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S.S. # 5 Bond Head.

Mrs. Viola Burden and the students who moved into the new Bond Head School 1954
Back Row: Etta Whiteside, Merle Reynolds, Rachel Feaver, Allan McLean, Norm Harvey, Don Whiteside, Richard Sweeney, Keith Reynolds, Gord Brown, Karl Reynolds, Teacher Mrs. Viola Burden.
Middle Row: Jean Watt, Marion Sutherland, [?], Velma Smith, Bonnie Whiteside, Bill Whiteside, John Broderick, Gerald Sweeney, Tom Whiteside, [?], [?], Jim Reynolds,
Front Row: Elaine McLean, [?], [?], Nancy Whiteside, Reg Hipwell, Fred Reynolds, Allan Newman, Bob Watt, Barbara Noble, Joan Broderick,? Cummings.

C. M. Wilson, secretary-treasurer of the West Gwillimbury Township Area School Board, points proudly the "1954" tablet of the township's newest school.

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.

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Jake Harvey (Back centre).
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S.S. #5
Back Row (l-r): Reta McLean, Annie Copeland, Isobel Noble, Dorothy Stone, Teacher Miss Janet McLeod, Cladwyn Burton, Edna Webb, George Gummerson, Clarence Clark, Bill Watt, Joe Noble.
Middle Row (l-r): Jack McLean, Allan Gould, Earl Hemphill, Elmer Bentley, James Watt, Wilmot Bentley, Russell Webb, Victor Cummings, Unknown, Harry Gosley, Unknown.
Front Row (l-r): Unknown, Mabel Copeland, Myrtle Gosley, Amy Copeland, Beatrice Webb, Ina Webb, Lenore Webb, Olive Reynolds, Ann Watt, Helen Clark, Raymond Hurr.

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

Two room school house at Bond Head in background.
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The first S.S. #6 School was moved to the Church farm where it functioned as a barn until it was obtained by the Chambers family and moved to Bond Head where it was restored and today is used as a carpentry shop operated by the family.