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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-10-11, Page 11i Stereotypes fading for family studies�� By Adrian Harte EXETER - The South Huron District High School family studies department is battling old stereo- types and a proliferation of student course choices to keep its program strong at the school. A new selec- tion of restructured courses for 1992 are expected to help the situa- tion over the next few years. Hands-on cooking and sewing are now only a minor part of the family studies program. Most clasces spend more time in lecture - style study than anything else. The name "home economics" has been long since phased out, says teacher Betty Janke, because it conjured up traditional images of "housewife" courses for girls. While the majority of family studies students are still girls, that is changing as more males enroll in the classes to study lifestyle skills such as nutrition, health, purchas- ing, parenting, and the economic knowledge necessary to run a household. Because of the co-educational family studies program offered at McCurdy Public School, Janke thinks the high school will attract more male students in their pro- gram in coming years. Teacher Nancy Hunter said a new emphasis for the program will be on getting the students outside the school and involved in the com- munity at most grade levels. While the grade 12 co-op program is still offered, the grade 11 parenting class is helping with the Exeter United Church's Time Out program for mothers. An Ontario Academic Credit "grade 13" course is still part of the program and it leads directly into sociology programs offered at the university level. On the _other hand, , basic level courses offered to students who are less likely to go on to post - :.,they think it's all cooking and sewn. ' but more guys should take the grade 11 course." secondary education Hunter sees as offering valuable skills to those students. Especially when commu- nication techniques are taken into account. "They're much more likely to get jobs and keep jobs," said Hunter. There are, however, students who see family studies as leading direct- ly to a career. An almost over- whelming number of South Huron girls are looking toward social work, nursing, or early childhood education. Janke agrees the num- bers are surprisingly high. Family studies - The pots, pans and stoves in the back of the family studies room are silent students learn the facts and figures of independent living in Janefi Clarke's grade 11-12 class. while "We live in a rural area and roles are really well defined in the house- hold," she said, adding that careers in those areas fit those "nurturing" roles more closely. "You still get a tremendous amount of girls wanting to work with children," said Janke. Those jobs also hold little status for males. "I think it's just too bad there aren't more men willing to do that," said Hunter. While family studies currently has more than 200 students enrolled in its classes, it has to compete with a host of other optional courses for students to choose from when chart- ing their high school careers. But the family studies teachers believe the courses offer such essential skills as good eating, dressing, and living, that the program should be compulsory at at least one grade level. Connie Russell and Sue Selves are grade 12 students who are tak- ing both the co-op and the OAC courses. They find family studies an important part of their education. "I think we're both working to- wards teaching orworking with kids," said Selves. Russell said more males should give the program a second look when choosing courses. "I think that they think it's all cooking and sewing...but more guys should take the grade 11 cc ui rse," said Russell. College career fair CENTRALIA - Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a journalist or own your own re- tail store? Are you interested in drafting or being a tool and die maker. For those of you planning your career path or thinking about get- ting into something new, then mark Wednesday, November 8, on your calendar and attend the Huron County Career Fair at Centralia College from 1-8 p.m. Fifty exhibitors from Huron ` `rVi:,_ y WT. i nIt-ll -ttpre cni,. - their career arca. They'll be availa- ble to answer any questions you may have conceming working con- ditions, earnings, potential for ad- vancement and the future demands for skilled people in their particular industry. I You may want to discuss the * = �,�tiLa►ivrr situ"uainirig r utrea k get into a position as well as any special personal qualities required. Approximately ten colleges, univer- sities and private school representa- tives will also be at the Career Fair. They can provide further informa- tion on how you can get one step closer to the career of your choice. Students from all schools in Hu- ron County are encouraged to at- tend. Parents are invited to attend as well to become aware of the var- ious options available for young people today. Anyone thinking— about making a shift in their career will find this event especially use- ful. Discover just which career is right for you! Remember to join us on Wednes- day, November 8th at the Centralia College Recreation Centre from 1-8 p.m. This