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The Citizen, 2004-07-01, Page 7Outdoor classroom After months of anticipation, the completion of the outdoor pavilion at East Wawanosh Public School, was celebrated with an official grand opening on June 23. It was built by parent volunteers and is surrounded by native shrubs and trees which were purchased through a grant. The special education technology class at F.E. Madill Secondary School built and donated eight picnic tables for the students to use next year or for the community to use during holidays. Welcoming the new pavilion are back row from left: chair of school council Lila Procter, principal Shelley Blackmore and Kyle 'Jamieson who creatively helped plant the shrubs. Front: Kaytee Richmond who also helped plant the shrubs and Steve McKague, head of the special education department at F.E. Madill. (Elyse DeBruyn photo) Milestone Bill and Fran Bremner of Brussels celebrated 55 years of marriage with a family celebration this past weekend. 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John Stewart, CMO, Clerk/Returning Officer, Township of North Huron • Colour Printing • Posters • Letterheads • Envelopes • Business Cards WE CAN DO IT ALL! • Business Forms • Brochures • Flyers • Carbonless Forms • Labels THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2004. PAGE 7. Pavilion will welcome EWPS students back in fall By Elyse DeBruyn Citizen staff Although school has let out for yet another summer, the students at East Wawanosh Public School are looking forward to having some outdoor classes next September thanks to completion of the new pavilion. Thanks to many dedicated hours by parent volunteers, the 30-feet long, 15-feet wide and nine feet tall outdoor pavilion was completed and celebrated with an official grand opening. Shelley Blackmore, principal at East Wawanosh Public School, said, although students won't get the opportunity to use the large pavilion this year, it gives them something to get excited about for next year. "We're thrilled to have it done. The students will love using it next year," said Blackwell. Located on the northwest side by the playground equipment, the pavilion was built by eight parent volunteers. After applying to the Toyota Evergreen Foundation for a $1,000 grant, the school was able to surround the pavilion in native trees and shrubs. Huron Landscaping in Lucknow donated the planting plan for the trees and shrubs. Richmond Construction and Appleby Constuction donated their time to help build the pavilion while the school council paid for building supplies through fundraising. Through the organization of the Foundation for Enrichment of Education in Huron Perth, the school also applied to Ag-co Products Ltd., for a $2,500 grant to pay for the cement floor. Blackmore said the pavilion will be used for an outdoor classrooms next year, shade at recess for the Portables may be added Continued from page 6 education ministry before funds are released — additional portable classrooms may be needed at Anne Hathaway and Sprucedale. According to business superintendent Janet Baird-Jackson, scheduling changes may prevent that from happening at the Stratford school, while additional portables are more likely to be installed at the Shakespeare site. Perth East trustee Tina Traschel, responding to a concern from her North Huron counterpart Colleen Schenk about the reintroduction of portable classrooms, said, "I'm not a big fan of portables either, but 1 know in Sprucedale's case, their getting a portable is going to result in them getting a third kindergarten class, and they'll be very excited about that." students and for community use on weekends and holidays. Although many hours of volunteer time went into the construction of the pavilion, two students Kyle Jamieson and Kaytee Richmond, donated their time to plant the trees and shrubs which surround the pavilion. Aside from the beautiful plants, eight picnic tables were built and donated by students in the special education technology class at F.E. Madill Secondary School. The school also donated the material for the construction of the tables.