Submitted by
Name: Doc J
From: ShiloBrats
Name: Doc J
From: ShiloBrats
Comments:
Thanks guys, although no firm date has appeared in print (that we can find) for the PEPS/PEHS change of name, it was used based on the following information.
The 1962 Yearbook is for the 61 - 62 school year. Throughout the entire yearbook all references are made as PEHS including in the Introduction: ’We hope that you will enjoy this publication and use it to remember the first year of Princess Elizabeth High School in the years to come.’
The Sports pages in the 62 Yearbook refer to all sports as PEHS, but the men’s uniforms were PEPS till 1965 when they changed to plain or numbered tops, the ladies carried the PEPS name all the way to 1969.
And in February of 09, we received this from our Contact Us form.
Name: David Klenavic
Question or Comment: I enjoyed viewing your site. I was president of the student council in 1961-62. It was through our councils efforts the name of the school was changed from P.E.P.S. to P.E.H.S. we also approved the first high school jacket green and gold if I remember right. There does not seem to be many photos from that period, we were just getting started. I left Shilo in 62.
So putting this together, it looks like the ‘61 school year started out as PEPS, and by the efforts of the Student Council (and before the Yearbook was published) changed to PEHS. As the year started out as PEPS, the school still accommodated other grades, and was not exclusively a high school.
Also in the ‘62 Yearbook, in the Student Council section appears this interesting statement:
With true democratic spirit we, the students of Princess Elizabeth and O’Kelly High Schools, elected our Student Council Executives. This was a precedent in the history of the two schools as they had never before elected a student council.
…and my fuzzy memory, recalls going to grade 8 at Greenwood which would have been 1960 - 61. Greenwood memories could use more input. Do you have a Greenwood class photo?
The schools issue is open, what do you remember?
Thanks guys, although no firm date has appeared in print (that we can find) for the PEPS/PEHS change of name, it was used based on the following information.
The 1962 Yearbook is for the 61 - 62 school year. Throughout the entire yearbook all references are made as PEHS including in the Introduction: ’We hope that you will enjoy this publication and use it to remember the first year of Princess Elizabeth High School in the years to come.’
The Sports pages in the 62 Yearbook refer to all sports as PEHS, but the men’s uniforms were PEPS till 1965 when they changed to plain or numbered tops, the ladies carried the PEPS name all the way to 1969.
And in February of 09, we received this from our Contact Us form.
Name: David Klenavic
Question or Comment: I enjoyed viewing your site. I was president of the student council in 1961-62. It was through our councils efforts the name of the school was changed from P.E.P.S. to P.E.H.S. we also approved the first high school jacket green and gold if I remember right. There does not seem to be many photos from that period, we were just getting started. I left Shilo in 62.
So putting this together, it looks like the ‘61 school year started out as PEPS, and by the efforts of the Student Council (and before the Yearbook was published) changed to PEHS. As the year started out as PEPS, the school still accommodated other grades, and was not exclusively a high school.
Also in the ‘62 Yearbook, in the Student Council section appears this interesting statement:
With true democratic spirit we, the students of Princess Elizabeth and O’Kelly High Schools, elected our Student Council Executives. This was a precedent in the history of the two schools as they had never before elected a student council.
…and my fuzzy memory, recalls going to grade 8 at Greenwood which would have been 1960 - 61. Greenwood memories could use more input. Do you have a Greenwood class photo?
The schools issue is open, what do you remember?
Added: May 4, 2010
Name: Tim Keenan
From: Terrace BC
Just dug out my report cards and diplomas from 1961 to 1964. No help there. None of them says either Princess Elizabeth Public School OR Princess Elizabeth High School--the ones from 61-62 and 62-63 say "Princess Elizabeth School", (even though I was at D-5 in 62-63--maybe it was considered a "satellite campus"