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PAGE 10, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS Senior public sehool to be A return to Kindergarten to Grade Eight schools, and a phasing-out of the Whitby Senior Public School over the next few years are predicted by Mrs. Marion O'Donnell, past-chairman of the Durham Board of Education. Parents dissatisfaètion with bussing of children for long distances and the concept of a school for grades 7 and 8 alone has led to the school board decision to phase out the senior public school, says Mrs. O'Donnell. "We are planning to make Meadowerest School in Brook- lin a Kindergarten-to Grade 8 school so the sevens and eights don't have to come down to Whitby", she said in a recent interview. "We also intend to have Kindergarten to Grade 8 at Kathleen Rowe and King Street Schools". Most Whitby public schools presently go only to Grade 6, with the exception of the Dr. Robert Thornton School Regional Municipolity of Durham Planning & Development Committee OFFICIAL PLAN OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY of DURHAM PUBLIC MEETING Wed., January 28th 7:30 p.m. COUNCIL CHAMBERS WHITBY The purpose of this meeting is to present Stage 4 of the Official Plan of the Durham Region, "A Draft Proposal For Durham Region" to the Council and the public of the Town of Whitby. Members of the public are invited to attend and present their idea's and concerns regarding this proposal. Copies of Discussion Paper 4 will be available from the Town Clerk, Whitby Municipal Office one week prior to the public meeting. In addition, the public is iivited to view INFORMATION DISPLAYS at Whitby Mall (January 27th, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.) Whitby Municipal Office (January 28th, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.) Whitby Mall (January 29th, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.) Information from Mr. J. 416-668-7731. Clark Mason, Chairman concerning these meetings and information displays, can be obtained Moyer, Durham Department of Planning & Development, Whitby, Wm. F. H. McAdarins, Commissioner which goes to Grade 8. The remainder of the Grades 7 and 8 students go to the Senior Public School on Garden Street. Mrs. O'Donnell points out that the changeover will not happen immediately, but will be phased over the next few years. Plans are to hye Grade 7 added to King Street, Meadowcrest, and Kathleen Rowe Schools in the fall of 1976, and Grade 8 in the fall of 1977, says Mrs. O'Donnell. The phasing-in of Grade sixes into the Senior Public School could possibly begin in the faîl of1976, she adds. "There's been considerable dissatisfaction in Brooklin that children are bussed to the senior school, and there was community dissatisfaction about the senior school,about discipline and the open concept", said Mrs. O'Donnell. "That has largely been overcome, but there is still a problem of children of that age group in one single place with no balancing factor of older or younger children". "I don't believe in senior schools as a social thing, mixing grades seven and eight together as a single group". says Mrs. O'Donnell. "Over the past six years the trustees of Whitby have heard complaints about these things, and made their feelings known to the administration", says Mrs. O'Donnell. "It takes a few years to get the thing turned around. The school board has worked on this about two years, and came up with a plan last spring". Mrs. O'Donnell says she does not know if all the schools in Whitby will go to Grade 8. but has some pre- dictions on what will happen in certain parts of the town n the next few years. "I don't think the Florence Heard School will et sevens and eights", she aid. "It will only go to Grade five next fal], depend- ng on the population at the Bradley Fari subdivision. Possibly Grade six would phased out move fron Florence Hleard to D'Hiler Street have the the Senior School on Garden access to the same schoî Street". blocked by the Lynde Creek Mrs. O'Donnell also pre- As the subdivision c dicts that Palmerston, E. A. D'Hiler Street grows, Fairman and R. A. lutchin- school will be added ther son Schools will remain as says Mrs. O'Donnell. Kindergarten to Grade Six for Altjough there are prol the near future. lems in co-ordinating the us Because of the current of schools in the town, Mr growth pattern of the town, ODonnell says that as there are certain schools 'in trustee, she has received fem the old town that have empty complaints from parents, an classrooms, and schools in the wonders if they are al new parts of town that are satisfied as they appear to be overcrowded, says Mrs. She also points out thE O'Donnell. Whitby bas the advantage o Since the Ministry of having two high schools, on Education will not approve of which is on the traditiona any more capital costs for system where it takes on eight months, and will not year to obtain a credit, an permit the building of new the other has a full cred classroomt when empty ones semester system where stuc exist, there has to be some ents take four credits for hal shuffling around to accom- a year and four for the othc modate students, she says. haif. For instance, portables will have to be built at West Lynde "Thavntagesyc School-next fall, but this will on'thaertain hle yeL be a temporary situation to ge cera s yc which will reverse itself inn " four to five years, says Mrs. ODonnell. "You could do O'Donnell. One portable will inhaîf a year. No oth be built in September 1976, sehoolin the whole regio and two or three more in is on this system". September 1977, she predicts. Henry Street High Schocl Mrs. O'Donnell states that is the school experimentin the children from the with the semester system Sorichetti apartments will go which has been in effect to E. A. Fairman Sehool and since the fall of 1973, and not '.Yst Lynde, because has proved successful, says Farsan has the capacity to Mrs. O'Donnell. take them and, West Lynde Having served ayearoa does not. chairman of the Board c "We have not got to bus- Educatio in*Mrs. O'Donne sing yet, but we may have to" hopes this year to find more Mrs. O'Donnell warns, be- time to deal with matters i cause the children fromn the the local schools, and plans t high rises would have to cross make visits to Whitby' Highway 2 to get to Fairman schools starting this week t School, and'the children fron Wacquaint herself with theio the subdivision to be buht on problems and their successes. Canada eManpower has good news The number of clients registered for employment at the Canada Manpower Centres in Oshawa, Whitby and Ajax in December is down significantly from November's totals, but is marginally above the totals for December 1974. In December 1975 there were 5,265 clients consisting of 2,556 males and 2,709 females including 574 students comprised of 356 males and 218 females who were seeking part-time employment. A growing number of people living in the Oshawa- Whitby-Ajax area, but work- ing in outside areas, are seek- ing employment in this locality. At the end of December there were 90 people receiving acadenic upgrading at Dur- ham College in preparation to enter skill training courses. The Canada Manpower otmice reports that econonic conditions appear to be mi- ir ýol n a ,e; b- se s. a d as at of re al le d it d- If er Du ,ar s. it ,er n :l g 1, t d- s s f Il e n o 's o r proving gradually from the slump of 1974-75. The recent announcement that General Motors will hire an additional 200 -hourly-rated employees is an encouraging start for the new year says Public Relations Officer David Roote. "Based upon record sales performance for General Motors in the last quarter of 1975 and projected pro- duction schedules for 1976, the local economy should receive some impetus", lie said. "Increased production at General Motors will hopefully stiniulate feeder industries as well". Durhan Region will also be an area of industrial expan- sion in 1976, says Mr. Roote. Although details have not been finalized, as yet, some local companies will be ex- panding existing operations and a numiber of new coin- panies will be establishing themselves in the area as well. WO )! NLIS 1IOY (;\ N S, 11 IA \NO b \t'I~ \ ' FREE MUSIC LESSON WITH PRESENTATION OF TRIS CLIPPING MR. MUSIC, SHOPS-- UP TOP OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE 7283201-