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Abby Bos
Hullett Central Public School
2018 Valedictorian
Hullett's Bos reflects on decade
By Abby Bos
Good evening and welcome all
proud parents, family, friends and
staff. I'm Abby Bos here to represent
the graduating class that is sitting
here before you as their
valedictorian.
Before I begin, I would like to
thank everyone who came out to
show their support and mention how
honoured I am to be representing
this huge class of 2018. Tonight is a
night when we look back on the past,
remember the present and look into
the future.
It all started when we went
walking into Junior Kindergarten in
2008. For some of us it was a day
filled with smiles from Mrs. Roe,
Mrs. Bell or Mrs. Ryan, but for most
of us it was five days a week where
we got to play, discuss how much we
wanted to be a superhero or a
princess when we grow up and cut
off each other's hair.
Fast forwarding to Grade 3,
Hullett was in for a shock when the
kids of Blyth took on the challenge
of switching schools. Although this
was a while back I still remember
how Mr. Caldwell let us check in our
attendance everyday. Maybe this
was because we wanted to touch the
smart board or maybe he was too
lazy to do it himself.
I think at the start of merging
schools we all felt awkward, but
after awhile we all got used to each
other, the school and the new
nicknames Mrs. Middleton insisted
on giving us no matter how
ridiculous, including "Cotton -eyed
Joel" and "Mitchy Mitchy Ya Ya Za
Za".
After Grade 3, we were all used to
each other, but with having such a
large class, we were all separated
into different classes.
After years of Grades 4, 5 and 6,
we formed crazy bonds and really
started to figure out friendships.
Some crazy bonds were known as
Mrs. Fritzley's "squad six" which
was devastated to see her leave at the
year-end assembly. A huge thank
you comes from us to Mrs. Gilroy
and Mrs. Fritzley for making our last
year as Juniors memorable.
Going into Grade 7, we had
Mr. McEwen, a teacher who let me
fall through a frozen river because
he got new boots and walking over
through the snow would have
wrecked them. Then, halfway
through the year, we had Mr. Coups:
a bald-headed rock-and-roll music
lover whose messy writing was the
reason I think all of us had bad
grades.
Mr. Coups was a extremely big
impact on our learning. He taught
us maturity and when it was
an appropriate time for some eye -
rolling.
Mr. Coups, you may have had a
terrible taste in music, but you let all
the girls stay inside when it was too
cold even though you had to put up
with our "drama". Seeing you go to
another job this year was a hard let -
go for your Grade 7/8 class but we
are all wishing you the best of luck
and thank you for all you've taught
us.
At last, after 10 years of learning,
we made it to the classroom at the
end of the hall. At first, we may have
all been scared of Mrs. Gerber but
we have all come to realize the only
thing to be scared of is her sneezes...
and odd amount of pug figures and
pictures.
Mrs. Gerber, on behalf of the
graduating class we thank you for
teaching us how to form the area of
a circle and for putting up with all
our "Grade 8 comments". You've
taught us so much from your stories
and past experiences and I don't
think we could have asked for a
better teacher to send us to high
school.
And now we're here, at graduation
after 10 months of Sadie's ear -
piercing laugh, Mrs. Gerber's odd
choice in noises and the struggle of
having to listen to Joel argue over
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