The Huron Expositor, 1999-03-10, Page 3Agricultural Society renovates barn
with plans to expand facility's use
Robert Glanville and Matt $hortreed of R and. J Custom
Carpentry install the plasticised wallboard that will tine the
agricultural society's show barn after renovations are
complete. HUNDERTMARK PHOTO
A $60.000 renovation
project to the Seaforth
Agricultural Society's
show barn will allow, the
society to rent the.• barn for
Targe. weddings and
hanquets. says president
Jim Floyd.
The show barn's dirt
floor has been replaced
with a cement'floor and
the Walls Of the barn have
hecn . c'overed •with
plasticised wallboard. •
"The wallboard will look
really nice and people
renting, the space for
shows won't have to put
curtains up anymore."- he
says.
' A power washer has also
Keen installed in the barn
to cleanup after livestock•
sht ys and two roll -up
• odors have been installed
at each endof the harp.
The project, which
began last October, is
scheduled for completion
before the Seaforth Home
andGat-den Show in•April.
By Sisals Hundernnark
Huron Centennial become site
of one three French Immersions
BY DAF, ENNUI.:
Clinton News Record Editor
Huron Centennial has the
opportunity to become one,
.9f. three new sites: for•
French litimersion,
iiccordinLr [t1 '.t relca4e
iron the• Avon Maitland
,Distrrc,t S.:ho>tl. Board
t ANIDSB t.'issued Monday.
three sites have hen named
for (iraale t French -
Immcrsion to begin to
September. The schools are.
Huron Centennial: Bedford
Public. in Stratford. and
Grey. Central.
VFhen,. rhoosang the,
sellouts that may host the
program. • cxplaiued.
A\1DSB. fissistant:
superintendent Marie
Parsohs. the: board•.took Into
consideration where
children ltved'who were'
registered 16r the program,
and, attempted to Lind the
mutt -central locations to
host the classes.
"Huron Centennial .made
.the most sense" for 'this .
area. Parsons ;rifted:
While -the three sites have
been ,chosen. to host French
[rhmct ion. :Parson,
erplain.il-thiel`-unless.-a_
certain icvel of enrollment
is reached, the program will
not pri>cced at all of the
, rte . ,
Parsons noted: that it
would appear that there are,
sutticient numbers
registered to run • -the
program in Stratford: but.-
the
utthe numbers are not all. that
close for the other two sites; '
-However. th_:. registration
deadline has been extended.
she continued. in fairness to
all of the sites. so that they
might has•c a chalice to'.
increase registration. The
deadline for registration is
now \larch 26.
In order for the schools
to begin thc•'Gradc :1
program: she said the boattl
is looking. at having a class
,Iie around the provincial.
,tvcragc•of 25 solder -us. The
hoard. she' suspects. will_ he
flexihle•. accepting 20-25
students. but it wifl not want'
to have more than 25
siudcnts or less .than 20.,-
, Parsons said that if a class is
too . small. and lases
-Alit/hen. it`would not he a
viable clack: "We.don't want
to.go with a Blass that is too_
small,- she satd:
•Those parents interested'
in •registering their children
ynio the Grade 1 French
(tninersion pfogram are
invited to trick up a form
from their home school or•
from the•hiiaril office in
Se•aftSrth. And while the
deadline- is March 26.
Parsons advised acting
early. in ease increased
interest is shown and the ^_S.
spots fill up.`
Bussing for. the. program
%dill entaiFparcrtts getting
.their children to a bus.stop
:that will get them to one 6f.
• the sites. The release noted.
'transportation will he
at:triable using existing
elementary school bus
routes with- the provision
that parents take - their
children to their nearest
• existing, bus stop.`~'•
Parsons, stressed that
mond was an issue when -
consideration was given to
pro siding hussin.g for,thc
program. "We can't provide
unlimited bussing." she
said. .
The.. - assistant.
siiperinlendent also 'kited'
that while the hoard had -
originally ,planned
ad•origirially,planned to begin
French Immersion classes in
Grades f and4. "we'did not
ha%e sufficient registration
insane locations to make.
Grade -1 a s iahle option to
pursue."
Thi introduction of the
program - in. the Avon
Maitland hoard.. she'said.
does not come as the result'
of any new funding. as
"French Immersion funding
• has always been there."
instead. she noted •that
the program is being offered
as.•thc• result of inquiries
from •parents interested in
having _their- children.
int'olved in the course. _She,
added that a survey' was
conducted several years ago
regarding :hc tntrotluetian
of French iminersion, hut
'there-was:not enough
interest expressed in either'
Huron or. Perth Counties. at
that time. •
As the school hoard
awaits registrations to. see
. whirfher the .progratn will
begin at Huron Centennial.
that school's principal.. Dave
Higgins, said they'are "quite
'-pleased''. . about • the
opportunity of hosting
French immersion. " • .
He noted that the school
ha.space for the program:
as . under ministry
guiekrlines. live classrooms.-
arQ pow . considered
underutilized.
-Higgins stated -that .the -
prospect of having French •
•immersion begin at Huron.
Centennial is a pleasing one
not only: because it Will ..
solver a program for the
school. hut it will also
address space concerns.
. With the school at about 76
.per cent capacity. he said it
was not in danger of being
•closed. 'but boundary
changes may have taken
place. •
Thosewith questions
regarding French Immersion
are invited to contact
Parsons at the board office
at 527-0111, ext. 129.
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Teaching,staff
maligned
in graffitti
Comments _against
teaching staff at Seaforth
District High School were
spray painted on the Outer
walls and .doors of the
school. .•
- Principal Bruce :Eccles
reported • the damage • io•
ptjlice, • which occurred
sometime between Feb, 26
and Feb. 28. '
Portable classrooms
hehind,the school -were also
spray painted•uSing mostly
red and white paints.. -
'Extensive damage was
done to the school a.nd it
.:.required sev.eral hours of
work 11 remove the paint.
OPP are looking tor
anyone . who may have
. information regarding_the
• incident and -ask them to eat!
the OPP or Crimestoppers.
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