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- Very nice man!
- I remember him as Principal of Centennial.
- I remember him well.
- I always liked him from Stewarttown Public School
- A wonderful boss and friend
- He was a great Principal at Stewarttown, a really nice man.
- He was the principal when I was at Centennial. I spoke to him s weeks ago
-That's good to hear Haydn.. I was wondering if he was still with us
-he moved away from town I think Collingwood. His doctor is still in town. He always calls me by name and asks me how the piano is going. Great memory.
-He was the principal at Centennial when I went there. He was very nice.
-Very kind. A real gentleman
-awesome guy!
- I always liked him when he was at Stewarttown. BOY what a blast from the past
-ya he was principal at Centennial when i went there in the 70's
- They visit my friend Mary at her home in Georgetown
- Nice guy.
- He was the best!
- My Grade 8 Teacher
- Principal at Centennial
- Let me off with a warning when I got caught smoking in the washroom at school. So I thought he was a great principal at GDHS!
-A very dear friend of my Mom and Dad's (Claire and Don Grigg). A very kind man. We camped with them often.
- very nice man and principal!
-Awesome couple
-I think he was also a Principal at Pineview for a little while while was there. If not, then it was Stewarttown while I was there. For some reason I remember being afraid of him....
-yes, I'm pretty sure I remember "hearing" some guys getting "the strap" from inside his closed office....I wasn't always a good kid in elementary school but I knew I never wanted to get the strap. I think his eyes were scary to me at the time.....lol...but remember this was a time when corporal punishment was okay to do. Most teachers had their own version of it. I remember Mr. Sturgess at Pineview had the "yardstick". 1/4 swing, 1/2 swing and the dreaded "full swing". He would do it right in class, make the kid come up to the front of the class, turn around place their hands on the desk and go for it .....
- He was our neighbour on Cleave Holm . A very kind caring a generous man . He cared sbout his community and people in it
- Great man
-Vey nice man & great principal when I was in Centennial. He even remembered my name when I stopped in for a visit after I was at GDHS.
- He was the Principle at Centennial Middle School for a number of years and he made sure everyone towed the line
-Very nice man
- Yes he was principal when I attended Centennial in the early 70 's
-me too!
- Ron was a very good man, my mother thought the world of him always helpful :)
- Great principal! Good man!
-Just a great guy. Hired me right out of teacher’s college.😍
- Nice man/couple...they were good friends with my parents
-I worked with his wife, and did see Mr. Chatten on occasion. Very nice Man
- Always amazed me how he knew the names of almost every student in the school even when the school had over 900 students... he was usually the first one in the school and often there in the evening...rarely in his office always out and about the building... never missed team games or school functions..terrific man to work for
- my god that man hated my guts
-He was the principal at Centennial for the 3 years I was there...1975-1978. He was a very nice man. I was never sent to the office so I didn’t have a bad experience with him lol
-A pic from just last week of my mom and dad ...my dad loved being a principal and did remember soooo many of his past students..a few years back he was walking on the beach in Cuba and heard “mr chatten??” And immediately remembered who the student was ..he loved being on town council and being involved in the community ..he will be really excited when I read him all the lovely comments 😊
-I have been following these daily profiles and I had mentioned to my dad that I was keeping a look out in case he got mentioned 😊😊 thank you for including him
-your parents look great!
-your parents both look great! Please say hello from me!😊
-so nice to see your parents. We were neighbors on Greystone Cres many years ago. Is David a teacher in Courtice? If so he’s a teacher at my sons school.
- yes my brother is !!
- not very many principals like that now.
-what a crazy small world. I’ll have to find him to say hi. I have pictures from when we were young. Please say hi to your Mom and Dad for me. They knew me as Jenny Beecham on Greystone Cres.
-Really small world. That goes back to about 1974. I have been at CSS since 1997.
- Loved Mr. Chatten. Glen Williams Public School. Marti (Martha) Girvan at the time. Wonderful picture, thank you for sharing :)
- I’ll have to come say hi. My son is going into grade 11 at CSS
-He was the principal at Pineview Public School for a couple of years. Nice man.
-Yes I was there when he was there. I always tried to stay away from the dreaded "strap".....
- He lived on my street!!
- One of my favourite teachers and principle
-He was engaging with students and very personable.
Humphries a terrible hire. Possibly out of his control. Humphries had no idea about any aspect of pedagogy.
They still owe me a school letter. Had all the requirements but didn’t fit the moral fabric of its representation. WTF.
-OUTSTANDING principal to work with !! :)
-He was always walking the halls keeping an eye on things. A very engaging and nice man. I usually avoided Principals like the plague because I was a bit of a troublemaker but I always liked him.
- I seen him more then my friends, always in the office!
- He was an AWESOME principal!! 💕💕
- Great principal
- A great man. Outside of the school where most of us met him, he was very dedicated to his family and his community.
- Great principal great man
- What's not to like about Mr. Chatten?
-Yes he was a very nice man indeed and very fair
-Great guy
- Great councillor too - always went the extra mile to learn about the information in front of council
- Great Principal, check my spelling
- I always liked and respected Mr. Chatten. Centennial Middle School was an excellent adventure in the early 70's.
