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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, April 23, 1980 Epsom school to remain unchanged for present The status of Epsom Public School will remain unchanged for another school year, at least. Trustees with the Durham Board of Education have ratified a recommendation from the Epsom School Accomodation committee to keep the school open for the school year starting this fall, and that the school not come under further study in November, 1981. Epsom this year has 93 students in Kindergarten to grade six with a staff of four teachers, and the yearly cost of operation for such things as custodian, fuel and hydro and maintenance is $19,340. The Accomodation Cartwright school (From page 1) secondary school in the Region with six class-rooms and just over 100 students. The enrolment at the school has never been higher than 117 students in grades nine to thirteen. Mrs. Christie said after the meeting last week, that the new committee will hold a second meeting May 1 at the school, and make a decision on just what aspects of the school's operation will come under close study. She said these will likely include such things as repairs, operating costs, projected enrolments over the next five years and the estimated cost of busing students. Once the committee has completed its study, it will pass recommendations on to the Durham Board of Education. It is not expected that the committee will have its recommendations ready for the Board until some time this fall. months. Spring Ahead There are a number of ways of telling that Spring has finally arrived, and among them are the ice leaving Lake Scugog, the longer and warmer days and also the switch to daylight-savings time. That's the night that we all turn our watches and clocks ahead one hour enabling us to enjoy an extra hour of sunlight each day throughout the summer Well, that time has arrived! evening before your turn out the lights don't forget to set your time pieces ahead the customary one hour. Otherwise you may be an hour late for any functions you have planned for Sunday, April 27th. This Saturday ET re Town Hall 1873 Presents Neil Simon's 'THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUF' with Leon Tapper * Alison McNab * Sarah Twomey Steve Foote * Melanie Bruce * Carla Dempsey Directed by * John Foote FRIDAY, JUNE 20th - 8:30 P.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 21st - 8:30 P.M. ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE MAY 2nd. $3.50 SEAT ET rT TTT Committee, made up of parents of children at the school, and trustees with the Board of Education turned in its report last week. The report states that the parents committee believes "there is a strong feeling of support' for the school, and that it plays an important and significant role in the community. "The community of Epsom is centred around the school, and supports the activities of the school fully," says the report. The report also makes mention of the fact that an adjacent community, Bethesda, "died after the local school closed, and a concern has been expressed that the same fate might face Epsom under similar circumstances." School accomodation committees have been established by the Board of Education to study the operation of several rural schools in Durham Region, including Greenbank. The Board of Education wants schools examined when enrolments reach a certain figure, when the school is operating at less than 60 per cent of rated capacity, or when repairs and upgrading costs to meet education standards appear to be out of proportion to the value of the school. The enrolments at both Greenbank and Epsom Schools have reached the point where the study committee is formed, how- ever both schools are opera- ting at well above 60 per cent capacity. Last month, the Board accepted a similar recom- mendation about the future of the school in Greenbank. However, projected enrolments over the. next five years show a decline in the number of students at both schools, with Green- bank falling to 120 and Epsom to 75 students by 1984. The report from the Epsom Committee says, however, that there may be students attending other schools, whose parents would rather have them go to school in Epsom. The report suggests that changes in bus routes could help to increase the Epsom school popula- tion. Wonderland Dragon Four-year old Geordie Lishman doesn't seem at all concerned as he perches on the leg of this eight-foot metal dragon made by his dad Bill Lishman, who has a workshop near Blackstock. The dragon has been ordered by Wonder Land, a Disney-like creation now under construction north of Toronto, and due to open in May, 1981. The metal dragon weighs about 800 pounds. Time is running out for French Immmersion class Time is running out for parents in Scugog Township who would like to start their youngsters in a French immersion program at the Kindergarten level this fall. So far, parents of about 15 Kindergarten-age children in the Township have expressed an interest in the program for this fall, but Durham Board of Education policy requires that there be VIERSON INSURANCE AGENCY LIMITED 193 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY 985-7306 The one you're looking for: ALL LINES OF GENERAL INSURANCE at least 26 children register- ed in such a program before it can be even considered. There have been a couple of information meetings held in Scugog in the past few weeks, and with registra- tions for regular Kinder- garten due shortly, proponents of the French immersion program fear that unless there is more parent support, all chances CD AMR Y Annual Interest 13 5/8% Semi-Annually family wh Trust STANDARD TRUST COMPANY Annual Interest 13%% Semi-Annually the munidpal Savings & I0an nporaton 5 YEAR 41/ Annual Interest 14% Semi-Annually VICTORIA V(r Eines Since I844 14 Annual Interest 13%% Semi-Annually macdonald-cartier | trust company 5 YEAR 21/2 Annual Interest 124% Semi-Annually of the course getting started this fall will be lost for another year. There are about 200 children in the Township who could be entering Kinder- garten this fall, and proponents of the French program feel there may be some parents among these who may want their kids taking French immersion this fall, but are not aware that the opportunity could be there. 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