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tribune april 15 1987 a3 seventeenyearold theresa yake sixth line whitchurchstouffville operates her own busi ness- its called theresas treats and her chocolate creations are just that real treats in addition to keeping up with her studies in grade 12 at sdss theresa also works part- time at hewitts homebaking in markham jim thomas girl next door teen entrepreneur by jim thomas whitchurch theresa yakes a teenage entrepreneur this enterprising grade 12 student has already established her own business dont believe it i too had my doubts until i saw the fruits of her labors chocolate eggs chocolate rabbits chocolate chickens you name it and she creates it the companys called theresas treats its located in the basement of her parents home on sixth line whitchurch theresasour girl next door it all started as a hobby theresa explains then ken hewitt of hewitts homebaking in the markham mall hwy 7 east of woottenway tasted some of her creations he suggested she set up a displaysince then word of her skill has li it since theresa needs only two credits for her grade 12 graduation diploma she can work alternate days withthe markham firm she en joys it there mr hewitt has been a tremendous help she says and so have her parents albert and jean yake mother helps me out when i get in a jam she explains my sister too quality is job one theresa stresses she insists on using only pure milk chocolate rather than a substitute customers appreciate this she says the same policy applies at hewitts home- baking she explains preservatives are a nono in everything they make theresa speaks highly of the assistance pro vided by her parents alsp her grandparents mr and mrs george yake next door and mr and mrs mel baker of bauantrae she has a sister tammy and a brother ted theresa has words of praise for mr roche her math teacher at sdss he seems to under stand students problems she says also he makes sure all hew work is understood before moving onjo something else j with so many irons in the fire theresa has httletimvfor anything else however shekel dom misses a sunday service at gormley mis sionary church she also tries to reserve an hour or two each week for boyfriend darrin shaw of king city flowers to showers by jeff carney sdss reporter springtime at sdss what a wonderful thought it is the grass is slowly turning from brown to green the trees are budding and the birds are singing that fresh outdoor fragrance and warm sun shine what a way to welcome nome the high schools world travellers i yes walking to school monday morning your sdss reporter was revelling in the joys of spring and thinking how well everything seemed to be going id recovered from jet lag and a cold what could possibly be wrong so much for optimism i had momentarily forgotten that springtime at sdss means more than just nice weather it means all those 5000 word inde pendent study papers are due soontheone assigned in octo ber springtime means standar dized testing springtime means university marks must be submit ted springtime means the final home stretch prior to june ex ams springtime means budget ing for the may prom despite the herculean work load i managed to escape the sports gala of the season the teachers vs students basketball game the gymnasium was packed with enthusiastic fans friday afternoon as the students sport ing hawaiin shorts and dark sung lasses displayed their skills in the pregame warmup the teachers never to be outdressed sported their hawaiians and turned a few heads with their pre- game show as well the teams were introduced and the starting lineups announced the jump ball was taken and the game was on whatagameitwas fastbreak basketball long end to end pas ses slam dunks jump shots from threepoint range and some pas ses straight out of the pros play book the unofficial score was 5452 for the students the official score was lets say the scorekeeper miscalculated regardless it wa s a great game my compliments to both teams daily from 56 pm come into mcdonalds markham during happy hour and receive 3 mcmillions game pieces triple your chances of winning a 1988 chevy corsica cash and food prizes while supplies last see complete contest rules at mcdonalds participants must be 14 years of age or older participants must be 18 years of age or older to claim a car prize chevrolet