Medicine Hat teachers retire after decades of service
Sixteen Medicine Hat area teachers leave the classroom after long careers in the district No. 76 and the Medicine Hat Catholic Local. The retirement reception featured remarks by City Mayor Ted Grinun and district officials about the impact of their daily efforts. Tina Riley Will Tebay Bill Wahl Judy Wennenberg and others are celebrated for 23 28 and 32 years respectively with plans to travel grandchildren start new pursuits and perhaps form an adults band and join the retired teachers association for upcoming September return notes.
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Medicine Hat
Carol Fodatlins
Wiley
Vincent Mas Wl
Medicine Hat High School
Riley
Teday
Bill Wahl
Crescent Heights High School
Wahl
Judy Wennenberg
Medicine
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Natalie Bank
Retiring Catholic School Board and Medicine Hat Teachers Honored
Biographies prepared for the News by Madeline Fischer honor retiring teachers from Catholic School Board and Medicine Hat School District No. 76 with consent. Sandra Craven, also known as Mrs Sauna Craven, taught at Herald School and Tran Muxanatra Tinian high school before joining 76. Craven earned a B.Ed. and M.Ed. from Medicine Hat College Calgary and Lethbridge universities, praising the profession and students as keeping her young at heart.
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Medicine At
Catholic School Board
Medicine Hat School District No. 76
Madeline Fischer
Sauna Craven
Herald School
Hocnes Tran Muxanatra Tinian High School
Ale
Criveny
Music teacher Judith Dickie cited for lifelong arts impact
Judith Dickie, music teacher at Ross Glen School, praises sharing love of music with students and calls for higher fine arts budgets. She holds B.Ed. degrees from Saskatchewan and Victoria, taught K through 9 across Warner, Redcliff, and District 76, and was sponsored to teach in Germany with the Department of National Defence. She aims to travel, volunteer, and learn saxophone and bagpipes.
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Judith Dickie
Ross Glen School
Saskatchewan
Victoria
Warner
Redcliff
Ms. Dickie
Patricia McDowell Retires After Long Teaching Career
Patricia McDowell ends a 32 year teaching span after earning a B Ed from the University of Regina and further studies at Lethbridge. She taught Grade 2 in Calgary, then 17 years as Grade 1 at River Heights and 15 years at Ross Glen teaching Grades 1 2 and split NN. She served as ATA representative for both schools and sat on Flower and Card and Retirement Committees. Now she retires to read garden travel and walking and urges educators to embrace the positive and value parental support.
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Patricia McDowell
University of Regina
University of Lethbridge
Calgary
River Heights
Ross Glen
Robert B McKenzie Honored for 31 Years in Education
Robert B. McKenzie has spent 31 years as a classroom and resource teacher, vice-principal, and principal at Vincent Massey School in Medicine Hat. He earned a B.Ed. and an M.A. in Education Administration from MHHS, Medicine Hat College, University of Lethbridge, and Gonzaga University. He credits attitude as the key to success and notes former students who needed help now excel as honours students and adults. He looks forward to life beyond school.
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Robert B. McKenzie
Vincent Massey School
Henee
Medicine Hat
MHHS
Medicine Hat College
University , Lethbridge
Gonzaga University
Mr. McKenzie
McKenzie
Jerry Smith Career Summary At Crescent Heights High School
Jerry Smith built a 25 year Calgary education career rising to department head and vice principal at Crescent Heights High. He taught Grades 7 to 12 social sciences and drama, coached soccer, volleyball and football, and contributed to curriculum and professional development with the Alberta Teachers' Association. He also spent a decade in commercial aviation before choosing education. He grew up near Medicine Hat, attended a one room country school, studied at ATS MITUS and the Universities of Alberta Calgary and Lethbridge.
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Jerry Smith
Calgary
Ats Leaehay
Crescent Heights High School
Smith
Medicine Hat
ATS
MITUS
Alberta
Lethbridge
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Will Tebay retirement ends 23 years in district schools
Will Tebay grew up on a western Montana ranch and earned a B A at Rocky Mountain College and a M A in counselling at the University of Montana. He taught adult education in Indianapolis and special education in Montana before establishing the elementary counselling program in Medicine Hat School District No 76. Tebay, once provincial president of the ATA Guidance Council, received the Murray Jampolsky Award in 1954 for outstanding practices in school guidance and counselling. He retires after 23 years with the district, planning relaxation and travel.
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Montana
Will Tebay
Rocky Mountain College
Billings
University of Montana
Indianapolis
Indiana
Medicine Hat
No 76
Tehay
ATA Guidance Council
Murray Jampolsky
Council For
Tebay
Christine Townsend A Lifelong Educator and Reader
Christine Townsend, born in Forres Scotland, emigrated to New Westminster BC as a child. She earned a B A and a BEd through Simon Fraser University Western Ontario and Calgary. After 25 years teaching at River Heights Earl Kitchener Southview Montreal and Elm Streets Ecole River Heights Connaught she retires to explore Canada Scotland hike ski garden and read. A student quote expresses love for libraries and the journeys they enable.
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Christine Townsend
Forres
Scotland
New Westminster
B.C
Simon Fraser University
Connaught
Canada
Bill Wahl Retires After 32 Years At Crescent Heights Band
After 33 years in music education Bill Wahl ends a long tenure at Crescent Heights high school directing wind and percussion programs and leading local bands. A MELAB and MEd graduate with multiple honors, he hosted student tours to Europe and plans time with family hobbies and a new beginner adult band.
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Crescent Heights
England
Ireland
France
Holland
Italy
Germany
Ausria
Switzerland
Bill Wahl
Wahl
MELAB
University of Alberta
University of Oregon
University of Calgary
David Peterkin
Alberta
CHHS
Medicine Hat City
Medicine Hat
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