The Citizen, 1995-05-17, Page 21Notice is hereby given that the
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the appointment of Auditors, and for the
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1995. PAGE 21.
Youth workers gather to discuss rural issues
By Bonnie Gropp
What do kids want? What are
they looking for?
These are universal questions
that have stayed the same for gen-
erations. However, there is little
doubt that the needs of today's
young people differ according to
where they live.
Close to 50 people from across
western Ontario gathered at The
Ark, in Brussels last Wednesday to
educate and learn about the special
needs of rural youth.
Organized by The Ark's manager
Sallianne Patch and her assistant
Wendy Martin, the workshop was
attended by representatives from
youth councils and health units as
well as youth workers and individ-
uals interested in learning more
about establishing teen centres in
their communities.
Publicity Director Margaret
Jarvis says, "There is obviously a
lot of interest in youth work in rural
communities and in centres like
The Ark. The purpose of this work-
shop is to discuss how to work with
rural youth, where they fit into
society and how to help them fit."
The focus was on the three key
feelings of teens coming of age in
rural settings — isolation, identity
and access.
Youths tend to feel isolated from
- their peers and may develop a
dependence on relationships with
adults rather than other young peo-
ple.
In rural communities, Patch said,
the young people are often labelled
before they are born, because of
family history and the behaviour
standards set by their parents and
older siblings. They feel scrutinized
by the public and often don't have a
place to gather away from the rest
of the world.
Young people develop a strong
attachment to their hometown, but
at the same time, have an equally
strong desire to move. "Kids are
under the impression that they des-
perately need to be somewhere
else," Patch says.
Regarding access, rural youth
have few options for education,
career advice and career opportuni-
ties. Another obvious access prob-
lem is the availability of leisure or
cultural events.
Using the Madill high school
track and field team's success
record as an example, Patch says
this comes down to being "inven-
tive with what you have."
The group looked at different
ways to respond to these needs.
such as involving youths in local
activities with each other and inter-
ested adults, or by having older
peers or adults drive them to out-
side activities or events.
Several handouts outlined scenar-
By Trevor Wilson
and Ashley Gropp
On Tuesday, -May 9, some
students from the Grade 7/8 class
went to a bordenball tournament at
East Wawanosh school. They had a
great time.
The Huron County Dairy
Educator, Kim Baan, visited our
school on May 10. We saw a video
explaining what happens on dairy
farms. We also made milk shakes.
On May 17 and 18, our school
will again be offering parents the
opportunity to participate in the
Childguard identification program.
The Childguard identification
program is a parent option only. It
is a laminated wallet-sized card.
Parents wishing to participate in
the program need only fill out an
application envelope on each child.
The picture, thumb print, height,
and weight will be done at school.
The cost is $7 for the first card
ios for the participants to consider.
These included ways to get young
women back into youth groups that
have become male-oriented, stop-
ping racist and narrow-minded
views and what to do to encourage
teens to stay in youth groups.
A highlight of the workshop was
a discussion format on the young
people's perspective, involving sev-
eral local teens, Shane and Trevor
Wilson, Josh Bcuermann, Kees
Van Den Heuvel, Sarah Seeds,
Kendra Fischer and Lesley Stret-
ton.
Some of the comments were
regarding how having a drop-in
centre in their village had helped
them. Lesley said that kids can
come to The Ark and not feel pres-
sured to drink or do drugs, because
they know it's not allowed there.
and $3 for any additional cards per
child. Preschoolers are welcome
May 18 at 9:30.
For more details call the school
at 887-9361.
We wish Mrs. Cousins a speedy
recovery from art accident she had
with the paper cutter.
Thursday, next year's
kindergarten were here to learn
school bus safety. They watched an
instructional video starring "Winnie
the Pooh."
After the video was over, they
took a trip on a school bus,
provided by Mr. Wheeler. They
went out to the country on a little
tour, then stopped by the arena.
There they were taught the proper
way to get off a bus and cross a
street.
After being shown what happens
at a railroad crossing, they came
back to the school and had a small
Continued on page 23
Many agreed that they enjoyed
the community involvement,
through such Ark projects as Inter-
link, which teams them with indi-
viduals who have permanent or
temporary disabilities, and helping
with the many special events host-.
ed by The Ark.
The adults and kids then teamed
for a game of "Family Feud", with
questions such as 'Why do you
come to The Ark?' and 'What's
good about The Ark?' The youths
were unanimous in their answer to
the latter. They all agreed that The
Ark is an important part of the
community and they enjoy having
it in their community.
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