Category: School

Thank you, Mr. Fitz

Author: Dawn Murphy
Teacher's name: John Fitzgerald
Teacher's school: Beaconsfield Junior High

I transferred to Beaconsfield Junior High in grade nine. It was a hard year: I was new to a school where everyone already had their friend group established, my parents were just divorced, I just moved into a new house in a new neighbourhood, and my mother, brother, and grandparents all moved away just prior. […]

Thank you, Mme Maloney

Author: Victoria Stone
Teacher's name: MaryJane Maloney
Teacher's school: Vanier Elementary

All of my life, there was only one person that I trusted to pry my loose teeth free with nothing but hand sanitizer and a kleenex. Mme Maloney was my music teacher from grade 1 through 6 and I can safely say that without her influence throughout these pivotal years, I would not be the […]

Thank you, Mr. Coffey

Author: D'Arcy Butler
Teacher's name: Ken Coffey
Teacher's school: Gonzaga High

It is difficult to choose just one teacher that was exceptional, since as a student at Gonzaga High School I had the privilege of being taught by some incredible teachers, yet every time I think of a teacher that I owe a tremendous amount of gratitude, Mr. Ken Coffey comes to mind each time. Anyone […]

Thank you, Mrs. Mullett

Author: Heather Hoskins
Teacher's name: Mrs. Mullett
Teacher's school: Ralph Laite Academy

Mrs. Mullett was not only my teacher but a family friend. Before starting the daunting task of beginning Kindergarten, I had the beautiful opportunity to stand and sing at Mrs. Mullett’s wedding. No one knew that this foundation of a relationship would be key to my success and freedom to learn mentality as I embarked […]

Thank you, Mr. Chiasson

Author: Victoria Wadden
Teacher's name: Paul Chiasson
Teacher's school: Bishop's College

When I entered high school, I was addicted to drugs and battling with depression among other things. For the majority of grade 10, I had a substitute for my homeroom class, as well as English. He helped me with understanding myself and my own issues through the work he assigned to me. He also helped […]

Thank you, Ms. Philpott

Author: Kate McLeod
Teacher's name: Elizabeth Philpott
Teacher's school: Beaconsfield Junior High

When I was in the seventh grade, I was hospitalized and when I returned from the Janeway, I was too weak to be able hold up my clarinet to play. After weeks of searching, Ms. Philpott found me a bass clarinet, an instrument which I wouldn’t have to hold up on my own to play. […]

Thank you, Mr. Beauchamp

Author: Sarah Hardiman
Teacher's name: Bob Beauchamp
Teacher's school: Bishop's College

Mr. Beauchamp did a lot more than teach me Geography. He taught me how to be a good person by continuously believing in me and genuinely caring for me. He was so important to me that I shared a Father-Daughter dance with him at my grade 12 graduation, and it was certainly my highlight of […]

Thank you, Miss Stowe

Author: Elaine Walsh
Teacher's name: Miss Peggy Stowe
Teacher's school: St. Augustine's

My Grade 2 teacher was amazing, Miss Peggy Stowe. She was an angel sent from heaven. She is and always will be my favourite teacher. I still receive a Christmas card from her each year. She was so nice and understanding. Miss Stowe – you truly made a difference in my life! Elaine

Thank you, Mrs. Blundon

Author: Lisa Dunne
Teacher's name: Mrs. Amy Blundon
Teacher's school: Brother Rice High

Junior high can be a scary thing, I didn’t really know who I was but having such a wonderful and inspiring teacher to help me along the way made it a little easier. That teacher is Mrs. Blundon! She taught me a few subjects in grade 9 and she always pushed me to do my […]

Thank you, Mrs. Mullett

Author: Elizabeth Butt
Teacher's name: Sherry Mullett
Teacher's school: Ralph Laite Academy

School wasn’t always the best experience for me, mainly because I have a learning disability and didn’t learn at the same pace as others. In my entire time attending school, there is no other teacher that stands out in my memory more than Mrs. Sherry Mullett, my Grade Five teacher at Ralph Laite Academy in […]