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Can you match each graduate with a famous star?

Gary Larson David Bowie Cher

Michael Jackson River Phoenix Johnny Depp

Tom Selleck Arnold Schwarzenegger

See the last page for the graduate's choices.

GRADS 1 PICKS OF

1. Favourite T. V. show: 1. Pee Wee•s Playhouse 2. Werewolf 3. Moonlighting

2. Favourite T. V. Evangelist: 1. Jimmy Swaggart 2. Oral Roberts 3. Jimmy Bakker

3. Favourite Song: 1. Man in the Mirror 2. Pump up the Volume 3. The Time of my Life

4. Favourite Actress/Actor: 1. Cher 2. Bruce Willis 3. Johnny Depp

5. Favourite Politician: 1. Richard Nixon 2. George Washington 3. Brian Mulroney

6. Favourite Movie: 1. Moonstruck 2. Masquerade 3. Beetlejuice

7. Favourite Expression: 1. Chill out! 2 . Get a l if e ! 3. Cool! 4. Be a Stud Muffin! 5. What a winner!

AN INNOCENT YOUNG BOY

He was innocent An innocent young boy

He knew people who used it They were mostly friends He saw how drugs used them It got into their brains It fought for control And then conquered all .

His friends acted strange They wouldn't calm down They turned to him and said "Go ~head, take one, It Will make you feel good." But fear overturned curiosity And he backed away.

No longer innocent An innocent young boy.

by Jessica Wege Level B

THE VALLEY

Once I knew a lovely valley; Now it is all houses.

A field covered about a mile With green and brown stalks waving in the wind. Now dozens of flats cover the space Built in never-ending repetition. The forest was a vast expanse of trees, A haven for creatures big and small. The highrises in its place Are of use only to man. A quiet stream meandered Through the valley, drawing animals to wash and drink. The new highway, straight and hard, Stops for no one and nothing. The green, peaceful valley Turned into a metropolis Of flashing lights, screaming sounds, concrete and steel. This is "progress."

Once I knew a lovely valley. Now it is all houses.

by Jessica Mann level B

THE STORM

It was warm this evening and completely calm. Not a leaf moved. People hustled home, looking up at the sky periodically as if to monitor its every move. Birds and squirrels scurried to shelter with looks of terror in their eyes. The sky sneered at them, building up its fury. This monster grew blacker •• it was a source of evil. Then it happened! Not suddenly, but slowly, building up Its momentum. Drop by cold, icy drop, the rain fell. It fell harder, faster, more and more! Pounding the earth as if to smash it to pieces. While the rain bombarded the earth, the mad sky released its full wrath!

A great flash of light, brighter than the sun itself, broke away from the clouds and covered the sky Illuminating every crack or hole for an eerie second ••• and then vanished. Moments later, a ground-shaking war penetrated every home as the hateful sky dealt its final blow against the earth. Then, as curiously as the storm had appeared, it disappeared leaving a ruin of broken trees and telephone cables. Now, as if to ask the world for forgiveness, the sky presented a colourful rainbow to make up for all the damage it had caused.

by Jonathan Careless Level B

HOW DO THE GRADUATES PERCEIVE THE STAFF MEMBERS?

See the last page for their choices.

Marilyn Andrews Barbara Zeibots

Barbara Rodrigoe Jennifer Goodwin Barbara Galbraith

Pat Jerred Mary Courneyea Dianne Dowman Susan Charron

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Keith Bohlender Lois Lewis Charles Heller Akky Marlsikka

Timo Juurakko Susan Mason

Barbara Pittet Jan Trebilcock Michele Woodey

Barbara Lister

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GLEBE ROAD CASA CLASS - a.m. Pam Lamb, Wendy Spratt

p.m. Pam ·Lamb, Mary Teolis

BELLEFAIR CASA CLASSES- June O'Farrell, Joan Walder

MELROSE PARK CASA CLASS - a.m. Elsie Webster, Marie Barnden

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Level I:

Front Row: Adam Cook, Robin Spratt, Daniel Sivan, Clare Cayley, Simon Sperling, Zachary Cohen, Michael Olivo-Moore

Middle Row: Daphne Pittana, Christine Wu, David Thorek, Peter Jensen, Hayley Glaholt, Peter Bellingham, Taylor Barrett, Andrew Dolman, Jordan Lamb, Ashford Bradly

Back Row: Sheila Royce, Gordon Aitchison-Drake, Ryan Murphy, Nathaniel Green, Robert Paterson, Jamie Murphy, Caitlin Wege, Tom Duncanson, Brendan Zwelling, Jennifer Cash

Absent: Katy Elliott, Richard Boccia

MY SIXTH BIRTHDAY

When will I get a cat? My friend is saying this to me because she wants to play with our cats.

For my birthday we went to McDonald's and that was where I had my party. I got five presents. I got Slime Pit, a helicopter, He-Man, Thunder Cat, and a transformer. I liked all my presents. I always chase the cat at the Fair . I

met my friend at the Fair. Mum will not let me chase the cat next door. Now I got a pet.

by Taylor Barrett Level 1

Everybody got loot bags, Including me, and I felt happy at my birthday party.

by Gordon Aitchison-Drake level 1

This page donated by Nathaniel Green's family

LEVEL 1

In September we worked on the body - ME!

A doctor visited us and spoke to us about the skeleton. We learned some new words: cranium, patella, gluteous maximus, ball and socket joints. We also found out that we have a lot of water in our bodies.

Our second project was about the Inuit. We learned about their transportation, clothing, food, animals and traditions. In art we made an Inuit mural. A visitor came to show us many Inuit things. Gordon remembers that our visitor's name was also Gordon.

This term we're studying Creation Myths and our favourites are "Earth Namer" and "Fire and Ice".

We have yoga with Barbara almost every morning. We go to French, Gym, Art, and Music. On Mondays we have choir and assembly. Each Friday we have "Drama to Music" and go to the park (or skating in the winter).

Our favourite Math materials are the Square of Pythagoras, large box of cubes, geometric shapes with elastics and p~e-cut shapes, strip board, and perimeter sticks.

Language activities that we like are Blend Dominoes, Vowel Bingo and Beginning Sentences. We write in our journals and enjoy composing stories for Writing Workshop.

WHEN I WENT TO JASPER

When I went to Jasper the way was by airplane and it was a stormy day. There was a lot of lightning and 1 was crying because I was away from home. We arrived at the airport and they called out that the first airplane has arrived at the airport. Every­one ran to get to the gate. We arrived at Jasper's glaciers. We climbed up th~ glaciers and then we went on the bus up the glaciers. We went to a restaurant and then we went back to our condo.

by Caitlin Wege Level 1

MY DAD AND I

I like going on bike rides with my dad. I am allowed to go in front. My dad can't catch me. I love going with Dad. I hate It when Jamie and Susan come. I like sneaking away with my dad so nobody sees us. I only go In the summer. Some­times I go in the winter. I only went once in the winter. I play catch in the park with Dad. I go in the winter. He takes me to my hockey. Sometimes Jamie comes. Last time Jamie didn't come. I like it better when he doesn't come. I like going with Daddy. I hate when Daddy has to go some­where. I love my dad.

by Robin Spratt Level I

WHEN I PASSED THE TEST TO BECOME A CANADIAN

I went to a test with my mother and brother. It was a warm day In October. Our mother drove us downtown. I was surprised because I was wondering what we would do. She drove Into the car park. After she parked the car, we went in a big bui !ding. I felt like nothing. It was bPcause we had to line up. The boss said to stand up and say our names at the beginning. The boss said to sit down and stand up to sing Oh Canada with everybody in the same-­room:- I was feeling happy because I was going to be a Canadian. We sang, we did lots of things and I can't remember the other things. The boss of Canada called our names and we had to come to her. She gave us a picture of us. After the test, I and all who came with us had some snacks. We had one apple and some cookies. My mother had tea and some cookies and we came home.

by Christine Wu Level I.

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THE SADNESS

Level 2:

Front Row: Kyle Fraser, Chiara Camozzi, Peter Logaridis, Nicole Mills, John Aird, Shawna Taylor

Back Row:

Absent:

Jennifer Goodwin, Grant Connor, Jamie Smith, Lorna Bauer, Ruth Dorfman, Abbie Scheffold, Mathew Atkin

Sarah Brawley, Ryan Gallimore, Ashley Morris

My Grandpa went to the hot tub place because he wanted to have a bath. When he got In he slipped and he hit his head. He was lying there and then the police came. I do not know how the police knew about it. But I think it was when they were going to close the place. They found him and they called the police. He was in the hospital but It was too late because the blood was pouring out and he was unconscious. Everybody was sad and we were all crying. I was still a little girl but I was still sad. We went to visit him but he was dead. It took a few days for everybody to get over It but everybody was still crying. We had to have a funeral. So It took a few days to set up a funeral because we wanted It to be the best. the greatest and fantastic because we love him. So we had the best, the greatest and the fantastic funeral and we were sad for a month. But my Bubba was sad for a few years and every day my Bubba went to the cemetery. And when my Bubba comes over she tells me stories from her past. Sometimes she tells me about my Grandfather and when she talks about my Grandfather dying, she starts crying.

by Ruth Dorfman

Level 2

Level 2:

Front Row: Karli Gump, Robbie Gordon, Tarra Stubbins, Noah Cohen, Angela Radford, Lydia Baird

Middle Row: Alexandra Parry, Sammy Salisbury, Erinne Henry, Hannah Waisberg, Thomas Choptiany, Kevin Gilmour, Tim Johnston, Barbara Galbraith

Back Row: Tim Phillips, Katherine Ledgett, David Cayley, Tom Barrett, Amanda Paterson

THE RED FOX

I am an Indian. I live in the village. I went for a hunt. The snow was deep so I had to wear snowshoes. I brought my spear along with me. I spotted a deer. I threw my spear and a second later, the deer was dead. Then I dragged it back to the village. We cut the deer up and we cooked it. We ate meat. It was very good. We shared some meat with the next village. We used the skin to make clothes. In the woods, I was surrounded by the trees. I heard woodpeckers, squirrels and chickadees. Then I saw a red fox, but he vanished. I had to follow the tracks of the red fox. It was dark. I sat down and slept for the night in a cave. In the morning, the red fox was no­where in sight. A second later I saw his footprints. I followed the prints, then I saw the red fox with her cubs. I left them alone because I did not want the cubs to die. Then I put my showshoes back on. I was walking In the snow. I felt like a real hunter.

by Tom Barrett

Level 2

The Oog Kennel The Farm

Oct. 15, 1987

Dear Little Red Hen, We're sorry that we did not help

you make bread. We will help you next time. Your bread smelled delicious.

Love, Oog, Cat, Goose

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Space Ltd., M:m Astroid Ave.

To the eo~~ that jurpe:l over the Jllxrl,

We have lots of things to help )00 get to the niXrl easier. Here are srne of than. There Is the Get-away Pack with a lifetirre Sl4JPIY of hay. The Sl4Jet' Milking machine. The Sl4Jet' ~ing bal to txm:e over the Jllxrl. Rairtnl walking sllles. You wi 11 be there in no tirre with any of than.

The Palace Fairyland

Dear Srnolltiite,

Oct. 16, 1~

1 an sorry for wanting to kill )00 and for sarling )00 intD the forest. I 1:hr&/11ff magic miN'()(' away.

Love fran the Wicked (rut now g:xxl) ()Jeal

234 lbJse in the \aXIs Magic Land

Dear W. and Ws. Bear and Baby Bear, I an sorry that I barged intD )OOr house rut

)OOr d:or was wide qJeO. I an sorry I ate Baby Bear's jXJ('ridge and slept in )OOr beds and sat in yoor chairs and brd<e Baby Bear's chair. I an having a party and we will have cans of tmey and play lots of gares. Oo )00 want to erne?

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The King's Castle FleXIle W:rld

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I an sorry that I broke a violin. I know that it was the ne.west violin )00 had. In the first place I did not want to be a violin player. I wantEd to play the dnn6. Please could I be the dtumEr?

Your loyal nusiclan,

Fictller Ole

MY CAT MARIGOLD

Dear Sleeping Beauty,

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We want to give )00 srne g:xxl lletiS. The wicka:l ~ is dead. Her son is still alive and he wi 11 take her place. We are just telling )00 to be careful. It just d:Jesn't sean right for him to oo wicked things to )00. .lJst to make sure he d:Jesn 't get )00, we are sarling )00 a magic wand. It wi 11 erne with instru:tions. You can fight against him with it. We tqJe )00 have a nice weiling party.

Fran your best frierds, The fairies

My cat likes to sleep on the stairs. Sometimes my cat goes out to play with me. My cat can run with me too. My cat likes to run fast on the street.

P .S. We are salling )00 a weiling presa1t too.

Dear Marigold, I am going to be home for three o'clock.

Love, Angela Radford

Level 2

THE BIG FALL

One Thanksgiving night I fell and hit my head skating. I was playing tag. I couldn't see. I had to go to Sunnybrook Hospital. I went to Sick Kids in the ambulance. The nurse gave me a room and a band for my arm. The doctor came In and he said, "Let Sammy sleep over." My parents said, "Yes." I didn't like sleeping over because there was a rubber pillow that was as hard as a rock. Every four hours the nurse woke me up and asked me really silly questions, such as: "Where were you?" "Where are you?" "What are you?" "What is your name?" The nurse took my temperature and blood pressure and listened to my heart. In the ro10rn i ng I watched T. V. and ate a bit of breakfast. My Mum came with my Oad. My Mum said, "You need a shower." So I had one. Then I got ready. I watched more T. V. A girl came and said the playroom was open. So, I turned off the T. v. and went to the playroom down the hall. I got a game. It was called "Sorry". I played It with my Mum and my Oad left. A nurse came and took a bit of my blood. She stuck a needle in my thumb and squeezed it. "Ouch, that hurts!" A doctor said, "Sammy can leave now but, no school for a week!"

by Sammy Salisbury

Level 2

LEVEL 2

September- First day of school, everyone glad to see .new faces, learn new things, and meet a new teacher.

October - A visit to Kortright to study seeds and trees. Back at school we spent a day doing activities with our collections of leaves and seeds.

Writing Workshop -we enjoyed MaryEllen's workshops, writing our stories, listening to others, conferencing and publishing our books.

November - A visit to Gibson House to see how the pioneers lived. We dressed up in pioneer clothes, carded wool, churned butter and baked and ate scones. Delicious!

December - The whole school went to St. Marie-Among-The-Hurons. We remember the smoke in the long house (cough! cough!), sitting on real furs, singing 11 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime" in English, French and Huron, lighting candles in church, making cornhusk dolls and being filmed.

Cinderfella- New York here we come!! Great songs, fun rehearsals, balloons, great limo, great props, the list could go on. We never wanted it to end. Everyone in Level 2 contributed.

Our family project - researching the family tree and interviewing our grand parents was the best.

February- Colds, snow and Humber. Snowshoeing, burying our 11 jelly babies 11,

feeding the chickadees, finding our own thinking spot and finding out who was wearing· the most layers; Lydia with ten and Peter with eight.

Skating at the park - we had fun at the Winter Sports Day Olympics with the parachute and follow the leader.

We are well on our way with our Indian projects. Shawna's grandfather came and taught us a dance and Indian legends. We are working hard on our research and looking forward to our group presentations.

At the same time we're discovering our planet Earth and looking forward to another day at Kortright to learn about the water cycle and our day at Humber to find out about "Life in a Creek"!

This year has been fun and we learned a lot from our wonderful teachers! Now for our advice to those who are entering Level 2 in the fall:

Don't get in trouble in Level I so you'll know how to be good in Level 2. Practise your times tables. Listen when the teacher is talking so you don't miss anything. Do your homework everynight! The teachers will always help you if you ask them. Learn to sit quietly for a longer period of time. You will do three projects. Remember to write neatly and put capitals for titles. Finish your contract or you will have to stay in. Don't talk in group presentations or you'll be sent out. If you like writing you're going to LOVE Level 2!

WINTER OLYMPICS

The Winter Olympics take place every four yPars because the athletes have to practise very hard and It takes a long time to set up the Olympic Games. The Olympic symbol means that five continents take part In the Olympic Games. They are the Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia. The 1988 Winter Olympic Games take place at Olympic Park In Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They start on Saturday, February 13, 1988 and end on Sunday, February 28, 1988.

There are 57 countries participating In the 1988 Winter Games. Some of them are the Soviet Union, East Germany, Switzerland, Austria, U.S. A., and Canada. There are many different events in the Winter Olympics. Some of these events are alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, speed skating, bobsledding, the luge, ski jumping and hockey. Some of the events are Inside and some outside.

