St Johns Kilmarnock School - Eagle Yearbook (Breslau, Ontario Canada)

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FORESTS by Jakub Hyzyk Inside the forest people see the robin, the deer and the rabbit So why with all these gentle creatures are we cutting down all the trees? To make new land to make our homes it’s such a shame that we refuse to live without destroying the forests. Pollution by Jakub Hyzyk “Why mommy?” asks a small child, “are there no little animals any more?” “They have all moved away.” If only we could see the world through the eyes of a child. A huge, beautiful place full of brilliant colours, a place to make friends and play with animals. So why do we pollute and cause acid rain? We are killing nature for our comfort. Is it worth it? Budding Scientist THE BLACK STALLION by Walter Farley The main characters are Alec Ramsay and The Black Stallion who is a very wild Arabian horse. The story takes place on an island off the coast of Portugal and in the State of New York in the 1930’s. The problem is that Alec and the Black Stallion get shipwrecked on an island off the coast of Portugal. There Alec helps get the Stallion free from the halter and the Stallion kills a rattlesnake that tries to bite Alec. Alec makes friends with the Black and learns to ride him. Then a ship comes and rescues them both and takes them back to America. Back at home, Alec meets his old friend Henry Dailey, (a historic jockey and trainer). He helps Alec to train the Black and teach him to race. Alec rides the Black in a race at Belmont against Cyclone and Sun Raider, two famous racehorses. Alec and the Black win the race and break a world record. by Edward Mercer June 14, 1988 Lunch Time 18

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GRADE FIVE dsA Tim Buchanan Cs I Kevin Graham Michael Noonan George Cobham AJA Michael Heeley Rajiv Kaushik dLkJk i Craig Pitman AuA Joey Cunningham Michael Holloway - ' Ki » ALA Peter Mansson Graham Singh Brooke Thiessen Yakub Hyzyk Edward Mercer MsJk Alex Short 17

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The Gorge Run! The Gorge Run was about to start. I was stand- ing on the line and when the whistle blew, every- body started. Finally the message got to my head. I started to run as well. I wasn’t that far from being the last person. When I got into the woods, my pace pick- ed up. I moved from almost last to about the mid- dle of the group. I got to the spot where the swamp is and I stopped running and walked across the bridge over the swamp. Since I walked across the bridge I ran up the hill to the left of the swamp. That brought me back up to the middle position. When I started down the hill I picked up some speed. I went around the corner and tried to keep a steady pace. I went around the circle and I was back to where I was at the end of the hill. I kept the same pace going up the steep hill as I had kept on the even ground. After I was up the hill I went down another. I was back at the swamp and started walking across the bridge. I was running harder than ever because I was near the end of the run. It was exciting. I passed some people who used to be well ahead of me. I was past the finish line. I didn’t come in first but I wasn’t near the end either. by Michael Holloway Recess Thoughts If the 13th and 14th of June were to arrive in 1989 with the iden- tical climatic conditions as this year, they would be the dates selected for our next Rockwood Trip. The skies were sunny, the temperatures were in the 30’s and a gentle breeze reduced the six legged animals to manageable populations. The Rockwood Park overnight trip is always a topic of conversa- tion in the grade 4 and 5 classrooms during the month of June, but this year the grade 3’s were also able to participate. Would the younger lads be able to enjoy the rigors of camplife and the host of problems that being away from home can bring? Of course they could. The swimming hole was the focal point of our activities this year but there were other items on the agenda if one tired of the water. Fishing for trout and catching Rock bass quickly reduced our night crawler numbers, even though none of our catch made it to the fry- ing pan. An afternoon wander to the potholes and caves gave bud- ding geologists a chance to test their knowledge and spelunkers an opportunity to weaken their flashlight batteries. Rockwood. A wonderful way to bring a good year to a close! Rockwood File Friends 19