Skeena Dance

_ by Ingrid Metzmeter

The Annual Initiation
Dance was held at Skeena
on October 28. It was
Skeena’s first Disco Dance
which lasted until twelve
o'clock. Of the 450 to 500
students there, nearly half
danced non-stop 4ill then.

The next dance will be the
Christmas Dance to be held
on December 10, We hope
this dance will be as suc-

cessful. .

We would likd to tank
those teachers and students
who contributed to make the
dance a success.

Clubs at Skeena

by Larry Bell

Some of the teachers at
Skeena devote their s
time to afler school clubs
and activities. There is a
wide assortment of clubs
from the ‘model airplane
club to the curling club to
the band. °

Most of the clubs have
already had meetings and

are planning to do a number
of different and interestin

activities this year. Some o:
the clubs still have room for
new members and students
are encouraged to join those
clubs that interest them.
Clubs" can help students
meet new people and fain
more knowledge in their
hobbies, —_

Grade 8 Soccer Team

‘by Clinton Jelfrey

The season is almost over
for the grade eight soccer
team, ole
They have played in
Prince Rupert, Thornhill
and Kitimat. Their first win
came against Thornhill
which ended in a score of 6-
0. They then made a trip to
Prince Rupert, which
although was unsuccessful,
was a good experlence.
After a scoreless game in
Kitimat the team then
challenged Booth. Between
Terrace, Kitimat and

Prince Rupert, none could
defeat the exceptional
players on the Booth team.

nfortunately the
weather has been unim-
pressive. Between playing
on cement and seashells in
Prince Rupert and the
mushy sand in Kitimat, the
teama have been a forlorn

looking group.
Now for the last trip of the
year, Skeena boys will be

travelling to Prince Rupert
for a challenging weekend.

Good luck then and next
year.

Boys Volleyball

by Bruce Lofroth

and Troy Farkvam
The boys' volleyball
teams have been doing quite
well throughout the season.
They have a tournament on
the weekend of November 6.
Teams from Thornhill.
Junior High; Kitimat;
Chandler Park of Smithers.

_ Girls "B”

‘and Terrace will be -

ticipating. The Skeena ‘'A”
volleyball team finished

first ‘in the western zone

finals. The two coaches are
Mr. Ireland and Mr.
deWynter. They have had a
good season and hope to do
well in the tournament.

Volleyball

by Karen Timmerman
- and Rachel LeFranc

The girls ‘‘B” volleyball

doubtful. ‘starters .and im-
proved as the games were
played. Their first Playday
was in Thornhill where they
won no games out of three,
but when they arrived in
Prince Rupert and also in
Kitimat they won all six of
their games against Kitimat

B, Port Simpson, Booth:

(Prince Rupert) and Prince
Rupert Senior Secondary
School (P.R.5.5,) Their
coach, Siegi Kriegl, thinks
his team will win the zone
finals if they work harder
than usual at practice and at
the Playday work as a real
team. He says they could
improve some. They don’t
use as much of their talent
in volleyball as he thinks

Girls "A"
Volleyball

-So far the girls “A”
volleyball team has done
very well: They won all
three games in the first
Playday, in Rupert they won
two and lost. one.
In Kitimat they lost one
and won the other two. The
tedm also came in first in

- the western zone. They

haven’t played Smithers

yet, but the coach, Mrs. —

Lewis, says that they will

probably be the hardest -

_ team. to beat. | :
In February they plan to

represent our zone in the- §
Winter Games. If they play -
up to par they stand a good

nce of winning.

Coming |

Events,

EVENTS COMING UP IN
SKEENA HIGH SCHOOL
‘Skeena Jr.
Schools ‘Talent Show" w
be held November 19, 1976.

“Prizes will be given for the

best entertainment,

’ Skeena High Schools

“Christmas Dance” will be

- held December 10, 1974.

How does it feel to be
oul on the street?
Find out, Take a walk,
‘ oy
Cal.
a |

Secondary -

. Wath a Hoek lay, i

oie team’s - hardest
competition so far has been
P.R.S.8., but in the zone
finals at Skeena Senior
Secondary on November 6,
the girls have toplay a team
they haven't played or seen
before and they have heard
that -they are an excellent
team. So Mr. Kreigl plans on
working them hard.

The team consists of the
following talented Skeena
Students: Patti McDona,
Monique Pollard, Ingrid
Metzmeier, Karen Tim-
merman, Donna Lewis,
Cheryl Lewis, Betty
Ruygrok, Heather
Checkley, Jill Harris, Bev
Lufkin.

