PAGE 2. WEDNESDAY, OCTOI3ER 22, 1986, W}IITBY FEFE PRESS Palmerston sehool parents urge Sadditioôn for senior grades By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff The Palmerston Parents' Association wants an addition for their school and they want it soon. The school now bas kindergarten to grade five students, but over 50 percent of tbemn are taught in the five por- table classroonis on site. Last spring more than 40 parents fromn the association felt strongly enough'about the issue to write the Ministry of Education to make sure the addition goes ahead, and to request that it in- clude provision for grades six, seven and eight. Grade six has been okayed for September, 1987, but parents are anxious to keep their grade seven and eight children at the school too. "'We don't want grades seven and eight children to go to senior public school," Penny Scuse, mother of three Palmerston students, said. "With ail the physiological and social changes tbey are going through at that age, put- ting them together in a group just makes the problems worse for those kids. " "They (the Durham Board) seem to be phasinè out senior public schools," ber busband MIke Scuse said. "Any new schools being built go to grade eigbt."1 The Scuses, on bebaîf of the association, presented their case before the board's property committee last week. "We're concerned tbe projected enroîrnent doesn't reflect tho. new growth in the area," said MIke Scuse. According to hlm the school will bave 456 students by 1990 It now bas 288. He says the 1990 figure is an estimate of the students generated by new bornes in new subdivisions surroun- ding Palmierston Avenue from nortb of Rossland Rd. to tbe CPR tracks. He bas projected one school- age child for every two new bouseholds. The most recent board figures, also based on subdivision plans, project growtb for tbe area in 1990 at 389, up 19 percent from the 326 which was projected last year for 1990. In their report the Scuses point out five kindergarten students bad to be turned away from tbe scbool this year; the library resource centre is over- crowded according to the board's figure of three square feet per pupil; there is no space for the academic resource programn; there are no lunchroomn facilities althougb 136 students are currently staying for lunch; bealth room facilities are located in the prin- cipal's office; and there is no space for willing parents to give remedial assistance. By 1988, the Scuses say, the washroorn capacity, and tbus the legal capacity of the scbool (according to bealth regulations) will bave been exceeded. For their prediction of 456 students they say il portables will be required. Trustees were- not completely convinced about the accuracy of the Scuses' projected enrolment. Pickering trustee Louise Farr said it would take a few years to generate that number of children sin- ce there would not be that many- school-age children as soon as the bouses were occupied. However trustees were sympathetic to the crowded conditions. Witby trustee Ian Brown said the Palmer- ston addition was third on the capital forecast for 1987 last year. "I see no reason why it won't maintain that position or move up," he said. See Pg. 3 The Durham Region Family YMCA's Sixth Annual Art Auction Is coming up November 7 at the Oshawa Holiday Inn. Seen here dolng a lit- tie advance publicity for the gala evenlng are featured artists Greg Maude with one of bis watercolours, YMCA volunteer Donna Brockman wltb a Robert Bateman limited edition print and auction chairian Bryan Davies. Free Press Staff Photo Art Auction Nov. 7 Art loyers and boosters of one of Durbam's great in- stitutions won't want to miss the Durham Region Family YMCA's Sixth Annual Art Auc- tion November 7 at the Osbawa Holiday Inn. As ln past years, the gala evening will feature work by a bost of talented local artists as well as pieces by famnous Canadian ar- tists such as Grant Hilîman, Ken Mac- Farlane, Glen Loates and Robert Bateman. A sarnpling of inter- national art and sculp- ture will also be on the auction block. For those who bavent attended the auction before, there will be a specified starting bid whicb is often less than haîf tbe going gallery rate and bids are not 3llowed to exceed tbe L-stablished gallery price. Wbat that means is tbat buyers are assured an opportunity to purchase original and limited edition pieces at a substantially reduced rate. AIl this in the congenial atmosphere of the Holiday Inn's Guild Hall complete with wine and cheese. Regular ticket bolders will also be eligible to win signed and num- bered screen print by Catharine Hobart en- titled "Enchanted Land" while the door prize for patrons will be a signed and numbered etcbing by Kravjanskyj entitled "Algonquin Lookout." This year's featured local artist will be Gregory Maude who is noted for bis muted and peaceful watercolours of the Ontario coun- tryside. Other local ar- tists wbo bave con-i tributed to tbe auction include Leslie Parkes,1 Maureen Remington,1 Margaret Rodgers, Ron1 Thruston and Sheila Dantzer. Returning this year to conduct the bidding will be Patricia Granville who bas coordinated similar auctions in major cities across the United States and Canada, first witb Park West Galleries of Michigan and more recently for Beaux Ats Internationale of Toron- to. The combination of Granville's con- 3iderable experience and ber dynamic -per- sonality' should make for an entertaining evening. 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