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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2015-11-11, Page 3Laura Broadley Clinton News Record Council has requested staff to bring back a report on Summerhill Road. Councillor Marg Anderson brought the issue to council's attention on Nov. 2. She said the road was in "rough shape" and needed some construction work. Summerhill Road in 'rough shape' Laura Broadley Clinton News Record Council will ask staff for a report on the history of Summerhill Road. Councillor Marg Anderson brought the issue to council's atten- tion on Nov 2. and said the road was in "rough shape': There was some construction done from Base Line to London Road a few years ago but Anderson said she wasn't aware of when the last construction had been done from London Road to Kinbum Line. Residents would be able to hear what council has to say about it when the report is brought back to council. Councillor Alison Lobb said she remembered that Summerhill Road has been brought to council's attention in the past only once before. She said a resident didn't want the road to be paved because she road her horses on it. "Some construction work needs to be done," Anderson said. Council defeats motion requesting a donation to support Syrian refugees Laura Broadley Clinton News Record The Association of Municipalities of Ontario challenged all its mem- ber municipalities to donate funds towards the aid of Syrian refugees. The AMO requested a donation of at least $100 to help aid the inter- national effort to resettle the affected people in safer countries. The AMO was hoping to raise $40,000, which would help two families. The Town of Parry Sound con- tributed $1,000 to Lifeline Syria to assist with the effort. Central Huron council defeated a motion at the Nov 2 to support the Town of Parry Sound's resolution supporting donations to assist the refugees. Councillor Burk Metzger said he didn't support the motion because he didn't agree with donating funds this way, citing that the resolution didn't specify whether the refugees would be coming to Canada. He also said it was the federal govern- ment's responsibility to let refugees come to the country. "We should indicate to the fed- eral government that this community is willing and able to receive some of these people," Metzger said. If refugees were to come to Cen- tral Huron the municipality could potentially help find housing and work, Metzger added. "I think it's important that Can- ada makes a clear statement about how many [refugees] they will receive," Metzger said. Councillor Alex Westerhout said he was hoping that instead of donating through the AMO that the municipality would support a local organization be it a church or other community group. PLEASE NOTE EARLY DEADLINE For the Wednesday, December 2 edition Deadline will be moved ahead to THURSDAY NOVEMBER 26 @ 2pm I&h Ai/Gf 53 Albert St., Clinton • 519-482-3443 Wednesday, November 11, 2015 • News Record 3 Huron -Perth freshman achieving success in math Shaun Gregory Postmedia Network All the students in grade nine enrolled in a school connected to the Huron -Perth Catholic District School Board are being celebrated for their success in mathematics. This marks the fifth year of an annual assessment to measure the degree of student achievement. "Our goal as a school board is to think about the perspective of par- ents and what they want from our school," Vince MacDonald, the direc- tor of education at HPCDSB said dur- ing a phone interview. "They want transparency, public confidence and a report on how well the students are doing at school." This thorough evaluation of the students who studied at the aca- demic level showed them scoring 85 per cent, which is the provincial standard and what MacDonald regards as a "steady ray of progress." As for the pupils who studied at the applied level, they maintained the average grades for the province at 54 per cent. The percentages are refer- enced from when the students were first tested in grade six. At the aca- demic level 61 per cent who were not successful in grade six achieved success in their freshman year of high school. "It important to celebrate those children that are rising to standard," MacDonald said. The percentage of the remaining four years for both levels are as followed: Academic 2014-85 per cent, 2013-88 per cent, 2012-84 per cent and 2011-90 per cent Applied 2014-47 per cent, 2013-51 per cent, 2012-62 per cent and 2011-43 per cent Despite the fact there is a signifi- cant percentage difference between applied and academic rankings, MacDonald said the scores are pub- lished differently. "Many of the students who work at the applied level in mathematics are identified as students with learning disabilities and those present unique challenges," he said. "Many of those students have had a lot of experience with failure and they become disengaged, that's a challenge we're always working towards!' The results of the student's perfor- mances in the primary and junior divisions are expected to be released to the public on Nov 18. if it's local, it's here clintonnewsr- Kindergarten Registration Avon Maitland Schools Thursday Morning, November 12 Huron Centennial Public School - 519-233-3330 Monday Morning, November 16 Clinton Public School - 519-482-9424 Friday Morning, November 20 Hullett Central Public School - 519-523-4201 Registration packages are now available for pickup at your local school. Call your school to make an appointment. Kunio Kindergarten Children 3 years old by December 31, 2015 are eligible for JK in September 2016 education 9 year Ms Senior Kindergarten Children 4 years old by December 31, 2015 are eligible for SK in September 2016 Ted Doherty Director of Education yourschools.ca Randy Wagler Chair