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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-09-03, Page 3NEWS :AND FEATURES THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 3, 1986 — A3 DAVID McNAIRN TRACY FORTUNE KIM TAYLOR BRIAN DILLON LISA FINCH KEVIN McLLWAIN DAYMON PILKINGTON TAMMY KENNEDY TODD McLEAN NIGEL PILKINGTON Boys, not girls dread returning to school y • • The girls in town are looking forward to added. getting back to school. The boys are less Brian's friend David McNairn harbors excited about the whole idea - at least similar feelings about going back to school. according to an independent poll conducted Also 11 and in Grade 6, David said he likes by the Seaforth Huron Expositor. summer holidays better. "You don't have to go to school and you can play with your friends all day rather than after 4 p.m.," he said. Eleven -year-old Brian Dillon started Grade 6 at Seaforth Public School Tuesday. He said he looked forward to the first day back at school, but was not to the rest of the school year. "I m not really happy about going back to school. i ve gone to school enough," he said. "Sometimes you want to go back to school, and sometimes you don't. I want to go back the first day, but not for the rest of the year." But, since he has too back Brian said he'll make the best of it„ enjoying at least - recess. . "Some of the classes are okay, but not all of them though. I'm just a typical boy," he He does, however, like more about school than recess, and lists art, gym and lunch as his favorite parts of the school day. If 12 -year-old Daymon Pilkington had a choice he said he'd request summer go on and on. Daymon is in Grade 7 and admittedly not that enthusiastic about school. He does however like it a bit. I like gym and history - that's okay - and shop and family'atudies," he said. - 'Tut Pll miss the holidays, the staying up late and watching t.v. mostly." His 11 -year-old brother Nigel is in Grade 5, and he too, like the other boys interviewed does not want to return to school - at least yet. "I just don't like it," he said. "Its boring and I've got better things to do." Some of those other things include playing tennis, doing his newspaper mute and just biking around. But the best thing about summer he said, On the flip side the girls were more excited was that he doesn't see any teachers. about the prospect of returning to school. Thirteen -year-old Kevin Mcllwain a Twelve -year-old Tracy Fortune said she Grade 8 at Huron Centennial School In was hdefinitely looking forward to getting back Brucefleld, agreed school was boring. to "I don't like anything about it. In the "I'm bored. I have nothing to do," she summer you can do pretty well everything.• said, adding she felt the summer had been You can play tennitVitt; bikeand swim," he' too long. said. "rm 'ready for school. I like summer Todd McLean was the only boy interviewed who was the least bit optimistic about school. He entered Grade 9, and prior to his fust day in highschool he said he was "sorts looking forward to going back to school." "I work at Dixie Lees so it'll be kind of nice to get back to school," he said. Todd added he liked phys. ed and computer courses at school, but hated everything else. because you can swim and play tennis and everything else, but I like winter better. It just goes shorter." Tracy said she likes everything about school and was even looking forward to having homework. Tammy Kennedy, also 12, said she was "kinds looking forward to getting back to school." You get to meet new friends, and see and play with old friends," she said. Ten -year-old lisa Finch, is in Grade 5 and said she looked forward to seeing her friends. "i like seeing my friends there mostly, and some classes, but I hate math," she said. Kim Taylor, 7, said she too looked forward to seeing her friends. "I like to meet new friends and stuff," she Said, kidding however, that she would miss riding her bike all the time. Locals challenged to run own Marathon of Hope September 14 i. Gpderich 5t Sli; oQMC1140 Sunday, September 14 is the date set for the sixth annual Terry Fox Run and Seaforth and area residents are being challenged to beat last year's performance. Thirty-two runners participated in the 1985 Marathon of Hope raising 82,721.50 for the Canadian Cancer Society. in total 300,000 Canadians participated and raised 83.6 million for cancer research. It was the best run in the six-year history of the fundraising h 1 C -raaj1 —HdAakat -- --i — '110m C_ (�I event. In Seaforth those participating have