To win the Olympics you have to win the most medals or points for your country. There are three medals or awards. Gold Is for first, silver Is for second and bronze Is for third. To win medals the athletes have to come In first, second or third. You have to be the best person In your country to be In an event at the Olympics. You have to be trained very well to be there. It takes practice to be good enough.

Before the Olympics began, the Olympic Flame was taken across Canada to Calgary by many different runners. Many of us watched the torch being carried through Toronto.

The Olympics started with the Opening Ceremonies. All the athletes marched into the stadium and many people from Calgary put on a big show. There were people dancing and putting other people on top of each other. Some people In the seats had different colour coats on which made the Olympic symbol. Then the Olympic Games officially started and the athletes competed I~ many different events. On the last day the Olympics ended w1th a skating show and a celebration. The flame died out and the Olympics were over. The Olympic flag was passed on to the next Winter Games in 1992 In Albertville, France.

Canada won five r.1edals in total (not including demonstrative events). Canadian Brian Orser• came In second in the Men's figure Skating. He went against Brian Boitano of the u.s. He came in first but we think that Brian Orser is the best! Downhill skiing is when you ski straight down the hill and Super-Giant Slalom is when you ski through gates. Karen Percy won two bronze meda Is, one In Super-G and the other In OOwnh i 11. Karen is a Canadian. Canadians Tracy Wilson and Rob McCall won a bronze medal in the Ice Dancing competition. Ice Dancing Is a man and woman doing dance steps to music on lee. Elizabeth

Manley won the silver medal for Canada. She won In Women's figure Skating. Everyone thought that she was going to win the bronze medal but she surprised us and won the silver. She beat Katarlna Witt in the long program, but Witt had more points altogether so she won the gold medal. Elizabeth also beat Debbie Thomas of the U.S. We are proud of Elizabeth!

The winner of the 1988 Winter Olympics was Russia. Oh! Why not Canada!?! Canada only got 5 medals. All the Canadians who participated in the Games did very well. We are very proud of them.

Calgary did a super job hosting the 1988 Winter Olympics. See you again In 1992, and watch out for those Canadians!!

by all of Jennifer's Level 2 class

PREPARING FOR THE HUNT OF THE WOOLLY MAMMOTH

One day a group of hunters got together to plan a hunt. The Chief of the hunt was a tall, muscular man. He said, "I think we should go to the woods and hide behind some trees." The other men said, "Okay." So they went. The Chief led them into the woods. They found some very wide trees. They went up to the trees and hid behind them. Fifteen minutes later, a woolly mammoth came up pretty close to where they were hiding to get a drink of water. It was very thirsty. The Chief of the hunt drew back his spear. Then the other men did too. They were going to kill the mammoth. One of the men jumped out of his hiding spot. The giant mammoth turned around. The giant animal rammed him with his tusks. The Chief was silent. He crept up on the mammoth. He threw his spear. It hit the giant animal in the neck. The mammoth yelped. It started to run away. The Chief ran after it. He threw a knife at it. The animal gave up and he died. The Chief just couldn't believe he had killed the mammoth himself. He went back to the man that had been killed. He carried him back to the tribe. He told the medicine man what had happened. He looked at the man for a little while. Then he finally said, "He is dead." The Chief gasped, one of his best fighters was dead. The next morning he told the tribe. The tribe was very sad but they were very proud of the Chief. Very proud!

SCHOOL

by David Cayley Level 2

NURSERY, KINDERGARTEN, GRADE ONE, GRAOE TWO

*To my family, who paid for it all

When I was in Nursery School, it was easy. I still like it. We did paintings. My teacher was Connie. My other teacher was Anna. We had French. In Kindergarten, I had fun, sewing buttons, painting, pouring. We also rubbed things. My teacher was Wendy. We had snack there. We took turns bringing snack. In Grade One, I was sick the first day. It was getting harder because of the contract. We did the Stamp Game there and the Hundred Board. Our first project was the "Me" project. In Grade Two, I like the homework and writing workshop. I especially like lunchtime. We have recess then. We leave at 3:30 p.m. Our project is "The Family".

A LOST DOG

by Lydia Baird Level 2

Once I left the door open and my dog ran out. Her name is Penny. I did not realize it. So I went to brush my teeth and get my P.J.'s and went to bed. The next morning I was wondering where Penny was. I looked everywhere but I couldn't find her. I even looked outside but I couldn't find her. But then I remembered that Penny had a chain on her neck. Well, my sister was crying. The next day someone phoned me and my sister. She said, "Is this your dog?" We said, "Yes." So my sister stopped crying. She came over and gave our dog back. And I was happy.

by Lorna Bauer Level 2

Level 3:

Front Row: Michelle Cook, Jennifer McNeely, Sean Wylie, Mackenzie Glaholt, Cameron Walsh~ Christian Lev

Middle Row:

Back Row:

Heather Bradley, Darren Hall, Adam Barnard, Andrew Kilgour; Wilson

Gregory Rennet, Lili Ohanian, Alanna

Rachel Nordstrom, Philip Careless, Matthew Lenczner, Rory Mitz, Sarah Dimick, Sara Duncanson

Absent: Nicholas Daube THE GHOST THAT CAME TO HAUNT MY HOUSE

PENGUIN AT WORK

I like penguins, Especially at work, In water, And when they float In their black and white coat. They slip, slide and glide Off the Iceberg so wide.

by Rachel Nordstrom

Level 3

INSECTS

Jamie's face is spotted like a ladybird's back, Vidia's is as beautiful as a butterfly, Mine, it is just freckled.

by Sarah Dimick

Level 3

One day my dad was going to patch up a hole in the attic. So he got his ladder out and set it up in my closet, because the attic door was at the top of my closet. But when he got up, something started to push him back down! So he tried again and the same thing happened so he gave up. That night when I was sleeping, I heard some­thing panting. It seemed to be from just down the stairs. I went to look In the mirror and I saw a man. When I looked behind me, no-one was there! I got a little bit scared. I went downstairs to see who it was. To my shock and surp•·ise, I saw a bean of light in an oval shape. It had arms too! I was so scared that I ran all the way upstairs and into my bed. The next night, the alarm went off. This time my dad came with me and this time nothing was in my house but we heard eerie noises. We called the police and they said that there was nothing In our house. Jn the morning, I got up and went downstairs and took Sparky, my dog, outside for a walk and something cut him. I got him to the vet­erinarian's in a flash. We were too scared to do anything else, so we moved. But •••• we didn't know if there was anything in our new house!

by Mackenzie Glaholt Level 3

LEVEL THREE

The first day of Level Three introduced five new faces to VMS: Lili, Rachel, Darren, Andrew and Philip.

Our busy year started with the cultural project regarding ancient civilizations. We studied the Chinese, the Egyptians, the Indus and the Sumer. Jennifer McNeely•s ten metre timeline depicted the vast quantity of time that has passed from the birth of Christ to the birth of Jennifer.

Tracing the development and importance of writing, Wendy Walgate (Mackenzie•s mother), helped the children create hierglyphics on clay tablets. We appreciated the fact that our alphabet has only 26 letters after struggling to copy Chinese characters by manipu­lating a paint brush to make bold and narrow strokes.

Keeping with the theme of ancient civilizations, we wrote a Christ­mas play from the story 11 The Seeing Stick 11

• All of the children participated in the production. Matthew Lenczner wrote the music for the rhythm section.

We experienced another type of civilization when we visited Ste­Marie Among the Hurons. Here we followed the footsteps of a 17th century family preparing to share Christmas and the message of Christianity with the Huron Indians.

Another outing was to YPT where we watched the theater production, 11 Jacob Two-Two and the Hooded Fang•. Inspired by 11 Jacob 11

, we wrote another play, this time for an assembly. Charged with committing injustices to children, the proprietor of 11 Apricot Village .. , Adam Barnard, was found guilty and sentenced by judge Sara Duncanson to three weeks on the D.V.P. at rush hour!

The new year saw Bruno Menard once again living in Ottawa and· our saying good-bye to Justin o•connell. We wish them both well.

Parents experienced the joys of wallpapering as they produced book covers for the Level 3 authors.

Another successful year was had at the Peel Music Festival. The first week of May took us to the Science Centre in order to find the answer to that nagging question, 11 How many leaves are there on a maple tree?? 11

INSECTS

Why do people make collections of those beautiful butterflies? Why don't they look when they fly by?

Bye Bye

by Sarah Dimick

Level 3

Level 4:

Front Row: Karin Bestig, Annalisa Camozzi, Alexis Griffith-Greene, Ron Elfer, Emma Kassirer, Celine Kagan

Middle Row: Rachel Wege, Jamie Spratt, Cleo Haber, Jessica Haber, Maria Quattro, Andrew Wylie, Alixe Paisley, Pat Jerred

Back Row: Tyler Walker, Pamela Royce, Simon Greer, Noah Waisberg, Lindsay Macdonald, Cameron Scace, Laurent Boucher, Vanessa Ast, Michael Johnston

Absent: Julian Taylor,

This page donated by the Wege family

LEVEL FOUR NEWS

This was a very exciting year for Level Four. We had four teachers throughout the year.

Before the 6-B•s went to Quebec, the Level Fours put on a French-Canadian folktale play for their Learn-a-than. It was called Maria and Jacques. Alexis Griffith-Greene was Maria and Cameron Scace was Jacques. It was a folktale that parents told their children so that they wouldn•t complain about going to church.

We went to Ste. Marie-Among-the-Hurons twice. The first time, we went to learn about French-Canadians because that•s what we were studying. It was a long ride, but worthwhile. We worked in the kitchen, barn, blacksmith shop and church. We found out how hard it was to survive in those days. In the kitchen, we experienced how hard it was to make the food and how dull it tasted. In the barn, we realized how hard it would be for the farmers to cope with the smell, hard work and weight of the equipment. During our visit to the black­smith•s shop, we realized how they made their useful metal tools. In the church, we found out how religious the French­Canadians were.

To complete our project, we had a French-Canadian lunch. It consisted of applesauce, cornmeal muffins and tortiere. Everything was delicious and we would like to thank Mrs. Ast and Mrs. Wege for coming in and helping to prepare the food with us.

Later on in the year, we were invited to the AGO to help hang the snowflakes our school designed and made for them. Our whole school made over 1000 snowflakes for Winter Fantasy Weekend. Two-thirds of our class had 'pictures taken for the Toronto Star.

The second time we went to St. Marie, the whole school went. While we were there, we learned how our ancestors celebrated Christmas.

Turn your television to Fantasy Channel, because our class, along with the fives, made fairytale characters come alive in Game shows. There was the one and only :fairytale squares when Jack and his Beanstalk challenged the sleepy dwarf. There also, of course, was Mirror, Mirror on the Wall with that wicked queen trying to find her real enemy, Snow White. Then, we couldn•t forget Puss in Boots being such an overall winner in Name That Tune. Who could forget December 187 Challenge with Cinderella•s fairy godmother hiding herself so well. All of the advertisers deserve credit for advertising their companies so well. It took a lot of effort, practices and meetings during lunch hour to come up with the end product.

As part of our government project, we went and visited the North York Municipal offices. Unfortunately, wa couldn't get to see Mel Lastman, the Mayor of North York, because he was in a meeting, but we did get to see the Council Chambers. Everybody got to play a role of somebody in the chamber. After our tour, we went to Mary Courneyea's house where we gave a surprise baby shower for Pat Jerred. We had pizza, chips and a cake and it was a big surprise for Pat. We gave Pat a musical mobile to help her to entertain Evan. After the shower, we went to the new North York public library.

About six weeks later, Pat had a cute little baby boy called Evan Andrew Harding Jerred. That's when we got our second teacher, Jennifer Elliott. Jennifer enjoys cycling and scuba diving. She also introduced us to the Mystery Box. Somebody brings something in a~d we ask "yes" or ''no" questions to figure out what's in the box. Jennifer's favourite subjects seem to be math, grammar and spelling. She also encouraged us to write a lot of poetry that some of us entered tn a contest.

On Monday, March 7th, we had our VMS Annual Winter Sports Day.

Lois worked hard getting us all ready for the annual Peel Music Festival in Brampton. We had no competition, but that didn't make any difference. We still did our best. We came up with good marks between 88 and 92. We think we did quite well and came back with four tropies. Afterwards, Lois took us to McDonald's for lunch after the competition.

It has been a great year and the Level Four students want to thank France Felder, Eila Fowler, Pat Jerred and Jennifer Elliott!

THE TOUCAN

Toucan, toucan, With your colours bright, Turquoise, yellow and blue, Tell me where your country lies And who created you. Your raven black feathers And sparkling eyes, Your beak with colours galore, Who could make such a wonder? Who? Who? Who?

When you fly, do your wings spread out? Does anyone admire you? Oo you squawk like a parrot, Or sing like a canary Or talk like a cockatoo?

Oh, Toucan! I love The expression In your eye, Your shape and body too. Oh, Toucan, I love and cherish you.

by Jessica Haber Level 4

THE CHILD WHO CRIED

Drip, drip, ping, ping Child, child, why do you cry? You have such a pretty face, Do not spoil it.

I cry, I cry little guy, Because I have no eye, Just a stupid patch over my eye And everyone laughs at me, So, that's why I cry.

But child, child, that's no reason to cry, You have to Ignore those people. So, please stop crying.

Thank you, thank you, little guy, I will stop crying And ignore those people tomorrow.

by Alixe Paisley Level 4

HOW MY LIFE WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF I COULDN'T READ

11 I can•t do anyth1ng! 11 I screamed. I was sure that everybody on the street could hear me. Trying to learn how to read in Grade 4 is so frustrating. especially if you know you won't have a very interesting life ahead of you.

I crept down to the T.V. and slowly turned it on. I had to push all of the buttons before I could push POWER. It was so cold that I decided to turn up the thermostat. I turned it the way I thought was warmer and crept back to the couch. My mum called me. I had to quickly turn of the T.V. again. I was doomed. I'm not supposed to turn on the T.V. until my mum says it's alright. I couldn't find ·the power button. Oh. oh! I thought. Up to my bedroom. I know that routine. I would get myself into a lot of mischief. After a while. I wanted to know what time it was. Since 1 had sort of learned to read numbers. I looked at my clock. It was 6:30. I went downstairs and made up with my mother. I did that b~ asking if I could help to make dinner. forgetting that I wouldn't be able to work the oven or microwave or read the recipe. 11 I don't think you can ... cautioned my mother. 110h, 11

1 remembered, 11 Yeah. 11 After dinner, I tried to read a baby book with my mum•s help. I needed a LOT of help. I still couldn't read very well.

I finished the book and asked my mum. 11 Will I be able to get a driver's license or a job when I grow up if I don't learn to read? 11 I was about to die when I heard her answer. It was 11 N0 11

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Imagine if I took the wrong medicine. DEADLY! I wish I could read. I thought. That way I could read the newspaper instead of watching T.V. and listening to the radio. My life would be so different if I couldn't read. so I'm glad I can.

by Pamela Royce Level 4

-Level 5:

Front Row: Angela Wagner, Noah Charney, Cynthia Warrack-Onyskiw, Alexis Ungerman, Christopher Ross, Meghan Bauer

Middle Row: Nicholas Wagner, Markus Bestig, Natalie Dowman, Zachary Kerbel, Jared Green, George Lembessis, Mary Courneyea

Back Row:

Absent:

Christopher Aim, Tyler Gump, Evan Johnsen, Laird Arnoldi, Andrew Briggs, Carla Scheffold

Lindsay Gallimore SCRATQ£5

Sim1ntha was in be:!. It was 11 :l.l at ni~. She heard a scratchirg at her be:!roon OOJI'. She ~ scare:! ard stock her head Lnler her big heavy (J.Ii it. SaiBntha had slllrt. lrcwl hair. She was 9 years old, ard her birtlxlay was tarorrcw. She stock her head rut fran Lnler her CXJVers ard the scratchirg st.twed· 1h91 she fell asleep. The next nnmirg San ~ l4J and welt. to the ki td>En to get herself SCilE breakfast. 01 the table there were lots of presart.s. 1h91 her paralts Cif1l? in. Her dad had a cage belllirrl his back. Her dad sto..al San l<ilat was in the cage. There was a 91811 ki tts1 In the cage. 1h91 her JTDther said, "Last ni~ the kittsl wante:l to !P rut for a f'lll. We let her rut ard she starte:l to scratch oo )WI' ooor. Yru prdlably heard that." Sim1ntha said, "I'll call her Scratches!"

by Cynthia warrack

Level 5

This page donated by the Bestig family

LEVEL 5

The study calendars are not in yet. Maype we'll be lucky and they won't come! Instead we have a long list of events on tt.c bulletin board.

