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Laurie, the shy girl in the class, has gone
from a quiet beginning to the point where
she speaks out freely among the group. Her
goals were low and now she's going for the
highest.
"This is the best opportunity I've ever
had," she says.
Rose aims to ,be a legal secretary. She
says, ''I wouldn't miss a day here ... My
sisters and my brother have college educa-
tions. When I decided to go back to school
they gave me great support. I know lots of
people who would like to get into this
program."
Cindy, the mother of two children is look-
ing towards a career in nursing.
Betty is primarly interested iri computer
programming. She may further her educa-
tion in post -secondary studies.
Laurel originally hoped to be a graphic ar-
tist. She's now looking for work as a
telephone installer.
"People snickered at me at first, but I
want this more than anything. I thought I
might not be able to hack this out, but it gets
better as you go along."
It wasn't easy to come back to school. I
wasn't easy to give up jobs, to find the
discipline to study. It wasn't easy to handle
the criticism and negative comments from
people they knew.
In sharing these difficulties the group 4
linked in a common interest, a common goal.
- to succeed.
"No one wants to quit. We all motivate
each other to keep going," Ron says.
"We're all here because we want to be,"
Laurie adds.
The strength of this program is not only in
the academic studies, but in the special rela-
tionship between the people. Self motivation
directs „many of them, developing a strong
sense of self-esteem urges them on to
succeed.
A favorite course that all the group
studies is the Life Skills Class, led by. Lynda
Lentz.
A compulsory subject initiated by Canada
Manpower, the course looks at understan-
ding the self, of handling critisicm, of
positive thinking, of developing self
confidence.
Lynda says, "It's applying what they've
learned with each other and taking this
home to others. It's about building their self-
esteem and enhancing their abilities."
"The Life Skills Course helps you get your
mind organized to get back out into the
world," Pat says.
There is continual interaction between the
outside and the inside world found at the
school. A strong support system had
developed between the group. They deal
with issues outside of school at coffee break
times. They share in each others successes,
they share in each others troubles.
Most importantly, these people share in
a unique opportunity to have another
chance - to finish high school, to get a better
job, to reach for their dreams.
For six hours a day they can leave behind
their personal life and their problems in this
specially designed protected environment.
"Working with adults is tremendously ex-
citing and rewarding," Lynda Lentz says.
"Many came back to school lacking self con-
fidence and for us to watch them grow has
been wonderful."
They inspire and encourage each other,
their instructors and people who have wat-
ched this program develop.
This unique one -room school has made
education a joy and a rewarding prospect to
people who were once considered drop -outs.
"Who says you can't teach an old dog new
tricks," Ron quips.
Surnmer school for Huron
students is expanding
The traditional program at Central
Huron Secondary School in Clinton runs
from Thursday, July 2 to July 24, 1987.
Improvement courses will be offered for
Secondary School students in Mathematics
and English, at the General and Advanced
levels for Grades 9 to 12. As a new
endeavour, special tutorial sessions will be
arranged for senior students who require
upgrading for a credit related to gradua-
tion or admission to a post -secondary in-
stitution. A Driver Education course will
also be available. At the Elementary level,
remedial courses in mathematics and
English will be available for grades 7 and 8
students.
Previous summer schools have shown
that students can achieve improved
results through concentrating their efforts
in one subject area. The prime objective of
the program -is to enable a student to earn
a better standing in a subject in which they
are experiencing difficulty.
Students who are interested in "Summer
School 1987" should contact the Principal
or Guidance Head in their school for fur-
ther information and an application form.
LEARNING NEEDS PROGRAM
Having had a very successful start last
year, a summer school program for
children with challenging learning needs
will again be offered in three full-service
schools.
From July 6 to .July 31,52 students will
receive their education for four hours a
day from six teachers assisted by 14
teacher assistants and a program super-
visor. The program sites (Wingham Public
School, McCurdy Public School and Vic-
toria Public School ) will be monitored by
Supervisor Judy Mills, and administered
by F'rank MacDonald, Principal of Sum-
mer School.
The objectives of the program are: to
maintain and enhance present develop-
ment of academic, life and social skills; to
promote knowledge of safety; to develop
expressive and receptive vocabulary; to
provide for recreational activities and
social experiences.
Pupils will be evaluated by the teachers
of the program and parents will receive a
written progress report upon completion of
the program.
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
A new endeavour is the Summer School
Hensall program for exceptional pupils.
This portion of our summer school pro-
gram was designed to provide additional
educational support to students in the Hen-
sall area who had been either formally
identified through the I.P.R.C. process or
informally identified by the Principal,
Dave Kemp and his staff as needing this
support.
The target group is made up of 12
children from the Primary Division and 15
children from the Junior Division.
The objective of the program is to pro-
vide for the pupils individual programs
commensurate with learning styles and
ability levels in Language Arts and
Mathematics.
The purpose behind this is to maintain
and enhance the individual pupil programs
in the subjects previously mentioned.
Reports will be given to the parents and
the receiving teacher upon the completion
of the program.
For further information: Frank Mac-
Donald, Summer School '87 Principal,
524-7353 or Paul Carroll, Superintendent of
Operations, 482-3496.
Monday afternoon euchre
CLINTON - Euchre during the afternoon
of .June 29 at the town hall saw Agnes
('arbert win the high hands for the ladies
and Orland .Johnston win the same prize for
the men. Taking the low honors were Mary
erence...
Sharp anu Ularence lerdue. Lone hand win-
ners were Edna Shipp and Gladys Telford.
All people over 55 years of age are
welcome to come out and take part in the
euchre hands each Monday at 1:30 p.m.
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Meet the Class of '87 — a group of men and women who have gone
back to school. They are taking part in the Adult Academic
Upgrading course. The students who are taking part in this in-
novative course include (front row, left to right) Marg Medd of
Blyth, Lorraine Fraser of Clinton, Darlene Smith of Clinton, Alec
MacLennan of RR 3 Goderich and Rose Sandy of the Nile. (Back
row) Ron Walker of Brucefeld, Sylvia Hackett of Goderich, Joe
Phelan of Clinton, Pat Carpenter of Vanastra, Betty Allan of
Goderich, Cindy Berry of Goderich and Laura Hogg of Exeter. Ab-
sent from the photo were Bonnie McCue of Goderich, James McGee
of Goderich and Debbie Marshall of Seaforth (Shelley McPhee
Haist photo).
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