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New Bond Head School, 1954.
Upper caption reads, "The New S.S. 5 West Gwillimbury building at Bond Head is a marked contrast with the old school, which can be seen behind at left. The old building was in continuous use for 80 years. In 1908, the roof blew off and had to be replaced with a new one. The new one-classroom school is of rug brick and has an aluminum roof and large windows all along the side facing the road. The first sod was turned on Thanksgiving Day and the new school, built by Contractor Wilfrid Halbert of Thornton, was moved into at the beginning of February. D.A. Lapp, public school inspector for South Simcoe, officially opened the building."

Iva Jeffery and Marion English in front of S.S. #3 in West Gwillimbury.

Bond Head Public School. Teacher was Miss Taylor. Back of photo reads, "Mrs. Kathleen Watt, 1580 Bathurst St. Apt. 23, Toronto." Kathleen Smith Watt is in the back row. Annie Smith Tomlin is the fifth person from the left in the second row.

Bond Head Public School, 1945. Teacher was Lylia Bell (Mrs. Culbert).
Back Row: Wallace Reynolds, Art Preece, Marie Wilson, Stewart Reynolds, Jean Reynolds, John Preece, Wilma Hansford, Joe Reynolds, Mary Mellon, Jim Thompson, Gloria Duncan, Bud Brown, Lylia Bell (Mrs Culbert).
Middle Row: Mildred Reynolds, Joyce Reynolds, Alice Smith, Diane Duncan, Natalie Duncan, Margaret Sutherland, Ena Brown, Marguerite (Peggy) Dermott.
Front Row: Peter Scanlon, Lloyd Reynolds, Percy Scanlon, Walter Reynolds, Gordon Brown, Doug Reynolds, Don Whiteside.

The excelsior bible class (young gentleman's class) of the Newton Robinson Methodist church in 1916.
Back row: D.K. Harvey, John Wood, Herman Harvey, Elgar Houghton, Watson Rowe, Lyman Chantler.
Middle row: Bert Stewart, Earl Rowe, Henry Chiconey, Leonard Jackson, Herman Lennox, Thomas Harvey, Henry Harvey, Mel Holt.
Front Row: Russell Rowe, Herb Long, Norman Chantler, Rob Houghton, Walter McClean, Charles Houghton. Inset: Charles Brown and Stanley Parker.

A class photo for rooms 4 and 5 of Bradford District High School, from 1925.

Joe Wood was the the principal of Bradford District High School during 1953.

S.S. #8, Bowles School, in the winter months.

S.S. #3
Back Row: Iva Jeffrey, Robert Sutherland, Joe Wood, Earl Jessop.
Front Row: Bob Wood, Mervyn Jessop, Helen Wood, Unknown, Joan Sutherland, Gordon Jeffrey.

The old Hollows schoolhouse on the Middletown Sideroad of West Gwillimbury. In 1863, this school was built by John Garbutt on his lot (Con. 12, lot 11) so his children would not need to walk as far. The school burned down in 1888 and a new, brick one was erected very soon after by William Bingham (pictured here), with William Tindall as the first teacher, later minister in the Methodist church. The new school opened September 29, 1888 with celebration and games. Like many around it, this school was closed and sold in 1960, though the building later became the Hollow Community Centre. The renovated school house is currently the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Skitteral. The mature maple trees on the property were planted by the students in the photo.