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The Acton Free Press Wednesday May Guide conference defines purpose THIRTY SIX YOUNG PEOPLE had first Sunday at St Josephs were Scan and Vasselfucci Gabnella Vasqiie ml l Beth Munday Soma Smith Brian minis David Roden Kelly Fitzgerald ShrthDorMon lltukuutoi Christine Couture Colleen Nolan Julie ltiitk Barrett Christine Beaton Crista itsson Paul lo Stunnii Edward Victoria Nikit Sharon How sell Christopher Willmott Denise Lisa Brent Taras Peter del and Victoi and by Jean Vaughn Tho future our challenge was the theme of the Provincial annua conference of the Girl of Canada held on May B and at the University of Western In London Ontario is divided Into 13 areas and the hostesses for the conferences are Ihe adult leaders from area where the conference Is held London is the Trillium area and were pleased to find everything decorated with colorful trllllums There ore 12 and personnel in Ontario but only about or five percent arc selected each year lo attend this conference Ben Ginger and myself were fortunate enough this past weekend to attend We were royally entertained by talented and Brownies saw several good Urns listened to many For us In Guiding every year speakers ate great food is the year of the child as we heard a men quartet called Iruly believe In the capablll the London Connection who ties of the young to learn sang dozens of songs and responsibility decision exchanged funny stories with ing outdoor skills autonomy As adults teamwork service to others Interested In the future deve- concern for our environment of our youth through respect for cultural Identity the Guiding movement it was and the ability to enjoy adults exciting and stimulating lo as coworkers listen to vibrant speakers and Gulders are almost always to discuss new and old Ideas married women with chlld- many women many with Jobs and all The United Notions has the purpose in mind of declared as the Inter preparing girls for a more national year of Ihe Child diversified adult life through Twenty Canadian organize the Guiding Spirit If you lions arc on the commit were never a Brownie or a tec of Canada Including Girl Guide do not let this Guides It is hoped to change hinder your emergence Into lights of the Child World- the second largest world wide to include many of the membership organization things most of us lake for United Nations is first We granted The right to have love proper nutrition and medical care education recreation and many more welcome anyone interested of any age to attend our district council meeting on Thursday May 11 Please call me at BBS- or Pat van der Eyken at for further informa tion Experience not neces sary FOR Mi OF CANADAS Ami BUIUNNG NEEDS Paul Bray wins three gold medals NATURES EMPORIUM Youth page editorial Need education values in this complex society Evidence supporting the need fir mi proved values education continues to mount says Prof Sam of the department of family studies lnienii of We all hear people brag about evading income lax filing false Insurance claims collecting unearned benefits smuggling goods through customs and fixing traffic tickets The guiding moral principle seems to be Hist do not get caught Not surprisingly man people in tilequipped to cope with values based Issues Lack of coping skills contributes to such increasingly serious problems as vandalism drug use adolescent suicide marriage breakdowns and teenage alcoholism Values education could help young people develop a personal values base and make rational decisions about their own lives The University of Guelph makes a strong argument for including values education in the regular school curriculum Prof observes that many of the problems he sees as a clinical psychologist have a values base rather than a psychiatric base young people simply have no clear idea of good or bad right or wrong As a result they lurch along drifting from one crisis another without any clear purpose to their lives Education should equip young people to function effectively in our society says Prof Luker To do this education should Include a values component as well as a cognitive base Making value decisions is an Inescapable Tact of living in society Should schools leach values tngly educators are siding with the Honourable Thomas Wells Ontario Minister of Education who says Schools cannot afford to be morally neutral Many other people feel that schools cannot be morally neutral values and moral decisions pervade the hidden curriculum What values or morals should schools teach Many educators and psychologists nut fulthiu intuit if tin ihiissjstini is nit is tin v process itself lit students develop per ivwire of lines in lo and confront values issues ind in ill to il reasoning In past v ilues iducilion of tin con eentnleel on thin the process either tries to font tlmr values on through moralizing sitting or adopted J hands vuiithh to cover for themselves effective is society becomes more complex New methods of villas hive been developed in