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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.

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

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.

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.

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."

S.S. #5, Bond Head Public School.
Back Row, left to right: Lucy Aitchison (teacher), Mildred Reynolds, Marion Burton, Alice Smith, Joyce Reynolds, Marguerite Dermott, Walter Reynolds, Wallace Reynolds, Stewart Reynolds, Douglas Reynolds.
Middle Row: Margaret Sutherland, Barbara Lockett, Doreen Higgs, Charlie Hansford, Bobby Higgs, Norman Harvey, Alan McLean, Gordon Brown, Donny Whiteside, Billy Higgs.
Front Row: Etta Whiteside, Gwen Geddes, ? Higgs, Billy Whiteside, Jimmy Beaton, Keith Reynolds, Joe Foran, Tom Whiteside, Jimmy Hipwell, Karl Reynolds.

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

Bond Head Public School, 1945-1946. Teacher was Mrs. Lylia Culbert.
Back Row, left to right: Lloyd Reynolds, Stewart Reynolds, Joe Reynolds, Jim Thompson, Art Preece, Wallace Reynolds, Peter Scanlon, Mrs. Lylia Culbert.
Middle Row: Alice Smith, Mildred Reynolds, Marion Burton, Ena Brown, Marie Wilson, Marguerite Dermott, Joyce Reynolds, Percy Scanlon, Walter Reynolds.
Front Row: Etta Whiteside, Mary Culbert, Margaret Sutherland, Norman Harvey, Donny Whiteside, Allan McLean, Doug Reynolds, Charles Hansford, Gordon Brown.

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