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Thursday, A pril 30, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 11 Kids 12 and under receive one free kids meal with the purchase of an adult entree. Valid Monday & Tuesday only at Kelsey's Georgetown. Limited time offer. YOUR DREAMS AREN'T JUST DREAMS ©Disney Some jewelry displayed patented (US Pat. No. 7,007,507) • © 2015 Pandora Jewelry, LLC • All rights reserved • PANDORA.NET georgetown marketplace 280 guelph street • georgetown, ontario 905.873.6662 NEWS What's in a name? For the students and staff at Ethel Gardiner Public School, as well as the community of George- town South, the addition of Ethel to the building that's been known as Gardiner Public School since it opened in 2007 is an appropriate gesture and tribute to a woman who served with the Halton Dis- trict School Board for 40 years. The omission of the word Ethel from the school despite it having been named after her had been a bit of a sore point within the com- munity. A delegation from the school was formed last year to correct the oversight and after public con- sultation, the board voted unani- mously in December to make the change. Gardiner, who passed away in 2010 at age 69, taught in the sys- tem for 29 years and was a trustee for 11 more years, having been elected as Chair of the Board for six consecutive terms from 1998- 2003. "And let me tell you, she made it look easy," said Kelly Amos, the current chair of the HDSB, who first met Gardiner in 2000. "Ethel's passion and focus made her a true advocate for do- ing what was best for all students and staff and a champion for pub- lic education. She was a leader and truly cared about the school. I don't know how many times we'd be debating an issue and she'd say, 'How does that affect the stu- dents?'" An HDSB report indicated the cost to change the name is insig- nificant as printing and letterhead is done electronically and "on de- mand." The school plans to keep the sports teams' name "Gardiner Grizzlies" and the School Council indicated its financial support to change the name on the outside of the school. The school may begin to use their new name immediately; however it will not officially be changed until Sept. 1 because of Ministry of Education require- ments associated with a mid-year name change. Also on hand for the ceremony was the school's first principal, Gurdeep Lall, who moved to Oakville's Pilgrim Wood in March and has been replaced by local resident Debbie de Chastelain. "If my mom were here, she would point out that it's not the name on the school that makes it a very special place," said Ethel's son Paul. "We're just thrilled. We're touched. Thank you." By Eamonn Maher emaher@theifp.ca Gardiner Public School is now Ethel Gardiner Public School Halton Hills Trustee Jeanne Gray talks to Ethel Gardiner Public School students just before cutting the ribbon to mark the official name change. Photo by Eamonn Maher EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: We all hope that someone in the crowd knows what to do should an emergency arise.  Local resi- dents who came out to GDHS's School Council's presentation from EMR Jim Beck were not disappointed.  A great presentation of gen- eral-- and hopefully life saving-- information and techniques were demonstrated on what to do until help arrives.   More people could help out if they just knew what to do.  Beck offers First Aid, CPR and AED training, for more information please log onto www. jbhfirstaid.com.  Participating (from left), Carol Bee, Chris Wiensc- zyk, Valerie Slater, audience member, Jim Beck, Hunter Beck, Jen- nifer Greenfield, and audience member. Submitted photo AUTHOR, AUTHOR: Re- nowned Canadian author Kenneth Oppel reads from his book Boundless to Grade 4 -8 students at Ethel Gardiner Public School's gym last week. Boundless is the story of a boy and his adventures on the maiden voyage of the longest, most glamorous locomotive in the world. Photo by Nelia Raposo