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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-06-23, Page 15ue GODERICH 'SIGNAL STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1982—PAGE 15 n Elizabeth principal to retire after 21 years of service a I .. Bonnie Graham, principal of Queen Elizabeth School and an active worker with the men- tally handicapped in Huron County, was given afarewell_party by her students and friends. Diane McAuley, a former student, presented Graham with a gift to mark her retirement from the school after 21 years of service. Local couple return from coast. Ross and Jean MacKenzie accompanied niers a Henry and L C] C H A L S Bernice Drennan, had a very enjoyable three week holi- day down tothe east coast. ` w j There theyy visited 'many NEWS places of interest in New H Brunswick. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. When Kee Webster, 398.5267 they left home. they also intended to go to Newfound- land too. but when they heard the weather they were having there, they just can- celled that part of the trip. In all they said they had a wonderful. trip. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Rick Deschamps on. the arrival of their brand new daughter, Nattelle, a wee sister focSteven. We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Grant McDonald 'is in hospital. On Friday afternoon many Of the ladies of the United Church Women of Pine River United Church met at the home of Mrs. Pat Lowry to honour Mrs. Pam Putman at a farewell get together.' The Putmans are leaving the congregation the end of the month. Mrs. Putman was presented, with a crystal water pitcher. Mr.' and Mrs. Gordon Robb have had a busy week. It all .started Saturday last when 'Edwin and Janice McCutcheon and children came down from Lion's Head to spend a few hours, then later that evening Mr. and Mrs. Robb went to Holstein to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ecceles to stay with their four boys till Sunday evening while their parents were away for a couple of days. On Thursday they had their other two ,laughters, Mrs. Sandra Darling of Hanover and Mrs. Shirley Irvin and: family , of Ashfield. visit with them. ' The Women's Missionary 'Society of the Ashfield Pres- byterian Church met this month at the home of Mrs. Rhoda MacKenzie in Luck- nuw. • Movita Bradley. .daughter of Jim and Evelyn Bradley and Pat Courtney: son of Bob and Joyce Courtney of Point Clark. were married recently 'in Mississauga at the Cooksville United Church. The wedding party later enjoyed their dinner at the C.N. • Tower in Toronto. Those that attended ,the. wedding from here were Bob and Joyce Courtney, parents of the groom; Jim and Evelyn Bradley, parents of the bride, and the bride's sister, Madonna Bradley. On Saturday evening an anniversary dance was held in Lucknow at the Commun- ity Centre for George and Betty M'oncrief„in honour of their $Sth wedding anniver- sary. Those that came from a distance were their daugh- ter, son-in-law and their three girls. George. Jane. Jennifer. Laura and Rebecca �Ilrich of London, Betty's sister. Mrs., Marjorie Young of Goderich and her daught- er and family of Seaforth; another sister and husband. .Mac and,Flean Bell of God- erich and their daughter and. husband 'of Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clift of Mississauga; Betty's Cous- ins. Joe and Betty Bilet and their three granddaughters of • Maperville. Illinois: and George's parents, Fred ,and Freda Moncrief of London: The Kinsmen are going to put on their annual fireworks display again this year at Point Clark. July I. Most of the activities will start at approximately 7 p.m. and' the fireworks display after dark. The 'admission is free, Charles and Mayme Wilk- ins entertained the fellow- ship Group of Trinity United Church . of Ashfield Sunday evening to a barbeque. Lloyd Irwin, accompanied by his niece Elizabeth Wilk- ins. were in Goderich Sun- day evening to help Herold and Ivy Johnstone celebrate their wedding anniversary. Sympathy is extended to the farrrily of the late Mrs. Alex (Cash) MacLennan of Lucknow and a former resid- ent of Lochalsh. At one time she lived on the farm now owned by Jack and Bertha MacKenzie. She had been a resident of the Lucknow Nursing Home for a number of years and was in her 93rd year. Separate School Board approves staff changes by Stephanie Levesque DUBLIN — Numerous staff changes were approved by the Huron -Perth Separate School Board on June 14. Included were resignations, hirings, transfers and a leave -of -absence without pay. Two speech correction resource teachers were hired, new positions within the board as a result of implementing special education. Anne Murray and Mary