DISCOVERY AND DISPLAY

Year 27 of the Terrace Science Fair

Ti. Science Fair has been an annual event in Terrace for more than a quarter
of a century. It began in 1965 and has been presented continuously since then —
with the exception of 1981, "the year of the
strike". ¢

Synonymous with Science Fair in Ter-
race has been the name of John Chen
Wing. John is quick to point out that he
missed the first fair as it came into being
in 1965 and he did not arrive until the
following term. But all concerned with the
operation agree that he has been the mov-
ing force, the solid backbone that has kept
the fair going through “ups and downs’ all
these years. As with any organization that
requires dedicated effort, enthusiasm ebbs
and flows among volunteers and it has
been with thanks to John that the fair has
kept its standard of success continuously.

Another dedicated volunteer arrived in
the 1970’s — Allen Wootton. Allen came to
do his practise teaching in Terrace in 1972
and returned the next year to teach at
Skeena Secondary, then over to the new
Caledonia Secondary. Bella Coola drew his
services for seven years in the 1980's, but he returned with his wife and family to
Caledonia to stimulate students of Physics once more.

"And I just naturally became involved again, although Caledonia students don’t
have much time to create entries for the fair," said Allen. "They have such an
intense work load in Grades 11 and 12. But they are enthusiastic observers."

And in 1989 the Science Fair acquired another enthusiastic booster. Nancy
Bose of Thornhill Primary arrived after her first two years of teaching at Hazelton.

"People are surprised to find a primary teacher heading a Science Fair," she
said, "But the children at this age are so keen — so interested. They love to
experiment and to find out how things work."

"Over the years our efforts have been to make kids have a good time," said

Terrace Review — February 28, 1992