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The Phoenix

June 1983

Editorial

I recently read a letter from a grade 12

girl living in British Columbia. Hi her letter

she was trying to comfort her penpal at our

school who was nervous about growing up. The

following excerpt of that letter is one that

think we can all benefit from:

Editor:

Sean Blane

Assistant Editor:

Clare Spira

Contributers:

Jim Lai

Daryll Walker

Bessy

C.L.

The Wet and Wild Canoe Team

Jamie Connolly

Roblynn McClure

Ian Warwick

Teacher Advisors:

Mrs. J. Lees

Mrs. J. Scott

And others too afraid (or too wise) to

have their names in print*

Special thanks must go to Radio Shack

for their assistance and kindness in letting us

print this paper using their TRS-80 Word

Processing equipement.

"A long time ago when I was a youngster

in grade eleven (ha, ha) I felt that I could

never bear to leave high school and all my

friends. I talked to some grade twelve

graduating students and I couldn't understand

why they wanted to leave. Now, being in their

pcstition, I can understand. I find that I am

locking froward to finding things outside of

my town and not living at home, ni have to

be more responsible and independent and

Tm excited about University courses. I think

establishing myself as a capable individual is

important. I know and regret the fact that I

may lose contact with some of my present

acquaintances, but I know that anyone I really

care enough to keep in touch with will be a

friend always. Sure Vm scared and worried

about my future, but you can only get out of

life what you are willing to put into it. I am

willing to work hard to achieve my goals. I

don't know what my future is, as a career or

as a person, but it will only be a set of

challenges worth working at in order to attain

what I strive for."

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Canoe Trip

On a beautiful sunny Thursday morning

twelve anxious cancers prepared to leave P.EJ.

and travel to the white-water country of the

Liscomb in Nova Scotia. So with plenty of

food, warm clothes and mosquito spray we

departed from the Rural. We were scheduled to

arive at our camping area around five o'clock,

but due to difficulties, we were delayed. Our

problems were experienced when driving

across an open stretch of road. It was a very

windy day and our trailor carrying the canoes

was a perfect victim. As you have probably

guessed, the wind caught our canoe trailor

carrying six caones and blew it across the

road. Luckily, no one was hurt and we were

able to get our canoes repaired in Amherst.

We arrived at our camping area around

eight o'clock,and after a bit of arguing over

who was going to put their tent where, we got

settled in.

Friday morning we set out for the river. I

think we were all a bit nervous and not quite

sure of what to expect. We all calmed down

after Mr. GiUan's canoe upset, he was the first

to get wet. That day we practiced the first

two runs, and had a great time. We went tome

to camp to eat, get warmed up and visit with

our friends, the little black flies.

Later that evening some wildlife was

caught sight of by Andrew, Mr. Gillan, Bruce

and Robert, they had seen a deer and played

with a porcupine.

. . .page 2

After a bedtime sing-song and some

ghost story telling we were off to bed. Oh,

almost forgot, Shane brought food for all o

us, so we had a great dinner that evening.

Saturday morning we woke up to rain

and lots of it. We constructed a blind to bloc

the rain and then we all had breakfast. O

course, Shane was in charge of food, so we

all ate very well. With full bellies, we a

gathered inside Andrew's Van and took a vote

on whether to go canoeing that day or to go

visit the Liscomb Lodge. Poor Bobby had

gotten fairly damp the previous night so he

was ready to stay dry that day, but Andrew

being the keenest of us all was ready to rolL

We did it the democratic way and took a

vote; we were canoeing by eleven o'clock. I

stopped raining later on in the day. Today we

were going from the top of the river to the

bottom. We ate our lunch on some rocks in

the middle of the river which was ver

unique, I thought.

On Saturday it was Bryon and Ron wh

got wet. Nothing too serious but enough to

make them uncomfortable. We arrived at the

bottom of the river late in the afternoon

Then the hardest part of the trip, we had to

carry our caones up a very long, steep hill to

put them on the trailor. We all survived it,and

drove home to camp. After Bryon got his

laundry dried out,we all had dinner with the

flies. Later on Mr. Gillan, Andrew, Robert

and Bruce went on a walk and saw some

wildlife, another deer with a white taiL

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Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you about the

black bear with a white spot on his paw, (ask

Darryl, he can tell you all about it).

