ee ray Breer en ee or er ra 56 ~ Sunday, June 14, 1987 —- North Shore News Lifestyles _ g” BE AHOST FAMILY __ ALLIED RapiaATorsS & 1 Wea we ae : A select group of English-speaking teenagers from P } 5 a / i Europe, Asia, and Latin America will arrive in : NEW TRAN SM ISSIONS a a Canada this August -— each one looking forward i USED livi ith a Canadi i high . » to living with a Canadian family for a hig RECORE Service Specials school year. power a iC YOU could be one of these families! REPAIRS Transmission Service Your focal EF a eee Representative is 518.60 Includes new fluid, gasket & labour fo interviewing prospective ies now. Hos c . wah ooling System Flush Wy oO ric S$ ae families are able to choose the student best suited for ; | | | hone. & Refill $24.95 Siians3g bee WY eae es 7 ‘ Deni Front Brakes $54.95 at 7 (604) 987-8405 Rear Brakes $45.95 . New pads or linings; includes parts, machine rotors and labour Educational Foundation for Foreign Study S CS ih oOo E or call tol-free 1-860-44-SHARE Change & Balance Tires $6.00 swosr cars WEST VAN Secondary has 1164 West 3rd St. Free Estimates a new. look to its entrance put your waste on a diet North Vancouver Free Towing oyer, and it’s because Plai , ; 985- Courtasy Cars Power works. ‘‘Students : A R E Cc Y Cc L E Across 285-76 ah Centre One Day Service have complained about the ; PENNS gh pooner) appearance of the foyer over _ the years,” explains school librarian, Jim Crook, who has been involved with Plaid Power. By OLGA RUSKIN Contributing Writer But Plaid Power, with the aid of two teachers, decided to change the situation. The group developed an action plan, had meetings, cealt “with the maintenance superintend- ent, and got funding. As a result, the foyer has new floors, display cases and carpeted benches. There have been other changes as well which students wanted, such as shortening lunch and hav- ing longer school periods. Plaid Power is the name a stu- dent committee at West Van Sec- ondary decided to cail themselves last year. Inspiration for the com- mittee has come from an educa- ‘tional movement called Positive Ethos, and the piaid refers to the school’s famous tartan. The term Positive Ethos comes from the writings about effective schools who emphasized positive attitudes and the working out of action plans by the students. A Calgary role mode! based on Mortimer’s Positive Ethos was adopted by West Van Secondary, “not that there was anything wrong with the school but we wanted the best school,”’ explains biology teacher Dave Urquhart, who hes worked closely with Plaid Power the past year. . 42 Staff tapped into various stu- e ou eX ec im dents from Grades 10 and 11, whose academic and extra-cur- ricular activities made them repre- sentative of various school groups. one or more O es The first meeting a year ago May was held in the school board - . 2 te eat vernment of Canada school on the average of once a ‘ week, said principal John WAround 20 to 35 students are in- cheques in June? volved with staff members Ur- or quhart, Crook,. Heather Walker, Pauline Hedberg, Pauline Royce, j Don Odegaard, Williams and ; ; vice-principal, David Barker. : Se Positive Ethos shows students ! how they can make a difference ma arrive ear ' and do. “The key,”’ said Ur- : @ quhart, “‘is that the student sets up \ the action. If the student wants to . . see something done at the school. The Government of Canada appreciates just how he or she does something about it-” important your cheque is to you. ze - Just in case there is an interruption in mail service, we've arranged for you to receive your | 7 re ie J lier. So don’t b ised wh SILK PLANTS Sane POY TE ar Se ee aneed ac ueeal 28 ISLE ATOS S4MldXE delivery date. Should there be any further changes to our distri- bution plans, we will keep you fully informed. Supply and Services Approvisionnements et Services bd | | sd Canada Canada ada Monig.e Vézina Monique Vézina Ministar Ministre