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On July 28, 1961, the turning of the first sod for Englewood took place on the school site. Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Max Thompson, was the Master of Ceremonies; Canon T. Loder offered

a prayer asking God's blessing on the new School. This was fol- lowed by the repeating in unison of the Lord's Prayer. The Premier, Hon. Walter Shaw, turned the first sod and declared 'this, the first sod, well and truly turned.’ The Rev. Bryer Jones concluded the

ceremony with the Benediction.

Classes began in September 1961, but as the construction was not completed, the Grade X and XI classes were held at Camp Kingston, while the Grade IX classes were accommodated in one room in Hampton School and in Hampton Hall. The first year the school was in opera-

tion, there was no graduating class.

, On completion of the construction, the Official Opening of Englewood Regional High School took place April 30, 1962, with Hon. Dr. George Dewar, Minister of Education, placing the corner- stone. Back of the stone are encased: two daily newspapers of the above date, samples of money now in circulation, the names of the present teaching staff, the President, Vice-President and Secretary

of the Students' Council, a copy of the opening program with names of the officials taking part, the names of the President of the Home

and School Association and those who served with her on the opening day, and the names of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Malcolm MacKenzie, Deputy Minister of Education, then cut the ribbon and declared the

school officially open.

The first Annual Meeting was held on May 22, 1962. At this time

Chairman, Max Thompson, explained the zoning system as laid down in the School Act. Each zone would have a trustee to represent the said zone; the trustees of the local schools in a zone would elect a trus-

tee to the Regional School Board.

Different zones appointed their trustees and, under the Act, two senior trustees retire each year with two new ones being appointed.

The next school to join the Unit was Canoe Cove in 1962. The classes then consisted of Grades 9, 10, 11, 12, and three new teachers were engaged: Mrs. Adelaide Wood, Mrs. Edwin Ferguson, and Mr. Boyd MacDonald, -- Mrs. MacPhee retired at that time. On October 11, 1962, Mr. B.C. Wood resigned from the secretarial position and Mrs. Jean

Canfield was appointed.

On June 18, 1963, Mr. Elmer Inman was appointed Chairman, re-

placing Max Thompson. Other districts joined the Unit which now con- sists of the following: Appin Road, Albany, Argyle Shore, Augustine Cove, Canoe Cove, Cape Traverse, Crapaud, DeSable, Hampton, Inkerman, Lady Fane, Long Creek, Mount Tryon, Nine Mile Creek, North Tryon, South Melville, Tryon West, Victoria, and Westmoreland.

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