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Page 6 Friday, May 22, 2009 St. Albert, Alta. • by CATHERINE SZABO Saint City News Daryl Price will be getting a pretty good birthday present on May 30. That’s the day slated for the official dinner and awards ceremony for the 2009 Excellence in Teaching Awards, of which Price is one of the 23 recipients. “It’s exciting, but it’s humbling at the same time,” the Paul Kane High School music teacher said. Liane Madsen, vice- principal at the school, said that the music program has just exploded under his leadership in the past five years. She points out that, although he is classically trained and has played trumpet with the London Symphony Orchestra, he still knows how to get the students involved. “The program has grown and grown and grown until I don’t think he’s going to be able to teach all the classes himself next year,” Madsen said. Price teaches four distinctly different music classes: concert band, a rock and pop class, choir, and is the musical director for musical theatre. “I just love what I do,” Price said. “It’s getting huge. I get to come in at 7:30 in the morning and stay until 4:30, rehearsing with the kids.” He said that it obviously keeps him busy, but he plans to keep doing it for a long time. Originally from Newfoundland, he’s been teaching in St. Albert for a total of nine years, and at Paul Kane for five years. He describes his teaching style as consistent with his personality, saying that he’s pretty laid back. It’s enough to get Allyson MacIvor, the Grade 12 student who nominated him, motivated though. She describes herself as someone who was failing everything when she came into Grade 10. After waking MacIvor up in an English class, Price posed the opportunity of her getting into a music class. “With any student, he always sits them down and he’s like, here’s what you can do,” MacIvor said. “He deserves it,” she added. “He’s done so much for the school, it’s unbelievable. He’s done so much on so many different levels.” MacIvor takes all four of Price’s classes, and as she speaks, it’s obvious that she’s ecstatic that her teacher was one of the recipients, as she tries to find ideas that aren’t clichés to express her excitement. When she graduates and goes to the University of Alberta next year, the percussionist said that she plans not to focus on percussion instrumentation, but rather music education, so she can become a music teacher. She hesitates to admit that it’s because of Price, because “that’s cheesy,” but in the end, she admits that it is because of him. “He went from being a teacher to a friend to an inspiration,” MacIvor said. Recipients of the award receive $4,000 for professional development, which Price says will help to pay for courses that he’s taking to earn his master’s degree in education. “We knew that he was good,” Madsen said. “Sometimes you get people with vision. The essence of Daryl is he has a vision and he works and makes it happen.” Teacher gets top marks from province photo by Glenn Cook, Saint City News Paul Kane High School music teacher Daryl Price (front row, centre) hangs out with his nominators for the Alberta government’s Excellence in Teaching Award, vice-principal Liane Madsen (left) and student Allyson MacIvor (right), and the rest of his choral students in the school’s music room on Wednesday.
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Page 6 Friday, May 22, 2009 St. Albert, Alta. •
by CATHERINESZABO
Saint City News
Daryl Price will be getting a
pretty good birthday presenton May 30.That’s the day slated
for the official dinner andawards ceremony for the2009 Excellence in TeachingAwards, of which Price is oneof the 23 recipients.
“It’s exciting, but it’shumbling at the same time,”the Paul Kane High Schoolmusic teacher said.
Liane Madsen, vice-
principal at the school, saidthat the music programhas just exploded under hisleadership in the past five years.
She points out that,although he is classically trained and has playedtrumpet with the LondonSymphony Orchestra, hestill knows how to get thestudents involved.
“The program has grownand grown and grown untilI don’t think he’s going to be
able to teach all the classeshimself next year,” Madsensaid.
Price teaches four distinctly different music classes:
concert band, a rock andpop class, choir, and is themusical director for musicaltheatre.
“I just love what I do,”Price said. “It’s getting huge.I get to come in at 7:30 in themorning and stay until 4:30,rehearsing with the kids.”
He said that it obviously keeps him busy, but heplans to keep doing it for along time. Originally from
Newfoundland, he’s beenteaching in St. Albert for atotal of nine years, and atPaul Kane for five years.
He describes his teachingstyle as consistent with hispersonality, saying that he’spretty laid back.
It’s enough to get AllysonMacIvor, the Grade 12student who nominated him,motivated though.
She describes herself assomeone who was failingeverything when she came
into Grade 10.After waking MacIvor up
in an English class, Priceposed the opportunity of hergetting into a music class.
“With any student, healways sits them down andhe’s like, here’s what you cando,” MacIvor said.
“He deserves it,” she added.“He’s done so much for theschool, it’s unbelievable. He’sdone so much on so many different levels.”
MacIvor takes all four of Price’s classes, and as shespeaks, it’s obvious thatshe’s ecstatic that her teacher
was one of the recipients, asshe tries to find ideas thataren’t clichés to express herexcitement.
When she graduatesand goes to the University of Alberta next year, thepercussionist said thatshe plans not to focus onpercussion instrumentation,but rather music education,so she can become a music
teacher.She hesitates to admit thatit’s because of Price, because“that’s cheesy,” but in the
end, she admits that it isbecause of him.
“He went from beinga teacher to a friend to aninspiration,” MacIvor said.
Recipients of the award
receive $4,000 for professionaldevelopment, which Price
says will help to pay forcourses that he’s taking toearn his master’s degree ineducation.
“We knew that he wasgood,” Madsen said.
“Sometimes you get peoplewith vision. The essence of Daryl is he has a vision and heworks and makes it happen.”
Teacher gets top marks from province
photo by Glenn Cook, Saint City News
Paul Kane High School music teacher Daryl Price (front row, centre) hangs out with his nominators forthe Alberta government’s Excellence in Teaching Award, vice-principal Liane Madsen (left) and student
Allyson MacIvor (right), and the rest of his choral students in the school’s music room on Wednesday.
