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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2009-07-09, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN,THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009.Blyth continued Kathryn: Joel will be the next Kung Fu Panda! Sadie: Sarah is someone you would want to tell a joke to … ‘cause her laugh is the best. Kathryn: Lauren is the one you can always depend on to be your crying shoulder. Sadie: Kennan perseveres; he never gives up on tasks no matter how hard they are. Kathryn: Lucas has the answers to everything. Sadie: Ronnie is funny … Kathryn: and caring Clara is one of the sweetest people you could ever meet. Sadie: Tyler is full of energy and has an obsession with bananas. Kathryn: Atwood is the book worm, he knows just about everything about every animal. Sadie: Jessie has a very open mind. She is willing to take a chance at any situation. Sadie: and Becca is a leader and someone you can always depend on. Kathryn: Sadie is my best friend because she is who she is. Sadie: Kathryn’s my best friend; I don’t know what I’d do without her. Sadie: Can you imagine how fast our lives are going to go by? Like it feels like yesterday we were eating sand. Kathryn: That was yesterday! Sadie: Okay well you obviously don’t get my point. I mean it feels like yesterday we were starting our first day of kindergarten. Kathryn: oh ya. Hey if you could tell our class something what would it be? Sadie: Wow – without getting too mushy and gushy, I’d just let them know how much I’ve enjoyed grow- ing up with them. They are all unique individuals who I’ll never forget. I am proud of the fact that I can call each one of them my friend. Kathryn: Is that it? Sadie: No, I would also tell them to stay true to themselves, enjoy being who they are and reach for all that they can be. Kathryn: I’m going to miss our class. Sadie: I know … lots of you are going to different high schools, but that’s what’s so great about living in a small town – we’ll still see each other – plus there’s always Facebook or MSN. Oh, I thought of something else I’d tell my class. Kathryn: What’s that? Sadie: My favourite quote from Dr. Seuss. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” Kathryn: What we have learned at BPS will be cherished and used as stepping stones to our future. Please join Sadie and I in congratulating graduating class of 2009. Sadie: We did it, we’re the best. Valedictorians highlight students’ character traits Brussels continued women instead of children and when we treat our classmates with kindness, co-operation and genuine respect, we are greeted with the same in return. Thank you Mrs. Hall for sharing this very important message with us. Like Bill Gates suggests, “Be nice to a nerd, he’ll be your boss someday.” Lesson 5: Don’t be afraid to be yourself, because we are all unique. Each one of us has our dreams. We are born with a special gift, just wait- ing for us to find. We are all superstars when we express ourselves and show our true colours. We must welcome our dreams, nurture them, letting them grow within us, allowing them to form and gently shape our lives. Don’t allow yourself to be pushed into a career or position just because “your parents did it” or because someone thinks you should. Explore your skills and never hold back, the world is at your fingertips, so go ahead, and discover. Lessons 6: Create a bucket list. We can never be too busy, to really stop and enjoy life. Simple pleasures such as a glance into a forest or the smile on a baby’s face disappear in the blink of an eye if we don’t take the time to recognize them. Let’s not forget, that it isn’t our status or wealth that define us; but it’s the ability we have to balance work and play. We need to refrain from saying things like, “I don’t have time to” or “I’ll do it later” because there may never be another chance. Breathe life, excitement and pure enjoyment, living each day as if it could be your last. Say the things that are important, do the things that mat- ter and be grateful for the simple pleasures. Lesson 7: Remember you’re never too cool to care We are at the top of our game, the prime of our lives and the “top dawgz”of Brussels Public School. Very suddenly, it’s all too easy to dis- regard others’ needs while we go ahead and focus on ourselves. Just as we are beginning to spread our wings in the world we must remember to give back to our school, our commu- nity and our global communities. I know right now looking at our class that we can make a difference! We have the strength, the potential and the drive to truly make our mark on the world. Whether it’s a simple smile to a stranger or helping some- one with their groceries, we need to remember it is our duty to care. We’re not just kids anymore, we can’t go flying through the doors, budging into lines or yelling down the hall- ways. Instead, we need to realize that it is our time to put down the cool shades and hold out a helping hand. In conclusion, we need to remem- ber that we all have choices that will stay with us for the rest of our lives. We realize that we can be who every- one expects us to be, or we can be the person we need to be. We could spend our lives in the shadows, being like everyone else and trying to just “fit in”. We could just go with the flow, or we could leave this room tonight promising to learn from our mistakes, to honour our families and our dreams, to treat everyone with respect to truly love life and enjoy every minute that we are blessed with. Please my friends, leave here tonight knowing that we are embark- ing on a new beginning, with a new vision, and a new purpose. Take the lessons that we have learned, and make your mark, leave a legacy and change the world! Like Dr. Seuss used to say, “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. 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