Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 25, 1967, p. 14

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r- wedrwday octobf 25 1v67 srookville school addition official opening is friday official opening of the 300 100 nine room addition to brookvine public school in nasaagaweya townamji win take place friday evening when a trio on staff since opening three staffers at brookvine public school have a record of eight years of service at the school principal kenneth trow bridge teacher leoodutfleldand custodian stanley robinson were all on the staff when it opened in the fall of 1060 mr robinsons connection goes back even fruther than eight year he spent 10 years on the township school board and re- slgmd from the boardjust before the school opened to take the position of custodian so he was also active in the planning tor the original school mrs shirley zehr was also on the original staff and now is a part time relief teacher although ihe left the school once to work at the boards other school at campbell vlue brookvine has also taken on an international flavor thisterm harold mahatoo comes from trinidad mrs joy tinker was trained in england and miss esther sutherland was born in england and taught la alberta for one year before joining the brookville staff three board members also have the distinction of being on the board since the schools in ception in i960 jr mcphail ah gibson and horace blyth 37 staff at brookville brookville public school has a staff of 31 plus six supply teach- ers this centennial year kf trowbridge is principal and mra marguerite wbitred is his secretary teachers include miss kathryn marsdsn and miss mary jane fogan grade 1 airs joy tinker grade 1 and 2 miss karen mac- kenale and mrs judith glandfleld grade 8 miss joanneampbeu grade 3 and speech correction mrs shirley zehr her relief mrs victoria james grade 3 miss dlerdre towers grade 4 mrs sherry prentice grade 5 and 6 mrs florence parsons junior opportunity mrs nancy leitbead grade 5 miss alice sherwood grades 4 and 5 and half time in the library mrs margaret torn her half time relief douglas hlnes industrial arts mrs kathleen hannah home economics leon dutfteld grade 8 and principals assist ant mrs dorene byerman his relief mrs elisabeth dredge grade 7 mrs helen hornett kindergarten harold mahatoo grade 7 james zehr grade 8 miss esther sutherland inter mediate opportunity gerald kerr grade 6 and mrs lenoravlck- ery music stgerintendent the senior division teachers instruct in specialised subjects on the halftime rotary system mr outfield bandies science boys health and physical educa tion mrs dredge geography girls health and physical educa tion mr mahatoo creative eng lish and arts air zehr history and music supply teachers this year la- clucks mrs clara black mrs lee wood mrs eleda thomson mrs mary fludlay mrs marg aret mitchell and mrs annie paul custodians are stanley robinson norman kennedy and carl kennedy the school board this year in cludes chairman horace blyth jjr mcpaalk ah gibson claude ingus and carlos bryce their secretary treasurer is mra doreen mahon to brookville public school on the opening of their centennial addition from dozens general store former hilton inspector bf bornhold returns to cut the red ribbon and officially declare the schools bright newaddltlan open the ceremony begins at 830 ptn in the school auditorium on friday and the public is cord ially lmifxdvto attend mr born- hold wenknown throughout hal- ton countyjms a leading educator ispresently regional superinten dent of education for the mid western ontario area and works from the department of educa tions kitchener branch office the addition includes tour gen eral classrooms a science room kindergarten library home economics and industrial arts rooms plus the boiler room nurses quarters staff lounge two store rooms and washrooms it was completed duringthe sum mer and has been occupied since the start of the fall term it brings the school to a total of 21 classrooms and allowed the staff to institute a new senior school system this year the grades 6 7 and 8 students have been transferred to the new wing at the rear of the existing school and a halftime rotary system has been adopted this year prin- dpa kf trowbridge is proud of his school but especially happy with the senior school innovation as it allows the students a better education and better preparation for high school and allows the teachers to concentrate on spec ialised subjects such as science physical education geography creative english art history and music i think it is an excellent school and the people of the town ship can be quite proud of what they have provided here mr trowbridge noted the fact the entire teaching staff of last year returned to the school this fail denoted their satisfaction with the school management he said the principal also praised the board for its decision to imple ment the home economics and industrial arts program right in the school in former years senior students travelled to ac ton regularly for instruction in these specialized subjects the library room is the show- place of the school bright and cheerful in appearance it con tains shelving for up to 6000 volumes of books plus a display area for childrens projects work tables reading tables and a separate workroom for research and study the nurses room in the new addition is a small room outfitted with coaches and a desk when it is not being used by the nurses teachers are welcome to use the private quarters tor speech ther apy and remedial reading work and eventually perhaps tor guid ance counselling the room is helping to fulfill one of the prin cipals desiresmore individual attention to students as compared to the old style grouping and regimentation au roonis in the school are equipped with a public address system the whole addition is neatly uid out along both sides of a ions centre corridor and the admtlnnal rooms are joined to the existing school by a sloping rampway to separate it from the primary and junior school sections and provide maximum sunlight for all the classrooms while the addition wasoccupled a the start et the tall term the industrial arts roomlssuutelng assembled there was a holdup on the furniture and some of the tools have wet to arrive the senior boys are in the meantime taking instruction in drafting in one of the regular classrooms this year thanks to the senior school program students are be ginning to become involved in specialized programs that are helping to round out their overau education the topics that dont fan under the old three rs system house leagues have been formed for competitive aports and events clubs are springing up tor various interest groups and they include hobbies music physical education and drama groups the final period of the day is usually reserved for such activities its our pleasure to serve you 20 years of service to this community at brookville public school we provide reliable and courteous transportation to and from brookville and campbellville established in 1947 inglis transportation serves students attending nassagaweya township school milton district high school holy rosary separate school and the ontario school for the deaf our sincere congratulations to brookville public school centennial addition opening october 27 inglis transportation campbellville george and marion inglis amd staff 1867 ii 1967 central mechanical contractors guelph ltd guelph ontario we are happy to add our congratulatioms and good wishes to the good people of nassagaweya and the members of the school board upon the opening of this fine new addition mechanical contractors on the brookville public sthool centennial addition 1867 ii 1967 congratulations to the people of nassagaweya and the chairman and members of the public school board upon the opening of the centennial addition to the brookville public school the centennial addition to the brookville public school is a credit to the people of nassagaweya we are pleased to join in congratulating the public school board for this fine achievement 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