‘some are

_ascertainin,

“the

they could. They are‘not ‘up ~

‘facility
team . began ; this: year. a5: to

et

The active caseload for ;

the . Terrace

‘Development Centre. in

October is’ 70 children,,
according to Nancy Clay,
executive director, Somé of
these children are full time,
art time and

infrequent outpatient basis,

e added, ;

The following is a brief:
history of the Child
Pe eoreked by the apparent

a y the apparen
need to make an seurate,
assessment of the types of

‘facilities required to serve

handicapped people in
Terrace Pind district, the’
first meeting of the “‘In-

terdisciplinary Plannin
Committee on uture Needs

for the Handicapped” was.
held in November, 1973. In‘
attendance at this first -
meeting -were represen-
talives from the medical
ofession, public health,
keena Mental Health
Indian Affairs, Schoo
District 88 and the Depart-

_ment of Human Resources.

Thig group was interested in
how many
handicapped individuals
there were in Terrace and
what facilities were
necessary to aid these in-
dividuals both at that time
and in the future, Also, this
grou was interested in
eveloping a plan whereby
statistical data could be’
efficiently gathered in order
to forecast the number of
handicapped people who
would use future facilities. :
Through referrals from
the records of the local
pediatrician, the Depart-
ment of Human Resources,
School District 88, public
health: mental health and
Indian Affairs, it was
determined that there was

infact, aneed in Terrace for ~

a facility te serve the
handicapped. In consultin
this data, it was realiz

that the need was clearly
focused on the pre-school

It was decided that the
Committee would approach.
Cerebral _Palsy
Association of B.C. in order ©
to investigate what kind of

offering pre-school services
as well as speech therapy
and physiotherapy to the.
children of the Terrace
area. The *. Executive
Director of the Provincial
Cerebral Palsy Association
visited Terrace and ad-
dressed a Public Meeting
concerning the feasibility
and means by which.a

Treatment Centre could be -

set up in Terrace.

From this public meeting —

held in June 1974, a Steering
Committee was set up. The
Terrace Cerebral Palsy
Association was duly con-
stituted in August 1974 and
by December 1974, interim

financing arrangements had -

been made so that a limited

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‘dicapped pre-schoolers by

THE HERALD, Wednesday, November 10, 1976, PAGE BS

Terrace Child Development Centre © = =

program was started in the
name of the Terrace Child
Development Centre at 3910
H Kalum Street in Terrace.

Since that time, the
Terrace Child Development
Centre has served in excess
of 130 children — some for
assessment, some . for
regular treatment and-or
preschool, Qur_ staff in-
cludes an Executive
Director, A physiotherapist,

- a speech therapist, a pre-
da pre-
achool aid. We enjoy the:

school teacher an

services of a medical
director and we also have a
supportive staff which in-
cludes a bus driver, a typist
and several volunteers. We
draw on the expertise of
ple such as the nurses at

ublic Health, the
Psychologist from Skeena
ental Health, the

audiologist from Public
Health and School District
69's teacher of the hearing

impaired: .

, ause of our focus on!
the pre-school child, the pre-
school program seenis, at
present, to be the core of

- activity within the centre.
All staff members involve
themselves within the pre-
school program hs much as
possible. Speech therapy
and physiatherapy sessions

are often incorporated into
the pre-school program.

Eac pre-schooler's
rogram is individually
ilored to meet his or her

needs, The child's progress
is constantly monitored but

is reviewed formally every
three or four months, by

the program staff including
the medical director. As
each child’s program is
assessed we attempt to

involve the parents and the «
general practitioner as well,

as other ertinent
professionals within the
community.

The pre-school program is
an active one, consisting of
many field trips and ac-
tivities away from the
centre. A bus, which was
donated to us by the Kin-
smen Club of Terrace has
been an incredible asset,
with respect to increased
attendance and the quality
of our program. We have
been fortunate in receiving
the use of the local Hot-
springs Resort Pool. Our
children are transported
once a week to the Resort
and everyone enjoys either
recreational or therapeutic
swimming. rhe local
municipal swimming pod!
has been made available to
the pre-schoplers on a
weekly basis also, However,

_ the water is much cooler

and is therefore. used only
for recreational purposes.

As well, other outings are
arranged and have included
visits to the bakery, the
veterinary clinic, Terrace’s
Indoor Horse Arena, a
grocery store, the offices of

Cc... Telephone, . a
restaurant and the hospital.
These are major un-
dertakings for the staff, but
the children reap tremen-

dous. benefits irom them in
terms of speech and
language stimulation and

Concerned

+Gitizens ~
_. Candidates"

socialization to new people

and sitfations.

In addition to the pre-
schoolers who attend daily,
the centre also sees mary.
children in an out-patient
‘capacity. Many school-age
children receive ‘‘one-to-
one” speech therapy and
phyato erapy at the centre.

ent programs:
can extend to home and
school, regular reporting to
teachers is an
important aspect of ali
treatment programs.