Our first highlight of the term was a visit from Barbara Greenwood, author of, 11A Question of Loyalty ... Some of us had already read the book so we had many questions to ask her. She gave us several very useful tips for our story writing.

About one half of us went for tryouts for soccer and cross country running. We all had tryouts for leading roles in our 11 dramatic effort 11

for the Learn-a-thon. Nicholas was an obvious choice for General James Wolfe, the cough sounded almost tubercular!

December arrived sooner than we expected and as we finished writing our first project we started to practise for our Christmas program on Fantasy Channel.

As part of our government project in the second term we went to visit North York City Hall, and the new library to see our tax dollars in print! We also had a short brisk walk to and from Mary's house for a surprise baby shower for Pat Jerred. Pat was really surprised and we were pleased that our plans had not leaked out. Thanks to Mrs. Scace, Max, Moe, France and Mary for making this event a success.

This year we were lucky that the Young People's Theatre were presenting 11 The Midsummer Night's Dream 11 because we studied it in the second term. We enjoyed their production here in the gym on February 19, just before our summary was due!

Science Fair night was finally here and all experiments were working, despite some anxious moments.

The members of the Junior Band enjoyed an afternoon at Roy Thompson Hall where we saw Maestro Duchenes conduct the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

The two weeks before march break were hectic, as we did our government study project in the form of a television newscast with the Level fours. When Pat and Mary gave us this option we were delighted but as the term progressed we found it was probably more work than doing the usual written project. We had to watch newscasts, read newspapers, write, meet in groups, decide what news items were municipal, provincial, federal, or international. It seemed never ending, but on March 9 it was all over. Pat missed the last broadcast, because of Evan's early arrival. As Mrs. Zeibots announced th~ news we learned from Evan Johnsen's reaction that it is also his· birthday, so the two Evans share a name and date.

Since March break we•ve been busy with preparing for the Peel Music Festival, our Y.M.S. Music Night in May, baseball tryouts and regular school work. When we have an opportunity to ••lollygag" we think of summer holidays. Have an enjoyable summer.

THE EASTERN RATTLESNAKE GETS DIAMONDS

\ long time ago, the Eastern Rattlesnake charmed the King. lut, when the snake failed to charm the king, he furiously .hrew diamonds at it, scaring it to such an extent that t slithered out of the palace and into the wilds.

·hen, to his dismay, he found that the diamonds were ;tuck to his skin. From that day on, he was called the :astern Diamond-Back Rattlesnake.

THE s.R'RISE

by Evan Johnsen Level 5

Whe!1 the CatDage Patch Kids we-e first popular I wantEd to get one bJt they we-e only sold in the lklitsl States. Fortmately ~ dad ~ going to Florida. Before he left he aska:lnE if I wanted anything and I assured him I wanted a CatDage Patch. tl1e day he walt out to look for a CaliJage Patch Kid. He found one and tx:ujtt it. lhf1 he cane honE he lilt the CaliJage Patch in~ roon. In the numing I \Idee tp and Sir./ it. I tpn>d it and saw it was a girl. I hit~ head and said to ~If, "I forgJt to tell him to get a lxly!" I said thanks and kissal him. I was diSiJRXlinted and hurting inside. fotijtle I' II just cut its hair.

!HIT IF?

by Jared t1'Esl

Level 5

lllat if t.cJromlol ~non's coffee wasn't tnt, black, with just the right oJIDIIt of milk and of course, the exact taste she wants? I think coffee looks pretty good no matte- tn1 bad ~ non thinks it is. If~ non got coffee that was not to her satisfaction, she'd 1Wt' it d:wl the sink and majtle take it out on us. 1hE!1 again if ~ dad got bad coffee he Wldd take a hairy and start telling the coffee it make him late for Wll'k.

by Chris RJss

Level 5

ALLIGATOR'S REPUTATION

Once, in a small field, there was a clean blue river with tall green grass. In the river, there are many different and colourful fish that were big and small. The alligator had many friends. He was big and all of the fish were his friends. He had very smooth skin that shone brightly. One day, the alligator couldn't find anything to eat, but all of a sudden, as he was walking down the river bank, he saw a school of fish. Then, the alligator thought, "I don't know if I should eat those fish. If I don't, I might die."

Then the alligator climbed into the water and ate the little fish. God came and said to the alligator, "Why did you eat the fish?" Then the alligator replied, God, I couldn't find anything to eat and if I hadn't, I would have died." Then God said, "You know that I will have to punish you." So, God sent the alligator to another place which was like a jungle and all the water was dirty and muddy. The alligator was so mad, he lost his temper and started to kill lots of animals. From that day on, the alligator has been a bad reptile in ~an's book.

by Christopher Aim Level 5

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Y\IX, A SW(f!

After the lady had finished talk ill;!, ~.e all slG~ly, cautirus ly am sil81tly li ft8l rur feet. Wm she had finished storill;l us the other snakes ~.e all lu'ried to leave. There was mly me table in the roon am Mary was leanill;l m it, as she stak her coat ard Ellptied her lxxlts. We all che::ked rur !Xld<ets am as ~.e did so ~.e heard a scl"eilll and WB1 ~.e all 1:llmE!l an:mt Mary was m the table, lcrltill;l very pale! Wlere she had beal standill;l was SCJll;!­

tllill;l green am ~>riggli~J;J! Snake, maybe?

by leta lie lhomYl

Level 5

SCORING IN THE WRONG END

It was a 2 all tie and the puck was In their ~nd. Number 16 on the other team grabbed it and started down the Ice on a breakaway; As he approached the goalie, he shot. Noah pulled up his blocker and deflected It away. Once again the puck was In front of the net and It was on my stick. I was just so eager to score a goal I wasn't even thinking about which end I was In, so I shot. As I raised my stick with excitement I saw everybody glaring at me. 1 turned to face the goalie. It was Noah. I had scored on my own goalie, putting St. George's In the lead.

by Tyler Gump Level 5

CROCODILE BIRD

Many years ago, there was a reptile name the Crocodile. The Crocodile loved to eat. One beautiful day, the Crocodile ate and ate until he was stuffed. After a while, he felt that his tooth was hurting and didn't know what to do. So, he continued to eat and his pain in the tooth got worse and worse.

Finally, he decided to go to God and tell God that his tooth was hurting. God thought about the Crocodile's problem and invented a bird named the Plover, which was like a little dentist for the Crocodile. From then on, the Crocodile had no pain in his teeth and they were always clean.

by George Lembessis Level 5

Kelly was sittill;l in the back yard drinkill;l latmade, W1S1 her IIDt.he" called her inside to tidy her roon. 111m she came back outside she was very tllirsty so she \<oBit over to the table and g:rt: the glass. The Sll1 was settill;l now, so she wat.ch£d the sun sink into the horiZIJl, and drank the IE!ItJWe. 111m she was finished she felt sarethill;l wiggle inside her moutll, SO she spat it out. Kelly jlllpOO lllSl she saw \<ohat came out of her nwth. It was an

eat'ilig! Yuck!

by lindsay Gall irrore

Level 5

Level 6:

Front Row: Pier Shu-Lutman, Adam Marcus, Megan Griffith-Greene, Scott Lister, Michael Wortsman, Daisy Maclean

Middle Row: Dianne Dowman, Sarah Redgrave, Matthew Kassirer, Ariel Goldblatt, David Naftolin, Erik Jensen, Magnus Creutz, Christy Nichol, Time Juurakko

Back Row: Jessica Paterson, Alexander ~hasnabish, Lindsay Ast, Jeffrey Mann, James Macleod, Fiona Galbraith, Andrew Scace, Lorne Rose, Amanda Lawson, Sara Leckie

Absent: Eyal Sivan, Andrew Bracht, Geoffrey Bellingham

GEOGRAPHY

The moans and groans of the disappointed students echoed through the air.

5tubbornly, the blue group gathered into the torture chamber at the back of the room. They noticed as they entered, a red 1orned lady with a pitchfork and globe in 1er hands.

'Let's begin!" roared the voice of the Jianne Devil.

ler thin lips curled up Into an evil smile tnd slowly she drilled holes into our air '!lied heads and started cramming the words 'I ong i tude" and "I at i tude" into our sma II lrains.

·he devil began her speech on landforms. ilowly the hands of bored students reached ·or their pens and study calendars •

• uddenly, a fiery voice screeched, "Stop .hat, or down you go! "

by Lindsay Ast and Christy Nichol

Level 6

LIFE IN LEVEL 6

On the first day of school in Level 6, the 26 students were left with their mouths wide open. What a lot to remember! First they had to remember which teacher was teaching what and this was quite an accomplishment. In addition to Dianne for language, geography and cultural subjects, there would be Susan for Math, Charles for Science and Computer, Lois, Keith or Charles for Music, Jan or Michelle for Art and just about everybody for our new daily gym programme. And then there was the timetable to understand - 45 minute periods and no time in between! Dianne was always saying, 11 Hurry up. You'll be late. Don't forget anything! 11

But, somehow they all adjusted remarkably well and it was on with the programme. The first term was largely taken up with the Cultural Studies project of European Immigrants to Canada. During this time, we went on many field trips to fully appreciate the mark these people had made on our city. We visited Elmira and the Mennonite community where we visited a buggy factory, a traditional meeting place, a Mennonite farm and had a wonderful fully guided tour of the countryside. Our second trip was to the St. Vladimir Ukrainian museum where their history was explained and we had a chance to examine their traditional costumes, art work and Easter eggs. Before this trip, we were treated to a wonderful Ukrainian meal provided by Pat Bellingham. Another trip was to the Greek area of Toronto, where we ate gyros, Greek salads and souvlaki at Santorini's before exploring the neighbourhood. Our project was completed by presentations to share our knowledge and almost all of these were accompanied by wonderful tasty dishes from the country of the day. We ate Scottish oat cakes, Mennonite plum-a-moos, Irish potato pancakes, Italian ice cream, Scandinavian Rosehip soup and other tasty treats.

During this first term, we also enjoyed our trip to Quebec city (more delicious food to try), many sports activities, the school trip to Ste. Marie-Among-the­Hurons, visits by Dr. Clavier to inform us about drug and alcohol abuse, some drama activities and lots of hard work. The grand finale of the term was our part in Fantasy '87 where we performed our version of 11 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 11

• Everyone was involved and worked very hard to prepare and we were more than satisfied with the production.

Second term brought our first experience with exams! We were well-prepared for them with a daily study schedule and our study notes which Dianne checked each morning. Just the same, we were nervous, but the hours of writing passed quickly and the results were satisfactory.

The rest of the second term passed very quickly with Science Fair, a rather tedious-study of the Federal Government with all of its problems and many drama activities. These were the highlights of the term which also included two trips to the Young People's Theatre; once for a very enj~yable performance of 11 Getting Through 11 and again for the more serious production, 11 The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds 11

• Our enjoyment of this second production was enhanced by a before and after workshop conducted by the YPT at the school. This term, we also saw a production of 11 A Midsummer Night's Dream' and an Eskimo legend called, 11 Tikta'liktak 11

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The highlight of the third term was our study of birds. This involved two enjoyable field trips, one to the Kortright Conservation Centre and one to Serena Gundy Park for a bird walk with Clive Goodwin. Also, each student prepared a class presentation on a variety of topics about birds and everyone produced an individual research project on a Canadian bird.

This term, the 61 s were involved in a number of sports activities as well. There was track and field - at 7:00 a.m. - at Northern Secondary School. Oh ••• it was so early ••• but, we did.get a great breakfast back at school. There was badminton and baseball, as well as our regular gym programme every day. In fact, Timo even had the track team using lunch hours for extra practices. We must be the fittest Grade 6 class in the city!

As this article goes to press, we 1 ll be preparing for our second set of exams two hours long this time! They will end a very hectic but enjoyable year and we 1 11 then have a chance to recuperate before September comes again.

LONELINESS BECAME HAPPINESS

It was spring, as I rested in my nest watching the golden sun rise. The gentle wind rustled my red feathers. There was not a sound anywhere except for the soothing sound of the wind. I looked down at my empty territory and a feeling of loneliness passed through my heart - a feeling I had never had before.

1 needed a family to feel close to. I took a deep breath and let out the Red Winged Blackbird call. Out of nowhere, came a female red Winged Blackbird. She must have been close for It had taken only one call for her to come.

I performed the call with a twist of my wings for her. In reply, she fluttered her wings and the bright red feathers glistened in the sunlight. We were a pair!

It was time for mating and soon in the nest sat four yellow eggs. My mate sat on the eggs to keep them warm while 1 flew around the nest gathering food and watching for enemies close by.

1 returned to the nest with three worms. We ate the satisfying meal and my mate went to sleep while I looked for any signs of danger and went to bed with my ears open for any sound or movement.

My mate and I awoke to the sound of a crow. I perked up as the faint noise grew louder and louder. Suddenly, it was in sight. I tried to keep the baby eggs out of sight while my mate stood still, camouflaged by her surroundings.

We were relieved when we heard the gunshot. The crow had fallen to the ground ••• dead.

Eleven days later, the eggs hatched in the nest, four tiny birds chirped quietly. It was fall; time to migrate. My family swooped into the air and my feelings of loneliness were replaced by great happiness. I loved my family and would do anything to keep it together.

by Christy Nichol Level 6

CHAZ

The cold, dense fog hung over the houses of Maple Street like a dark curtain. It was March, Trissy thought as she started her homework. She put the date: March I, 1988. She looked up from her book and then she saw it.

A flash of light is what scared Trissy. The reason that it scared her is because a form appeared when the bright reddish­yellow light disappeared. The form was large, but looked young. It had a regular face, yet a small nose and no mouth. Its forehead was large and it had no hair. It had large pointed ears, strange clothes and mauve eyes. It had six fingers and no fingernails.

It closed its eyes as if to think. Then Trissy knew where he came from, yet she did not know how or why she knew. He had time-travelled here from his life two million years in the future. She knew this as If he had said it, yet he had said nothing.

Trlssy didn't know whether to be scared or not. Very courageously, she stepped up to him and said, "Hello, I'm Trissy. Why did you come here? Why do I know things, yet I don't know why I know them? If you come from earth, why don't you look like me?"

He thought to her agaIn, th i s time te II i ng her this , " You don't need to talk, just think. We can communicate by thinkina, not talking. I came here because at home, here in two million years, we do not need to think. Everything Is routine. We do not go outside for we must be protected from high levels of radiation by our houses because the ozone layer is gone. He must leave earth before we collide with the sun. I do not want to leave. I have often wished to see trees and wildlife. I wish to see primitive life where people did many things, not machines. Have you studied the evolution of life -from invertebrates to fish, to amphibians to reptile to bird to mammal etc.?

"Yes, I have," thought Trissy wish great pride for she was a Grade A student at the high school she attended.

"It is not over. We have no need for finger or toe nails, large noses, hair, mouths etc.," he informed her. "We don't use telephones or keyboards. Computers and pianos read our m1nds and do what we want them to do." At last he thought, "Can we go to a-a-a-a-a-a park?"

He and Trlssy travelled together. He was dressed in her jeans, sweat~r and scarf. He wore an oversized hat on his large head. "What is your name?" Trissy asked quietly. "My people believe that names are primitive and unecessary," he thought. "Could you give me a name?"

"Of course," she replied, "Let's see ... Rob ... no ... uh ... Mark ... no ... Chaz, yeah, Chaz!"

Chaz was overjoyed. "I have a name, I have a name," he thought as he jumped up and down joyously. The fog had cleared and he looked up at the sun's beauty. "This park is beautiful!" he though dreamily.

Trissy looked at him in horror. "Chaz, your face!" She was terrified as his face turned into a sickly yellowish-brown colour. Chaz collapsed and started sweating.

"I guess that we have evolved a low tolerance to sunshine," he thought. Those were his last words.

"Chaz ... NO!" Trissy sobbed and then could keep the tears no longer. Tears gushed from her eyes in the memory of a wonderful friend. Then, suddenly, a reddish-yellow glimmer appeared and Chaz was gone.

by Megan Griffith-Greene Level 6

THE GREAT HORNED OWL

When darkness falls upon the land, A stirring in the tree, A shadow flies out silently, It is an owl, a nightly fowl, Which hunts In the dark,

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For its hearing is sharp. Its wings beat slowly as it scans the ground, Looking for food to be found. It spies a rat! A big, fat rat! Its talons grasp the prize. It squeezes the life out of the poor thing And flies away, as the clock sounds ••• Ding, ding, ding.

by Erik Jensen Level 6

THE KINGFISHER

Kingfishers like to perch, fly and dive, Even for fish that are still alive. Although they are slimy, And some big and tiny; They must do so in order to survive.

by Matthew Kassirer Level 6

LORD OF THE SKIES PERF.GfliNE

He is large, He Is strong, But also weak. He steals,

Peregrine up in the sky, You really do know how to fly, With your diving swoops, You frighten other troops, Way up in the sky.