Sunday morning we woke up to flies, flies,

and more flies. We packed in a hurry and left

our camp. On the way home we stopped in

Sherbrooke to get ourselves civilized for

society again. After a nice sunny drive on the

Wood Islands ferry, we were home again, and we

had lots of suntan lotion left over.

All in all we had a great time canoeing/

and getting to know each other better. We

would like to thank Mr. Gillan for taking us,

and tell him to save a spot for three girls

again next year

Wild 'n Wet Canoe Team.

Record Review

Today, the record industry has seen many

new groups emerging from the woodwork.

Groups like Men Without Hats or English Beat,

(just to mention a couple) are fast taking firm

roots as leaders in the music industry. No more

shall disco come back to haunt us. In answer to

your prayers (knock on wood) Donna Summer is

gone forever. Never again will she steal center

stage, belly dancing her way to stardom,

wearing her lavish silver sparkling fish-net

bikinis. Her days of singing meaningless,

unrythmic, and senseless junk are over. Bye bye

Donna, you've been a "Bad Girl".

. . .page 3

(1) Toto IV - Toto

Toto is a group that possesses a sound

all of their own. They are one of the few

rock bands that fully incorperate an entire

orchestra into the making of an album. Their

music is anything but simple. Hit songs to

listen for are: Rosanna, Africa, I Won't Hold

You Back Now.

(2) KilroyW as.jJjere - STYX

Wellyl finally thought I had seen the last

of these fools. In my opinion, STYX is simply

the 1983 version of the Bay City Rollers

(Minus the Tartan Jumpsuits). This album

further strengthens my hatred for this bunch

of jungle singing - idiots. Songs not to pay

any attention to are: Mr. Roboto, Cold War.

(Sorry Tami, but I can't help it if you have bad

taste )

(3) Rythm of ffaith - Men Without Hats

In my opinion, the best album to come out

this year. This group of 3 makes very good

use of synthesizers. They have a really unique

sound that should hopefully be around for a

long time. Good songs to listen far are: Safety

Dance, Ideas for Walls, Living in China.

(4) Built for Speed - Stray Cats

This is a group which have a sound of

their own which is referred to as Rockabill

music. There is not a better group for playing

good dance music. Heavy metal fans as well as

the disco-ers at Adam's Warehouse can all

enjoy the Stray Cats. Great songs are: B^n-

for Speed, Gonna Rock this Town, Stray Cat

Strut.

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(5) Special Best Service - The English Beat

This album is a must for a complete

record collection. Having a stereo without this

record is like having an Atari without

Ms.Pac-Man. Hit tunes on this album are: I

Confess, Save It fonltater, End of the Party.

Band Trip

The Rural band spent the May 20-22

weekend at Keddy's Motor Inn in down-town

Moncton. They were there taking part in the

Moncton Music Festival. Competing in four

competitions, three for concert band and one

for stage band. The band recieved two second

places and one third. Though they competed in

the fourth, they withdrew from being marked,

so did not receive a placing.

They had left Charlottetown Friday at 9

A.M. and left from Moncton Sunday at 9 A.M.

Everybody had a great time and partied into

the late hours of Sunday morning.

. . .page k

This diet is t-grrifir? because you can

have all the food you want whenever yo

want.

The Soup

Cut into small pieces:

3 large onions

2 green peppers

2 large cans of tomatoes

1 head of cabbage

1 bunch of celery

1 package of onion soup mix

Put cut vegetables in a large pot and cove

with water. Boil until vegetables are ver

soft.

Day 1- Have all the soup you want wheneve

you want, eat any kind of fruit, excep

bannanas, whenever you want.

Day 2- Have all the soup you want along wit

all the vegetables (salad) you can eat. Th

diet also allows 1 potatoe with butte

but corn and peas are not permitted.

Super Diet

Worried about not being in shape far

summer? Well, maybe The Phoenix can help

out. We have dug up a diet that will guarantee

you a weight loss of up to ten pounds in %

week Like all diets, be sure to check with

your physician before starting .

