Martin Luther King Junior High School - Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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MS FERREIRA BIDS A FOND FAREWELL AFTER HAVING DEVOTED 30 YEARS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, OUR PRINCIPAL, MS FERREIRA WILL RETIRE THIS YEAR. MS FERREIRA BEGAN HER SERVICE AT KING JR. HIGH 16 YEARS AGO AS THE DEAN OF GIRLS. THEN IN 1974, SHE WAS APPOINTED PRINCIPAL AND SINCE THAT TIME, SHE HAS SHAPED AND GUIDED OUR SCHOOL. MS FERREIRA NOW HOPES TO HAVE MORE TIME FOR FLYING HER PLANE, BUILDING HOUSES, PLAYING GOLF AND BRIDGE, READING LOTS OF BOOKS, OPERATING A CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS, RAISING PUPPIES, LANDSCAPING HER GARDEN, SERVING AS A CONSULTANT, LEARNING TO PLAY THE PIANO AND TRAVELING. WHEN ASKED HOW SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED, SHE ANSWERED WITHOUT HESITATION, AS AN ADVOCATE FOR KIDS AND TEACHERS ' THANK YOU AND GOOD BYE, MS FERREIRA !