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Ms. J. Morrison
Mr. R. Warner
Ms. K. Wallace
Mr. 6ord Pearson
r. Pearson, headoftheartdepartment. willbe notlterface who is greatly missed at CCI and during is years at our school, has been vety active as a oachofrecreationalcross-country•skiing. aswei( sbeinginvolvedintheproductionoftheGleaner, mning the Art Club andde.vigning setsfor various tusical.~. Mr. Peqr.ton willfondly recall the many ·sits and lettersfrom former studetlls who are
tering successful careers in the arts as.fine artists. nimators, illustrators:' art educators and designer.~.
is worst experience qfhis entire teachillg career OfJfl('ll<!tl this year when Keim. (I grade II student. (Jill(et/wulfl.'!I headfirst u·hile posingfor (lte class.
Itch.' Mr. Pearson plans on spending next winter in
ew Zealand sky diving. scuha diving in Australia. 'Oiling in Rorotonga apd tre,kking (hrouglt Papau New
11i11ea. NextSllllllller:'therewillbegolltenni:~.
' ading, cooking and painting. He thanks you for
me o fthe most wonderful rewarding experiences in is life and he will always be proud ofbeing part q( Cl!
Mr~ Jim Kilgour Mr.Kilgourbeganhi.,teachingcareerIn 197(1arrd
thirty years later. he ,¥tillfinds reaching great. Although his suhjects have changed slowly, each class hasalwaysbroughtnew.9tudenuandnewchallenges. Retirementisabigstep,A.fier4500srudents. 980pig dissections. 2430 rat dissections andafew thousand
frog dissections, it is time to hang up the scalpel. Although he is not sad at leaving CCI. he wlll miss being here e~·ery· day along with the interaction with his colleagues. hut it were always the kids that made his day. Although Mr. Kilgour was born in Collingwood; he H'as raised in Hamilton and allended McMaster University and l/n. Q(Toronto. 7il'enty years spent swimming. sailing and canoeing at summer camp made him unsuitable for city life so he returned to his hometown. What does retirement have in storefor our biology teacher? You can be assured that he will be kept busy with his safe boating. photography. the rehabilitation ofthe harbour environment and the redevelopment ofthe local hospital. He will sail andfish until his heart's content and he will not rule out the return to education.
Mr. Ralph Sneyd
Mr. SneydhasfoundthatleavingCCIwaslikeleaving afami~y qfier spending 24 years here and putting a great deal ofhimselfinto the >chao/. Over the years. heproudlylooksbackatthedevelopmentofthefield tripstoWashington. thecreationof·worldClass·. Commencement. the Reunions and. ofcourse. tons of tournaments. "Wrestling is the game. Sneyd is the
name·· is a phrase known across Canada. Mr. Sneyd has put in over 31 years coaching this sport at the high school. province. national and international levels. During his retirement. Mr. Sneyd plans on travelling with his wife as well as creating a computer business called 'Multi- media A/bums·. He also plans on acting as a consultant on running world championships. As the new millennium turns. Mr.
Sneyd knows that "Success came with teamwork and
desire. Nothing has changed with the tick of/he clock. ..
Cel'lainly an increased role in public service is likely ~;.,._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~--------.&.·l!.!h!~i~sji.tture. ·
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