Submitted by Christine Johnson
Often house moves happen in time for school starting up following the “Summer Holidays”, even when those involved have no school-age children and sometimes none at all.
For many, the beginning of a new school year marks the start of another year and is as important as the official one.
Parents and Grandparents alike breath a sigh of relief and children become anxious to see their friends. Youngsters who are leaving Elementary for Secondary are sometimes a bit nervous as they anticipate becoming a “serious” teenager.
One of my Grandsons is entering grade twelve (12) in September and is absolutely in awe of the fact that he will graduate in June of next year.
Many of you maybe miss the busy aspect of school life and the multi-tasking that became part of our every day.
When I first retired (at the end of first semester), I was unable to be on the road at the same time as students going to school and was overcome with feelings of guilt and longing. It took about three months for me to drive past young people on their way to class.
Many of you are in one of the several phases of retirement and those of you who retired in the past three years are in a different phase altogether where no district-wide celebration was able to take place in person.
In whichever phase you find yourself, you will be glad to hear that a meeting was held between members of our Executive and the CEO of Human Works, a counselling service of which several among you may have availed yourself during your time with the BCPVPA. More meetings are being scheduled and you will be kept informed of our progress.
Have a restful Summer, Christine Johnson, President BCRPVPA
