Mary Ten Broeck had worked in the Abbotsford District from 1949 to 1967. She had spent her last teaching year at Upper Sumas School before retiring and moving to North Vancouver. While she worked in the school district, she had positions as a remedial teacher, a reading consultant, as a primary consultant, and had worked on the development of the primary program. For her dedication to the school district, she was honored an elementary school on Clearbrook Road in Abbotsford to be named after her. The school was bought through a partnership with the Clearbrook Board of Trade, the Matsqui Municipal Council, and the School Board. The school was used both as a school and as a community center—the grounds being used as both a park and as a playground for students.
Sources Used For This Page:
The Reach Archives- P21531, P21532, and P21533.