>New terms of reference for Grimsby Heritage committee, Pg 2 > Tons of fun at Saturday’s Poultryfest Pgs. 5 > Whole lotta country at Ciderfest Sat-Sun Pg 16 > Fill GBF plates up until Sat. open house Pg 23 Thursday, June 22, 2017 Vol. 6 Issue 7
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The last last day
Next Wednesday will mark the last time students and teachers leave South Lincoln High School at the end of a regular school day. The facility will close at the end of the school year - as part of a District School Board
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of Niagara decision to close Grimsby Secondary and Beamsville District as well. GSS and BDSS will close at the end of the 2020 school year. A new super school will open Fall 2020.
New high school construction
Province antes up $41 million By Mike Williscraft NewsNow The District School Board of Niagara will receive $41 million in funding from the provincial government to build its new Niagara West super high school. St. Catharines MPP Jim Bradley made the announcement Monday at the DSBN’s education centre in St. Catharines on behalf of Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter. The new school is scheduled to open in September 2020. Following an Accommodation Review Committee process which wrapped up in March, the DSBN voted to close all three Niagara West high schools in favour of a super school to be built to accommodate up to 1,500 students. Following the announcement, Trustee Cheryl Keddy-Scott was excited to look to the future. “We’re very thankful to our senior staff,” noted Keddy-Scott, who added staff submitted the business plan to the Ministry of Education which culminated in the funding announcment. “The school will be a big benefit to the students and will include everything they need to succeed.” With this funding commitment, the DSBN can move forward
with the process of building the new facility. “There are many exciting milestones to come, including site selection, design, and getting shovels into the ground. We look forward to working with the communities to deliver a school that all students in west Niagara will be proud to call home,” said Kevin Maves, DSBN’s vice-chair. The location of the new school has not been determined, but Chair Dale Robinson said the Board is committed to finding an appropriate location to serve all three communities. Keddy-Scott said several locations are currently being reviewed with a hope of nailing down the new property over the summer months. “As trustees, we want a new location as soon as possible,” said Keddy-Scott, adding there is considerable red tape to work through. “The process is moving forward. As a Board, we’ll make a decision.” Bringing students together under one roof will allow the Board to offer high school students in west Niagara a greater variety of programs, athletics and extra-curricular opportunities. The consolidation will also result in the reduction of over 1,100 surplus student spaces.