Page B8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 28, 1992 Now that all the children are Pioneering teachers back in school and everyone has settled into their routines, I’d like to send a big “Welcome to Ter- race’ out to all the new teachers and students. Welcome-back to all the long- serving teachers in Terrace as well. And on that note, I’d like to share some information on eight teachers who have been. teaching in School District 88 for a num- ber of years. — Christine Eide started her teaching career at a one-room school house at upper Kispiox, which, of course, is no longer there, She taught one year (1960-61) in Hazelton, and it was there that she met her man, She came to Terrace in 1961, leaching first at Cassie Hall school, and then at Copper Mountain. Christine was at Northwest Community College from 1979- 1981 as a faculty associate on a Sinton Fraser University training program. She then received her princi- palship at Thornhill Elementary and since 1982, Mrs, Eide has been principal at Parkside School. Al Cameron got his teaching degree at UBC and started teach- ing school in Terrace in 1962. He first taught at Skeena School as a physical education and in- dustrial education teacher. _ He went to Caledonia in 1969 when it opened and stayed: there until 1991, when he went over to Lakelse Alternate School. There he, another teacher and two youth workers work with students who have difficulty in regular classes and would otherwise drop out Mr. and Mrs. Cameron have three children who were raised in Terrace — son Allan, and daughters Alana and Carmi¢, They now have grandchildren growing up in Terrace. Walt Mclntyre. first started teaching for School District 88 at Hazelton in 1965. He came to Terrace in ’66, teaching Grades 11-12 at Skeena School. For a few years Walt went over to Riverside school, teaching at the ald army I huts, the school dis-" : “Here 'n - There”’ by Yvonne Moen trict used as overflow for a few years. , When Walt left there as vice- principal, he went back to Skeena for another seven ycars as & math consultant. For the past 15 years Walt has been teaching at Caledonia — and is a great teacher! Another well-known teacher here is Elizabeth Metzmeier. ‘Mrs. Metzmeier first taught for four years for the Prince Gearge school district. In 1965 she first started her teaching carcer in Terrace at Uplands Elementary School. She also taught at Cassie Hall, Skeena Jr, Secondary, and then went to Thomhill Jr. Secondary. She’s been there since 1974 leaching Grades 8-10 and counselling as well. As well as a dedicated teacher, Mrs. Metzmeier is a very active volunteer in the community. Bonnie Shaw comes fron ai early settlers family that arrived in Terrace in 1949. She graduated at Skeena School, She first taught in Alberta be- fore returning to Terrace in 1965. Bonnie taught at Cassie Hall and Riverside School later going over to E.T. Kenney Primary for grade 3-4 special classes. It was at Riverside that she fell in Jove with the man who would become her ‘husband — Rick Shaw. For four years Bonnie Ieft teaching and went into real estate with her father. In 1979 she returned to the classroom -—— at Skeena Jr. Secondary — teaching English part-time to new Canadians. She’s now teaching foods at Skeena, and Rick is retired. Ed Kenny comes from a well- known pioncer family here. His father was E.T. Kony, LAKELSE AVE. . Saturday October 31- 1:00 to 4: 00 p.m. & whose name graces a primary school on Sparkes St. Ed remembers going to grade | himself at a school where the Our Tires make a Great SW YOKOHAMA Performance Radials Tilden Rent-a-Car franchise is lo- & aon cated today. He taught at Skeena first in 1962. Then he took a year hiatus to returm to university before coming back to Skeena to teach again. Ed made the move over to Caledonia Sr. Secondary in 1969 when it opened and is still there today. Heather Piffer is another teacher from a local pioneer fam- ily. Fred and Cassie Hall, her grandparents, came here in 1920. Heather graduated from Skeena in 1964 and has now been teach- ing for 11 years here. She now teaches at Cassie Hall Elementary School — which was named after her grandmother — and must feel very proud. kaeakke A very special visitor to Terrace earlier was Irene Bowie. Irene py was born in Mar. 28, 1906 at Kit. selas and was the first non-native baby born between the coast and’ Hazelton. She was baptized aboard the 7 paddlewheeler Hazelton. And Irenc’s sister Elsie Whitlow in Vancouver just had her 101st birthday on Sept. 9. While in Terrace, Irene visited her sister Kay Varner and other family, including her grand- daughter — Helene McRae. 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