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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, May 24,, 1995 - 13 School proposes house project 'By David Stell Port Perry Star They'd hammer in the day, they'd hammer in the evening, and they're going to hammer that house right into shape. Actually, they'd better stick to school hours; but technology students at Port Perry High School might be hammering a new home together this: fall. The kids could have a golden opportunity to learn how to build a home in hands-on fashion if the Durham Board of Education approves a recent proposal from the school. The school wants to make use of a small plot of land across the street from its Rosa St. building, and have students build a home on the property. Students who have already been building gazebos in the classroom would be using those skills on a larger scale, and they'll be learning every detail involved in the process. Right now the propos- al has reached and been passed by an administra- tion committee at the Durham Board of Education, according to Scugog trustee Bobby Drew. She says the pro- posal will now wait until June 5 to be heard in a committee meeting before it can be approved and brought in front of a full meeting of the Board on June 12. "I think 1t's a great idea, and I'll be lobbying the trustees for support," she said. While building the home students will be learning related skills such as the electrical and plumbing requirements of building, and will be taught what permits and legal issues need to be addressed. They'll do that right beside the people who make a living build- ing homes if the school's plan is approved. The idea for the project began last fall when PPHS principal Sandra Riches and technology teacher Lawrence Heatlie began to plan ahead on new requirements from the Durham Board of Education. The board was asking schools to offer a wider base of skills for the stu- dents to build on. They want kids to learn more than just one skill in the classroom. With the housebuild- ing project, kids will be working alongside local contractors to learn relat- ed skills to carpentry. Port Perry High School will ask the local contrac- tors to help complete the house in areas that the school doesn't currently teach. Electricians and plumbers will work beside the students to help them learn the skills the tradesmen use every day in their jobs. Mrs. Riches is excited that the students will learn a great deal from experts. "I think it will be a fab- Man steaming as thieves steal truck's tires, rims Tom Mulcahy was one decidedly unhappy camper last week. That's because he awoke last Thursday morning (May 18) and looked out of his house on Devitts Rd. near Blackstock to see his new truck up on blocks, and all four tires and rims gone. The overnight theft occurred a couple days after thieves made off with the spare from his '95 GMC Sierra. The truck is just a couple months old, and the value of the theft is inthe thousands. The five- spoke aluminum rims and expensive tires were insured, but that's not the point, he said. He's angry he's stuck paying the deductible -- and was without his truck for a couple of days -- because he had something somebody else wanted. "It's $250 out of my pocket because some guy stole my rims," he said. ence," she said. "And it will give the students a sense of accomplishment when the home is fin- 1shed." She says that interest from the students has been very high, and a number of girls have shown interest in taking the course. She added that stu- dents will be working full- time on the project every other week for a full semester while partici- pating in a co-op program when they're not working on the home. ulous learning experi- He figures a couple of people came equipped with their own jack and cement blocks, parked on Devitts under the cover of night, and made their way up to his driveway. They then coolly removed the rims and tires and disappeared as soundlessly as they had come. Ontario pC. Bowmanville 697-1433 authorized by the CFO for the John O'Toole Committee e Roll Back the Rae Taxes e Vote for a COMMON SENSE GOVERNMENT FOR A CHANGE Port Perry 985-3882 There is an easy way to do accounting IATES ACCOUNTING SERVICES Monthly Bookkeeping service starting from $100. * PERSONAL & CORPORATE TAXES « ACCOUNTING » CONSULTING NEW BUSINESS SET UPS = fl 180 MARY ST. UNIT 10, PORT PERRY ¢985-0712¢FAX 985-9401 despite our rapidly growing comm Durham hospitals have closed be¢ reduced services due to provincial limits. Durham patien overcrowding Too Much. should not have | lays and cancell¢ Ask your provincial candidate to support a fair share for Durham. An Educational Program of [J] osSPITAL COUNCIL OF DURHAM REGION Your Hospitals Working Together Tel: 905-683-4943 Fax: 905-683-6453 Ajax and Pickering General Hospital Memorial Hospital - Bowmarwille Oshawa General Hospital Community Memorial Hospital, The Cottage Hospital (Uxbridge) Whitby General Hospital Port Perry Whitby Mental Health Centre