This diet was developed by doctors at the

Mayo Clinic in the United STates. They claim

that it is so easy to follow that everyone who

tries it will lose. So, be a loser and try it

Day 3- Have all the soup you want along wit

all the fruit and vegetables you can ea

(except bannanas, corn, and peas).

Day 4- Have all the soup you want plus s

bannanas and 8 glasses of skim milk.

Day 5- Have all the soup you want plus

10-12 oz. section of beef. Have also

tomatoes and 8 glamps of water.

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Day 6- Have all the soup you can eat plus all

the beef and vegetables you can eat.

Day 7- Have all the soup you want plus brown

rice, unsweetened fruit juice, and vegetables.

Remember that the soup, diet pop, tea,

and coffee may be consumed at any time

during the diet.

Student Council

Our 1982-83 student council has wrapped

up most of their business and closed the year

with the elections for next year's executive.

The executives are:

President:

Vice President:

Secretary:

Treasurer:

Terri MacPherson

Stephanie Drake

Lisa Bowman

Laurie Rose

Congratulations winners and much success

next year

.. .page 5

A) Bo Dereck is one

B) They're "Crazy"

C) Snow White's loves

D) The and only

E) Number of wives Henry had

F) Number of beds Goldilocks slept in

G) number associated with USA's

independance

H) Wonders of the world -2

D a p e a r

J) number assoc ia ted wi th

K) Number of life expectancies of

felines

L) Important number in Charlton

Heston film

Dear Bessy

Dear Bessy,

Are girls with glasses as attractive to

men as girls without?

Curious

Dear Curious: It depends on their frames.

Puzzle

Here's a puzzle that actually looks harder

than it really is. The answer to the clues on

the right correspond to the letters in the

algebra equation. Simply substitute the number

for the appropriate letter in order to find the

value of the question mark.

(A x B) + (C x D) + (E - F)

G + (HxD-J+(K + L)

= -p

(jgxi) + (2x1) + Ug^g) _

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Dear Mystery Boy,

Maybe you should ask this girl to a school

dance or social function, where you could talk

about other things and still be around people ,

in case you run out of things to say. Ask her

during one of your casual school conversations

while your watching amebas, under the

microscope, maybe.

Dear Bessy,

Vm crazy about this guy, but the

girlfriend he had before was a bad experience

for him. How can I convince him that not all

girls are the same?

Must Know

Dear Must Know: Take him to the beach.

Dear Bessy,

My younger brother is always chasing my

girlfriends. This has been going on for years

and I am getting pretty upset. Any ideas?

Brother of girl chaser

Dear Brother,

Don't worry, my dog has been chasing

cars for years, but if he ever caught one he

wouldn't know what to do with it.

Reach For The Top

Congratulations to the Reach For The Top

team for having done so well in the provincial

championships. They came in second to Colonel

Gray in the finals, losing the tournament, and

a free trip to Toronto, by only ten points. But

the team didn't leave empty handed. They

walked away with $150 and a terrific

experience.

...page 6

French Club

The school's French club had a very

educational and fun field trip to the

University of Moncton about two weeks ago.

Leaving CRHS at the ungodly hour o

seven o'clock in the morning, the group of 13

grade ten and eleven students along with Mrs

McQuaid and chauffeur Mr. Doucette travelled

to Moncton with high anticipation of the day

to come.

At the university, they first met with a

teacher who explained his school's routine. An

immersion program designed far English

speaking students is taught where all course

are conducted in French. The students can

earn all their university credits and at the

same time become bilingual. He noted tha

tuition costs are usually very low or nothing

at all, since government bursaries are readily

available.

After he spoke to the club, a young

guide from the university showed them around

the campus. All were very impressed They

went to a museum where they saw an

exposition of Leonardo DaVinci's work

Everyone played with the gadgets on display

and had a lot of fun.

The highlight of the tour was a visit to

the university's sports complex. Inside / the

students saw an Olympic sized swimming poo

with a bottom that could be raised or lowered

in order to make the pool deeper or shallower

They also saw a gymnasium twice the size o

our own, an indoor running track, and a dance

studio.

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