Salmon Arm Observer, May 15, 2015

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n U15 rider Matthias Shipley flies around a tricky corner during the Salty Dog Enduro on Sunday, May 10 at the South Canoe trails. Matthias and Benjamin Shipley, aka Team Tysley, were first place in the Boys category with 17 laps (51 kilometres) in three hours and four minutes. For complete results from the race, go to zone4.ca.

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Silver Creek school to remain open Education: North Shuswap, Falkland to convert to K-8, others still under review. By Tracy Hughes

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Students will be entering classrooms at Silver Creek Elementary in September after the School District #83 board voted against closing the school. The school, which now has 36 students enrolled, had been proposed for closure as part of a long-term facilities plan in response to low numbers and the need to reduce costs. Parents and school district staff

rallied to prevent the shut down, arguing in favour of converting the school to a Montessori education model which, they say, would boost student numbers and provide a new educational option for students in the school district. Another primary concern was the long bus ride either to Hillcrest Elementary or possibly Salmon Arm West. This would see some students on the bus for an hour and 15 minutes each way, or 30 hours per month. When it came to the vote, the ma-

jority of trustees opted to keep the school open, causing an eruption of applause and cheers from anxious parents in the audience. “I’m ecstatic,” said parent Kristy Clark. “If the school closed, it was going to be homeschooling, so keeping the doors open, this is the much better option. I’m thrilled.” Trustee Debbie Evans championed the effort to keep the school open, her hands shaking and her voice breathless as she implored her fellow trustees to keep the school

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open. She noted the closure would reduce property values and fracture the entire community. “You can’t put rural schools in a cookie cutter,” she said. “If this is passed, we could lose not only the school but the library, the store, the fabric of rural life. We cannot ignore that.” Trustees paid tribute to the parents and the Parent Advisory Council for See Board on page 2


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