Page 11, Saturday, May 3,1997 Sheriza Ghafur Alex Trendos Blair Niblett Samantha Turner Yvonne Craig Tanya Lue Keir Moulton Lynz Keys Whitb3 Nine Whitby high school students were recognized recently for the "significant contribution" they've made to their school or community or for inspiring others through their example. The awards were a joint effort of the Durham public school board and District 17 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. Sheriza Ghafur, Blair Niblett and Samantha Turner of Anderson CVI, Yvonne Craig, Tanya Lue and Keir Moulton of Henry Street High School and Lynz Keys,Chris Reid and Alex Trendos of Sinclair Secondary School were among 57 'Durham students honoured at the ceremony, held at Ajax High School. Ghafur was applauded for her excellence in planning and organizing events and her readiness to help. A past president of the ASAA, "Sheri is dependable and a self starter with an extremely pleasant personality... and an extremely conscientious (A) student." Niblett is a "reliable, well- organized, conscientious worker... (who) has managed to balance his academic and extracurricular pursuits... representing the school in an exemplary manner as a student writer for the Whitby Free Press and playing a valuable role as a volunteer audio/visual technician for major school productions." His "outstanding" interpersonal skills contributed to Anderson's School Community Council and he helped many staff members and students further develop their computer skills through his co-op education Turner was lauded for her good-academic reco. willingness to assi school event, maki h ore invitedTODAY rd and her "great asset. 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The club was first established in 1966 by its founder, the late Bill Gribben. Previous to that, Mr. Gribben had operated out of Oshawa's Simcoe Boys' Club. Today, in 1997, the 7,000 sq. ft. training facility is managed by Bill's son Dan Gribben, and now contains a complete weight training facility including free weights, a cardio room and universal equipment. The weight train- ing facility called God's Gym "promotes a drug- free lifting environment", according to Gribben, a Christian business man. While the club encom- passes two disciplines; Judo and Jiu Jitsu, Dan Gribben is head coach of the Judo club. Dan is enthusiastic about the merits of Judo and feels that al] ages 4 to 99 can benefit from the self defense, confidence and self-esteem that are engendered by training in this art. Judo has improved concentra- tion in children, resulting in better grades at school, and has helped to increase their self-esteem as well. George Dixon, father of a four and seven year old, has found this to be the case, "We enjoy watching our kid's development. We are able to participate with them right in the club. This has become a fun family event". Women's Judo self- defence classes are popular, with mothers and daughters both attending in some cases. In keeping with his Christian beliefs, Gribben provides a spe- cial program to financially enable single-parent families to attend Judo classes. Kiichi-Sai also caters to shift workers by holding both day and night classes. Judo, "the grappling martial art", is a competi- (ive sport as well as being recreational, and Kiichi- Sai is no stranger to championship. Members of the club have participated in many competitions over the years, and have the cups and medals to prove it. Some of the Judo awards held by Kiichi- Sai members and instructors are: AM-CAN Championship Judo Challenge, National Judo Medalists, Provincial Judo Champions, while clos- er to home, twins Amber and Shannon Gallogley (sponsored by Van Hemmen Tires), have been rec- ognized by Whitby's mayor and council for out- standing athletic achievement. Shannon enthuses about the friendliness of the club, "Ail the staff are very supportive and welcoming to newcomers. The people at Kiichi-Sai are one of the reasons I've stayed with the club for eight years." Ail teaching staff at Kiichi-Sai are qualified black belt instructors, masters in their own field. Sensei Dan Gribben holds a 3rd degree black belt in Judo, and has been doing Judo for 31 years. Black belt, Sensei Bob Burnett is the Jiu-Jitsu mas- ter of Kiichi-Sai. Unlike Judo, Jiu-Jitsu is an art rather than a sport. Burnett feels that this 2500 year old discipline "is a particularly useful method of self-defense in today's society." It provides a prac- tical, street-applicable self-defense method which appeals to women as well as men, and is recom- mended for students 14 years of age and older. To find out more about any of these disciplines; Judo, or Jiu-Jitsu, visit Kiichi-Sai at 1375 Hopkins St. in Whitby (rear building), or call 430-2925. 175 HpisSre Wh3y1 er ulig 430 -2925b students Chris Reid MS YOUR CAR....n'Cec Bow/- Pigeon Knock "ysi9.95 fý)eEgg nToed_ KTeerdTru Van à --cg;Alignment S49.95 TIrhen1 yoL rneedC the expert at DIXON AUGNMENT$3 317Hopkn St., Wh•tbye Catl 666-167 Today 4jwheel OUrE>pertte* anSa ea dyto getoutravellingstraghtagani 49.95 11111111mi