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Healthy Heroes," for students in Grades +8 across the Water- loo Rtgion. Partnering with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the athletes give motivational talks at their designated schools, as well as lessons in jumping rope, which enforce the mes- sage that healthy living can lead to a bright future. "This program is wun, win, win," said Hawks' head coach Rick Zmich. "Its good for the foundation, and it gives younger kids an education about having healthy hearts, and also the chance lo interact with and look up lo our ath- leles. It's also a good way for our players to give back to School closures to be gomg to a bigger school and bigger classroom." Boegel said the parents' inggest concern ts what ml! happen to the children unul a brand new school accommo- dating up to 500 students m the Eastbridge area IS ready to open In September. 2001 "The pawns are concerned about whether their lads will be switching schools, how many tunes and where the boundaries are." she sand "That's the biggest concern right now" Irene Splettsioesser, co- preeudent of St. Mrchaely cur- rent parent council, echoed Boegel's concern that multiple moves might be involved t)tqattii Mon -ch 0-5. Thurs S Fr, 9-8, Sat [0-4 FACTORY SHOWROOM 21 Allen St. W. 585-1000 tlgrt.3.lP., " " w .7,“ their community" And it seems the players couldnt be more up to the task "lt's a good way to raise awareness," said Trevor Salway. "l've completed the entire process of the program, and it has worked out very well, We are teaching kids to stay healthy and reach for their goals." (Continued from page 3) “It's something different for the kids," added Jamie Hitchen. "lt's good if an adult comes to talk to them, but with us showing up to talk lo them with our jerseys on, it's some- thing different for them." Efforts of this kind mean a little extra to Golden Hawk Alf "We want them to May until the other one Is built so therey Just one change If there has to be a change ," said Splettstoesser, Board Chan Manne Moser sad the process wrll be as transparent as possible so that the parents of all 550 affected children wrll know exactly what the consolidation revrew means to their individual schools and students. While the entire board is undergoing the process, Waterloo IS most until the new school bound- Inc: are set. But the board sad that if a school is closed, the earliest closing date would be Sep- tember, 2001 Fine Home Furnish in Uptown Waterloo , "We're more than just tables and chairs!" . Livingroom Suites . Bedroom Suites . Kitchen & Dining Sets . Chairs . Office Furniture . lamps . Bar & Kitchen Counter Stools . Home Accents (Continua! from pug. a) LeBar, who organizes the annual Nathan Smith Waterloo Golf Toumam t in memory olafriend Tlrl','l'e'a1','1'i'sl ease, said the program leads young people in the right direction. “It is so important to raise awareness," he said, "not only for heart disease and stroke, but also for donors as well as trartsplants. It’s a matter of get- ting the message out there for people to listen. "When a cause like this hits so close lo home, it makes you put trivial things aside and it sheds a whole new light on things" Shedding a new light IS something Slcin-Kapasi said she feels was accomplished "wholeheartedly" at the WLU event. "We're looking at the bigger plclurc. the entire City of Waterloo, and seeing where we know we are growmg 1n the future... so we avoid the chances of movmg a student tn need ofa review because of steady growth In the East- bridge and 1aurehvood areas. "Our highest priority ts Waterloo," said Maser. "We need to get going with some of our dates and tunes, "The money raised here "We have to look at where our hot spots are and how we are going to find the funds to build the schools. " --Dianne Moser (donations) may not have been able to save someone's life," she said. "But by these students three times in a IK-ur-Grade 8 m Inn." the three Waterloo schools were identified m a June accommodation plan because projections showed that they would never agmn mach full upamy. hkely because on: school is not reaching the capacity and the projections are that they w1ll never reach capacity," sod Moser. "The other reason IS that there's another pan of ‘H a school board is conud, enng closing In these days, it's m King Street South. Waterioo 88&9200 q 56 Guorge's Square, Guelph 821-7982 NshRJEwiiiiERy human!” Can-r lug-no, "Eastbridge IS a hot spot, the numbers are very high and It has been approved for budding," sad Maser "We have to look at where our hot spots are and how we are going to find the funds to build the schools." model also only provides the board with dollars per stu- dent, so if tt pours money Into schools that will never reach capacity, the board wont lave money to build a school to meet more pressmg needs. The consolidation review committee will stan meeting with concerned parents in November. A final decision on each school's fate won't be made until February. the cur wheeere're not meet- ing the need" - ' The new pmvirlchl funding standing up and saying, '1 wont let this happen again,' another life can be saved." (hItlitiIltidltrtftlIttgt ititt _'iiii_,is':' Come [tome to (?,:i. - a: My. cte"iiirtttzi's:/