Page 20 | June 2013
Mea d ow r idge Sch o o l
Staff Updates "Good bye may seem forever. Farewell is like the end, but in my heart is the memory and there you will always be." Walt Disney Company
Warm weather, blue skies and longer days are heralds of summer and the break that our community looks forward to at the end of the school year. It is also the time of year when we bid adieu to our friends who will be leaving us. We hope that while we may not see each other every day, that they know we carry them with us and that no matter where your travels take you, you are always a Gryphon. - Ms. Christine Bickle, Advancement
Mr. Terry Jung has come to represent warm smiles and handshakes in the morning. What better way to start a day! He has been a teacher, Principal, coach, mentor and friend to so many that it would be difficult to sum up all that he has accomplished at the school. Mr. Terry Jung is leaving us after 23 years to take up the challenge of Principal of an elementary school for the Abbotsford School District. Ms. Lum and their children Nicolas, Brandon and Justin will remain at the school so we know that his connection with the school will remain strong.
Mrs. Cathy Graetz has been a teacher at Meadowridge for 14 years helping our children grow in the area of Humanities. She most recently held the role of Grade 8 teacher and Head of the Department for Humanities and Language A. She has been a part of our extra-ordinary success in Destination Imagination. Cathy leaves to spend some much deserved time with her family.
Mr. Stephen Olah has spent 17 years as a part of the Meadowridge family in the roles of teacher, coach and Principal. He will be leaving to become the founding Principal for a secondary school in Lanzhou, China. Mr. Olah will spend the next two years assisting with preparations to open the new campus in September, 2015. His family will remain in Maple Ridge and we hope that he will visit often to tell us of his new adventures.
We have had the privilege of working alongside Mrs. Jan Elsted over the last nine years. She has turned us all into lovers of the Shakespeare prose as we watched our children transform into comedians, clowns, fairies and fiends – and everyone is always misunderstood! Mrs. Elsted leaves us to continue her work with her husband, Crispin, at Barbarian Press.