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High school 1971-1974. St. Davids

After our family moved from Toronto I was faced with the challenge of being 14 and at the end of my grade 8 year. What a funny school being that it was grade 7 to 10. There are way too many memories to share in this space but suffice it to say that Mr. Downie demanded and deserved the respect he received. He will be missed and not soon forgotten. One afternoon during our intramural hockey final game I thought I had scored the winning goal. Mr. Diwnie called the goal off to which I responded by shooting the puck near him in protest. This was followed by a "Backewich" I will see you in my office tomorrow morning at 8:00. Needless to say it was punishment enough enduring the hours ahead until our meeting. The morning of wreckening came and went with a raised eyebrow and a stern message from our beloved VP. Lesson learned! Goodbye Sir! Until we meet again.
Posted by John Backewich
Monday November 20, 2017 at 10:47 pm
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