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22 saturday sept 21 2002 economist sun stouffville tribune at the schools teacher of the month staff photosimone joseph bonita hubbard york region newspaper groups teacher of the month for september teaches special needs children at aurora grove public school teacher makes special students shine by simone joseph staff writer the week steven boyle had surgery his teacher bonita hubbard phoned his house three times to find out how he was when he returned to school the following week mrs hubbard reacted emotionally at seeing the sixyearold she got down on her knees and said im so glad youre back i missed you there were tears in her eyes said stevens mother betty mrs hubbard who has been a teacher for 13 years has taught steven at aurora grove public school for the past two years in may marjory black stevens grandmother nominated mrs hubbard for teacher of the month in the york region newspaper groups monthly contest he steven just loved her they all do their faces light up when she appears she is so com passionate with them and i think they can feel that mrs black said it was about four years ago during mrs hubbards last year teaching a regular grade 2 class she discovered her passion for teaching special needs children that year several handicapped children had been integrated into her class i really felt a bond with them they were such beautiful people it was so rewarding you got to know the person and you didnt even see the wheelchair or walker any more you just saw the child mrs hubbard said she decided to devote herself to teaching special needs children i really felt a bond with them they were such beautiful people you got to know the person and you didnt even see the wheelchair or walker any more you just saw the child bonita hubbard at armitage village public school in newmarket then a year later she was offered a job teaching a communication class a unique classroom of six children who have difficulty communicating some of whom have autism or its traits at aurora grove i felt called to do that it just seemed like something i was meant to do in her two years teaching the class her enthusiasm for instruct ing special needs children has paid off nobody ever made the gains with steven that she did stevens mother said stevens grandmother has also noticed a difference in her grand son who has a developmental disorder that includes autistic traits during the time he was being taught by mrs hubbard he takes orders much better he listens better you get more eye contact with him than you used to joyce warke grandmother of connor jackson a nineyearold see parents page 23 teens need more fun activities by patrick mcalpine at the schools writer another weekend comes to an end and youth in york region likely found something to do for most teenagers the time between friday evening and monday morning is an opportunity to put away textbooks and go out with friends it seems like a small window in the busy lives of students preparing for their futures so why is it many local youths find it difficult to decide what to do in their spare time according to many teens there have been countless conversations regarding an evenings plans on how to battle boredom a large group of students has settled into the movie theatre rut i go to movies a lot at least twice a month says brother andre catholic high school student erin jefferies big money erin 17 says while she enjoys a good movie she feels there is often no alter native adding however a night at the movies is becoming a financial concern schoolmate justin elliot 18 agrees between the cost of the movie and going out for a cup of coffee afterward with a date a night out can cost 40 to 50 says justin its outrageous silvercity now has a 150 amusement tax printed on the ticket whats that about it is true the prices of movie tickets have continued to rise steadily over the past couple of years attending an evening show at cineplex odeons first markham theatre costs an adult 12 this is still better than famous players colossus which charges 1350 general admission to some teens it seems like there is less to do for those under 19 i dont need alcohol to have a good time says justin it is just an accessory see cheap page 23 paul mitchell redken joico kms uans phytologie back to basics iso ag american crew artec beautygp t n t hwy7 markham store unit 11 4981 hwy 7 e tel 905 9480304 thinning hair solut ions nioxin litre duo shampcond 4995pair litre sale big big savings back to basics shampcond 2995pair promotion expires sept 30 2002 or while quantities last goldwell abba nioxin image nexxus bed head sebastian rusk- tigi ice tosca