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A TllF Wednesday February ItlH Page Youre never too old to go back to school EDITH CAROL She feared fear aJHPV I She always planned to finish schooling more than classes I us to be that whenever Edith McLean SI ap plied or a Job she had to forget her glasses so she t have to fill out the application form In front of the employer Edith had a problem writing As long as I could talk my way through I was fine But when it came to writing she said Edith left IS after Grade 8 For a while she was happy in her job as a Red Cross for the elderly and the terminally 111 Then a back injury struck and she had to consider a career change She applied for social work and soon found out how important It was to be able to write She had to have Grade 10 to enrol in courses at Sheridan College and the Canadian Employ Centre told her to take two years of night diminishing fast In the middle of the night I thought of Georgetown District High School iGDHS A chat with principal Don Baker the next day got her started The minute Mr shook my hand some kind of confidence seeped through lie told me age dldn matter that learning today is different and Id be surprised And surprised she initial fears were Immense I was so scared be cause when I went to school it was a d eg rod situation for me I was frightened I never be able to handle high school she said But now Edith spends two hours day In getting Individual help in a Igned program She has finished bund calls her no wad Lull November Carol 38 went back high school years to work on her Grade 12 diploma Sh he special education pro gram plucked up her and enrolled In an dualized program She has old her band that as soon as her children were in she to back and she up her mind to do so Carol wns one of a family of eight children born in Streets and whereas before when I ilhout on she is well aware of its importance II wis only three that the go her flunked Ihe written examination she spends two to thru i work me on spelling grammar and mains at as one of two students Room lot on an individualized pro- This month she start typing course in a regular classroom I wish I done it sooner I m more dent myself I she school in Grade and worked with her sister on a farm until she was IB when she jQ school and upgrade her Grade maths and Is In language skills Grade 10 maths and At her age that just getting very good marks make sense In Grade advanced My confidence was English never too tote to go back appreciated when you were a teenager District High School students Carol McLean scaled right the help of teachers Rev left school and pick up he skills you never That the message of two Georgetown 33 seated left and Edith getting their three spruced up with and Beth Herald photo going to school dldn t care if I gal it Carol says other aspects of her life have gained from the school discipline She has more with her children and is a lot In dealing with Her son found out he them when they do cant gel a drivers something wrong licence until he They re realizing my Glide Carol says going back to school is so many for job in a factory She m at and raised two children the oldest of whom Is now completing Grade 12 Need grade 10 Dont despair can help There no problem Killing business in I technical for adults off the ground it I is High School hut when i lo the Hilton of Education barely gets five or six enrolling per That s the word from education rector Will Price who trying to fatten the numbers in academic courses in the rib We km they re en Mr net said Tlmr Thi biggest is the out ind bung aceissible to so Ihe Hie has a number of new for high school dropouts from education for gra dint it Mr Price sold he was surprised that the majority of sludents are After Summer school back at GDHS a five year This year there be nuking an Halton landfill plans cast shadow on region By CHRIS Staff Writer Plans by Halton Hills to expand a landfill site In Burlington have cast a long shadow over the region upcoming loth anniversary So says Burlington Coun Walter Mulke- wich at the meeting of the region s finance and I administration commit tee last week He said I dont J believe the region has anything to celebrate until that Issue Is clear The site is the only one open for the regions garbage and because of its boundaries will be 1 filled with trash later Before a new dump site J Area residents are strongly opposed to expansion of the present site PLANS Anniversary plans it were on the agenda for I the committee and I- members will ask cil to set aside for the celebration when preparing the 1984 budget BIG booths going fast The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce has about booths left for the Business In Georgetown BIG Cel ebratfon for June IS le Region was formed in 1973 but its council met for the first time In January 1974 Plans for tics include region wide walking and driving tours Two Georgetown law have been elected to the executive of the County Law Association Jack and Allan Kogon were made executive ersatthcFeb 15 annual meeting in Milton President for the new year is Ronald of Milton with Some 100 businesses have said will part in the threeday exhibit at the Gordon Area featuring displays music food Z and celebrities Almost every est imaginable Is for the weekend I- exhibit In celebration at Georgetown 120th an niveraary Here a sampling of what to expect Real estate In sura rice professionals fast food outlets fashion I retailers hardware t stations financial Inst I drug stores and the police department BIG administrator Margaret Vint says any business that might not want to participate could a charity with a booth The booth would have a sign the business I but groups representing t charities like cystic or diabetes could I man the booth and liclze their work Mrs Vint says she heard many Interesting Ideas from the planning exhibits Look to see perhaps a racing car video shows of a historical nature a sports celebrity and many free samples and glfl If you re on entertain ment buff the arena area wilt be filled with the sounds of a number of acts as well a fashion show plan by local merchants lit WEBOUGHTABUNCH AT TV PURCHASE AN RCA COLOR TV WITH A 3 YEAR COMPLETE SERVICE WARRANTY FOR LESS SOME OF THE OUT-OF- FOR A 3 YEAR LABOUR WARRANTY VOLUME PURCHASE ItCil has enabled Milliere TV to make a special buy of RCA Color Trak and XL 00 Color TV s and Select A Vision VCR s Buy now and Save Up to 395 off Factory Suggested List Prices on some items Now s the time to buy because may never be this low agaml SPECIAL PRICES ON THESE 3 RCA REMOTE CONTROL MODELS ALL WITH BULTQt TV CONVERTERS Here are all the features you II probably ever want In a color TV Including digital scan rsmote control and tuning ColorTraK automatic Include color con trol conlratVcolor tracking flaihlone correction Lock digital quarts crystal tuning locks In a drift free signal while tended Life chassis provtdss cool economical operation 3 MBJJERE TV SPECIALS with RCA technologic Innovations Automatic color control 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