PPHS principal returns . to his roots in Oshawa" by Heather McCrae : December 17 was Ted Morrison's last day of his 7 1/2 Years as principal at Port Perry "High School. Mr. Morrison has been . transferred to R.S. McLaughlin * Collegiate & Vocational Institute in Oshawa, starting as principal at the beginning of the new year. * The Oghawa resident has had quite an interesting teaching career. Upon graduation in 1968 from the Faculty of Education, University of Toronto, he began his career at MCVI, where he C taught science for four years. His focus was dominated by the sciences and it certainly shows. Mr. Morrison was the Durham Board's first science consultant for two years, beginning in 1974. * Later, for five years, he was the head of the Science Department at Dunbarton High School. Mr. Morrison is known for "starting the Durhdm Science Fair and ran it for ten years, yith the assistance of Bob Riches, Mr. Riches' wife, Sandra, is the incoming principal at PPHS this January. Before the position of principal had become available at PPHS 'he had been vice-principal at Ajax High School and Anderson llegiate & Vocational Insti and the community has always" been there to help us in our fundraising events. The response is always fabulous." He added that "PPHS is indeed very fortunate to have a strong teaching staff, that has tried 'to. klep up with the educational changes". © When_ former graduates visit the school they vol their 'teachers had prepared m for the rigors university. The staff had a roast for Mr. Morrison on December 6, in Whitby. Speaking to the "Citizen recently , Mr. Morri aid "the students at PPHS a lot of things within the community No wage hike in new contract On November 23, the Durham Board of Education and C.UP.E. Local 218 Custodial reached a tentative agreement. The new three year agreement covers thi, period April 1, 1993 to March 31, 1996. Bargaining bedlin last spring but was disrupted while négotiations of the provincial Social Contract took place threughout the late spring and summer months. At the local level, C.U.P.E. opted for the "Fail-safe" provisions of the Social . Contract, thd eby entitling it te protect its right to extend its collecti ts bargaining was reduced significantly. The new agreement contains no wage increases or benefit improvements over the three year period, as legislated by the Social Contract Act, but it does include a number of working changes to the language of the agreement. The tentative agregment was ratified December 11, by C.U.P.E. Local 218 Custodial membérs' and December 13, by the Durham Board of Education. There is no increased cost to the Board for the three years of the agr to March 31, 1996. As a result of Social Contgact legislation, the range of matters open to discussion in local collective Durham Board has new chairman Veteran trustee Patty Bowman has been elected chairman of the Durham Board of Education. Ms. Bowman took" over December 13 when Louise Farr stepped down after two years in the chair. Ms. Bowman who has represented Whitby on the Board since 1985, has worked on each standing committee and { has represented Durham on the former Association of Large ' School Boards of Ontario. Ajax trustee Duncan Rel was named to the vice chairman's job at the same meeting. Scugog trustees Joyce Kelly and Bobbie Drew were elected chair of the Employee Relations Committee \and the Finance and Transportation Copmittees respectively. In her out-going annual report to trugtees, Ms. Farr said the Durham Board has spent 1993 in concerted effort to act'on its best intentipns for students, the system and our shared future," ag lete with skits, and many ®rmer staff members returned to honour him. At the school's Music Night last * week, Mr. Morrison was asked to conduct the Senior Wind ble, and the J. group sang "I"l1 Be Seeing You". 9: quite touching" he told Citizen. Regarding the ! bl body, Mr. Morrison says. "generdlly speaking, the students are fabulous." Mr. Morrison says he's sad to *be leaving PPHS but also excited about the new challenges facing him at MCVIL. "I must admit it's been my dream to retuygl to McLaughlin. I started there as a student, taught there as a teacher and will return as principal. My children went to McLaughlin, 100. » ; Sandra Riches, a former vice: Jorincipal at PPHS, took over the 'principal's reins effective January 1. 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