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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, October 23,1991 Section Two -- Education, r~ " -- -- 1 Cookie Bobbin' Champs Win Milk Dunking Contest Official Opening For New School Thanksgiving at Knox Christian School Sunday, October 27th marks the official public opening opening and blessing of the new addition addition to St. Joseph's Elementary Elementary School in Cobourg. Master of Ceremonies, Peter Peter Roach - Director of Direction Direction for the Peterborough, Victoria, Victoria, Northumberland and Newcastle Roman Catholic Separate School Board, will initiate initiate the event at 2:30 p.m. This special celebration will honour those persons whose strength, spirit and caring commitment commitment have been vital in the development of new addition to St. Joseph's School. Located at 919 D'Arcy St. N., the new $2,800,000.00 facility facility totals 23,290 sq. ft. in space. Constructed to house 26 extra pupils, includes 5 regular classrooms, 2 kindergarten classrooms, art and music rooms, special education facilities, facilities, general purpose room, community kitchen facilities, library resource centre, health unit, lunch room and stage area, change rooms, guidance room, and baseball and soccer fields. Special guests who will be present at the official opening His Worship Angus Read, Mrs. Joan Fawcett - Provincial Government, Government, Mr. Allen Laurin - Ministry of Education, Mrs. Joyce McGuire - Chairperson of the Board, Reverend Louis Lapinid, and His Excellency Bishop James L. Doyle. For further information re this news release, please call Nancy Sharpe, Supervisor'of Communications at (705) 748- 4861. Thank you. Education Funding In Need of Review cookie-bobbing champs at Bowmanvillc Senior into bowls of milk to fish for cookies. Hands were not al- Publtc School happily chomp on their prizes while hold- lowed. The Milk Launch is sponsored by the Milk Mar- ^? c ' r mascot - Eight teams participated in the keting Board and is part of a drive to promote milk as an Milk Dunking Contest by plunging themselves face-first energy-rich beverage for active students. BHS President Seeks Comments Jeremy Rosenberg Last May the elections for the 1991-92 executive council took place. I ran, of course, for the position of Prime Minister. Having had three years previous previous experience on the executive, executive, I felt that I knew what the school needed and I promised to get those things. First of all, I promised to make it easier for the students to get our messages. This had formerly been accomplished by posters and announcements, but it seemed that after so many years these things ' became became a part of the norm and no longer got our messages across. So, this year the students' students' council purchased an electronic message board which now proudly hangs in the main foyer, flashing important important information all day, every day. My other promise, was to make it easier for everyone to have their say in school business. business. Well, recently, they had their chance. The entire students' students' council, both executive and general, were given forms to be handed out and collected in every home room. There were several headings, including including ideas for dance themes and fundraising as well as a space to express opinions about the student council's performance, so far. Answers that I received didn't come as a surprise so much as a shock. I knew that people were going to write stupid stupid things, but it didn't actually sink in until I was sitting in the school after everyone else had left, and I couldn't help but wonder if it was all worthwhile. worthwhile. It wasn't even the stupid ones that bothered me the most. It was comments like: "I hope this year is a good one but looking at the Students' Council, I just don't know," or "I think that the Students' Council should listen to everyone everyone not just the people that they want to listen to." That really bothered me. Especially the latter, because it doesn't make sense. That was the whole idea behind the surveys. It's a sad state but the bottom bottom line is of the thousand odd sheets that I have read, more than half were not constructive in any way. I can only think about the federal and provincial provincial governments. They must be working as hard as I am, - ■ ■ V. 7.Z.-27EEEZH they have so much more to do. No matter what, they always seem to be on the public's bad side. Even the people who thought themselves intelligent and wrote full sentences really had nothing more to say than the people who left the sheet blank. I am going to continue to encourage comments from the student body because some people did have something worthwhile to say, but I would like not only the students at BHS but the public in general to give a little more thought about these things, especially with the upcoming municipal elections. I would be more than happy to address any comments or questions in my weekly article. Address all letters to: Jeremy Rosenberg c/o Students' Council Bowmanvillc High School 49 Liberty St. N. Bowmanvillc, Ontario L1C2L8 Thanks for your time, Jeremy Rosenberg. KHSBK The Ontario English Catholic Catholic Teachers' Association is calling for a complete review of the way Ontario Education is financed. Thousands of Ontario students students arc attending classes in facilities which barely meet provincial standards because of inequities in funding, warns Mike Cote, president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association. According According to Cote, the problems arc particularly acute in areas of rapid growth. In some eases, reports Cote, ; as many as four students arc forced to share lockers intended intended for one, in schools with twice as many students as the building was intended to accommodate. accommodate. Many schools have little outdoor recreation space because play grounds and track facilities are covered with portable classrooms. Con- ' scqucntly many activities are curtailed. Cote says the situation has arisen because there isn't enough money available for education and it isn't distributed distributed fairly. "We think school boards should get an amount of money based on the number of students they educate, but that's not what is happening today." today." Instead, revenue raised from commercial and industrial industrial taxes is divided between school boards according to the proportion of residential ratepayers, ratepayers, regardless of the number number of students. This practise penalizes Catholic and rural communities in particular. He adds that because the provincial share of education costs has dropped, school boards are forced to raise the difference through local taxes. "We want to take the burden for education off the back of ratepayers," Cote says. To make these improvements, improvements, Cote recommends that "the provincial share of the education education cost should increase and all commercial and industrial industrial taxes raised for education should be shard among school boards according to the number number of students they educate." For further information: Mike Cote, president Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (416) 925-2493. These young entertainers amused a Thanksgiving assembly of students, teachers, teachers, and parents at Knox Christian School on Friday, October 11. For Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Knox students donated boxes filled with food to the Salvation Army. 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