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a2 tribune may 20 1987 grad by correspondence to join high school staff by jim thomas stcuffville lawrie cook thicketwood boulevard stouffville is one of several new teachers joining the high school staff here this fall under ordinary circumstances this is not unusual quite common as a matter of fact however lawries accom plishment is anything but ordin ary she did it the hard way ac quiring her bsc degree from waterloo university by corres pondence it wasnt easy even though lawrie looks back on it all with a smile the year was 1979 when she commenced her degree course studies in 1984 she graduated between times two children were born erin now seven and kelly now four but even these high priorities didnt deter her enthu siasm once id made up my mind there was no thought of quitting she says lawrie received her secondary school education in toronto and belleville obtaining an ontario scholarship in grade 13 she then decided to work awhile joining the staff of sterl ing trust in markham even then i knew id some day go back to school she stated little did she know shed each mix n match lemon dinger oeaiuuu m match 3555 mccowan rd markham 0 blk north of hwy 7 nearthe biwav store wsik- 4715260jif hours hokweoj jat thursfst mm satv i m 5w 5 glen cameron rd thornhill behind red lobster beside valdi 7640698 be the lone student in class and instruction would come via lec tures on cassettes waterloo university says law rie is renowned worldwide for its correspondence courses on occa sions shed call a professor if there was something she didnt understand in 198687 she enrolled at u of t and obtained her bachelor of education degree however lawrie wasnt satis fied with only a piece of parch ment she wanted inclassroom training in adel kamel head of science at sdss she found a friend this firsthand instruction proved invaluable says lawrie in more ways than one she be came known to other members of staff and many students i think mr bright the prin cipal was sick of seeing me lawrie says with a laugh every time i passed his office i stuck my head in the door he obviously was impressed when services of a science teacher were required lawrie was his choice lawrie was aware her applica tion had been accepted by the york region board but she had no idea her placement would be stouffville i was ecstatic she said when word came through i really wanted to work here students attending sdss have an excel- lent reputation she claims this summer lawries em- ployed as a teacher halfdays for six weeks at bayview secondary school this means shell be all primed up for a full work schedule when the doors of stouffville high open in september after several years of beating the books has she reached the end of the road for now lawrie replies leaving her options open as for acquiring a degree through correspondence lawrie advises others to do the same but its not for everyone she suggests you must be truly com mitted lawrie admits many people helped her along the way includ ing husband andy publisher of the tribunes sister newspapers the newmarket era and the au rora banner he was behind me 100 per cent retiring teacher honored at tea mrs lawrie cook thicketwood boulevard stouffville will join the staff of stouffville disu secondary school in september mrs cook obtained her bsc degree from the university of waterloo by corres pondence unionville a staff teacher will be missing at park view public school unionville when the fall term resumes in september mrs evelyn st john will be missing and will be missed she retires the end of june in tribute to her long and per sonal dedication to the profession mrs st john was honored during the elementary teachers asso ciation awards banquet thurs day at aurora highlands golf and country club a reception will be held at park view school sat may 24 from 1 to 4 pm the location is 22 fonthill blvd unionville mrs st john was born and raised in a small manitoba farm ing community following gra duation as a registered nurse she joined the staff of mt sinai- hospital toronto mrs st john decided on a career change after their son en tered school she enrolled in toronto teachers college unionville public school was her first teaching position the year was 1960 she taught grades 1 and 2 with 46 students in her class seven years later she moved to parkview asked to comment on major changes in the last 27 years mrs st john says interaction be tween children in the classroom is the most noticeable she appreci ates this its more natural she says it makes learning more pleasant and relaxed mrs st john says shes looking forward to retirement she plans to fulfill a dream of opening a craft store at her cottage site staff and students past and present wish her continued health and much happiness in her retirement years we are very pleased to become part of york region allway transportation is pleased to become a major provider of student transport to the york region roman catholic separate school board servicing markham unionville and thomhill we bring with us an exceptional commitment to safety and a superior safety record we will be doing our part to make york region an even better place to live ft op h joe livingston regional manager responsible or school bus ex pansion in all areas 1 9 years in the school bus industry in york region lorraine short driver supervisordispatcher 12 years exp in the school bus industry in york region yvonne cook driver trainer 10 years experience in the school bus industry in york re gion including 6 years as driver trainersupervisor open house come and explore the employment opportunities as allway torontos top provider of school bus transportation expands into york region date wednesday may 27 1987 place victoria square community centre on elgin mills rd southside just west of woodbine time 93012 refreshments we need drivers for a fleet of over 50 new automatic school buses heres your chance to get in on the ground floor of one of york regions 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