Viscount Bennett Junior High School - Terminal Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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the TER Mr NAL Page 83 SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C LITERARY CONTEST WINNERS Short Story 1. Helen Zelmer 7-16 Essay 1. Sharon Haskovitch 8- 2. Diane McTavish 8-8 Poetry 1. Lyn Meyer 8-lb 2. Susan Kent. 7-16 Short Story 1. Gretchen Meade 10-b3 2. John Hughes 9-1+ Essay 1. Gretchen Meade 10-U3 2. Wilfred Wenzel 10-27 Poetry 1. Gerald Wade 10-25 2. Margaret Carruthers Short Story 1. Darlene Dafoe 11-30 2. Ron Huek 11-30 Essay 1. Ron Huck 11-30 2. (Elliot Gelfand 11-29 ) (Don Wood 11-29 ) Poetry 1. Judy Arrafield 11-29 2. Roger Meyer 11-29

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THE TERMINAL . Pa ge.82. WRITING FOR .FUN : The selections of writing published on these next pages are the winning entries of the Literary Contest , the deadline of which was March 3. We have tried to publish.a fairly equal amount of work from each class but, being limited as to space, we have not been able to publish all those we would like to have published. However, after some thought, we have decided to give you the following selections. Our thanks go out to Viscount students for producing such interesting works, and to the language teachers for extracting much of this work from the students. We hope that you enjoy our selection. Happy reading. Jane Hutchins, Section Editor LITE RARY .CO N T E ST RULES ' The school was divided into three sections for The Terminal Literary Contest. Grade Seven and Eight students competed in Section A, Grade Nine and Ten students competed in Section B, and Grade Eleven students competed in Section C. The limitations of the three sections were as follows: Section A: Short Story -- 100-200 words Essay — 100-200 words Poetry -- a maximum of sixteen lines Section B : Short Story -- 200-350 words Essay --- 200-350 words Poetry -- a maximum of 25 lines Section C : Short Story — 350-500 words Essay — 350-500 words Poetry — a maximum of 30 lines I

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Page 8 I 4 . S FIRST PRIZE THE WONDERFUL SURPRISE Hiss Grant was the play school teacher. She was so nice everyone loved her. The children in her little play school loved her very much, and she loved the children. She played games with them and told them stories, and she never got cross. One day she called all the little children together. You are good children, she said, every single one of you. And because you are so good, a nice surprise is coming for you this week. The children begged to know what it was, but Miss Grant would not tell them. As the children went back to their play, they couldn ' t help wondering what the surprise was. They talked often, very often to each other about it. I wonder what it is? said Billy. I wonder, too, replied Donald. Jim and Linda and all the rest wondered too. Early the next day -- a Tuesday -- as the children were playing out-of-doors, a red truck stopped in front of Hiss Grant ' s play school. Maybe, that ' s the surprise coming, cried Billy. Oh, nol said Donald. That ' s only the milkman. On Wednesday morning a shing blue auto drove up in front of the play school. Maybe that ' s the surprise coming, cried Linda. Oh, nol said Bobby. That ' s Jim White bringing the groceries. The next day, after finishing their morning snack of milk and crackers, Hiss | Grant said: I ' d like you to stay right here for a few minutes. I ' ll call you then, and you ' ll learn what your surprise is at last. The children could hardly wait. They talked and giggled. They bounced up and down on their chairs. Then, at last, Hiss Grant called, Come, childrenl How they ran and pushed to get outsidel And this is what they saw -- a little brown puppy, the cutest little puppy they had ever seen. When the children thanked Miss Grant for the wonderful surprise, the puppy barked a very loud Bow-wowl as if to say, Thank you very much for my new home. And he lived at the play school ever after. Helen Zelmer, 7-16 ORT STORY