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weekender september 7 1985 p3 blair day principal at brother andre catholic high school made several remarks during the opening ceremonies last week students are housed in a relocateable building at the present time with the new permanent building starting construction in the near future a large crowd of local dignitaries and york region roman catholic separate school board members were on hand last week for the opening of brother andre catholic high school also on hand were the student body enrolment fluctuates at area schools eight area school enrolments are down and 12 are up according to first- week attendance numbers obtained by the economist and sun the figures available with last years totals in brackets are as follows markham district high school 2150 2169 unionville high school 1085 brother andre catholic high school 211 dickson hill ps 322 606 et crowle ps 637 537 franklin st ps 660 724 highgate ps 726 637 james robinson ps 592 599 john xxiii catholic school 589 517 kateri tekawitha 650 769 milliken mills ps 744 672 mother teresa cs 730 703 parkview ps 593 533 reesor park ps 754693 roy h crosby ps 340 315 st josephs separate school 388 400 st matth ew cs 580 216 st benedicts cs 429 348 st patricks separate school 360 357 unionville ps 560 582 william armstrong ps 441 448 william berczy ps 548 480 boundary changes new french im mersion classes and additional grades account for some of the wide differ ences in totals from last year this years totals are expected to in crease at many of the schools as stu dents continue to enroll portable classrooms reported to be unavailable at the start of school in last weeks weekender are starting to ar rive highgate public school principal norman barnard said his portables have arrived and are in the process of being assembled the students are ex pected to move in by the end of next week rayner seeks reelection to ward 4 council seat ward 4 councillor al rayner will seek his first full term this fall although he has only been on markham council for 18 months he feels the experi ence he has gained will help him to serve his constituents well in the future mr rayner won a byelection in his ward in april 1984 when a shuffle of council made the seat available tony roman who was mayor at the time was appointed re gional chairman and regional councillor carole bell took his place this left a vacant region seat which was filled by then ward 4 councillor bud bonner among the issues for ward 4 are the con struction of hwy 407 mail delivery in raymerville redevelopment of markham ma st and the protection of milne park other issues mr rayner mentioned in cluded accommodation for senior citizens building a sound barrier between the plazas on hwy 7 where taverns are lo cated and the residential neighborhood and helping new residents deal with de velopers one of the things mr rayner is pleased to see underway is the reconstruction of main st he said the renovations to the old town hall and the new markham village lanes shopping centre would make the area more viable one recent accomplishment was the opening of the new fire hall which involved mr rayner to a great extent as chairman of the fire committee but the councillor said other improve ments such as burying hydro wires laying cobblestones on the boulevards and repay ing the road should be done to enhance the street we did it in thornhill and in unionville now its the village of markhams turn he said auto tools taken automotive tools and equipment were stolen from ryan brothers limited tow ing on woodbine ave aug 25 according to police the breakin occur red between 8 pm and 1 1 30 pm when the locks on the main gate were cut the stolen goods are valued at 1799 damage is estimated at 60 snack bar entered on aug 27 between 4 pm and 5 pm the snack bar at milne conservation area was broken into police said entry was gained to the snack bar by forcing a southside window no thing appears to have been taken damage is estimated at 200 al rayner hell run again before he became councillor mr rayn er was a founding member of the markham heritage area ratepayers association where he also served as director and presi dent for several years he was involved in minor hockey and baseball for 11 years he and his wife and two children have lived in markham since 1968 french immersion vest magnifique by steve houston staff reporter french immersion students at dick son hill public school are getting the message cest le commencement dune annee magnifique to others it means this is the beginning of a great year for about 220 students in grades 1 to 5 tuesday marked the first day of total french immersion classes at the school and principal bruce paradine is expecting things to run smoothly we anticipate that it will be a very successful program mr paradine said we are striving to do whatever we can to make it work being the first immersion program in the stouffville area mr paradine said there was some apprehension among parents and staff at the outset but he added that the children should adapt rapidly he noted that many of the students at dickson hill are already familiar with the program after being transferred from other area schools students in grade 1 are learning in a totally french atmosphere for the first time when they enter the program its 100 per cent french from the time they come through the door he said at the grade 1 level its strange for them but they adapt very quickly the only other thing mr paradine said parents were concerned about was the possibility of segregation between the french immersion students and others in the english program he denied that any type of segrega tion would occur and said he can see the children playingtogether in the schoolyard from his office window the children all come in the same doors and go out the same doors he said from what i can see on the play ground i dont anticipate any prob lems he added that he is also taking french courses to upgrade his speak ing skills and he said he welcomes visits from parents who may want to keep up on their childrens progress i want people to know that we are stressing the integration of the student body he noted ive been confident in it from the beginning to me its a great opportunity for children to de velop new language skills beckett named new fire chief hail to the chief beckett that is ken beckett the former deputy chief of the markham fire department took over the helm on monday after serving acting chief for the past several weeks i felt quite good about getting the job its a challenge for me he said chief beckett has been a firefighter in markham since 1961 when he was taken on as a volunteer six years later he became the first fulltime firefighter in the township he became deputy chief in 1979 the unionville resident said he doesnt foresee any major changes in the department i worked closely with chief smith we had common goals he said chief beckett is married and has three children call display 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