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pt0wekenmsurpayegbelr3 su taking a selfguided trip down memory lane while soontobehigh school gradu ates college faculty and alumni across canada were anxiously scanning the recently published seventh annual macleans magazine university rankings i was taking great pleasure in an article reporting how well my old alma mater stacked up in a recent test actually it wasnt the university i attended back in the late 1960s and early 70s that was being singled out for acade- from where i live bruce stapley mic excellence rather it was bennington heights public school nestled atop the hill running alongside the bayview exten sion where north rosedale meets south tmkm m m m b m m m m b mljoe russians are coming to markham support the markham waxers junior a hockey team as they take on the russian junior allstar team christmas break monday december 22 1997 at 730 pm cost adults seniors students tickets available at markham sports markham centennial centre or by calling don bremner of restoration 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grease-in- thefingernails garage operators like my father sure there were also doctors lawyers and a few successful businessmen but fords chevs and dodges were the cars of choice with a few buicks and the occasional caddy thrown in in a day when elementary school teachers had to work flip ping burgers at the cne in august to make ends meet we were taught by an assortment of educators which included some truly out standing individuals our class consisted of as many as 40 stu dents at one point with the expect ed range of abilities presenting a herculean challenge to any teacher but some three and a half decades later an impressive roster of top notch criminal lawyers interna tionally respected social workers highly successful businessmen and other notables testify to the good start we got at bennington on occasion when im in the big city ill go out of my way to drive past the one floor school that hous es so many memories of a fairy tale childhood it still sits quietly in its spot on top of the hill at the end of a small dead end street the playground and ball field we made such good use of are pretty much the same but the old neighbour hood has undergone a serious tran sition porches mercedes and bmws sit in every driveway the park on the corner has been turned into some kind of yuppie play ground designer swings and other recreational devices have been planted into the ground where we once flew by on skates houses such as the one where i grew up have been drastically renovated others like the one my bosom buddy willy lived in have been torn down altogether replaced by monuments to money but if i imagine hard enough i can still see willy coming but his front door to meet me as we tuck our booksunder our arms and head up the hill for another day of learning the three rs im glad to see nothings changed at the old school art line decorrest crown design lexington arhpl brentwoorj universal ledakroehlerblihler future chair come discover the quality and savings at 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