-elementary and The Fermat Contest for outstanding Grade 11 students was written by 15,046 Canadian students. Of those, five Caledonia Senior Seconda percent. Pictured above (left to Smith and Ed Roodzant. ry School students placed in the top 20 right) are: Tony Marques, Jeff Tupper, Victor Dhami, Jeremy | Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 25, 1988 19 : Caledonia students rank with the best. Each spring, many Canadian students attempt the University of Waterloo-sponsored Cana- dian Mathematics Competition which is designed to challenge the brightest young minds in the country. The competition has become a major event in the nation’s secondary schools with over 140,000 students competing at their own level annually. This year, at the Grade 11 level, 15,046 students entered the competition and when it was over, five Caledonia Senior Secondary students had demon- strated exceptional mathematics Alcoholics Anonymous celebrates sobriety _ at annual Pacific Northwest Roundup | ‘Tf you drink, that's your business. If you want to quit, that’s our business.”’ ‘Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to help each other to recover from alco- holism. Last weekend, A.A. held its annual Pacific North- west Roundup in Terrace. Every area celebrates a roundup an- hually. by Betty Barton This year, Terrace’s five Al- coholics Anonymous groups and family support groups hosted the three-day event. Kitimat and Prince Rupert share the respon- sibility the other two years in every three-year cycle. Over 240 people from all over the Pacific Northwest, and as far away as" Alkali Lake in the Cariboo, at- tended. The gathering included regular A.A, meetings hosted by- the different local groups, dances and banquets both Fri- day and Saturday nights, a -breakfast on Sunday morning and three special guest speakers. Bill S. spoke for Alanon, Jodi . for Alateen and Fred for A.A. One of the policies of Alcoholics Anonymous is anonymity for all, So, last names are never used, unless the individual wants to share that information, And no photographs are ever taken during a gathering. . After the banquet on Satur- day night, Bill G. conducted the ‘countdown’. This is a regular activity at A.A. meetings to ac- knowledge the individual members’ length of sobriety. He started at 30 years and worked all the way down to one day. Each accomplishment was rec- ognized with a round of ap- plause. A standing ovation was given to a woman who had been sober for three days. She was also presented with a gift of the A.A. Blue Book (the A.A, bible). After one year of sobriety and annually after that, A.A. celebrates with an A.A. birthday for the successful member. A speaker from Alkali Lake shared his experiences with alcoholism. Twelve years ago he went to his first A.A. meeting after six weeks in a detoxi- fication center. His father had been admitted to the same center and was discharged at the same time. He shared his fear of sleep- ing in the dark for fear of the D.T.’s (Delerium Tremens) re- turning. He stilt feels claustro- phobia and shame in large crowds of people. A.A. has pro- vided the support to deal with these psychological problems resulting from the alcoholism. He said, ‘‘A.A. gives me the Spiritual, mental and physical strength to carry on. I stay sober by helping other people stay sober. This program turned our community around.” Alkali Lake, now 98 percent alcohol-free, is going through a Period of Healing. A.A. started there in 1972 with one woman, Phyllis, admitting her problem. Then her husband quit drinking. One by one, almost everyone in Alkali Lake quit drinking. - Alcohol has hurt the com- munity. In this period of heal- ing, health professionals are In Terrace court -- In Terrace provincial court on Monday, May 9 Daniel Mohr was fined'$100 for a violation of the Motor Vehicle Act. ’ In Terrace provincial court on Monday, May 9 Richard Wilson was sentenced to two years in jail for breaking and entering -and committing an indictable of- In Terrace provincial court on: Monday, May 9 Sheldon Tarry was fined $25 for obtaining ser- vices through fraud. _. + In Terrace provincial court on - Monday, May 9 Camille Lan- -. Giaul€ was fired $25 for obtain- ing services through fraud...» < fense. In Terrace provincial court.on — Monday, May 9 Richard Wilson ' was given two three-month jail sentences on two counts of. assault. Wilson was sentenced to an additional 14 days in jail for helping the citizeris of the com- munity deal with the emotional and psychological hurt resulting from the rampant alcoholism of the past. Visitors to the com- munity respect the alcohol-free environment and leave their alcohol at home. A traditional program has been started in the Alkali Lake School to help the native chil- dren feel good about themselves; to raise their self-esteem and to work together among themselves and with their elders to continue the process of learning and growing as an alcohol-free com- munity, If you have a desire to stop drinking or are a family member of an alcoholic, call 635-6355 (a 24-hour number). A.A. has 11 meetings per week in Terrace. There is at least one meeting every day for anyone who wants it. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; they are self- supporting through member contributions. “Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety,’’ states one publication from Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing Inc. ability, particularly Jeff Tupper who placed in the top quarter o the top one percent. Tupper placed first in the Northwest zone, which includes the area from the Queen Char- lottes to Burns Lake, fifth in the province and then forty-second in Canada. As a result of his perform- ance, Tupper has been asked to write the Mathematics Olympiad paper and, if he does well, may be chosen for the Canadian Olympiad team to represent Canada in West Germany this . summer, Other Caledonia students who rank with the best in the country include Ed Roodzant and Jer- emy Smith, who scored in the top ten percent, Victor Dhami, who placed in the top 15 per- cent, and Tony Marques, who came in with the top 20 percent. All five have received Cer- tificates of Distinction from the University of Waterloo. _ According to Caledonia prin- cipal Bill Sturn, the extraor- dinary achievement of these five students helped to place Cale- donia Senior Secondary in the top eight percent nationally. He says that Caledonia placed 20th out of 155 B.C. schools and 1th out of 1,187 Canadian schools. = **The results are a credit to the students, their teachers and their parents,” says Sturn. ‘‘They can all be proud of the performances in a demanding competition.’” .