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Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JUNE General Brock school downtoearth experience for 1 from this area By Hartley Coles a among men General was wounded he scaled Heights repulsing American invasion General Brock School In Burlington vocational unit of the principal Is he constant use made of the resource centre at school In many cases nailing ninth levels are what they should be He Jobs Is not high on the priority It much as the old dive a man fish anil It gives him a meal for a A GENFRAL BROCK HIGH SCHOOL in Burlington Is the home Esqucsing for the school year Students from North Hnlton ore for 114 students from Acton Milton and bussed every school day county board of is aptly named for the thiil by next year every day Ittoo is scaling heights for 114 students of this Sni 111 will have for lire and over more from south of the county not suited mis motes some problems for lob Hi rtcommcndsthat the for academic courses in other schools Hoard of I The lent look for the position that program at General Brock is scared to meet the needs library end of the resource centre of these students some of them with high or with various congested and will require means trying a variety of things disabilities have to tench them how to nu writer Invited to inspect the school moot the SLVS ta principal the Acton Nnssognwcyn Board but sell loi member lorn on the tour Preconceived notions of year in a t0 Central Brock school were knocked flat by the visitation Notdumdums two idea get Jobs says Cans arc lie dumdum Some don t wail for graduation students taunt others togttajub the managed to seep into the students are butter than if they Prior impressions had the of the school all wrong i years As Principal Cass rural tries to create a the first priority learning tnvlronmtnt that is student nooses six shop play mimes before he lea make students feel interesting challenging- and skilla he would to take The comfortable at the school They rewarding no third year ia spent specializing In may not have fit in with the li old sense The two three or four of the shops conventional school felt tun her to Cass Is director of dtptnding on the Individual IMMERSED In upholstery students don stop for a photo BEAUTY CULTURE is a popular subject with girls at the school Students do hair for local ladies on an appointment basis Join the Fun along with GEORGETOWN DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS in a salute to GEORGETOWNS GOLDEN JUBILEE PREBIRTHDAY SALE BARGAINS GALORE HUGE SAVINGS THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY JUNE When you shop at following Georgetown stores Towne Sewing Centre Park Confectionery Superior Food Market The Goodie t Co Ltd TV Barbers Gift Shoppe Com ft Furniture Lees Evelyn Shoppe Gougeon Furniture Holmes Dept Store Youngs Pharmacy Crawfords Family Shoe Richardsons Crest Hardware by betttanne Georgetown Stationery Barragers Cleaners Kings Cleaners McNamara Jewellers Boughton Jewellers Shopnte Store Salon Ciel Kays Beauty Salon Joes Tuck Shop Georgetown Cycle Sports Jeans Variety Barber Henley Insurance Silvers DepL Store Global DepL Store J B Mackenzie Son Ltd Pomeroy Sports Stans Sykes Bakery Milliere TV Sales Service Georgetown Hobbies Crafts Fendley Florists Canadian Acceptance Corp Ltd Chnstells Hair Styling prltt to pay or upgrading rending standards curriculum which might have Package course disturbs students at other year students at schools Teachers try to find out a take a package course student strong skills and assist In which the boys see 18 of the them In them well equipped shops in the school We teach math and the girls see nine They social sciences creative i to the different skills in rccr very kid con sing the shops and In the second year play musical Instruments dance uncomfortable in classroom explained And he thinks he Is feeding Next priority is to open lines of communication with students emphasizing that everyone benefits when self discipline Is ideas are freely expressed No idea Is a bo idea Cuss says frankly Often slight refinements can turn it into a good idea Sometimes toss admits they foil to get through We can serve every student he admits candidly At the some time he has never kicked anyone out of the Every student who drops out has the right to come back and request to return When they do return most of them are much students he said More and more students are leaving at and back at IB or The school necessarily has periods when students learning a skill arc out on work experiences The school encourages it knowing that they are experiencing actual conditions they 11 meet in the outside world The work experience creates confidence as well as supplying students with pocket money It builds up their selfesteem often a problem with students at the school A 15 yearold looks on life as hopeless sometimes says Cass and tht teachers are hopeless to help Their peers are most important at that time in life Although there are students at General Brock only about a dozen tali by the wayside Develop confidence Ten years ago only a small percentage would learn anything said Cass and leave school with no training An amazing number are getting jobs today because of the assistance they received at the school and above all the self confidence they developed themselves learning environment One of the most satisfying developments for the Brock Wo don t tench trades insists the principal we teach skills PRINCIPAL W G Cass clears a point with Acton Nassa Kawcya board of education member Tom Watson What students take First year students at General Brock high school study In the art of communications mathematics science social service creative arts art music and theatre arts All courses except those of a remedial nature are credit courses towards a graduation diploma The business and technical program includes study of auto body work auto maintenance baking beauty building construction business machines chef training commercial art dry cleaning electrical repairs home management culture merchandising metal trades painting and decorating printing restaurant services sewing trowel trades typing upholstering and welding a ACTON COUNTRY MART On Willow Street East Side Moss Hardware SATURDAY JUNE 17th from AM to PM AN EVERY SATURDAY EVENT Featuring FARM FRESH PRODUCE HONEY MUSHROOMS WHITE OAKS POTTERY AND A WIDE VARIETY OF ITEMS SPONSORED BY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH she can t do that then we find something else In which tho student tan best express Absenteeism Cass speaks highly of officer Bill Coon He is doing a tremendous Job for us year He is worth his weight in gold Because of him and the other attendance officers attendance is much better this tricks arc not stupid diss says try the usual triLks to avoid the classrooms Job Is to build their confidence until they ore relaxed willing to go ahead and not afraid to make mistakes When there la a buildup of confidence the change in attitude is easily seen and attendance climbs Progress of the student Is not evaluated in the traditional way rather on an independent analysis of their worth Is the school worth the a year it costs for student Cass answers that with another query Itcostsdoublethat to keep a member of society In prison plus missing producer Which is more important he enquires Cass also admits parents resist their children in General Brock that is until he invites them there to see the school at work this writer most of them were Impressed Biggest boosters are parents who set the change In their children after they enrol at the school Plenty of problems There are plenty of problems and Cass says one of the big ones for him and the teachers is to resist becoming social workers He feels the social services of the county are gradually offering integrated services which also assist the schools in its task Rural students How do they fit into the picture at General Brock Rural students are more independent and can spend their timt advantageously They don t have time to hang around the plaza he said General Brock is suited for its role in the county system but only visit will clear up Principal Cass says he wishes more parents from North could spare the time to see what they are trying to do there He feels they have come a long way county vocational education but there is still much to be done Classrom Inspections revealed students immersed in the refinements of operating a restaurant baking preparing food doing upholstery auto body work printing art beauty- culture painting and decorating and several ether skills Food in the cafeteria is prepared and served by the students who also handle the finances General Brock may be part experiment part experience but it obviously la blazing new trails for county educators HS HOLDEN OPTOMETRIST Cork St Eait GUELPH