GLEBE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
OTTAWA
The 27 members of the drumming club occasionally suffer
broken fingers or black eyes, but they also get to make
up to $1,000 for a 20-minute corporate gig (it goes
back to the music department). Modelled after Stomp
and directed by fine arts department head Pierre Massie,
the group uses a portable PVC floor, broomsticks and
garbage cans to create its rhythmic spectacles, which
are in demand with local charities.
VAUGHAN SECONDARY SCHOOL
THORNHILL, ONT.
School radio is often a staticky affair broadcast over
the PA system before school announcements -- but not
at Vaughan Secondary. Home of the first licensed on-air
high school radio station in Canada, 90.7 RAV FM, the
school also boasts an authentic, fully automated studio,
thanks to station manager Rob Basile. The 30-year-old
Torontonian began the radio club as a volunteer in 1999,
after six years working in commercial radio. Beginning
next February, the school will offer a communication
technology course to high school graduates looking to
get some training in radio.
BISHOP SMITH CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLPEMBROKE, ONT.
A trip to the Dominican Republic usually involves beaches
and bikinis, not medical and school supplies. But the
18 students from Bishop Smith and partner school St.
Joseph's High who competed for a spot on the annual
humanitarian trip last February got to experience everyday
reality on the Caribbean island.
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