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THE HERALD Wednesday June 1MH1 Opening exercises Schools will be quoting several religions Next September Halton public school children will be singing more than just OCanada during opening exercises If the Halton Board of Education approves a resource document containing more than a thousand secular and religious quotes schools will be adding excerpts to their opening exercises every mor ning In September 1989 the educa tion board responded to new regulations regarding opening ex ercises and initiated the develop ment of new policy to include all represented religions A representative committee who organized the document included Dr Ivan Morgan Principal Emeritus at Divinity College Bert Radford of Halton Elementary Principals Associa tion and committee chairperson Judy Watson a Halton school trustee Using input from Halton staff and community the committee has put together a resource docu ment from which principals can choose readings to tailor opening exercises to the religions of students If approved the docu ment is scheduled to be im plemented in schools next September The document still in editing and copyright search stages will provide readings from everything from Aristotle Lester B Pearson The Bible to Bryan Adams said the boards communication of ficer Brian Woodland also a com mittee member Mr Woodland said the document is dramatic but balanced fairly to compliment a substantial ethnic mix in public schools He said presentations made during public meetings demanded loud and clear that opening exercises must reflect the different religions in Halton The resource document is a flexi ble living document said Mr Woodland because the committee welcomes new additions to ensure no one is offended by the exclusion of certain material But en tries is a good start he said The committees mandates in clude developing awareness and recognizing the various religions and cultures ensuring each student feels accepted The committee also hopes to promote and celebrate the benefits of being Canadian Any parents to object to any part of the readings selected may apply to the principal to have their child exempted from the opening exer cises The Herald Is pleased welcome Wheldon Steamer Em- as a contributing nlst to the weekend Outlook Steamer Emmerson knows his way around Halton Hills our Region Peel and Dufferin If anyone should know it must be him He has lived Georgetown now Halton Hills for sixtyfive years To those of you who havent met him make it a point to do so Youll find him easy to meet full of in teresting stories about his hometown and its citizens During World War he enlisted in April along with dozens of other Georgetown boys at the local ceremony when the 2nd of Lome Scots mobilized He was and celebrated his sixteenth birth day in England a few weeks later His political years saw him rise from councillor to the mayors office with some important committees thrown in along the way Call Today For A FREE No- Obligation Consultation GEORGETOWN ORANGEVILLE BROADWAY GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE CUELPH STREET 8731900 U0flaMitRttidtif arts