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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1986, PAGE 3 Anderson scores mathematies coup A team of three young ,mathematics wizzards from Anderson Collegiate Institute has walked away with first prize among 32 Durham Region schools com- peting in a national mathematics com- petition. The team, comprised of Anderson grade il students Paul Visser, Alex Lee and Stuart Kirk, placed fifth in the province out of 525 schools competing and 14th out of 1,088 schools who competed nationally. "It's a first for Ander- son ... We've competed every year but nothing like this. It's a very fine accomplishment," said the boys coach and math teacher Sylvia Boc. In preparation for the competition, Mrs. Boc said a number of grade 11 students devoted ex- tra time during their lunch hours and it ap- pears as though that ex- tra effort paid off. The competition con- sisted of a one hour standard test ad- ministered to students across the country and covering a range of mathematical disci- plines. In the individual scoring, Alex Lee and Stuart Kirk placed first and second respectively in the region, 16th and 18th provincially and 32nd and 35th in all of Canada. As a result of their performance, the two students were in- vited to compete in the First Invitational Canadian Mathematics Challenge which they wrote last Thursday. The results of that com- petition are not yet known. The three students will be among those honoured at the Durham Board of Education mathematics awards presentation June 5. French immersion busing nixed by Board By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff An attempt by Whitby trustee Pat Bowman to get transporation for French immersion students. who have to walk more than 1.6 kilometers was soundly defeated. Board. policy states parents of. French im- mersion. students are responsible for tran- sportation. Bowman, in her motion at last week's meeting of the Durham Board of Education, wished to gqt exceptions for, students "who, because of the lack of a grade appropriate program in their area must attend a school in another area and con- sequently 'would be required-to. walk more than 1.6 kiloineters." However, trustees reacted strongly against the motion. Pickering trustee Louise Farr poir ted out the motion had fimancial obligations, and the board had just passed a budget which did not include them. Trustee Debbie Tred- way said it would cause a lot of problems. "Does this mean I can send by Brock students to Port Perry, and have their transpôrtation paid," wondered George McLaughlin. "It would be nice." Gary Kitchen, began by saying he had dif- ficulty with the word "area", and ended by- saying, "the motion is ill-conceived and ill- brought." To Bowman's argument that it would deal with the problem of inequality within the French immersion program, Ian Brown said it would create greater inequity. "There. is no iriequity now," John Buchanan said. "If some French immersion students were transported across the region this would create inequity amongst French immersion." Bowman attempted to withdraw her motion, giving "lack of insight of fellow trustees" as her reason. However, even though Duncan Read withdrew as seconder, some trustees argued there should be a vote to put the matter to rest. After Read's challenge to Chairman Ruth Lafarga's decision to proceed with thevote was defeated, the vote was taken, and the motion defeated. Public meeting planned for Iroquois expansion BY MIKE JOHNSTON Free Press Staff A public meeting will be held on May 8 to discuss the expansion of Iroquois Park. "The discussion will be about Iroquois Park and the motion passed by council on March 10," said Mayor Bob At- tersley. One of the topics to be discussed, is the estimated $426,784 wor- th of repairs to the Anne Ottenbrite Pool. A report to council by the building committee states that in 1984, in an- ticipation of a major addition to Iroquois Park, staff were requested to incor- porate the repairs to the pool into the plans for the expansion of Iroquois. However the motion passed by council on March 10, to proceed immediately with repairs to the pool and build a second recretional facility nor- th of Rossland Rd., has set the schedule for the repairs back a few mon- ths, the report states. The pool renovations were originally scheduled to be com- pleted in a three month July and August. However the revised timing calls for the repairs to be completed during the fall of 1986. The recreation depar- tment has informed council that there are a number of difficulties as a result of the revised timing. *The 1986 budget for the pool was prepared in anticipation of the pool being closed for the summer months, reads the report. Barry o'Neil, manager of facilities and programs for Whit- by said $7,000 would be saved if the town ap- proves the work for the summer because staff could take an extended leave. If the work is done in the fall, staff will have to be allocated to do other work, he said. Another problem with the fall repairs is that the fall season is the most heavily used period of the year for the pool. This would cost lost revenue of $13,600 for the town - $6,600 for swimming lessons and $7,000 for pool rentals, according to the report. Also taken into con- This team of math w Collegiate recently took Durham schools comp mathematics competiti their coach Sylvia Boca Top honours ,izzards at Anderson Paul Visser, Alex Lee and Stuart Kirk. The first place among 32 threesome placed fifth in the provinée and eting in a national 14thin Canada. on. Seen here with are grade i students Body found A man was found face down in a pool of mud and water behind Rosedale Dr in Whitby on the weekend. A post mortem examination will be undertaken to determine the cause of death. Police said foul play is not suspected. Dead is Michael Dimytruk, 65, of 204 Mason St. Driver charged A car driving north on The driver was Brock St. S. failed to arrested an hour later stop when the car in on St. Peter St. Charged front of it stopped for a with impaired care and red light at Burns St. cuntrol and faiiing to and subsequently remain at the scene of pushed the stopped car an accident is Philip into the intersection. Waltham of 1709 Charles The driver of the St., Apt. 39. He was second car then drove reieased on a promise to away from the scene of appear in court on May the accident. 2. 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