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Jim Rhodes grew up in the historic and fabled " Beach" district of east end Toronto. It was during his high school years at Malvern C.l. that he dis- covered and developed his athletic prowess in a number of activities although football with the Mal- vern Marauders was his chosen sport. He achieved significant notoriety when during a senior game tal- lied 52 points himself via a combination of kicking and touchdown scores. Upon entering Physical & Health Education at the University of Toronto, he continued his football exploits with the U ofT Blues, but unfortunately knee injuries brought an untimely conclusion to his football playing accomplishments. After completing teacher's college, he returned to alma mater- Malvern C.I. as a Physical Education and Science teacher for 2 years followed by another 2 years teaching stint at Northern Heights Second- ary School. In September, 1970 Jim made an ex- odus from Toronto and joined the teaching stall at
Collingwood C.l.
For years Jim toiled in the trenches teaching
classes and coaching football. In 1981 , he looked around for more challenges and found it at the Sim- coe County Board Office as PHE Program Advisor.
Jim stayed in this position until 1984 when he re- turned to CCI as Phys . Ed . Department Head . Now the work really began! Jim was determined to build CCI into a great sports school offering as great a variety of sports for students as possible. At the same time as working behind the scenes to create this , also found time to still coach football and later added nordic ski coaching and being involved with OFSAA, the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations. Jim is now an executive with the OF-
SAA.
Jim never avoided a task- when help was needed.
He was there to give support whether moral or phys- ical. He helped run OFSAA (provincial) alpine ski meets, nordic ski meets and curling . He was there for the Canadian and World Wrestling Champion- ships.
The World Wrestling Championships gave Jim a taste for greater things . He started small just tak- ing CCI alpine and nordic ski teams to Sweden to compete in an ISF World Schoolsport Champion- ship. And so it began! Over the years, Jim has taken not only CCI teams overseas but also teams from Simcoe County , Ontario and Quebec . Not happy he arranged for teams from the rest of the provin- ces to participate in ISF meets. After taking teams to various European sites Jim felt that he could put together a great team that could run an ISF event. So undaunted by the fact that an ISF Schoolsport event had never been run outside of Europe, Jim bid for and won the 1993 ISF Schoolsport Alpine and Nordic skiing events. It was a big job but Jim
had picked his team well and it could only be de- scribed as a success!
Jim was truly hooked! He felt a Canadian presence was needed at ISF, so he ran for and won an executive position on the ISF governing body. Now Jim has moved on from CCI (we can't sayre- tired) because there is just too a big an arena out there needing Jim's expertise. If there are sports going on anywhere and a hand is needed, Jim will be there sharing his knowledge and giving his sup- port .
We wish you all the best Jim and long may your whistle be heard on the world's playing field!
Mr. Roger Shackell is leaving CCI this year after spending twenty eight years in the business edu- cation field. During his time in Collingwood, Roger and his wife, Lorna, have raised three wonderful children who have all attained success following their graduation from CCI. Margaret, the oldest daughter, is a chartered accountant and is presently completing her Ph.D. in accounting in the USA. Daughter Nancy is a teacher and mother of Roger's two grandchildren. Son, Don is a Queen's gradu- ate and is presently finishing his teaching degree
in Kingston.
Mr . Shackell was born in Quebec, raised and ed-
ucated in the Montreal area. He attained his Bach- elor of Commerce degree in 1963 at Concordia University, and worked for a short time as an ac- countant and teacher before coming to Collingwood in 1970. During his long and successful teaching career Mr. Shackell has taught a variety of busi- ness subjects, his special area of interest being law. His students will remember the 'mock trials' and the variety of guest speakers invited to class to share their expertise and a wide range of legal topics.
Mr. Dick Edwards has not only made a name for himself as a leader in science teaching, but also as a superb football coach. For the past 23 years, he could be seen on the field coaching both jr. + sr . teams . In 20 years as the jr . coach , he has seen over 1000 players gain from his expertise. Starting as a flanker in his own football days on a high school team at Stratford High, he added to his knowledge of the sport with the help of fellow coaches Hun- wicks + Rhodes. He will always recall moments like when his team won GB for the first time, driv- ing the bus with Mr. Fischer and coaching Scott Leckie who later went on to play with the CFL . What will our retiring coach be doing during football sea-
son? " I' ll now be at home enjoying a hot supper on time and won't have to pretend that cold, wet weather isn't so bad." We wish you well, Coach Edwards!
In addition to his teaching duties, Mr. Shackell has made a positive contribution to life at CCI by involve- ment in a wide variety of activities. He has organized mock trial competitions, worked with Student Coun- cil, and coached a number of teams including girls basketball , curling and volleyball. He has also been active on behalf of his fellow teachers as an insur- ance trustee and member of OSSTF political action committee. He also contributes within the commun- ity and his church.
Mr. Shackell always seems to have a smile on his face and a kind word for his students and collea· gues. His infectious laughter will be missed in the business stall office. We wish him health and hap· piness as he turns his energy to a new career ir financial planning and to the joy of fulfilling his role as a grandfather.