“. cluding. , staff . rooms, _ "TERRACE — School board chairman. Edna Cooper got a “unanimous. endorsement: from “fellow: trustees ta. continue, in that role. ‘John :Pousette. : “nominated Cooper at ‘the board’s inaugural Dec, 4 meeting to serve again as - chairman.:No other candidates ‘were put forward and Cooper ook the post’ by acclamation. ‘Trustee’ Wayne Braid, now " SAY coe ‘serving. his. ‘second termon the Eyer . board,’ was also elected by ac- clamation - to. _ become vice- chairman. . ’ Chapman was again named B. C: School Trustees’ Associa- tion provincial councillor, and Cooper was named as her alter- . nate. . : oo ee *” ‘The school district's policy for smoking in schaols is being ; reconsidered again, Debate. among. the. trustees came at..the Dec. 4 meeting “following a ‘letter from a Hazelton school principal urg- ‘ing the board to make all “district buildings and properties ‘non-smoking, Several trustees voiced sup- ‘port for.making all areas, in- non- smoking. The issue was referred to the education committee for - discussion. wektkks The: school board and public Health officials must learn to -work together better because their fields overlap, according ‘to the Skeea Health - Unit's “medical health officer. " Dr. David Bowering told the new school board that taxpayers . are beginning to “expect and demand that their public ser- vants act in a coordinated way. a ‘Public health awareness has ‘to begin with students in the schools, he said. Young people Hed; to bet basic informations about everything from drug and dicohol awareness to sex educa- tion and the avoidance of sex- eeeeer rat as board head | urn? Edna Cooper ually transmitted diseases (STDs), Bowering said, or else they ‘‘may never survive to benefit from the education they receive.’ “It's becoming more and more difficult to divorce educa- tion from health,’ he added, noting the two are interdepen- dent. The problem with joint pro- jects usually arises when work- ing out who pays for them, he said, noting that it’s only natural for the school district to feel threatened by Health Unit initiatives that might affect its budget. But Bowering said both’ sides must work to overcome that, or else local citizens won’t get the degree of public health care they deserve. The health unit already works" with the school district in the schools to: provide weekly visits to each school by a public health nurse, take referrals from teachers regarding students’ health problems, pro- vide vision and hearing screen- ing for all kindergarten children, help older groups with teen pregancies as well as deal- ing with topies like AIDS and . STDs. Bowering was in part lobby- ing for-the board’s support for ; the health unit’s 1991-92:project : to. combat® ‘teenage. ‘smoking,’ called’ “Flame-out”. Enough teachers have. Skip Bergsma told trustees. - spects for the future don’t look “good. “We're moving into a time “when it’s going to be harder and - “harder (to replace teachers),” : “he said, “It was predicted, and ‘1. it’s here.” “= He said other school districts are now having great difficulty filling positions. kaekekke . School trustees approved a plan to help a Cedarvale ~ historical group acquire school district land there for a museum. | ; The Meanskinisht Village Historical Association — which - has been running a museum on the property for several years — asked the: board to ‘selt it the land for. $1 so it can-do better long-range planning. The school district has no plans to use the land, trustees said, adding they are returning it to the province with the recommendation that the land be granted to the historical association. kKKkKKKk KK - Trustees approved a learn-to- “ski program proposed by. Shames Mountain for local school students. - The ski program will be run at no cost to the board, and would involve no more than four half-day sessions per group of students. Emphasizing students in the . beginner category, the program is limited to students i in Grades 6 to 12. The package i is designed to in- treduce local children to skiing ‘at Shames Mountain. ; Lessons and bus transporta- tion iscto be provided by the mountalit, Siadengswould geta full-day" ‘lift. ticket: a” fuil-day equipment rental for $25. hired to fill most of the vacan-: - cies that existed in September, assistant schools superintendent - But he sald’ a nation-wide jf - teacher shortage means the pro- eoere OF eeoe POSSESS SSESHOSHSSOCOOCOSOCS FOO OOFSOSOSOSSESO Do ‘A Number On Your Garbage. a F Skiing is for everyone! 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