event is free to the public and is sponsored by Conestoga Col- lege, Huron County Board of Edu- cation, Huron Industrial Training Committee/and Centralia College. Pitching in - Centralia College have started a program to recy- cle fine papers by collecting scrap paper from all depart- ments and students. Director Bill Allen said agriculture and the environment go hand in hand. "We're dependent on re- newable resources, just like the pulp and paper industry, so I think it's fitting we looked at recy- cling." ecycling." From left are Allen, Dr. Abdul Rehmtulla froth veterinary services, recycling coordinator Dianne McKelvey, student council president Kathy Collver, ag rep. Mel Chamberlain, rural organiza- tion and services Ruth Marcou, and librarian Marie Kenney. EXETER - We're back! The Precious Blood Newspaper Club is back to inform you about new people in the school, cross country and other events in our school this year. The newspaper club consists of Tina Glavin, Dana Regier, Lin- da Jacobe, Cara Phillips, Mrs. Coxon, editor and co-editor of the month Darryl Hartman. We hope to have a successful year in bringing you information about our school! We have three new students inour school this year. Their names are Helen Cleaveland from New Zealand, Stephanie Kelly, from Haileyburg, and Ashley Jones from Niagara Falls. From what they've seen so far they say they like Precious Blood School! September 10 at 9:00 a.m. in Precious Blood Mission, Mrs. Nel- son and fellow teachers were at Mass when Father Murphy said some -prayerstfor•thet .artci. me BiWe. .Our .tP bas5zitBre: cious P c- cious Blood appreciated being recognized -for what they've done and - will do in the future. On September 18 our school held a barbecue for the students, teachers and guests, with three events on the agenda for the evening. Everyone enjoyed the delicious meal. Next up was 'meet the teacher' time. While this was going on most of the students were eating or outside playing on the playground. Scheduled next was the PTA meeting. During this event the students watched a cartoon and 'a fic- tion movie in !ire naii. "This event was a chance to bring the communitycloser together and also to let the parents know what will be happening throughout the year and in the first term", commented Mrs. Nelson principal. A good percentage tumed out for the barbecue. Seventy-five percent of our families were present. Friday, September 22 was a Professional Activity Day for the teachers. Our teachers went to the Southcott Pine clubhouse to learn about "Celebrating Our Faith with Children". We hosted the Great Owl Book Fair from September 18 to the 21. We made a total of $731. We will receive $475 in free books, which will be put in our school library. The grade 7/8 class of Precious Blood School is proud to announce that this year they will be confirmed on November 23. The class consists,uf-t5 young men and women. Grade 8: Tina Glavin, Shawn Jacobe, Darren Kints, Scan McFann and Dana Regier. Grade 7: Jenny Acton, Wendy Brand, Kevin Coolman, Rochelle Geoffrey, Darryl Hartman, Scott inson, Linda Jacobc, Julie Koricina, Cara Phillips, Carli Tieman. These students hope for your support and help to make their way to their destinations. Cross country has started again. The students have been training since September 11. The coaches are Mrs. Tripp and Mr. Wilhelm. Mr. Wilhelm will also be organizing the meet in Benmiller. The teams will be going to Benmiller on October 12. We wish them luck. Students up at Centralia College CENTRALIA - The new aca- demic year at Centralia College is off to a great start with an increase in enrollment figures. Enrollment in the junior class has increased by 17 percent over last year's numbers. Within the three programs of study at Centralia the Agricultural Business Management (ABM) program is the one with the greatest increase. This year the jun- ior class is nearly twice the size of , • last year's junior class. Thq Food Service Management (FSM) program has 25 students in first year. This is quite similar to September 1988. The first year class of the Animal Health Tech- nology (AHT) program has 37 stu- dents which is the maximum num- ber 'of students the course can accommodate. A survey of the students in junior year identified several reasons why they chose to continue their educa- tion at Centralia College. Most stu- dents said they "wanted to prepare themselves for their career goals and that Centralia had a good repu- tation in the industry". Another re- sponse was "excellent job opportu- nities after graduation in their field of study". Another important rea- son for coming to Centralia was that "it was recommended to them by family; friends and past gradu- ates". After a week of orientation to col- lege, which included sports activi- ties, games, barbecue, pubs, and of course, classes most students agreed that college life at Centralia was "better than they had expect- ed". A junior ABM student re- marked "I didn't think there would be so much to do on campus - it's great!" From all appearances, students are adjusting to class schedules and living away from home. It would be a shame to tell them mid-term ex- aminations are just around the cor- ner. 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