{"id":34057,"date":"2024-01-11T17:49:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T22:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=34057"},"modified":"2024-01-11T17:49:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T22:49:35","slug":"new-aurora-school-could-be-named-after-margaret-atwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/new-aurora-school-could-be-named-after-margaret-atwood\/","title":{"rendered":"New Aurora school could be named after Margaret Atwood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The name of Canadian literary giant Margaret Atwood could grace a new Aurora public school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Atwood Public School, Whispering Pines Public School, and Pine Trail Public School are the final contenders for the York Region District School Board\u2019s (YRDSB) upcoming elementary school in the Town\u2019s 2C development, near Hartwell Way and William Graham Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YRDSB families in the school\u2019s catchment area have until January 17 to select from the top three names and provide comments to the Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEstablishing school names provides a unique opportunity to enhance the identity of the local community, the Board and its schools,\u201d says the YRDSB. \u201cSchool names must support the Board\u2019s mission, vision and values, Board priorities and meet the best interests of students and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name Whispering Pines Public School, says the Board, reflects the Town\u2019s \u201cextensive parks and trails system with many natural areas connecting residents to both nature and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhispering Pines is a five-kilometre local trail in the neighbourhood surrounding the school,\u201d said the YRDSB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name Pine Trail Public School also reflects the Town\u2019s 62-kilometre trail system, which is \u201cDesigned to provide active, healthy lifestyle opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe new school is situated in an area surrounded by green spaces and trails,\u201d said the Board. \u201cThe name Pine Trail speaks to the natural environment in the local area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naming the school after Margaret Atwood, they added, would touch upon many themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Atwood] has won numerous awards and honours, including the Man Booker Prize and the Governor General\u2019s Award. Her works encompass a variety of themes, including gender and identity, climate change and power politics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To weigh in, visit tinyurl.com\/yrdsb2C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The name of Canadian literary giant Margaret Atwood could grace a new Aurora public school. Margaret Atwood Public School, Whispering Pines Public School, and Pine Trail Public School are the final contenders for the York Region District School Board\u2019s (YRDSB) upcoming elementary school in the Town\u2019s 2C development, near Hartwell Way and William Graham Drive. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-8Rj","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-10 11:49:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34057\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}