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Congratulations Graduates
Londesborough blessed with great school: Caldwell
By Leah Caldwell
Welcome guests and graduates.
My name is Leah Caldwell and I am
very honoured to be your
valedictorian this evening. Let’s
reminisce on the past, be in the
present and take a slight glimpse into
the future.
Together we have many memories
from Hullett. Some things we may
eventually forget, others things we
will cherish forever. Let’s be
realistic, there were approximately
30 students crammed into a public
school classroom and we have all
learned to get along, with only two
adults to keep us in line!
It’s amazing how people change.
We went from playing “What Time
is it Mr. Wolf?” in Kindergarten to
chillin’ on the bench at recess in
Grade 8. Now we have all grown
into young adults. Our experiences
at Hullett, whether they were good
or challenging are our fuel for the
future. We have learned how to
collaborate with others, even with all
of our differences. School is more
than math and science, it’s about
learning valuable skills for our
future. From learning to tie our
shoes to accepting that we are not
perfect and that we all make
mistakes. At Hullett we have learned
study skills, presentation skills, time
management, stress management
and problem solving too.
Even though Londesborough
doesn’t have a Tim Hortons or a
single street light, we do have a great
public school with great students and
staff.
Mr. Campbell taught us how to use
a bathroom pass. Mrs. Barnett not
only taught us how to hold a note,
but how to play in the rain at
Canada’s Wonderland!
Mr. Coups gave us some high
school advice: Don’t say numerator
or denominator, you will get shoved
in a locker. You say top number and
bottom number.
Now, we are not exactly bilingual,
but Mme. Workman has us heading
into the right direction. Mrs. Watt
finally taught us our manners. Trust
me, anyone one who speaks to Mrs.
Watt uses manners.
Thank you to Ms. Geotz for doing
a great job managing several
students and staff. There were
basically two groups of students that
got to know Ms. Goetz really well,
the ones on her positive side and the
ones on her negative side.
Mrs. Gerber taught us how to
collect or not collect PAT points.
Now, if you’re wondering what PAT
points are, they are points we collect
or lose if we are good or bad. At the
end of the week, we could redeem
these points for personal time.
Going from Mr. Coups’ class to
Mrs. Gerber’s was quite a change,
but from what I’ve been told, Grade
9 is less homework than Mrs.
Gerber’s class. However, thanks to
Mrs. Gerber for piling on the work, I
know we are ready as possible for
Grade 9. In Mrs. Gerber’s class, I
was personally able to maintain
decent grades and stay on Mrs.
Gerber’s good side. I do have one
small confession though. It’s
something to do with “pug snacks”.
It all started in the early days of
Grade 8. I soon realized that this
teacher really likes pugs with all the
pug collectibles scattered around the
room. Pug figurines, pug pictures
and even a pug mug. Then the pug
talk started. Everything we talked
about related back to her love for
pugs and, of course, chocolate.
I soon realized the only way to get
on this teacher’s good side is with
these pug snacks. They are mini
chocolate bars that can be enjoyed
by all, human or dog. One box a
week under her desk and voila:
Good grades. Mrs. Gerber, thank
you for being our Grade 8 teacher.
We learned a lot, laughed a lot and
had many great days.
Today, we close the door to our
childhood, but we open the door to
our adulthood. It’s sad to think many
of us spent 10 years together and
now we are saying goodbye. Not
long ago, roughly 60 or 70 years
ago, many people were set free into
the work world with a Grade 8
diploma, like we received today. Can
you imagine the fear, doubts and
stress with having no choice to
further yourself academically? As
times evolved the importance of
longer educations were realized. We
all now have the opportunity for a
high school education and beyond.
Let’s appreciate that and do our very
best to succeed.
We owe many thanks to our
parents for supporting us
emotionally and financially. We all
know kids are not cheap. All the
graduates here tonight are dressed so
nicely and the hall looks amazing.
Without our parents, this night
would not have happened.
Half of the people in this room
grew up without a GPS or an iPhone.
So, if we know where we are going
with the help of our GPS and we can
Google information instantly with
our iPhone, we should be just fine.
We are saying goodbye to a very
important stage in our life. I believe
it is not closure because we will
carry the tools from Hullett Central
Public School with us for the rest of
our lives.
For 10 years, we learned about
virtues. I think I got it – be kind to
others. I think it is important to treat
others well now, because this may
help us in the future.
We don’t really know who is going
to be cleaning our teeth or fixing our
car, someday. We know the old
saying. What goes around, comes
around. I truly hope our paths will
cross and we continue to grow and
change as we work towards our
dreams. Thankfully, dreams often
change. If we all stuck to what we
originally wanted to be when we
were little, there would be way too
many superheroes and princesses
filling our streets.
Many of us may be undecided as
to which program we want to study
in college or university or if we want
to go straight into the workforce.
Don’t worry, we have four or five
years of high school to help us
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