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p6 tribune june 19 1991 jan delaat leaves orchard park after five years st kate gilderdale correspondent after five years as principal at orchard park public school jan delaat moves to a new position in kettleby this fall with decid edly mixed feelings gaining acceptance in stouf- fville was something of a chal lenge to begin with he recalled when i first came in i got the impression that there was a group of people irr the communi ty who felt they could run the school i felt under pressure to do things that in some cases i real ly couldnt live with j his resistance to people who were unhappy with change got me into trouble sometimes h admitted wryly however the emergence of the home and school association in the fall of 1988 created an important link between parents teachers and students and gave delaat greater insight into the feelings of the school communi ty- we specialize in custom additions renovations new homes over 20 years experience in home renovations construction large or small projects 458 service rd 1 stouffville 6406500 stouffville canadian progress club sponsors of the strawberry festival baby contest saturday june 29 1991 1000 am at the pavillion in the park preregistration only 1 babies must be residents of whitchurch stouffville area boundaries are 404 on the west 19th on the south uxbridge town line on the east davis dr on the north 2 babies born between april 1 1990 to march 31 1991 3registratioii received no later than june 26 1991 i babys name sex- dm qf i parents name address i phone babys date of birth ageasof july 11991 3 5 months 9 11 months i 1 6 8 months lj 12 15 months send registration to 602 rupert ave stouffville ont l4a 1w1 registration contribution to the whitchurch stouffville food bank at baby contest for more information please call o406olo it got started with a reasonable group of people and thats how weve operated since the first j year he said the home land school has been very sup portive of i things weve been trying to do its been beneficial to me because its given me another sound ing board for things i wanted to try behavioral problems are part of life in every school but delaat has noticed an escalation during the past year espe- c i a i 1 y among younger students part of the problem he feels is that children are o ft e n pushed to theyre still kids v children spend a lot more time without supervision these days and that can also cause problems he observed when kids are at school we know where they are parents have to know where they are arid who theyre with when theyre not at school and thats not nec essarily happening now cooperation between parents and school is vital he stressed the only way were going to change behavior with kids is if the parents are prepared to help us by not interceding on the kids behalf every time something hap pens discipline and pupil behav ior are serious concerns i have the only way were going to change behavior with kids js if the parents are prepared to help us by not interceding on the kids behalf every time something happens grow up too quickly were treating them more like 18 or 19 year olds we have to remember when i look at the future of edu cation despite these problems which are common to most schools he regards orchard park as a closely knit caring community the turnout i see when we open up the school and invite the parents in is really gratifying the silent majority may be silent but they come in and see whats going on whether its the sci ence fair education week or meet the teacher night theyre here in droves working with a large and diverse staff has also created challenges but when push comes to shove and something important has to be dealt with people forget their differences and pull together in the long run it all comes down to the kids were here to do the best we can to help them get on in life and the majority stressed delaat are a pleasure to be around in some ways his years at orchard park represented a com ing of age for him im going to miss the people ive worked with and the support ive had from the home and school if i have any confidence now i developed it when i came here in that respect ive grown a lot and i have to thank stouffville for that ylarkvllie j 3 shouting centre fckville bay simpsons woolco miracle food mart eatons 3 shopping centre hwy 7 and mccowan rd markham 4776600 markville mall 7 highway nt q r z 4- oo x o i mhmmakswmllmhi