Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), April 25, 1998, p. 21

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ieducaticmtf jk id helpjyork to build three new schools jennifer brown metroland staff it was hard to say no by squeezing 4000 junior kinder garten students into public elementary schools across york region the board hopes to get provincial funding to build three new schools board chairperson bill crothers said thats not the main reason trustees agreed to bring back jk but it was a pretty good one by introducing kids in existing schools around the region it gives us the numbers to quality for schools in three growing subdivisions crothers said why would we say no under the provinces new education funding formulas new schools can only be built once all existing class room space is used up regardless of where that space is located so even though jk will cause serious overcrowding at some schools it will help fill empty spaces at other schools once a board has more students than places across the entire region the government has said it will give a cer tainamount of money per student per year towards construction of new schools because jk is a halftime program 4000 students will equal 2000 full- time places teachers also welcome the return of jk it will mean hiring about 80 teachers to fill the equivalent of 40 fulltime positions but they worry aboutthe speed at which it is being resurrected it seems to be a bit of a rush said pam gillan president of the york region federation of women teachers association im thrilled its coming back but we have to have faith it will be done right i understand we need to have it in place all over so it is equitable but i hope theyve looked at it thoroughly and carefully she said i do have concerns about dedicated computer labs when i read the report i was thinking i hope nothing will be jeop ardized because of this gillan is also worried about adding more portables to handle the increase in student population its hot going to be jk kids who will be going out to the portable it will be another class everyone reads the tribune weekender saturday april 25 iots p 21 choose a card without any limits ciimbing this is easy compared to our challenging new climbing wall pay as you play note the aerodynamic corners for speeding down ovep 50 thrilling rides with 9 live shows all summer long youll see way more stars than this hopefully your picture will look as good as men theres a lot more water where this came from at our 20acre water park experience over 16 water slides and canadas largest outdoor wave pool youll be hearing this word 100 times a day if youve got youngsters t- new angelicas now you can meet her along with your other favourite nickelodeon ftugrats tommy and consider this your secret spy code to ride the movie on james bond 007 a license to thrill action especially with our allnew kidzville ride with your kids on a helicopter monorail and taxi jam a childs first coaster there are 6 great new new our new simulator attractions in all its a wicked chase after bonds deadliest foes individual season pass 1h taxes family season pass rc75 a pen person taxes m taxes minimum price for a family of h how to get it at the park buy your season pass at the front gate monday to friday 11 am to 7pm saturday and sunday noon to 5pm no service charges on line order form on our web site wwwcanadaswonderlanclcom by phone call 905 8328131 and use your credit card or at rxxmlawrm in person or by phone 416 8708000 online orders also available via tickctmaster all ticket agency online and telephone orders involve service charges geta whole summer ofrjn fqrle than the cost of 2 hegoim visits huffy special events free with your season pass sneak preview night for passholdersonltj may 1 5pm10pm matthew fox from partyof five may 24 fireworks may 17 and july 1 jiunkhouse june 12 men of young and the restless july 12 stars of days of our lives august 16 plus hot concerts for little as s12 00 more terri clark julian austin wade hayes june 14 hot rush july 25 clint black august 26 op price g inaay oes canadas wonperlarjj absolutely the best entertainment value around family defined as related grandparents parents and children or related family members living in the same household park open weekends staring may 3 daily may 22 through september 7 fell weekends to october ii water park open weekends starting may 1 6 dairy starting june 20 through september 7 hours subject to weather and lighting conditions 1 998 paramount pictures 1 998 paramount parks 1 998 viacom international inc james bono 007 and related characters and indicia are 4 danjaq llc andor united artists corporation all rights reserved j

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