But also catches. He is the lord All the other birds bow down in respect to you.

Even the owls, by calling Hoc! Hoc! Hoc! Of the skies. He Is ••• You truly are a wonderful bird.

You are the marvellous Peregrine Falcon! THE BALD EAGLE!

by Magnus Creutz Level 6

by David Naftolln Level 6

A WINTER WONDERLAND

The harsh, cold wind whipped at my face. Snow tickled my nose as it landed and melted there. The crunch of snow under my new boots gave a constant and repeating beat. Songs drifted through my frozen ears as carollers went from door to door. Bright lights stood out from bushes and trees in windows, each light with its own individual, beautiful colour. A sudden gust of wind blew snow on to my rosy, frostbitten cheeks. My cheeks, nose, hands and ears began to sting as I went inside, unloaded and sat down to a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows floating, swimming and melting on top.

It was certainly winter.

by Megan Griffith-Greene

Level 6

SPLIT SECOND

As I leaned over the tips of my skis, I felt the tension run up my back into my head. I knew that If I did not get this one, 1 had no chance to continue my career.

"Beep, beep, beep". I was off I ike a torpedo. As I passed the first gate, the crowd was screaming, "Go, ZurbriggPn. Go". After the third gate, 1 figured I had a one second lead ov~r the other countries. As the colours of my country, Switzerland, made a streak in front of the crowd, I raced down the hill. 1 took a huge jump and gained another half of· a second lead over the other countries. As I rounded the tenth gate, almost feeling the medal in my hands, I didn't see a bump and went over it.

Somewhere there is a band marching. Somewhere there are people laughing, but not in Calgary. The mighty Zurbriggen had smashed into the eleventh gate.

by Lorne Rose Level 6

HALLOWE'EN

"Trick or treat!" That was the sound I heard most this night. None of these kids could even imagine what I experienced last Hallowe'en, but this year 1 was determined to have a happy Hallowe'en even if it killed me!

As I look up, 1 realized something; it was a full moon! I held my breath and looked around. Nothing was there, but I had a strange feeling that before this night was over ••• Before 1 could finish my thought, the air became cold and harsh. A chill went up my spine as the city became quiet and the electricity slowly shut off! 1 broke into a jog but then I saw relief; my house! I ran up to the door, but no one was there. I ran down the street as fast as I could.

As I ran, rain poured from the sky and lightning that looked like devils' pitch forks sliced through the heavens and thunder rumbled over my head. A flash of light· crackled over my head and hit the tree that stood in front of me. The burning tree landed just inches from me! As I stood frozen and in shock, the strongest sound I could possibly think of filled my ears. It was the beating of wings and as I turned to see what it was, it hit my head. Everything went black again! If It wasn't a bat, then what •••

by Alex Khasnabish Level 6

ANGEL

"Jessica!" The scream came from across the street. "I've been looking all over for you," she said. I recognized the voice but could?,'t quite .understand who it was. "Ycu have to get out ~f her~. I stra1ned to hear what she was saying. "The cops are com!ng afte~ you," said the voice. "They think that you are a man 1 ac roam1 ng the streets of Metr 1 que." I sti II cou I dn' t recognize the voice. "You have to leave here." The voice shifted off .

The heat of the sun shone down on my back. I planned to do exactly as the voice said. I counted my money - $50 - probably not enough money, but I decided to go to Canada.

I went over to the docks and checked the prices of the boats. I was right; the prices were too high.

"All aboard," called the Captain of another ship. There was a crowd of people boarding. I suddenly had an idea and decided ~o creep on board the ship. I hid down in the cellar, where It was very cold and dark. I decided to go exploring just to get away from the cellar. I went to the stairs and started to climb them quietly . On either side of me, there was a door. One said, "Captain's Chambers" and the other said, "M. Eco". There was a rustling sound coming from H. Eco's room, but the Captain's room was silent. I went inside and heard a familiar voice saying, "Run, run!" Suddenly, I saw the Captain's chair move and I saw a face appear. I ran out of that room, down the dark iron . steps into the ce!lar where I sat down and thought about that vo1ce. I knew that 1t had been the voice I heard in the streets of Hetrique. For the next few days, I stayed in the cellar.

I was very hungry, so I went to the cook's kitchen and ate some fo?d· I noticed another door. It was green. Just then, the ma1n door opened! I ran through the green door into a tunnel which wa~ ver~ dark , but I kept on running. I thought that if 1 knew this ship as well as I thought I did, I would be just about over the cellar. Ah! Ah! Ah! I fell into a hole. "Plunk," 1 had landed in the cellar.

About a month later, the ship came to a stop. This must be it, Sica! I would live here in peace and happiness. The sun shone down on me and I heard a familiar voice say, "Happy Land ing!"

But, even today, I do not know who that voice belonged to ••• perhaps an angel!

by Sarah Redgrave Level 6

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THE ASSIGNMENT

Not far away, there is a planet called "Unerox". It is a moon of Mercury. This planet is incredibly small, but just like a miniature earth with trees, bushes, birds, animals and fish. The only difference is the people; they are as small as a robin's egg with antennae and wings. The wings are like a butterfly's wings and the antennae are just like an ant's antennae.

The day was Friday and high school was almost over. To Jason it was almost summer.

"Now class, I am going to give you an assignment for the summer," said Mrs. Pue. "I want you to go to earth and to write a description of the earthlings. Class dismissed!"

With that, the whole class fluttered out in a hurry. Jason flew home quickly so he could begin the assignment right away. He told his parents, gathered his pad and pencil and took off.

In three minutes, he had passed Mercury, Venus, stars and red giants and arrived at earth. He forgot to slow down to land so when he landed he went three feet underground. Jason had never been to earth, but he studied the universe in science so he knew where it was. Jason was digging his way through when suddenly he bumped into a worm.

"Oh, pardon me, Miss," he said, but of course no reply came from the worm.

Jason sat down. He took out his pad and pencil and wrote:

EARTHLING long, pink, slimey, blind, deaf and cannot speak.

Next, he flew back to Unerox.

After the summer, he handed in his homework. When his paper was given back, his mark was a "0". He never did understand why!

by Daisy Maclean Level 6

This page donated by the Mann family

REO BELLIED WOODPECKER

On the side of a tree, Lives a bird with a red belly. It also has a red cap, And on the tree there is lots of sap. You can hear it pounding from far away, It sounds like the drum it may play. On the side of the tree, it's clung, And it eats insects with Its tongue. It has a large habitat range, Where the climate may not change. It lays four to six eggs, And it has quite dark black legs. It does not migrate very far, But can fly faster than some cars. Both male and female tend the young, After a courtship song they've sung. Its beak is very long and strong, And has a sort of chh, chh song.

by Michael Wortsman Level 6

A STROLL THROUGH CANDYLAND

A cool, peppermint breeze filled the air making the fields of candy canes sway. The milk chocolate falls tumbled down at my feet, splashing the lollypop flowers. I followed the black licorice path passing brightly coloured gumdrop trees. I glared further down the sugar-covered path, seeing only miles and miles of gingerbread houses still soft out of the oven. The ginger smells filled my nose, making it wiggle and twitch . Suddenly, it started to softly rain little sugar cubes and chocolate chips. I splashed through the over-flowing puddles of sweet lemonade and hid under a sugar cookie tree to watch the apple pie sun rise from over the high mountains of toffee. I licked my lips inhaling the most delicious scrumptious smells as the marshmallows tweeted in the trees.

by Lindsay Ast Level 6

PUNISHMENT

It was ten o'clock at night. Five of us ~ere dressed in our darkest clothes. We were ready to go bunk-hopping to cabin H28, one of the girls' cabins. Bobby, Mark, Orin, Efrem and I were ready to go out into the pitch black night. We were just about to open up the door when we heard footsteps coming up our stairs. It was the night patrol, Shimira. We leapt back into our beds just in time. Two minutes after Shimira left, we left. We passed when they were in another cabin. The rest of the way was a piece of cake. We spent fifteen minutes at the girls' cabin talking. We were coming back and about to re-enter our cabin when trouble grabbed us with big hands.

The next morning, we had to clean the seagull dung off the swimming docks.

by David Naftolin Level 6

"Goodnight, Marvin," called Marvin ' s mother, Mrs . Frog, but Marvin was already drifting off to sleep. Marvin Frog didn't know it, but he was about to have a very exciting dream.

"Bang," sounded the starting gun. The eye I ists struggled furiously to accelerate faster than the others and to lead the group of over one hundred eye I i sts in the "Tour de Frog". Marvin fought furiously with his bicycle, forcing his legs to their very extent. All Marvin could hear was his throat rumbling and demanding a gulp of the water in his water bottle. Everything else around him was just a blur of music and shouts. Suddenly, he felt his bicycle catch onto something! He was losing control. He struggled, trying to regain control of his bicycle, but it was impossible.

"Ahhhhh," Marvin shouted, but then was quieted down by a soothing and loving voice. He opened his eyes and gazed up. His mother was sitting at his bedside. "You've got to get up now. You don't want to be late for the Tour de Frog, do you?" his mother asked. "I have a strange feeling about this whole event," Marvin mumbled.

by Magnus Creutz Level 6

A SKIER'S FATE

A harsh wind blew over the towering ski hills as I stood at the very top in the starting gate. "Racer •• • ready ••• 3!" I could not believe it. Finally, after all the training and hard work, I had really and truly made it to the Olympics. "2 .•• I ••• Go!" The crowd roared a II around me as I went flying down the steep slopes ready to devour the treacherous course. My legs vibrated as they bumped over the rough snow. Breathing deeply, I flew off an unexpected jump heading straight for the next gate . I landed on one ski , but kept my balance and continued down that course determined to finish. I staggered in mid-tuck, caught an edge and fell at such a tremendous speed that I tore right through the orange flourescent caution net.

Suddenly, my whole life rushed before my eyes. I saw my mo~her , father and three sisters. I saw my first pair of skJs and my grandmother's happy face when I won my first race.

Thump! I landed. A sharp pain ran throughout my whole body as I said my last cold words.

by Lindsay Ast Level 6

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Level 7/8:

Front Row: Ian Poulton, Dana Bookman, Sean Silverberg, Kristina Kiil, Andrew Walker, Douglas Paisley

Middle Row: Susan Charron, Jessica Mann, Matthew Green, Robin Stewart, Cameron Langs, Tessa Akande, Michael Drebin, Timo Juurakko

Back Row: Ruari Duffield, Erin Marcus, Jonathan Careless, Jessica Wege, Victoria Barrington

TORNADO

The wind began to ruffle the leaves of the trees. A ~umble of thunder in the distance startled a squirrel Which ran into the small barn beside the warm-looking farmhouse. The two children playing in front of the house dashed inside to tell their mother about the approaching storm. The clouds opened up and the rain fell, soon to become mixed with hail. Twisting cones dipped down from ~he clou~s and tickled the ground. One of them planted Itself firmly and began to tear at the rich soil. It made a loud whirling sound as It began to wander. As it collided with the house, roofing shingles, support beams and furniture were scattered. It travelled past the flattened house and onto the small lake beside the house and began to falter and then died. Thunder still boomed in the sky and the wind whipped at the uprooted trees for many hours. Soon, the sky began to shed its blanket of grey and the sun warmed the earth once more.

by Ruari Duffield Level 8

LEVEL 7/8

Once again this was an excellent year in the 7/8 classroom -time went by very quickly, there were many memorable moments and we were always kept very busy!

Jonathan Careless and Kristina Kiil were new members of the Level 8 class, while Tessa Akande and Michael Dreben were welcomed into the Level 7 class.

We were on the move quite a bit in the fall. Our trip to Quebec City is one we•11 never forget. A little closer to home, we many visits around the city of Toronto for our cultural studies projects. The 71 s set out on a snowy, windy day for their China­town walk (boy, did they walk quickly!}. They also enjoyed an Oriental feast at the New Treasure Restaurant. To say the least, it was a chilling experience! The a•s on the other hand, trekked off on the T. T. C. to explore mosques, churches, synagogues and temples. They learned how to pray in any religion (which came in handy for their exams!). We also went to a special Christmas Program at Saint-Maire Among the Hurons where we learned how the missionaries taught the Indians about Christianity. We visited YPT twice this year - the plays were really excellent and were enjoyed by all of us.

There were major changes in our gym program and music program this year. In addition to gym, we also had Health every second Friday. We learned about keeping fit and keeping clean - in other words, a crash course on how wo use a washing machine. All went well except for the odd pair of socks that changed colour. We also studied diseases affecting our environment today. We decided that Health wasn•t one of our favourite subjects!

Also, the Level a•s spent many long hard-working hours writing this yearbook. It was on one of these worknights that Jessica Mann thought we whould have a jellochug -a-lug contest. The results were outstanding - there was jello everywhere, on the shelves, on the floor, in the cabinets, and most of all down people 1 s shirts. In the end we decided that the winner was Jessica Mann (we also decided never to have another jello chug-a­lug!)

Essays, projects, book reports, weekly assignments, oral presentations, homework and exams - these are but a few of our favourite things in Level 7 and 8. Despite all the hard war~ we still managed to have some fun some of the time!

This page donated by Matthew Green•s family

Shoe

CHELSEY

The beautiful black horse with lilhlte hoofs and •ne tulcked off as 1 entered hiS stable. I held out 1 cut up apple, k~lng how picky he was. He toot ll carefully, as If he -.as trying not to get too close. He batted hh long, llfhlll.' ld~l1es It oe. I pet hU ptl and Milked out of the barn and up to the hOuse.

Whtn I got to the swinging door of the kitchen I he.ud 111 .,ther•s ¥Dice ur, •aut Darcee will be so udt•

•w~;~ll. we don't have enough mney. Chelstr Mlll be sold In a Meek or two and that's lllitl 10

•• ftther uld.

The next thing that happened surprised everyone, Including •I I banged Into the kitchen yel llRIJ, •you un•t sell Cheheyl The ct.y I give hi• up wtll be the day I diet I'll get 1 Job. Two or three. Let hi• suyl Let 11e tryl Plene? '" And then I surted to Ct'J. My parents waited until I callled dovn and then •r tither said, •well, Darcee, If you rtallr "'"' this 111e'll glve It 1 trr. MiJbe SOIIelhlng good will happen. We'll try to keep h I• over the SUIIDer. •

rrc. that day I was toUlly devoted to Chelsey. Since It vu the begloolng of su:ra:aer vacation I had .,re tt• to spend on our little flt'll In Bolton. Onttrlo. lninlng Chelsey to be a show hOrse vun•t u eny IS I thooVht It ~ld be. He also dldn 1 t like • IS -..ch IS I thOught. It took • al.,st a week to get hi• to walk up to • vllltnglJ. the neat few Clays after tn.t. Chehey let 11e get closer and closer unttl I could fln.tllJ get on hi•. the only proble. vas. he vou)dn 1 t let • use a slddle. I tried and tried and fln1lly I settled for bareback. 1 trotted. cantered. galloped and jl.llped hi•. I taught Chehey how to do crosso.,ers and enrythlng else for • s1011. finally two weeks later Chehey vas ready for 1 sttolll. My Pfrents and I entered Chelsey In the Bolton Equestrian Show and we actually pnsed the entrance test. first prtze vas 110.000. second prtze v1s 15.000 and t hird prize vas $1.000.

I vas nervous and I know Chelsey was too. We did the riding ptrt 1nd the Jwaplng p1rt of the shchl. We were nu.ber 63 and we h&d to wilt until e•eryooe else vas flnhhed. the suspense vas killing us but finally the winners were 1nnounced.

•third pllce goes to Hu.ber 23. • satd the judge. •Second place goes to HUIIber 89, 1nd first place ooes to •UIIber 63.•

We 1ctuilly vonl All our work hid ptld off. Chelsey could stayl

by Dana looluMn Level 7

GUESS WHO?

This 5 foot 5 slim lady stands straight. Thick brown curly hair hangs beautifully from her head. Big brown eyes sparkle above her broad nose set in her narrow face. Most people say that this girl looks like Cher. Gold and silver rings sparkle on her slim fingers which have bitten fingernails. Pearl earrings stand out from her earlobes. She doodles frequently. Waterskiing is a sport she loves. The U.S. is her favourite country and suwmer is her favourite season. This girl loves to share new jokes. Her mother makes shirts and she adores them. Unique hairstyles and cool clothes are other things she loves. She also loves yelling at me when I borrow her highllghter! There Is always a shoulder to cry on and she Is there to raise your hopes. When she Is grumpy, she really gets frustrated. This kid has an unbelievable sense of humour and is outrageious on the streets. Who is this girl? It's Erin Marcus, of course!

