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TWO RIVERS' KAREN CLARK
NAMED ALASKA'S TOP TEACHER

Karen and Paul Clark live-

d in Cassiar for three years

-1966 to 1969 when they tra-
_velled north to Alaska. Paul

was employed by the Company

to Work with parents as thev
have requested additional

rooms be added to their coun-
trv school. I have found

Her first teaching positio
-n was in Lower Post, British
Columbia, in an Indian Resid-
ential School. "I wrote mv
own texts (later some were to
be used throurhout the school
district) and I taned the
children's stories of owl,
and the giant worm," she said.

“We valked on Saturdavs

them verv independent and
Strong minded. It has been
my nleasure vorkine with 5
their values and their tradi-
tions. It is indeed their
cormunity and their school."

‘as Lab Supervisor while
Karen taught Grade 2.

It's nice to know that
someone ts doting well and
quite successfully too. The
following was taken from the
FAIRBANKS NEWS-MINER. For
those who remember the Clarks
read on...think uou'll enjoy
this article.

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and Sundavs and thev made
bush houses and shoved me the
berries that were good to
eat. she said of her first
teaching job.

- Mrs. Clark taught for five
and one-half vears in small
country schools in Canada be-

She received a masters degree

A teacher at Tvo Mivers -tv of Alaska this vear.
School who believes in neighbor She began teaching at Two

“hood schools that reflect the Rivers School in 1979.
culture of the students has Ut ‘am tnto ime third year
heen named Teacher of the Year at this little school which
in Alaska. has now grown to three rooms,

‘Irs. Karen Clark is head
teacher at the three-room ele-
mentarv school at 15 mile Chena
Hot Snrinzs Poad. She teaches.
first and second erades, a
total of 11 students, in the
school of 51 students and three
teachers.

She was chosen for the state
-vwide award hv a joint comnitte
~ce representing the Alast:a Pent
ment of Fducation and National
Fducation Association-Alaska.
Her name will now be entered in
a nattonal contest.

In her statement of her
philosophy of education for the
statewide award, “rs. Clark

teacher," but it is the role
of just plain teacher that I
find most challenging and
_Yewarding, she said.

“fy husband and I live in
the community and are friends
with families who live along
this road,’ she added.

Since she came to Two Riv-
ers, she has started a sli
Program that carries over to
Saturdaw: sl:i outings includ=
ing the communitv.

“tw hushand and T have
made several trails through
the bush and whole families

frequently come out to sii,"
said, “It has been mv rleasure she said. The school eauip-

to absorb the traditions and Ment is onen to parents -and
values of the community T teach older children on weel-onds.
tn. ; .

This started with her
teaching Indfan children in.
Canada nine vears ago. Before
that she studied anthropolo-
gv at the University of Ore-
ron and worked as an archseol
-orist while also talkine
educatton courses,

“Pathers have voluntecred
time to help ret slis in
shape and mothers have help-

that we conld purchase inex-
‘nenstvely," she added.
Commenting on the srowth
‘of the school in her three
vears there, she satd, "T
have had many onrrortunities

‘fore coming to Alaska in 1969. |

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Qur nhotoqgrarher caunht
Auoust Ebbinghoff in the
process of drawing un a new
Heavy Duty “techanic course
for the winter to summer ur-
arading training sessions.
Manv of our readers would
remember Auqust who terminat
-ed in July 1970 after 6
vears service with the com-
many since Necember 1964.
After leaving Cassiar he
worked for Fordine Coal in
southern B.C. as Heavy Dutv
Mechanic Instructor-Sun.

He also worked for Finning
Tractor for a short time in
the same canacity before
returnina to Cassiar. Auaqus:
t resumed work with the Com-
nanv on January 17th in the
nosition of H.D. Instructor
Sunervisor.

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