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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-02-15, Page 21• De BY JOANNE BUCHANAN ise Dalto Denise Dalton, once a student at St. Joseph's Separate School in Kingsbridge, is now the community school co- ordinator there. Denise's job, which began officially on February 5, involves prodioting acrd co- ordinating the use of St. Joseph's school by, members of the surrounding com- munities, including Kingsbridge, St. Augustine and Ashfield and West Wawanosh Townships in general. Denise was one of nine persons who applied for the position of co- ordinator. Among .those who applied were some former school principals and holders of masters degrees c � - e home to w "I think some of them were under thy im- pression that it was a $30,000 a year type job and it just isn't," says St. Joseph's principal. Dave Zyluk. Denise graduated fro.m Guelph University in I9,8 with her Bachelor of Arts People particular On their own... • from page2A apartment support program it costs $4.50• a day per person. THE COUNSELLORS The Group Home has' four counsellors as well as the director and they work shifts around the clock so that someone is at the Home to supervise• all the time. Felker says her job as a .counsellor 'at the Home is just the type of work shy has always wanted. She is a graduate of the Recreational Leadership Course at Conestoga College in Kitchener. Throughout high school and college, she' did both volunteer and paid part - tittle work with the mentally handicapped. The other counsellors are Nancy Castle, who has five years experience working at Huronview in Clinton; Darlene Groves, a graduate of the Recreational Leadership course at Conestoga; and Pat Trutcfiins, a • Mental Retardation Counsellor. who has had experience working at the Bluewater Centre for the Developmentally Han- dicapped. Director Colbourne has . worked three and a half years with the Ministry of Community and Social Services and seven years with the Ministry of Health. In . all, he has worked with the mentally retarded for' about' ten years. He comes from St. Thomas and loves his job here. The financial situation, the fact that it costs much less to keep someone in a Group Home or on the apartment support program than in an in- stitution, is the gover- nment's motivation for assisting and supporting Group Homes, says Colbourne. But the 'real reward, he maintains, is in the dignity it gives to the retarded people. People like Viola, Mary and Fran are at last going to feel like sucessfu1,functioning members of society. They are proud and they are happy. - Group Home counsellor Elsa. Felker helps a'esidc'nl Viola us"t• the phone. Drawings of a house, afire. a police car and a doctor a1 11ctii(itr 1.1)4,! phone wir.h theeorrespoiuling numbers of the Group Home, t he Fire Department, the Police Department and the hospital beside them to help the residents Call rhe right nrumbe•rs for rhe right. people. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan.) Group Home counsellor Elsa Felker and resident. Fran make a cup of valet. while Fran learns •the proper use of the stove. Fran. who is mein all., retarded, 'will he moving into her own apartment 'with Iwo ocher fri(•mis sometime in the spring. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) degree in psychology. She was one of two local applicants for the co- ordinator's position, being a native of Kingsbridge and a member of the first Grade t; graduating class from the new St. Joseph's school building. Denise thinks it is good for. those in the com- munity to have a co• uidin lfor from the local arca, sot—noun., they are familiar with. Much of her job will involve public relations and she hopes that 'alreadyknowing many of the people she will he dealing with. will work to her advantage. Denise feels that St. .Joseph's school is 'quite well used by The cont• munity at present,•mostly for spurts activities. She hopes to get more people using it for social and cultural activities as well. She plans to do a needs survey to find out exactly .what the people in the community would like to use the school facilities for. Once things are set up, there are certain•grants which can be applied for and she plans to find out about these. Denise • defines a community school as a school for the com- munity,' a school that is open to the people to be used as a centre. A lot of interest has been shown in the idea already and she feels that it is .something "really great'. for the community. She sees her job basically ,, as getting people to use the school facilities. booking ac- tivities to avoid time- tab•l'e• conflicts, giving out. information and in general keeping everything organized and tidy. She is looking for- ward to working with a whole'range of ages. Prin'cipa1 Zyluk defines a community school as "basically whatever 'the community wants it to be.- . St. Joseph's has always been a community school as far as getting the community involved has been concerned, but last •year Zyluk decided to try and make use of a grant supplied by the Ministry of Education for com- munity, schools. On GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 101/2% BRUCE ERSKINE 86 North 524-9555 SAVE ENERGY and Insulate U.F. Foam & Fiber Insulation Serving Huron County 15 years COMPARE...CONTACT STEWART'S ALUMINIUM & INSULATION 207 Huron Rd. Goderirh 524-8821 It's Spring at... STAN JONES SHOPPE LIMITED 0 SHOPPERS SQUARE Uuu iiiCH OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAYS OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS TILL 9 P.M. GODERICH SIGNAL STAR. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1979—PAGE 3A rk October 16, the Huron- recognized as a corn - Perth Roman Catholic y munity school. School Board passed a In total 1,611,060 worth of motion approving and Community School supporting St. Joseph's. Development grants application for a Com- were awarded to schools munity School in Southwestern Ontario Development grunt from which tales in some the provincial govern• larger cities like London ment. and -Sarnia, sd Zyluk says St. • Joseph'', received he feels that Sl. Jel eph's the maximum grant of was. quite privileged to $10,001' enahli.ng them the recc,ive the maximum • pay a co fir di nntor's ;•grant. ' salary and other small "Country schools CAN expenses and therefore' get what the city schools offically beCan) tr '1'111.11lrrpage I • Denise Dalton, a native of Kingsbridge is the ne!w .commuaity _'school co=''ordinator. at--St:--- Joseph's School in Kingsbridge and is very en- thused about her job. She is a graduate of Guelph University. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) STRING OWN BEADS AT LOW COST 51 ST. 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