PAGE 10, WHMl!PM FR ¶ESS, WEDNESDAY, M&IW 8,1989 openingcelelbration- MIARY DONLEVY (right) of the Ministry of Edi presents la e to Cornie Mund of PahnerstonÙ- public sehoà at last week's grand opening school addition. A grand opening for the $985 '419 addition to Palmerston Ave, public schooi was heid last Thursday night. About 400 parents and students attended the event, which'xnciuded the cutting of a ribbon by the Durham Board of Education's new director of education, Pauline Laing. Whitby schooi trustee Ian Brown, master of ceremonies, recalled bis meetings with a group of parents i n 1984 who were interested in an addition. "There was no gymn, library or resource room then and a lot of letters were 'sent to the Province and presentations were made to the board's property committee,» recalied Brown. The contract for the work was awarded in February, 1988. Work to the school has included expansion of the gymnasium to 3;150 sq. ft., a 1,000-sq. ft. stag,,e, boys' and girls changcroom, lucation Avenue photoS of the by Vinoe Ohprecio IAN MACKINNON comforts sister Alison as they. keep a wary eye on a 1O-ft. long python snake at the sehool addition open- in.School teams will henceforth be called ' Palmerston Pythons. YVONNE HNATKO (left) and Palmerston principal Wayne Ellis break ground to plant a tree to commemorate the opening of the addition. licaith and guidance roomn, academic resouroe teacher's roon, 750-sq. ft. library and librarian's workroorn, and two relocatable ci assroomns. -The work -was completed in June this year, according to principal Wayne Ells although finishing touches continue to be addeâ. Palmerston now bas 268 students, with that number expected to increase to 283 next year. . During the officiai opening, presentations were made to Palmerston students by Mary Donieyof the Ministry of Education, deputy mayor Marcel Brunelle on behaif of thýe Town, Roy Sim of the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 11 Whitby) and Heather Wood of the Palmer- ston Parent Association. A tree-planting and balloon launch were aiso held. by students last Friday to mark the opening.