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13 · Wednesday, February 29, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER it's official: From left, Gyslaine Hunter-Perreault, French public school education director, Oakville MP Terence Young, and Ronald Marion, French public school board chair, cut the ribbon with students Jude Ladouceur and Thomas Harvey at the official opening of École élémentaire du Chêne and École secondaire Gaétan Gervais -- the new, and recently named, French elementary and secondary schools in Oakville. French schools are named By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF About 150 elementary and secondary students recently celebrated their first year at the new French elementary and secondary schools in Oakville with a banner unveiling and official ribbon-cutting ceremony. The celebration took place Friday at the 150 Ridge Dr. school, which houses an elementary and secondary school in one building. As is common with all schools at the French public school board (Conseil scolaire Viamonde), the celebration took place mid-way through the first year, just after the schools received their names. "We open a school and then the school comSee Schools page 15 TM MAINTENANCE · TIRES · BRAKES · OIL & FILTER · BATTERIES · ALIGNMENT 570 Trafalgar Road, Oakville at the QEW Life is better in the Quick Lane.TM OAK-LAND FORD HOURS OF OPERATION: AFTER 5 PM SPECIALS $1000 OFF MON ­ THURS LINCOLN WHEN $50.00 PURCHASED WWW.OAK-LAND.COM 905.844.3273 7:00 AM ­ 8:00 PM FRI 7:00 AM ­ 6:00 PM SAT 7:00 AM ­ 4:00 PM $2000 OFF WHEN $100.00 PURCHASED $5000 OFF WHEN $200.00 PURCHASED PLEASE BOOK APPT. FOR AFTER 5PM SERVICE Before taxes, does not apply to sale items or combined with any other promotion