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Recent changes in education provincially and in this county have stimulated the school‘s evolution from Laurel to University Heights. For example, integration of basic level students with general level is now promoted by the Ministry of Education. Of even greater impact on the school, however, was the opening this fall of Jacob Hespeler high school in Cambridge, which led to a decrease in Laurel‘s enrolment of nearly 150 students. Students seeking a basicâ€"level education living south of the 401 will now be attending school in Cambridge: those Admits principal Lew Bradshaw, it is an effort to overcome the "‘stigma‘"‘ that had too often been attached to Laurel as the "place where the dummies go"‘â€"â€"a move to foster amongst the nowâ€"University Heights students a greater sense of pride in their school and themselves. ‘"‘The interesting thing is the students didn‘t like Laurel because of the stigma attached to it. When we voted 90 per cent wanted to change the name, and they chose University Heights. As far as I‘m concerned if it‘ll help the kids ‘li change the school‘s name every five years. If it‘ll help them, I‘ll do it." Opened in 1968, Laurel was the first high school in the county designed to serve ‘"exceptional students." In its population of approximately 500 are students with a multitude of physical handicaps, emotional difficulties and learning disabilities. Often they have limited academic abilities but are technicallyâ€"oriented, thus the school was built with shops and other facilities necessary to help these students and onâ€"theâ€"job training was stressed. ‘‘We build confidenceâ€"the confidence to go out there and deal with the problems in their lives," said Bradâ€" shaw. ‘‘We‘re a specialist type of school. We take kids that wouldn‘t go anywhere else, who couldn‘t get an education anywhere else. At other schools, most would drop out. Here, most graduate," said Bill Sinclair, head of the school‘s academic programming. ‘"They‘re real and they have real needs. It‘s neat when seven or eight years down the road you meet them with their wives and children. They‘re very successful in their occupations, have houses, pools and are very happy." Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff "It‘s attitude; that‘s the real reason why we‘re changing the name. We‘re trying to change how our students feel about themselves, how they feel about their school," he said. A sign outside the University Ave. school is the most obvious indication of the change occurring within. No longer does it read Laurel Vocational School. That‘s the past. Now it says University Heights secondary school. There are also new school colors, new programs, and a new crest, all of which school officials hope will be a foundation to build a new future for University Heights. The cover‘s changed, now what about the book? 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Enroiment in this program is estimated to be between 18 and 24. e General level programs, for students who want to specialize in horticulture, food services, graphic arts or cosmetology. Estimated enrolment in the new general level courses will be 12 to 14 students. University Heights principal Lew Bradshaw, by the new University Heights sign. to the north will go to University Heights. "It left room for something new here," said Bradshaw. "It meant we could offer new programsâ€"eventually it led to the name change and everything else." eIn accordance with ministry OSIS requirements French and Personal Life Management, a social science designed to teach students how to get along better at . SEC Sc C InA*® ‘.4',...--â€"' We specialize in arranging difficult 1st, 2nd, 3rd mortâ€" gages. 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WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1986 â€" PAGE 5 CITY OF WATERLOO AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31 SECURITY GQLDEN | in © ul 105 RALGREEN CRES. KITCHENER, ONT. N2M 1V1 â€" 576â€"2773 PATIO DOOR LOCKS DEADBOLTS WINDOW GUARDS WINDOW LOCKS Break and enters THIS AD SPONSORED BY GOLDEN T SECURITY =â€"â€"«â€"â€"â€" STREET PROOFING GAMES =â€"=â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO BE AWARE OF STRANGERS BY PLAYING THESE GAMES ‘‘You can‘t make a sow‘s ear into a silk purse overnight. It will evolve on its ownâ€"the name change is just the start," said Ian Ferguson, a math teacher at the school who serves as its activities director. "We‘ll work to increase pride in the school and what we do here; we‘ll work for greater understanding in the community of what we‘re trying to do here." ‘*You know you can‘t fool anyone. The kids will get the hats with the new crests, they‘ll get the pins, but they‘ll only wear them if it‘s a positive thing to wear. They wouldn‘t wear it last year, but maybe they‘ll think about it this year. It takes time." At this stage no one can say whether the changes will lead the public and the school‘s students to revise the *‘Laurel" image. The fact of the matter is that University Height‘s top priority will continue to be the basic education students, and that‘s a job the school has shown it excels at. Staff are all too aware that what‘s been accomplished is just the start and they‘ve got a lot of work ahead of them. Despite the loss of students to the new Cambridge school, Bradshaw said enrolment at University Heights this fall could be as high as 490, more than the 435 anticipated last February when planning for the 1986â€"87 school year took place. home, school and the workplace, have been offered. WE OFFER: â€" THE PROTECTION NEIGHBORHKHOOD WATCH SsUGGESTS â€" A FREE NO OBLIGATION SECURITY ANALYSIS OF YOUR HOME â€" A SPECIAL SR. 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