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School District 88

A number of changes occur-
red at Skeena Junior Secondary
School at the beginning of the
current school year. Not only
were the French Immersion and
GATE (Gifted and Talented
Education) programs intro-
duced, but 15 new teachers were

_also added to the staff.

The background of new staff
members range from as far away
as Switzerland and eastern
Canada to as close at hand as

Terrace itself. All these factors

considered, there is little doubt
‘that the current school year will
offer a diversity of experience to
all Skeena students.

The first of these new staff
members, Dave Bartley, is a
graduate of the University of
Ontario who found a connection
to Terrace when he married into
the Froese family. Bartley is a
Learning Assistant at Skeena,
one of three sponsors of the
Students Council, and host to a
number of Skeena students for
an hour each afternoon when he
offers his assistance and a
“quiet place’? for those taking
advantage of the Homework
Club.

Paula Baruch teaches Art,
Social Studies and GATE and is
also a sponsor of the:Students
Council. Baruch is a native of

Owen Sound, Ontario, -and*

earned her Bachelor of Art§:iti
Economics with a minor in

Drama and Bachelor of Educa---
tion while attending York, |

Guelph and Queens universities.
Prior to moving to Terrace,
Baruch spent a year in Cali, Col-
umbia teaching at the Colegio

Bolivar, an American Interna-:

tional School. Besides sponsor-
ing Students Council, her extra-
curricular activities at Skeena in-
clude the Jazz Choir, Grade 8
volleyball and membership in
countless committees.. Her in-
terests range from travel to
drama, playing the guitar and
singing.

New to the Mathematics
Department at Skeena is Cheryl
Cebuliak, who earned her
Bachelor of Arts in English with
a@ minor in Mathematics at the
‘University of B.C. Cebuliak has
lived in a number of B.C. com-
munities and does-have some
roots in Terrace. She lived in

‘Skeena teachers who sponsor the

Terrace a number of years ago
when her father taught at
Skeena and later at Caledonia,
and between 1969.and 1974 was
a Terrace area teacher herself at
the Kindergarten to Grade 4
level.

Prior to returning to Terrace,
Cebuliak spent a year teaching

in Long Beach, California —she .

can tell you exactly what 6.4 on
the Richter Scale feels like —
and a year in Hazelton. At
Skeena, Cebuliak is one of two

lunch-time Board Games Club.
As far as hobbies are concerned,
she says she enjoys fishing and
tennis — but travel seems to be
her number one leisure activity.

In 1982 she visited Russia and -

the Ukraine, and this winter she
plans to do some backpacking in
Mexico.

Paul Cloutier teaches Grade 8

to Grade 10 Science at Skeena
with topics ranging from
Biology, Chemistry and Physics
to Earth Sciences and
Astronomy. Cloutier earned his
Bachelor of Science and
Bachelor of Education at the
University of Alberta in Edmon-
ton and lists as his hobbies (ap-
parently in order of preference)
‘eross-country skiing, acrylic
painting and hiking.

Gerry Comerford left Saskat-

_chewan for B.C. in 1964 and has ~

livéd*primarily in Surrey and
Delta”:‘ever since. Comerford
first moved to the area last year

and, : taught, Mathematics and

Power -Mechanies in New
Aiyansh. He says his move to
Skeena has brought him back to
the “big city’? and Terrace is
where he would like to stay for a
number of years. He’s currently
teaching Power Mechanics and
Mathematics at Skeena and his
extracurricular activities include
sponsorhsip of the Skeena Golf
Team and, he hopes, the Skeena
Ski Club. Comerford earned his

- teaching degree at UBC and next

summer will be working towards
his Secondary Bachelor of
Education degree at UBC.
Biel-Bienne, Switzerland, is
home to French Immersion and
French as a Second Language

teacher Urs Gasser, Gasser earn- |

ed his Bachelor of Education at
the University of Alberta in
Calgary and subsequently taught
in ‘Calgary for seven years. The

Terrace Review — Wednesday, January 10, 1990 B7

~ New crew at Skeena school —

Fresh teaching staff settles in

here are 15 new teachers at Skeena Junior Secondary School this year with a diversity of

teaching and life experiences. Pictured above are seven of these new teachers: (rear) Linda

Wisniewski

Comerford; aad Don Jean.

