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Grey Central Public School
Valedictorian recalls years at Grey Central PS
Grcv grads — Back row, from left: Jason Vanhoo, Dave Robin, Jason Cullen, Mike Pearson, Rob Gebhardt, Scott Armstrong, Scott Zehr, Nick
Campbell and Kevin Bowman. Middle: Jonathan Engel, Steve Crawford, Paul Hunter, Rob Semple, Brian Van Veen and Teacher D. Colquhoun. Front:
Craig Henry, Jenna Fischer, Julia Schlumpf, Lacey McCall, Paula Bowles, Amanda Stevenson, Ashley Stuebing, Nicole Everett, Amanda Brodrecht
and Cody Diehl.
By Lacey McCall
This year I have had the honour of
being chosen by my classmates as
valedictorian. As valedictorian it is
my job to represent the Grey 2000
graduates and to tell about our years
here at Grey.
I have been here at Grey for nine
years and have enjoyed every year.
As I’m sure all of you have also. I’m
sure I’m the first to admit it, but it is
our fellow classmates and teachers
who make us the people we are
today.
In kindergarten Mr. Garland and
Mrs. Douma always made sure we
played fairly. In Grade l Miss Rose,
now Mrs. Irwin, taught us how to
care and share. In Grade 2 Mrs.
Hearn taught us about Mother
Nature. In Grade 3 and 4 Mrs.
Starkey always let us bake scrump
tious muffins. And in Grade 5 Mrs.
Elgie and Mrs. Martin always made
sure we passed friendly notes in
class.
In Mr. Mason’s Grade 6 class we
had many crazy experiences like
when he brought in a dead opossum.
And when he sat down on a desk and
it mysteriously broke in half. Mr.
Mason always made sure we didn’t
get out of line and act like “bone
headed turkeys”.
In Miss Robinson’s class we were
referred to as “chubby buns”.
And then we walked into Mr. C’s
class and we finally hit reality. We’d
have a 15 - 30 minute lecture every
day before math class, but I guess
they did us good, and the first words
we’d hear when we came in from
noon recess was “put ‘em in rows”,
referring to our desks.
But despite all this Mr. C was a
great teacher and he sure got us
ready for high school.
And “merci beaucoup” to Mrs. C
and Mrs. Henry for expanding our
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you when you’re being put down.
Standing up for your beliefs and not
letting anyone talk you out of it is
loyalty to yourself. The virtue of
honesty is to be truthful and genuine
to yourself and others.
The virtue of love almost defies
description. It’s what binds us
together. There’s no greater feeling
than knowing that whatever you do,
someone will love you uncondition
ally. This gives us a sense of securi
ty and makes us happy. Love gives
us self-worth and helps motivate us
horizons and teaching us a second
language, French. And also thank
you to Mrs. Hemingway for putting
to do better.
We all ask each other, “What do
you want to be when you grow up?”
but the important thing is that what
ever you do, it should make you
happy. We should have a passion for
what we do so that our lives are
more fulfilled and so that those
around us will feel that same pas
sion. If we are happy, then those
around us will be happy.
I’m sure I speak for all the gradu
ates when I say that I will always
cherish my time at Brussels Public
School. I would like to thank all of
up with us during all those crazy
grammar classes.
Over the years we have had many
additions to our
class, as well as
many people
move away. Such
as Doug Yanosik
who joined us and
left us last year in
Grade 7, and
Kevin Bowman
who joined us as
well last year and
is still with us, and
Shawn Lawson
who left us in
Grade 6 and David Robin who
joined us in Grade 5 and is still with
us.
As my speech comes to an end I’d
like to say “Good Luck” to Mrs.
Peach as she leaves for Wingham
Public School, and
“Congratulations” to Mrs. Whitmore
as she retires after 30 years of teach
ing.
And lastly another big thank you
to Mr. C for being a great teacher
and inspiration to us.
And thanks to everyone who came
tonight. Thank you.
of virtues
our teachers for guiding us in the
right direction. You certainly needed
the virtues of patience and persever
ance.
It’s been an uphill climb and all of
us have finally reached the top of the
ladder. In high school, we’ll start at
the bottom again, along with col
lege, university, and the workplace.
Life’s a ladder, and we’ll always be
climbing our way to success.
Finally, remember to stop along
the way in life and smell the roses,
but not so long that you become a
mouse or couch potato.
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