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ttl-r- economy sunjfrhimdswuffirulesun faces of our future wednesday dec 26 2001 ic3 brother lahdfe sfudeiit leads stiident trasteetassodatidn -r- i 1 j jirt- ffyj i- vv viy it bystefaniar1zzi staff writer peter wightman laughs and shifts awkwardly in his seat do i think of myself as a leader wow the 18yearold markharh resident glances away smiles and scratches his chin yes yes i da i believe in equal opportunity for all chil dren says the brother andre catholic high school student no matter where the student comes from his background his familys income i believe every child should havethe equal opportunity to succeed and be successful for the past five years wightman has been active in student government he was elected to school couri- pen wightmanevery child and fight for quality education its oiir education were theories feeling the sweeping changes the gov- eminent is making says wightman adding he spends up to 40 hours a month voicing student concerns at yar- ious functions jf ij vv when theres a bad situation like no extra- curricular activities or twoik to rule and strikes jwere the ones feeling it day in and day out he explains were the most important people l in the system and were feeling the pinch in june wightman and other student trustees met with education minister janet ecker to discuss student concerns about several government initiatives we brought up the issue of standardized j protect the lives of your family ensure everyone is buckled up for safety ou as a community service of the economist suntribune fotc6 m drtesleaivfada we at ford want to help keep canadians moving through the homays with w 2 hiffifppf se dlih arid this shud have the equal opportunity testing and we talked year became president t0 sueceed of trie ontario student r trustee association wightman plans to pursue an arts or political science degree at queens university or mcmaster university in the fall but the oac student says he will continue to challenge thegovernment about the grade 9 math scores and funding or lack thereof for special education says wightman who works part time as a lifeguard and is a camp counsellor in the haliburtonarea in summer her response is not as important as us being able to give our input iqlynteerism part ofjifemeiiiston by ashley joannou special while kareena euiston was growing up helping others was just part of what her family did i grew up around people who all volunteered said the 18yearold graduate of unionville high schools art york drama program it was just part of what my family did they are all worthy of being recog nized for their volunteer work iler years as a drama student led kareena to write and direct plays to raise awareness in young children during black history month she also teaches dance and has directed a childrens choir but it is die markham african caribbean canadian upliftment program held saturdays at milliken mills high school that takes up most of her time inot only does euiston help teach younger children now she isalso involved in oiganiigan administra tive restricting of theprograrnjt helping to improve communication between the york regional police and area teens is what she tries to do as a vol unteer markham teen liaison each different thing that i do calls on a different aspect of myself and i dunk it makes me a better person elliston is the first to admit that sometimes her schedule can get a little hectic but she credits a firm religious belief for keeping her going it is my commitment to god that gives me the compassion and the drive to continue even when things look rough the most rewarding thing is helping people see the good in themselves and then watching them pass that on to oth ers she said when looking for an organization to help elliston says there are a few steps to follow first of all take in considera- tion when you want to volunteer v next decide how much time you are willing tospend there is no point in volunteering for something and then not having the 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