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Y Clubbers attend district rally
Y Clubs from Forsyth County recently attended the district rally, hosted by the state YMCA of
Georgia. The district rally was held on Sept. 26 in Cartersville in conjunction with other rallies
around the state. While at the rally, Y Club members learned more about what the Y Club organi
zations have to offer, including the state YMCA’s Junior Youth Assembly, Youth Assembly, Georgia
United Nations Assembly, basketball tournaments, a youth training conference and the Christian
life conference. The goal of all Y Clubs is the same: “Developing youth - our most valuable asset.”
A bill of rights for children
Dealing with allergies and asthma
Most children enjoy school, but
for an estimated five million
young students, going to school
can be a very frightening experi
ence - they have asthma.
Asthma is the leading cause of
school absenteeism due to a
chronic illness. This translates
into $6.21 billion in direct and
indirect costs, including medical fees, lost work
days for parents and missed school days for chil
dren. Most of these lost days can be prevented by
proper education and appropriate heath care.
; To help parents, school staff and child care
providers protect children with allergies and asth
ma and reduce the 10 million lost school days
each year, the Allergy and Asthma
Network*Mothers of Asthmatics Inc. has released
“A Bill of Rights for Children with Allergies and
Asthma.”
According to AAN»MA, a child with allergies
and asthma and his/her family has the following
rights:
• To be presented with the proven scientific facts
about asthma and allergies clearly and thoughtful
ly, discussing appropriate concerns without creat-
1 ing needless anxiety.
• To be cared for by a supportive physician who
' provides a plan for preventive management of
asthma and allergies as well as treatment for
acute episodes.
• To live in a smoke-free environment, making
reasonable attempts to eliminate relevant aller
gens.
• To have full access to appropriate medications
I and nhedical devices so uncontrolled asthma or
allergies do not limit potential scholastic, athletic,
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Most of these lost
days can be
prevented by
proper education...
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with the care of children to understand the
enlightened handling of those with asthma and
allergies.
“The key to keeping kids in school is keeping
them healthy and ‘A Bill of Rights for Children
with Allergies and Asthma’ will help clear up
some of the stress and confusion for parents and
school administrators by providing guidelines for
everyone to follow,” commented AAN»MA presi
dent and founder, Nancy Sander.
Allergy and Asthma Network»Mothers of
Asthmatics Inc., a nonprofit organization, assists
the more than 50 million Americans who have
allergies and asthma and their families so they
can better manage these diseases in their daily
lives. For a copy of “A Bill of Rights for Children
with Allergies and Asthma,” information on
AAN’MA’s services and member benefits and to
receive a sample newsletter, call (800) 878-4403.
Order a school information packet that includes
practical, medical and legal information for
school administrators and parents of students
with asthma for only $8.95 plus shipping and
handling.
To locate an asthma and allergy specialist in
your area, contact the American College of
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology at (800) 847-
7777.
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and social achievements.
• To learn health care self-man
agement skills to minimize
dependence on medical person
nel, emergency clinics and hospi
talizations. '
• To expect teachers, school
nurses, coaches, camp coun
selors, and other adults entrusted
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See What’s Happening!
EDUCATION
Young inventors sought for big prizes
The 17th annual Duracell/NSTA
scholarship competition is chal
lenging even more students to
power their imaginations this
school year and is granting larger
rewards to student winners, offer
ing prizes totaling more than
$160,000 in savings bonds. •
Duracell has just announced that
sixth graders are eligible to partic
ipate for the first time in the 1998-
99 competition. This means all
junior and senior high school stu
dents can now enter the
Duracell/NSTA scholarship com
petition as individuals or in pairs.
Awards are being expanded this
year to recognize the high caliber
of all 100 finalist entries. The
competition’s 10 third place win
ners will now receive $3,000 sav
ings bonds, the 24 fourth place
winners will receive SI,OOO sav
ings bonds and the 60 fifth place
winners will receive SSOO bonds.
Also new this year is “Ask the
Experts,” e-mail help from two
volunteer engineers who will
react to design problems posed by
student inventors.
The competition’s two first place
awards are still $20,000 savings
bonds and the four second place
awards are SIO,OOO bonds. The
first and second place student
winners will be honored, along
with their teachers and parents, at
an awards ceremony held during
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Star citizens
Sawnee Elementary School recently named its Star Citizens for the first six weeks of school. Front
row from left, Meghan Webber, Allison Oates, Corinne Barger, Sarah Gutierrez, Emily Hope,
Brianna Durham and Kristin
Young. Middle row from left,
Travis Boak, Briana Cote, Aida
Imamovic, Ashlyn Trotter, Evan
Roper, Joey Reese, Amy
Rudiger and Sarah Coggin.
Back row from left, Matt Smith,
Lindsey Baker, Jessica
Hooten, Channing Walden,
Rachel Reichling, Jimmy
Hardy, William White and
Jason McLarty.
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the National Science Teachers
Association’s national convention
in Boston next March. The six
teachers sponsoring first and sec
ond place winners will receive
$2,000 gift certificates for com
puters and related equipment.
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...sixth graders are
eligible to
participate for the
first time...
Student inventors will be judged
in two categories, sixth through
ninth grade and 10th through 12th
grade. In each category, there will
be one first place winner, two sec
ond place winners, five third place
winners, 12 fourth place winners
and 30 fifth placers.
In total, 100 inventions will be
rewarded with savings bonds.
And every student who enters will
receive a gift and certificate of
participation.
To enter the Duracell/NSTA
scholarship competition, sixth
through twelfth grade students
design and build devices which
are educational, useful or enter
taining and powered by one or
more Duracell batteries. Judging
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energy efficiency of the inven
tion, and clarity of the written
description. Submissions are due
to NSTA by Jan. 15.
For further information about
the competition, call NSTA toll
free at (888) 255-4242 or visit the
web site at www.nsta.org/pro
grams/duracell.shtml.
“Ask the Experts” team mem
bers are Mark Yeary, a 1987 sec
ond place Duracell/NSTA schol
arship competition winner with
the “Automatic Dice Roller” who
is completing a Ph.D. in electrical
engineering, and Gordon Isleib, a
design engineer and teacher who
organizes final judging and runs
starter kit workshops for
Duracell. These experts are avail
able to answer students’ questions
via e-mail at mbyeary@gte.net or
dfzm7oa@prodigy.com.
Sponsored by Duracell North
Atlantic Group and administered
by the National Science Teachers
Association, the Duracell/NSTA
scholarship competition judging
panel is chaired chaired by Dr.
Arthur Eisenkraft, science coordi
nator for the Bedford, N.Y. public
schools. The 21 preliminary and
final judges are distinguished sci
entists and science educators
from throughout the U.S.
Student inventors retain all
rights to their devices.