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Community Dialogue: for the
Future
by Janet Mc Dougall
On January 5th representatives from the North
Lakefield Associated School Grouping met at Lakefield Intermediate School
to begin discussing ideas concerning the future of Apsley Central P.S., Buckhorn
P.S., and Young’s Point P.S. The meeting held on the January 5th was
the first of four meetings that will be held to generate ideas - possibilities.
The primary focus of this first meeting was to provide information.
Mrs. Sylvia Terpstra, Superintendent for the Peterborough Superintendency,
provided information on Prohibitive to Repair Grants from the Ministry of
Education, Distant Schools Allocation and an overview of Education Funding.
Apsley members of this Community Consultation Committee are: Principal Janet
McDougall, School Council Chair Lorie Lawley, Playground Committee Chair Kim
Tucker, Community Representative Pat Hoffman, Community Representative Warren
Smith. Buckhorn and Young’s Point are represented by their Principal
Steve Girardi and School Council Members. Mrs. Terpstra and Trustee
Diane Lloyd will be attending all meetings, acting in the role of facilitators
for the discussions and resource.
These meetings are open to the public. A brief ‘question and answer’ time will following each meeting. Your school and community representatives have taken on this role to act as liaison and to represent the entire community. If you have any questions or would like to have an issue or point presented at a meeting please contact one of the people listed below. We welcome community members to attend the meetings All meeting will be held at Lakefield Intermediate School Library from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Meeting Dates: February 19, 2004 February 23, 2004 March 8, 2004 Janet McDougall 656-4231 Lorie Lawley 656-2022 Kim Tucker 656-1013 Pat Hoffman 656-3755 Warren Smith |
Apsley Public School
By Janet McDougallThe Apsley Lion's Club has been unbelievably generous in donating all proceeds from the Oct.18th Lasagna Dinner & Auction to the Apsley School Council. The evening was a tremendous success. We cannot begin to thank everyone enough. Donations of lasagna, items for the silent auction and live auction, donations for the raffle table, platinum Leafs tickets for raffle, and of course donations of time... are deeply appreciated. The Apsley community is amazing. The evening's events have raised $8000. Yes, you read the right number! The major impetus for this fund raiser this year is our goal of improving the school playground. This is a huge undertaking and will continue to require ongoing fund raising. While focusing on the playground, it is important that the other very worthwhile activities the Council is involved in are not forgotten. The Apsley School Council is actively involved in supporting many aspects of the school program. Each year the School Council provides funding:
“Is happiness something that Or does it come to us by a sort of divine dispensation or even by chance?” ARISTOTLE
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