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12 economist sunsuntribune education satiirdayjuly 2 2005 iqfleezw from pagel orfanakos coordinating princi pal of continuing education for the board grade 12 university english is also very popular with students trying to either upgrade their marks or leave themselves room for more options in their last year of high school some students may be get ting ahead of themselves by tak ing senior courses in their early high school years but not every one is doing it to get to universi ty faster for grade 9 student emily davidson who is taking a civics and careers course online over the summer the move is to allow herself more options next year i wanted to take grade 11 biology next year and i wanted to lighten my load so i thought i might as well take it online ms davidson said adding she doesnt mind having to do extra work when the weather is nice i still want to do four years but i want to take spares in later grades ms davidson added jessie qi also a grade 9 stu dent plans to do summer school over the internet expecting to take grade 11 accounting over the summer i still want to do four years but i couldnt fit everything into my timetable ms qi said the popularity of accelerated courses has increased in york catholic high schools over the past twoyears with onethird of the 3500 summer school stu dents taking accelerated courses some students take acceler- staff photomike barrett newmarket high school students sarah porter left jesse qi emily davidson and amber blanchet hit the books while soaking up the sun many high school students are taking summer classes to complete school early or lighten their course loads ated courses because university is becoming more competitive and they want to improve their grades others take it because they dont have room intheir schedule for as many courses as they would like to take kimber- ly hicks spokesperson for the york catholic district school board said another option on the rise is taking coop education over the summer the number of students tak ing summer coop has more than doubled to 45 over the past two years grade 10 newmarket student danielle copeman decided- to take her coop at a richmond hill veterinarian clinic for a sim ple reason i wanted to know whether i liked it or not for the grade 1 1 and 12 science courses ms cope- man explained without the space in her timetable to do it during the school year taking- it in summer seemed logical despite the increase in popu larity of working through sum mer break not everyone is chomping at the bit to leave high school earlier my high school career was too short with the four years we should enjoy what the school has to offer whether its social or life experience said justin patterson a newmarket high school student graduating this year xt v fvf svi c i vjtsff v i town centre montessori private schools euhihcj since 19s6 ssjiscs j pfcwac summer schoolcamp register now programs starting monday july 4 elementary summer camp academics sports computers science martial arts theme days field trips more preschool montessori summer school language math social studies science art gym theme days field trips r v no cost extended care hours 700am630pm wwwtcmpscom b preschool to grade 1 grade 21 2universiry prep 9054743434 9054701200 summer 2005 soccer camp julyaugust sessions weekly sessions 94pm professional european coaches 20 wertheim cres 18 richmond hill 4168775j96 9057630681 with this ad 140 horses horses horses carlton park 16th ave warden 16th avenue carlton rd c u s carlton park hwy7 imainstreet ctrice break dance weekend july 16 17 ages 812 and 13 up wwwmainstreetdanceca 905 9439009 saturday july 16th weekend course mori thurs july 25th 4 day course get on the road this summer special courses designed to accelerate your progress wwwwardenequestrianschoolca we have the packages classcar to help m young drivers of canada yny 905m4047s z 9275 markham rdat 16th avenue v f s ijvzjfsfi v j v icli pt