The earth is worth
these students’ time

Students from Caulfeild Elemen-
tary School in West Vancouver
got down to earth work recently.

Thanks to Earthwork, a book
of 51 teaching ideas for global
education, students from Caulfeild
formed their own Ecology Club.
They asked to have a compost box
built, then arranged a school-wide
collection system.

After each lunch period they

empty the classroom containers
into the box, sometimes adding
lime and dirt.

The program was started up by
the students and should reduce a
jot of food waste at the school. It
will also make a good soil sup-
plement for the school garden.

Earthwork promotes the preser-
vation of the earth and encourages
people to do something about
global issues.

Response shows kids
favor moth spraying

LAST WEEK ZAP! asked if you
thought the spraying for gypsy
moths was necessary. What a
response! And mostly in favor.

The spraying is necessary or
otherwise the moths will eat all
the trees and ail the Vancouver
area will be bare, and the en-
vironmental side effects will be
nothing compared to that.

As much as my family is an en-
vironmentalist family, we gotta
have trees for the environment
and if they eat all the trees what
sre we gonna have left? Of
course, it’s important.

Kt’s necessary if you want to
save thousands of jobs, otherwise
T really don’t think it is necessary.

This spraying is very necessary
because if we don’t do it then a
lot of trees will die and our for-
estry will be very affected and
we'll have to do the spraying ne
matter what. In the newsletter
they posted out it did say the
spraying was not dangerous, it
doesn’t have any effect on
kamans, it only has effects on
caterpillars, and the butterflies
will be reestablished. The most it
cam do to humans is maybe cause
bay fever, and that’s not much. I
don’t see any problem.

I think the spraying is necessary
elthough I don't really know that
much about it so I can’t really be
that critical on either person's
side. If people don’t think it's safe
they should state their opinion to
whoever is in charge. It should be
done cuz if they ure a threat to
our forests and you can stop them
why wouldn’t you? Go ahead with
it.

I think it is necessary because
these gypsy moths are gonna
totally wreck our whole pianet if
we don’t spray them.

I don’t see where it’s a problem
to the environment. I'd like to
very much know what it’s causing
on the environment because I
don’t believe that.

I recently visited Ontario snd

DAAAAAAAAAA.

you can hear — hear — the gypsy
moths eating away at the trees.
We are stuck between a rock and
a hard place. We have to spray,
it’s a_ matter of saving al? our
trees. Peaple have to open their
eyes and realize that there’s no
other way to go.

I think it’s really necessary
because it’s not bad for the en-
vironment, it’s saving it rather
than having all our trees killed by
these moths.

I think they should spray it
anyways because then the stupid
moths will rip down our forest.

North Shore’s Private
Counselling Centre

UPCOMING GROUPS

On Being a Teen
A Chance to Talk

6 Meetings for Girls
from 13 to 16 years.
Thurs. 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Starts April 30/92
302-2030 Marine Drive

North Vancouver, BC.

for information
or to register call

985-2222

Friday, April 17, 1992 - North Shore News - 24

A RECENT U.S. study showed
that teachers pay less attention to
girts; some textbooks stereotype
girls and women; and tests are
biased against girls. Educators say
girls learn better in a girls-only
environment. Do you agree?

photo submitted

CAULFEILD ELEMENTARY School students recognized the value of composting and taking care of
the earth with the formation of their ecology club.

WV presents Anything Goes

PERFORMING ARTS students at
West Vancouver Secondary will be
presenting Anything Goes this
year.

The show takes place aboard a
cruise ship sailing from the USA

to Britain. Organizers describe it
as ‘ta funny love story from the
1930s.”’

Forty-five cast and crew
members are helping put the show
together.

CHILDREN’S

leather shoes
GNE LOW PRICE

$1999

Reg. to °40

Performances are April 23,24,
25, 30 and May 1! and 2 at the
school, 1750 Mathers Ave., West
Vancouver. Show time is 7:30
p.m For information phone
922-3931,