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Show Harris honored for 30 years of service r I -i Ailecn Harris has been teaching at Saint Olaf Catholic School for 30 years, and on Jan. 29 she was recognized rec-ognized for her commitment to the school. While the fog was dense and visibility was low that night, 200 students, friends, and alumni honored Harris at a reception held at the McNamara Center in Bountiful. Boun-tiful. Honored guests included Fr. Rudolph Daz, the pastor of Saint Olaf Church; the Rev. Msgr. John Sullivan, pastor of Saint Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake, and Sister M. Genevra Rolf, superintendent, superinten-dent, Catholic Schools Diocese of Salt Lake City. Students from the sixth, seventh and eighth grades donated money for the reception where cake, cookies, punch and coffee were served. The students then presented Harris with a corsage and an album in which to place her many cards, letters and photographs. The Home and School, an organization similar to the Parent-Teacher Parent-Teacher Association found in public pub-lic schools, presented a gift to Harris as well. Harris was born in Salt Lake City, the oldest of four children. She received her bachelor's degree in education, philosophy and French Fren-ch from St. Mary of the Wasatch High School and College in Salt Lake before going on to Brig ham Young University for post-graduate work. She began teaching third grade in 1961, moved on to seventh grade, then fifth then eighth before she settled on seventh grade her favorite. AILEEN HARRIS "Some treasured memories include: in-clude: My first day on the job, during dur-ing which a few hairs turned gray and a few years were lived; the fun of surprise parties, pranks of students, teachers, principals on one anotherand everyone's enjoyment of them; the outstanding ac-complishnments ac-complishnments of students especially those I've taught; the sharing of joys and sorrows," Harris said in an article for the Viking Vik-ing Heritage, Saint Olaf s paper. Harris has had her fair share of challenge. About ten years ago, during dur-ing one of Utah's extreme wind and lightning storms, the roof of Harris' home was struck by lightning. The next morning, however, she was at school on time, ready to teach her students. Harris has been driving from Salt Lake to Bountiful for the past 30 years to teach at Saint Olaf's. Parents said they hope she will continue con-tinue as they wished her a safe trip home and thanks with a standing ovation. |
