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September 18, 1998 Super Saturday registration under way for fall courses WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Registrations are being accepted for the Super Saturday program offered by the Purdue University Gifted Education Resource Institute. The program, featuring 33 high-level, fast-paced enrichment courses for able learners ages 5 to 14, will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on nine fall Saturdays starting Sept. 26. The cost is $120 per student per course. Fall sessions will feature classes such as "Creepy Crawlers" and "Math in Action" for age 5 to kindergarten; "Chinese," "Insects" and "Math Magic" for grades 1 and 2; "Anatomy and Physiology" and "Story Adventures" for grades 2 and 3; "Astronomy," "Inventions" and "Alternate Fairy Tales" for grades 3 and 4; "Working in Abstracts" and "Above Ground Archaeology" for grades 4 and 5; "Criminology" and "Leadership" for grades 5 and 6; and "Cultures of the World" and "Creative Writing" for grades 6 to 8. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information and a course brochure, call the Super Saturday office at (765) 494-7243, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Information also is available at the Gifted Education Resource Institute site on the World Wide Web. CONTACT: David Ehle, director of student programs in the School of Education, (765) 494-7241; home, (765) 742-7547; e-mail, ehle@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page