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girl next door courtney praises reachout program by jim thomas claremont at age seventeen courtney graham has already accomplished more than most people will in a life time i she has reached out to influ ence not only her peers but per sons much younger than her self her involvement is amazing shes our girl next door a senior at pickering high school courtney was one of 20 prefects selected to discuss drug use and abuse with grade 8 students at several elementary schools in durham region the organization called stu dents against drugs under the direction viceprincipal wilson accomplished much courtney says so much she hopes it can continue through 198687 and beyond sincerity on both sides prompted their hosts to open up courtney explains she says that apart from the drug scene the rapport tended to dis solve many apprehensions re lated to their moving into grade 9 this fall we received a lot of positive feedback- she says they looked on us as friends rather than people in authority there were no teachers in the rooms when these discussions took place courtney stated i was pleased to be chosen she says and i was pleased with the result well be seeing many of these same boys and girls in september she notes while an important part of courtneys itinerary this is only a start the participation list is endless in addition to serving as a prefect shes a member of the student activity council now in grade 12 but taking several grade 13 subjects courtney has maintained a 1st class honors standing through her past three years at phs pickerings a wonderful school she says with a wonderful group of teachers staff members she explains give willingly of their time when extra help is needed she notes too that no matter how person al the problem theyre always willing to listen t she describes mrs hawley of v stouffville head of the english department as a remarkable lady ij english french history and m are favorite subjects courtney doesnt hide her love for drama an interest that goes back to the years spent at claremont public school last summer she enrolled in a course at the young peoples theatre in toronto and also par ticipated in a production by the jesters theatre at the cne dancings another skill that provides courtney much enjoy ment her instructor in jazz and ballet is denise lester of port union in a recent examination she received high honors courtney hopes soon to reach a level where she can teach on her own if that is her wish courtney plays the piano the flute and the guitar seventeenyearold courtney graham of claremont will be tak ing some grade 12 and some grade 13 subjects when she returns to pickering high school in september she was a member of a select prefect team that visited elementary schools in durham region as part of a new drug awareness program courtney considered the project very successful and hopes it will continue jim thomas her hobby is collecting char acter teddy bears always anxious to broaden her knowledge of french courtney took advantage last winter of a fiveday immersion week in the province of quebec she was accompanied by her 15- yearold sister kristin in addi tion to improving her french language skills she learned something of french canadian culture this month courtneys em ployed on the staff of public affairskerr graphics at 179 john street toronto she takes the dayliner from claremont station every morning the people there have been fantastic she says ill be sorry to leave she also works parttime at herohgate barn theatre alto- na road pickering courtney says shell never lose her appreciation of her community she retains fond memories of her public school years and the opportunities pro vided there for singing danc ing public speaking and dra ma she attends at claremont united church and assisted this summer with a cooperative vacation bible school the chil dren ranged in age from five to twelve a part of myself will always remain in claremont court ney says psst recently she and jason yoshida participated in a blue jays commercial along with lloyd moseby george bell and ranee mulliniks she describes it as a great experience its not all work and no play for this outstanding claremont student she enjoys downhill and crosscountry skiing ten nis badminton windsurfing and waterskiing who has exerted the greatest influenced on your life court ney was asked many people have helped and encouraged me she re plies but my parents are the greatest in addition to kristin court ney has a kid sister lindsay age nine courtney appreciates the fact she now has her drivers li cence this removes some of the transportation responsibili ties from mom and dad pine dining in stouffville blue orchid restaurant open to public aug 19 by cathy carter stouffville a new res taurant with an emphasis on class and fine dining will open in stouff ville august 19 the blue orchid specializes in nouvelle and continental cuisine with a wine list profes sionally designed to compliment the meals the restaurant will display ori ginal artwork and will be like a gallery said leslie anne feller general manager and hostess of the blue orchid our by word is quality said ms feller everything will be fresh and where possible from local producers there will be a small printed menu and a daily menu to choose from the capacity of the blue orchid is 42 seats and it is fully lisenced by the llbo restaurant hours to start will be tuesday to saturday from 6 to 10 pm for dinner in mid septem ber the doors will open for lunch tuesday to friday and for sunday brunch featuring a buffet although the restaurant is opening august 19 the official opening will be delayed until september we want to make sure we have everything running smoothly ms feller said the blue orchid is located at 124 main street west stouffville reservations are requested we deliver we can deliver your flyers for as little as 35c each call advertising at 2942200 or distribution at 2948244 1986 flyers delivered to aug 1 economist 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