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The Citizen, 1991-11-13, Page 11HCBE says no to students' request In a close vote the trustees of the Huron County Board of Education, at their November 4 meeting, passed an amended recommenda­ tion which stated they could not support a request from the Ontario Secondary School Students' Asso­ ciation at this time. Last month a delegation from OSSSA attended the board meeting to request funds in the amount of 150 per secondary school student in the Huron County system. The total amount came to about $500, which would be used for such things as student conferences. The delegation showed a video presentation of pre­ vious conferences to illustrate the beneficial effects students gain by attending. At the end of the presentation, the board agreed to have the execu­ tive committee consider the request. The committee noted that while the students had obviously benefit- ted from their experience in this endeavour the financial circum­ stances of the board made the request impossible to accommodate at this time. Trustee Norm Pickell noted that in the actual recommendation the words, "at this time" had been left off and he said he would feel more comfortable if the motion were amended to include them, as he felt it was a small enough amount of money that the board might at some time be able to grant the funds. Clinton trustee Roxanne Brown also said that she didn't think the students were asking for a great deal, especially when other things were taken into consideration. "I see trustees sitting at this table drinking pop and juice. We proba­ bly spend more than $500 a year on drinks, which I think we could as easily forget about, to accommo­ date a request such as this. We are here for the betterment of students, first, so for that reason I will be voting against this motion. It was noted, at this time, that the board was approached last year by the OSSSA for funds and again turned down the request, though they did donate pins and other items for the students to give out at the convention. Blyth/Hullett trustee John Jewitt said in turning down the request he didn't feel the board had anything to apologize for. He stated that while he agrees it is necessary to give money for the betterment of students, he hadn’t seen anything in the presentation to make it a "press­ ing need" for any of our students to attend this conference. Morris trustee Brian Jeffray won­ dered if supporting this request would set a precedent. Director of Education Robert Allan said that the board has been approached by other student groups for funding. Also he said, the school boards are not the only source of funds for these groups. "There is some understanding that in the past if a group is turned down it is not the end of the funding possibilities. It is not an absolute." Mr. Pickell said it was his under­ standing that the funding was not to be used for conferences per se, but for the organization as a whole. Tony McQuail, trustee for Ash­ field, East and West Wawanosh said he would be voting with Mrs. Brown, as the board spends a "fair bit" for its trustees to attend confer­ ences. (To date $17,042 has been spend on board members travel and conference expenses. The actual budget estimate for this year is $25,000.) THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1991. PAGE 11. Champs Hullett Bantam Girls finished the season in top spot. Standing from left to right: Coach Dennis Wilts, Bonita Ten Hag, Stephanie Lentz, Sharon Bergsma, Annette Vincent, Heidi Scrimgeour, Sara Lyons, Mandy Medd, Joanne Wilts, Nikki Snell, Pamela Salverda, Erin Bolger, Reanne McDonald, coach Marsha Szusz. Front row: Angela McCool and Kerrie Szusz. Hullett recognizes winning teams This year was yet another good year for Hullett minor baseball teams. Those recognized by picture are the Hullett Pee Wee boys and Bantam girls. These two teams both won A Championships in the Inter­ township ball league. Hullett council awarded each individual with a personal trophy. A special thanks was given to Jim Johnston and Harvey Stewart for the Pee Wee boys coaches, and to Dennis Wilts and Marsha Szusz for the Bantam girls, from all their players for a job well done. Also thanked were all of the coaches and ball committee mem­ bers for all their help with the orga­ nizing of all teams and the Co-ed tournament minor ball ran this year and for all the help running Pee Wee girl and Bantam boy year-end tournaments. paRTicipacTion SCRIMGEOUR'S FOOD MARKET BLYTH 523-4551 KNECHTEL PURE APPLE JUICE 48 oz. Tin Values In Effect From Mon., Nov. 11, 1991 Until Closing Sat. 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