last year or years as they will be leaving Cassiar: Mrs. Donna Bliss, Mrs. Carol Bowen, Mr. John Powell and Ms. Maureen Tempest. Mr. Glenn Whittington will be taking next year for an Educational Leave of Absence. Mr. Norm Vickery and Ms. Denyse Tavener will be returning to C.S.S. in the fall. To the Class of 85 and other students who will not be returning to C.S.S. in September, all the best. To those students who are returning, here is your student supply list: ye Students should have: 10 pencils, 10 pens, 2 erasers, 1 ruler, 10 notebooks, 1 glue stick, 1 roll of tape, and a gym strip con- sisting of: 1 pair of indoor runners for gym use only, 1 pair of gym shorts, 2 pair of white socks, 2 T-shirts, 1 towel and | gym bag with O. Corcoran David Simonson will return to Cassiar and take up teaching in the English Department. — Donna Bliss has resigned and will make her home in Nanaimo during the summer. — John Powell is moving to Dease Lake and will become a permanent member of that staff in the new school year. DEASE LAKE — Ron Billyard (ex Northern Territory, Australia) will complete his exchange year in December and will head Down Under in January 1986. He should pass Mike Devine (his exchange partner) somewhere near the International Date Line. — EldaSones is returning to Fort St. John after six months in Dease on a temporary contract. ATLIN — Bev Nesgaard is on transfer from Snowridge to Atlin and will become a permanent member of that staff. LOWER POST — No changes. ISKUT — Doreen Shaw. will stay in Iskut but the special school situation there voll cease CEE on June 28, {985: