The Huron Expositor, 1998-04-22, Page 3Motivational speaker inspires SDHS students
By Jane Powell
Three young motivational
speakers offered "A Whole
New Perspectiv( " to SDHS
students and staff on April 15
inspoiring them with the
story of an Olympic gold
medal pole vaulter.
Stuart Knight, Jelena
Mihajlovic and Ian Webster,
helped students to get con-
nected by beat boxing, throw-
ing candies and presenting
students with a new perspec-
tive.
Stuart Knight was arranged
by the PUMPED Group of
SDHS who has a mandate to
assist with publicity and pro-
motion of events and con-
tribute to an inviting atmos-
phere within the school. The
PUMPED Group decided to
have Stuart come to contend
with the issues and obstacles
students must overcome
while in high school.
Knight told the story of
Michael Stone, a National
Junior Olympic competitor,
who, at the age of 17, won
gold in the pole vaulting
competition. His achieve-
ment was made incredible by
the fact that he was blind.
Knight identifies "we all
have obstacles to overcome."
Mihajlovic insists that
"every school brings with it
opportunity." Given
Seaforth's size, Mihajlovic's
comments caused a hush in
the crowd of Seaforth stu-
dents who were reminded of
the opportunities available to
them.
Four fundamental issues
were tackled individually by
the three speakers, as selected
by students prior to the show.
Fear, relationships, negative
attitudes and responsibility
were the topics presented.
Knight insists fear can get
in the way of succes.
Surprising students, Knight
declared the fear of public
speaking as the greatest fear;
with the fear of death follow-
ing distantly behind. "Fear
can be overcome if we visu-
alize the rewards of overcom-
ing adversity," confirms
Knight. Students "living
"'tow `sr tngin The 6ac-k of
the classroom, not asking or
answering any questions will
ask themselves later on in
life, why they didn't apply
for that job; why they did not
get involved. Knight sees the
confusion of overcoming
fears with drugs and alcohol.
Ultimately, fears arc still
there in the i�mmoming for stu-
dents who choose to live life
in fear with drugs and
hol. Knight says students
must "look at fear, kick it in
its butt and move it aside."
Knight, Mihajlovic and
Police investigate
sudden death
The Mitchell OPP are still
investigating a sudden death
reported west of Mitchell
Monday afternoon.
Sgt. Bob Jackson said few
details could be released, but
police were called to the
scene of a house at RR 3
Mitchell, between Mitchell
and Dublin, early Monday
afternoon and were at the
scene for a few hours.
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MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION AT SDHS - Motivational speakers pose with PUMPED
Executive members following the inspirational performance, April 15, "A Whole New
Perspective." Back row (standing), left to right: Kerry Blake, Jelena Mihajlovic (speaker),
Andrea Vandendool. Front row (on floor), left to right: Cheryl Workman, Karen Delvecchio,
Stuart Knight (speaker), Ian Webster (speaker), MacKenzie Ladd. The PUMPED Group
has a mandate to assist with publicity and promotion of events, and contribute to an invit-
ing atmosphere at SDHS. The PUMPED Group welcomed the speakers to contend, with
the issues common to high school students. (Powell photo)
Webster entertained students
with a bizarre love triangle to
illustrate the truth of Knight's
conviction that "things will
always come around."
Students learned there are
more than 50,000 compatible
people to fall in love with for
each person in the world.
Negative attitudes were dis-
cussed todemonstrate our
tendencies to listen to the
negative voices looking for
the problems and all that is
bad. Specific examples such
as Sarah McLaughlin, Jim
Carrcy. Roberta Bondar and
Donovan Bailey were given
to demonstrate people who
listen to their positive voice
to become successful.
Responsibility rounded out
the big issues. Blaming oth-
'erg Tori'/Itufts" atrd`raktng
credit for successes 'are natur-
al inclinations, claims
Webster. "The happiest peo-
ple I've met arc those people
Students from across Huron
County had an opportunity to
show their science know-how
at the Regional Science Fair
on Tuesday, April 7. Seventy-
eight students, representing
elementary schools from the
Avon Maitland District
School Board and the Huron -
Perth Catholic District
School Board, displayed 64
projects on topics including
ecology, engineering, chem-
istry, physics, computer pro-
gramming and mathematics.
The winners at this year s
fair represent each of the two
sponsoring school boards.
Matt Leslie and Mark
Soudant of St. Bonifacc
Separate School in Zurich
won for their project which
asked the question, "Is your
water polluted?" Kristyn
Gcrth of East Wawanosh
Public School was also
selected as a winner for her
study of factors affecting
snow melting. These three
students will show their pro-
jects at the Canada Wide
Science Fair which is to be
held in Timmins on May 9 to
May 16.-
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who have taken responsibili-
ty, because they have taken
control of their destinies,"
explains Knight. Student;
were humoured by Knight's
suggestion to "live life like
you're in the shower, hecausc
your true colours arc exposed
to everyone."
"Everyone is meant for
Something big," says Webster
who insists that all of us
should "strive to achieve our
dreams."
The show seems to have
been well-received by SDHS
staff, students and adminis-
tration, as well as Mitchell
representatives considering
Stuart Knight for a perfor-
mance at their school. A stu-
dent trustee and PUMPED
member commented, "I
thongttr it•werrt pretty -well;
he (Stuart] did a great job."
The PUMPED Secretary con-
firmed her position, "I liked
it." Teacher, John Ball thinks
the speakers "had a good
message." '
Stuart Knight and his
entourage give motivational
performances rather than
speeches hecausc "students
don't respond well to speech-
es," declares Mihjlovic.
Stuart Knight will he per-
forrrting in a state-wide lead-
ership conference in Oregan,
in addition to the shows they
will do to, motivate students
at frosh weeks and work for
non-profit organizations.
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