?<\/span>\"I was a student at Pitt Meadows Elementary School. Mrs. McDermott was my grade one teacher in 1955. She was also the Principal of the school. I attended Pitt Meadows Elementary school from grade 1 to grade 6. My older sister Judy and older brother Jerry also attended this school. The memories that I recall are two special events during those years. While in Mrs. McDermott's class in grade one, she was knitting a cowichan sweater. She told the class she was knitting it for someone in the class. To my surprise I was the lucky recipient of that sweater. In grade six I was chosen to be Miss Pitt Meadows.\" <\/p>\r\n ?<\/span>Thank you to Shirley Margaret Ball for your submission! <\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n The photo shows Shirley Ball nee: Richardson as Miss Pitt Meadows in 1961 with her royal party. She is standing in the back row wearing a cape and her head is adorned with a tiara. <\/p>","SEO_LINK":"shirley-balls-school-memories","VIDEO_LINK":"","SOUNDCLOUD_LINK":"","IMG1":"1538268822_main_1shirley-margaret-balls-school-memories.jpg","IMG2":"","IMG3":"","IMG4":"","IMG5":"","IMG6":"","IMG7":"","IMG1_THUMB":"","IMG2_THUMB":"","IMG3_THUMB":"","IMG4_THUMB":"","IMG5_THUMB":"","IMG6_THUMB":"","IMG7_THUMB":""}X "I was a student at Pitt Meadows Elementary School. Mrs. McDermott was my grade one teacher in 1955. She was also the Principal of the school. I attended Pitt Meadows Elementary school from grade 1 to grade 6. My older sister Judy and older brother Jerry also attended this school. The memories that I recall are two special events during those years. While in Mrs. McDermott's class in grade one, she was knitting a cowichan sweater. She told the class she was knitting it for someone in the class. To my surprise I was the lucky recipient of that sweater. In grade six I was chosen to be Miss Pitt Meadows." Thank you to Shirley Margaret Ball for your submission! The photo shows Shirley Ball nee: Richardson as Miss Pitt Meadows in 1961 with her royal party. She is standing in the back row wearing a cape and her head is adorned with a tiara. Details: Latitude: 49.2192740646955 Longitude: -122.69001791063 Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/shirley-balls-school-memories
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