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Brass tacks
The Kincardine Brass Band
held an open -invite concert at
North Street United Saturday,
December 12. In addition to
their regular lineup, the band
also welcomed local brass
players into their fold for the
day, serving up a selection of
Christmas songs. Those in
attendance sang along, filling
the church with festive
sounds.
Avon up for two more consolidations
Stew Slater
for the signal -star
Although the potential of two pos-
sible rounds of school consolidation
in 2010 probably weighs heavily on
trustees of the Avon Maitland Dis-
trict School Board, there was no di-
rect discussion, at a regular meeting
Tuesday, Dec. 8, of the accommoda-
tion review proposals in either North
Perth/northeast Huron or South Hu-
ron. But, particularly in the case of
the potential closure of Hensall Pub-
lic School, the issue was difficult to
ignore.
Seated in the audience at the
meeting— which, on most evenings,
is empty except for two or three
reporters and perhaps a teachers'
union representative — were about
10 people wearing messages in sup-
port of the school.
"Not tonight," responded Mary
Lynn MacDonald, when asked if the
group would speak to trustees at the
Dec. 8 meeting. "We're here to lis-
ten and learn."
Board -mandated Accommodation
Review Committees (ARCs) are
currently in the process of gather-
ing public input into proposals for
school consolidation in the two ar-
eas. One proposal is to close Hensall
Public School, along with Usborne
Central Public School, and shift the
students into Zurich Public School,
Exeter Public School (EPS) and (for
the Grades 7 and 8s) South Huron
District High School (SHDHS).
A group called Friends of Hensall
Public School has already overseen
the placement of about 200 support-
ive signs throughout the village, and
a newsletter has been distributed.
"I think the group makes a strong
case for an alternative proposal," ex-
plained MacDonald.
"Considering EPS and SHDHS
have the highest maintenance and
repair costs and also EPS is the old-
est of all the school buildings, the
group suggested that EPS should
be moved into SHDHS," stated the
proposal, which is included in the
Friends of Hensall Public School
newsletter. The intent is to create
a K-12 school in Exeter, with the
Hensall group noting "this would
improve the facilities for EPS by al-
lowing a renovated playground area
so recess doesn't have to occur in
shifts, ample parking for staff and
students, (and) ample space for safe
bus loading and unloading."
The next meeting of the South
Huron ARC was scheduled for last
week, but
was post-
poned due
to weather.
It's expected
that a final
recommen-
dation from
Avon Mait-
land staff will
be released in
March, with
trustees vot-
ing in June.
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