B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 24, 1997

Teacher retires after 35 years

NOW THAT ‘school is back
in for another year I'd like
to share the Story of Al
Cameron, a well-known lo-
cal teacher.

Al is retiring after 35
years of teaching at Skcena
Secondary, Caledonia Sr.
Secondary and Lakelse Jr.

Al was born in Chilliwack
and did all his schooling up
to grade 12 there.

When he graduated from
high school he first thought
he wanted to go into the
medical field, but decided
on teaching instead. Lucky
for us that he did.

Al Cameron came to Ter-
face in 1962, fresh out of
UBC, He started his career
at Skeena, teaching trades
courses and physical educa-
tion. At that time Skeena
was an 8-12 school. The
principal at that time was
Ray Zacharis.

Al stayed on at Skeena un-
lil they opened the new
Caledonia Sr. Secondary in
Sept, 1970,

He again taught trades and
PE courses, as well as math
and business education.

Over his 35 year career Al

HERE.'N THERE:
YVONNE MOEN

been a counselor.

Al not only spent time in
the classrooms. He also
volunteered many hours
after school, working with
students involved in sports.

He coached girls basket-
ball, the Caledonia senior
boy’s basketball tcam, bad-
minton, soccer and of
course track and field.

Many times Al travelled
out of town with the teams,

once taking three athletes —

Anka Troelstra, Ron Judd
and Gerry Demmitt to Al-
berta to compete in the
western Canadian wack and

field championships. The

three broke two Alberta

records and took home eight

says he’s taught about 35
different courses, and has

medals. That was in 1969,

Savin”

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Al Cameron

He also took the girls’
basketball team to the
provincials four times.

sumgallum band.

relay road run from Terrace javelin.
to Vancouver, That was the

Canada.
Students carried a native
talking stick from the Kit- contributions to Terrace.

Jr. High since 1991,

Al made a few records
himself, placing 11th in
And Al took 61 students Canada for bis age in triple
aged 13-19 on a non-stop jump and #2 in B.C. for

At his retirement this sum-
third longest non-stop run in mer, Al had been at Lakelse

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Thank you Al for your

Around ‘Town

Kids fingerprinted

OVER 200 children were fingerprinted Saturday,

Sept. 13 during a joint Block Parent/RCMP effort

The fingerprinting clinic took place in the Skeena
mall. Terrace RCMP will keep the fingerprints and in-
formation about the children on file, should any of the
children ever go missing.

The RCMP thank all those involved, including block

parents and other volunteers.

UNBC doing unique
Alzheimer’s research

AS WORLD ALZHEIMER Day was celebrated last

Wednesday, a University of Northem BC research
team was starting an innovative research project.

2} The project. involves.a new memory, test, designed to.

assess memory strengths, weaknesses and changes in
Alzheimer’s Disease. after diagnosis.

UNBC psychology professor Anita Hubley designed
the brief memory test which helps determine what

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and need answers or help, contact the Terrace
Community Information Committee.

We're a group of volunteers who will find the
answers you need or get you the information
for assistance.

Call 638-1330

or drop in to the
Terrace Volunteer Bureau
at 4621B Lakelse Avenue
and leave your message. Someone will get
_ back fo you within 24 hours, if not sooner.

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Please donate a gift you would buy
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types of memory are declining and how quickly, and
what kinds of memory are staying the same, or even
improving.

“Other memory tests were originally designed to
help diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease, while this new test
is ihe first specifically created for people with

Alzheimer’s, to track memory changes,’’ says Dr. .

Hubley.

Dr, Hubley’s project is expected to involve 20 people
with mild to moderate sage Alzheimer’s over a four
month period, People willing to participate or wanting
more information can call 960-5694,

About 253,000 people suffer from Alzheimer’s Dis-
ease in Canada, including about 32,000 in B.C.

Demo tapes wanted

ORGANIZERS OF Music West ‘98 are putting calls

out for unsigned artists and bands,

To be eligible as a showcase entry, artists and bands
must be independent and currently performing their
material live. Music West ‘98 welcomes all modern
genres of music — including those yet to be defined.

The festival and conference will take place May 28-

_. 30 in downtown Vancouver.

