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Valedictorian strolls through the years with grads
East Wawanosh Gr.8 Graduation
The 1992 Grade eight graduates from East Wawanosh
Public School are: (front row, left to right), Cheryl Allen,
Karrin Marks, Lindsay Michie, Jackie Cook, Tabitha
Pattison, Candice Irwin, Laura Sinclair, Kim Leishman,
Jennifer Cook; (back row, left to right), Chris Wattam, Brian
Marks, Greg Massey, Jason Rich, Manuel Hussey, Trevor
Beck, Eugene Fenton, Dan Wylds, Ben Hallman, Andrew
Potter, Mick Olds, Brent Robinson, Carey Moran, and
Ryan Moffatt.
Candice Irwin
BY CANDICE IRWIN
As Charles Dickens once said,
“It was the best of times, it was
the worst of times.
It was the age of wisdom, the age
of foolishness."
On behalf of the 1991/92
Graduating Class of East
Wawanosh Public School I would
like to welcome the teachers,
parents and other guests here this
evening to an event that nine years
ago we thought would never
happen.
Let's stroll through the years
together.
Kindergarten opened the first
chapter of the book. It was
September of 1983, our first day of
school. Weren't we a scared bunch
of brats? Remember the older kids
saying “Kindergarten Babies, Wash
Your Face In Gravy”.
Mrs. Hessels did give us a great
start on our way to grade one. Our
memories of Mrs. Brydges in grade
one, with her beautiful voice. She
led us on the learning train of
readin’, writin’, and ’rithmetic. By
the time we reached grade two, we
were just shifting into gear.
Episodes of bowling fruit during
lunch hour drove Mrs. Bosman to
retire at the end of that year. We
celebrated her last day with horns,
balloons, cake and ice cream -
what an event!
Grade three proved to be an
educational year. This was Mr.
Fisher's first year teaching at East
Wawanosh. He was the first teacher
to have enough nerve to take our
class on an overnight excursion.
Grade four came along and boy
did Mr. Kerr make us hit the books.
Math facts, spelling, reading. The
girls and boys weren't even allowed
to wear hairspray. Can you imagine
that!
We have many fond memories of
our grade five teachers, Madame
Turcotte, and Mr. Scott. We
travelled to Talisman for our first
lesson in downhill skiing, and
ventured to Goderich for our first
lesson in formal etiquette.
We all remember rude to ruthless
- don't we. We still know who was
rude or ruthless. The dictionary
lady - Ms. Thorpe-Hearn - took
our class, where she thought we
belonged - to the Toronto Zoo.
Grade seven and the Homework
Club, maybe it wasn't so bad after
■all. The Phantom of the Opera was
a dream that become a reality. Can
you imagine our class at the
theatre. We didn't even know what
to wear. The guys wanted to wear
jeans and the girls wanted to wear
shorts.
This was also the year that
introduced us to F. E. Madill
Secondary School with nails and
hammers, and needles and thread.
As we were in grade eight, high
school became more and me a
reality. Our grade eight year has
flown by so fast! I think most of the
graduates will agree, this has been
the most memorable and exciting
year at East Wawanosh Public
School.
Thanks, Mr. Bartlett for being
our teacher, friend and our tour
guide to Quebec. It was an event
we will remember always. Also a
special thank you to our French
teacher, Madame Rea for making
our trip a reality, and putting up
with us during class through the
year.
And to Mr. Scott and Mrs.
Robinson thank you and farewell.
Finally, to the special people in
our lives that have made this night
possible. You have given us many
hours so that we may have a
shoulder to lean on when we
needed it. Sharing your knowledge
and advice when we asked for it.
Taking the extra effort to look over
our homework so it would be right
for the next day and we can't forget
all the notes, permission slips and
tests they have had to sign. From
the bottom of our hearts we thank
you Moms and Dads for all the
time and effort you have given up
for us.
Now as we go off to high school
I hope we all remember the good
things we had here at East
Wawanosh and that we all achieve
our goals in life.
Now fellow graduates let the
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