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By John Neubert School bells win ring next week for thousands of Co-op flow area classrooms and campuses to renew old friendships, and presumably open good books. Grob~ruck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris of Bu.ilding I, proudly shows his "freaky" afro to passers-by on the Dreiser Loop Shopping Mall. Jeff will start his junior year at Bronx High School of Science next week. He says teachers won't object to his "now" hair style, but he can't speak for the student who will sit ll}eltm11d him. ·
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'"'· · To some the new school year is a new chance to gain academic achievement; to others it's another shot at becoming a football or basketha]] hero. Many a young couple will be :finding out if they still feel the· same way more delays. pher Columbus, Bronx The bare skeleton of the School of Science or perhaps about each other as they did when they held hands in High School and the con- an area Yeshiva or Catholic debris . around . the parochial high school. All of June and listened to "See struction . . S t b ,, th primary and mtermedrnte Y ou m these schools are top notch, ep em er on e h · th Ed ti . se oo1 s m e uca non but some parents moved to ra d 10. This is a big year for Co- Park are more than an eye Co-op City to send their City educators. The first sore to some Co-op parents . children to the
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Early residents of Co-op Park High School, and they · of the five schools in the may never see that City, who saw their children Northeast Bronx Education The question is ... is Park will open next week bused out for a school year, it all worth it? (P.S. 153). One other (I.S. then come back to attend · In a stormy general session Monday, the Co-op City 180), hopefully, will follow school at temporary faciliEducation Park repAdvisory Council defeated an Executive Committee recomresents a change from in February. P.S. 178 and ties here, now must see their mendation to conduct a survey asking the community if I.S. 181 are scheduled to children bused out in "con- " ... readín,' and 'ri thwanted the AC to collect funds for the purpose of com- open in September 1972. The tained classes" waiting to be metie taught to the tune of bating the projected increases in carrying charges. High School is scheduled for dropped into LS. 180 when a hickory stick." The park Councilmen rose to it opens in February. has been called an innova; sometime in 1973. condemn the proposed sam... to push back the However, these dates are Most Co-op City high tion of the first magnitude as a giant step date of "Co-op City Fund constantly being revised and school students will travel on Page a source of disillusionon Page 6) are some who fear to Evander Childs, Christoment for the community, and a show of indecision. The recommendation was to insert: a questionnaire, out coupon in this issue of the Co-op City Times, CoRegistration for pupils op City's official newspaper. new to the Co-op City However, the vote :M:onday schools will conducted made clear the Council's inevery day starting w-e. tention to collect funds· and. nesday, September 8th. use them for fighting the The hours for such regis, carrying charge increase. · tratíon are 11 :30 A.M. Council members Registration for P.S. suggested conducting a sur153X and LS. 181 will vey to ask the community take place at the new· how the funds should be school in the Education Park. but they believed the Registration for P.S. to collect the funds 178A, P.S. 178B, P.S. was valid and to back away l 78C, and LS. 180 will from it would relinquish the take place at the respecCouncil's leadership role in tive mini-schools. COMPLETED PICTURE-Artist's eoneepthe community. Parents are to signed for the non-graded system. There of the Northeast Bronx Education register their children as Council did vote one win be two prima.ry schools, two intermedi~ Park shows how the school complex win soon as possible starting ate schools and a high school. The H.S. change to th-e fund coäection look in another year or so. The park is deWednesday, September 8. (center) will serve as a central facility.
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