Joseph Gibbons Public School
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Joseph Gibbons Public School named in honour of Joseph Gibbons, the Mayor of Georgetown for 18 years in the 1950s and 60s.
Opening Day at Joseph Gibbons P.S.
The opening ceremony for the school was May 25, 1971. Mrs. Gibbons represented Mr. Gibbons at the ceremomy. Miss Jane Lee their adopted daughter presented a picture of Mr. Gibbons to the school. Mrs. Gibbons had Tony Meers paint it. Mrs. Gibbons gave the school an old map of Georgetown stating who owned the land and the dates. A painting of lilles was presented by the halton Elementary Teachers Assocation, painted by Margarie Nazer.
the school opened before the opening ceremonies took place. The school opened in September 1970 and the ceremonies were held later. speeches were made and refreshments were served. Before the school was built, it was farm land. The people whom owned the land were the "Moores". The name of the company that built the school was "John B. Parken & Associates".
The school was needed because there were families moving into Moore Park Subdivision that was built by Wimpey Construction. Some students were being bussed to George Kennedy at the far end of town. Between 1970-1974 Mr. Macdonald was working at the school as principal. He choose the staff. He was looking for teachers that could work together in an open concept teaching environment. He Knew Mr. Gibbons. Mr.MacDonald used to go to him for a hair cut. When the school opened they did not have the hanging things with carpet on them. They put it there to help to cut down on noise. The first year there were 13 classroom teachers. The next year there were 12 classroom teachers and 1 1/2 kindergarten teachers. The name of the architect was John Parken.
When the school first opened Mr. MacDonald had a number of meetings with the parents because the parents had troubles with the open concept. One pupil left because of the open concept.
Mr. Gibbons died before the school opened. Mr. Gibbons was the tax man in Georgetown. He was mayor for 18 years, between 1934 and 1968. Miss Jane Lee was their adopted daughter. On the night of November 14th, he died of a fatal heart attack in the Georgetown Hospital.
Bill Smith was mayor when the school opened. there was a double kindergarten, one session in the morning and one in the afternoon. The school had grades from kindergarten to 6. Four classes were in the primary division and five classes were in the junior division. The school was an open plan school then as it is now. In his first year there was 350 children. In his second year there was only 200 children.
Opening Day at Joseph Gibbons P.S.
The opening ceremony for the school was May 25, 1971. Mrs. Gibbons represented Mr. Gibbons at the ceremomy. Miss Jane Lee their adopted daughter presented a picture of Mr. Gibbons to the school. Mrs. Gibbons had Tony Meers paint it. Mrs. Gibbons gave the school an old map of Georgetown stating who owned the land and the dates. A painting of lilles was presented by the halton Elementary Teachers Assocation, painted by Margarie Nazer.
the school opened before the opening ceremonies took place. The school opened in September 1970 and the ceremonies were held later. speeches were made and refreshments were served. Before the school was built, it was farm land. The people whom owned the land were the "Moores". The name of the company that built the school was "John B. Parken & Associates".
The school was needed because there were families moving into Moore Park Subdivision that was built by Wimpey Construction. Some students were being bussed to George Kennedy at the far end of town. Between 1970-1974 Mr. Macdonald was working at the school as principal. He choose the staff. He was looking for teachers that could work together in an open concept teaching environment. He Knew Mr. Gibbons. Mr.MacDonald used to go to him for a hair cut. When the school opened they did not have the hanging things with carpet on them. They put it there to help to cut down on noise. The first year there were 13 classroom teachers. The next year there were 12 classroom teachers and 1 1/2 kindergarten teachers. The name of the architect was John Parken.
When the school first opened Mr. MacDonald had a number of meetings with the parents because the parents had troubles with the open concept. One pupil left because of the open concept.
Mr. Gibbons died before the school opened. Mr. Gibbons was the tax man in Georgetown. He was mayor for 18 years, between 1934 and 1968. Miss Jane Lee was their adopted daughter. On the night of November 14th, he died of a fatal heart attack in the Georgetown Hospital.
Bill Smith was mayor when the school opened. there was a double kindergarten, one session in the morning and one in the afternoon. The school had grades from kindergarten to 6. Four classes were in the primary division and five classes were in the junior division. The school was an open plan school then as it is now. In his first year there was 350 children. In his second year there was only 200 children.
