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Page 18 THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday November 24 1990 Community- Self defense course introduced at high school Tanya Dale was just one of the many Georgetown District High School girls who took part In a self defence course for females last week Pictured above Instructor Robert shows the student how lo defend herself against an attacker who strikes from behind Herald photo By LIZ GALVIN the Herald At least girls m the Halton school system have the right at about sexual assault And if they had their way all of their peers would as well The Georgetown District High School students are presently in volvcd in a four hour course en titled Simply Defense and they are gaining the confidence and skills to defend themselves case they are violently attacked The term right attitude ex plains instructor Robert Pelletier a former boxer is about fighting back and over coming psychological barriers The kind of barriers that make women perceive themselves as helpless victims He has also noticed what he describes as a progression in women where teenage girls don t violence being pushed upon them until they leave high school and go off to college or university Keeping this in mind Mr touches on subjects such as date rape in his high school program in addition to teaching the physical manoevers necessary to thwart an attacker Many aspects of his classes don change however like the concern of women about the growing incidence of violence in society and the fact that many women don feel as though they are strong enough to fight back against an attacker And the fact that more and more women are interested in taking the course Lisa a Grade student at GDHS is glad she signed up citing scary statistics as the reason There s a general fear that we don t know what out there she said After the second session however she realized I do have some strength and that in case of an attack she t just sit there thinking okay I m a victim I don t think it s a bad idea for anyone anywhere to take the course she said adding she thought Georgetown was safe a smalltown where everyone knows everyone Her friend Jenny also enrolled in the four hour course on her mother s suggestion I guess because the world Is getting a lot more violent shesatd Jenny says she also wanted to improve the techniques she had learned in her athletic endeavors As a lifeguard she has learned many defence and release moves and admitted I was never too worried about an attack she couldn t handle I just wanted to perfect things she explained Jenny like her friend Lisa would recommend the course to anybody anybody she said and blamed the somewhat small turnout on the fact it was not publicized very well She would use big bright signs all over the school to advertise it next time she said and she is fairly sure that more girls would sign up for the course Maybe Rob will take Jenny suggestion into con sideration and present it to Sue Amos the of physical education and health for the Halton Board of Education when he meets with her to discuss implementing Simply Defense board wide The instructor points out the course is offered at many Ontario colleges and universities and that the demand is high because all kinds of violent attacks are on the increase The situation becomes clear he said when you consider that rape crisis centres and distress cen tres are expressing a need for more funding just to operate He is expecting the turnout for the next session to be held in January 1991 by the Parks and Recreation Department of Hills to be good Local resident Nancy who has also taken the Simply Defense course would recommend the course to anyone as well She took part in Simply Defense in the fall of this year and found that it really opens your eyes really informs you of how you leave yourself wide open to attack An assault was something the Georgetown woman never thought would happen to her because like Lisa she views Georgetown as a very safe place to live she said But after living here all her life she reports it changed After all these stones I hear now she admitted I think Gee this could happen to anybody no matter where you are About learning the right at titude Mr is so ada ment about she says He s ab solutely right Students in the class learn how to handle themselves and more important how to control themselves in stead of panicking in the case of an attack I hope I have the presence of mind to use my newfound skills if something ever happened she said admitting I would have a chance if something did happen SALEP a worthwhile program Halton School Board trustees learned that the Supervised Alternative Learning for Excus Pupils A E P continues to be a worthwhile program for many Halton students In the 199091 school year 69 students enrolled in the program That figure is fairly consistent with figures from the last five years according to a school board committee report S A L P offers and year olds an opportunity to pur sue learning in an alternative educational programming andor employment said the report The program may include full or part time employment at an approved work station enrol ment in a life skills course or continuing studies or other directed towards the pupils needs and interests as may be acceptable to the committee said the report It was also reported that the Secretarv of the S A P pro gram remains an essential link between the student the family the educational system and the community Glen kids care for Terry The children at Glen Williams Public School raised In the Terry Fox Run on September Shown here accepting the cheque is the organizer of the event and teacher at the school Dave Kindergarten teacher Eleanor and Principal Doug were on hand the assembly where the students were informed of the final total of their efforts All money went to the Canadian Cancer Society Herald photo Town Gardener Indoor bulb takes the cake By Tom Cavan The word Hippeastrum Sp is the genus of what we call Amaryllis The true Amaryllis i never forced in Ontario homes In fact it grows in Africa and the bloom looks more like that of a Daylily A different family a dif continent and its common name is Belladonna Of all the indoor forcing bulbs this one takes the cake Its popularity is widespread Its bloom rides high above the leaves and I repeatedly hear of a second flowering from older bulbs The trumpet shape blooms are in clusters of two to six Less number of blooms a cluster renders larger blooms and smaller trumpets when four to six blooms come on one flower stalk The Amaryllis bloom is so large it casts a shadow the size of a football Sound good Are you inspired yet Well if you are here how you start When selecting bulbs choose clean bulbs with four inch or better fleshy roots Thp bulb should feel heavy for its size When choosing any bulb firm ness and weight is more favorable than large and lighter bulbs Now if you do find humungous heavy clean bulb you have found a gem When choosing a container I recommend six to eight inch clay not for sustaining success Depending on bulb size be sure to have a one inch minimum bet ween bulb and pot so you can finger and firm those roots in pot ting soil Use a potting soil which contains more than per cent actual organic soil Do not use soiless mixes or plastic pots because when this plant blooms it s too heavy and needs the pro per foundation to stand tall bet ween waterings Be sure the roots are directed downwards and the soil is firm to the roots to avoid air pockets The bulb should only be submerged 50 per cent into the soil Be sure the potting soil is evenly moist and evenly watered but do not let the plant stand in a tray of water Place the plant in a dark until it roots Okay the roots are hiding a minimum of two weeks but if kept cool you can hold out for six weeks The Amaryllis will tell you when you check in once a week and see this blanched spear seeking sun Now is the time to place your plant in a sunny window and water as it requires watering As it blooms avoid hot spots A drastic rise in temperature will dry the bloom and you 11 nickname your Amaryllis the Leaning Tower of Pisa After blooming is complete and finished remove the flower stalk and continue to grow in full sun and feed with every fourth water In summer months you can keep in a sunny window or sink the bulb into the garden for a day Reduce temperatures and allow the bulb to go dormant in your basement or garage Do not allow the bulb to freeze in the garage for those who experience September frosts Now you have come full circle with maintaining Amaryllis If you ever see offsets where the roots come out these are that can be plucked from the nest Grow these in the same soil mix but don expect flowering until next year here are many types of Amaryllis but the Dutch hybrids arc by far the most spectacular and widely pro pagated When you go to start a bulb held over for a second grand performance use fresh soil and discard the old soil If yon have questions call the Gardening 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