COLUMN: Carillon Flashback March 13, 1974 – Students grow flowers for SRSS Open House

The Steinbach Regional Secondary School will throw open its doors and classrooms to the public Monday evening and all day Tuesday for “SRSS Mirror ’74”, a project aimed at reflecting all aspects of the school’s operation.

Agricultural students have been busy nurturing dozens of carnation plants, which are expected to bloom in time for the open house. The first 200 ladies will receive a fresh flower grown in the school’s own greenhouse.

Events begin Monday evening, March 18 and continue all day Tuesday until 4 p.m. throughout the school’s various departments. To provide something for everyone, plans call for special group performances of the band and glee club in the SRSS theatre, while simultaneous events continue in all departments for those wishing to visit a specific instructional area.

All classrooms and demonstration rooms will be labelled to assist visitors in their inspection tours.

The list of projects includes everything from closed circuit television programming, chess tournaments in the halls and folk music in the German department.

Electrical students, for example, are preparing a scale model home, completely wired to the last plug. The child development class will have their live nursery in operation, while home economics students will offer samples of their baking skills.

Various videotape demonstrations are planned, as well as a ‘Reach for the Top’ competition in the theatre, which will be produced in the school and shown live on closed circuit television.

Still other demonstrations include the electronic reading lab, chemistry and physics displays, and a miniature radio network utilizing the school’s public address system. Power mechanics students will invite visitors to bring their cars to be electronically tested in the school shop.

Shutterbugs may be interested in photo displays, darkroom demonstrations and a special exhibit showing camera development through the years. Visitors are also invited to participate in demonstrations by physical education students and can try their hand at table tennis, weightlifting or jumping on the trampoline.

Tuesday kicks off with a breakfast special between 8 and 9 a.m. Breakfast menus begin at 35 cents with a complete bacon and eggs serving for $1.

A smorgasbord lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., where the first 500 visitors can eat their fill for $2 each.