On March third, 18 people from Uxbridge Secondary School wrote the Canadian Computing Competition. The competition was out of 75, and anyone receiving a mark of over 40 is considered among the top programmers of Canada. For the first time in USS history, three USS students, Daniel Wigdor, Jeremy Eng and Matt Bodkin, scored higher than 40.
 
USS celebrated Black History Month on Feb. 26 with a presentation by Almeta Speaks. The Emmy award winning Almeta Speaks came with two other musicians to educate students about Black history, particularly in Canada. She started off with a beautiful song entitled "Hymn to Freedom," then moved onto some gospel/soul numbers.

Ms. Speaks talked about her research and life and commented on the most interesting and funniest parts.  Perhaps the most shocking revelation was the fact that one person virtually erased the history of Black slavery in Canada from Canadian minds.  One writer of "the definitive history" of Quebec felt that since slavery was not a large economic reality, it did not need to be mentioned. Writers after him just went with this idea and so slavery was almost forgotten.

A bass player and percussionist accompanied Ms. Speaks. The percussionist played typical African drums, such as Bongo and Congo drums and talked about each different instrument.  As one student was heard to say after the presentation,  "That drummer guy, was so cool!"

Students left the presentation with smiles on their faces and many new ideas to ponder.

From Feb. 26 to March 4 Ontario Students against Impaired Driving sold Computer Cupids. These cupids are electronic readouts that match individual's answers to a survey, with answers of people of the opposite sex. Students had lots of fun running around trying to find out who their true love could be.