Adam Scott Inducts Four Members Into Its Hall of Honour

During Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute’s graduation ceremony, they inducted four former students to be immortalized into their Hall of Honour on Wednesday night.

(From left to right) Robin Heard, Neil Morton, Michelle Mackey and Carly MOran. Photo courtesy of Adam Scott.

Neil Morton (class of 1989), Carly Moran (class of 2001), Michelle Mackey (class of 2008) and Robin Heard (class of 2001) were named as this year’s inductees.

Morton has a History/English degree from Trent University and a Journalism degree from Toronto Metropolitan University. His endeavours include co-founding PTBOCanada, StudioPTBO, Electric City Football Club and CORMOR.

He is also a former director of the local Chamber of Commerce and was local Chair of the United Way. He was inducted into the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame last year.

Moran is a Trent graduate with experience at OCAD and BCIT in Fine Arts/ Graphic Design. She created her firm in Revelstoke, worked as a mining line cook, supervised Health & Safety on snow road construction and snowmobiled for the film industry.

She is an active member of the arts/music community. Moran is also an avid naturalist: biking to California, solo hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, canoeing the Yukon and back-country skiing.

Mackey graduated from Trent Media Studies/English and her experiences at Trent Radio led to her graduate studies at Griffith University in Australia. She was the national anchor for the Weather Channel and then worked with the CBC before joining CityNews, covering the news, weather and anchoring.

Having personally dealt with mental health issues, she is an active advocate, having spoken at several events including Team55 Friday Night Lights. Her documentary for the Canadian Mental Health Association initiatives is award-winning.

Heard completed a B. Com at Queen’s, his accountancy qualifications and an MBA at the Schulich School of Business. His career in finance has been extensive, culminating as President and CEO of SMS Equipment Inc. which deals with mining, construction and forestry and employs 3,000 people.

He also shares his financial talents as a director for the Francis Winspear Centre for Music and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. He advocates for various charitable initiatives that benefit the greater community through his company.

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UPDATED: Adam Scott Hoping To Resume Classes January 4th After Fire At School

UPDATE No. 2: January 5th -> KPR says Adam Scott is expected to re-open this Thursday, January 7th. In the meantime, teaching staff will continue to be available at PCVS, and online through Edsby to assist students.


**Special Note: Students are asked to drop-in and collect their locker contents Tuesday, January 5th between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Gymnasium, Rear Parking Lot. As part of necessary clean up throughout the school, locker contents had to be collected and individually bagged for each student.

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UPDATE: December 30th -> The latest update from KPRDSB says that the school will not open for staff/students on January 4th as first hoped. The clean-up is continuing, and they are hoping to re-open the school later next week. Teaching staff will be available at PCVS starting Monday to help students with assignments and exam preparations. Further updates will come early next week. Click here for the full release.

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ORIGINAL POST

A fire causing extensive damage to Adam Scott High School broke out early the morning of Monday, December 28th. Damage to the school is estimated to be about $200,000.

Fire in early a.m. @ Adam Scott CVI Dec. 28, no injuries, cleanup started & classes expected to resume Mon, Jan 4. See kprschools.ca home pg

— KPRDSB (@kprschools) December 28, 2015

Here is the full release below from the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board regarding the fire, damage and cleanup...

"The purpose of this message is to let you know there was a fire at Adam Scott early the morning of Monday, December 28. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and we expect classes will resume, as scheduled, on Monday, January 4. We offer sincere thanks to Peterborough Fire Services, our security company, custodial staff and school board Facilities Services staff for their quick, professional response.

It appears the fire began in an electrical room on the main floor, near the main offices and staff room. There is extensive smoke damage to the office areas, staff room, and surrounding hallways on the main and second floors, above the site of the fire. We are working with the fire department and school board to assess the damage and to arrange for the school to be cleaned and restored over the coming week.

At this time, it appears that some student lockers in the area on the main and second floors were damaged by the smoke. We will need to open the lockers and put each locker's contents in a bag, labelled for each student. The bags will be given to the affected students when school returns. Given the extensive damage and clean-up required over the coming seven days, we will not be able to allow staff or students in the building before January 4.

We will keep Adam Scott families informed of our progress and any developments through recorded phone messages and updates on the home page of both the school and school board websites. We hope you enjoy the rest of your holidays, and encourage you to check the websites often for any news. The school board also will be sending out tweets, so you may wish to follow the Board on Twitter @kprsschools."

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