The physiotherapist, in
cooperation with
health, sees several infants
on 8 regular out-patient
basis in what is hoped will
eventually evolve
infant stimulation program.
This program is. desi
for babies suffering
developmental la;
result of such probiems as
Down’s Syndrome, hearin
and sight loss, menta
and Cerebral
Palsy. It is felt that the
earlier a baby's problems
can be diagnosed
earlier their treatment and
stimulation can begin, the

ild has
tential in-
therapist
also cooperates in this intant
offerin;
parents advice on activities
to help in language and
speech stimulation. :
Terrace
Development Centre has

that trea

parents and

retardation

better chance the

to reach his full po

life. Our speec
program by

The

public

to an

rom.
as a

and the

the

Child

-Now remains the task of:
securing financial backing:
for the project. To this end,
all avenues of financing are:
being explored and service:
clubs and individuals within:
the community will be asked:
to assist in the realization of:
this project. "

Itis hoped that with a total:
community effort, the new’

served children from as far
east ‘as Houston, west to,
Prince Rupert and north to
Aiyansh. Out. of town’

dren are referred to the
centre for assessment and

rents are given home
reatment programs to

follow.
With our increasing .
caseload, it became quite

apparent that the premises Terrace Child Devel :
af 3010 H Kalum Street were Centre will soon beepme .
very inadequate. In June, reslity. :

1976, the Centre moved to an
old house at 4529 Olson
Avenue in Terrace. These
premises, while being far
om ideal, are spacious
indoors ag well as out-of-
doors. With facilities being -
somewhat improved, the
Board of Directors of the
ed Terrace’ Cerebral Palsy
Association now has
breathing space in which to . _
investigate the possibility of -
constructing a new and
permanent building to house
the centre.
- The plans for our new
building have been drawn -
and a piece of property on
South Eby Street (north of
Kiti-K’Shian and south of
_ Cassie Hall School) has been -
leased from School District’ '

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NOTICE OF POLL

DISTRICT OF TERRACE

District of Terrace that a poll has become necessary at
the election now pending, and that | have granted such will be recelved, are: :

For Alderman: 2 Year Term

“Public “notice” I$ Hereby ‘given ‘to the electors of the - poll; and further that the: persons duly nominated as
candidates at the said election, for whom only votes

Surname "Other Names Office Resid. Address ‘Occupation
BIGGS, | Sharon Jeanne Alderman 4013 Yeo St. ‘Hormemaker
‘COOPER, Robert Marshall Alderman 4923 Tweddle Ave. Logging Contractor
GAUNT, Mark Wayne Alderman 5109 Graham Ave. Life Insurance Agent
GLASNECK Hans Bernd Alderman 1386C Mark Road Disabled Pensioner
JOLLIFFE,. Victer Charles George | Alderman 4623 Hillcrest Ave. Consultant
:-KINKEAD Stanley Clifton Alderman 4508 N, Eby St. Farmer

| PEASE, | David Alderman. ‘4826 Halliwell Ave. | Accountant
For Regional District: 2 Year Term | |
‘Surname Other Names Office Resid. Address - Qcoupation
COOPER, Robert Marshall Reg. Dist. 4923 Tweddle Ave. Logging Contractor
‘GAUNT, Mark Wayne Reg. Dist. | 5109 Graham Ave. Life Insurance Agent
-GLASNECK Hans Bernd Reg. Dist. '1386C Mark Road Disabled Pensioner
JOLLIFFE, Victor Charles George | Reg. Dist. 4623 Hillcrest Ave. Consultant

Such poll will be held at the Clarence Michael.
:-Elementary School Gymnasium, 3430.Sparks Street,
_ Terrace, British Cotumbia, on Saturday,-the 20th day

Advance Polls will be held -

:At-the District of Terrace Municipal Building, 3215:
_ ‘Eby Street, Terrace, British Columbia, on Monday the
15th day of November, 1976: between the hours of 9:00

At Mills Memorial Hospital, 2711 Tetrault Street,
‘Terrace, British Columbia, on Friday, the J9th day of

ete

of November, 1976 between the hours of 8:00 o’clock In
the forenoon and 8: 000’clock in the afternoon; and

o'clock In the forenoon and 8:00 o’clock in the af.
‘ternoon:-and oo oo

November, 1976 between the hours of 4:00 o'clock In
the afternoon and 6:00 o’clock in the affernoon. .

Every person is hereby advised to take notice of the ‘above and govern himself accordingly..

Given under my hand at Terrace, British Columbia, this 26th day of October, 1976.

Murdo Macdonald -
Returning Officer