ICAYAIWIC TO TAHAHA

by Vicki Barrington level B

1he boy ran 1nd ran and nn. He rtn fr0111 his "aeau father. hll um.1 lce~~ing schoOl and his unhappy childhOod.

the .an walked. He walked frc. his dead wlfe. He wllked fro. his htuly IYIIP4thetlc neighbours and all the happy ttws thlt 111ere ncN grey ...,rles.

ill night fell on the abandOned tundra the ..n and the bot Mt. They wereo both ce~~lng fro. ellheor end of Kayakuk, the sail village to the big town of llnana. they were both cc.lng for different reasons. The Nn 1111s cUDing to sell his 111eddlng t lng. It was the last of the ...,.les of his wUe •nll he didn't like looking at It and thinking of her. He also needed the .auey. Ue had co. well prepared with lots of food ind blinkets to survhe the Icy tundri. the bot hid 1 pillow. 1 sleeping big and 1 little dried Mit. He IIIOUid not survive. they were both happy to have etch other's CCJ~~~Wnr. The boy buJit tha • fiiiiSy shelter out of bl•nkets and sticks. Thtt ntoht they told each othN lllhY they were headed to Tlllina. They had a dtsagrelWnt about who VIS .,re unlucky. the •n snatched hh blanket and food and slept about 100 Mtres away fn:. the boy. Thet were both angry at tnemehes and It each other. the neat day they both se\ off It ahout the SaM tiM. the boy looJr.ed with envy as the un ate a decent breakfast. The aan couldn•t help feeling SOIIf pity for the poor boy. lbet walked on for several days about 100 ~~etres apart. As they walked the Nn watched pitifully IS the boy s\1..-bled along half frozen hoping to kHP up with the Nn so he wouldn't get lost. the aan thOught of why he viS trudging along this Ice desert. lie ..oRdered why lte. • Nn of 67 with 1 heart condition. was freezing hl•self just to get rid of • ~~~MDry. He thOught of this unpN'plrecl. broke, unhappy boy. He then thought of •n ldPI that val'lled his heart. It Nde hi• feel good just to think of lt.

The boy studded 1long about IDO Mtres fra. the •n. What vas he doing out In the tundra? He felt llkt a muse running away fra- 1 big. brown owl. The owl 11115 his hOrt' lblf' life. He knew If he vent back to Karakuk he would be Ignored or hughrd at. He glanced ow•r at the un. Why viS thts d.., .. n Sllillng. He hid food. blankets and wat'llth. So thls. thought the boy, 111as lllhy he 11115 sailing, but he VIS t~~rong.

they occasionally snuck 1 glance at each other but neither was going to be the first to speak.

After one week the bot was out of food. the aan dared to sneak hi• sa. wat •nd fruit while he was out unsuccessfully looking for food. AlthOUgh they still didn't talk there vas 1 silent coaamtcatlon between thai. two d!ltS later all of a sudden after t.a weeks of hostile silence the un suddenly said, •wou can hne •Y ring.• the boJ looked up and he didn't know whit to sar. He felt speechless yet at the sae Ll• he felt sure the a~n could see his gratttude. the un. without saying 1 word. slowlr opened hls pack and ra.~wed enough food for the boy ta survhe the trip to llnana. He then walked away law&rds Karakuk feeling happJ that he had ude SC*IItOM else happy . for 1 ..ent he forgot about hls vtfe.

br Dougln P•l•l•r Le.,el 7

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!liE LIFE AND liMES DF IESSA AUKDE

Whrl wnr • I •? I guess \here•s nothtng I can do 1bout it. t•we been IIIORdertng for 1t.ust 12 rurs lllhJ I vun•t 1 bor ln4 whr I M till tnd not snort, lncl ""' I turnfd out to b& .s cr•zr u I •·

ltut night, tM night I vn born -.ast hue bHn • big sc1re for •r ... U vas October 31, l975. Juu •s the f lrst person knocked on the doot' of the dirk house on Sp.dlnt Raid, .,. - uid to •r did, •u•s uu.• "' did wu pr~ur surprhed since I .u toupposed to bt born In Nuwelllbfr. But surelr enough I vu ca.lngt A cull brDMn t)'ed tUrk twlred garl. Of course, ~ I lUOk .Ch dUferent. I'• Ull ind I hiwe dirker skin U..n den I lliU 1 bib]• I h1we longer and ditker hilr.

I tin ft!!lieMer 1 lot of things thil bippeMCI lillhlle I 11111 growing up. Whtn I WI~ flwe I "'' le.rnany hw to rhle • t..u •11..-..•ler •illl Lr.an UMJ wlleeh, 11111d I fell off •r bike onto the ro.d. I Just 111 on the curb vUh •1 foot sUcklng out onto the toid. J crlfd not ki'IOWing ..rwt to do: 111 ol • sudde11 1 ure~; •r foot IWd bwn run owef br 1 c1r. MJ brother didn't c~ unlll I w.s scrt•dll• ing. fiiWIIIJ M nottced -.hit twd hlppened. tW rushfil awtr 11MI puiiN • •wo~r fro. •J bike, held M In an~ .,. lind •J bike h1 hh other. He kea,~t uktny w IIIIW!t r..wened 1nd ev•tJ u.e I Jun crt eel louder. Whftl w walked In the hOuse •J - :.tid, •W)Wt htppened to her?• MJ bruttwr answered lhlt he didn't know. HJ - siOlllllf walked over to where •Y brother wu hOlding ae. "Whtt twppened Tess1? U:la )'OU fill off JOUI' bike?• 1 nodded •J he•d and gt ntiJ retched fOI' •J .ather. She took.,. In her tflls and 1 uld, "M.t loot got run over.• The st!Cond l uld thil we were In the ur tnd on our.,., to the hDsptul. I diGn't like tNt ea~rlence ver, -..chi

And het'e she caaes; Miss Tess• Akande the 6 yeif old billertn~. I stood bick suge nervousiJ "11th19 •J turn to go on. I ws trJing to rt.WIIber 1111hlt I ••s supposed to do ud right In the •lddle of •J thQucJht ol hOM I "'" suppuse.J to dance tMJ utd, •And now thl! prt .. r, clint• I wl"tlt on uw Sl•Yf' tu •r phu ( ..nlch wu rtQht s..ck In the •lddle) aud sUrtfd to .ave. But I 11111n't aovlng tlltt Sllll! IIIIJ ever,one ehe wu. I wn aovlng Vei'J SIOIIIJ. Wlkm 1M dtnce w•s flnhhed lnste-1d of doing •J curtsJ llke enr,one ehe I fiR down the suge sulrs And Into Ute iudlence \0 find ., puents. After th1t I nevtr .,.nted to be- In •nothH rectul 1911n. (But 1 ••s.)

•Good aornlng, clin.• Hen I w1s at tha York Montessori cua provr•. I sat

:: n'~et~.~~:rh!: :os:!!~ ::·r::n,'~~r=~r'r:,:!~: :=..•!:~=-to• went to 1 Uble lnd piCked up 1 pencil 1nd tried to write •J naae. I looked it the little girl's pipet beside • ind thuu'Jht now • I ever going to ketop up with these vurs; UteJ kRChf 00.. La do ewer,thang. lut I Ulli!Jed. I'• taere •ren' L 11

•t•d like to register •1 7 year old child Into 1 grade 3 class.· It 11111 rult, hipperung. I wts Chlnglng schDOh •g•tn. John Ron Robertson, here I COlle. I hid never seen such • wlrd teacher In •r life. She "" strict yet runn,. herron• 11115 sa nice La ae; tney nked to pliJ It recess •nd the gl'ide 4's were great I lheJ showed ae everrthlng. I was reaiiJ ghd I Chinged schools and thtt "" i first •cause 1 thOught I ... s going Lo die U I didn't go to forest Hill •

. :e•:,:~~d:e~~~ ~~g!1"~:~;~!~ th~:!e:ne..Atw~f~'! ~= ~~r!a:~~~rg IK.., ver.r close. In febru&rJ, 19d6 she dlt'd in • cit acci~nt un tne •19hw•J on the ••r to twr lira. When I 111ent Lo school on lut"SdiJ It wn ll'ouyllt up In cliss by •J teacher. Host uf the gtrh surud tu CI'J ilKS the ID)'S Clllfott\!d us. lhfre Isn't I di)' that goes bJ thit l &Juu't tlll16k uf l~r. iae stlll pnses iRd I stl ll •Iss ner.

keep IIIDnderlng whit's QDing to happen neat. I hOpe 1 lulflll ill ., lf"eaes &rtd hopes bJ becu.lng • Aetl Esute law,er. Whit ever, happens now nd In the future I'll Just hiwe to I he "'tn u.

-Plato - Epi.curus · Aris'tPtle. -fythai'rai -Heraclitus • Pliny the You~r

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AVALAKCIIE

the helicopter "u al.ast at the tap of the aounUin ancl everybadJ Inside started to get eaclted. It blew the snow on the aounutn •round like 1 sno111stora. '*'en the helicopter landed, Its doors opened and sla people Ju.ped out "lth their skis ind 111. the hill theJ ..ere an vu Cilled Death Drop because there wu an eatre.ly steep cliff near the •lddie of the IIOUntaln and It CIDI! sa suddenl.r \hit JOU wouldn't eapect It and would fall off lt. The hill 111U for eapert sUers and It wu the group's first tiM ever dOwq the hU I. It wu 1 nice day, but there 11111 • cold "'nd and the sow "u ver.r cold. The sno.. "u ibout 1 foot deep and e1sy to 51<1 on.

T1110 of the baJS In the group, Ku'll 1nd Chris, were pltMing to take aU an the group and go skiing bJ U~e~~sehes near the balta. of the hill to go aver a Juap. The boJS wre right behind eiCh other and Chris 111u 111altlng far Nark to signal hi• to surt skiing iwtr fro. the group. Mirk "" alder than Chrh and he wu Chrh's Idol, sa Chris would do anJthlng thit Nark told hi• to do.

•How,• Slid Mark lnd the boJS started to stl off. As soon as the)' 111ere clear a"aJ fraa the group Mark Jelled "lth jDJ tnd kept on skiing. Soon Hat~ Cllll to I JUIIP ind did I 36Q• ind Chris IIIU right behind hi• doing 1 diffJ. TheJ kept on stllng down the hill until Mlrk stopped ind told Chris thlt there was a large JUIIP ahe1d and right 1fter It he IIJSL turn quickly or he would hit a cliff. First Hark "ent over the jllllp and then Chris went over and hit tne cliff. Suddenl)' the ground started to stwke and the bOJS were frightened. Mark knew lllhit It was and Jelled, •Anlancne• and told Chris to ski down the hill u tnt n he could but Mark knew theJ would not aake It beeiuse ther could not go fist enough In Ute powder. Chris started pushing doliln the hill fOI' his life and he uw In the corner of hh eJe the avalanche catch up to Mll'k and bury hla.

Chris was soan burled too and surted to feel pain In his right leg. He ws luckJ there "as 1 511111 air pocket he could breathe In but his leg ••s burled under SCIIethlng henJ. He then tried to .ave It but It wouldn't even budge ind he slirted to see tne colour at blood staining the snow around his right leg. His leg was piMed under a t1rge rock and pained with agoriJ. He had to SGMh<hf forget about his leg and get an with trJing to survive. He soon dUcovered where he "" and th1t he hid been uncom,clous and pushed Into the drop of the hilt. It started to get stuffy and he tried to poke 1 hole thrOUQh the snow sa he could breilhe. He then took the hindles and ends off the ski pole sa that he could breithe through the pole. Chris 111as not burled verJ deep so the pole 111as lang enough to reach the surfice. He realized that an IVIhnche pttral would be looking for hi• and he would SOIIII!hDw have to tell thea 111here he 11115. Since his ski pole w1s white they ~«K~Idn't be tble to see It so he ripped 1 little red shred off his jacket pocket and lied It to the pole and shoved It back to the surface.

:"hr.~~ =-:a~:~:nt:!k!'t=:.~~r ::':c:C:~r~h.~h!~ t:fst~~ •nd It "as only 1 cut. A resident doctor said his leg would be fine 1nd sent Chris's parents ln. Chris then asked where Mirk vas •nd they told hi• the

bid 11e111s that Hark hadn't been found Jet. Two da.rs liter Mark was found ind hid died of suffocation. Chris "as upset with his friend's death 1nd felt gulltJ tor 8inJ .rears beCause he had caused the avalanche thAt killed Mark. Chris then decided thil he wuld never Idolize •nrone ind oniJ dO wllat he believed ln.

br llltthew Green Level 7

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MY HAMSTER, I LOVE YOU

Chapter 1 When You Get a Hamster

I have a hamster. Her name Is Catchlt. She Is very tiny. If you throw a hamster you can hurt her very badly. You might even have to take her to the vet. We have a ball that you put the hamsters In • My babysitter thinks that the ball is their home but it Is just for th~ to exercise ln. You can put th~ on your shoulder but when you first get a hamster you have to put th~ In a box. If you put th~ on your shoulder they will bite you. When I first got her we went to Florida but we got to choose our hamster first. When we came back from Florida we took her home. Snuggles and Catchit are sisters but when we put th~ together they tackle each other. When we got th~ we got a cage for th~. We had to keep th~ in the box and we took th~ out at home and put th~ In the cage. When we clean the cage we put a special spray in so they won't get germs. Then we put newspaper in, then woodchips and fill up her water and food.

Chapter 2 Losing Fur

My hamster Is losing all her fur. She Is only one year old and I am very scared. She has a humungous scar on her cheek and we have to take her to the vet. She might even have to stay overnight. When we went to the vet we had to wait for a couple of minutes. We went into the examining room. I forget the doctor's name. Everything turned out good. All It was was ear mites. The doctor was a man. He gave us some medicine. I think It was ear drops. As soon as we got home we put it on. We only have to put it on for seven days. When my mother put the ear drops on my hamster squiggled and she still does.

MY CAT I have a cat and his name Is Sam. He bites but only If you are mean to him. Once he had to go to the vet and I held him on my lap. He is an Inside cat. When he sees a chip­munk or a cat outside he meows so loudly I can hear him with my duoo· closed. I have to run downstairs to get him or he would never stop. He Is so cute! My friend Bonnie has two cats and their names are Daisy and Nobby. She used to have another one but she died because she was one hundred years old. Her name was Pansy. I love all cats even If they are not all kittens. One day I took him to the vet because he couldn't keep his food down. He had to stay overnight. I was ,sad because I wouldn't see him for a night. The next day we went to pick him up. My sister and Mom saw his x-rays. I wasn't allowed to sse th~ but I peeked through the door and saw th~. Then we took him home.

by Katherine Ledgett

Level 2

Chapter 3

It is January 4th 1988 and my hamster has gotten worse. She has still got the scab on her cheek. It Is worse because It has spread all over her. She has got one more on her other cheek and one under her arm and one on her leg. She Is losing fur on the top of her head and on her back. We have ·to take her to the vet again and they might have to put her to sleep. Now all along her leg and on her foot and down her side there is no fur. She is very itchy and hot and in a lot of pain. We have to take her to the vet again on Friday. The doctor said we have to put her to sleep because it is worse to bathe th~n. When you bathe th~ you put th~ In a bath of powder. If we put her to sleep she won't die in pain. The doctor put some white powder on her and gave us some stuff to put in her water every day. It is Wednesday. Just two more days until Friday and I am very scared. My Mummy says if Catchit does get put to sleep she will get me a Teddy­Bear hamster. A Teddy-Bear hamster Is a hamster that has tons of fur and Is really cuddly. But I like Catchit the best.

Chapter 4

On Friday we went to the vet. Catchlt was put to sleep. We went to a pet shop In Yorkdale and I got a Teddy-Bear hamster. Her name is Cece and she Is only six weeks old. Cece is In Catchlt's cage and she tries to get out just like Catchit did. What she does Is, there Is a little plastic house that is coloured orange and brown and she gets up on this and scratches her paws against the cage. When Catchlt died I was crying In the doctor's office but when I got Cece I felt a little bit better.

