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a8 tribune february 12 1986 sdss tech ffrads in demand by jim thomas stouffville hitech is no longer a dream at stouffville dist secondary school its a reality and the results are amazing we need more is the word coming back from industry to technical director eric knabe firms utilizing student employees either on a coop arrangement or on a fulltime basis are extremely pleased with their wideranging skills mr knabe said in an inter view friday an onsite tour of the technology department is the beginning of a series of articles by the tribune in an effort to give parents specifi cally and the community as a whole a better insight into whats going on at sdss says mr knabe our aim is to provide students with learning experiences that will not only equip them with the necessary skills but help develop attitudes that will allow them to lead productive successful and happy lives as adults in our society the technology department is divided into five main areas- automotive drafting machine shop electricity and wood working machine shop students are afforded the opportunity to work with computers equipment costing close to thirty thousand dollars hi- tech has arrived at stouffville high says mr knabe both principal john nikifork and mr knabe are strong advocates of the coop program we must keep abreast of the needs of industry says mr nikifork things are changing so rapidly its difficult to keep up every student should have coop experience agrees mr knabe he says the community has been very cooperative in this regard while all graduates may not follow a career related directly to a specialized technology course this form of education is good grounding for young people the director explains next year the same type of coop program will be expanded to include the commercial department mr nikifork said he admits lack of transportation makes commuting to and from places of employment difficult for some students while boys outnumber girls almost 10 to 1 in technology participa tion mr knable feels this ratio is narrowing id like to see more girls enrolled he says were continually encouraging them incidents of injury are negligible he stated although at present computers are available only in machine shop delivery of a unit for the drafting department is expected soon mr knabe believes in the handson learning approach or learning by doing whitchurchstouffville trustee and board of education chairman harry bowes in attendance at the interview and subsequent tour ofinspection praised the technical program at sdss describing the woodworking course as the best in york region instruction today to meet needs for tomor row thats the policy of the technology de partment at stouffville dist secondary school under the direction of eric knabe here in the automotive department students keith grose 18 left and paul shaw 17 right receive in struction from staff teacher carl roberts machine technology at sdss includes 30000 worth of uptodate computer equipment this type of training provides opportunities for further post secondary education or appren ticeships and employment here john mccrack- en 17 operates a precision grinder under the watchful eyes of mr knabe centre and board of education chairman harry bowes hyundai does uagain the remarkable look how muc yourmoneycan you can pay less or you can pay a great deal more but you wont find another car that gives you as much for your money in a word value the brand new hyundai excel is a sporty roomy hatchback heres peppy performance excellent fuel economy and a long list of standard features see it now at your hyundai dealer the 3 speed automatic transmission isa popular option the reclining front seats have adjustable head rests the dashboard message centre includes a signal for doors ajar hyundai excel todays word f valu hyundfh jackson motors markham ltd 347 main street north markham hd north of hwy 7 markham 17 14505 limborts motors ltd 95 eagle street nrwmarkei 8953222 p a euro cars ltd 955 eglinton 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as learning disabilities weeks in the town of markham carole bell mayor markmm