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While trustees meeting last night (Wednesday) were expected to remove Acton District High from the list of schools to be studied for clos- ing or consolidation, both McKenzie-Smith Bennett and Robert Little public schools are operating under capacity and in an interview Sunday Board chair Ethel Gardiner, who taught at Robert Little for 19 years, said she wouldn't hazard a guess about what trustees' might do. "T think that Acton is in a very unique position," Gardiner said. "Tt's far away from Milton and Georgetown in terms of transporting students and neither facility can handle all of the students from both schools," Gardiner said, add- ing that money spent on im- provements at both schools in recent years could help con- vince trustees not to look at closing them. : "Neither school will hold all of the children in Acton and it's the furthest commu- nity north and it would mean 0 © BERRY ¢ BRENDERS * ROMANCE « CALLE AND MANY MORE Limited Edition Prints Custom Framing Collectables a whole lot of travel," Gardiner said when asked to make a case for leaving the Acton schools out of any re- view. The current Ministry of Education rated capacity (MRC) at Robert Little school is.484 students and the projected enrolment in 2002 will be down by 134 students to 350. At MSB the capacity is 709 and the en- rolment is projected at 625, or 84 students under capac- ity. Looking at the Acton schools in a cluster the MRC is 1,193 and the projected enrolment total is 975 or 218 students below capacity for both schools. The Halton Board has about 6,773 more student spaces than students and if it doesn't decide how to cut that excess by December 1, it will forfeit the ability to get grants to build new schools. If en- rolment figures don't match capacity the Board also loses the ability to charge develop- ers lot levies on new hous- ing coveloncnis to help pay for new schools sites. Gardiner said she thought that Acton High school would be safe, even though THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1998 Board to decide fate of -- Acton's public schools it is operating under capac- ity, because it isa community high school and there's no where else to send the stu- dents. with Milton and Georgetown high schools being full. The Ministry of Education's rated capacity at Acton High is 663 and the projected enrolment is 558 students. "It could be that no schools will close at all but I really believe that accommo- dation in this county is in a mess and it's our responsibil- ity to get it straightened out," Gardiner said. Gardiner said an attempt to close schools two years ago in Halton was a dismal fail- ure. _ The capacity issue will be discussed at a special Board information session at Georgetown High school to- night (Thursday). Another meeting will be held at Acton High school on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. 'Td like to see people get out to meeting and be in- formed and be involved," Gardiner urged. LEcIon NEws Branca No. 197 On Saturday, Nov. 14 buses have been arranged to take anyone wishing to go to Casino Rama. Your bus trip, a meal at Rama and a meal back at the Branch is in- cluded in a flat fee of $10 per person. The buses will be leaving the Legion parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and return- ing at 5:30 p.m. Anyone wishing to attend must sign up by Nov. 8 at the branch dinner tickets for the annual Remembrance Day Dinner are now available at the Branch at a cost of $5 per person. The annual Acton Sen- iors' Christmas Dinner will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:15 p.m. Meal tickets this year are $2 each and go on sale Monday, Nov. 2 at the Legion or at Halton Hills Furniture Store. Pro- ceeds from dinner will be donated to various charitys' Christmas baskets. Eineaesl alsa. iets SC ata) hg VTE aS UNS eeeN (A, MEU Ner SAU icant) ALEG, HE OR SHE PASSES A BATON AUN Fe tatu alee tsist 10) USS TetS) (Hare ea iat EEN Vey Pd es Celebrity Quiz Many people are famous for their accomplish- ments. Test your knowledge of celebrities by taking this quiz. Circle the answers you think are correct. 1. This U.S. president abolished slavery. a. George Washington b. 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