- I remember him as Principal of Centennial.
- I remember him well.
- I always liked him from Stewarttown Public School
- A wonderful boss and friend
- He was a great Principal at Stewarttown, a really nice man.
- He was the principal when I was at Centennial. I spoke to him s weeks ago
-That's good to hear Haydn.. I was wondering if he was still with us
-he moved away from town I think Collingwood. His doctor is still in town. He always calls me by name and asks me how the piano is going. Great memory.
-He was the principal at Centennial when I went there. He was very nice.
-Very kind. A real gentleman
-awesome guy!
- I always liked him when he was at Stewarttown. BOY what a blast from the past
-ya he was principal at Centennial when i went there in the 70's
- They visit my friend Mary at her home in Georgetown
- Nice guy.
- He was the best!
- My Grade 8 Teacher
- Principal at Centennial
- Let me off with a warning when I got caught smoking in the washroom at school. So I thought he was a great principal at GDHS!
-A very dear friend of my Mom and Dad's (Claire and Don Grigg). A very kind man. We camped with them often.
- very nice man and principal!
-Awesome couple
-I think he was also a Principal at Pineview for a little while while was there. If not, then it was Stewarttown while I was there. For some reason I remember being afraid of him....
-yes, I'm pretty sure I remember "hearing" some guys getting "the strap" from inside his closed office....I wasn't always a good kid in elementary school but I knew I never wanted to get the strap. I think his eyes were scary to me at the time.....lol...but remember this was a time when corporal punishment was okay to do. Most teachers had their own version of it. I remember Mr. Sturgess at Pineview had the "yardstick". 1/4 swing, 1/2 swing and the dreaded "full swing". He would do it right in class, make the kid come up to the front of the class, turn around place their hands on the desk and go for it .....
- He was our neighbour on Cleave Holm . A very kind caring a generous man . He cared sbout his community and people in it
- Great man
-Vey nice man & great principal when I was in Centennial. He even remembered my name when I stopped in for a visit after I was at GDHS.
- He was the Principle at Centennial Middle School for a number of years and he made sure everyone towed the line
-Very nice man
- Yes he was principal when I attended Centennial in the early 70 's
-me too!
- Ron was a very good man, my mother thought the world of him always helpful :)
- Great principal! Good man!
-Just a great guy. Hired me right out of teacher’s college.😍
- Nice man/couple...they were good friends with my parents
-I worked with his wife, and did see Mr. Chatten on occasion. Very nice Man
- Always amazed me how he knew the names of almost every student in the school even when the school had over 900 students... he was usually the first one in the school and often there in the evening...rarely in his office always out and about the building... never missed team games or school functions..terrific man to work for
- my god that man hated my guts
-He was the principal at Centennial for the 3 years I was there...1975-1978. He was a very nice man. I was never sent to the office so I didn’t have a bad experience with him lol
-A pic from just last week of my mom and dad ...my dad loved being a principal and did remember soooo many of his past students..a few years back he was walking on the beach in Cuba and heard “mr chatten??” And immediately remembered who the student was ..he loved being on town council and being involved in the community ..he will be really excited when I read him all the lovely comments 😊
-I have been following these daily profiles and I had mentioned to my dad that I was keeping a look out in case he got mentioned 😊😊 thank you for including him
-your parents look great!
-your parents both look great! Please say hello from me!😊
-so nice to see your parents. We were neighbors on Greystone Cres many years ago. Is David a teacher in Courtice? If so he’s a teacher at my sons school.
- yes my brother is !!
- not very many principals like that now.
-what a crazy small world. I’ll have to find him to say hi. I have pictures from when we were young. Please say hi to your Mom and Dad for me. They knew me as Jenny Beecham on Greystone Cres.
-Really small world. That goes back to about 1974. I have been at CSS since 1997.
- Loved Mr. Chatten. Glen Williams Public School. Marti (Martha) Girvan at the time. Wonderful picture, thank you for sharing :)
- I’ll have to come say hi. My son is going into grade 11 at CSS
-He was the principal at Pineview Public School for a couple of years. Nice man.
-Yes I was there when he was there. I always tried to stay away from the dreaded "strap".....
- He lived on my street!!
- One of my favourite teachers and principle
-He was engaging with students and very personable.
Humphries a terrible hire. Possibly out of his control. Humphries had no idea about any aspect of pedagogy.
They still owe me a school letter. Had all the requirements but didn’t fit the moral fabric of its representation. WTF.
-OUTSTANDING principal to work with !! :)
-He was always walking the halls keeping an eye on things. A very engaging and nice man. I usually avoided Principals like the plague because I was a bit of a troublemaker but I always liked him.
- I seen him more then my friends, always in the office!
- He was an AWESOME principal!! 💕💕
- Great principal
- A great man. Outside of the school where most of us met him, he was very dedicated to his family and his community.
- Great principal great man
- What's not to like about Mr. Chatten?
-Yes he was a very nice man indeed and very fair
-Great guy
- Great councillor too - always went the extra mile to learn about the information in front of council
- Great Principal, check my spelling
- I always liked and respected Mr. Chatten. Centennial Middle School was an excellent adventure in the early 70's.
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