The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-09-21, Page 13The STAR Power program at Lucknow Central Public School has expanded to include Grade 8
students specially trained In conflict management to help primary students. Left to right, back
row: Sheila Green, teacher/co-ordinator, Jamie Furness, Chris Harper, Devon Mac Donald, Jamie
Aubie, Ben-deBoer, Cory Hayes, Andrew Grist, Trevor Askes, Nick Mann, Amy Blake, Margo
Abbott and Joanne Mayer, teacher/co-ordinator. Front row: Paula Kwan, Rachael Bushell, Carrie
Moffat, Melinda Donnan, Michelle Gibbons, Julie Cleland, Cherie Conley, Jaime Jones, Marlene
Johnson. (Paul Ciufo photo)
Grade 8s act as mediators
by Paul Ciufo
If a pair of Grade 2s at Lucknow
Central Public School can't get
along in the school yard this year,
they won't have to go to a teacher
for help. Eighteen Grade 8 students
specially trained in conflict
management are available to
manage the dispute.
"We have people at lunch hour
taking each other's soccer balls and
calling each other names. They
come to us to work through it.
We're not actually solving the
problems; we're helping them solve
it," said Andrew Grist, a mediator.
Having , mediators available for
the primary students is the latest
development in the Stop, Think,
Act and Review (STAR) Power
program which is in its third year at
the school. The program teaches
students problems can be resolved
through communication.
"Communication is a difficult
skill. It takes a lot of practice," said
. teacher Joanne Mayer, a co -or=
dinator of the program.
Teacher Sheila Green, also a co-
ordinator, said training students •to
solve conflicts peacefully will bring
long term benefits.
"It's a lifelong skill. We hope by
training them at this level, they will
go on to teach the skills to their
families," she said. •
Green stressed the mediators do
not impose solutions.
"That's the hardest thi.ng, turning
it over to the disputants to find a
solution. Sometimes it's very clear
to you what should be done. But
it's nice if .you:can give them the
power to find the solution themsel-
ves." •
The mediators arc seting a lot of
success.
"It works good. It's better for the
kids because they don't have to go
down to the office or get in trouble
with teachers. And the kids arc
changing. Last year, whenever I
looked at the primary kids, I saw a
lot of fighting and pushing around.
Now there's not so much," Grist
said.
The Grade 8s. do not mediate
every conflict that arises; if children
can negotiate their own solutions
without needing a mediator, so
much the better. Also, teachers arc
still out in the yard to handle
serious problcins.'
"We don't want to give the idea
that the kids, arc out on the play-
ground running it. If there's any
violence, the Grade 8s, can't
.mediate it. The teacher gets in-
volved," Green said.
Thc' teachers believe the
program will help discipline in the
school as it has in other schools..
Reserve, soldier gets taste of action
Chris Farrish, of Neustadt,
formerly of Ashfield Township, was
one of 2900 reserve soldiers who
took part in the 'recent annual Exer-
cise Trillium .Guard. Pte. Farrish is
a member of Grey and Sirncoe
Foresters:
Every summer Land Forces
Central Area (LFCA) conducts
training exercises at various
locations which involve both
regular and reserve soldiers.
This summer, courses were run at
Canadian Forces Base Borden and
Pctawawa, as well as the Militia
Training Support Centre Meaford
for infantry, armored and service
support (driving, weapons, supply)
trades.
Following this training, reserve
soldiers from all across Ontario
gathered Aug. 20 at several
locations for annual Exercise Tril-
lium Guard. Taking part were 1,000
soldiers at MTSC Mcaford, 500 at
Burwash Training Area and 1,400
at CFB Petawawa.
Meeting ih. soldiers at Meaford
were above 300 members of the
Canadian Airborne Regiment who
had prepared • the exercise. During
the exercise, infantry .regiments
from Windsor, Owen Sound, Sud-
bury, Toronto Brockville and Ot-
tawa practised offensive operations.
The armored units from Windsor,
London, St. Thomas, Oshawa and
Toronto worked on reconnaissance
as well as drills for contact with an
enemy. '
Exercise Trillium Guard provides
an opportunity for` the reserve sol-
diers to work mdre closely with
their regular force counterparts nd
be. :. a total force of combat-
ca(,.,;,ic general purpose soldiers.
With United Nations commit-
ments placing increasing demands
on Canada's Armed Forces, there
has .been as much as 28 per cei%t of
the commitment made up of reser-
vists. This contribution to world
peace and stability has been ap-
plauded by both allies and those
who have been helped, as being
most successful.
Happy birthday Wilfred on your 65th
Congratulations to Wilfred Austin
who celebrated his 65th birthday on
Sept. 6. Family celebrations were
held at the home of his daughter
and son-in-law, Margaret and Dave
Roosemalen in Goderich. His wife
Marion, and four sons Tcrry and
Roseanne, John Paul and Cindy,
Ron and Kim, Bob and Deb and
eight grandchildren attended. Their
gift to their father and grandfather
was a recliner rocking chair.
Relatives friends and neighbors
helped Brian and Joe Courtney on
Saturday to clean up the debris,
cement foundations, steel, glass etc.
following the disastrous double barn
fire Sept: 7. A benefit dance is
' being planned for Oct. 1.5.
John Spivak had cataract• surgery
at the Stratford General Hospital on
Sept: 7.
Stella McCormick was able to
come. home from the Goderich
Hospital on Sept. 19.
Sincere sympathy to Linda
McNce and family on the sudden
passing of her mother Mrs. Bill
(Florence) Reed on Sept. 15. The
funeral service was held at McCal-
lum and ' Palla Funeral Home,
DUNGANNON
Goderich on Sunday afternoon with
burial at Greenhill Cemetery, Luck -
now.
Jerry and Luella (Culbert)
Zaborowski, of Milwaukee, Wis-
consin and Alma Caldwell, of Clin-
ton, visited with their aunt Evelyn
Errington during the past week.
A special welcome is given to
new teachers at the Brookside
Public School: Susan Elston,
Grades 1 and 2 in afternoons; Larry
Grail, Grades 3 and 4; Lucie Tur-
cotte - Lapaine, part time instructor
of French and physical education
and Leslie Goll, teacher's assistant.
Bob. and Doreen McCormick
hosted the William's family reunion
on Sept. 11. Relatives were in at-
tendance from St. Catherine's, the
Brampton arca, Kitchener, Mount
Forest, Auburn and Palmerston. The
oldest person present was 89 years
and the youngest just seven months.
A good time was enjoyed by all.
A record was broken at Dungan-
non Senior Citizens on Sept. 14
when three ladies vied for top
position in the euchre game. Teresa
Courtney, Georgina Bosman and •
Grace Finnigan shared that honor,
Dorothy Riordan was winner, as
well as Joe Courtney and Jack
Kennedy.
Visiting Rev. Alex and Alexandra
McGilvery at the manse were his
boyhood friend Steve Elliott and
wife Sarah, of Toronto and Rev.
and Mrs. Steve Huntley and son
Andrew, from Blyth.
Friday luncheon guests of Bernice
Glenn were her mother Cora
Thompson, Kincardine and cousins
Albert and Beverly Goseliri, from
Trenton.
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