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May is Cystic Fibrosis month Lust year In envelopes were sent out for don all supporting fibrosis research Pa to Murray of Acton right only nine come back May month across Canada and Mrs Murray hopes thirc II be more money given this year for research Into the second only to cancer in taking young lives Seven j cor old Sara has Li Mom learns the ways of CF Herald Staff When Sin was a she cried all the time Her mom of Acton ive up fecdinc flirt iby worked with Sard She kept on crying and gain any weight At two and a half months Sard was ml j seven pounds and Taken to Brampton District Hospital little in a series Toronto Sick Chlldr en Hospital It wis there Mrs Murny and her bind Witter were told whit was wrong with Sari They were thai Sara live to five wen no further Only per cent of children like Sir mike it to Sin has cystic fibrosis IIHtmtTMtY fibrosis is a hereditary disci si attacks the lungs nut digestive system Us second only to in lives of Cana dun children According to Canadian Cystic Fibres is Foundation one In carry tht gene for the diagnosis wis made Sara v is started on proyam of is vitamins She was fed pre digested formula that cost tin Murray fimil month Is smiling hi and lull She loves in j upside d on the livliij room sofa and ij i with her chubby linked little neighbor With no known cure or ntroi for cystic fibro sis Sara mother know how long her youngest daughter will be around It the not know Ink she said in her lulnc room Thursday afternoon Mind you I to say This is how lot re to hue her when you have a playful child who shows no out ward symptoms of Illness IF you put her with other children you l know anything is wrong with Sara She not in a wheel chair or on crutches Mrs Murray said There are no restnc of her activities Perhaps If people could sec the problems Sara copes with every day then maybe the disease would get more attention and public concern she said DIFFICULT Because cystic Fibro sis affects the body exocrine glands Sara ability to cry sweat salivate and cope with mucus Is affected In the lungs thick gluelike mucus makes breathing difficult for Sara and for breeding Infections In the digestive system llic thick mucus blocks the flow of pancreatic enzymes necessary for normal digestion To combat the mucus build up in her lungs Sara undergoes health care routine at least twice a day For 15 minutes each session she puts on an mask and inlial antibiotics This process wards off lung infection Next Sara lies on a reclining board and her mom gives her minutes of physio therapy on her chest and back Its hitting her I used to do it by hand but now laic an electric machine colled a per cuibor It loosens up the mucus in her so she can cough it up Mrs Murray said To help Sara digest her food she has to take pills which are an oral digestive enzyme Sara her salt intake to compensate or sweat gljnds that don work properly One sign or Cr baby Is if you kiss their forehead taste as sally as can be Mrs Murray said From knowing absolutely nothing about cystic fibrosis Sara s mom has turned into a physiotherapist a and a nurse All her concern and efforts to earc for her youngest made Mrs and her daughter very close PLUGGED Sometimes she how strong she II be when Sara gels really plugged up and the don clear It up my mo re It a just like a card En mo You may go along having a good hand all along then the bottom falls out of everything Mrs Murray said So far we been fortunate The Murray family are one of several Hills families coping with cystic fibro sis During May they be trying lo raise funds for CF research Donations can be mall to Canadian Cystic Fibrosis foundation Box lea Ontario MITSUBISHI VCR SPECIAL VHS- FRONT LOAD MOTOR DRIVE FUNCTION REMOTE CONTROL 629 WESLEY AN SI GEORGETOWN 8773405 SECTION It Till- May Page Job skills attract kids to Coop Celebrating together jilts Education Week Herald Staff The boom Is on in coope rot ve education Georgetown District High School principal Don Baker said the school has the largest enrolment in the pro gram of nil high schools Then are students taking part In the program that places students in an actual work environment with in the community Only two years old in Georgetown coopera ive education had students applying the knowledge and skills they re acquiring In school to the practical work world last year Next year there 11 be students part in cooperative education program has really taken off GDHS cooperative education co Betty Tamos said We re offering 20 coop courses including science ana sociology this year and next year wolf be offer physical education and French coops DEMANDING The program is a demanding one to keep up with for teacher Tamas who must find for Most of the students who take part in co operative education are in Grades 11 or 1Z They must have ie credits toward their diploma and be 16 years old Mrs Tamas said To earn a op credit students must put in at least 1B0 hours of place men In Grades and 12 have time to explore options and make career choices Mrs Tamas said This allows them to make a very smooth transition from school to work Schools are celebrating the changes In education over the yean this week Taking a look at yesteryear J style of education Monda were Georgetown District High School dramatic arts teacher Judith coding and Rene seated 10 and Katie Edwards 19 The students are members of the school drama club and are both starring In this years school play The Merchant of Venice Rene Is and Katie In the Shakespearean work Coop credit leads Kevin Drama club to veterinary clinic ByANIPEDERIAN Herald Being able to stand the sight of blood Is a good sign especially for Kevin Stein The year old Georgetown District High School student is interested In a career in the medical profession Since February he been working every day after school at the Halton Hills Veterinary Clinic Its for a co operative education credit I been able to swerve the operations and some of the tests they do In the lab the freckled youth said At the Georgetown clinic PR Main Street North Kevin has also been