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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2016-07-07, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016. 4 „ _,,,,_ ,,,,,,v,,,. ,,,,, .... =.. ''111-1,77T Hullett's Scrimgeour looks back through the years By Claire Scrimgeour Well, I can't believe it. Here we are tonight, our last time together as the Grade 8 class of 2016. Some of you have been with me since kindergarten, some of you joined Hullett four years ago, and some have been here for only this year. But in the end, it doesn't really matter, because tonight we are a class who made it through elementary school and are on our way to the next stage in our lives, high school. Tonight, we should embrace this time to look back at all the amazing things we have done as a class, and as individuals. I am so excited to be able to share our speech with you. I say our speech because it's our story, I was just the one honoured to put it into words. It hasn't always been clear sailing for us. There have been murky waters and high waves, but also waters as smooth as liquid glass. Our teachers have been the sunny, cloudless skies to keep our waters crystal clear and smooth, and to keep our boats from sinking, or getting lost. Mrs. Gerber, you have done amazing things with this class. Not only have you prepared us for high school, but you have also taught us to be independent and confident. I know that now we are as ready as we will ever be to go to high school, because of you and your caring personality. You have made many of us realize who we were this year, and to not be afraid to express how we felt. We are all now comfortable around each other and you, due to your friendly attitude you take with you no matter where our class is. We will never forget your incredibly loud sneezes, heartwarming laugh or how you weren't afraid to speak your mind and help us speak ours. Each teacher at Hullett has played an important role in getting us to where we all are today. We had Mr. Coups, who taught us to own up to our mistakes and be mature. You helped us realize that being dishonest gets you nowhere and that being mature takes a tremendous amount of responsibility and hard work. We had Mrs. Barnett who was a teacher to some when they were younger, but also was our music teacher that wouldn't take mischief from anyone. You have taught us that you need to be willing to sacrifice and take chances in order to succeed. Mrs. and Mr. Bosman, you two have always been nice and generous to everyone throughout the school, and have taught us that kindness goes a long way. Mrs. Goetz, you are the best thing that could have happened to Hullett. You have been caring and fair with every single student in this school. We all thank you for being the best principal you can be, every day. There have been friendships, and even relationships in our class, some with more relationships than others, but in the end, we all still treat each other the same, like a family away from home. Everyone in this class is their own person. We all have the ability to make our own decisions with who we hang out with, and what we do. In high school, we will be faced with a challenge. There will be two options, failing or succeeding. I'm certainly not saying that failure is a bad thing. Most of the time it is actually one of the best things that can happen. Think of it this way, how boring would a book be without a problem. There would be no storyline, no journey, no excitement. This is exactly like life. Your life story wouldn't be worth telling if there were no lessons to learn. You can do whatever you want to do in life, but you have to be willing to run into bumps in the road. Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper company because they said he lacked ideas. But, now we have the world famous Disneyland. You really think that if he gave up after being fired, the park would have been created? The failure was a message given to him that he needed to start dreaming even bigger and keep going no matter what. Over the past few years, I have learned a tremendous amount from each one of you. I will never forget all of our soccer games, where rules were not applied, our massive debates over things like if crunchy or puffy Cheetos were better, or even the simple things like when we all made funny mistakes. This year was so entertaining to see everyone truly express who they are, just in time for high school. I know that our class is extremely close, but I know that all of you will find amazing friends in high school that will also help you thrive in what you aspire to do. Create new, amazing memories to cherish, but never let your older ones fade away. Know that everyone in this class will always be there for you, even after graduation. We have made it through the amazing parts of the year, and the not so great times. Mrs. Gerber, I think the whole class can agree with me when I say that you are the most forgiving teacher that we have ever had. When we broke stools, chairs or even mugs, you always managed to realize that we were just kids who made a few mistakes — well, quite a few mistakes, and didn't mean to break your things. Choosing names from the pug jar was one of your many great teaching strategies. For those of you that have no clue what I am talking about, the pug jar was a mug filled with popsicle sticks, one for every student. When we had no clue what the answer to a question was, or if we just plainly didn't want to answer, Mrs. Gerber would yank a Continued on page 19 Ezewski Technologies Technolo Barn Congratulations to all the Graduates! g Wishing you a prosperous future Matt Ezewski 224 Princess Street Brussels, ON NOG 1H0 eaftCytattitalieLIM, to ate the qtaduate. 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