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22 ~ Wednesday, Apri! 15. 1998 — North Shore News

Team Up program teaches teamwork

Two North Van students take part in session

Don Gibson Contributing Writer

THE excitement of the National Basketball Association is well known.

The dunks, skvhooks and alley-oops appear on our TV screens night after

Bat the NBA's Vancouver Grizalies understand that in order to succeed, they mist offer more than flashy enrer- tainment -— they mast make an cflort: to integrate with the local community on a grassroots fevel.

This is where programs such as Team Up come in to play.

Team Up is an NBA int lative created to help stu- dents develop leadership and teamwork skills.

And according to Richard Cohee, Manager of Community Relations ior the Grizzlies, “how much, how far and the degree of player involvement is decided “by the franchise.”

By NBA) standards, the Grigalies have chosen to become very involved.

Working. in association with B.C. Ministry of

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David Hamitton photo

STUDENT leaders Rene Peathon (left) and Mellisa Hunnisett were among 25 participants at the recent Vancouver Grizzlies’ Team Up weekend at GM Piace.

and life after graduation. Rene, who became a

successtul candidates for the latest. Team session:

Education, Team Up brings student, leaders into Vancouver from across the

province for a weekend of

events and seminars, featur- ing marquee guests such as Grizzlies point guard Antonio Daniels and General Manager Stu Jackson.

Two North Shore resi-

Up Mellisa Hunnisett from Lucas Centre and Rene Pathon from Sutherland Secondary.

Mellissa’s project, Youth — Past, Present & Future, secks to broaden public understanding on different issues including stereotyping,

mother at 18. is involved

~with Learning Together.

“It's a young parents pro- gram,” Rene explains. “It was designed for voung girls who wanted to go back to high school after they had a child.

“We go out and speak

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North Vancouver cad get them inte the swing of using sate sex, Teaching them about STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) and pregnancy, and about their options and deci sions that them ll) have te make.

“Caminyg from your peers, learning about SEDs andsen. ies taken better than coming from a teacher.”

There are EO basi steps outined inthe Jeam Up Handbook, starting with pro ject analvets, self evaluation and the delegation of respon sividity.

kor example, the book's 10th Law or Teadership is trust. leaders trust other members Co carry Gut responsibilities ”

The manual works depute. the detaits af cee ordinatiny a proyet such as planning meetings and main taining budgets and) can cludes with media releases, the Taunch and thank-vou notes to all involved.

“The ‘Team Up weekend Was a0 great expenenee.” Meilisa says.

“bE learned how to with a group of people.

hand Great “Sareat team

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Up hetped me with a dot of

things F was haviag trouble getting going like sponser: ship, writing fetters and get: ting support for next vear.”

Her student conterence on Youth Past, Present & Futere oat Keith Lynn Alternative turned out to be 2 SUCCESS.

“The conterence was real- ly good. Evervone enjoyed it.”

Since her partivipation in Team Up, Rene and her col- leagues at Learning Together have made presentations to seven difterent Grade 9 and Hs ‘rpralling

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325 students) at four difterent | North — Shore schools (Argyle, Keith Eynn, Sutherland and Rock Ridge). And according to project co ordinator Lianne Duns- ter, Uhe message is getting across. “Phe kids are asking Very interesting questions.” “The Feam Up Grizzlies program really ficiped us set our priorities,” Rene admits. “But che most memorable thing ror me from the week- end was how many ideas are coming trem youth, “This program shows that

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young people are out there thinking abour things and want to make a difference.”

And that of course is what Team Up, like Learning Together, is all about: youth and what it can offer to the world. Teenagers only need the opportunity, and the rest will follow,

The Grizzlies plan to do theit part. Due to the popu- larity: and) success: of Team Up. it will likely be expanded to inghide more sessions for the upcoming NBA. season and school vear.

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