Westview Centennial Secondary School
The First Decade
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Westview in the News

North York students run bank at school 1968 - September 12
Toronto Star
Run by pupils... grade 11 and 12... CIBC... open during the three school lunch periods...Vice-principal Jack Brewer said the innovation would help commercial students... idea suggested by bank
 
1st school bank has 60 line up 1968 - September 17
Toronto Star
Thrifty North York high school students... salt away summer savings... more than 60 students deposited amounts varying from $1 to $100... joint project with CIBC
 
Teach-in for teen  musicians 1968 - December 12
Toronto Star
260 string players get together for 8 hour teach-in... youngsters where from 10 junior and senior high schools... got together at Westview... "It is kind of a bash for string players"... teach-ins were started by Michael Crosbie, director of music at Westview...
 
Boy, girl died - Victims blamed by jury for cave-in 1969 - January 9
Toronto Star
Coroner's jury... no other persons to blame... Westview student had had an earlier brush with death
 
Kiwanis festival 1969 - February 24
Toronto Star
String ensemble
 
School band heads for N.S. 1969 - February 28
Weston Times
Westview band off to Quebec City, St. John, Halifax and Antigonish, says Westview musical Michael Crosbie
 
Seneca College gains Westview's principal 1969 - June 5
Weston Times
W.R. McCutcheon, principal at Westview since it opens, moves on to Seneca
 
This paint-in will teach you to be an artist in an hour 1969 - June 10
Toronto Star
Public taught to produce an oil painting... Tom Bailey, Westview art teacher will conduct paint-in... held in aid of Star Fresh Air Fund
 
New hospital needs volunteers 1969 - September 17
Toronto Star
New York-Finch Hospital needs volunteers... North York residents invited to attend meeting at Westview
 
Letter to the Editor: Why no elevator for Westview? 1969 - September 25
Weston Times
Elevator eliminated from reno plans for Westview
 
The 'Minkler party' backlash 1969 - October 2
Toronto Star
At the proposed opening for Westview - no free food... artificial flowers for real ones
 
Westview takes a look at the drug scene 1969 - November13
Weston Times
Norman Panzica tells it like it is about the drug scene
 
Westview happenings 1969 - December 11
Weston Times
Band to raise funds with concert for trip across the pond... 3rd Annual Athletic night held... drama club producing `David and Lisa`... senior basketball team defeats Henry
 
Christmas 1969 - December 19
Weston Times
Xmas tree bauble
 
Students play Santa Claus 1969 - December 24
Weston Times
Maria Peluso. and her little helpers, Diane Low and Jutta Heiler, deliver presents to a local family
 
Girls win slacks battle 1970 - January 22
Toronto Telegram
President of the Girls' Athletic Association, Yvonne Booth, wins battle to allow female students to wear slacks
 
Girls win slacks battle 1970 - January 22
Weston Times
President of the Girls' Athletic Association, Yvonne Booth, wins battle to allow female students to wear slacks
 
Basketball scores 1970 - February 4
Toronto Star
Newtonbrook 3, Westview Centennial 32
 
Playathon for Expo trip 1970 - February 26
Toronto Telegram
Westview Band to play 101 hours to raise money
 
School band raises $23,000 for U.K. trip 1970 - March 26
Toronto Star
78 member band raised $23,000... tour Britain during August... Michael Crosbie said no grants have been received for the trip... band invited to play at Edinburgh Festival
 
Students will use portables until late extension completed 1970 - April 8
Toronto Star
Half the pupils will likely attend classes in portables in September.... $2,500,000 school extension for 1,044 students will double size of school... swimming pool, gymnasium and a science laboratory being added
 
Westview stage David and Lisa 1970 - April 8
Toronto Star
Wade Brown plays `David` under director Jack Zimmerman
 
Student tours granted $4,000 by North York 1970 - May 14
Toronto Star
Westivew is sending its band to play at Edinburgh Festival... school`s soccer team--Ontario high school champions--plays matches in Britain and Italy
 
Metro band winds up British tour 1970 - September 3
Toronto Star
Teenage muscians bravely stage open air concert in driving rain at London`s Trafalgar Sqare
 
Westview`s hard-nosed Italians keep winning 1970 - October 17
Toronto Star
Westview Centennial Wildcats, who would more precisely be called the Westview Italian Wildcats, chugged out fourth triumph... at least 50 per cent are Italian... junior coach Miller Young says `You don`t find Italian kids middle-of-the-road: they`re either not interested at all or they`re real hard-nosed. Real tough.`... Claudio Picchetti taking a three-yard pass from Tony Kerins... John Valorizi hauling down a 15-yard toss from Joe Schiraldi
 
Open `meeting place` for community 1970 - December 17
Weston Times
The `Centre` to be a meeting place for students... New Year looks good for new facilities opening for the first time... Head Librarian, Mrs. C. Samual, excited about Resource centre opening
 
Newcomers hit stride 1971 - October 7
Toronto Star
Westview coach Dave Garland, `not counting on too much` in Wildcat`s first season in B division... Garland said `Now, I think the team is just starting to play the kind of ball it had the ability for but perhaps not the knowledge.`
 
Teachers could spend more time teaching: Trustee 1972 - April 13
Toronto Star
Westview math teacher, Jeff Shifrin, suggests `study session`... teacher morale will be affected by any increase in workload... Dwight Daigneault, president of the North York branch of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers` Federation and a Westview guidance counsellor says `We`re concerned with the ceilings and they will affect the educational product.`
 
Teachers should suggest alternatives 1972 - April 4
Toronto Star
Toronto Star editorial notes that Westview teacher Jack Zimmerman "...had something sensible to say for himself."
 
What's happening 1972 - June 12
Toronto Star
Westview student Joseph Migliaccio is awards proficiency badge.
 
Athletic scholarships at stake in high school all-star contest 1972 - May 29
Toronto Star
The West team will be coached by Dave Garland of Westview...
 
Band needs $2,000 for tour 1973 - October 10
Toronto Star
School band needs $2,000 to help pay for a recent tour in Austria...
 
The college band cooms goes on 1975 - May 09
Toronto Star
Paul Miner, music teacher at Westview, says "The so-called legitimate musicians are coming around to see the need for stage bands."
 
No mistaking welcome by students: Teacher 1976 - January 23
Toronto Star
Mary Wents, teacher at Westview comments Ì wouldn't have believed that I could feel glad and proud to be a teacher again.``
 
Top athletes are springing into action... spreading the word 1976 - May 13
Toronto Star
Sports and religion can go together.
 
Poverty newest commuter 1977 - October 23
Toronto Star
Pat ONeil thinks of Westivew - as she thinks of so many things that happen in her ward - with a mixture of anger, love and pride.
 

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