DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : LORAINE BREWER.Loraine Brewer has spent many years dedicating herself to children's education. She founded the Valley Presbyterian School Presbyterian School is a combined primary and secondary independent school in Houston, Texas, United States. The school serves grades Kindergarten through 8. in North Hills in 1973 and has served as teacher, preschool director and - since 1978 - principal. Under her leadership, the school has completed goodwill projects such as baking cookies for the armed forces in Bosnia and sending artwork and greetings to earthquake victims in Kobe, Japan. She continues to be a source of inspiration to children, parents and staff and says retirement is not in her vocabulary. After raising two children of her own, she began raising her two grandchildren, Brianne, 10, and Cole, 11, after her son's unexpected death last year. AGE: 65. RESIDENCE: Pine Mountain Pine Mountain may refer to:
BORN AND RAISED IN: Born in Dill, Okla. She moved to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. when she was 12. MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : Married 45 years to John Brewer Bishop John (Jack) Brewer was the fourth Bishop of Lancaster, in the northwest of England. He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Shrewsbury, where he later became Auxiliary Bishop. , 66, a retired batallion chief with the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . CHILDREN: Sandy Davis, 37. Her son, Brad, died last August of a brain aneurysm brain aneurysm Cerebral aneurysm Neurology A dilated and weak segment of a cerebral artery, often located in the circle of Willis at the base of the brain, which is susceptible to rupture; BAs may be caused by birth defects or follow poorly controlled HTN Clinical at the age of 38. VOLUNTEERISM: Former board member on the Chatsworth Junior Women's Club Women’s clubs first arose in the United States during the post-civil war period. As a result of increased leisure time due to modern household advances, middle class women had more time to engage in intellectual pursuits. and the Firemen Womens' Club. She is the regional and area coordinator for the Association of Christian Schools International The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) is an association of evangelical Protestant Christian schools in the United States. Purposes ACSI states that it "strives to enable and equip Christian educators and schools worldwide to effectively educate . She serves as the group's resource person for schools, organizes workshops and is a frequent guest speaker. She also volunteered as a Sunday school Sunday school, institution for instruction in religion and morals, usually conducted in churches as part of the church organization but sometimes maintained by other religious or philanthropic bodies. In England during the 18th cent. teacher and once served as a Girl Scout troop leader. BIGGEST DILEMMA: ``There's not enough time in the day to do all the things I want to do, like volunteer more, travel to the Orient and read more books.'' MOST DIFFICULT DAILY TASK: ``Directing parents diplomatically on the needs of their children.'' FAVORITE DAILY TASK: ``Talking and being with the students.'' BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: ``The death of my son.'' GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: ``It's staying married to the same man for 45 years and I would hope it's also being a good wife and good mother. Also, being founder of Valley Presbyterian. It grew from 23 students to 500. In addition, I started the very first infant center in the Valley in 1975.'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: ``To bring our Valley Presbyterian School into the next century with all the tools that it's going to take to educate the children of the future.'' WHO RELIES ON YOU THE MOST AND WHO YOU RELY ON: ``I rely on the Lord the most and next to that, my husband. I would hope that my staff relies on me.'' HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: ``Doing the best at whatever you've elected to do.'' ANY VICES: ``My love for anything chocolate and the fact that I would rather read than do the other things I should be doing. I love to go barefooted all the time.'' FAVORITE FOODS: Mexican food. FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: ``Traveling. My favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. place was Australia, which I visited two years ago.'' HOBBIES: ``Reading everything - newspapers, magazines and educational books.'' WHAT MAGAZINES DO YOU READ?: Newsweek, Teacher Instructor, and Better Homes and Gardens. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?: ``Tales Out of School,'' by Dr. Robert Rohn, a collection of what 200 teachers have to say about their students. FAVORITE TV SHOWS: ``Murder, She Wrote.'' WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?: ``A variety, but mostly religious, Christian singers like Chuck Gerard.'' WHAT WOULD BE A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU?: ``A day where I could keep my robe on all day and curl up and read a good book.'' WHERE DO YOU GO TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?: ``The beach. Pismo's nice, but it doesn't matter. Any beach will do.'' YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT VACATION: ``Right on the coast with a view of the water, a stack of good books and my husband.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: ``To bring our ... school into the next century with all the tools that it's going to take to educate the children of the future,'' is the way principal Loraine Brewer - with students Brianne Brewer, left, Megan Ikeda, Robyn Davidson, Nicole Matterson and Tyler Jamison - describes her goals for the future. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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