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IN TRAINING: Huntsville High School Grade 10 students Tanner Swift (left) and Evan Woodcock-Hutley participate in the canoeing flatwater level A course training at a certification day hosted bythe high school. The event certified more than 150 students in Huntsville, Bracebridge andGravenhurst in various courses.

Huntsville High School was the proud host ofTrillium Lakelands District School Board’s firstjoint certification day, offering students theopportunity to learn skills and gain experience incourses that will lead to an impressive resume.

On May 30, high school students fromGravenhurst, Bracebridge and Huntsville werebusy working toward their certification in a vari-ety of courses.

For students interested in hospitality andtourism, options included Service Excellence andSmart Serve certification and those interested inworking in the outdoors or with children had to

choose between ORCA Level A, High 5:Principals of Healthy Child Development, or theNational GPS program. For individuals headedtoward the skilled trades, Falls Arrest, ConfinedSpace Awareness and the Chainsaw Operatorcourse were available. Emergency First Aid alsoproved to be a popular choice for many students.

Upon completion of this full-day course, stu-dents received a certificate to put in their portfo-lio to showcase their skills to a potential employ-er. Teachers congratulated more than 150 studentswho showed initiative and signed up for theopportunity.

TLDSB Certification Day a huge success

This Friday, get your car lookingand smelling great with the fifth annualCARSTAR ‘Soaps it Up’ For CysticFibrosis Charity Car Wash.

Taking place on June 13 at theCARSTAR Collision Centre inHuntsville, volunteers from local deal-erships and car rental companies willroll up their sleeves to soap up andsponge down vehicles throughout the day.

Each car wash purchase will alsoinclude car detailing, leaving carssmelling fresh and looking clean. Ashuttle service will be available totransport customers who want to dropoff their cars, or you can stay and enjoya delicious barbecue. There will also bea putting contest with great prizes, ortry your luck at the silent auction.

Proceeds from the day will gotoward the Canadian Cystic FibrosisFoundation and the Huntsville AnimalShelter.

The CARSTAR Collision Centre islocated at 5 Bickley Country Drive inHuntsville. The car wash will run from9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Suds up yourride this Friday

The Muskoka Best Start Network is encourag-ing everyone to post a sign supporting the fathersof Muskoka.

Businesses, agencies and schools have beeninvited to help celebrate the importance of fathersby displaying one of the following phrases ontheir message boards:

• Fatherhood: It’s the best job on the planet! • Dads Make a Difference• Fatherhood Rocks!• What a Difference a Dad Makes Research shows that having an involved father

figure or a male role model is extremely impor-tant in children’s development. An involved fatheror father figure is one who takes part and is con-cerned for the health and well-being of his child.

Over a year ago, a group gathered in Muskokato discuss fathering. They made it their goal to letfathers, families and other community membersknow how important fathers are to both our chil-dren and our community.

An involved father, or father figure, improves

everything from birth weights and breastfeedingrates to reducing teen parenthood and incarcera-tion. Did you know that children of involvedfathers are twice as likely to go to college? Fatherinvolvement is also positively correlated withchildren experiencing overall life satisfaction andless depression.

Men’s emotional involvement with their chil-dren was found to act as a buffer against work-related stresses and improves satisfaction rates inmarriage. And this is just a small portion of theresearch evidence gathered.

The Muskoka Best Start Network’s overallgoal is to ensure children are ready and eager toachieve success by the time they start Grade 1then went on to agree that promoting fatherinvolvement could be included in their initiatives.

For more information about free programs forparents, fathers and mothers, please contactMuskoka Family Focus and Children’s Place at645-3027 or 1-800-461-7404.

Celebrating fathers in Muskoka