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Grade 12 student Indiana Humni- ski, who had given a speech when the One of messages posted on Twit- band room opened last November, ter last week said student efforts EXPRESS IMAGES COURTESY OF GIMLI HIGH SCHOOL said a number of music students were created positive change. Grade 12 band student Indiana Humniski (at the front of the room in responsible for writing the apprecia- red) gave a rousing and humorous speech during the offi cial opening tion messages that appeared on Twit- of the band room last November. ter. saxophones and 3 tubas when I move A few students spoke about the around. Thank you for your resilience. fi ght for this band room, we all made popular at Gimli High School among cramped conditions they had endured You could have given up and embrac- a habit of perseverance and we defi - students in grades 9 to 12. They learn in the old band room and thanked es a ‘no’, but you didn’t.” nitely acted on it,” said Humniski, who about music history, how to play an those who fought for a new space. In her speech last November, Hum- plays fl ute. “I honestly didn’t think instrument, make up their own im- “I wish I could fully express the ap- niski reminded band peers and teach- this day would ever come. ... We stuck provisations for the jazz band/orches- preciation I have for everyone that ers that their fi ght for funding — after it out and we prevailed. We showed so tra and even learn how to conduct an was involved with making this room it had been initially turned down by much courage through this journey, orchestra. They were packed like sar- happen,” wrote one student. “I no lon- the province and after a large group especially on the grounds of the Leg- dines in a can in their old band room ger need to do a set of stunts to get of band students went to the Legis- islature. Some popular [media] chan- and had no relatively private space in behind the drum kit. We all really lature and questioned Premier Brian nels called it an ambush, but I call it which to practise, forcing them to fi nd needed this.” Pallister in the hallway — taught them ‘spontaneous conversation.’ ” Another student wrote: “I am really a valuable lesson about perseverance The band program is immensely Continued on page 9 grateful for the luxury of space in this for a worthy goal. new room. 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The next most common pre- When it came to common challeng- Cover Crop Survey has yielded some producers on the reasons why they ceding crops were fall rye, canola, and es, our province’s short growing sea- interesting early results. haven’t given cover crops a go before oats. sons and a lack of moisture topped University of Manitoba PhD student and what might make them decide to The most popular cover crop by far the list. Callum Morrison said they received do so. was oats, with 55 per cent of respon- “Really, our climate seems to be the more responses overall than the year “We got such a wonderful snapshot” dents picking that as their crop of biggest two hurdles,” Morrison said. before and from a varied group of of what producers are thinking, Mor- choice. Next up was peas and clover, Overall, Manitoba farmers, once producers across Western Canada. rison said, noting that several things respectively. they start growing cover crops, are “We opened it up this year to people stood out to him from the results. More than two-thirds of cover crop more likely to grow more such acres who had never grown a cover crop,” “We’re really seeing the diversity of farmers reported that they grow a year over year than they are to de- he explained, noting over 350 produc- how cover crops are being used,” he mix of species, most commonly two to crease them.