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The O akville Beaver, Friday February 3, 2006 - 25 January is a stressful month for high school students By Kristen Campbell, Grade 12 Abbey Park Public School A s the holidays become a distant memory, res olutions are broken, and things are returned. People settle back into the routine of school and work glad to have had the rest. Some people find it enjoyable to get back into the routine. However, for a majority of high school students, this time back is one that they dread. Once the holidays are School News K ID SS P E A K over, the remaining few weeks of school are those for preparing for exams. All of the final summative projects worth 10 per cent of your mark need to be com pleted on time, and efficient ly. Without these completed, your mark will drop drastical ly. After a week or two of these massive projects, the dreaded time comes. Exams. Students will spend night after night staying up into the wee hours of the morning in order to get the marks they need. This time of year is especially hard on Grade 12 students who not only have exams to deal with. Being in Grade 12 also means that you need to get your university applications done. This year, the deadline was Jan. 11. This meant that on top of getting back into the swing of things and preparing for exams, you also have to decide what you want to do with your life. Do you want to go to Ryerson or Guelph? Ottawa or Carleton? This made the month of January even more stressful that it has been other years. Not only have you had the applications due, but scholar ship forms are also constant ly being due. Many students have not had the time to fill out many of these forms because they have had too many summatives to finish on time, and have been studying all night for exams. You need refer ence forms, which many teachers have been too busy to do, and you have essays to write for these scholarships, as well as some for. your teachers. For those students want ing to pursue and education in the United States, an SAT was required. This meant evsn more studying and wor rying about how you will do on top of exams and applica tions. However, soon this rush will die down. Exams are now over, and applications have been long due. The next step is just find ing out whether you get accepted or not. Sadly, you have a long window to wait. The univer sities send out acceptances between February and April. So although the hustle and bustle is almost finished, f the waiting has just begun. Young Achievers holding registrations for workshops Aiming to build wellrounded solid citizens for the future, Young Achievers of Halton, formerly the Elite Institute of Halton, will be holding a series of work shops leading to a Cotillion Ball. Registrations will be held on Sunday, Feb. 12 at the River Oaks Recreation Centre, 2400 Sixth Line, at 2 p.m. The workshop series will include career planning options, public speaking, financial' planning, fitness and wellness, police rela tions, scholarships, volun teering, plus ballroom and waltz dancing among oth ers. The first half of each workshop will be dedicated to dance rehearsal. The workshops will be held Sundays from 2 - 5 p.m., at the Oakville Church of the Nazarene, 320 Bronte Rd. The cost for Debutantes and Escorts, aged 1 6 - 2 0 years, is $250, and for Little Ladies and Gents, 8 - 1 0 years, $100. Participants are required to attend all sessions, plus practice and discussion with parents are.encouraged. The grand finale, the Cotillion Ball, a `coming of age' gala, will be held on May 21. Young Achievers of Halton aims to polish par ticipants with lifelong social skills, provide interactive, informative and educational forums, prepare youth for community leadership, and instill self-worth and confi dence. "Through extensive training, we will enhance the abilities of participants to possess leadership skills, outstanding citizenship and humanitarian spirits," said Ev McIntosh, President of Young Achievers of Halton. . The organization is also looking for volunteers plus corporate and individual sponsors. For more information, call 905-827-4324 or e-mail youngachieversofhalton@h otmail.com. Ring ring, bling bling. Get a cool phone for your valentine and enter to win a diamond solitaire necklace! Hurry in, offer ends February 14. CORE workshop on volunteer management at Town Hall Volunteer management will be the topic at the next Community Organizations in Recreation and Education (CORE) work shop on Wednesday, Feb. 15. This workshop will focus on the key elements of pro fessional volunteer manage ment and how vital it is in building a successful organ ization. Participants will enjoy a full day of interactive and informative activities improving their skills and understanding of the man agement of volunteers. Ann Coburn, Director of Volunteer Halton, will facili tate the workshop. Volunteer Management 101 will be held at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., in the Trafalgar Room from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cost is $50 per person for CORE members or $100 per person for non-members. To register for the work shop or for more informa tion on becoming a CORE member, contact Louise Veres at 905-845-6601, ext. 3154 or e-mail lveres@oakville.ca. 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