The Lincoln Garden Club and Horticultural Society is a volunteer non-profit organization that provides opportunities for its members and guests to meet, share ideas, enjoy monthly educational presentations, and work on community gardening projects.

The goal of Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs Program is to encourage more young women to participate in public affairs by recognizing a commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to the advancement of the status of women. Women of the age 16-19, living or studying in the Zonta region and demonstrate the following are eligible to apply:

• Active commitment to vounteerism
• Experience in local or student government
• Volunteer leadership activities
• Knowledge of Zonta International
• Advocating in Zonta International's mission of advancing the status of women worldwide

BDSS 125th Anniversary planning meeting - Feb. 27 at 7:00 pm in the library.

BDSS Second Annual Trivia Night - Friday, March 30, 2012 7:00 pm. ^(UPDATED!)

BDSS Parent Advisory Council Meeting - Feb. 6, 2012 7:00 pm in the library

The Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University is awarding four Hatch Scholarships, valued at $48,000 each and awarded annually ($12,000 per year) to exceptional students entering McMaster's Engineering I program. Please see Mrs. Hopman in guidance for further details.

http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/future/schol.html

Twas the day before Christmas and all through the school
The teachers were teaching and trying to be cool,
The kids were not studying not even a bit
So Zonneveld and Klassen were having a fit.

Although they were locked up all snug in their classrooms
The students just sat there and acted like mushrooms
“What can we do to get them to work?”
“They’re still doing nothing, they’re acting like Jerks”.

When all of a sudden Zonneveld had an idea
“Why didn’t I think it before, mama mia!
If we get every teacher to sing them a song,
Then learning will happen, it shouldn’t take long.”

So out to the halls the two went
And pleaded with teachers until they were spent
No one was willing to sing, not a note
Not even Fiocca, that cranky old goat.

They claimed they were tired and kids did not care
They whined and they whinged and cried, “this is not fair”
And so the admin team carried along
And tried to get teachers to burst into song.

“Not me”, croaked old Schilte and Collie and Pellow
“I’ll not sing a note”, grumped each one of those fellows.
How about Hubbard or Harshaw, Beens or Buchanan?
Hoeg or Holland or Franklin or Freeman?

But each teacher they met with simply denied
That singing was the only thing left to be tried.
“I know!” shouted Klassen in Zonneveld’s ear
“We’ll try the secretaries, they’re full of good cheer!”

And so the two trudged their way back to the office
But were stopped on the way by head caretaker Burgess.
“I’ve heard you want singing, I’ve heard you want joy
The next thing you’ll want us all giving out toys!”

“No, just singing will do”, said the two right away
“We just want the teachers to sing – OK?”
So they went to the office to plead with the ladies
To sing, sing, sing, sing before we all went to Hades.

“Sing Baranick, sing Foster, sing Neilson, sing Davies”,
The two administrators entreated those ladies.
Their efforts, it seemed had all be for naught,
Their singing could not be begged borrowed or bought.

Klassen and Zonneveld were losing their zeal,
When a single thought hit them, “We’ll go see McNeil!”
With thoughts of sweet carols to banish the gloom,
They went with great speed to Beamsville’s music room.

“We’ve tried everything to bring joy to these halls
But no one, oh no one, will answer our calls.
Your kids sing everyday and they do it quite gladly,
You must teach our teachers, we need you quite badly.

But Mrs. McNeil was not easily won
“Have you tried all the teachers, every last one?”
Wiersma and Arkell, D’Amelio, Druce?
Gibson and Gordon, Elzinga and Bruce?

We’ve tried them all, even Ms. Tauro
But not even her voice could we convince her to borrow
McNeil looked round and picked up her baton
“I’ll do it”, she cried, “the show must go on!

“So round up those teachers and get them on stage
And we’ll sing for the students, we’ll be all the rage”
So they got all the teachers, that industrious pair
And soon sweet singing filled all the air.

The students came out of their trances that day
But we all need to sing, to keep them that way
So please raise your voices in boisterous cheer
And thank all your stars that the holiday’s near!