Flannery were hired to fill the positions. Also as a result of special education, Connie Birmingham was appointed to the position of special education consultant. Teachers hired include Gloria” Miotto for Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Mount Carmel; Anna Marie Cook, also at Mount Carmel; Sister Kathy Reeler at St. Joseph's School, Clinton; Sister Maureen Shearon at St. Boniface School, Zurich. Resignations Were ac- cepted from Mona Doher, a teacher at St. Joseph's School, Kingsbridge; and Mary Jenkins, a teacher at St. Boniface School, Zurich. Placements for teachers previously hired by the board were approved as follows: Tracy Devlin will be a teacher at St. Joseph's School, Kingsbridge; Ted Gorski will be a teacher at St. Michael's School, Stratford and Margaret Coate -will• be a teacher at Mount Carmel School. Frances Craig will tran- sfer from St. Columba'n School to St. Boniface School, Zurich. The board approved hiring Marian Haid as custodian at St. Mary's School, Hesson with duties to commence July 1. a A leave -of -absence was approved for Sister Yvonne Parent, a teacher at Holy Name of Mary, St. Marys. beginning June 21 and en- ding June 30,1982. Director of Education William Eckert told trustees two teaching positions remain open, one at St. Columban and the other at St. Patrick's School, Dublin. In other business, the board approved the salary and benefits schedule for the position of speech pathologist for the school year 1982-83. For a graduate with an honors BA the minimum rate will be $19,535, up from $17,600, with the maximum increased to $22,235, up from $20,300. For a graduate with an MA the minimum rate increases to $21,365, up from $19,250 with a maximum of $24,365, up from $22,250. After 21 years of working with the mentally han- dicapped in Goderich, Bonnie Graham, principal of Queen Elizabeth School, is retiring. Graham has devoted much of her life to the mentally handicapped in Huron County and she has seen many positive changes through the years. Graham started working with the mentally han- dicapped in 1959 in a small nursery m MacKay Hall, At that time she worked half days with the. five children enrolled in the school. She- explained heexplained that she felt she would be happier working than sitting at home having tea parties and visiting neighbours. Lai November of 1960 she took a full-time position with the school and became principal in 1962. At that time enrollment had in- creased to 12 students and the school was looking for a larger facility to house the increasing number of students. "In , 1969 we moved to St. Peters church. At first we had one room, then two and finally we had to move into the old convent," she ex- plained. In 1976 the school rnoved 'into a modern newly built •wing of Victoria Public School, ,which was funded,by,, the Hti on" was of Education. Some people were hesitant at first but the minor pr'oblems that arose were quickly solved and the arrangement has been running smoothly since. Today, Queen Elizabeth School is a modern facility for the mentally han- dicapped with 34 students and Graham is proud of the progress she has seen in the school since its meager beginnings. It is one of three facilities for the handicapped in Huron County and teaches the students a variety of cour- ses, from basic speech therapy to trades for the adults. Graham has worked ex- ,.tensively with teaching children basic life skills. To her every small achievement is a large step towards the students own development and it also gives her satisfaction in seeing the progress of her work. "When you go in for days at a time working with a child and you see that child progressing it really gives you a much needed lift," she explained. At Queen Elizabeth School each ' student is .given an individual education plan to help them develop life skills at a level that will benefit them the most. When the students are old enough to leave the school they begin at the Adult Rehabilitation Centre to learn different trades, for themselves. It also makes them a valuable and productive part of society. Graham admits that not only have the facilities become better equipped but the programs and students are much more,sophisticated today as compare to a few -years ago. Today there are group homes forthe mentally handicapped to help in- tegrate them into society. In the group home they are taught to garden, clean the house and do the shopping. Before many of the people now placed in group homes might have been in- stitutionalized. Bonnie Graham admits that she has mixed feelings about retiring. "It was a decision I made a long time ago that I would retire in 1980,;" she admits. 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