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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-10-29, Page 3CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1986—Page 3 NQWS and featarQs The Boy Scouts were out in full force on October 25 for Apple Day. These four were busy canvassing Princess Street. They are, in the back, Mark Walker, and in the front, from left to right, Stewart East, Derrick Wise and Darryl Wise. (David Emslie photo) Beginner's class proposed By Wilma Oke A proposal to field test a Beginner's Class t Precious Blood School in Exeter was put hold Monday night until the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board has more time to consider the class at its next board meeting on November 14. The principal of the school, Margaret Nedve, wrote a letter to the board on Oc- tober 15 requesting permission to register pupils who will have their fifth birthdays between January 1 and July 1, 1987. They would enter school on January 5 to attend with the Kindergarten class which is taught by Anna Marie Cook. In September 1987 these pupils would be registel"ed in Kindergarten. She wrote the Beginners Class would ac- commodate those -I ten "children witht'bir thdates after December 30 whose parents have inquired abodt registration.„ She 'said other parents have indicated that they would prefer to place their children in a Catholic school system rather than main- taining them in the non-sectarian Nursery School for an additional year. Mrs. Nedve said community sources have suggested that the enrolment of practising Catholic families who are regular parishioners of Precious Blood Mission might increase if this opportunity was made available. Mrs. Nedve wrote: "that our objective is to raise the profile of this school ( Precious Blood School) in order to enhance public awareness of our programs." Mrs. Medve stated present Kindergarten enrolment is nine pupils and in 1987 pro- jected enrolment is 14 pupils and the pro- jected Beginners Class enrolment is 10 pupils. She pointed out that the school has adequate space and equipment and bus accommodation. -.;At the next meeting:the bearthwAtidevelop a policy to specify the criteriiimder *Itch a pupil is eligible to attend the Beginners Class. In a memorandum to separate school sup - Turn to page 5 • Committee to By Wilma Oke The feasibility of establishing a Roman Catholic high school in Huron County will be studied by a steering committee set up at the regular meeting of the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board in Dublin recently. Trustees Bernard' VanOsch of Kingsbridge and Michael Ryan of Mount Carmel will represent the trustees on, the committee. Two priests and two parents will be named. to the seven -member, com- mittee at the next meeting while a member of the administration staff will round out the group. The Committee is to find out whether enough Catholic students in Huron would attend their own high school. It will also consider possible locations. The group is expected to hold several public meetings,on the issue and will pre- sent its report to the Board by March. The high school, if established, would likely open in September, 1988. The board opened a Catholic high school in Perth County last month. St. Michael School in Stratford serves Grades 7 and 8 and 9 and will expand to Grade 10 next fall. The board also has established a joint education liaison committee with the Huron County Board of Education to ex- plore opportunities for shared facilities, services, resources and staff. The group would make recommendations for con- sideration by both boards. On this committee Trustees Dave Durand of Zurich, Bernard Murray of RR 3 • Local teachers retire Four retiring staff members were honored by the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Boardat a trustee - staff dinner in Seaforth recently. Sister Lorraine Coto retired as special education resource teacher at St. Mary's School, Goderich, in June. After graduating from London Normal school in 1942. Sister Lorraine taught in Kent County, London, Windsor and Kinkora before spending the last" 14 years in Goderich. She now lives at the St. Joseph's Mother House in London. Doreen Nogalo was also honored for her retirement from teaching at St. Joseph's School, Clinton, in June. Since graduating from Stratford Normal school, Nogalo has taught in Stanley Township, Winnipeg, Ottawa, London, Sault Ste. Marie and Dublin before spending the last three years in Clinton. She and her husband will continue living at their country home near Clinton. Two other staff members retiring at the end of June were Gerry -Merkel of Stratford and Cecil Haid' of RR 4, Listowel. Merkel had been a school secret St: Michael's School in Stratford for 1 years and Haid was a bus driver for `St. Mary's School, Hesson, for 20 years and for the first couple of years he did double duty with the bus. He brought . in two loads of students every school day. study feasibility of school Embro and John Devlin of Stratford were named to present the Catholic board in its meetings with the Huron County Board of Education and also with the Perth County Board of Education with which it will hold similar meetings. In other business, trustees accepted a $686,000 bid from a Lucan firm, Frank VanBussel and Sons Limited, for the con- struction of the addition with alteration to St. Boniface school at Zurich, including the reroofing of the general purpose room. The tender was the lowest of six received. The board has agreed to accept reduc- tion in the liability limits contained in the 1986-87 school bus rate schedule to $7 million (from $10 million) effective immediately. The bus contractors previously had been able to secure the higher liability rate but this year, with premium rates so high, they were unable to get it. The minimum allowed for school busing is $5 million. The board will accept the Risk Manage- ment Report as submitted by the Frank Cowan Insurance Company and will renew all insurance policies with the company until October 26, 1987. The board decided not to join the Reciprocal Insurance Ex- change, The Ontario School Boards' In- surance Exchange. The reasoning for continuing with Cowan is because the board's current policy expires October 26. The board re- quires coverage for November and December as reciprocal coverage will not be available until January 1, 1987. About 70 'per cent of Ontario's school boards will .band together to insure themselves to counteract soaring liability insurance costs. An exception will be made to board policy to permit a Seaforth area student who is 14 years old and in Grade 8 to attend the Grade 10 religious course at St. James school in Seaforth. The board agreed to endorse the pro- posal by the London -Middlesex Roman Catholic Separate School Board to assume the responsiblity for the educational com- ponent of the Robarts School for the Hear- ing Impaired. Monday euchre results CLINTON - In Monday Afternoon Euchre action at the town hall, Marjorie Caldwell and Susan Mier came away with the high hands. Marg Switzer and Clark Stanley had the low hands and Iva Boyes had the most lone hands. Lula Johnston was the lucky chair prize winner. Haunting Sale!! The Clinton B.I.A. Presents... SATURDAY,, NOV. 1/86 7 A.M. to 9 A.M. * You'll save like never before... TWO HOURS ONLY 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. * Shop in person only GET-UP EARLY and SAVE! 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