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John Pohanka

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John Pohanka
Yearbook portrait, 1953
Yearbook portrait, 1953
Years in Thunder Bayby 1953–at least 1954 (Lakehead yearbooks)
OccupationStudent
Partner

John Pohanka was a Technical Forestry I student at Lakehead Technical Institute in 1953, from Lowther.[1]

Lakehead Technical Institute, 1953

Year School Program Role Hometown Clubs and teams Source
1953 Lakehead Technical Institute Technical Forestry I Student Lowther p. 50[1]
  • Printed with the nickname or motto: Pocahontus appetitus
  • Described in the yearbook: Hailing from the Kapuskasing region, he dreams of inventing a robot cruiser but is predicted to become a camp cook.[2]
  • Groups named for this person in the volume: Technical Forestry I.

Lakehead Technical Institute, 1954

Yearbook portrait, 1954
Year School Program Role Hometown Clubs and teams Source
1954 Lakehead Technical Institute Forestry II Student Lowther p. 39[3]
  • Printed with the nickname or motto: What's that?
  • Described in the yearbook: He hopes to work for the Department of Lands and Forests but is teased about becoming a cookee.[4]
  • Named in the write-up "Forestry II Student Profiles": Biographical sketches of three second-year forestry students, detailing their hometowns, personalities, and career ambitions.[4]
  • Groups named for this person in the volume: Forestry II, Tech Forestry II.

Family

Other records

John Pohanka is a resident of Thunder Bay.

Lakehead Technical Institute, 1955

Year School Program Role Hometown Clubs and teams Source
1955 Lakehead Technical Institute Forestry Student p. 24[6]
  • Awards and honours: Principal's Prizes in Forestry.


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1953), p. 50. Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1953), p. 50. Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Nor'Wester (1954), p. 39. Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lakehead Technical Institute Nor'Wester (1954), p. 39. Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 23 August 1967, p. 8
  6. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Nor'Wester (1955), p. 24. Internet Archive.