End of School Year, End for Some Schools
By 250 News
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 04:00 AM
Prince George, B.C.- Yesterday was the final day of classes for most students in Prince George. It was also the final day of classes for some schools which are to be closed.
Austin Road Elementary is one of those schools, after tomorrow the doors will be shut and there is no plan to ever have them reopen
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There were obvious mixed feelings at the school says Principal Luke St. Dennis “The students of course are happy to see the start of their summer holidays, but for staff, the feelings are very mixed. They are sad because this school is closing, but they are happy as they look towards their new opportunities.”
Eleven of the 19 staff members will move over to Heather Park which will be changed from a middle school to a K-7 dual track French school. St. Dennis is not one of the staff moving to that site, instead, he will be working at College Heights Elementary
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Austin Road School is not the only school facing change in School District 57 :
1. John McInnis Junior Secondary: To be closed as a Junior Secondary. Beaverly elementary students currently in grade 10 will continue with graduation program at PGSS. Beaverly elementary students in grades 8 and 9 at John McInnis move to College Heights, all other students in grades 8 and 9 at John McInnis move to PGSS. John McInnis would then become a District Services Centre housing: Centre of Learning Alternatives, District Resource Centre and Special Education Support teams
2. Lakewood Junior Secondary: To be closed as Junior Secondary. Grade 8 and 9 Montessori students to move to PGSS. Grade 7 Montessori to be offered at Highglen. Grades 8 and 9 to be split amongst PGSS, Duchess Park and D.P. Todd. Grade 10 students go to PGSS. Lakewood to be reopened as a single track K-7 French Immersion school. Students in French Immersion at Spruceland to be relocated to Lakewood
3. Heather Park Middle School: To be closed as Middle school, Grade 7 return to geographical school, 8 and 9 move to Kelly Road. Reopen as a dual track French/English school from K-7
4. Central Fort George Traditional School: The school will close, but not until August of 2011. There will be consultation about an alternate site (Spruceland) for the Traditional program.
5. Austin Road Elementary School: To close, the building will be boarded up but maintained while the School District looks for new community use. All students will move to the Heather Park Middle School Building.
6. Springwood Elementary: Closed, Students will move to Heather Park
7. Salmon Valley Elementary: To be closed, students to be bussed to Glenview. There will be meetings with the Regional District of Fraser Fort George to see if there can be some shared use of the building. If a shared use can be found, the School District can rescind the closure.
8. Shady Valley Elementary: To be closed, students will go to Glenview
9. Mackenzie Elementary: To be Closed; School District will discuss with Mackenzie community about the use of the school as a community place, and the possibity of reopening should the community's fortunes turn around. Students will move to Morfee Elementary and the School District will bus students to Morfee.
10. Dunster Fine Arts School: CLOSED. Students will go to McBride
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Posted by: StreetWise2 on June 29 2010 8:57 AM
You can definitely tell that school is out when driving the highway. The traffic this morning was quite a bit busier.
One other thing I noticed during the drive this morning is that they are sealing the cracks on Highway 16 near Beaverly, around the same area where signs have been put up for a resurfacing project to be completed this summer.
Why is money being wasted to fill cracks that will be repaved in a month or two. Projects like this are tough to take when you look at all of these schools being closed. Where is the accountability???