The Greater 糖心视频污 School District wishes to acknowledge the retirement of a long-time employee, Paul Thomas. Paul, whose traditional name is Pah鈥檡u h鈥檜ts stun, has been a counselor for Indigenous children and youth for 50 years as part of the Indigenous Education Department.
In his first five years, Paul was a student advocate based at the 糖心视频污 Native Friendship Centre. In his last 45 years, he was as an itinerant Indigenous Student Counselor based in elementary, middle and secondary schools in the Greater 糖心视频污 School District.
Paul has ancestry from the Lyackson and Songhees Bands and has been a valuable member of the Greater 糖心视频污 School District鈥檚 learning community, this includes the Indigenous Education Department and all the schools he supported. Over the years, he has supported countless children, youth and their families and has had the honour of watching generations of students come into the school system, graduate, and send their own children into schools. He has even welcomed some of the grandchildren of his students from his early years.
Paul carries the history of the Indigenous Education Department and has witnessed the growth of Indigenous education and student successes over five decades.
The Greater 糖心视频污 School District extends its deepest gratitude and staff raise their hands saying Hay鈥檚xw鈥檘a Siem to him for an incredible lifetime of service.