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Recycling award
South Huron Coun. George Robertson, left, a member of the board of directors for the
Bluewater Recycling Association, presented a 2005 Ontario Waste Minimization Award to
Mayor Rob Morley Monday night. South Huron received a silver award from the Recycling
Council of Ontario in the "not-for-profit" category "in recognition of excellence and com-
mitment to a sustainable environment." The awards were presented in Stratford Oct. 20.
(photo/Scott Nixon)
Years of history in photo book
EXETER — A new book by photo-
journalists and brothers Lynn and
Doug Ball has a local connection.
Janice Middleton, editor and mar-
keter of the book "Life On A Press
Pass," published by Wallbridge
House Publishing of Belleville, grew
up in Bayfield and spent the sum-
mer of 1975 as a reporter with the
Times -Advocate.
The new hardcover book, featur-
ing 168 pages of black and white
and colour photos, was released
earlier this month and is available
at the T -A for $45 plus tax.
Middleton describes the book as
"a very, very good read ... It's a
great way for kids to learn about
the history of the Boomer years and
a trip down memory lane for mom
and dad."
"Life On A Press Pass" is a collec-
tion of photos, including many
award-winning pictures that
appeared on the front pages of
newspapers from coast to coast.
The book chronicles 40 years of
social history in Canada and around
the world.
Standout photos include former
Conservative Leader Bob Stanfield
fumbling a football, Pierre Trudeau
pirouetting behind Queen
Elizabeth's back, the Rolling Stones
at London's Treasure Island
Gardens, the Beatles at Maple Leaf
Gardens and many great sports
moments.
Throughout, Lynn and Doug Ball
tell the stories behind the pho-
tographs. Canada's first man in
space, Marc Garneau, writes the
introduction.
New program for farm producers
CANADA — A new program to
help farm producers and their
spouses gain access to training
was announced recently by The
Canadian Agricultural Skills
Service (CASS).
Minister of agriculture and agri-
food Canada Andy Mitchell says,
"Farming is a complex business.
Producers need specialized knowl-
edge and skills, just as experts in
other sectors do, in order to make
informed decisions and remain
profitable.
"The CASS program provides
access to training that can help
producers gain knowledge and fur-
ther develop these important
skills."
CASS is providing $55.47 million
in training funds over the next
three years, $13.48 million for this
project.
This is among the first new ser-
vices available in Ontario, Nova
Scotia, Newfoundland and
Labrador, New Brunswick, British
Columbia and the Yukon through
the newly launched Service
Canada.
Significant gains achieved in Grade 9 Math test
By Stew Slater
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE
HURON — Significant gains were achieved in 2005
provincially -standardized Math tests by Applied -level
Grade 9 students in the Huron -Perth Catholic District
School Board.
A 12 -point jump in the percentage of Huron -Perth
students scoring at or above the standard set by the
provincial government's arms -length Education
Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) brings them
much closer to the success rate of their Avon Maitland
District School Board counterparts, and much further
ahead of the Ontario -wide average.
Results were recently made public from the EQAO's
2005 tests for Grade 3 and 6 — in Reading, Writing
and Math — and Grade 9 Applied and Academic -level
Math.
Provincewide, the Applied -level Grade 9 test has
been the most heavily scrutinized due to the consis-
tently low percentage of students who achieve the
EQAO standard. That pattern continued in 2005 with a
zero per cent improvement over last year leaving the
provincewide average success rate stalled at 26 per
cent.
In 2004, the Avon Maitland board boasted results
atop Ontario, with 42 per cent of Applied -level stu-
dents meeting or surpassing the EQAO standard. In
2005, 44 per cent of Avon Maitland students achieved
similar results.
This year, students at Clinton's St. Anne's and
Stratford's St. Michael Catholic secondary schools went
against the provincial trend of stagnation and made
steps toward matching their Avon Maitland counter-
parts.
They achieved a 12 per cent improvement over the
2004 results from their schools, boosting the Huron -
Perth board's overall success rate among Applied -level
Math students to 36 per cent.
Huron -Perth's Academic -level Grade 9 students also
made significant gains, increasing the board's success
rate to 69 per cent, up 11 points from 2004 and
enough to bring the board in line with the provincial
average. At Avon Maitland secondary schools, mean-
while, Academic -level results remained steady at 76
per cent of students scoring at or above the EQAO
standard.
A news release from the Huron -Perth board stated
education director Larry Langan and trustee chairper-
son Bernard Murray were "pleased to report the
board -wide increase." And an Avon Maitland news
release stated the board's Grade 9 Math students "con-
tinue to be among the provincial leaders."
In Grade 3 and 6 standardized tests, meanwhile,
trends from past years generally held true for both
boards.
Avon Maitland students surpassed the provincial
average in Reading and Mathematics for both grades.
In the Writing test, Avon Maitland students were two
points below the provincial average in both grades.
"However," the board's news release states, "the num-
ber of Grade 3 students reaching standard improved
by three points (compared to 2004), and the Grade 6
students improved by eight percentage points."
The most significant level of improvement came in
Grade 6 Reading, where the percentage of Avon
Maitland students meeting or surpassing the EQAO
standard rose to 66 per cent, up nine points from
2004.
In most cases, these improvements bring the Avon
Maitland board closer to the Grade 3 and Grade 6
results achieved consistently in the Catholic board
since the inception of EQAO assessments in 2000.
The top result for the Huron -Perth board this year
was in Grade 3 Math, where 81 per cent of students
met or surpassed the EQAO standard. Other success
rates ranged from 69 per cent in Grade 6 Writing to 79
per cent in Grade 3 Reading.
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