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12 the economist suntribune sunday march 5 2000 economist sun stouffville tribune living learnin abcs of love the highs and lows of high school romance jaclyn wilkinson special to the economisttribune elationships in high school can often seem more difficult to sustain than those that occur in the adult world gossip and rumours can often make or break a teen relationship tear apart friendships and make life at school an emotional rollercoaster ride surprisingly making out in the halls is not the biggest relationshiprelated problem in school its the aftermath of inevitable breakups the odd time what causes prob lems for us is on the weekends therell be a party and suzy q broke up with this guy and started dating that guy and the problem flows over to school on monday said chris mcadam princi pal at sutton district high school everything that happens on the weekend comes to school she said its all played out here mcadam said that if parents notice there are problems with their childrens relationships and they feel those prob lems may affect their learning ability they should alert the school by letting the schools teachers or guidance counsellors know they can intervene and try to resolve any poten tial conflicts i would say that the whole he- broke-up-with-hershe-broke-up-with- him business the whole gossip is in fact much worse than the actual relationship issue said sheila dobson the head of student services at sutton high dobson said students will often come to her for someone to speak with after a breakup even if they dont per ceive any conflict developing usually the boys dont cry dobson said but they will come down and see a guidance counsellor and talk about how painful it is its more common for young women to be in tears in the hall way and for a teacher to bring them in everything that happens on the weekend comes to school she said its all played out here by talking things through with one person or all those involved counsellors may be able to make things more com fortable for the students following a breakup being dumped can be a huge ego buster for teens page 13 although displays of affection are not as common a problem in schools as the aftermath of breakups they do still cause concerns the york region district school board does not have a formal set of guidelines that dictate how much affec tion is acceptable in the schools however mcadam said teachers look at what is good for the moral tone of the school and make judgments from that i find our kids are very reasonable and very understanding about displays of affection wyyomrwww my what beautiful eyes you have cosmetics can add sparkle to your look however eye makeup should be applied properly to avoid infections wear your contact lenses before applying cosmetics remove lenses before taking off makeup contact lenses are first in and first out use makeup that is water soluble oilbased products can leave behind thick dry residue which could irritate your eyes and also damage contact lenses careful with the thick lashbuilding mascara its dry coating may flake and the tiny fibers could irritate your eyes remove all makeup daily using an oilfree hypoallergcnic makeup remover mascaraznd eyeliner spoi quickly and should be replaced every 36 months do not apply eyeliner to your lower eyelid it usually is the cause of irritation and discomfort from makeup applications if you see any redness pain swelling discharge or feel any unusual irritation you may be coming up with a sty or some other eye infection have your eyes checked without delay dr hh waiji ho optometrist 471eyes 3937 6633 highway 7 markham website wwwdrwaljicom email drwaljidrwaljicom