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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-05-24, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1989. New business centre, sports field among renovation plans at CHSS The summer renovation schedule for Central Huron Secondary school was confirmed following a tour by contractors, the Manage­ ment Committee and other Huron County Board of Trustees. In 1988 the HCBE decided that CHSS would become its first priori­ ty for all major renovations during the 1990’s. The school was con­ structed in 1929, and has been expanded with five additions to accommodate enrolment and add extensive technological studies facilities. At its peak period, the school served a pupil population of some 1400 from the regular district and feeder schools. In recent years the school has been under-utilized and attempts have been made during the last decade to address the problem of space re-organization. In the last two years enrolment has begun to stabilize and additional programm­ ing ventures have set new perspec­ tives for the potential role of the school in extended learning oppor-; tunities. Paul Carroll, Superintendent of Operations for HCBE said that they will start at resolving parking and grounds area in the back of the school. The town of Clinton made a presentation to the HCBE in the winter requesting that the traffic flow on Princess Street be reduced and better parking facilities be made available for students in order to accommodate traffic. Ac­ cording to Mr. Carroll there will be a positive side-effect of this. What has currently been a sports plot will become a playing field after the relocating of the parking lot. The field will, at the minimum, mea­ sure 50 by 80 metres. Other projects for this summer will be the renovation and refur­ bishment of the first floor of the east-west wing. This extends from the main entrance west to include the entire bank of classrooms and the main office. Four regular classrooms in this area will receive cosmetic redecorating while three others will be totally reconstructed to convert into a business section for the Business Studies program. These, according to Mr. Carroll, will contain a new computer lab and a fully-equipped, dedicated word processing lab. This will, Mr. Carroll says, be the first Secondary School in the County to have moved away entirely from mechan­ ical or electric typewriters. A student practices office will be established for the business stu­ dents to gain practical experience in their secretarial and business skills. It will be located near the main office so that proximity will lend support. The guidance offices will be receiving a face-lift as well as the main office and the principal - vice-principal office which are to be re-organized. In addition a new science lab will be located in Rom 223. This room will be gutted and re-equipped with two multiple work station units. There will be special ventilation of this room and the adjacent room for proper storage of chemicals. The technical department reno­ vations are a two year plan, unless the Board’s, as Mr. Carroll points out, able to capture come ministry dollars for technical special plans. Mr. Carroll said that it should be noted that the recommendations for both the technical and business departments came from teachers, Syd Schwark, Glenn McGregor, Seamus Doherty and Malcolm Doherty. Mr. Carroll said that the Board continues to plan furiously. “There are two major problems. We need to find an alternative room for the music program,” he said. “The room it is presently occupying is in the basement. There is frequent flooding and damage of the instru­ ments due to the dampness. We have enlisted an engineer but it will be expensive and there are no guarantees the problem would be solved.” There is also demand for a significant improvement to the Physical Education facilities. The gymnasium should be a regulation double size. Also, the change rooms need to be upgraded and adequate storage should be provid­ ed. Plans for a weight room and health room to be adjacent to the Phys. Ed department have been discussed. According to Mr. Carroll these problems will be discussed at a meeting with the music and Phys. Ed. people in June. Mr. Carroll suggests that there may be some difficulties with these plans as they call for change. “Any major change is threatening but I hope we can view this meeting as a problem solving discussion, develop a mind set on it, and together find a solution,” he said. * * I believe if we can just get these plans going, we’re really going to move with this program,” stated Mr. Carroll. 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