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Sometimes in life, we o~en HnD it Difficult to be optimistic. Tbe evening news is HUw witb a barrage of baD news... war seems inevitable in tbe Mioole East, a tornaDo rips its wa:g tbrougb a western campprounD anD CanaDa looses a political leaDer, frienD anD feDeralist Newspaper front pages scream beaDlines of continual major buoget restrains in tbe bealtb care HelD anD eDucational s;gstem. A small town nameD walkerton makes environmental issues a national concern anD Hngers are quickl:g pointeD at otbers1 but no one appears to take respottsibilit:g. A rock star's sale of aCD supporting Domestic violence becomes a best seller. Morals anD etbics are questioneo.
On tbe local front, we entereD this scbool :gear witb a great Deal of uncertaint:g. A strike protesting aDDitional cutbacks anD cbanges in eDucation loomeD on the borizon. StuDents questioneD tbe new of T A G for all graDes. Teachers lackw tbe funDing, time anD energ:g
to continue witb tbe multituDe of activities so commonl:g associateD witb life at CCI. Frustration was commonplace among all. Life at CollingwooD Collegiate coulD bave lookeD extremel:g 'BLACK'. Tbe 'GOLDEN' Da:gs were a tbing of the past.
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