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ci economist simtribune r education saturday sept 23 2060 11 oiit by gianni colavecchia staff writer two catholic high schools in thomhill will stay open despite a prediction their stu- dent populations will fall officials say school board administra tors are wondering what to do aboutst elizabeth and st robert after dropping a plan to convert them to gender- based facilities officials had hoped turn ing st elizabeth into an all- girls school and st robert into an allboys facility would prevent student enrolment from falling too far but after thousands of parents voiced disapproval with that idea board staff arid school administrators are expected to thrash out new proposals jack cronin associate director of instructional ser vices said theres no danger the schools will close theres no doubt about it he said there are lots of high schools that have less than 800 kids in five years our prediction of 800 kids may be inaccurate projections put the popu lation of st elizabeth which has about 1400 students at less than 800 over the riext five to 10 years the popula tion of st robert with for sale established good location priced to sell patrobinsbn inc trustee in bankruptcy mlfdralreepersondldiscussion help with creditor problems t proposal to creditors i personal business bankruptcy financial counselling 9555 yongest 340lt wrick 905 5089493 15105 yongest 201 aiclmkh 9057272577 45 sheppard ave e 201 atyonge 416 4106648 toll free l877 email patpatrobinsoncom web wwwpatrobinsonconi pat robinson trustee richmond hill aurora- north york apmfxt amtaphoo wtotrcodcfs reeieaure jvsvift rpajrroslt afevcnte museum l oobyoant hrtydsww vendors and mxn worn taxilimo special flat rates to airport qndout6ftown trips 1 i airport senibrcitizens r any regular fare any regular fare regular fare l90620ilili i 905 2011111 i 90520ml i i i- taxt limo 1 taxi llmo taxi limo wvaiiiwftiyoiiefcfccarts ij notvahwanyoieffscounls notvaijimhaiyoltiefisccrts serving markhamrichmbrid hill thomhill surrounding area 37main stn markham ont approximately 1500 stu- dents is to fallto less than 850 the boards ultimate goal is to have enrolment at each school hover steadily around 1000 students the enrolment drops are likely because a richmond hill high school st therese is scheduled to open in september 2001 and draw on elementary students who would ordinarily attend st elizabeth and st robert a big factor in deciding if a high school should close is whether there are enough elementary students in near by communities cronin said board policy states a review of student accommo dations shall be undertaken iri areas in which it is finan cially inefficient to continue operating a school facility or the educational program cannot be effectively and effi ciently offered- spokesperson chris cable said officials haventin recent memory seen the threat of a thomhill high school clos ing we have seen more con struction- in those areas which may change our think ing entirely she said there are lots of housing units going up around the st robert area they will still remain very viable school centres officials are considering a plan to bring the schools an advanced placement pro gram which would require higher standards from stu dents and allow some cours es to count as credits at post- secondary institutions v after pafentssuppdrted it officials also retained a pro posal to bring in the international baccalaureate ib program which would open up a more rigorous learning environment in key subject areas and give stu dents an advantage when applying to universities officials once hoped changes would bejn place for september 2001 but cronin said there is no time- line for putting the issue to rest irssssmm csingnm ijv vill w v i 0 yy 1 toronto jj1j jrj mm 450 slots blackjack super 7s blackjack roulette let it ride pni gow bin sik wheel poker pit including holdem 7 card stud and omaha plus uisit our waters edge restaurant and lucky stone car jl-ilj-t-