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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,

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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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