Hudson School History May 30, 2017

Hudson School History May 30, 2017
Former Hudson teacher from the 1960’s and 70’s, Mrs. Kathy Anderson, and Michelle, a past student at Hudson from the same era, regaled Hudson students with stories of what it was like to be a teacher and student more than 5 decades ago.
50 years ago Hudson had separate areas for boys and girls in the basement, donuts cost 5 cents, all children walked to school, and there was a dress code for students and teachers.  Chewing gum was forbidden as was throwing snow balls.  Kids who misbehaved were sent to the principal’s office and got “the strap”.  Children played hop scotch and soccer on the gravel pitch and Hudson had no playground equipment or grass field. The school basement would flood on a regular basis when it rained heavily.
Mrs. Anderson brought in some interesting memorabilia including a newspaper clipping from the Vancouver Sun in 1971 featuring Hudson.  We were lucky today to learn a little bit about our school history from these two very kind women.  At the end of the presentation, Mrs.Anderson and Michelle were given Henry Hudson baseball hats featuring the school logo as a token of thanks.
Victoria would like to thank the office for its continuous support of the guest speaker program.