Clinton News-Record, 1985-6-26, Page 44Schools
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Cooperation lily es school what It is today
In 1951 the Air Vice Marshall Haigh Camp-
bell School was opened to serve the educa-
tional needs of the children of airmen sta-
tioned at C.F.B. Clinton. The original school
operated for twenty years. In 1972, after the
Air Base had been closed, the Conestoga
College of Applied Arts and Technology
opened up its Clinton Campus in the Hugh
Campbell School.
In the spring of 1977 the Huron County
Board of Education decided to create a K-6
Public School in the south wing of the
building to accommodate the Vanastra
children who were, at that time, being buss-
ed to Clinton Public School. The building
as originally rented for a three year period
rom Conestoga College. However, the lease
has been renewed on a yearly basis and the
school is still in existence today.
The original staff of the school consisted
of Madelon Maloney who was hired to teach
the kindergarten class, Debbie Smith -Grade
1, Mrs. Darlene Brooks -Grade 2, Bonnie
Jewitt who was to teach Grade 3/4 and who
was responsible for the music program,
Nancy Pepper who was to teach the grade
5/6 class and provide special education ser-
vices, Susanne McKinnon who would in-
struct French, John Ross who would act as
principal and also teach the Gr. 5/6 class,
and June Johns who would serve as the
school secretary.
The school opened in September, 1977,
with an enrollment of 141. At the present
time three of the original staff are still serv-
ing the education needs of the Vanastra
community, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Johns and
Mr. Ross, however, Mr. Ross will be leaving
at the end of this school year to assume the
principalship of Colborne Central Public
School just outside of Goderich. Next
September, Mr. Larry Black will take over
as principal of the Vanastra Public School.
In order to get the school "off the ground"
that first year, Mr. Ross established a pro-
gram in the county called C.A.R.E. This
stood for Cooperative Assistance for Ross in
Education. Because budgets had been
allocated to area schools before the decision
was made by the Huron County Board of
Education to create the new school, very lit-
tle money was available that first year for
the new public school. But the other schools
did come through. They sent surplus sup-
plies to Vanastra. These donations com-
plemented the money that was available
from the Board and assured the success of
the new school. Without the support of all
the schools in Huron County those first
years would have been very difficult indeed.
Students helped dig the long jump pits at Vanastra Public School, proving the students
and staff really do work together.
Our warmest congratulations
to Tuckersmith
...on your
1®5-0 Anniversary
We're proud to have you as
our neighbouring community.
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IMPROVEMENT AREA
Mr. Ross stated that he will never forget
his fiat visit to the building. He had never
seen so much green and gray in his life.
However, in September when the young
staff arrived and the enthusiastic
youngsters entered the building everything
changed. "We were off!....and we have
never looked back."
Since the first year many exciting
developments have taken place. The color
scheme of the school has changed
dramatically. An adventure playground
facility that is the envy of most area schools
has been developed thanks to the co-
operation of the Vanastra Community Cen-
tre and the Township of Tuckersmith. With
the assistance of the Huron County Library,
a very good library resource centre has
been created. A unique auditorium set up
has also been developed that maximizes
available space for most of the year, yet
allows the children to have a stage at con-
cert time.
Many worthwhile learning units and pro-
grams have been developed by the very in -
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As Tuckersmith Township has grown and
changed since 1835, funeral service has changed
also, as evidenced by the photos of the funeral
coaches. From its conception in 1902 (Ball
Funeral Home) until the present day Ball. and
Falconer, our firm has endeavored to provide a
high . standard of service and to maintain a
personal touch.
As Tuckersmith, Clinton and Seaforth approach
a new era of growth, we are proud to be a part of
the community and proud to serve its people
when they require our services.
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Director: C.D. Denomme
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153 HIGH STREET
CLINTON
482-9441