tin last decide Prof lukcr describes values Through series of stnicfiiis built ixpenenees tin learn in ike the best for themselves in dm loaded mas The tiJcher helps them recognize discover what vulue prize Students ixchingi experiences search for iltcrnitivcs predict their should be compatible with thur stited beliefs in the department of family studies al the l divers of ire ton joou dues js it applied to lw work fjrmlv management and ircis Values education is a ft ml for research Although is the few sludies have torn pared values due groups with eontrnh are that i systematic vilucsjppro behavior roblerrs delmUtntv and dues el preventive leh in tin less expensive and crisis mtirvLiitiun at iiliriiie is lrof I prove to Ik effective than Skateathon results soon to be announced took pari in i hive and turned in most of however club siy is i snnll amount left collect before the mil figures winners in Tin eiBhl 1 nth Smith St Josephs Spevsidt ind tint pirtitipiled done wilh celebrity In Iped to boost the fund using mnncv up to Si more than last year Itotannn Gory attributed some of the sue cess In the fact that look part in the ihonlhisviar Hard work and idilitmnil sponsors also helped raise the money Mr I kins Ihe Rotary club is ittrimety pleased wilh tin public and the skaters support in Ihis Paul Bray 14 year old son of Mr and Mrs Bray has won three gold medals In musical competition Paul competed In Ihe Clarinet IS under category Civic last month In this class he received golds In Hit IK years over open class Paul won a medal fur the saxophone Although he hid competed in this class before hi received highest murks of all entries He u per cent Hit young Acton resident s thru wins earned him the lAslir it school for woodwinds will be a two week youth workshop at Upper anuda Ihls It is set up for hose who Intense work in ileal field In Itowi Senior students ire st irlmg to get the results of ixinis hick The ire worth per cent the mil mirk was successful A cood crowd tided tin disc jektv i which was sponsored ihi Student Students dip ari working together making final time table inges for next year Drum club members have i lit rehearsal schedule preparing for their next per I and David Tht are planning mother night In the near future i eld day at Aclon high will May Students sign up for events against other in the school Students buy junk food students Junk fi inste id of i well In I meed hot me which is noon of The school has i campaign con of foods over he board launched a program i public school in bid to stimulate interest in nutrition among youngsters Schools prepare for festival Bennett and McKenzieSmith are the only two schools In Acton taking part in Ihe annual North music festival this year Z Bennett school grades kindergarten lo five are planning to enter In several of the categories in the competition Students at the school have been prac t using in the morning before school and at noon hours for the competition only two weeks away McKeniieSmlth grade six to eight will be participating In four or five different cate gories In the festival Schools from Georgetown Milton and dislncl will lie joining the two schools at M Z Bennett where the conlest is being held this year May will mark the Will year for the festival tor this reason a few spoil il have been planned by the North Music estiva Association A contest was held to find i design Tor the program and a special music festival pin winch will awarded this year Tom Houston from Martin Strut school in Milton submitted the winning design lor pins Jinny Stoki from ilk won for hi design Ihi boys warded ten dollars for winning for Ins bun and was IIVU1 schools weeks Hit lislivil CARPET CORNER 11 MAIN ST NORTH-ACTON- 8533620 Your head quarters in Hills For CARPETING CUSHION FLOORING DRAPERIES CERAMIC TILES by Our school rack and field meet is Ik held week of events will In shotput high jump long jump triple Jump and the winning races Wi wish Ihe best of luck to the many con in events Results will be written up next week On the students will have Ihe day off but the teachers will have another professional development Holiday This May will be a professionil development day at elementary schools in the area Students will the day off while teachers attend meetings and other professional development activities Si Joseph school in Acton will not closed The school board next PI daj will Ik 1J If you own a van dont muffler I day some of the North schools baseball learns are still and the final teams will be picked soon The llallon Music Festival is lobe held on Ma in the Hi nnelt auditorium We hope have groups par in the triple trio tnpli duel and S A choir art being held at various limes during the day 2 lb BRAN Unbleached While Purpose FLOUR 99 FRIDAY IS DAT I Tun Wed Eat Thur Si Ft I CIoskI Man 8771955 MAIN ST GLEN WILLIAMS foods cheeses VITAMINS HELP THE MENTALLY RETARDED Support the Flowers of Hope tin BOOK NOOK BOOKS FOR ALL AGES HARD COVER AND 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