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T0fT PERRY STAR / FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008 BLACKS-[00K - V l l STUDENTS WORKING To BE TOP MATHLETE ‘ . tt Ill, 1. ' ‘ , . "M I the" [MM ,~' ‘ " . . II-iii, _ Bt N I " Bl $7 ' Ill fi . l Sal “if . _ ' Illlt . ' rg. ' - _ . I ‘ . l, ' t " EM, " - MBE " 'i' , / CCTU fl - Fra, ska)”. " “19-22., a tIll g a z . . at ' ‘ _ sh " . . , " EM I - - - " _ , " TI, - EiiGai we _ 'gp, ‘ . ' PORT PERRY STAR / WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008 335533333: Cartwright Central Public School students, from left, Alex Lalonde, were some of the, Nicholle Wright, a Grade , coach, Kara Cook and Marshall Wray q q program iiiiulfihavlts, Ito 6 students who recently participated in 'Mathletes', a assisted by a coach by Janice Edwards-Kennedy of Port Perry-Teams of students, 'yraic codes, Dent0 , Forked together to solve math challenges using tangrams, alge- " a ,_ - 11utoes and word problems. . itution invite any residents in Scugog who othee, which sustained the bulk of Iilaclfstock insti it are interested in the changes made the fire damage, has been complete- , to .gwe communl y a to the building," says MS, Cho. 1y reconstructed, _ glimpse at new-100k . Whge cleaning upbafter last On top of those renovations, . . as Mare 's az? y een a one school officials are also hoping to _ _ facility on Till/£75316? hr haul," the principal sounds enthusi- show off their new computer labs . . repairs from last arc S astic to be able to Show off the tiny and audio-visual equipment. l fire now complete school to the community. . "There have been a lot of changes Classes resumed as usual m Sep- in the last five years, especially L tember when the new school year last year," says Ms. Che. "res been BY CHRIS HAL rolled around, however. officials cleaned up from top to bottom." chaFrhamregi0lh00lrl "have been busy organizing and Damage to the school building is reorganizing and we thought some estimated at about $700,000, a figure BLACKSTocK f Cartwright of the resipenyyn..ight be curious Ms. Cho says continues to rise as High School will swing its doors how the school is," says Ms. Cho. repair bills come in. open to the public Thursday night The tire occurred in the early However, despite concerns in the when the well-known, and recently morning hours of March 24 after community in the aftermath of the revamped, educational facility hosts vandals set fire to recycling bins blaze, she says the future of the a community open house. located adjacent to the school. Scu- _ school never really was in doubt. Acknowledging members of the gog fire officials have,said that heat "The (Durham District School public may be a tad curious about from the bins sparked a fire inside Board) was very strong in its sup- the recent forced changes made to the building itself. " port (to) keep Cartwright open," the Old Scugog Road school. after a Days later, on March 29, Durham says MS. Cho. "They had given _ fire last March, top education otrr police arrested two 16-year-old boys, us 100 per cent support to keep it cials have opted to host a open house one from Nestleton and the other open." from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. on Jan. 17. from Caesarea, and charged them As for the sehool's refreshed look, Such an effort, explains school with arson causing damage. Neither the principal notes that she's quite principal Kyeong Cho, will allow of the accused, said police, were stu- pleased with the makeover, a sen- those interested to take a peek at dents at CHS. timent she's sure the public will changes and refurbishments made The bulk of the repairs to the share. necessary after the March 24 blaze. school include cleaning and repaint- "I think it's looking really good As well, it will also give school offr mg, as well as the replacement of and I think some of the residents cials an opportunity to showcase the wood.work. The basement has been ‘will be really proud of how it looks racility's new equipment garnered repaired and a new floor has been now," she says. over the last few years. installed; the lockers now have a Cartwright High School is located "We're holding an open house to fresh coat of paint; and the main at 14220 Old Scugog Rd.