the option of running or walking around a six mile, two mile or one mile route. All routes will be dearly marked and maps will be made available at the Van Egmond House, the starting point of all three routes. Participants are urged to collect as many sponsors as possible and run the route between 8 a.m. and noon. Pleyechool-Playground program new increeeed 1996 enrolment The 1986 Playschool-Playground program was a tremendous success according to Seaforth's summer program director. Leo Teatero said attendance at the program was at least an average of 25 per cent higher than last year, with attendance in the playground program (for the older children) rising almost 70 per cent. "It's gone up ridiculously," said Mr. Teatero. Mr. Teatero attributes the increase to the growing awareness of the program in Seaforth. "Last year the program was so good, and 1 think it might have been the fact that people learned about it this year through word of mouth. One mother might have told another mother; who told another mother and so on " he said. The program, which ran for seven weeks employed eight leaders, and attracted approximately 103 children over the summer. The middle weeks saw the heaviest enrol ment. This was Mr. Teatero's first year as program coordinator, a position created through an Experience '86 grant. He had previously worked three years as a leader in the program. Mr. Teatero said his primary goal as program coordinator was to have the kids enrolled go away from the program feeling a sense of achievement. "it's fun working with kids, fun working with other people and with the parents. And there is the satisfaction of knowing the kids have learnt something from you," he summarized. Mr, Teatero will now return to school in Toronto, then study Graphic Arts at the University of Toronto in January. V - Van I9mcrd 1-b 6s -lar -f) Fiery 6- lou)v)'i 7onk Yard os - old clnc l -(2 Vi!c -loth tock L I. -c DOn P5- Bb11G 5chcol - (No ON '3idcwolk) `• B r bOr4 iC i' cn'i - - Railroad -track crasstrici o - O imi5'I Boll Rark C - Crol-4' Coof `('- I cull le ' EGWIDNDUILLG -k,rn r aroard and4 ) L. Free lifesaver tags come to Canada Statistics show that one in five children will end up in an emergency room sometirrle this year. Almost all of them who are not with parents have none or incomplete emergency information, making .more difficult the performance of police aramedics, emer- gency room nurses and doctors. Due to the fact that today's society is more mobile and that there are more woridng and single parents, it is important for children to Carry some type of emergency information ,with them at all times. Lifesaver Charities, a non-profit organiza- / L ,_, go::, :- .:a :.. _. tion, has designed a small machine washable tag, a little larger that a postage stamp, which can be filled out by parents with an ordinary ball point pen and sewn into clothing or implemented in footwear. This tag gives emergency information to emergency service personnel to maximize care if a child is injured. ' Lifesaver Charities has arranged for these Emergency Alert Tags to be given away free at schools. police, block parents and K -Mart Stores. lifesaver tags are always free. "Be A Lifesaver, Tag Your Children." Cardiff speaks (Continued from Page All. Committee are Elmer Bell, Larne Kleinsti- ver, Elmer Hayter, Mary Donnelly, Margaret Bennett, Carol Arthur, Chris Little, Tom Jasper and Bruce Shaw. Honorary, members are Charlie_ McNaughton, Bob McKifey, Mtirfay Cardiff, Jim Britnell, Anson McKin- ley, Jim Hayter, Bill Walden and George McCutcheon. The delegates for the Party's General Meeting are Donna Wood (the` President automatically becomes a delegate), Gary Chapman, Dave Elliot, Gary McCormick, Ken Campbell and Nico Peters. One alternate was chosen, Bernie Haines. It is up to the executive to fill the other three spots. The General Meeting will be held in Hamilton from September 19-21. Jim Veri and Tom Kneale of the Young Progressive Conservatives (YPC) were chosen to attend the_ meeting as well. The YPC also chose five people to attend the Youth Convention from September 18.21. They are Tom Kneale, Jim Veri, Jeff Wareham, Patti Stoole and Angela Miller. Denise Wilkins and Kristen Stephan are alternates. The YPC exeeutivewas elected Jim Veri is President; Jeff Wareham is Vice -President; Secretary -Treasurer is Cathy Norris; Policy Director is Denise Wilkins; Patti Stool'e is Social Director, Publicity Director is Carolyn Wood, North Regional Director is Steve Sparling; and Tom Kneale is' South Regional Director.