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the tribune wednesday march 3 utt b3 r t r sixteen year bid karen malcolm hwy 7 green river is a grade 11 student at pickering high school following graduation she plans to go on to university and major in child psychology jim thomas girl next poor karen cuts fancy figures green river living in- the country several miles removed from a sizeable urban centre might prove a problem for most young people but not 16 year- old karen malcolm of green river karen a grade 11 student at pickering high has so many activities on the go she never really stops ijsome of these include membership in- the claremont 4-h- hqmemakihg club a member of the ajax precision figure skatirigteam a stage hand in v the high- school musical wiza high school prefect an assistant with the midget girls- volleyball team a member last summer of the claremont midget girlsvsof t- ballteam the list could go on and on s born in amherst- nova scotia she moved with her parents george- and mary- anne malcolm to the green river area five years ago she has three brothers shawn neil and merle karen enjoys being in volved the 4h homemaking club has brought her much satisfaction t shes currently working towards her tcounty honors also catchingafspot on the precision skating team iwas satisfying because shed been away from the sport two seasons following graduation from phs karen hopes to major in psychology at toronto uniyersity math and physics are favorite subjects pretty karen still keeps in touch with close friends down amherst way on a fewoc- casipns shes travelled with her father to the maritimes so she 1 could visit her grandmother still living there her- dad drives a transport the lucky boy in karens life is joe borland hi claremont yes they get along fine sheadmits except when he calls strike three on an obvious outside pitch if a gorham st sutton rd 8954087 davis or gorham st 20 discount x swiss herbal and trophic vitamins freshly ground natural peanut butter in your container lb 1 we have an excellent selection of books personal service knowledgeable staff mon thur 9 6 fri 9 9 sat 9 5 k united vay -ofbrkregfon- notice of 6th annual meeting unitedway of york region tuesday march 1 6th 1982 button ville golf country club woodbine ave south of 16th ave vv c4 pm- members win review for approval and ratification reports board of directors treasurers report nominations committee report generalbylawsn6ino2i copies may be reviewed at the offices of the corporation 10265 yonge st richmond hm york- region the fact children are having children is causing the ontario medical association alarm r dr john denison chairman of the oslas committee on child- welfare- ac- oompameda delegation to a recent york region board of education meeting and expressed concern j over the growing pregnancy rate particularly among girls aged ten to fourteen these young people are not emotionally equipped to handle parenthood dr denison said however more and more unwed mothers aire deciding in favor of keeping their babies he stated they usually receive little support from the father and their r parents so they often abuse the child when theycrack under the pressurer p i the association is lobbying school boards across ontario for more intensive sex education programs this way it feels is the only correct way to combat the problem -of- teenage pregnancies the rise in the pregnancy rate within the 10 to 14 age group is cue to a lack of in formation available to preeens who dr denison said- are becoming sexually active at an earlier age in 1980 there were 383 teenage pregnancies in the region of york out of this number 243 ended in abortion and 136 were carried to term dr denison ex- plained that with the weight of the medical profession behind ibere school- boards win be prompted to make tough decisions s about sex education while dealing with 3 pressure from minority groups he admitted he becomes upset when minorities control majorities especially in the area of sex education every parent has the right to withhold his child from classes if be so- desires be said markham trustee john myers questioned the fact that the board is continually being asked to assume social and moral functions dr denison ex plained that the school is the ideal location for sex education because parents often fed un- comfortable when placed in such a position vf j iti he noted that most j e d u c a t o r s r d vmintstrators principals and i teachers t unaware of the pregnancy rate within their schools said member barbara gilbert of markham people think that because we dont talk about it it wont happen the york region board is in the process of developing curriculum guidelines for sex education classes director bob cressman has invited dr denison and associate medical of- ficer of health dr john hodgkinson to serve as advisors on the com mittee- area science fair v v- whitchurchvstouffyme area schools along with entries from dicksons hill enjoyed excellent successat the area 2 science fair in aurora feb 24 v i z- v 7ttiecfollowing exhibits were accorded first second third and honorable mentions kindergarten to grade 1 lawrence puente sum- mitview stouffviue 1st karen paisley orchard park stouffviue 3rd jordan lee dicksons hill 3rd erica noble and- courtney power whitchurchhighlands hon mention natalie reid and paul russ ballantrae hon mention doug andrews and jonathan cowley ballantrae hon mention grades 4 to 6 steve karlsson ballantrae 1st steve topping summitview vftvlj- i v 5jej stouffviue lstdarren gornau whitchurchhighlands 1st cindy ogryilo whit churchhighlands 3rd jeff hume summitview stouffviue 3rdfjanetprincevbauan- trae hon mention n andrew green andj ron iormstoni summitview stouffviue hon mention mark s dorey summitview stouffviue hon mention t grades 7 and 8 duffy wallis and ian marshall or- chaid park stouffviue 2nd the following exhibits wul be displayed in the regional science fair april l 2 and 3 at seneca college king campus- lawrence puente sum mitview steve 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