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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-07-05, Page 15Office: (519) 887-6100 Res.: (519) 887-9820 Fax: (519) 887-6109 e-mail:dsholdice@himginsurance.com DOUG SHOLDICE,C.A.I.B., A.I.I.C. P.O. Box 69, 470 Turnberry St., Brussels • General Insurance • Investments • Life WAY TO GO GRADS C ong ratulati ons! 519-887-9261 Walton • Crop Inputs • Grain Handling Parrish & Heimbecker, Ltd. Grey Central Public SchoolTHE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2012. PAGE 15. Safe, Dependable Trucking Service • Livestock • Bulk Brussels, Ontario 519-887-6122 1-800-667-8399 Gerry Wheeler 519-357-6117 gerryw@kwpowerlogic.com Bill King 519-531-0449 bill@kwpowerlogic.com 44264 Newry Rd. Huron East, Box 341 Brussels, Ontario N0G 1H0 Office: 519-887-8585 Fax: 519-887-6053 Congrats to all the Graduates B est Wish es Gra d u a tes! McCall Livestock P.O. 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Not only a place where surrounding families have their children educated, but rooted in the core of the community where friendships were developed and community families were brought together with one common bond. In our small and amazing class of 13 students there is one statistic that I would like to share with you tonight. Kevin Deitner started Kindergarten the year Grey Central was opened in 1969 and tonight, Kevin’s youngest daughter Tiffany will be in the last Grade 8 graduating class of Grey Central. That just proves that the community that started the school are dedicated families that are proud to be in the community of Grey Township. Take a look around. Can you believe it was 10 years ago that we started kindergarten? I am sure we can all agree that the hall seemed bigger and the days seemed longer back then. All of those years we were just learning the basics to life like reading, writing and arithmetic. But at that age we never looked further beyond that point. What life really meant. What friendship really is. We made friends that were always there for us. Discovering that friendships isn’t a big thing, but a million little things. Grade 8 came in the blink of an eye. But the memories will always be with us. From the marker wars and water fights, to picking the small strawberries in the soccer fields and taking a stroll through the environmental learning grounds has made memories for a lifetime. Our class has done and been through everything together. We have had adventures from places like the zoo all the way to Georgian Bay. We have discovered, don’t cry because it’s the end, smile because it’s a new beginning. We will never forget each other and our friendships we have made. Our year would not have been as great as it was without our teacher Mr. Herden. Mr. Herden is not just a regular teacher. He is something special. Something you don’t get every year from his organic hand cream addiction to his city vocabulary. Yes Mr. Herden it’s the bush not the woods. For the whole year Mr. Herden has been teaching us so we thought we would give it a whirl and teach him how us country folks do it around here. One time we taught him how to use a deer call. Speaking of deer call, boy is it hot up here or is it just me? Does that bring up any memories Mr. Herden? A couple of my friends and I were shopping the other day and found something that reminds us of you. As I have shuffled through the deck of all of these memories I have came to realize that this graduation isn’t only about us. It’s about everyone in this room. We have been the clay that our parents, grandparents, teachers and even our siblings have been molding. Some of our older siblings that are starting to drive have to read the driver’s manual before they write the test. I feel that this is what our parents, grandparents and teachers have done for us. Our parents for the first four years of our lives taught us right from wrong. Disciplining us and teaching us our morals and values. Then they sent us off to big kid school where we started another chapter in our driver’s manual. Here in big kid school we are taught how to get along with others, how to make lasting friendships and how to problem solve. Tonight we passed the driver’s test. So I say where are the keys to the car? Even though Grey Central is closing and opening to North Woods Elementary School I believe that this is just a new chapter for Grey Township. Some things are going to change but traditions and memories will be here forever. Change should be looked at as an opportunity just like this new chapter that we were about to enter. Change, it’s the unknown, it’s different and maybe even a little scary, but at the same time, it’s a new opportunity, an opportunity to meet new friends, an opportunity to discover new things and an opportunity to find out what we want to do in this big world. As I look around this room tonight I would like to take the opportunity to Grey Central’s graduates Grey Central Public School held its graduation ceremony on Tuesday, June 26. It will technically be Grey Central’s final ceremony, as the school will accept area students from Brussels Public School this fall and be renamed North Woods Elementary School. This year’s graduating class is, back row, from left: teacher Mr. Corey Hernden and principal Mr. Jim Binns. Middle row, from left: Zach Ducharme, Austin Clarke, Seth Nichol, Kiaran Jared, Michael Gulutzen, Nathan Armstrong and Rodney Kraemer. Front row, from left: Toni White, Johanna Blake, Emma Strome, Samantha Subject, Alison Terpstra and Tiffany Deitner. (Denny Scott photo)Continued on page 20