cleaning the kennels If Ihe animals need food or water he fills their dishes When animals are ready to go home Kevin gives their coats a good brushing and gets them ready Tor their owner HORSES One day ho went an a calltoahorse farm with AG Pacevielus one of veterinarians at the clinic I was scared at first around the big animals Kevin said I just watched dogs A couple of weeks ago Kevin saw a dnted lizard that had been brought In for About six Inches long lizard was given a fluid injection but died when back with its NI Some dogs get coming to clinic Kevin said They re just like a person going to the doc tor They don know what going on Many of the Kevin has observed have been the or neutering of cats and Some people think It gory You think there going to be a lot of blood but really there Kevin said even had the opportunity to watch a cat hating a cesarean operation Kevin will be nt the clinic which is just a walk up from his high school 14 lies hoping to accumulate hours to get two credits for his time there This operative work experience arranged by teachers gves Kevin the chance to biolo gy in action takes on Shakespeare A very gentle Freddie gels affectionate pats from Georgetown District High School student Kevin Stein IG The Cavalier Prince Charles spaniel Is one of the pels recovering from surgery at the Hilts Veterinary Clinic on Main Street North Georgetown Kevin Is working at the clinic each day alter school earn a education credit Herald photo GOODING Herald Special Georgetown District High Schools Drama Club has again taken on a After producing the Arthur Miller tragedy last year they were rcjdy for he theatrical feat Shnkespe ire Shakespeare s plays arc studied at every yule In high school but because of production expense and poetic language are seldom produced by students With the bless of principal Don Baker and with a size able advance director Judith Gooding got together an excep tional cast and crew Many of the players and crew have consider able experience In theatre and most have appeared In previous productions Karen Iv won the coveted role of Portia having her talent as Abigail In Cru and as the young girl in the recent Georgetown tittle Theatre production of Lion in Winter Rene in male lead In Ore ise will play the hero who wins fair Portia Shy lock the villainous moneylender is played By ROBIN Herald Staff April lo Ma Is Education Week throughout Ontario The theme of Education Week for 1984 Is cation a Celebration Schools in the Hills area arc Education Week In a variety of wajs includ open houses fairs guest speakers musical and dramatical Here a list of some of the scheduled events which are left in Edu cation Week Check with the schools involved for further information Centennial PS Open house display of art work kids team public speaking science room micro George Kennedy P S Open house pioneer day musical work shops Kindergarten ploy Harrison Spring concert Howard Wriggles worth PS Annual Spring Fair Joseph Gibbons Open house field trip to Ontario Agricultural Mustum In 1 imchousc I Open doors all week Smith Middle School Music concert for students Band In in Burling Plnevlcw I S Scion fair Carousel Play presentation of Growth of Transpor Robert Utile PS Open house ten registration Open house science fair kids handwriting con test art displays Holy Cross Separate School Open house Bicentennial on trip to Pioneer Village St Joseph School Open house open doors all week Georgetown District Christian School Open house art display Speaker on new French Program film on its like to be District High School Big Outers canoe trip of Grease Georgetown District High School 300 dents taking part in a commercial for the Youth Secretariat 15 students arriving from Newfoundland as part of the Visions Canada Pro gram Doug Mag wood Meet the Principal by Simon a familiar figure in seve ral previous Tho cast has been rehearsing long hard hours to prepare often difficult lines With over a week before opening only tightening of the timing is left to do Ms Gooding is pleased and proud with the effort and success of most of the cast momb- She feels the audience will bo surprised at the level of proficiency with which the cast handles the lines and characte rization crew too has been preparing Over twenty Elizabethan costumes had to be built scratch Linda Cunning Sampson of Garden City Product in St Catharines helped Ms Gooding design the costumes which arc being cut sewn and organized by students Three labor cask Its of gold silver and lead had to be devised and built by props crew and other Elizabethan looking articles found or made The head custodian Bub I las lie has been tremendously helpful In building various balco nies ramps and plat forms for the Shakes set By ROBIN 1 Herald Staff When Doug Mag wood from ford Teaching College In the early lJ60s there was a big demand for teachers In southern Ontario I can remember eight or nine pages of Jobs relating to teaching in the Globe and Mall Mr said Now Doug Magwood is principal of public schools Joseph Gibbons and twin school Lime- house Vice principal John takes care of per cent of the operations at Lime house slated Mr Mag Born and raised in Fergus Mr Magwood decided on a career in education while In the eleventh at and District High School At this point I made a decision and went at It Mr Magwood said I never considered another Mr started leaching in In 1960 After seven years as a classroom teacher and six as a vice eipal fie was promoted to principal in 1973 in 1965 while teaching at Woodslde Public School in Mr met and married his wife Char lotte who was a kinder teacher at the time The Mag woods have two children Colleen and Sean ciles the change from eleven school boards to the present Halton Board of Education as one of the biggest changes he has seen He also feels that teachers DOUG arc more skilled now than they ever were when entering the work force Portia played by Karen Ivany left looks on with horror at Aragon played by Peter Kline lookstoseeirhehas won her The two re starring In the upcoming Georgetown District High School production of The Merchant of