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servingthe community of whitchurchstouffville 24pages1 including gst how green are your backtoschool plans opinion 6 environment 8 sports 11 classified 12 stouffville to star as ustown in tv movie traveling pants actor in cbs production by jim mason staff writer stouffville will play the role of a midwest united states town in a cbs movie being filmed this month amber tamblynbest known as the title character on the tv series joan of arcadia will play a young woman who returns home from chicago in the russell girl she confronts the ghosts of her past in the form of an estranged neighbour who has torn the two families apart rus sell films inc location manager mark logan said in a statement to downtown merchants and residents filming takes place in stouffville memorial park and on main street the movie is scheduled to air early in 2008 as part of the hall mark hall of fame season series mstamblyn who rose to fame on general hospital appeared on the big screen in tlie sister hood of the traveling pants and tlie ring the 24yearold has also appeared on buffy the vam pire slayer boston public csi miami punkd and the revived twilight zone stouffville has played other roles summitview public school and its grade 8 students star in the opening scenes of david cronenbergs the dead zone see tv page 9 staff photosteve somerville principal arlene smith welcomes students and staff to the new stouffville district secondary school located behind sobeys it opens for classes tuesday the official opening is on oct 24 visitors last week were impressed by the size and facilities of the new building 235milli0n high school big on size handson labs stages gyms new sdss haswowfactor by jim mason staff writer its big bold and beautiful but its the little touches that make the new stouffville district secondary school impressive and thats just the unfinished version some 900 students are to report for classes for the first time at wel- don road and hoover park drive tuesday workers were still laying sod moving in desks and finishing car pentry in some rooms thursday meanwhile teachers were unpacking boxes of test tubes and library books moved from the old school on bramble crescent grade 9 students were register ing and being given tours by volun teers and senior students who also needed a guide to get around for tlie first time this is not their parents sdss the 235million school was four years in the making its one of two new public high schools in the region this month there are six elementary schools to open the york catholic board is open ing two schools both elementary walk into the main entrance at sdss and youll look up two storeys into a spectacular atrium of glass light and space you cant compare it to what we had mrs smith said when its finished it will be the nicest sec ondary school around not everything is complete but a tour with mrs smith revealed the cavernous triple gymna sium should be ready by the end of the week you can play four basket ball games at once next door is a weight room looking out onto the playing field the sod so fresh it wont be play able for a year many private clubs would be envious of the library originally a series of rooms is open concept bright and airy a fireplace surround ed by comfy chairs and a couch looks more country club than high school heavily glassed it looks onto the atrium see theatre page 3 hot tubs 27 heritage rd markham jgg8030 beochccrnber oi lait oont open yxr hood to sarqes for peak performance this simmer bring your vehic c home to honda for a comprthensm muftipoint inspection inducing a genuine honda oa and fi ter change vnambie for most honda models taws not incuded proiroalervrcrrnenta tees any excluded wwwmarkhamhondacom bring it home to honda- 8220 kennedy rd markham 18664301512 honda ibwhand country realty ltd 6400888