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Original schoolhouse in Bond Head.

Miss Janet McLeod, Teacher - S.S. # 5 Bond Head.

S.S. # 5 Bond Head.

The New S.S. # 5 West Gwillimbury School at Bond Head. This building was erected on the same property just south of the 80 year old school. The one-classroom brick structure, built by Contractor Wilfred Halbert from Thornton had windows all along the side facing the road. The students and teacher, George Pocock moved from one school to the other at the beginning of February 1954. An additional classroom opened on January 3, 1955 with Dawna Herard as the firs teacher.

Turning sod for the new Bond Head school on Thanksgiving weekend, 1953.

S.S. #5, Bond Head School. This one-room schoolhouse was built in 1874

S.S. #5, Bond Head Public School, class from 1948-1949.

S.S. #11, Pinkerton School
This school was named after surveyor and settler Matthew Pinkerton. He built the log schoolhouse in 1840 on the NE corner of his lot (Con. 10, lot 6). A new, brick school was built in 1873 kitty-corner to the old one by Thomas Sleight, and was the first of its kind in the area. By 1908, a better brick school was built with two entrances and a bell tower, the one seen in the photograph. The school was in use at least until the late 1950s.

Newton Robinson Public School between 1906-1912.
This school possibly began in the 1830s when it was Latimer's Corners, though the structure in the photograph was from 1875 on land purchased from James Downey. It joined with SS #12 of Tecumseth. There was only one teacher by 1920 because of low enrollment. The school was replaced in 1923, though by 1959 students were transferred to the nearby Fisher's Corners School. The Hon. Earl Rowe bought the school (two small buildings at this time) in 1960 and turned it into residence.

Newton Robinson School, 1934. Teacher was Alma West.
Back Row: Earl Lennox, Marie Myers, Grace Scott, Olive McCarroll, ? Gilroy, Alma West (Mrs. Coborn), Elmer Webber, Earl Bell, June Manser, Leo Harrison, Gordon McCarroll.
Middle Row: Doris Edney, Ruth Noble, Hazel McCarroll, Josephine Harrison, unknown, Ivan Bell, Bill Rowe, Pearla Edney, ? Gilroy, Isobel Lennox, ? Gilroy, Mary Scott.
Front Row: ? Gilroy, Lennox Rowe, Jean Edney, Olive Morrison, Gladys Houghton, Jean Meyers, Lawrence Copeland, Ralph Houghton, Neil Mayor, Jim Lennox, Keith Noble.