heats

Tanya Walker (left), Thornhill Junior Secondary student, open-
ed her grandmother's home, Kay Fast (center), to Wolfville stu-
dent Jason Walsh. We are very excited about this event, said
both the grandmother and granddaughter.

Grade 9 student at Thornhill Junior Secondary School,
Michelle Michaud (left), was the host for exchange student
from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Heather Anderson. Twenty-five
students from Wolfville spent one week In Terrace ad ‘part of
tha Open House Canada Program.

to finally meet: their pen-pals from Nova

Scotia.

_ Thornhilt teacher, Mike Wilson, said the
students had been exchanging letters for over
one year. ‘‘This is all very. exciting for every-
one’’, -he said.

Wolfville is a small’ community located

approximately. 45 minutes from Halifax.

“This is all part of the Open House Canada

Program which is sponsored by the Federal
Government.”’ said. Wilson. He added that
School District 88 was most helpful with a

generous donation fo $1000. In addition the.

school sold many chocolate bars to help with
the cost of hosting the 25 students from the
East.

During their visit in Terrace students from
Wolfville stayed at the. homes of fellow stu-
dents from Thornhill Junior Secondary. Both
groups visited various points of interest in the
Terrace area including the Lava. Beds,
Heritage Park, Lakelse Lake'and the Arts and
Crafts Show held at Caledonia Secondary
School. They also visited the local Forestry
Nursery, Kleanza River Logging and Skeena
Cellulose Sawmill. These tours gave the stu-
dents an overview of the logging industry i in
British Columbia.

At the end of their stay a farewell ‘banquet
was held at the Inn of the West. It was time to
go home. Reluctantly the students said their
good-byes.

The Terrace students left town May 28 to

spend a week with their colleagues in Nova
Scotia, returning | J une 7.

Corllee Clark (loft), student at Thornhill Junior Secondar,
School, opened her home to exchange student Kim Seary from
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, who Is a member of the first half of an-
Open House Canada Exchange Program. The Terrace students
recently completed the exchange and are currently in Wolfville
to share the culture of the area with thelr friends.

TERRACE wrath t ‘students ~ ‘from 7
Thornhill Junior Secondary School waited an-
xiously at the Terrace-Kitimat Airport recently’

Neelam Parmar (left}, Grade 10 student at Thornhill Juntor
Secondary, hosted Paul Valltancourt, a Grade 9 student trom
Wolfville School, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The visiting student,
‘part of a youth exchange program, stayed In Terrace for one
week, Thornhill students are currently visiting Nova Scotia. ”

Forest Richard (left), Grade 10 student at Thornhill Junior
- Secondary Schoo!, hosted Grade 9 student Brian Meloche from

Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Twenty-five students stayed In Terrace

Students from Themhil Juntor Secondary School waited patiently at the Tarrace-Kitimat alrport
for the plane carrying thelr 25 pen-pals from Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The two groups have been
writing letters for over one year, said Thornhill teacher, Mike Wilson.

for oné week as part of the Open House Ganada Program.

Hosting his pen-pal from Nova Scotia Is Bruce Neld (left), a Grade 10 student at Thornhill Junior
Secondary School. David Allen (right) is a Grade 9 student at Wolfville School, Wolfville, Nova
Scotia. Bruce’s parents also hosted a Welcome Party in honor of the 25 visiting students.