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r nancy ku average mark 9717 percent stouffville the academic brilliance of 19 year old nancy ku surpasses the comprehension of classmates nancy ku and teachers her 9717 per cent average may be the highest ever recorded by a grade 13 graduate at stouffville dist secondary school it could also be the highest this year in the region of york and among the highest in ontario shes the daughter of mr and mrs david ku main street east marks like 99 in calculus 99 in physics and 98 in chemistry exemplify her standing through all five years at stouffville high this fall shell enrol in an arts and science course at the university of toronto with the likelihood of studying medicine after two years nancy is one of fourteen ontario scholars at sdss in 1980 the others are david hewitt rr 1 union ville lois james ninth line north stouffville murray johnston george street stouffville christopher kamps rupert avenue stouffville glen kelly maystone court stouffville nicola palmer cemetery lane stouffville indie persaud loretta crescent north stouffville theresa rae church street north stouff ville richard reesor rr 1 unionville cheryl stelling rr 1 cedar valley john thiessen rr 4 stouffville michelle wang rr 4 stouff ville and brian wong rr 3 stouffville sdss names its top students stouffville annual awards for academic excellence were released this week by stouffville dist secondary school presentations will take place when sdss holds its graduation exercises nov 14 york county board of education awards marjorie griffiths jennifer fair grade 9 michael ku jonathan how grade 10 bettina rentsch danette grove grade 11 margaret ku maryjo sutherland grade 12 nancy ku grade 13 nancy ku will also receive the york county board of education special award of 100 for the grade 13 student with the highest standing town of whitchurch- stouffville awards nancy ku michael ku town of markham award jennifer fair s legion ladies auxiliary award 150 christopher kamos stouffville dist credit union awards 50 maryjo sutherland grade 12 100 john thiessen grade 13 stouffville womens institute 25 award janice howe chesebrough ponds academic proficiency awards marjorie griffiths jennifer fair grade 9 michael ku markham high scholarships markham a grade 13 graduate at markham dist high school has obtained an average of 908 per cent prin cipal wm e duxbury revealed this week suzanne denbak 91 main street south is one of nineteen ontario scholars at mdhs others are stephen armstrong ramona blvd markham sandra beazley chant cresc unionville lisa bulger 18 hagerman blvd unionville mary free worsley court unionville murad ali ismail ramona blvd markham mark kortschot wales avenue markham john maduri pamander road unionville david marvin krieghoff avenue unionville douglas mitchell rouge river circle markham karen moller pringle avenue markham robert reesor rr 1 markham douglas ross krieghoff avenue unionville susan rowat wales avenue markham sheila saban christman court markham richard shallhorn lincoln green drive markham an drew stone parkway avenue markham and russell wolske worsley court unionville jonathan how grade 10 bettina rentsch danette grove grade 11 margaret ku maryjo sutherland grade 12 nancy ku michelle wang grade 13 stouffville machine and tool works ltd 100 award murray johnston stouffville kmette 100 award margaret ku robert mole memorial award of 200 nancy ku welcome rebekah lodge award 100 theresa rae chesebroughponds 100 award michelle wang ian carnegy memorial award 50 richard reesor bryce m sherren memonalaward donald moore em hawley memorial award murray johnston pauline powell valedictorian christopher kamps frank yake legion 50 award marek kaczynski lions club 100 art award tod waring legion 100 poppy fund award indie persaud legion veterans memorial 50 award chris armstrong legion 50 poppy fund award nicola palmer elaine latcham 200 award lois james theresa rae arthur latcham 200 award nancy ku staff grade 12 awards 50 cheryl graham business marek kaczynski technical janine bird arts margaret ku academic the staff general proficiency award of 200 goes to peggy mcbride and the music mania 100 award for the performing arts has been won by linda earle the kids did lis stouffville the kids did us proud waving flags and balloons cheering shouting and singing they ran walked and pedalled along main street tuesday in a patriotic salute to their country canada it was truly a people parade with children making up the majority of participants a couple of antique cars and the towns oldest fire truck added a nostalgic note to the procession preceding ali this several dozen joggers took part in a fun run organized by the progress club then came mr canada himself bobby gimby and his magic horn for music organizers didnt go beyond our own boundaries the town band recently transformed into a marching unit looked good and played well too the silver jubilee club kitchen band drew loud applause even from youngsters whod never heard the tunes the biketrike flotilla arranged by town library staff added another touch of color to the event in best decorated classes susan plewes headed the bike brigade with teresa tapscott second and patsy leitch third in the category for dressedup trikes sherry watters took home a trophy with marylynn thomas second and erik jensen third inclement weather forced the cancellation of several events saturday and the interdenominational worship service planned for the park sunday was held in the arena the tribute to jim rehill whitchurch- stouffvilles citizen of the year took place tuesday evening as part of the closing ceremonies wribum an inland community newspaper vol 93 no 10 whitchurch stouffville july 3 1980 25 cents m pages jim ku night awards galore stouffville the grade 8 graduation evening at stouffville dist secondary school june 25 could well be described as jim ku night the stouffville scholar son of mr and mrs david ku main street east received four of the top academic awards including the board of education prize for highest overall average 938 per cent he was presented with the