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Page SECTION A THE HERALD April It DARREN WONT BE HUNGRY LONG popular Blast Saturday exuberant Darren of Burlington joined by left to right tale arrangement prepared by the United Church Mora Fran ton Ruth Eva ni Janet and little- John Church on Georgetown An Vi end Dixon Bon appetite Hydros independence rates targets for reappointed critic Furlong leaving Georgetown after 13 years principal retiring After yearn as principal of Georgetown and District High School a period that taw the school a student rise by while academic and enlevements la neons I row in stature Michael is retiring at the end of the current Mr formally advised the Hoard of Education of his Intention by letter at Thursday meeting noting that he reached the age and level of experience that from Ihe educational system In a tended meeting Monday the board appointed Don Baker at Mr furlong replace ment in Georgetown Mr is currently viee principal of White Secondary School in Oak Bill Thorn and Dick Scott will continue as viceprincipals next season the board decided making no other changes among secondary school in north for the 1991 Mr furlong told Herald Monday hell spend summer at his family cottage considering possible fields of Tor futurcycars After about two decades spent administering schools an increasing complex he said hi like to find some that no He jot a few Ide is where hi like lo work next slid but has no decision moved ago to Burlington several years ago In In as head of Mr Furlong has student popula linn grow from about 1 to a of roughly four then gradually with the nationwide trend this year nrollment is expected to be I next September itself has been grow inj eoasislenlly since its but Iwo of he main took place wink Mr Furlong was pal cafe with much used facilities was built the original nix the same time as his irnv I while the large indoor pool was added a few l Mr mted pnneipil of in IJCJ alter serving as vice pal of Sehxl in Aurora for I nor to tint he d he del tie on uhl and other 1 strict High School in ifler his studies at the of Toronto of ition in I Mr 1 mil his fin moved lo rtetnwn soon ill hut I impreisive has been tic till I us during that sane period The more years have seen students invoked in other extra activities boost the school ranking into the top if not the pinnacle mo rig On lino secondary schools Mr cites eons positive feed from the universities re irdmj graduates as proof Georgetown alumni are better trained Ihmmo I other Ontario high I the thing III fondly about this school Is the really terrific bunch of students here he commented We have our problem students the same as all schools do but on the whole they re really great kids And I have to credit the staff here as well the way they vcworked with me I hid more than my share of cooperation and commit from them Most of them are always upgrading themselves by taking summer courses I don think you ever get a better group than one I vc had the pleasure of working with Acknowledging his mixed feelings over the kinds of changes Ontario a educatio nal system has experienced in recent years Mr Furlong commented that those changes must reflect socie ty own evolution as hard to accept as they some times might be These days educators have to be quite skilled in human relations he said noting that relations between school administrators and faculty members as well between teachers and students continue to become more complicated When I came here the principal was always very authoritarian in the school he said Now the staff fully expects to be port of every decision least In a consul Intlon basis Mr Furlong said there will be no forma announcement lo Ihe students regarding his imminent departure tied already been asked to write some parting comments or the school yearbook he laughed so the word is obviously getting around And as one of his fellow sons of the Emerald Isle a teacher has reminded Mr Furlong We Irishmen cry when we read phonebook thus no organized going away party among Ihe students Is ted No fan of the long goodbye Mr Furlong would prefer take his leave quiclly Jaycees say a big The Gcorgclown are hosting an appreciation night May G at Howies Restaurant in Georgetown to say thanks for the help Ihey received during year Guests are Invited arrive between and m For further information call Bill at after Herald Special The reappointment of Burlington MPP Julian Reed as energy critic for the Ontario Liberal Caucus was announced last Tucsda Queen s Park by Opposition Leader Stuart Smith Julian Reed has been one of the most effective Oppo sition Critics in any field over the last four years Smith said He has an Thorn to chair social planning council Top positions on the Social Planning Council formed last November were filled during the council annual meeting Thursday night Georgetown and District High School viceprincipal Bill Tom one of the founders of the group dedicated to bolstering social services In north has been appointed chairman Dolly its treasurer and Sandy Symmes vice- chairman A cochairman and secretary have yet to be appointed The council ratified its first and will shortly begin ng its member board of directors Into sub committees Mr Thorn told The Herald Tuesday that the council will continue to work toward Wishing a volunteer bureau In the area Milton Georgetown and Acton Once branch offices are opened potential volunteers can get information about the type of work they want to do Meanwhile the council has expressed its concern about the region Intent to switch to purchase of service agree lo provide family selling throughout private counselling organizations from which the region can purchase service arc readily available in Oak vllle and Burlington north relied heavily on the family counselling of Halton own advisor Belly Hill The group hopes to insure that family counselling vices in the area are maintain after the switch lakes place JULIAN REED almost encyclopedic know edge of Ihe whole complex energy field I know hell continue to do an excellent Job As energy critic since Mr Reed has been on out spoken watchdog over both the Ministry of Energy and Ontario Hydro been particularly critical or Hydro often contradictory load forecasts which predict how much electricity Ontario will need Mr Reed and his colleagues were also for having a Queens Park Committee look into skyrocketing construction costs at Hydro Bruce Gene rating Station Crown Corporation Hydro has had far too much independence In the past and the Ministry of Energy has had little Importance in past Governments says Mr Reed Our efforts in the Opposition have done lot to change both those situations but we re still very happy with many of Ihc decisions being made at Queen Park The difference between urban and rural Hydro rates is a perfect example Despite assurances lo the contrary rural users keep the pressure Onto change thai Mr Reed a appointment became effective on the first day of the new Legislature and will continue until 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