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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-07-23, Page 1010 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Looking forward to high school and all the new challenges Nicki Van Bakel and Jacob Deck Good evening fellow class- mates, teachers, parents, family and friends. My name is Jacob Deck and I am your Valedictorian, along with Nicki Van Bakel. We are here to celebrate the graduating class of 2014, and talk about all of the great memories we have shared on the way. This class has only been together for a couple years but we have lots of great memories together. In Grade 3, we went to a Medieval Times place and had to eat crazy but good things in the dark. In Grade 5 we went to Walwanash. Last year our class went to Above the Falls Challenge Course in Ben - miller. I remember when Mrs. Courtney couldn't get over the big wooden wall; imagine trying it now, seven months pregnant. We would like to thank all the staff members for help- ing us create these memo- ries helping us learn throughout the past 10 years. And, on behalf of the Grade 8 students, we would espe- cially like to thank Mr. McCarroll for making this year one of the best. Now, our class is quite interesting. We've got lots of talents, including boat mak- ing out of a plastic bin and yet somehow, Andrew, you still managed to get across that big puddle without sink- ing. Also known as, the terpy boat. Okay but seriously, that is just a little saying the first time Kaleb had said it, it just stuck with him. One of the most additions to our class is Jake Preszca- tor. Jake was not the new kid for very long, because he made friends very quickly. Jake is known for having an obsession with the color orange and for hitting peo- ple with his casts, but who wouldn't? Now the next guy here is definitely one of the most laid back, chill guys you'd ever meet. Last year Mrs. Courtney would call him Bruno Mars, didn't really see much resemblance until he would put his sunglasses on, then they're identical. We could always count on you bringing this one piece of fruit almost everyday of this school year. Anyone know what that is? It's a banana. I'm going to talk about a guy who is known to some of us as the little devil child. To others, meaning the teach- ers, he's known as Aaron. Around teachers, little Ronny boy is the nicest, most calm person in the class. But around us, all he does is take your pencils and flick you in the ear. The next two people can put a smile on your face with their crazy laugh or squeaky sneeze. We would be in the middle of a Mr. Appel lec- ture, total silence and pretty soon you would hear Ali sneeze, followed by a Bre laugh. You could be having the worst day ever and those two sounds would make it all better. This kid has never been wrong. He will argue with Mr. Appel until he gives up and lets him win. Redge is one of the best arguers in the class and will never let any- one tell him the he is wrong. Luke O'rourke is known for being hilarious. Luke has basically made up his own language and there is never a point in the day when www.seaforthhuronexpositoncom MCKILLOP MUTUAL i NSURA.N CE COMPANY AUTO • HOME • FARM • COMMERCIAL Jason Denys Agent P.O. Box 1236 Phone: 519-600-1739 Seaforth, ON NOK IWO Cell: 519-525-0177 jason@mckillopmutual.com Fax: 519-527-2777 someone isn't laughing at something he said. One key word in Luke's language is the word "zingos," which doesn't really have a defini- tion. And for some reason, he adds an "S" to the end of every sentence. Naturally. Curly. Hair. There's only one person who comes to mind when you say curly hair, Emma. Even her "worst" hair day it still looks amazing. Wouldn't it be nice every morning to have the option of putting it up or leaving it down with those natural curls? Okay Deck, not sure where that came from but Emma is also known for knowing every- thing and the definition to every word out there. And then there's our class Dr. Phil - Gage. He checks in with us girls, makes sure our day is going good, gives a high five and sometimes if times are bad we get a hug. Anything we say to Gage is safe and he is one guy we all trust with our problems, issues. Another recent addition to our class is Enock. I can remember the first time it snowed, we were all freezing our butts off while Enock was doing snow angels. Enock had made our class so much better, and we are very happy that he came Hilary and Rachel, these two have the most amazing talent. We've never seen or heard anything like it. Schol- arship material for sure, Hilary and Rachel can whis- tle through their braces. Every class has that one person who does well at eve- rything; sports, academics, he's very competitive and isn't afraid to let his girly scream out when he beats us. No one can argue that the toughest girl in our class is Emily Cronin. She is tough as nails and she will not be messed with by anybody. Another thing no one can argue is that she will never fail to make people laugh. Whether she random makes some squeaking noise, or starts attacking Kaeleb, she will never fail to make some- body crack a smile. Alright, well this next girl has given me scratches, bruises, bumps and a lot of pain. She will throw you to the ground if you touch her hair. She has no problem doing this to the guys either. The funny thing is, Elaine is the last person you would think would do this and I'm going to miss it like crazy when we go to different high schools. Our cowgirl is known for wearing her plaid shirts and her cowgirl boots. Natasha Klaver is a cowgirl at heart and she probably would have worn her boots tonight if she could. I don't think a day - hour - minute - maybe even sec- ond has passed without this girl having her iPad. She is either doing schoolwork on it or threatening to hurt peo- ple with it. I think we all know this is Bobbie. Or her real name, Alexandra Martin! This guy has been known for doing some pretty crazy stuff. And you're the first person that I've ever seen put a pressure washer through your steel toe boot and your foot. Then two days later you'd be running around those bases in gym like no tomorrow. He is also known for helping our class never have a dual moment. I'm positive we can put a name to this one - Matt Feeney. Now this next guy is leav- ing us soon. He will be mov- ing to Oklahoma. Wyatt has had such a big impact on our class. But we didn't realize it until he told us he was mov- ing and we all cried. So a few things Wyatt is known for - well I'm pretty sure every time he had the chance to speak into a microphone at anytime and anywhere he would say this exactly "Hi I'm Wyatt, I like to party and I like warm hugs." Also, Wyatt is known for have a big obsession over Skittles. You might want to stock up on those, there's none in the U.S. We're gonna miss you man. These next few people have multiple things to be remem- bered for. It was hard to pin point only a few. So Deck, I've got some random thoughts for the next few people. So I will say a few words and you tell me the first name that comes to mind. Getting a teacher to raise their voice at him within 2.38 minutes? Austin Very protective of every species on this earth? Jenna Good smelling hair? Chloe Beautiful brown long hair? Holly Having the best singing voice in St. Columban his- tory? Matt Beuermann Falls off chair a lot? Austin! Loves Starbucks, loses everything and we realized she could scream very loud at the grad trip? Holly Cakes, cookies, cupcakes and other good desserts? Kristen Always has a smile on her face no matter what? Jenna Had the absolute best out- fits since Grade 2! Chloe Having extremely long hair and some how wearing a toque in the summer? Beuermann There are four short words I can say for the next person - thanks but no thanks? Anna Getting all the ladies? Stan The last person but defi- nitely not least person I will mention is someone who is extremely nice, and will never fail to make people laugh. Nicki, my fellow Vale- dictorian is known for many things including making friends at sporting events, and having random conver- sations with random people. Well to conclude our speech, we would like show our appreciation for every- thing that the church, school, teachers and our parents have done to help us learn and get us here today. We are all looking forward to high school and all the new challenges the next four years will bring. I really hope we all stay in touch. Maybe in 10 years we will have a reunion? Ya, we will go to Walwanash again for the seventh time. On behalf of Deck and I, we would like to thank our classmates, for the honour of being your Valedictorians and we hope everyone is blessed with success in whatever it is you guys choose to do in life. Just remember it all started here in our one hallway schools. St. Pats and St. Columban. And we'd like to thank Father Chris for everything he did for our parish and you will be greatly missed. Thank you and goodnight everybody. 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