legion award for literary ex cellence and led the winners for the richardson foundation 75 and 65 respectively the two other richardson prize recipients were michael an derson and ganesh persaud they each received 40 jims fourth presentation was the john lord english award in addition he was one of fourteen outstanding notebook prize winners his almost continuous appearance on the platform wasnt related only to academic accomplishments he was a member of winning teams in volleyball basketball and flag football general awards received included a school letter grade 8 committee and students council and who should assist in decorating the gymnasium for the dance that followed who else but jimmy ku and when grade 8a received the class of the year award it wasnt surprising to see him on stage with fellow pupils jane wagg was the class valedictorian our accomplishments are your accomplishments she told the audience without the jim ku perseverance of you our teachers and you our parents academic goals would be im possible to achieve those receiving suject awards were jim ku english michael anderson math elaine marshall science jane wagg history glen pyke french luz meyer geography colette rutherford french michaela philllskirk family studies karina grabish john hillerup and angie howes art john valleau industrial arts ganesh persaud music jim ku literary jim ku board of education jim ku michael anderson and ganesh persaud richardson foundation academic bars were received by michael anderson 881 michelle bridgeman 763 pauline holden 752 jim ku 938 ganesh persaud 879 glen pyke 837 julianne fernie 809 john hillerup 774 luz meyer 861 colette rutherford 819 jane wagg 835 carol couperthwaite 753 sarah duncan 754 elaine marshall 833 michaela philllshirk 789 and john valleau 759 tornado cuts swath through section of york and durham regions on thursday afternoon a tornado cut through sections of york and durham regions from mount albert to whitby causing ex tensive damage to trees crops and buildings hardest hit were properties in uxbridge township that fell within the path of the pet show saturday stouffville the tribunes pet show a wash- outlast weekend will be held this saturday at 130 pm in the south park registration will take place at one there will be ten classes with a silver dollar for 1st in each category and ribbons for first second and third an engraved trophy will be awarded the grand cham pion originally the show had been planned for june 28 as part of celebration 80 heavy rain forced its cancellation to saturday july 5 storm this barnon the gordon timbers farm near the uxbrldge- scott townline had a part of the roof destroyed when a top half of the silo was blown through it debris was scattered over a quarter of a mile full story on page 11 jim thomas i former markham boy given district post markham the ontario branch of the holsteinfriesian association of canada has announced the appointment of donald risebrough as representative for its west- central district he will commencehis duties this month taking over the position from joseph snyder don will serve the area from his residence at rr 4 guelph the son of mr and mrs bruce risebrough mccowan road rr 2 markham don has been associated with holsteins all hisjlife he was active in 4h work and was instrumental in the develop ment of the holstein club at the university of guelph he graduated from that university in 1977 majoring in animal science since then he has worked for the ontario ministry of agriculture and food as assistant and associate agricultural representative in wellington county for a brief period in 1979 he helped out with the ontario tornado disaster assistance program dons duties will include assisting clubs in organizing their programs and herd con sultant for members requesting assistance a positive response to sex education film stouffville the sex education film taking chances criticized in some areas of york region produced a mainly positive reaction among an estimated 150 parents who viewed it during two sessions at stouffville dist secondary school thursday several people in the audience questioned the ab sence of moral values in the presentation rather they said the instruction tended towards doing your own thing angela hamlen family planning supervisor for the region of york said she shared this concern she noted however that 487 teen pregnancies in york region during 1978 makes it im perative that sexually active young people are provided with proper information we may not agree with premarital sex she said but we must be realistic some teens she said need help in knowing what to do the word love mrs hamlen pointed out is bantered around these days trouble is part of the cast stouffville she graduated with the rest of the class and won her share of awards in the bargain but 14 year old karina grabish main street east had a different view of the proceedings during the grade 8 awards program at stouffville dist secondary school she was confined to a stretcher near the rear of the auditorium her movements restricted by a cast from her toes to her hip recovering from bone surgery karina told the tribune she wouldnt have missed the graduation for the world she was recognized for excellence in girls basketball flag football school year book and art representing her on the platform for the diploma presentation was sister leanna thirteen karina also took home something else her classmates autographs on her cast the girl does all the giving and the boy does all the taking what kind of love is that pressure on the girl the speaker stated is phenomenal but is it worth the risk some she said still cling to the idea conception cant occur the first time yet theres an 80 per cent chance it can mrs hameln admitted that taking chances may not be the perfect film she suggested however that with the right kind of presentation much can be accomplished she noted that the york county board does not have a stan dardized sex education course it would be nice if there was some secret way of discouraging teen sexual ac tivity but lets face it its a realistic problem mrs hamlen stressed-