HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-06-30, Page 18Class of 93
Students at Grey Central said good bye at a graduation
ceremony on Thursday, June 24. Back row, from left:
Principal Paul Statia, Anita Everett, Krista Hunter, David
Schyff, Chris Armstrong, David Proulx, Jamie Thomas,
Michael Menzi, Brett Fischer, Marion Haller. Middle: Kelly
Hayden, Angela Kuepfer, Joanne Van Keulen, Corey
Newman, Kirk Bailiie, Ulrich Hammel, Jeff Finch, Eliane
Affolter, Jason Snider, teacher Mr. Colquhoun. Front:
Melanie Crawford, Melanie Maine, Serina Rassman, Sarah
Roberts, Shannon Conley, Cheryl Kerr, Anita Ahrens.
PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1993.
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Valedictorian honours Grey graduates
By Joanne Van Keulen
Here I am just one student among
our class of 25, yet I have been
chosen to speak on behalf of our
grade eight graduating class of
"93". I am honoured to simply be
part of this remarkable group of
graduates. This was a truly special
class of students; an outstanding
collection of young people with
talent, drive and a co-operative
spirit. It's hard to believe that after
nine years this day has finally
come. We've built the foundation
of our lives and future education.
Of the 25 students in our class,
18 have been at Grey Central since
kindergarten when we marched in
here not knowing what to expect.
In kindergarten we were greeted by
our teacher Mrs. Whitmore, who
helped us learn the alphabet,
colours and numbers. She was
always there when we needed some
one to help us tie our shoes, zip up
our jackets and even wipe our
noses! Little did we know that as
we moved on things were going to
get harder.
In grade one with our teacher
Mrs. Richmond we started to print,
read, add and subtract. I guess
everything went alright and the
words "that's mine!" began to wear
off.
On we went to grade two with
Mrs. Martin. Expressive speaking,
spelling, problem solving and
-research were some topics of study.
We looked forward to receiving
certificates with smelly stickers for
a job well done. By the end of
grade two we had the school thing
down pat but I think the thing we
were most concerned about was
getting our two front teeth back.
Now on to grade three where we
were the big kids of the primary
hall. Here with our teacher Mrs.
Starkey we learned new things such
as calculations, multiplying and
dividing. We had a dickens of a
time memorizing 'Twas the Night
Before Christmas". How many of
you can remember the rest?
We began to write and even
started to parlez vous francais with
Madame Colquhoun. At this time
we were greeted by two new
students Anita Everett and Marion
Haller, who were a great addition
to our class. Now we reached grade
four in the senior hall where we
found ourselves looking up at
everyone again. This year was
different though because we were
split into a three/four and a
four/five class. The three/four class
was taught by Mr. Perrie and the
four/five class was taught by Mrs.
Bailey and Mrs. Colquhoun. "Oh
joy, oh bliss," as Mrs. C. would put
it.
We did fractions and kept on
developing our skills in all areas
and again were greeted by another
new student, Ulrich Hammel.
We suffered through a divided
year and were happy to be reunited -
in grade five with our teachers Mrs.
Bailey and Mrs. Gillies. Of course -
another student entered our class,
Eliane Affolter with her excellent
athletic abilities.
On rolled grade six with Miss
Doig where we learned about our
values, influences and peers with
Constable Marshall.
We wrote to penpals in
Michigan, whom we visited at the
end of the year and we began to
show maturity as we started
growing up. Low and behold
another student came into our class,
Krista Hunter, who brightened up
the classroom with her cheerful-
ness.
Grade seven.
Here once again our teacher was
Mrs.Whitmore. She had a beautiful
singing voice which could be used
for other things too. We began to
go to F. E. Madill high school for
family studies with Mrs. Plaetzer,
who was later replaced by Mrs.
Kealen and Industrial.Arts with Mr.
Boyer. They tried to teach us to be
good home makers and handy men
or women and believe it or not we
came back with all our fingers!
Near the end of the year two more
students came, Sarah Roberts and
Melanie Mayne, who were a
pleasure to have join our class.
The highlight of grade seven was
our class trip to Quebec City for a
week learning about the French
culture and everyone had a great
time.
Now to grade eight, our last year
at Grey and a most memorable one.
Preparing ourselves for high school
was our main goal this year and
finding out if those terrible stories
about Mr. Colquhoun were true.
The homework piled up,
compositions to be completed,
assignments due. We wondered if it
could get any worse than this. But
then we started to realize there is
more to life than fun and games.
We figured out that things cosi
money. In order to get money you
need a job and in order to get a job
you need an education. Without the
teachers at Grey their support,
skills and encouragement, we
wouldn't be where we are today.
There will always be a place in
our hearts for Grey Central. We'll
remember the friends we met and
the friends we said goodbye to.
Years from now we'll be able to
look at our class pictures and think,
was that really me? Or never forget
how red Mr. Colquhoun's face
Continued on page 20
JOANNE VAN KEULEN
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