Paul Cloytier, Dave Bartley; (front) Hans Turteltaub, Teresa Lescaudron, Gerry

first two years were spent on a
Canadian Forces Base teaching
French to military personnel and

the next five were spent in the

Calgary school system teaching
French and German.

His current duties at Skeena
include teaching Science, Social
Studies and Language Arts in
the French Immersion program,
and French :as a. Second
Language class. Gasser sponsors
the Skeena Outdoor club and his
hobbies include skiing, hiking,
canoeing, hunting, fishing and
camping. He also owns two
horses and two dogs which are
an integral part of many of his
outdoor activities.

Don Jean, a native of
Debden, Saskatchewan, earned

Literacy program failings
to come under analysis

A survey will be conducted in

January to determine why peo- .

ple don’t altend literacy pro-
grams and why they so often
quilt. once they’ve started the
process,

by Betler Barton

Audrey Thomas, from Vic-
toria, was hired by the provin-
cial government and federal
Sceretary of State to do this pro-
ject in four areas of B.C, The
Northwest will have the oppor-
tunity to voice Hs concerns on
January 16, 17 and 78 at North-
west Community College

Ihomas wants lo meet with

any person who is presently tak-
ing a literacy program, has com-
pleted or quit such a program in
the past, or is considering a
literacy program in the future.
With the results of these inter-
views,, Thomas hopes lo make
recommendations lo Secretary
of State and the provincial
vovernment for the development
of improved literacy programs.
Each person willing to be inter-
viewed will be paid a small fee
for their assistanee in the Relue-
lant Learner Project,

Audrey Fhomas will be
presenting some of the results of
her survey at a meeting of the

loval Project Literacy group at
the Terrace Library on Jan. 17
al 7 p.m. Project Literacy has
had-a number of meetings in the
last wo months to determine the
needs of Terrace’s illiterate
population, This meeting will
further discuss the possibilities
of establishing a downtown
learning center and a Project

Literacy non-profit: society for”

fund-raising purposes. The
Meeling is Open to anyone with
an interest in literacy programs,
or anyone Who just wants more
information. Call Elizabeth
Snyder al NWCC 635-6511 for
more information,

his Bachelor of Education at the
University of Saskatchewan in
Saskatoon. Enjoying his first
year as a teacher, Jean teaches

Woodwork and Mathematics at |

Skeena and his extracurricular
activities include coaching
basketball. His hobbies include
woodwork, travel, canoeing,
photography and a variety of
sports.

Another teacher new to
Skeena Junior Secondary but
not to the area is Art teacher
Mike Jones. Jones calls Nelson,
B.C., home but has also lived
and worked in Nanaimo, Vic-
toria, Prince George, Dawson
Creek, Fort Nelson, the Queen
Charlotte Islands, Terrace and

Stewart. Jones is a graduate of
the University of Victoria and
taught at Thornhill Junior Sec-
ondary in the late 70’s, where he
left as a memento of his stay the
present-day mural on the gym
wall. Jones sponsors the Skeena
Annual Club and in his spare
time is an avid scuba diver and
instructor, photographer, and
spends many hours print-
making and drawing. He also
enjoys travel and everything it
has to offer: an opportunity to
learn about art, history and ar-
chitecture.

Other new members of the
Skeena teaching staff will be
profiled in a later issue.

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Ksan ‘House Society would like to thank the
following organizations and merchants for
their generous donations towards our Christ-
mas raffle: Kermode Friendship Centre, Ker-
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Northern Native Broadcasting, Don Hall Con-
struction, Northern Drugs, Shoppers Drugs,
Woolworth, Gingerbread Playhouse,
works Gym & Fitness Centre. Special thanks
to Linda Bangay for making a prize. The win-
ners were: Stella Radford, toy chest; Glen
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