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Striking Teachers at George S. Henry Secondary School in North York are joined today by 14-year-old Ginny Vader, a Grade 11 student. She says she join(...)
Striking Teachers at George S. Henry Secondary School in North York are joined today by 14-year-old Ginny Vader, a Grade 11 student. She says she join(...)

Striking Teachers at George S. Henry Secondary School in North York are joined today by 14-year-old Ginny Vader, a Grade 11 student. She says she join(...)

Date11/12/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Striking Teachers at George S. Henry Secondary School in North York are joined today by 14-year-old Ginny Vader; a Grade 11 student. She says she joined the picket line because she believes high school teachers are underpaid.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0016803F
      Top teacher: I was totally surprised when they told me, says Ken Brown, 39, after being named science teacher of the year by the Toronto chapters of a Sigma XI, a scientific research society with chapters all over North America. Brown, head of physics at North York's George S. Henry Secondary School, is the first to receive the honor at the high school level.
      Top teacher: I was totally surprised when they told me, says Ken Brown, 39, after being named science teacher of the year by the Toronto chapters of a Sigma XI, a scientific research society with chapters all over North America. Brown, head of physics at North York's George S. Henry Secondary School, is the first to receive the honor at the high school level.
      Russell, Jim
      11/27/1985
      His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
      His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      5/16/1978
      Dwight Daigneault, president of the North York secondary school teachers' federation, says, We intend to keep on fighting. He said teachers are worried about the educational product.
      Dwight Daigneault, president of the North York secondary school teachers' federation, says, We intend to keep on fighting. He said teachers are worried about the educational product.
      Bull, Ron
      4/13/1972
      Forty-Eight hours before they are due to vote on whether to accept the school boards' offer, striking secondary school teachers showed up today on pic(...)
      Forty-Eight hours before they are due to vote on whether to accept the school boards' offer, striking secondary school teachers showed up today on pic(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      1/5/1976
      Declaring they are the forgotten victims of the 37-day-old strike by Metro secondary-school teachers, 28 students picket outside York Memorial Collegi(...)
      Declaring they are the forgotten victims of the 37-day-old strike by Metro secondary-school teachers, 28 students picket outside York Memorial Collegi(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      12/17/1975
      Theme of her mural is music. Donnalee Darling, a Grade 13 student at North Yorks Newtonbrook Secondary Schoo, stands beside the 8 by 12 foot mural she(...)
      Theme of her mural is music. Donnalee Darling, a Grade 13 student at North Yorks Newtonbrook Secondary Schoo, stands beside the 8 by 12 foot mural she(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      4/7/1971
      Before crossing a picket line of striking students at Eastern High School of Commerce give the teachers coffee today
      Before crossing a picket line of striking students at Eastern High School of Commerce give the teachers coffee today
      Bull, Ron
      11/12/1975
      Cheers from striking secondary school teachers greeted a suggestion they might have to resort to civil disobedience
      Cheers from striking secondary school teachers greeted a suggestion they might have to resort to civil disobedience
      Darrell, Dick
      12/2/1975
      Without Teachers, three students at Georges Vannie Secondary School study on their own yesterday
      Without Teachers, three students at Georges Vannie Secondary School study on their own yesterday
      Loek, Dick
      11/2/1975
      Opposing the nine-week-old strike of secondary school teachers, students march and chant at Queen's Park yesterday
      Opposing the nine-week-old strike of secondary school teachers, students march and chant at Queen's Park yesterday
      Bull, Ron
      1/15/1976
      Moments after she won the Miss Teen Canada crown, 15-year-old Nancy-Jane Newburn is Kissed by her 11-year-old brother, Timothy. Grade 10 student from (...)
      Moments after she won the Miss Teen Canada crown, 15-year-old Nancy-Jane Newburn is Kissed by her 11-year-old brother, Timothy. Grade 10 student from (...)
      Darrell, Dick
      3/7/1977
      Setting up picket lines in Metro's first teacher strike, teachers at Northern Secondary School get their placards today when 8,800 teachers struck 135(...)
      Setting up picket lines in Metro's first teacher strike, teachers at Northern Secondary School get their placards today when 8,800 teachers struck 135(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      11/12/1975