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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-10-14, Page 33N school in Vanastra? Huron Board iTudies boundary changes By Wilma Oke The possibility of opening a school at Vanastra in 1977 will be studied by • an ad hoe committee of 'the Huron County Board of Education and a three-man committee . representing Stanley and Tuckersmith Townships and Vanastra. The recommendation came following a meeting Wed • nesday night, Oct. 6 •when about 400 people turned,'outto a `meeting held by the Huron County Board of Education with the ratepayers of Tuckersmith and, Stanley jTownships to discuss proposed school boundary Irl changes: Board member . Wilfred Shortreed, chairman of the ad ho'c boundary committee which has been studying the issue, spoke of the over- crowding at ••the Clinton Public School which' has a capacity of 480 students. He said with two portables at the' school there are 521 enrolled at the Clinton school'with 194 coming from Vanastra. • Board . superintendent Ralph Smith, a member of. the boundary committee; showed maps of the present boundary lines' in- Tucker smith and Stanley. Mr. Shortreed suggested that ' 60 students from 'the south end of Tuckersmith be directed to the Hensall P„,.lic School in September 1977 and 30 from Stanley . to Zurich Public School and send r the Vanastra students. to Huron Centennial School at Brucefield. (This school was built to serve the students in Tuckersmith and Stanley and Vanastra is located Tuckersmith:) 7 Mr. -Shortreed said, "We. want the . problem solved without adding tax dollars. We ;feel we should make use of those rooms in Hensall and Zutich by filling them, -rather than add more portables at Clinton.". a Ben Bridges' of 'Vanaste stepped upas the first to present a. brief. He said he was speakfng.for the parents 'and other •concerned in- dividuals from Vanastra: He said, "We believe the only long term answer to the dilemma' (of over -crowding) is to have our own school at Vanastra," r�' M }Ie predicted such a school could have an'enrolment of 345 within three years. 'He said, ``,`By having a:school at Vanastra we eliminate busing costs.. and ,,among positive factors is the retention of the family unit. Mr. Bridges suggested .the possibility of leasing -part of • Conestoga • College at Vanastra • (the . fofiner el,gmentary. school when Vanastra was a Canadian Forces .Base) or another _building 'in•the complex.• A. delegationof parents from" Tuckersmith-- and Stanley Townships made a similar recommendation. Spokesman for .their ' area committee was Paul Sfeckle, chairman, who proposed that • Vanastra have a school of its own made available to them. Alternate proposal called for taking grades 4 . - 8 Bank of Montreal manager Bill Wardley andennployee Nancy Flynn experiment with the r; . • bank's new computer system that was recently installed, The bank is the first in Goderich - 'to move to the' computerized banking service (staff photo)'.• c. Clean Air Machine: THE 'HONEYWELL . . ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER- -- is 'a live-in maid that' doesn't, ask for Thursdays off -- is your own private .air pollution control program --- is a giant nose that 'snuffs up pollen and dust • beforeryour own nose does. -- is above all' a home appliance that's easy to own, easy to use. TALK TO THE MAGNIFICENT MAN WITH THE AIR CLEANING. MACHINE. TALK TO ffi:FFN:E YE:R PLUMBING and HEATING Lt e 5211.1861'- 5 Kingston .St. Goderith eoe • representing 100 of the older students from Vanastra directly 'to Hensall on two buses, allowing the younger children from Vanastra to attend Clinton undisturbed. "This would mean the least disruption of childre and bus routes,' Mr. Stege said. "`Additional busing costs from B.rucefield to Hensall has been suggested to be $2.50. per day per bus, so we.are talking about $1,000." Herbert T.irkheim, board chairman, who.chaired the meeting told the groups, "you seem to have the solutions but it is- very difficult to get 'Ministry officials to lease or build new s,.:,00ls ---". :Several ratepayers made', suggestions from the floor - using vacant rooms at. Clinton secondary schoo.1... (none vacant) ; sending _students from Harpurhey and Egmondville to Seaforth Public . School (Harpurhey children go to Seaforth now). ' A guest at the meeting unofficially, J. Lockerbie of the Londbn , office of the Ministry of Education, (;OL)FRICH SIGNAL- STAR, THURSDAY, OCT.O commended the school board' for discussing the problem with the ratpayers and the ratepayers for presenting their suggestions so ably. Mr. Lockerbie, who said he was in the area ,gnd' was at- tending the meeting with one of the ratepayers on bis own, - confirmed Mr. Turkheim's earlier statement. He -`:said, "speaking of projecting figures (of •future. enrolment)..-,. s.chool age bodies have to be `present before schools are built You have to compete with other centres"for capital funds the priority for that school has to exceed another area before you get• those . funds. The ministry will co-operate if you dome up with. the 'very. best proposal: Mr. Turkheim asked for a brief break while the board boundary committee met for discussion. '._....: • When the meeting re- convened Mr. Turkh.eim. spoke, "We have come up with a decision. The first (continued on page 22 4,1 AGE 11 ON F our Mammoth Plowing,& Tilling STRATION International 800. 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