The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-12-17, Page 22PAGE 2A —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1986
Community Community!!!...!.
If it's gonna be, t
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r I I NTON - Guest speaker Jack
Donahue, coach ul the Lana::::.:
Basketball Team, gave the students' coun-
cils of Huron County many pointers on suc-
cess during the Youth Needs Assessment
Seminar. If a person ware to choose the
most outstanding pointer, it may the
phrase, "If it's gonna be, it's up to me."
"That's my greatest motivational talk.
No one can make anyone do anything - a
part of them has to want to," said Mr.
Donahue. "And you can't blame anyone or
anything else - it's not a bad world, it's not
the tough economy, it's not the teacher, it's
not the guy who annoys you in class, it's
me."
Change, challenge, commitment and
control are also traits Mr. Donahue
believes are connected with success.
Connecting change to everyday life, Mr.
Donahue said, "You keep your old shoes
because they're comfortable. Change
means the unknown and comfortable is
dissimilar to change."
Students
must be
ready to push
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and alcohol.
They suggested there should be an
awareness week held at each school with
specialist from the community coming in
to discuss drugs and alcohol. They were
also concerned about what type of counsel-
ing was available through the law.
The group had mixed feelings on
whether alcohol abuse was a problem, but
they did agree there was a lot of underage
,drinking.
A final point was a suggestiotudy
law - not just the history, but what to do if
you find yourself in certain situations.
Their panel consisted of Gary Gaeler,
Regional Community Services Officer
with the Ontario Provincial Police; Tom
Ewer, youth probation officer; Joan Van
den Broeck, trustee with the board of
education; Karen Sturdy, Justice of the
Peace; Patti Rean, associated with 'the
Survival Through Friendship House in
Goderich.
EDUCATION: THEN WHAT°
The panel for the education group con-
sisted of Connie Birmingham, co-ordinator ,
of student services for .the Huron -Perth
Separate School Board; Bill Weber of
CHSS; Paul Carroll of; the Huron.F95SLof
'Education.
• The biggest issue arising fromt�Fiis group
was the need for college and university
materials to be presented to students
before Grade 12 or 13. ,
"We need it at a younger age so we can
know more of what to expect, both for
studies and lifestyles," they said.
They would also like to have additional
help available for students, such as, "A
tutor program or something set up through
the guidance department."
The students were asked if there was a
need for updated instructional material
and they felt there was no real need,
"...the present manuals are all right."
STUDENTS' COUNCILS REPORTS
Although each of the secondary schools
was given the opportunity to present their
school's feelings on the survey, only
Goderich and District Collegiate Institute
(GDCI) stood up to read their submission.
They felt more people should have been
surveyed, especially intthh a 14-yearo felt and
24; year-old category.
he
• survey was conducted at a bad time as ex-
ams were underway.
However, on the whole, GDCI students
appreciated the effort put forth by the
committee.
YOUTH NEEDS SURVEY COMMITTEE
On the Youth Steering Committee, which
designed the questions for the Youth Needs
Assessment. were: Kim Gibson of
Wingham, Cheryl Smith of Holyrood,
Angela Fleming of Exeter, Jeff Watson of
Seaforth, Jeff Wareham of Exeter, Lydia
Ericson of Bayfield and Robin Wark of
Goderich.
The Adult Steering Committee consisted
of: Joan VandenBroeck, Paul Carroll, Don
Keillor, John Penn, Gaeton Blanchette,
Jean Schoebal and Judy McMichael. Patti
Rean was the program co-ordinator.
The assessment was funded by the
Youth Secretariat, Ministry of State and
co-sponsored by the Huron County Board
of Education, the Huron -Perth Separate
School Board, Huron County Family and
Children's Services and the Huron Centre
for Children and Youth.
en it's up to
by
Jack DoTTahue
the good things and the bad things," said
Mr. Donahue.
Before closing, Mr. Donahue gave the
,l., For
high school siuuarlts �_... -�---- --
success.
If I'd known there were going to be so
many ladies here I wouldn't use this, but
it's a four letter word spelt W -O -R -K," he
said
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RR RT
Challenge simply means seeking
something that will test your skills and
push you further than you would go with
ease.
To explain what commitment meant,
Mr. Donahue asked the audience what
their definition was. He didn't receive a
response but was pleased by that.
"Commitment is something like music,
you know what it is but you can't define
it," he said.
"Commitment means you stay with
things when thy get tough. Involvement
means you stay with it until it gets tough."
Trying to explain the difference between
involvement and commitment, Mr.
Donahue told a story he was told while
having breakfast one morning.
"Mr. Cooper explained the difference
between commitment and involvement in
a way I won't forget. While having
breakfast, he pointed to my bacon and
eggs and said the chicken was involved in
your breakfast, but the pig was
committed."
And the final piece of advice was about
control. "Life is a do-it-yourself project.
You can't hire someone to do it for you.
You have to accept the responsibility for
The W stands for willing to pay the pr,ice
by learning.
The 0 stands for being organized to be
successful.
"Have a plan, a dream, a goal," he said
going on to tell a story of a reverend he
knew who gave a speech on success and
girl who had a dream.
"When the reverend got to a certain part
of the speech a little fat girl with Coke bot-
tle glasses jumped up and said she was go-
ing to be a great tennis player. Well, the
reverend tried to find the girl in the au-
dience but he couldn't.
"Several years later he finally met this
girl. She told him she had been the one that
stood up and said she was going to be a
great tennis player. That little fat girl with.
Coke bottle glasses turned out to be Billy
Jean King."
The R in Mr. Donahue's formula for suc-
cess stands for respect.
"You have to have respect for all the
people around you - parents, teacher"
s
friends, but most importantly, yourself,
he said.
And finally, the K stands for knowing
you can do the job.
"A lot of people fall down here," he said.
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