KETCHUP

by Karl! Gump Level 2

When I put ketchup on my French fries, it squirted across the table. It hit my milk, then ••• . The milk fell on my cat. My cat scared me. I fell off my stool into the black chair. I fell on the converter. The T.V. turned on. My cat got ketchup a II over him. The plate broke! The stool flipped over. The French fries were everywhere. 1 said, "What if this happened all the time?" My dad Jim did not tell my Mum. When my Mum came back, she did not know what had happened. It was raining outside. My cat ran out the door.

by Robbie Gordon Level 2

THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF 1987/88 (according to VMS graduates)

1. David Peterson and the Liberals won the provincial election in September, 1987. It was a landslide victory, too!

2. The Minnesota Twins won the World Series.

3. Mary Courneyea turned 50.

4. Larry Grossman resigned from politics.

5. The Stock Market crashed in October, 1987 - and on the day we arrived in Quebec City, too!

6. Construction of the Sky Dome began.

7. Andrew Davis resigned from the Toronto Symphony.

8. Teresa Cowan had a baby girl!

9. George Bell won the M.V.P. award.

10. The Eskimos won the Grey Cup.

11. Joan Rivers was kicked off the Late Show.

12. Jennifer Goodwin got engaged.

13. The mini-skirt was back in - will it affect the VMS kilt?

14. Some of the new TV shows this year were: A Different World, My Two Dads, The Smothers Brothers and Duet.

15. Some of the hits at the box office were: Fatal Attraction, Dirty Dancing, The Last Emperor, Empire of the Sun, Three Men and a Baby and Beverley Hills Cop II.

16. Time bought a ••Finn Power" t-shirt.

17. The Washington Redskins won the Super Bowl.

18. The National Enquirer had a field day when Jimmy Swaggart was fired for sinning.

19. Timo got engaged (but not to Jennifer!).

20. Cher won the Best Actress Award and Michael Douglas won the Best Actor award.

21. There was a new no-smoking by-law in the city of Toronto.

22. The 15th Winter Olympic Games took place in Calgary.

23. Brian Orser and Elizabeth Manley won silver medals for figure skating (Congratulations, Canada!).

24. Pat Jerred had a baby boy.

25. Ronald Regan will have to resign this eyar.

26. George Bush will probably win the Republican nomination.

27. Quintuplets were born to a mother from Holland Landing.

28. Regan and Gorbachev finally worked out a peace agreement.

29. The Grade 81 s forced Timo to stop telling his jokes (or at least they tried!).

30. There was a 13-day hostage-taking of a Kuwaiti Airline•s jet (the longest hostage-taking incident to date).

31. On April 14th, Whitney Houston broke a record by selling the most singles ever.

32. Madame Lister bought a microwave before the provincial sales tax went up to 8%.

33. Dynas-T is in; Marci Lipman is out.

34. Andy Gibb died.

35. The Leafs made the playoffs, but they lost in the first round.

36. The Blue Jays home opener was the longest opening game in history and they won too! (Good luck, Blue Jays -we•re rooting for you!)

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HOUSE SKITS We have gathered together to watch the Houses present their skits in the gym. Here are some clips from all 4 Houses:

ACT I Scene 1 - MCCLUNG HOUSE

Teddy Ripoff

Narrator: Teddy Ripoff was sitting quietly in the shopping mall when all of a sudden 2 customers ruined his day.

Customers: We'd like to buy this teddy, please.

Narrator: So the store owner turned the bear on.

Teddy Ripoff: I don't want to be your friend. I hate kids. I don't like you. Get lost!

ACT II Scene 1 - JOHNSON HOUSE

Lost Dog

Narrator: The scene opens with a young girl frantically searching for her lost puppy. She walks up to a stranger.

Girl: Mister, Mister, can you help me find my dog?

Stranger: Why don't you just put an ad in the paper?

Girl: I can't do that! can't read!

ACT III Scene 1 - CHAMPLAIN HOUSE

The News

Narrator: We interrupt this program to bring you the following bulletin.

Molten Mash: News today. Twenty minute Workout lead aerobic teacher Jane Fonda .kicked.herself in the head. Just in! The battle is still raging between Champlain ana-the Indians!

ACT IV Scene 1 - SIMCOE HOUSE

Doggy Dog Bones

Salesman: I 1d like to sell you this new and improved doggy biscuit. It•s guaranteed to make your dog•s teeth spotless. Let me demonstrate.

(enter dogs) Salesman: Here, dogs, sink your teeth into this! (gives them bones)

(exit dogs with bones) (re-enter with bones and their teeth stuck on them)

Salesman: See! You•II never have to clean your dog•s teeth again!

So, there you have it! There are the clips that made t~e n~ws! By the way, if you must know, McClung House and Champlain tied for first place, Johnson came second and last, but not least, was Simcoe.

HOUSE CHALLENGES

On April 15th, the 3rd House Challenge for 1987-88 took place in the school gym.

Johnson House obviously had a good troupe of talkers, because t~ey won the Public Speaking event. Some of the winning speeches were by Tessa Akande, who spoke on what she wants to be when she grows up (a lawyer); Michelle Cook, whose favourite T. V. show is Wheel of Fortune; and Celine Kagan, who raved about her trip to Hawaii. Simcoe was well represented by Ian Poulton. He would have us believe that the potholes in Barbados are bigger than Timo! It was clear that David Thorek loves machine guns and that Ryan Gallimore is the strong, silent type!

Do you know that Champlain House won the Do You Know contest? Or that Nirvana is the ultimate goal of Buddhism? Or that David Peterson is Premier of Ontario? Or that Muslims worship at a mosque? Or that Arctic foxes live in the Arctic?

Well, the students at VMS certainly do and they showed us how well they remembered the information from all their cultural studies projects.

The final and the most 11 delicious 11 event of all was the Cake Decora­ting. Four Smartie-wielding, gumdrop-toting, icing-flinging designers from each House were left on their own for 15 minutes to create an original masterpiece. It was hard to choose a winner! There was McClung's McClown face, Johnson's clock face which read 8:45 YOII~RE LATE, and Simcoe's fancy lettering; but Champlain 11 took the cake 11

with their cartoon face with CHAMPS written underneath!

After the judging, the cakes were enthusiastically consumed by the well-deserving Hous•? :n::mbet"S.

MARCH SKATING DAY

Our March skating day was a great chance to gain house points, play games (on ice of course) and have lots of fun.

After everyone had skated leisurely, circled the rink at high speed or just got the feel of being on ice, we were ready to begin the games. The flag carriers held their house and country flags and began to skate around the rink. As the flag bearers displayed them the rest of the house stumbled on behind. However, this mass of confusion did vaguely resemble the opening ceremonies at the Olympic Games. Everyone sang house songs and o•canada, then we got on to the 11 real 11 fun!

Grades 1 - 3 started by entertaining us with the ice-cube race. House members rushed frantically back and forth dropping ice cubes in buckets and then sat at the back of the line. McClung won Gold, Champlain Silver, Johnson Bronze and Simcoe Honourable Mention.

The speed skating was great. Andrew Scace shot off in front of everyone and lapped the tail end of the pack. He ended up winning the event with astounding speed. However, Jessica Wege, the only girl in this event, wasn•t far behind.

Another exciting part was the broom ball game. The hockey players and non-hockey players took to the ice to battle it out. No goals were scored because of the equipment; brooms. instead of hockey sticks and balls instead of pucks.

We ended the afternoon with a free skate. Then we all retired to the changing rooms for coke.

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GRADUATION '87

As the band played the Grade B's marched in and took their seats in the front row. Mrs. Zeibots made a welcoming speech talking about how the school had changed over the years. Following her, Susan told everybody about the graduates over the two years she taught them.

The Master and Mistress of Ceremonies were Sarah Green and Stephen Nichol. They were both excited and sad; excited to go to highschool, but sad to leave friends behind. Amanda Marshall, a former student f,rom our school, sang beautifully and brought smiles to everyone's faces.

Next came the exciting part. The prizes! Students from each class won some of the following awards: Science, Cultural Studies, Most Improved Student, Math and many others. Tnere was one special award given to the Best All Round Student and it was won by Sarah Green. The ceremony ended with a goodbye song from the choir.

ST. MARIE AMONG-THE-HURONS

We loaded up the buses and Levels 1-8 headed out to St. Marie Among-the-Hurons. We visited an old log house where the missionaries would preach to the Indians. We were then shown a blacksmith 1 s shop and saw an oven that was kept burning by a bellow which Douglas Paisley pumped faithfully. The blacksmith made us a candle holder out of a piece of steel and we•ve kept it in the school library.

!hen one of the Indians showed us how to trap rabbits 1n a snare as well as how to follow tracks. After that, we entered an old smoke house and saw animal pelts that were being prepared. They smelled great after the smoke had seeped in.

We also learned about the missionaries methods of adapting the concepts of Christianity to the Indian way of 1 i fe.

It was a great way to spend a cold December day!

THE CHALLENGE

We were hunting. We were trying to kill a woolly mammoth so we could eat it. It was near the village. I used the bolas to trip it. My friend hit the woolly mammoth with his spear. The others had fire to scare it off the cliff. We killed him with the fire. Then we took it home. The women sliced It In half and said, "Gosh, what a dinner!" We used the skins for houses and clothes and we ate the meat.

by Grant Connor Level 2

INDIAN

I am an Indian child. I'm in the forest all alone in my shelter, keeping warm and eating spruce cones and fish. The fish is very good. Now I am going snowshoeing to hunt for a deer and a fox. I need fur to make clothes for my mother's birthday to keep her warm. It is a present. Sometimes It's scary in the forest. On a very cold day I can not see where I am going. Sometimes I can not even get out my door because of the snow. But now It is summer and that's the way I like it. The forest is very dark and there are lots of trees in the forest, and animals like a deer, fox, rabbit, bear, otter and beaver. I am going now to look for the animal tracks.

by Erlnne Henry Level 2

LIBRARY CLUB

Back: Ariel Goldblatt, Daisy Maclean, Christy Nichol, Andrew Scace

Front: Michael Wortsman, Megan Griffith-Greene, Adam Ma1·cus, "leffrey Mann, Lindsay 'st

LIBRARY CLUB

The Yearbook Staff Interviewed several members of the Library Club, and one of the librarians, Susan Mason.

Yearbook: Who does most of the organizing?

Club: Susan does, but Adam Marcus and Michael Wortsman are the Presidents, Ariel Goldblatt Is the Vice-President and Christy Nichol Is the Secretary.

Yearbook: How many people are In the Club?

Club: Nine.

Yearbook: Why did you join?

Club: We found it fun being a librarian and enjoy eating lunch in the Library.

Yearbook: What is this Club all about?

Susan: The members help in any way I suggest, such as finding cards and filing away the books.

Yearbook: Have you raised any money for the Club?

Susan: We had the Valentine's Day Dance and were very pleased with the profits we made. We've already spent some of the money for new books. There is also a Book Sale in June.

YearbooK: What do you do with people who don't return books?

Susan: We send out reminders and hope the books will be returned.

Yearbook: In there anything else we should know?

Susan: · The members give me a lot of suggestions which help me pick new books for the Library.

VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE

It was lunchtime and I was on the floor looking through the Encyclopedias when I heard the library club come in. I decided to stay behind the shelves and see what they were up to. Through the books, I saw all of the club members: Lindsay Ast, Michael Wortsman, Andrew Scace, Daisy MacLean, Megan Griffith-Greene, Ariel Goldblatt, Jeff Mann, Adam Marcus and Christy Nichol. They all sat down in a circle with their lunches spread out. From what I could hear, they were organizing the Valentine's Dance. The members decided that Christy, Megan and Andrew were in charge of music and also decided that Christy, Andrew and Jeff would do the announcing. In between munching of lunches and trading of desserts, I heard something really worth hearing! The group had decided to have some special contests for the dance. These would include spot dances, the twist dance, and raffle tickets to guess the correct number of cinnamon hearts in a jar, with sun glasses and a giant cookie a prizes. It all sounded like so much fun! Everyone was invited from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and hot dogs and drinks would be sold too. Count me in!

Well .•• it was the morning after the dance and I was in the hall trying to open my locker without much success. All I could think about was yesterday's dance. Everybody danced with everybody and the students almost twisted themselves into the floor trying to win the twist . contest, which was won by Vanessa Ast. Everybody was moving so fast during the spot dance, but Julian Taylor managed to discover "the spot•• and won and Robin Stewart was the lucky winner of a giant cookie.

I finally gave up on my locker and wandered down the hall where I heard the library club members congratulating themselves for the fabulous job they had done.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Well here today we have the nominees for the Y.M.S. ftWards. This year's categories are: best actor, best actress, best sound track and the best adaptation of a children's story.

Nominated for best actor:

David Thorek, the granny in "Little Red Riding Hood" Kevin Gilmour, playing the Godfather with the low voice in ''Cinderfella" Adam Benard, the king in "The Seeing Stick" Jared Green, Prince Charming in "Fantasy Channel" for the 4/5 production lorne Rose, AliBaba's wicked brother in the Grade 6 presentation of Ali Baba, · ~thew Green~ playing Humpty in the Grade 7/8 play of what might happen after

Humpty's fall.

The winner is David Thorek! Way to go, David! Everyone was great but David must have wowed the audience with his cute little giggle and high screechy voice.

Nominated for best actress:

Robin Spratt, otherwise known as the one and only Little Red Riding Hood. Angela Radford for her star performance as the lead singer in the groovy band "Rock in • Robin". Alanna Wilson, the princess who learned to see with a stick given to her by an old man. Vanessa Ast, for the wicked witch in "Guess Who It Is". Christy Nichol playing Morgiana with her fantastic belly dancing in "Ali Baba, and last but not least, Erin Marcus, for her role as a stork in Humpty Dumpty.

The winner is Alanna Wilson for her great acting. She showed such talent in her role as blind princess.

And now we will nominate the performance for the best sound track and it goes as follows: Little Red Riding Hood Cinderfella The Seeing Stick Humpty Dumpty

And who should win but of course the best sound track was Rockin' Robin sung by the Grade 2's in Cinderfella.

The best adaptation of a children's story nominees are:

Cinderfella Little Red Riding Hood and The Continuation of Humpty Dumpty.

The winner, as you all will have assumed, is "Little Red Riding Hood"

Well, that's all for this year's Y.M.S. awards. Even if you didn't win there's always next year! Although this year's the best so far. You all worked hard and remember everyone turns out a winner.

SCIENCE FAIR

The Science Fair was held on the 25th of February. Grades 5 - 8 had been working on their experiments for three weeks before. Every afternoon hair stood up on end, our memories were tested, and tasty foods were gobbled up. Everybody had tons of fun. Here is a list of our own made-up categories and winners:

Most delicious - Nutrasweet by Jessica Wege

Most destructive - Bleach and Seeds by Christy Nichol

Most original - Which Diaper Holds More? by Jamie McLeod

Most mouthwatering - Types of Yeast by Magnus Creutz

Most historic - Genetics by Erin Marcus

Most enjoyable to listen to - Music and Concentration by Jessica Mann

Most eye boggling - Optical Illusions by Ruari Duffield

- Illusion by Vicky Barrington

Here are the real prize winners:

Junior Category:

Honourable Mention - Angela Wagner, "Chromatography" Christopher Ross, "Drying Wood"

Third Place - Noah Charney, "Erosion"

Second Place - Laird Arnoldi, "Wood Burning"

First Place - Natalie Dowman, "Growth of Yeast"

Intermediate Category:

Honourable Mention - Eyal Si van, "Seed Germination" Matthew Kassirer, "Static Electricity"

Third Place - Alex Khasnabish, "Road De-Icers and Plants" Second Place - Lindsay Ast, "Shining Pennies" First Place - Magnus Creutz, "Types of Yeasts"

Senior Category:

Honourable Mention - Jonathan Carefess, "Conductivity" Third Place- Andrew Walker, "Motor Oil" Second Place - Jessica Mann, "Music and Concentration" First Place - Erin Marcus, "Genetics"

A guest speaker from the Science Centre came and gave us a very interesting talk called, "Science: Past and Present 11

• Chris Ross was scared silly \'lhen she told him to lie on a bed of nails and Jeff Mann didn•t like her idea of hitting him with a baseball bat! All in all it was 3 great night.

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THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS

The second play at YPT was more emotional than 11 Getting Through .. and the teachers felt we needed some help in order to fully understand it. They arranged with YPT for someone to come to the school to do a workshop with us.

To our surprise, the workshop teacher was Monica, whom we knew from last year because she helped us with 11 The Diary of Anne Frank ... First she gave us a summary of the play. The three main characters are Beatrice, Ruth and Tilly. Beatrice is the demanding mother of Ruth, the older daughter, and Tilly, who is the younger and smarter daughter. Tilly is very interested in science, expecially in atoms, so using this idea, Monica had us split up into groups she called atoms. The activities that followed explained a bit about each character - e.g. a child had to try and ask his mother for something, and the mother had to refuse. This taught us that Beatrice didn 1t understand her children and often wouldn•t let them do a lot of things, including even going to school. We didn•t learn much about Ruth because she is a typical teenager, full of energy and excitement.

