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Saltfleet's
80th Reunion
EVENTS
MEMORIES
REUNION
PLANS and SOUVENIRS
80th Anniversary kick off Assembly - "Then and
Now"
Then – Saltfleet was built at a cost of $80,000. Now - It cost
approximately $18 million to build the new Saltfleet which opened
in 1996.
Then – The student population in 1927 was 152 – the school was
built for 220 students
Now – the student population is 1250 – the school is built for 939
students
Then – there were 6 classrooms in the school – There was no gymnasium,
no science labs, no tech rooms, no cafeteria.
Now – there are 35 classrooms, 8 portables, 6 science labs, 5 tech
rooms, music and drama rooms, and this triple gym that we are in.
Then – there were 6 teachers
Now – there is a staff of 76 teachers
Then – the school day went from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a one hour
lunch and a morning and afternoon recess
Now – It is 8:15 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. with an 80 minute lunch and shorter
breaks
Then – there were no organized sports, band, clubs, and 1 dance
a year held in a Church hall. They did however have Cadet training
and a rifle range at the back of the school beginning in the 1930s
into the 1960s.
Now – there are over 20 sports to choose from, band, choir, drama,
weight room, and 5 or 6 dances a year.
Then – every student studied a curriculum consisting of 5 subjects
French, German, English, History, and Mathematics.
Now – the choices seem endless as you know from when it is time
to fill out your option sheet.
Then – Males and females were kept separate as much as possible
and in fact each gender had there own entrance to the school. The
strap was used regularly for discipline.
The difference now is obvious.
During World War II from 1939 to 1945, 19 Saltfleet students lost
their lives fighting for their country. We will be recognizing each
of them with a very special Remembrance Day Ceremony in November.
For those of you who spend part of your lunch in detention, have
a look at the plaque in the lecture hall which lists those brave
young men.
Detention now is very different than it was in the 1950s. At the
old school site, the area of the football field was a rock quarry
and for detention, students had to go and collect rocks. The larger
boulders were buried.
The old Saltfleet grew over the years. By the mid 1950s there were
24 classrooms, 2 science labs, a library, a shop and an agricultural
science room.
At Saltfleet we have a 10 members of staff who are former students
of Saltfleet.
Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Henderson, Ms. Nutley, Mr. Perski,
Mr. Pratt, Ms. Burnagiel, Ms. Neumann, Mr. Skirrow, Mr. Koslowski
We also have 12 members of the teaching staff who have been teaching
at Saltfleet for more than 20 years – I’m sure they have also taught
some of your parents as well. I will ask Mrs. McKibbon to present
each of them with a plaque recognizing their years of service to
the Saltfleet community.
Mrs. Louie – Assistant Head of Guidance -20 years
Mrs. Primak – Learning Resource 21 years
Mrs. McMaster –Head of Guidance 22 years
Mr. Tanner –Learning Resource/Peer Tutoring 25 years
Mr. Green –Assistant Head of English - Drama 25 years
Mr. Cegys – Careers/Co op 26 years
Dr. Deonarain –Head of Mathematics 27 years
Mr. Murray –Assistant Head of Mathematics 27 years
Mr. Martino - Head of Science 28 years
Mr. Perski - Head of English 28 years
Mr. Baxter –Assistant Head of Science 29 years
Mr. Della Valle – Science 34 years
Thank you for your dedication to the students of Saltfleet and
to the school motto Ad Altiora Nitamur – We strive to the Highest.
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