UKELODEON: For The Next Generation (10/08/00)

UKELODEON

For The Next Generation

11-year-old is real hero

SHORT HILLS, N.J. - Eleven-year-old Katria Misilo is a real hero. On September 11, she saved a neighbor's life by performing a procedure that stopped her from choking.

Katria was out on her scooter when she saw her neighbor motioning for help. She quickly realized the neighbor was choking. Katria ran to her and calmly administered the Heimlich maneuver in an attempt to dislodge the piece of meat that was stuck in her neighbor's throat. On the second attempt the maneuver worked and the chunk of meat popped out.

The neighbor credits the quick-thinking youngster with saving her life and said she recommends that all parents learn the procedure and teach it to their children. Katria told a local newspaper that she learned the Heimlich maneuver from movies and seeing diagrams in restaurants.

Katria is a sixth grader at Millburn Middle School and a member of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization.

Her parents, Roksolana and Stephen Misilo, are very proud. "My daughter performed over and above," Mrs. Misilo told the town's newspaper, The Item. The paper published a story about Katria's feat headlined: "11-year-old saves choking neighbor."

A note from UKELODEON: Kids, do you know what the Heimlich maneuver is? Ask an adult to demonstrate it for you and explain how it's used.

Children attend Ukrainian folk-singing course in Hunter

HUNTER, N.Y. - As part of the summer program of activities held under the aegis of the Music and Art Center of Greene County, a two-week Ukrainian folk-singing program was held at the Grazhda on July 31 - August 11 for children age 4-10.

Under the direction of Anna Bachynsky of New York, who has been running the program since 1992, the youngsters, apart from singing, acted out a folk tale in stylized animal masks, and took bows for individual poetry recitations and solo performances.

This year's 17 attendees hailed from various cities throughout the United States. Their parents traditionally spend at least part of their summer in this Ukrainian enclave in the Catskill region.

Hillside parish picnickers welcome Newark's altar boys

HILLSIDE, N.J. - During the Sunday divine liturgy on September 10, Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Parish welcomed several altar boys from St. John's Ukrainian Catholic Church in nearby Newark, N.J. After liturgy the Hillside parish and the altar boys gathered together at a local park to celebrate at the annual Hillside Parish Picnic (as seen in the photo on the right). The children enjoyed a variety of activities, including volleyball, baseball, soccer, fishing and hiking. The adults also had a great time participating in the activities, while younger children were treated to a treasure hunt. The Rev. Leonid Malkov CSsR spent time with the altar boys and the parishioners, and he impressed everyone with his baseball and soccer skills. At the end of the day, everyone left with a great sense of enjoyment and camaraderie. It was very gratifying to see the children having a great time at the parish event as the spirit of a true Christian community was demonstrated.

Toronto camp focuses on diverse cultures

by Marissa Neave

TORONTO - St. Vladimir Institute whirred this summer with the radiance and enthusiasm of kids who were eager to embrace a culture per day. From August 9 to 18, Spadina Summer Adventures camp encouraged boys and girls age 6 to 12 to look at the different cultures found in Toronto, and expanded their knowledge of the history and traditions of such cultures.

Apart from exploring other cultures, Spadina campers took an in-depth look at their own history on August 11, with the help of Stephen Yonka, in commemoration of 100 years of Ukrainians in Toronto.

Stops included St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church with the Rev. Bohdan Winnicki, Future Bakery with Irene Wrzesnowskyj, St. Volodymyr Cathedral with William Sametz, New Pathway weekly newspaper with Mykhailo Lyakhovych, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress with Marika Szkambara, the Ukrainian Credit Union with Lana Maksimishin and, finally, the Ukrainian Museum of Canada with Daria Diakowsky.

Along the way, Mr. Yonka informed campers of once Ukrainian- owned establishments such as furniture stores and medical centers.

Each day campers were able to view several different cultures with the same interest and intent as they had exhibited in the previous week. Oriental day allowed the group to create a three-dimensional dragon which was later used in the Bloor West Village Ukrainian festival parade; while Caribbean day gave campers the opportunity to make beaded critters with Maria Rypan and Martha Skrypnik, and to cook up an island storm with Steven J. Kolodij.

This two-week-long adventure concluded at the Bloor West Village Ukrainian festival parade, where campers and counselors marched proudly, holding banners, placards and, of course, the dragon.

The success of this two-week camp is proven when campers urgently ask when the next program starts.

Attention
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ODP soccer program: a great experience

by Peter Kasyanenko

The Olympic Development Program (ODP) is a soccer system used throughout the country to identify talented players. My experience with ODP started in August of 1999 when I entered a tryout for one of the four area teams in New Jersey. Two weeks later, I received a letter stating that I had made it.

I participated in seven vigorous training sessions with other competitive players on the area team in West Orange Army. Then on a cold weekend in March, the four area teams of New Jersey faced each other at a tournament in Fort Dix. That weekend was used as a tryout for the New Jersey state pool.

I was selected to the state pool of 25 players, which would be reduced to a squad of 18 members after four practices with the head coach.

Practices with the New Jersey state team were held once a week with an occasional game. My team competed in the Region I Tournament, which included state teams from Main to Virginia. After that weekend, all the players on those teams were looking forward to the Regional ID Camp, which was held at Rider College in New Jersey for five days. All the participants spent the nights in the dormitory rooms on campus. Here I met people from all over the Northeastern United States.

Participating on the NJ ODP team was one of the best experiences of my life. I was influenced by my older brother, John, who also played on the state team when he was younger.

Peter Kasyanenko of Maplewood, N.J., is a freshman at Columbia High School.

Mishanyna

Ahh, autumn. Many people like to enjoy the beauty of nature during the fall. This month Mishanyna lists some trees and other plants that may be found in Ukraine. How many of them have you seen where you live? Do you know the Ukrainian words for these plants? (Quiz your parents on their knowledge.)

Happy hunting and good luck!

ash, aster, azalea, beech, birch, cattail, chestnut, elm, heather, magnolia, maple, oak, pine, poplar, poppy, silver fir, spruce, sunflower, sycamore, tumbleweed, water lily, willow, wheat

Mykola Myshka's Halloween

Mykola Myshka is going trick-or-treating with his cousin Martusia. They are wondering what treats Babtsia will give them, and little Martusia says: I hope it's candy, not holubtsi!

Letter to Mykola Myshka

Mykola Myshka received the following answer to the question he posed in the September issue of UKELODEON.

Dear Mykola:

The Olympic Games are being held in Australia this year. It's the second time Ukraine is participating in the summer Olympics with an independent team. The first time was in 1996 in Atlanta.

Lesya Ilyasova, 17, and Roman Duchnycz, 5 1/5, Newark, N.J.

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