When, two days later, we went to YPT to see the play, the acting was superb! Megan Follows played Tilly, along with her mother and sister playing Ruth and Beatrice. The sets were excellent; we could actually feel how poor the family was and how difficult it was to survive. Tilly was discouraged by her mother from attending school and entering the Science Fair. She entered anyway and made it into the finals. Beatrice acted as if it wasn•t anything to be proud of and Tilly wasn•t treated fairly. Tilly won the Science Fair and she was proud of her own accomplishments.

Monica came back after we had seen the play to do a follow-up workshop. This time we went into more detail about the characters• feelings. We did activities to demonstrate what we thought the character would be like in 20 years. The skit we remember best is the one in which Scott Lister was Ruth jumping around the circle screaming 11 She•s my sister, she•s my sister! 11 She was proud of her younger sister who had just won the Nobel Prize for her science work.

GETTING THROUGH

As we arrived at the theatre, we noticed the entire audience was laughing. We wondered if maybe we were late for the play, but there were no actors on stage. So, rather puzzles, the 6, 7 and s•s took their seats. Looking over our shoulders, we noticed an actor running through the audience making jokes about school, teachers, and commenting on how nicely or poorly dressed several people were. She ran towards us; little did we know she was the lead actor of the play "Getting Through••. Soon we were laughing as hard as anyone was, when she suddenly asked if she could wear Jonathan•s VMS olazer! She wore it for the rest of the time before the play. When the performance began, we found she was just as funny on stage as she was in the audience.

These are some of the important parts of the play that we remember well:

#1. The way the boys were so macho and the girls were so "fluffy­giggly" and "hoity-toity". All the characters except Cas were acting stereotypically and so Cas didn 1t fit in anywhere.

#2. Because the kids didn•t like Cas, they erased her test and caused trouble for her in class.

#3. She met a new friend, Cleaning Lady, who encouraged Cas to build a radio so that she could meet other people like herself.

#4. The boys didn•t like her building a radio, so they smashed it! Poor Cas!

#5. After Cas rebuilt the radio, she contacted a kindred spirit who also like radios. Now she would be able to "GET THROUGH" it all more easily!

When we left, our classes agreed it was on of YPT•s best productions. Many of us sympathized with Cas and were upset at the way she was treated. We resolved never to be mean to anybody again (except, of course, for brothers and sisters).

Look out for high school, we•11 be there soon!

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QUEBEC TRIP

Preparations for the trip to Quebec City began ~n October 1 with a full day of French activities, which we called the 11 Learnathon 11

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Cooking, singing, budgeting, planning, folk dancing, plus slides and a play presented by the Level 41 s, got us interested and enthusiastic about the trip to take place 3 weeks later.

October 19 - Departure Day at 7:30 a. m. Nervous and excited, we began the longest field trip some of us had ever taken. Though a forgotten toothbrush would be no problem, to forget our notebooks would have been a disaster, for we were expected to keep a journal and do daily assignments in French.

After a brief stop at Fort Wellington for a tour and lunch, we resumed the bus ride towards Quebec. What excitement there was when we finally saw 11 Bienvenue11 and at last, we were in "La Belle Province ... Three hours later, in the narrow streets of Old Quebec, we reached our destination, L11 Hotel du Vieux Quebec.

Manon, our guide, led us on a brief walking tour through the Old Town, to our first 11 French" dinner - delicious spaghetti at 11 La Vieille Maison du Spaghetti .. in the Lower Town. Back through Place Royale to the hotel, our first long day came to an end.

October 20 - The morning began as every morning would - awakened at 7:00 by the teachers so all 4 room-mates had a chance to shower and get dressed in time for the 8:30 rendez-vous in the meeting room of the hotel, breakfast shortly after, and another meeting to outline the day•s events. The s•s made sure they had their notebooks, to take notes - in French - for their project.

Our first visit was the Ursuline Convent and Museum wh~re the life and activities of the first women to settle in Quebec were outlined. Here we saw Montcalm•s skull and many articles embroidered by the Ursulines. After a visit to the Wax Museum and lunch, we walked to Artillery Park for a Uniform Workshop. Jamie Macleod and Robin Stewart were dressed in the French and English uniforms of different periods. At the Old Port Interpretation Centre, we learned the historical and present importance of the river in the life of Quebec City.

So much walking! But the best was yet to come! An evening of rollerskating at the Patinodrome after dinner proved that we still hac:! some energy 1 eft, and we a 11 cone 1 uded th~t it was "the best • !

October 21 - Though we began with a bus tour of the Plains of Abraham, we spent most of the day outside Quebec City itself. We drove first to the Basilica of Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre, then to the wildlife reserve at Cap Tourmente (where the snow geese land during migration), the Montmorency Falls (higher than Niagara) and finally the Island of Orleans.

This was an important day for food: a typical pea soup, ham sandwich lunch at Marie's Bakery (ooh- the bread!) and an elegant dinner at "La Goeliche" on the Island.

Returning to the city, we descended to Lower Town by the Funiculaire and took the ferry across the St. Lawrence to Levis, and back. Quebec by night is truly a breath-taking sight! '

October 22 - Our plans to see the Citadelle were cancelled because the Queen was in residence, but we walked the Dufferin Terrace as far as we could, until stopped by two well-armed Mounties. The Musee du Fort's Sound and Light show recalled to us the battles that took place in this, the only fortified city of North America. The Seminary Museum has a variety of paintings and sculpture, scientific objects and a mummy! The Zoo and Aquarium that afternoon were fun to visit. Our last dinner was at Quebec's most famous restaurant, "Aux Anciens Canadiens". We said good-bye to Manon, who told us we were a terrific group (we knew that!) and prepared to go to the hotel for an early night. Surprise! We were allowed to go souvenir shopping, and we raced through the town buying, buying, buying! !

October 23 - Farewell to Quebec and home to tell our families tales of fun and adventure, stories of places, food, rooms and room-mates, the "best" and what was even better!

In the following week, we had an opportunity to re-live some of the events, as we discussed our journals and French assignments. The reason for the 8's endless note-taking (the description of one complete day of the trip, in French) meant a few more hours of work for them.

Everyone agreed the trip was a success, and we hope there will be another planned for future 6, 7, and B's.

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SPORTS BANQUET

Last year's Sports Banquet was one of the best. It is held every year to honour all members of our school teams.

As usual, we had delicious St. Hubert chicken, salads and ice cream for dinner. The annual draw for a variety of prizes had us all anxiously listening for the numbers drawn. Our special guests also entertained and thrilled us. First, before dinner were the staff and friends of California Pro who demonstrated spectacular tricks in the driveway. Inside, Joan F. C. McDonald explained archery competition and demonstrated her skill with bow and arrow.

The awards are always the highlight of the evening, though, and this year a new trophy was presented, to the Female Athlete of the Year. The honour went to Jessica Wege, and Jonathan Royce accepted the Male Athlete of the Year award.

The festivities over, in came the clean-up crew (parents, that is), and home we went with more memories of our athletic achievements at VMS.

THE NEW GYM PROGRAMME

There were many changes in the curriculum this year, but the biggest and best was in the gym programme. When we first learned that we would have a choice in what we wanted to do, a few of the comments were, 11 Cool! 11

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, ''Awesome! 11, and most of all, "Get out of

here! 11 You could tell by their faces that everyone liked the idea, the only snag being one compulsory period of fitness each week.

From September to November, the 6-B's had a choice of cross­country or soccer. From November to December, the choices were basketball, volleyball and cross-country and we used gym space in two other local churches as well. From January to March, we had badminton, volleyball and basketball and from March to June, we were offered cross-country, baseball and badminton or tennis.

SOCCER

The soccer team this year was on fire. The team of 16 talented men practised their positions, passing, dribbling, shooting and all tried their skill at goal tending after school throughout the fall from 4 - 4:30. The team included these outstanding players: Geoffrey Bellingham, Erik Jensen, Magnus Creutz, David Naftolin, Scott Lister, George Lembessis, ·Noah l~aisberg, Andrew Bracht, Matthew Kassirer, Alex Khasnabish, Nicholas Wagner, Tyler Gump, Jamie Macleod, Laird Arnoldi, Chris Ross and, of course, Pier Lutman.

We played some pretty outstanding teams; one of the teams had fourteen and fifteen year olds but we still came out with our heads held high. Between Scott and Jamie ripping up the opposing team's end with their lightning speed and quick footwork, the rest of our awesome team moved forward and made an inpenetrable wall.

The positions that were played were picked by the one and only Timo Juurakko and let's see what you think:

Forwards: Jamie, Scott, Chris, Tyler, (Andrew, Nick)

Halfbacks: Magnus, Laird, Erik, (Noah)

Defence: Matthew, David, (Alex, Geoff)

Sweeper: Pier Goal: George (Laird)

Pretty good eh!

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We had more than a team; we had mothers who cheered themselves hoarse with encouragement.

In my mind we had a super team whose favourite words were fun and excitement and that's certainly what they gave us.

All in all, the 1987 Y.M.S. soccer team was by far one of the best teams our school has ever had.

Way to go team!

SOCCER TEAM

Back Row: Alex Khasnabish, Matthew Kassirer, Jamie Macleod, Tyler Gump, Timo, Erik Jensen, Magnus Creutz, David Naftolin, Laird Arnoldi •

Front Row: Pier Lutman, Noah Waisberg, Scott Lister, George Lembesis, Chris Ross, Nicholas Wagner

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING

Our first cross country meet was at Holy Trinity. We had great finishes, probably the best of the entire season. On September 30th these were our individual placings.

Junior - Jeff Mann - 1st Andrew Scace - 2nd Jamie Spratt - 3rd

Our junior team got the three top places with the team placing first of six for boys and four of six for girls.

In the senior race we had a good run, despite some light rain. Our finishes were:

Senior Boys• Individual - Jonathan Careless - 27th Erin Marcus - 33rd

The Sherwood Park meet was hosted by Y.M.S. It was a great success with Jeff Mann finishing 2nd, Jamie Spratt 3rd and Jessica Paterson 8th. It rained heavily throughout the entire race, but we had the advantage of knowing the territory. Now for the senior team. We finished really well but keep in mind it was a small pack of racers; only about 40 compared to the 110 at Holy Trinity. Jonathan Careless finished 11th and Jessica Wege was the first girl and finished 21st. Millions of doughnuts for everyone!

October 14th was our High Park meet. We enjoyed a nice sunny day which was a welcome change from the previous rainy days. Our finishing places included 4th for Jamie Spratt, 6th for Andrew Scace and 12th for Noah Charney. Jeff Mann was trampled by millions of power hungry, glory seeking, over enthusiastic runners at the beginning and escaped with only minor injuries. In our senior race we finished very poorly compared to the other races, but it was a burning hot day and the trail included two killer hills and poison ivy along the way. Jonathan was 26th and Jessica Wege 50th.

On October 17th we arrived at Appleby College. Only the most enthusiastic runners would dare to show up this Saturday. The day was raining again; what•s new? The river was flooded, the grass was slippery and the rest of the trail was muddy!

In my opinion this was the hardest race yet although sources tell me Elora Gorge was worse. After completing this near Army Training Course we finished like this:

Juniors - Jeff Mann - 5th Jamie Spratt - lOth

Seniors - Jonathan Careless - 30th

Senior Girls• Individual - Jessica Wege- 3rd

The Elora Gorge meet was on October 31st. 1 was told that it was the hardest meet overall, maybe that•s why none of the senior runners· showed up. The first junior from our school was Vanessa Ast. ~~ -~~~~

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JUNIOR CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM

Back Row: Timo, Jessica Paterson, Andrew Scace, Fiona Galbraith, Jeff Mann, Sara Leckie

Middle Row: Christy Nichol, Evan Johnsen, Michael Wortsman, Tyler Walker, Noah Charney, Douglas Paisley

Front Row: Pamela Royce, Adam Marcus, Alixe Paisley, Jamie Spratt, Vanessa Ast, Angela Wagner

SENIOR CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM

Back Row: Tessa Akande, Jonathan Careless

Front Row: Matthew Green, Dana Bookman, Sean Silv~rberg, Erin Marcus, Jessica Wege

Back Row: Tyler Gump, Laird Arnoldi, Jeff Mann, Andrew Scace, Michael Johnston, Timo

Middle Row: Chris Aim, Tyler Walker, Jamie Spratt, Cameron Scace, Noah Charney, Jared Green, Andrew Briggs

Front Row: Scott Lister, Michael Wortsman, Zachary Kerbel, Evan Johnsen, Chris Ross, Andrew Wylie.

Our team competed in the Appelby Hockey Tournament and did extremely well.

The 1987-88 season has been the most successful season ever with 4 wins, 10 losses and 1 tie. This hockey team made Y.M.S. proud.

The hockey team this year melted the ice with their quick bursts of speed and fast slap shots on net that baffled their opponents.

They practised at North Toronto Arena during the week and were coached by the second Gretzky; Timo Juurakko, and helping him were: David Latimer, Mike Sherwood and Craig Coleman. They would pass, slap, stop, go backwards, and on the odd occasion, fall. The lead scorer was Chris Aim with 17 points and Jamie Spratt in a close second with 14 points.

SKI TRIP #1

On January 8, 1988, on cold, frigid morning, Level 6, 7 and 8 students were gathered outside Eglinton United Church awaiting a comfortable - and heated, I might add - coach. But this was all a dream because we got an ordinary yellow school bus which came about 45 minutes late!

The bus ride, as most are, was noisy. There were the sounds of jokes, laughter, games and a little 11 boom-boom 11 from Ian Poulton who sang loud and clear to the back half of the bus. {He was unaware of this because he had the volume turned up on his ~alk­man.)

At Talisman, the weather was pretty good: sunny with a few clouds, not too cold, with pretty good snow conditions. So •..

It was a great day! Timo learned to ski again and fell 11 gracefully 11

on the hardest hill, Sean got his skis stolen, and according to Jessica Mann, 11 Susan is skiing better ... The joke of the day was made by Timo. As he was getting off the lift for the first time he said. 11 We 11, it Is a 11 down hi 11 from here. II { Ha. Ha. Ha! ! )

SKI TRIP #2

February 5th was supposed to be a cross-country ski day. We travelled to Horseshoe Valley in yet another noisy, yellow bus. When we arrived , it was snowing hard but not enough snow on the cross-country trails forced us to cancel our original plans and put on the downhill skis. This caused a minor problem in that no-one was prepared for this and we all crowded into the rental shop to get outfitted. There was lots of confusion but in the end we had another great day! It continued to snow all day, visibility was poor but fortunately there were no collisions{none that we could see, that is). After lunch, some people preferred the comfort and!Warmth of the chalet until it was time to return home.

SKI TRIP #3

The March 4th trip started out as usual: wait outside for yellow bus (we know what to expect now), get on bus, make lots of noise during the ride, pass notes this time too, and get off at Horseshoe raring to ski!

Ability tests sorted us into 11 0ranges 11 and 11 blues 11:

11 oranges .. on the lifts and 11 blues 11 on the T-bar. Most of the boys spent more time in the air than on the snow. They pulled off some pretty high jumps. Another group of VMS students were having a try at ballet skiing. All the teachers skied well, apparently, and Timo looked cool with his sunglasses. He needed them too, because it was a beautiful, sunny day!

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The Mission: Shoot as many baskets as you can

Time Limit: 1 miflute

Equipment: 1 net, 1 ball

Miscellaneous: 1 player

Object of the Mission: The object is to shoot as many baskets as you can in 1 minute. The pressure will weigh on your shoulders heavier and heavier after every basket.

Contestants: Ariel Goldblatt Scott Lister Jeff Mann Robin Stewart Lorne Rose Adam Marcus Andrew Bracht Christy Nichol Tyler Gump

Winner: Andrew Bracht

David Naftolin Ian Poulton Geoffrey Bellingham Jessica Paterson Jamie Macleod Andrew Scace Amanda Lawson Eyal Sivan

CPR As I was running up the walk with two minutes left till school started, I saw twelve dummies following me. At the time, I just thought it was the extra piece of toast I had for break­fast kicking in. After getting in trouble for being late, I found out it wasn 1t the toast after all! We were going to have our annual CPR course.

We were soon all seated in the comfortable parlour chairs, getting ready for the slide show on parts of the heart and how it works. The instructor assured us that the massive bleeding scenes used only ketchup, but how many of us really believed that? Then we watched a heart-stopping film (on heart attacks)!

