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a stouffville suntribune thursday july 1 2004 15 school offered to catholic board from pain 1 things it has gone downhill shes not alone i think its probably over due said wayne emmerson a former stouffville mayor who attended the school in the late 1960s and early 70s i dont think anybody will get upset the current school has served its purpose and with the growth we have coming we need a new building i dont think anybody will get upset the school has served its purpose and with the growth we have coming we need a new building board chairman bill crothers whose three chil dren also attended the high school said the new school will continue the proud tra dition spirit and values of the stouffville community in a modern educational environment he said preliminary plan ning for the school will now advance to the detailed plan ning stage with site plans construction schedules and preparing staff and students for the transition as for the old school the public board is bound to offer the old property to the york catholic board free of charge before placing it on the market but a spokesper son for the public board said its too soon to tell what kind of interest the 50yearold building might generate asbestos will be removed from the school starting later this month as part of a boardwide program in older schools there is no indication of any danger to students as asbestos fibres were not exposed prior to this removal board spokesper son ross virgo said the announcement of the new school also coin cides with a change in lead ership at sdss current principal tony lewis is preparing for a new assignment as principal at middlefield collegiate institute in markham he will be replaced by arlene smith who takes the helm at stouffville district secondary school this fall i am very excited about the opportunity to open a new school in a growing york region community she said we will be keeping resi dents fully informed as we proceed with the develop ment of the new stouffville district secondary school fflieniilfip your flyers from45c for more information on our flyer distribution call cherryl steer at 9052942200 cell 4167170393 hundreds of sdss alumni here on weekend by hannelore volpe staff writer a collection of student portraits will keep the memory of stouffville district secondary schools 50th anniversary alive for years to come created by former art teacher john roberts as demonstration por traits during his classes from the 1970s to 1993 the 28 works will be dedicated to the school saturday at 11 am during the opening cere monies at sdss the drawings will form a permanent display in the library mr roberts a stouffville resi dent is a founding member of the roadside painters whose members paint and sketch at roadsides to capture the landscape and make pictorial records of old barns that are in danger of being torn down in addition to writing for an art maga zine mr roberts is writing a book on making landscapes look alive artist likes outdoors mr roberts wants to see more artists work outdoors so their paintings look like they are grow ing he said hundreds of former students teachers and staff will descend on the school friday night to kick off the reunion at a wine and cheese reception more than 1000 people have registered for the 50th anniver sary event another 300 or 400 are expected to register on the weekend sdss principal tony lewis said prom dresses from the 1950s and 1960s tuxedos and gowns worn by high school band members in the 1950s and original photos of the construction of sdss will be on dis play during the weekend a social takes place at the stouffville arena saturday from 8 pm to 1 am a supply of yearbooks from 1955 onwards will be for sale at the reunion at 10 each and the 50th anniversary yearbook will also be available mssllism i deal with people in crisis every day im dedicated to mv t r im re who need it i deserve to be treated with respect frontline health care waaes we are frontline health care workers employees of york regions community care access centre ccac the york region ccac wants to reduce our modest benefits package even though we do not make great wages and we have tough jobs every day caregivers patients doctors nurses and hospitals call us for help every day we deal with people in crisis when a parent brings a delicate premature baby home from sick kids we are the people they call if a caregiver is stretched to the limit looking after someone who is terminally ill or who has a disability they call us looking for help if an elderly resident of the region needs to move into a longterm care facility we are the people who get the phone call we are dedicated to our jobs because we are helping people who really need help but often by the time we get home at night every bit of energy has been drained out of us we serve 18000 clients a year out of three ccac offices across the york region and three offices attached to hospitals markham stouffville hospital south lake regional health centre and york central hospital we work hard we deserve to be treated fairly deserve respect we we want you to be aware that if the york region ccac insists on reducing our benefits and refuses to give us a fair contract a strike or lockout will take place we are hoping that will not happen