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St. James School principal Mary Brown has
retired after 23 years of teaching
S u d a n Hundertmark
After 23 years of teaching, the last
two of which were spent as principal
at St. James School in Seaforth,
Mary Brown is retiring.
"Being principal here has been
such a great experience. Seaforth is
such a nice community," she says.
Brown says St. James has a long
history of being an excellent school
and any recognition it got during
her tenure - such as being chosen
by the province as a "lighthouse
school" because of its high achieve-
ment in literacy and numeracy -
should go to the staff and students.
"They were just recognizing what
was here all along. A dedicated staff
is just part of the St. James culture.
It's been a real treat to be here," she
says.
Brown contin-
ued combatting
bullying, and
says there's been
progress with the
reduced inci-
dence of physical
bullying.
"I like to think
we made some
progress. We're
still working on
social bullying
but everyone has
a long way to go
on that one," she
says.
She says St.
James has also
made progress
on increased
safety with
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Susan Hundertmark photo
Retiring St. James principal Mary Brown serves up some cake to student Megan Bedard during the final
Canada Day picnic on the last day of school recently.
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and a greater
emphasis on
healthy eating
and fitness.
While she's
taking an early
retirement,
Brown says she'll be joining her
husband in his business as his office
manager. He installs medical gas
systems in hospitals across Ontario
and Brown is hoping to travel with
him.
"I'd been thinking about retiring
all year and all the pieces just
seemed to fall together," she says.
Still, she says she'll miss the stu-
dents.
"I11 miss the first skipping ropes
of spring, bright snowsuits on a
winter day, the hugs and secrets
from the primary students and the
camaraderie with the staff," she
says.
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