{"id":1546,"date":"2016-08-30T14:35:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T18:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutmpswr.wpengine.com\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2016-08-30T14:35:22","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T18:35:22","slug":"tribute-dave-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutmps.com\/blog\/tribute-dave-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to Dave Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, MPS installed a commemorative tree and plaque at Markham District High School, in memory of former teacher, David Harris.\u00a0 Dave taught at MDHS from 1973 to 2003.\u00a0 In that time, he was not only a teacher, but was also a coach, mentor and friend to countless students and members of the community.\u00a0 At MPS, a number of us attended his classes, and were always amazed at his organization, preparedness, and ability to convey a huge amount of information in a short time.\u00a0 But perhaps our fondest memories are from the rugby pitch, where this English gentleman introduced us to a game which we had never seen, but soon fell in love with.\u00a0 With his endless enthusiasm, and through countless volunteer hours, Dave took us on tours of the U.K., molded us into a provincial championship team, and fostered teamwork and friendships that still stand today. \u00a0That teamwork is a cornerstone of our success at MPS!<br \/>\nDave was taken from us too early, but we\u2019re proud to have been involved in this project, and to let his memory live on.<br \/>\n<strong>Jim Monk <\/strong>President<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1547 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutmps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8200-e1472581951220.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8200\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutmps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8200-e1472581951220.jpg 480w, https:\/\/aboutmps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8200-e1472581951220-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1548 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutmps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8201-e1472581929498.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8201\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutmps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8201-e1472581929498.jpg 480w, https:\/\/aboutmps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_8201-e1472581929498-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, MPS installed a commemorative tree and plaque at Markham District High School, in memory of former teacher, David Harris.\u00a0 Dave taught at MDHS from 1973 to 2003.\u00a0 In that time, he was not only a teacher, but was also a coach, mentor and friend to countless students and members of the community.\u00a0 At MPS, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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