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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1998-09-30, Page 811 -TRE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 O#h cja c*g* 025chad &mmoncemoit Gth road to success z'r alma -295 under construction, the FITss f 98 will prevail By Kbn'Jamieson First off I would like to thank my fellow graduates for giving me this honour to represent them here tonight. Thanks guys, 1 hope you can hear my knees knocking right now On behalf of the SDHS graduating class of 1997-98. 1 would like to welcome here tonight our families. teachers, friends and honoured guests. Well here we are again, back in the gyri where we were first welcomed to this school and respectively so. gather here tonight to say our goodbyes and go our separate ways. Our high school years have come to a close and we now stand at the dawn of a new frontier. SDHS has prepared us for whatever may lay ahead and I am confident that we will succeed, even though the road to success is always under construction, we will prevail. We are very fortunate to have attended Seaforth District High School and I am veru pmud to say that 1 have graduated from here. because there are not many high schools that you can go to and every teacher that you have ever had be able to call you by yourfirst i believe that is one of our school's greatest and special qualities. You were never another face in the crowd. you were treated as an individual. That is: with the except in of Grade 9. We all new that the first day we walked into Grade 9 that we were on common ground. "Grubs" we were ultimately at the humiliating mercy of the seniors. But as the years passed. we earned the respect of the teachers and ves even of the. seniors. Strong friendships were built. first loves came and went, we laughed. we cried. we lived and learned. Above all wetaught each other about ourselves.' Our memories are now a kaleidoscope of sacred treasures that will live in out hearts forever. I would like to read a poen that was given to me by my sister and'is appropriate here tonight. 1t is called "Come. People.. Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people move our souls fo dance.' They awaken us to new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom, Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. They stay in cyarjadailrdwhile, leave footprints on our !warts. and ►'e are never, ever the sante. SDHS has touched our hearts and we will carry our memories with us always. The future is upon us and we are now facing new and challenging endeavors. and we can Handle anything that comes our way because we are well-prepared. We must remember to stay true to ourselves and to believe in the reality of our dreams hecausc thejourneyin between what we once were and who we are now beco ring is where they dance of life really takes place. 1 would like to take this opportunfry to thank our teachers and mentors, you have given us guidance and knowledge and now we must spread our wings and we are forever grateful. To our families for their continuous support and love. it means more to us than we could ever express in words. And finally to us. the graduates. we are everything we are because of each other. In closing. 1 am going to read a poen by Amanda Bradley that touched rnv should and in turn I hope it reaches yours. it is called "Our Dreames Are Withing Our Reach." Within our reach lies every path we ever dream of taking Within our power lies evert step we ever dream of making Within our sight lies every joy we ever dream of seeing Within ourselves lies eyervthing we ever dream of being.. Thank you. VALEDICTORIAN Kim Jamieson ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMAS (OSSD) - Front row, from left: Karl Reynolds, Marion Lansink. Colleen McCallum. Jill Dolmage, Jason Shortreed, Julie Bachert, Rebecca Sturge, Cheryl Workman. Taum Bannon. Second row: Erin Siemon. Brent Pryce, Brent Ribey. Jason Hayes, Tim McNaughton. Stephanie MacDonald. Back row: Irene Gubelmann. Kendall Schenck, Joanne Dale, Amanda Denys, Charmaine Baan. Absent when the photograph was taken were: Lisa Beaver. Bonnie Bieber. Shane Brown, Michelle Forsyth -Gallagher. Janelle Gowan, Anette Haney, Courtney Larivee, Jason Moir. Theresa Oliver. Melissa Pickney, Tara Preszcator, Laura Small. Glen Van Beek, Nicki White. ADULT ED -OSSD - Elizabeth Kaufman. Absent: Beverly Beaver, Marion Todd, Caroline Sharpe, Mark Van Dooren. ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMAS and ONTARIO ACADEMIC CREDIT (OAC)CERTIFICATES: Front, from left: Laura Strangway, Kim Jamieson, Lisa Bennett. Back row: Sean Ludwig, Bruce Griffin, Kyle Rae, Evan Eckert. ONTARIO ACADEMIC CREDIT (OAC) CERTIFICATES: From left: Jane Powell, Melissa Wallace, Carrie Salverda, LeeAnn McDonald. Absent when this photo was taken were Cheryl Thompson and Adam Altman. Photos by Gregor Campbell KERR PLAQUE UNVEILED: Dr. Dennis Mock, vice-president of Ryerson Polytechnic University is at the podium during Friday's unveiling of a brass historical plaque honouring Howard Kerr of Seaforth, founder of that school. Others standing in the photo, from left, are: Ian Walker (son-in-law of Kerr)of London; Craig Gillis, SDHS prime minister; Anne Walker -O'Keefe (Kerr's grand- daughter), Lara O'Keefe (great grand -daughter, both from Cambridge; Andrew Walker (grandson) from London; Rev. Dr. Eugen Bannerman, Ryerson; Abby Armstrong, Chair of the Avon -Maitland District School Board. Seated from left are: Melssa Harrison, SDHS student's council; Seaforth mayor Dave Scott; Rev. James Murray, Duff's United Church, Walton; Maureen Agar, SDHS school council chair. Kerr, Ryerson founder, honoured at high school commencment B1' GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff Fifty years to the week after Ryerson opened its doors as a polytechnic institute to 250 studenis in Toronto, founder Howard Kerr was honoured with the unveiling of a brass historical plaque at the start of Friday's graduation ceremonies at Seaforth District High School. Kerr. who died in 1984. was born on Christmas Eve on a farm near Grieve's Bridge in McKillop. Township. He' was a' graduate of the local high school. The school he founded is now Ryerson Polytechnic University. Kerr was also principal there from 1948 to 1966. Dr. Dennis Mock, vice president.. and Rev. