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12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville Features and Comments, Wednesday, April 20,1994 -- Education -- Durham College Approves Happenings at d.c.h.s. Balanced Budget for Year by Sarah Ridley Durham's Special Emphasis Week is well over, but the memories live on, especially for the gr. 11s and 12s, whose week had perhaps the most emphasis. Not only did they have the opportunity to help others but they also had a time of fellowship with their classmates. As one grade 12 student said, "This trip was a good experience for all, a memory made for future thoughts." The grade 11 class went to Baldwin, Baldwin, Michigan for four days. They helped build a home for a family that was otherwise unable to pay for one, through an organization called Habitat Habitat for Humanity. Their many duties ranged from sanding to painting to wiring to dry-walling to framing. Glen said he, Rick, and Jeremy framed more walls on the last day than in the two days previous, for a total of 29 walls. They stayed in local churches, and went down in a bus. The experience felt good to the students. One student said: "I am proud of myself and our schools." Glen said it really made him feel like he was "contributing to a worthwhile cause." The grade 12s went all the way to Cumberland, Maryland to restore three condemned houses which will be used as homes for battered women. women. Students were involved in shovelling, shovelling, roofing, gutting basements and rooms, rebuilding, and moving dirt and debris. They stayed in a church, showered at the YMCA, and ate fast food all week. Feedback from the students is positive. positive. "I think thie trip was excellent... excellent... We should have done it sooner in our high school experience". "Our class worked good together and we did a good job". "I wish we could have stayed longer so that we could see what 'our' house would look like when it was finished". "It is an experience experience I will never forget". I think the most important thing that we learned as a school that week was that even "small" things can make a big difference. We also learned teamwork, sacrifices, service, and countless other skills that cannot be properly taught from a book. I think these service projects had an impact on us as individuals and even as a school. At the April 13, 1994 meeting of Durham College's Board of Governors, Governors, the Board approved a balanced budget for 1994/95. Both 1994/95 and 1995/96 budgets budgets are based on a planned, incremental incremental transition by which selected programs will plan for potential, new market opportunities - through collegial collegial and thoughtful consideration of new delivery modes, modularized curricula, scheduling of intakes and educational technology. Durham's programming will be structured to ensure its continued relevance and accessibility to an even broader base of students and employers. In addition, the 1994/95 budget contains investment in new, strategic priorities, such as professional development, development, capital equipment, new programs, programs, and continuous improvement. This investment will prove vital to Durham's future. "In all of this, we are starting from a respected base. The times may be calling for change, but at Durham, this change will be planned, incremental, incremental, team-determined and valueadding," valueadding," said Gary Polonsky, president. president. A combination of early retirement, retirement, additional Federal funding and job transfers within the college were critical to balancing the budget. ' The budget, based on reasoned cooperation of the involved, anticipates anticipates no lay-offs of full-time staff covered by Durham College's Employment Employment Security Policy. "With this budget," said Polonsky, "the college will be well positioned to meet the needs of our students, employers, partners and communities. communities. 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