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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2006. PAGE 23.
Local drama students off to Sears Festival
The Sears Drama Festival will be
presenting four days of plays,
including those from local high
school students from March I - 4 in
St. Marys.
Students at Central Huron
Secondary School (CHSS) in
Clinton will be performing an
original show, developed, performed
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variety of serious chionic illnesses,
including epilepsy and a rare
condition known as pseudo
obstruction and motility disorder.
Despite all that, she is involved in
several endeavours at school and
around her community. Her most
outstanding contribution has been to
the CIBC Run for the Cure, where
she raised over $2,500.
Rebecca Dixon, 15 of Ottawa has
proven herself to be a take-charge
person over the years. She organized
a toy drive for children affected by
the Manitoba flood at the age of
seven. She has worked on several
environmental, children's rights and
philanthropic projects. Her most
significant project over the past five
years has been the co-ordination of
the building of a monument to
celebrate the Rights of the Child.
Joy Evans, 12 of Jasper is a born
leader and role model. At the age of
eight she started a fundraising
program, Caring Coins from
Canada, for the 9/11 disaster in
2001.
In January 2005, Joy brought back
her Caring Coins from Canada
program to raise money for the
tsunami victims. She helped the
school raise over $800, which the
government of Canada matched to
make the school's donations total
$1,600. And again she raised over
$600 for Hurricane Katrina victims.
Erin Iredale, 1I, Stratford is an
inspiration to her friends and family.
She has endured six surgeries due to
a rare bone disorder.
But that doesn't stop her from
anything: She organizes school-wide
special event days to raise money for
the Hospital for Sick Children in
Toronto, she's a lunchroom helper, a
milk salesperson and an office
helper during her noon hours. She
helps younger students in the
Reading Assistance Program and
works one-on-one with a student
with a severe speech impediment.
Natalie Kehl, 18, of Harrow is
admired for her dedication and
commitment. When she was 12 she
and produced entirely by students
from CHSS. The show, This Side
Up, can be seen on opening night,
March 1 at 7 p.m.
Students from Goderich
Collegiate Institute will be
performing The Plain Dealer on the
last day of shows as one of the final
performances of the festival at 3 p m.
received a one-time (sun) burn
resulting in pre-cancer. She then
designed and distributed sun safety
kits to 117 schools.
She's spoken at many events, and
organized several fundraising
initiatives. A student bowl-a-thon
that she held this year raised funds
towards the purchase of a new MRI
machine for the Windsor Cancer
Centre.
Shawna Kunkel, 17, of Powassan
is known for her positive attitude
and enthusiasm. In honour of her
best friend Ryan Fleming, who took
his own life, she organized and
managed an outdoor benefit concert,
Surrender the Silence. She was able
to raise awareness on suicide; all
proceeds went to the Ryan Fleming
Memorial Fund.
John Leslie, 13 of Arnprior is a
fighter. A hockey player since the
age of eight, he was diagnosed with
a type of bone cancer that led to his
leg being amputated. But that didn't
stop ,John's determination. One year
after his surgery he laced up his
skates and was back on the ice. He
speaks at schools, hospitals and
various charitable organizations.
Kyp Little, 12 of Kingston has
done a lot for his community. He
was born with Pierre Robbins
Syndrome, which has caused him to
.be severely hearing and speech
impaired. He has been an advocate
for both the Canadian Hearing
Society and The United Way.
Aside from his tremendous
volunteer efforts, he took it upon
himself to organize a bike-a-thon.
He biked 50 kilometres to raise
money for a school friend who was
suffering from bone cancer.
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Two plays will be presented at the
festival from Listowel -District
Secondary School (LDSS). Love
and Uncensored Confessions of a
Nobody will both be appearing on
stage on Thursday, March 2 starting
at 9 a.m. Both plays were written by
LDSS students.
St. Anne's Catholic Secondary
Toronto
Bilaal Rajan, 9, of Toronto has
always had the determination to help
people. When he was only four years
old, he collected $350 for the people
affected by the earthquake in India,
by selling clementine oranges door
to door. He has set up a website to
raise awareness of children in need,
called Hands for Help.
His team raised funds for
UNICEF by selling boxes of
cookies. He was then honoured by
UNICEF Canada as UNICEF's
National child representative.
Kaitlynn Schildroth, 16 of
Listowel started an annual charity
called Kaitlynn's Blades In Motion
to raise money for the gastro-
intestinal unit and Marne's Lounge
at The Hospital for Sick Children in
Toronto. Being a competitive figure
skater, her fundraiser last year
consisted of her skating non-stop for
12 hours and raising over $7,000 for
the Sick Kids Foundation.
To qualify to be an Ontario Junior
Citizen, candidates must be an
Ontario resident between the ages of
six and 17 (in the year of
nomination). The nominees may be
involved in a worthwhile community
service; special young people who
are contributing while living with a
physical or psychological limitation;
or individuals who have performed
acts of heroism or bravery.
Award recipients may also be
good kids who show a commitment
to make life better for others and do
more than is normally expected of
someone their age.
SNOWMOBILE RALLY
Saturday, March 11
Registration 9-10:30 am
Start and Finish at the
Forester's Hall, Kinburn
School will be presenting The Devil
and Daniel Webster as well as
Variations on the Death of Trotsky.
Both plays will be running on
Friday, March 3 at 9 a.m. and 12 p.m
respectively.
Tickets are available at the door
for $10 each or a four-night pass is
available for $25. The festival is
taking place at St. Marys District
Collegiate and. Vocational Institute
(DCVI).
Doors open Wednesday night at
6:30 p.m. and Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m.
There will be special events
throughout the festival.
In the afternoon on Saturday,
March 4, the Stratford Festival has
opened its doors to the students for a
tour of the new costume warehouse,
free of charge.
"They've been very supportive and
very generous in opening their doors
to us," Wendy McNaughton,
organizer and drama teacher at
DCVI said.
Also. on Saturday, from 5 - 6.30
p.m. there will be a murder mystery
dinner catered by the Avocado of
Stratford Northwestern as well as
music, a snack/lunch and an open
mic at noon.
Workshops will be running
throughout the festival on topics
such as stage-combat, archery:
masks and on each of the plays being
presented.
For more information contact
Wendy McNaughton at (519) 284-
1731.
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