TEMPLE EMANU-EL

IS PROUD TO HONOR OUR
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF 1997/5757

Joshua Band
Lissa Brennan
Elana Erdstein
Alissa Gottesman
Jennifer Greenberg
Joshua Hearshen
Shana Heilbrun
Jessica Jacobs

Rebecca Levine •
Daniel Monkman
Rachel Nolish
Alexander Owen
Elisa Permut
Ted Rodgers
Diana Steinberg
Elyse Stettner

MAZEL Toy ON YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT
AND BEST WISHES FOR THE FUTURE!

CONGRATULATIONS MELISSA

Sara Michelle
Reisig

Class of '97

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The Jewish News has recognized you for your su-
perb academic achievements. Now it's our turn. You
have tried and done it all. National Honor Society,
Phi Beta Kappa, Class Treasurer, Track, Soccer,
Pours, School Play, Community Service. You haven't
missed a trick. Best of all, you are still a great kid.

We are all so proud of you, and we love
you very much. Always be happy!
Love,
Dad, Nancy, Harry & of course — J.D.

Love,
Mom, Dad, Mike, Jeff and Paula, Micki, Marci

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Cons tratulations
to all cur many
wonderful students.
We are very proud of your
accomplishments.

Una Dworkin
& Associated Tutors

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Congratulations also to all members of the
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who are graduating from local 2ligh School

ACTIVITIES page 73

Some children, of course,
are naturally drawn to sports.
They would much rather be out-
side tossing a ball or riding their
bike than inside playing the sax-
ophone or cruising the Internet.
With the huge variety of sports
available, there is a sport for every
child — even those with physical
limitations or disabilities.
Children usually become in-
terested in a sport through school
or by playing with friends. Most
children dabble in a variety of
sports, taking up softball one sea-
son and tennis the next.
Others may devote all their en-
ergy to one sport, with the hope
of competing at the high school
or college level.
Although competitive sports
are fine for older children, experts
say young children should be
steered into sports programs that
are educational, not competitive.
Understanding the value of team-
work will prove beneficial in all
aspects of a child's life.
"Find a program that empha-
sizes developing a child's coor-
dination, not his or her athletic
ability," says Dr. John Eldridge,
an orthopedic surgeon at Egle-
ston Children's Hospital at
Emory University in Atlanta.
"In team sports, the focus
should be on teaching social skills
and working together, not on
winning or losing," he adds.

Discovering
hidden talents.

The local YMCA and other
community recreation programs
are good starting points for team
sports. If there are no programs
in your area, consider starting
your own informal group with
some of your child's neighbors or
classmates.
Joining a club and volunteer-
ing are other activities your child
may want to get involved in. If
your son or daughter is an only
child, it's particularly important
that he or she have a social out-
let besides school.
Many schools, synagogues and
recreation centers offer a variety
of after-school programs, ranging
from beginning cabinetry to
karate.
For decades, children have
been active members of the Girl
Scouts, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire
Girls or 4-H.
These organizations not only
provide the opportunity to make
new friends, but involve children
in worthwhile projects, such as
raising a guide dog for the blind,
visiting the elderly in nursing
homes or being a big sister or big
brother to a disadvantaged youth.
Whatever activity, sport or
hobby your child chooses, give
him or her the freedom to make
mistakes along the way.