O’Leary School

At the annual school meeting of the O’Leary High School District

in 1958, a committee was set up to study the need for improved High School facilities in the area. On September 8, a general meeting of all the surrounding school districts was called by this committee. This meeting was addressed by Mr. Malcolm MacKenzie Deputy Minister of Education,who explained the plan of establishing a Regional High School. A resolution was passed unanimously approv- ing the idea of a Regional High School in the O’Leary area. A further meeting was held on December 1, at which time a representative steering committee was appointed; namely, Alton Rayner, O’Leary; Mrs. Marne Kennedy, O’Leary; Dr. George Dewar, O’Leary; Mrs. Gerald Murphy, Campbellton; Kenneth Ellis, West Cape; Willis Bulger, West Point; Clayton Kaulback, West Devon; Sterling Barbour, Brae and Edward MacAusland, Bloomfield.

During the winter the steering committee arranged for informa- tion meetings in twenty-nine school districts. These meetings were addressed by either Mr. Malcolm MacKenzie, Deputy Minister of Education, Mr. Merritt Callaghan, Supervisor of Schools, Mr. Earle Jelley or Mr. Lewis MacKenzie.

Not until January 22, 1960, was the vote taken in each school district, the result being eighteen districts voted in favour of the Regional High School. Later the number of districts increased to twenty-five.

The Provincial Board of Education appointed Claude Jelley of O’Leary as Chairman of the Trustees, and the Trustee Board was com- posed of the Chairman of each district Trustee Board; namely,

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