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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-04-27, Page 10Page 10 Times -Advocate, April 27, 1988 Area elementary and secondary schools Exeter and Usborne public schools officiary re -opened Official re -opening ceremonies at Exctcr and Usborne Central Public Schools highlighted their recogni- tion of Education Week, Wednesday night. Auditoriums were jammed to ca- pacity at both schools as Huron Board of Education chairman John Jewitt presented plaques to "say thanks" for their untiring efforts in getting the schools back in busi- ness after the disastrous hires of late August. At Usbogne, Jewitt presented the plaque to principal Bill Stephenson and leacher Cathy. Hugill. Vice- principal Larry Black accepted the award at Exeter Public School on behalf of principal Al Taylor and staff. Also taking part wcrc Director of Education Bob Allen, arca trustee Bea Dawson and board plant manag- er Mike Rau along with a number of other officials from the board of- fice in Clinton and Exctcr Mayor Bruce Shaw. All had high praise for teachers, custodians and so many people in the community who offered to help clean up and find accommodations 'for the students when classes opened on time at the beginning of September. This week superintendent Paul Carroll told the T -A, " The board wishes to thank the entire commu- nity for the support we received. It's a real positive feeling to know the community was behind us. It was a real good partnership." Carroll continued, " We can't mention everyone that deserves thanks, but we would like to point Out the custodians who went well beyond the call of duty and to the teachers and their spouses who also helped. While we were able to take advantage of a nuniber of offers to use space for classrooms, there were many others who offered facilities to us. This included the business community of not only Exeter, but the surrounding area" On cost of renovations, Carroll said, " We expect: to have final fig- ures determined in the next couple of weeks. Right now it ItAs like S1.4 million at Exet+r and $225,000 at Usborne. it both schools we had S10,000 dcwctible clauses, in our insurance Ixlicies. With extra unspecified cots of about. S100,000- which incudcd some updating, the final cost n the board should be about 5120,(0." • Carroll concluded, "Our rant -manager Mike Rau was the keyco- ordinator in keeping the rcnovaing program going." Students of both schools sent bal- loons up in the air on the Monday of Education Week to get activities underway. The first balloon sent up from EPS arrived in Hamilton only 90 minutes after liftoff and was re- trieved by R. Williamson. Others were picked up by Linda DcBruyn at Salford, south of Ingersoll and Michael Croft, also of Hamilton. CFFICIAL RE -OPENING - Huron County Board of Education chairman John Jewitt (left) presented kindergarten teacher Cathy Hugill with a plaqua to mark the official reopening of the kindergarten room at Usborne School after a destructive fire last August. Looking on are Usborne school trustee Bea Dawson and principal Bill Stephenson. PLAQUE TO EXETER PS - At Wednesday's official re -opening at Exeter Public Schcol, Huron Board of Edu- cation director Bob Allen and trustee Bea Dawson look on as chairman John Jewitt presents a plaque to principal Al Taylor and vice principal Larry Black. PLANT TREES - Reeve Gerald Prout and deputy reeve Margaret Hem assisted in the planting of white pines at Usborne Central School, Thursday inorning. Education week draws crowds across South Huron TRANSFORMATION - Teacher Cathy Hugill gives Jeff Westlake moustache in preparation for the spring concert at Usborne School. A school choir and 58 students from grades 5 to 8 took part. VIP GRADUATES AT McCURDY - A number of J.A.D. McCurdy School students recently completed a course on Values, Influences and Peers. At the back are vice-principal Niall Straw, instructors Rev. Duke Vipper- man of Trivitt Anglican Church in Exeter and OPP Constable John Marshall and principal Pat Soldan. Centre, left, Tabatha Dinney, Tanya Deville, Haley Hartford, Bob Karkheck, Derek Kgnney, Jason Eifert, Jason Heist and Mark Bromley. Front, Matt Pursley, Robbie Jones, Andrea Jaques, Sheryl Crawley, Carrie Kapp, Sherri Smith and Taryn McKinnon. BURY STEPHEN CAPSULE - To mark Education Week, Stephen Central students buried a ,ime capsule. From the left are historian Andy Dixon, school trustee Harry Hayter, student Council president Sarah Patterson, principal Don Finkbeiner and teacher Mary Lou Atthill. GOOD LUCK EXETER PUBLIC SCHOOL These fine firms are happy to have played a part in this fine project CongratulTations to Exeter Public School on your re -opening We were very pleased to have been chosen as the General Contractor for this project Wayne & Harold Construction Limited Seaforth 527-1079 Good Luck to Exeter Public School on your re -opening We were very happy to have done the electrical work RR 3 Exeter LTD. 235-0909 PFAFF Best Wishes to Exeter Public School on your re -opening 11 was our pleasure to have sup- plied the safety glass for the WINDOWS DOORS SIDING.., OM! 111 1 I 1 ClIN10N, 0311. NOM 110 Ilp •V,NN!. VAN•4/031 SALES SERVICE windows and doors -4,67Au ATaN Congratulation to Exeter Public School on your re -opening We were very proud to have furnished the drapery Drape -it Inc. 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