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Class Classphotos photosfrom fromthe the1950’s, 1950’s, few fewstudents studentsremain remainininthe thearea areanow now
Hometown: Lake Cowichan Hometown: Lake Cowichan I’ve always wanted to: go sky I’ve always wanted to: go sky diving diving Occupation: student Best thing about living here: Occupation: student tubing in the about summer Best thing living here: Fave activity: shopping tubing in the summer Fave Pastashopping Favefood: activity: Proudest moment: Fave food: Pasta Graduating high school moment: Graduating Proudest I high wishschool I was better at: Math IfIIwish had I$1,000,000: would go on was betterIat: Math vacation I die If I haduntil $1,000,000: I would go on Invacation my fridge untilyou’ll I die find: grapes Fave moment of the day: night In my fridge you’ll find:the grapes when everything is done for the day moment ofto: theEminem day: the night InFave my car I listen done for the day Ifwhen I waseverything stuck on aisdesert island I In my car I listen to: Eminem would need: a cell phone If I was stuck on a desert island I would need: a cell phone
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Mrs Bruce’s 1953-1954 Kindergarten class of 24 students, just a very few of the Yount School Kindergarten class in Kaatza Station Museum Youbou remain here today. They include Jeanette Waite (now Lundgren) Dave Whiskin and Kencourtesy Schedel. Back row left David Cairns, Edrese Wallace, Bob Rayner, Jane Ferguson, unidentifi ed, Jeanette Waite (standing in front of teacher Mrs Bruce’s 1953-1954 Kindergarten class of 24 students, just a very few of the Yount School Kindergarten class in Mrs. Bruce), Bonnie Turner, Toutant, AndreaWaite Howden, McGregor, ed. Middle row left: Marie Youbou remain here today.Clarence They include Jeanette (nowDallas Lundgren) Dave unidentifi Whiskin and Ken Schedel. Back row left Hill, David Porter, Theresa Patenaude, Bruce Ridley, Velna Whittingham, Ken Schedel, David Whiskin, unidentifi ed, David Cairns, Edrese Wallace, Bob Rayner, Jane Ferguson, unidentified, Jeanette Waite (standing in front ofFloyd teacher Martin. Front row left: Richard Lavoie, Raymond Roch and two unidentified boys. Mrs. Bruce), Bonnie Turner, Clarence Toutant, Andrea Howden, Dallas McGregor, unidentified. Middle row left: Marie Hill, Porter, Theresa Patenaude, Bruce Ridley, Velna Whittingham, Ken Schedel, David Whiskin, unidentifi Mrs.David Hilda Bruce, kindergarten pupils attending high ed, Floyd Martin.atFront row left: Richard Lavoie, teacher Yount School in 1953, also Raymond Roch and two unidentified boys. school in Lake Cowichan.
taught piano lessons from her home Mrs. Hilda Bruce, kindergarten inteacher the “Picket Camp” (Sahtlam Av- also at Yount School in 1953, enue) area of Lake Cowichan. She taught piano from her home was the aunt oflessons local resident Mrs. in the “Picket Camp” (Sahtlam Joan Belter nee Nightingale who Avenue) areahere of Lake Cowichan. She also taught although some years wasMiss the aunt local resident Mrs. later. JoanofNightingale, as she Joan Belter needescended Nightingale who was then known, through taught hereasalthough some years thealso same lineage famous nurse later. Miss Joan Nightingale, as she Rolli Miss Florence Nightengale. was thenthe known, descended through Gunderson In 1936 first wing of Yount the same famous nurse School, waslineage openedaswith two adRolli Miss Florence Nightengale. ditional wings added by 1945. That Gunderson firstwas wingrecognized of Yount yearIn the1936 newthe school PAGES OF HISTORY asSchool, “one of was the most modern and adopened with two best-equipped rural schools” in That ditional wings added by 1945. Canada. The number students atyear the new schoolofwas recognized PAGES OF HISTORY tending Yount that yearmodern had reached as “one of the most and more that 135 with an schools” additionalin25 best-equipped rural Canada. The number of students attending Yount that year had reached more that 135 with an additional 25
Over the prior ten years, pupils attending high the school school in enrollment had Lake Cowichan. risen a whopping 640 %. Over the prior ten years, (ITM Bulletin Febuary the The school enrollment 1945). school - al- had risen a whopping 640 %. ways heart of the commuFebuary nity(ITM -was Bulletin often used for 1945). The schooland - alcommunity activities ways commuevents (asheart well of as the school nity -was often used for functions) until a commuactivities nitycommunity hall was built shortlyand events (asthe well as school after. Today, lovely a commuoldfunctions) school sitsuntil vacant, just nity hall wasofbuilt shortly another victim rampant “school that hit after.closures’ Today, the lovely thisold areaschool some sits years ago. just vacant, another victim of rampant “school closures’ that hit this area some years ago.
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1951-1952 - Lake Cowichan Elementary School (later named Stanley Gordon) class photo, back row - from left: Richard Lincoln, unknown, Tommy Weaver, Gail Stetsko, unknown, Diane Weismiller, unknown, unknown, Judy Strasdin, Wendy Gordon, G. Gill, unknown, Eddie Gravelle 2nd row - from back left, Unknown, Bob Maxwell, Wes Sheard, Barry Shackleford, unknown, Linda Vesey, Elaine Gravelle, Anita Crosson (Caplin), unknown, Art Monti, unknown, Mike All. Sitting courtesy Kaatza Station Museum from left is Mrs. Sophie Heycock (retired in 1968), unknown, Juanita Demings, Doris Parlee, Donna Olson, unknown, Glenna Nordlund, unknown, Rosina Moon, Patty Peterson (now Pat Foster). Kneeling in photo, front isback Bob row Cooper, Eileen 1951-1952 - Lake Cowichan Elementary School (later named Stanley Gordon) class - from left:PeaRichard cock (Russell), Oke Olsson. Pat Foster (nee Peterson) Eddie Gravelle unknown, have remained in Lake Cowichan, Lincoln, unknown, TommyBoth Weaver, Gail Stetsko, unknown,and Diane Weismiller, unknown, Judy Strasdin,Oke Wendy Olsson andG.Anita (neeEddie Crosson) lived2nd hererow for -many to their passing. Gordon, Gill, Caplin unknown, Gravelle fromyears back prior left, Unknown, Bob Maxwell, Wes Sheard, Barry Shackleford, unknown, Linda Vesey, Elaine Gravelle, Anita Crosson (Caplin), unknown, Art Monti, unknown, Mike All. Sitting from left is Mrs. Sophie Heycock (retired in 1968), unknown, Juanita Demings, Doris Parlee, Donna Olson, unknown, Glenna Nordlund, unknown, Rosina Moon, Patty Peterson (now Pat Foster). Kneeling in front is Bob Cooper, Eileen Peacock (Russell), Oke Olsson. Both Pat Foster (nee Peterson) and Eddie Gravelle have remained in Lake Cowichan, Oke Olsson and Anita Caplin (nee Crosson) lived here for many years prior to their passing.