PAGE 16, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1975, Wiii'1'BY FREE PRESS West. Lynde.-Public School f or the entire communUty Whiitby residenits wHi lave an opportunity Thursday night to visit the est school in town's flew- newest commuflity. the town's Commiunity is an imipor- tanit concept when it cornes to West Lyncle and ils new public sehool, for the school will serve niot only as a build- ing for educating children, but as a place where corn- rnunity groups can meet and carry out their programns. An advisory counicil of 10 to 12 people has been set up to co-ordinate the activities of the West Lynde Com- rnunity Association, YMCA and Recreation Department with the Durham Region School Board, when il cornes to allotting use of the school. The West Lynde Public Schooe, the latest educational facility to be built in the Town of Whitby, wil be officially opened Thursday at 8 p.m. In use since September, it offers a wide range of facilities available to the community, and serves most of the southwest Fre- Prss hot quadrant of thei The YMCA is a play school for town. operating pre-sch ool ,SaIe Ends No vember 29th B EAYY DJT Yowr Chok BATTERIES @NLY Sire UA» #CU D~>or 9VI uIOne-SIZeU L5ANTY HOSEq - 1 Fits90-140 Ibs. noo children in one of the roclm"s and ballet classes are being held in the.music room. The school is used for public meetings, by Guides, Brown- jes and Scouts, and for cera- mics and macrame classes. The school's principal, Dr. Dave Disney hopes eventually to expand the use of the school from the West Lynde community to include the entire south-west quadrant of the town. The school has a capacity for 630 pupils, but is starting out with 560 from Kinder-. garten to Grade seven. About 90 to 100 more pupils will arrive next year when Grade eight is added. Grades seven and eigh t are being phased out in two stages from Henry Street High School where they have been located for the last few years. The chiidren who attend West Lynde School are rnainly froni the West Lynde Subdi- vision, but sonie corne fromn Almonds, and the area south of Burns Street, between Annes and Brock Streets. There are also somne Grade sevens fromi Port Whitby. .The school is currently using 20 of its 21I classrooms, and lias a staff of a principal, vice-principal, fuil-timne librar- ian, and 19 teachers. T1he main features of the West Lynde Public School are ils three specialty roomis for music, art and science. Tie rmusic roomn, accord- ing to Dr. Disney, is probably the only one of ils type in an elenîentary school in the regioii. lnstead of the LIsuaI 900 square feet, il is 1,300 square feet, and is equipped with aIl the miaterials required tor a fullI inst rumnental pro- granm. AIl Grade sevens take mu- sic and the other classes are scheduled in on a more limited basis. A special *te4ch- er is in charge of the classes as there is also a special teacher for art. The school bias a number of self-contained classrooms and *an early childhood edu- cation wing with two class- rooms for Kindergarten and two for Grade One. The library is a large re- source room with three class- rooms that open onto it. In addition, there is a double gymnasium separated by sliding walls. The school property ex- tends from Michael Blvd. to Annes Street, and from the hiouses on Jermyn Street to an undeveloped lot owned by the Separate School Board. A parking lot provides spaces for 45 cars. Dr. Disney hopes that base- bal diamionds will be installed on the sciool property nçxt' spring, and the town of Whitby is expected to build a soccer pitch on rnunicipally- ownied land bordering on the schiool lands and Annes Street. The West Lynde school features miany modemn innova- tions such as coat racks along the walls of the main hall, and two "mud roorns" where coats are hung and boots are stored on racks in rainy weather. Brightly coloured graphic designs in .yelîow, orange and purple can be seen on the walls of tie stairways. The West Lynde Public School offers everything in dlie latest facilities and equip- ment and hias already becorne an inlegral 'part of the grow- ing Town of Whitby. TRAVELLING?. Plan your vacation with a long, well estabIished firm which has been serving this area since the 1950's. Our experienced, courteous weiI travelled staff can help you get the best value for your travel dollar - safely! Our'agency is licensed by the Ontario goverment. Approved by I.A.T.A., O.T.l.C. & The Canadian Institute of Travel Counsel lors. VVe still believe in SERVICE - do you still remember that word? Contact us for ail your travel requirements and be assured that you are dealing with professionals. HOWARD TRAVEL BUREAU LTD. AJAX SHOPPING PLAZA 683-6690 839-3081 P.S. We luave a bungalow to let fôr lolidays ini Moiuisei W.\Indies. Ask f'or details.' ,rrat ELECT TO COUNCUL MACDONALD EDWARD R. NORTH WARD ý qý