The Grade 8 Skate

While their high school counterparts were going through the rigours of preparing and writing exams, the three grade eight classes at St. Joseph's Catholic High School took the opportunity to clear out and make their way over to Ma-Te-Way for some winter-time physical education.

Hockey, ringette, and skating just for the enjoyment of it were on the roster of activities available to students, and all three activities were well-represented. And while the walk there served as uneventful, the return trip through a maelstrom of wind and snow was the perfect culmination to this little slice of Canadiana.

The only negative comment expressed centered on the regret many had that the afternoon nap, that great tradition of kindergarten, had been discontinued through the older grades. Other than that, a good time all around.