Afterwards, in the gym, we were instructed in CPR. We practised on the above~mentioned dummies, which are equipped with coloured lights to indicate if you have been successful - or not! Our very last lesson was how to save a choking person. Four hours of training earned us all a pat on the back, and a Metro Save-a­Life card.

FIT NESS TEST! NG

The door creaked open and VMS faces grew pale. · Dean, the instructor walked in with a grin on his face. Sure, this was fine for him; he wouldn•t be put through excrutiating testing- treadmill, caliper test, push-ups, sit-ups - the list goes on and on! Then the light clicked on and we all marched in so terrified from the film we had seen about these tests, that all our energy was drained. In fact, after the blood testing slide, several people (led by Erin Marcus) felt it necessary to take a trip to the washroom.

Jonathan Careless was the first specimen. 11 Weigh yourself! 11

commanded Dean.

11 Does the morgue need the information, or am I being overly pessi­mistic? .. thought Jonathan. He stepped on the treadmill ••. he walked slowly, it sped up, he sped up, it broke out in a frantic pace, he broke out in a sweat!

.. Now, 11 smirked Dean, 11 the mouthpiece. 11

11 Ahhhhhh!! What•s that taste!? 11 However, it came out more like this: 11 Pth ... choke, choke, choke!? 11

11 It 1 s only Dettol. 11 Jonathan glanced over at the bottle with its black skull and crossbones silhouetted on the green label.

After what seemed an eternity, he was finished. Dean quickly read off the results and called the next victim. It was pretty easy after that. Push-ups, as many as you could in one minute. The sit­ups were fine too as long as you had very strong stomach muscles!

At about 1:00 p.m. we dragged ourselves into the cafeteria- ex­hausted! However, we joyfully ate all the food that we had just been told was too fatty or ' 11 8AD 11 for us.

In the afternoon we were spared -the only testing was the flexibility test which everyone passed easily. I guess it just goes to prove that the strong will survive!

BASKETBALL TEAM Back Row: Jeffrey Mann, Andrew Walker, David Naftolin, Scott Lister,

Erik Jensen, Matthew Kassirer, Jamie Macleod, Jessica Paterson

Front Row: Adam Marcus, Ian Poulton, Sean Silverberg, Erin Marcus, Jessica Wege

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BADMINTON TEAM

Back: Erik Jensen, Jessica Paterson, Magnus Creutz

Front: David Naftolin, Matthew Green, Michael Dreben, Douglas Paisley, Scott Lister

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Baseball tryouts were called one day, Fifty-two kids showed up to play, All were eager to hit, throw, and run, Cuts were soon made one by one.

The team was picked, tryouts were over, Two dozen balls would be found by 11 ROVER 11

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With our equipment brand-spanking new, Homerun balls - we hit a few!

Triple play, double play, we 1 ll do it all, Strike one, Strike two- OOPS, that was a ball! Practise, more practise- 11 Let us go home! .. Not till our teams plays in the Dome!

(by Timo J. and Ian P.)

Under 14 Team

Jonathan Careless Ruari Duffield Erin Marcus Sean Silverberg Matthew Green David Naftolin Robin Stewart Cameron Langs Dana Bookman Andrew Walker Jessica Wege Jessica Mann Jessica Paterson Magnus Creutz Douglas Paisley Victoria Barrington

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Under 12 Team

Carla Scheffold Adam Marcus Andrew Scace Tyler Walker Jeff Mann Jamie Macleod Laird Arnoldi Pier Lutman Nicholas Wagner Cameron Scace Ron Elfer Chris Ross Andrew Bracht Noah Charney Angela Wagner Matthew Kassirer Scott Lister Simon Greer Jerred Green Lindsay Ast

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All over the city, bedroom lights went on. It was 6:00 o'clock in the morning and tired VMS students were blindly pulling on their brown sweat suits. What was going on at such a ridiculous hour??? •..

Yes, it was time for TRACK PRACTICE again! Students arrived in dribs and drabs and began with warm-up exercises (but, believe us, we didn't warm up until May!). We stretched, we rotated, we loosened up, we did the nowfamous A's and B's, we jogged around the track a couple of times and then, finally, we were ready to begin the real workout!

We trained for the sprints, the longer distance runs, the long jump and the relay. We had to learn falling starts, more efficient hand movements, faster pass-offs and better jumping take-offs. We even needed some lunchtime practices to improve our skills!

Some of the more famous quotes of track practice '88 were:

Exercise your bodies, not your tongues. Faster, faster, don't slow down. Fall forward, not backward. Just run one more time. You've got to cut off about two more seconds from your time -that's all, just two seconds! Can we leave now?

And every morning, when we were allowed to leave, we walked (exhausted, we might add!) back to school where a sumptuous breakfast awaited us - oranges, juice, bagels, muffins, cream cheese, jam, peanut butter, honey and ...

The VMS track team included the following students;

JUNIOR TRACK TEAM

Christy Nichol Andrew Bracht Fiona Galbraith Jamie Macleod Jessica Paterson Andrew Scace Sara Leckie Scott Lister Jeff Mann Chris Ross Tyler Gump Angela Wagner

SENIOR TRACK TEAM

Tessa Akande Dana Bookman Matthew Green Douglas Paisley Robin Stewart Jonathan Careless Ruari Duffield Erin Marcus Ian Poulton Jessica Wege

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CHOIR

Interviewer: What are some of the songs the choir has sung during the past year?

Lois: Well, there's quite a long list: Drunken Sailor, Never Will I Rove, Hurrah for Hollywood, Go with a Song in your Heart, Nothing's going to change my love for You, Hello Again, Streets of London, Side by Side, Music Fact Rap, Everybody Needs a Friend.

Interviewer: Which ones do you think the choir sang best?

Lois: All of the above! The choir had a great year - a lot of enthusiasm and a large turnout (54 in all). I always enjoy hearing them sing 11 Everybody Needs a Friend 11

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Interviewer: Do you have trouble getting the choir to be there on time?

Lois: Dealing with latecomers individually has most often solved the problem. For the most part, kids are very faithful and prompt.

Interviewer: What special events have they participated in?

Lois: Well, we have sung for the Smiler•s at Christmas, and even though we were the only choir there, we sang in the Peel Music Festival and brought back two trophies. In May we had a Music Night where the choir was featured.

JUNIOR CHOIR

Lois and all the children from Levels 1, 2 and 3

SENIOR CHOIR

Back Row: Vickie Barrington, Robin Stewart, Andrew Scace, Lindsay Ast, Dana Bookman, Fiona Galbraith, Erik Jensen, Christy Nichol, Angela Wagner, Markus Bestig, Nicholas Wagner, Carla Scheffold, Sarah Redgrave, Jessica Wege

Middle Row: Lois, Alex Khasnabish, Magnus Creutz, Matthew Kassirer, Vanessa Ast, Natalie Dowman, Laurent Boucher, Cleo Haber, Noah Waisberg, Alanna Wilson, Michelle Cook, Meghan Bauer, Alexis Ungerman, Alixe Paisley, Rachel Wege, Lindsay McDonald, Pamela Royce, Erin Marcus

Front Row: Jessica Haber, Simon Greer, Karin Bestig, Maria Quattro, Daisy Maclean, Scott Lister, Megan Griffith-Greene, Alexis Griffith-Greene, Annalisa Camozzi, Ron Elfer, Cynthia Warrack, Emma Kassirer, Celine Kagan

THE NEW MUSIC PROGRAM

To Mrs. Zeibots:

The Level 6, 7, and s•s thank you for the change in the Music program. You know that students would prefer to concentrate on one particular area of music, so having three separate music classes is a great idea!

The students (that•s us) were given a choice of Band, Vocal or Music Appreciation. Band is taught by Keith Bohlender, and students had to have had previous instrument playing experience. Vocal, taught by Lois Lewis, requires singers (of course!). Music Appreciation is taught by Charles Heller and this class works on conducting skills, and learns about a variety of composers and their music. All groups learn theory, which includes notes, staffs, keys and rhythms.

Music classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:10, and Band has one extra f.lass at the very early hour of 7:45 on Friday mornings.

We just want to say - thanks for a great year in Music!

Sincerely,

Levels 6, 7 and 8

SENIOR VOCAL ENSEMBLE

Back Row: Lois, Ian Poulton, Matthew Green, Tessa Akande, Amanda Lawson, Cameron Langs, Alex Khasnabish, Victoria Barrington

Front Row: Erin Marcus, Douglas Paisley, Dana Bookman, Megan Griffith­Greene, Kristina Kiil, Sarah Redgrave, Jessica Wege

PEEL MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Senior Choir and the Level 3-4's hopped on the buses at 9:10a.m. Everyone was excited, some were nervous and there was lots of noise on both buses.

When we arrived, we were quite surprised to find rows of empty chairs. Only the judges seemed to be there. Apparently, last year's choir scared off the competition!

This year we were just as successful. The 4's began their performance with 11 What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor? 11

and 11 Never Shall I Roam 11• The judge remarked that the

group had lots of potential, but could have displayed more ··cheerful facial expressions. The 3's, with their Orff instruments, were fabulous, but the judge felt that the singing could be improved. After a fifteen minute break, the Seniors made their grand appearance singing 11 The Streets of London 11 and 11 Everybody Needs a Friend 11

• Tyler's superb solo pulled our marks up tremendously. To win a trophy requires a mark of at least 80 out of 90 and we proudly walked out with four trophies!

Lois' Choice of McDonald's (complete with playroom!) for lunch won lots of applause and the ride home gave us a chance to sing some of our favourite camp songs - 11 Down By the Bay 11 and .. Quartermaster's Stores 11

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THE EARLY VMS SHOW

11 Good morning, folks! 11 Mrs. Zeibots of VMS Limited announced cheerfully. 11 We have an interesting person for you to meet this morning. He is a celebrated French Horn player and the Band teacher at VMS. Let's have a big hand for Keith Bollender! ..

There was some audience applause, and a tall, blond-haired man walked in. He sat down in a seat next to Mrs. Zeibots. 11 Keith, perhaps you could tell us a bit about your Senior Band. 11

11 Sure. We have 4 flutes, 7 clarinets, 3 trumpets, 2 saxophones, 2 percussionists, 1 trombone and the conductor, me. We are playing several new pieces, such as 11 Antique Suite11 and 11 Chops 11

• We finally got our new Band Today books. 11

.. Although I hear that the percussion book was late, .. Mrs. Zeibots interrupted.

11 Yes. We also went to Central Park Lodge in Don Mills to give a concert ...

"We have Marilyn Andrews covering that ...

The T. V. screen changed to a scene where there were children honking away in a parlour with a group of senior citizens watching. Then Marilyn Andrews stepped forward. "This is the setting for the Senior Band concert, .. she said. 11 Let's listen to them for a minute ...

The Band played 11 Deck the Halls 11,

11 God Bless Ye Merry Gentlemen 11 and an 11Antique Suite11

• However, when the Band was called upon to play "Deck the Halls 11 again, there was a rather large mix-up.

11 0h dear, .. exclaimed Marilyn. 11 A man has come up and started to interfere with the trombonist's concentration! This unknown person has his hands all over the trombone player's music, covering up the notes! 11 The trombonist began playing the wrong notes, throwing everyone else off.

When the song ended, the Band played 11 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen .. again, and bowed. 11 My, what a good concert! Well, this is Marilyn Andrews at Central Park Lodge ...

The screen returned to Keith and Mrs. Zeibots. 11 Now Keith, perhaps you could tell us a bit about the Junior Band ...

11 Alright. They're a great bunch of musicians. Nicholas is playing the trumpet, the flutes are still learning to breathe and Chris and George (on trombone) are learning to use their ears ...

11Well, thank-you for being on our show, Keith. Our next guest • II 1 s ...

SENIOR BAND

Back Row: Keith, Jessica Mann, Lindsay Ast, Andrew Walker, Robin Stewart, Jonathan Careless

Middle Row: Fiona Galbraith, Pier Lutman, David Naftolin, Erik Jensen, Andrew Scace, Sara Leckie

Front Row: Christy Nichol, Jeff Mann, Michael Wortsman, Adam Marcus, Magnus Creutz, Daisy MacLean

ADVANCED RECORDER

Keith, Meghan Bauer, Noah Charney, Nicholas Wagner, Angela Wagner, Carla Scheffold

FOLK DANCERS

Back Row: Maria Quattro, Rachel Wege

Front Row: Carla Scheffold, Alexis Griffith-Greene, Karin Bestig, Annalisa Camozzi

'-lUN I OR BAND

Back Row: Keith, Chris Aim, Laird Arnoldi, Nicholas Wagner, Evan Johnsen, Andrew Briggs

Middle Row: Zachary Kerbel, Jared Green, Natalie Dowman, Noah Charney, Markus Bestig, Carla Scheffold

Front Row: Angela Wagner, Alexis Ungerman, Cynthia Warrack, George Lembesis, Chris Ross, Meghan Bauer

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Back Row: Ruari Duffield, Ian Poulton, Jonathan Careless, Victoria Barrington

Front Row: Jessica Mann, Kristina Kiil, Erin Marcus, Jessica Wege

liMO'S 13 WORST PUNS

Since our new teacher, limo Juurakko (yes, we~pelled it correctly) has been teaching us vocabulary and cultural studies, we've had problems. You thought the endurance run was bad; well, listen to what we've had to endure all year long!

1. When a duck's foot is used to stir coffee, it' s called a WEBSTER.

2. ~1en you're on a quest for a spell, you're SPELLBOUND.

3. Johnny Dest's mother Is MODEST (Ma Dest).

4. Sick oxen go to an AUXILLIARY (ox illery).

5. When you are chasing a pig and it tries to jump a fence but doesn't make it, it's called a HAMLET (as in tennis).

6. When you rebel against a relative, you are a PROTESTANT.

7. A COMPRESS is where Soviet newspapers are published.

8. A PLAINTIFF (plain tiff) Is an ordinary fight.

9. DIALOGUE (dial log) Is a phone number for a lumber company.

10. A friend of mine living in Ent took a girl to a formal high school dance. You could say that they went to a PROMINENT (prom in Ent).

11. FLEETING (flea "tlng") is the sound of a bug from your dog being thrown against the wall.

12. A wicked doctor Is MEDIEVAL.

13. OCCIDENTAL Is a dental Insurance plan for a relative of the cow.

Pretty bad, eh?

THE GR~DUATES' CHOICES FOR AN ANIMAL THAT BEST REPRESENTS EACH STAFF MEMBER

Barbara Rodrlgoe

Barbara Pi ttet

She i I a Royce

Jennifer Goodwin

Barbara Galbraith

Heather Bradley

Pat Jerred

France Felder

Mary Courneyea

Dianne Dowman

Susan Charron

limo Juurakko

Charles Heller

Lois Lewis

Keith Bohlender

Marla Hauer

Barbara Lister

Ei Ia Fowler

SUsan Mason

Ora Chandler

Jan Trebilcock

Michele Woodey

Akky Mansikka

Marilyn Andrews

Barbara Zelbots

Mother Hen because she looks after her brood of "ones".

A mouse because she quietly helps around the school.

A deer because she Is such a dear.

A swan because she Is so graceful.

An English sheep dog because of her origins.

A teddy bear because of her bear collection.

Kangaroo and Joey because she had a baby this year.

A chameleon because she has to keep changing her subject.

A lobster because of her maritime background.

A lamb because she too Is an export from New Zealand.

A shrimp because of her ever amazing height!

Big Bird because of his ever amazing height!

An allen because he teaches us science and we think It is mostly fiction.

A nightingale because she sings so sweetly.

A penguin because of his conducting attire.

A mermaid because she Is only here half-time.

A dinosaur because she's been here forever.

A cheetah because she runs so swiftly.

A bookworm. Need we say more?

An owl because she knows the answers to all our questions.

A painted turtle because she Is an art teacher.

A peacock because they're as colourful as her artwork.

A dolphin because she !s a good friend to the students she works with.

A giraffe because she Is so tall.

A lion because she rules the Y.M.S. jungle.

Graduate's Own Choices to Quiz

GRADUATE'S OWN CHOICES TO QUIZ

VIctoria Barrington - River Phoenix

Jonathan Careless - Tom Selleck

Ruarl Duffield - Gary Larson

Jessica Mann - Johnny Depp

Erin Marcus - Cher

Kristina Kill - David Bowie

Ian P~ulton • Arnold SChwarztneggtr

Jessica Wege - Michael Jackson

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Today, the year of the dragon is expected to be a time of great events and dramatic changes.

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