Young June Canoles was not doing well in public school. Knowing that a change was needed, her mother enrolled her at Villa Angelica, the war-time school just opened by the Sisters of Notre Dame at their retreat center in Carmel. Later June would become a boarder at Moreland Notre Dame School in Watsonville also run by the Sisters. Though not a Catholic at the time, June loved the school, the girls and the Sisters.  

Sr. June chaperones a sleepover fieldtrip.

The classroom soon became home too, as Sr. June plunged into teaching second grade at Sacred Heart in Salinas. She would go on to teach primary grades throughout California, Oregon and Washington, including St. Francis of Assisi in Seahurst, WA, Sacred Heart School in Saratoga, CA, and at her alma mater, Moreland in Watsonville, CA.  She would also direct a 60-voice children's choir at Mt. Carmel in Redwood City.

Sr. June loved teaching and children, but after 36 years she was ready for a new challenge.  During the '70s she received permission from the provincial superior to explore the science of handwriting analysis (graphology) as a ministry option. After extensive training Sr. June took on clients and was aided by Sr. Harriet Dow, OSF, who helped her build the business.  Corporations were particularly keen to discover if prospective employees were efficient, honest, decisive, optimistic, able to multi-task and had good interpersonal skills.  Religious orders wanted to know if a candidate was a good match for religious life.  Individuals called hoping to discover traits about themselves.  

Sr. June working at the insyte office.

Now an octogenarian, Sr. June is winding down the insyte ministry and looking forward to retirement. "At this time of Jubilee, I am grateful for the many opportunities I had over the years teaching children of varying ages. My insyte ministry allowed me to work with adults, which provided another level of great satisfaction. In both cases, my goal was to impart the belief that all individuals are special and loved. If I had to do it all over again, I would still be a nun!"