Deadline for submissions of tapes is Dec. 15, 1997, *
Call 604-681-4460 for more information.

Dr. Paul I. Clark,
Optometrist

will be in Terrace

Wed. October 1
through Sat. October 4

for appointment

please call 638-2020
4550 Lakelse Ave.

* Retirement Planning Options

* Passing your assets to the next generation

Prasantation and Workshop Presented By
David Madsen,

CIM, CFP, FCS|

* How lo beat todays low interest rates with secure higher yielding investments

With Guest Speakers:

« Wills & estates

Curtis Billey CA - Chartered Accountant with McAlpine & Company.

* Retirement & Estate Planning For Businesses And Individuals

Michael Fahy, B.Comm.- investment Counsellor with Scotia McLead
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Lynn Boettcher, LI.B - Lawyer with John Bandstra Law Offices

Seating is limited. Please RSVP.
To reserve phone the Bank of Nova Scotia Terrace 635-2261 Kitimat 632-6181

Presentation & Workshop To Take Place al

Coast Inn Of The West — Thursday, October 2, 1997 6 - 8 p.m.

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YOU BE THE JUDGE

BY CLAIRE BERNSTEIN

Mommy, | Hate My Teacher

“Darling, while | clear Ihe dining room tabla,
why don't you get your grada 1 Reader and read to
Grandma.

Jennifer, she had just been busy chattering
ike a magpia with her grandmother, suddenly fell
silent, Her had drooped onto her chest and it
began shaking violently from left to right,

Her mother looked on with great concern.

“Jennifer, what is disturbing you so much?”

Suddenly, Jennifer burst into tears and ran up
tha stairs in to her room. Her mother threw down
her dishtowel and ran up after her. She rushed to
Jennifer who was lying face down on her bed, her
body racked wilh her haavy sobs,

"Jennifer, Jennifer, what horrible thing is hap-
pening to you.”

Jennifer threw harself into her mother's arms.
Sha startad speaking, her volce barely audible
through the heaving sobs,

“Oh, Mommy, { can’t read. I'm so ashamed.”

“Darling, what is tha matter, you're as bright
as a whippet. You'ra such a happy child.
Something terrible must have happened to you al
school,”

Jennifer held her mother terribly close.

"Mammy, | sit in the classroom, and I'm so
frighlaned } close my ears and try to think of you
and Daddy. My teacher calls me all kinds of names
if | give her tha wrong answer. I've stopped asking
questions. |'ve stopped listening. Oh, Mommy, do |
have lo go back to schoal? Jennifer's mother held
her close.

“Tomorrow you are starting a new school.”

She gave Jennifer a big hug and kiss and ran
downstairs to the phone {fo call her friend
Winnifred, a teacher at Jennifer's schocl,

Winnifred gave her an earful, “We don’t know
that to do with this teacher. She's giving us all a
bad name, She yells at the entire class, and she's

BASED ON
ACTUAL COURT
CASES

never available after class to help thase who need
help. But we're helpless.”

As soon as Jennifer was settled in her new
school, her parents sued the school and the
teacher for not performing her dulies under the
Education Act,

Jenniler's parents presented their case.
"Your Honaur, Jennifer's teacher, Ms. Hathaway
was supposed to teach our daughter, Yel, she
doesn’t make time after school to explain any-
thing. She can't evan keep the class in fina. Ms.
Hathaway's got Jennifer so scared of being insult-
ed that she can't learn anything. Make them pay
us for Jennifer's suffering.

Ms. Hathaway argued her side. “Your
Honour, there is just no proof of these ridiculous
accusations. | did my job and taught the children
in my class. Jennifer's parents are claiming mon-
ey for somathing that dosn't have a value, If par-
ent's don't like the way their child is being taught,
they should change schools, not recelva money
for it.”

Should Ms. Hathaway be
responsible for not teaching
Jennifer?

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“There |an't enough proof that Ms. Hathaway didn't do her job properly” the Judge sald. “Even if thera was, |.

can'l give you any money for suffering that doesn't have a monetary value,”

YOU! BE THE JUOGE Is based on actual court cases. Today's dacision Is based on the facts of Iha oase and the ~

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