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| Terrace Review — Wednesday, January 30, 1991 AQ
Who is... Todd Vogt?

by Betty Barten a

Twenty-three year old Todd Vogt
is an activist, a "dabbler in sports",
currently the sales manager of the
Terrace Review newspaper and
soon-to-be provincial youth field
organizer for the Social Credit
party.

Todd describes himself as out-
going, but high strung, ambitious,
impatient and with very high ex-
pectations for himself and others.
He goes on to say, "I’m a puppy

don’t often step out of character."

Todd attended the University of
British Columbia for one school
year in 1985/86 with thoughts of
becoming a lawyer. He quickly
realized, "Everybody who goes
down there (to university) is as
smart or smarter than me, The
competition is tougher. decided I
needed some life experience before
I make a long-term career deci-
sion, so J’m taking an extended
break." ,

People probably best remember
Todd’s friendly manner when he
assisted them as a general clerk at
Safeway upon his return to Terrace
in 1986 until early in 1990. He
says of his former job, "Safeway
was a great time. The staff there is
‘a big family."

Todd was injured on the job in
March 1990 and spent the next

Todd Vogt: The hardest things are leaving my job here and my
family and friends.

four months in hospital in
Vancouver going through tests and
operations on his wrist.

That was a sobering experience
for him. "Those four months
tipped me apart, to be a patient

easiest of times to be a part of
this, but the experience...

"The hardest things are leaving
the job here and my family and :
friends," he says. Todd’s mother
and step-father, Donna and Darryl

NEW EXP

Have you noticed?
Changes are taking place in
the schools of Schoo! Dis-
trict 88 and in public
schools around British Col-
umbia. These changes will
prepare our children for the
challenges of the coming
years, as our society re-
flects new social and eco-
nomic realities.

A forward-looking and
ambitious plan is being put
into place at all levels of .
the public school system,
and everyone will be af-
fected: students, parents,
community members, teach-
ars, administrators, and the
Ministry of Education. You
may have taken part in the
initial planning of these

changes by attending Let’s —

Talk About Schools ses-

sions In 1985, or by present:

ing your opinions about the
schoo! system to the Royal
Commission on Education
in 1087-1988.

The opinions and ideas
expressed during these |
earlier meetings led to
changes now being seen in
our schools as new pro-
grams are daveloped for
Primary, Intermediate, and
Graduation Years. The cen-
tral purpose of all of these
programs Is to enable the
children of British Columbia
to develop their individual

_ potential, and to acquire the

knowledge, skills, and at-
titudes that will benefit

School District #88

ECTATIONS FOR CHILDREN -
IN TODAY’S SCHOOLS

them as they become ac-
tively contributing members
of our communities.

The central focus of the
new programs Is the learner
— the children of our
district — and the guiding
principles behind each pro-
gram are.designed to en-

courage the active participa:

tion of students In all
aspects of their education.
\t is hoped that our children
will become thoughtful,
educated citizens who are
able to learn and to think

critically and creatively, and

are prepared to contribute
meaningfully to the family,
the community, Canada,
and the world.

_ Inthe new programs,
some school subjects will

‘be integrated with each

other. This means that pro-
grams will emphasize the

_ connections among things:

between the school cur-
riculum and the child's daily
life; between one subject
area and another. Most of
the new programs will be
organized within four
strands: Humanities,
Sciences, Fine Arts, and
Practical Arts.

Assessment will focus
more on the child's growth
than on a comparison of the
child’s performance with
various external standards.
Teachers and learners will
gather information and |
samples about what

- planning. .

_ will begin to move Into new

| alongside amputees and burn vic-
tims. It made me realize how lucky
I was. It put my injury into per-
spective when I was tempted to
feel sorry for myself”

Todd quickly rebounded, upon
his return to Terrace, as sales
manager for Loomis Courier Ser-
vice. Then we were fortunate to
have him work for us at the Ter-
race Review from September 1990.
Todd describes the high point of
his time at the Review as being the
"Whole Lot in Store for You"
magazine published for the Terrace
and District Chamber of Com-
merce last fall. "I’d never learned
so much in such a short time. It
was exciting and I felt a real sense
of accomplishment."

Todd has always been interested
in politics, though, 80 when the
position of provincial youth field
organizer was offered to him, he
was tom. "It all happened so
quickly. It'll be a lot of work, a lot
of challenges. It won’t be the

Laurent, have lived in Terrace
since 1983 when Darryl was trans-
ferred here to manage the Terrace-
Kitimat Airport. Todd continues, "I
graduated from Caledonia in 1985,
so I still know lots of people here.
My friends can’t understand why
I’m going. Most of them have no ~
interest in politics. I went from
being a teenager to middle age. I
really don’t have much in common
with other 23-year olds."

Todd explains that anyone under
the age of 30 in the Social Credit
party is deemed a “young Socred”.
He’ll be responsible for the organi-
zation and maintenance of campus
clubs and constituency clubs. He,
with another colleague, will be
responsible for organizing youth
campaign efforts for candidates in
all the ridings in the province of
B.C. He'll be living in Richmond
and working there at party head-
quarters. Todd will be leaving this
week to begin his new career, All
the best, Todd. We'll miss you.

children can do, and use
this information to make
decisions about program

One of the guiding prin-
ciples of the Primary Pro-
gram, and much of the in-
termediate Program, is that
of continuous learning. This
concept recognizes that
each child learns at his or
her own rate, and ina
special way that Is comfort-
able to that child.

Primary-aged children in
our district, those in the
first four years of school,
are the first to experience
these programs. Parents of
these children will be .
familiar with some of the
new practices in the
schools, Soon, children In
the Intermediate Years, the
next seven years of school,

—_—

Teel | 7
Waa CITY OF TERRACE

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF KITIMAT-STIKINE
The City of Terrace requires three volunteer members
of sit on the Terrace Advisory Parks and Recreation
Commission. Three additional positions are also
available for representatives living in Thomhill and

Electoral Area “CO” of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional
District. . .

The Advisory Parks and Recreation Commission
serves to advise Terrace City Council on matters
relating to parks and recreation services. If you are in-
terested, please forward a letter expressing your in-
terest to:

programs. Finally, students
in the Graduation Years, the
last two years of school,
will begin the new program,

Over the next few months
there will be other articles
explaining some of the con-
cepts and principles of
these programs. If you
would IIke to know more
about what is happening in
your community school, take
the opportunity to attend
some of the parents’
meetings, or call your
child's teacher or principal.

Mr. S. Scott,
Superintendent of Parks & Recreation,
3215 Eby Street,
Terrace, B.C., V8G 2X6

Letters should be received by February 15, 1991.

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