MAPLE RIDGE
CENTRE HOLDS
OFFICIAL OPENING

 

Tre ublic is invited to drop in
at the Maple Ridge/Pitt
Meadows Community Education
Centre on November 19, to join
faculty and students in celebrat-
ing the Official Opening of this
new consolidated learning con-
cept. A one-hour ceremony
begins at 4:30 p.m. in the West
Gymnasium of Maple Ridge
Secondary School at 21911 -
122nd Avenue in Maple Ridge.

Among the officials in atten-
dance at the ceremonies will be
B.C. Minister of Advanced Educa-
tion and Job Training Hon.
Stanley Hagen, B.C. Minisiter of
Education Hon. Anthony Brum-
met, and MLAs Mr. Norman
Jacobsen and Mr. Austin Pelton.
They will be joined on the plat-
form by Chairman of the Board of
School Trustees Mrs. B. Levens,
Chairman of the Douglas College
Board Mr. C.J. Murnane, Presi-
dent of Douglas College William
Day, and Superintendent Denis
Therrien.

A brief tour of the facilities will
follow the formal festivities, and
coffee will be served.

The Maple Ridge Secondary
School, Maple Ridge School Dis-
trict Continuing Education, and
Douglas College Maple Ridge
campus have been operating out
of the same building since the
beginning of the fall term, ena-
bling the Centre to offer

rsonalized educational services
from basic literacy right through
to university transfer. Whether a
student goes to Douglas College
or the school district, the
programs lead to a common end.

The Official Opening Ceremony
is an opportunity for members of
the community to see the new
facilities for themselves and find
out about the services that are
available at the Education Centre.

 

DYNAMIC PIANIST TO
PLAY

Tt Douglas College "More
Great Musicians" se series will
present a recital by acclaimed
pianist Pawel Checinski, Sunday,
November 29, 8:00 p.m. in the Per-
formance Theatre.

Checinski was born in Poland

and began his musical studies at

age six. After finishing a Masters
degree from the Music Academy
of Warsaw, the pianist won a
Fullbright Grant to continue his
studies at the Juillard School of
Music. Since beginning his career
outside his native country, he has
performed to rave reviews
throughout Europe, North and
South America, Asia and
Australia.

A technically brilliant pianist
who is also known for his
dynamism and musical sen-
sitivity, Mr. Checinski has been
awarded numerous prizes includ-
ing the Rachmaninoff Prize and _
the Ravel Centennial Medal. The
concert is certain to provide a rare
treat for the More Great
Musicians audience.

Reservations may be made by
calling the Douglas College ticket
office at 520-5488.

CHAD ALLEN SHARES
SONGWRITING
SECRETS

Gonewriters who need some in-
spiration and beginners who
think they might like to try
songwriting will want to be at
Douglas College on Saturday,
November 28, from 9:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. for a one-day workshop
entitled Your Song: Writing a
Song in a Day. The course will
be taught by Chad Allen, a
songwriter, club performer and
recording artist who was also one
of the founding members of the

 

 

rock group The Guess Who.

Participants will learn valuable
methods and techniques of
songwriting and by the énd of the
day will have written at least ont
song in completed form.

Workshop members who play
instruments are asked to bring
them to class, but instrumental
ability is not a prerequisite for ad-
mission. If you have a song in
your heart and want to find out
how to get it onto paper or tape,
then this is the workshop for you.

The course will be held at the
College’s New Westminster cam-
pus. For more information, or to
register for the workshop, please
call the Douglas College Music
Department at 520-5400.

FORMER STUDENTS
RECEIVE AWARDS

The Student Finance Office has
recently been advised of the
names of former Douglas College
students who are recipients of
awards at the University of Vic-
toria in 1987 and the name of a
former student who has received
a major entrance award at Simon
Fraser University for Fall 1987.

UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

Valerie Jackson - $750 J.J Johan-
nesen Scholarship in Music
Performance

$1400 The R.T. Wallace Com-
memorative Scholarship

$300 The Frank and Margaret
Gibbs Scholarship

$500 The University of Victoria
Faculty Scholarship

$1050 The President's Scholar-
ship

Elouise Wilson - $1800 The
President's Scholarship for Part-
Time Undergraduate Students

SIMON FRASER
UNIVERSITY

Shari Hobbs - $9000 Hamilton
Scholarship

Patti Lewis

 

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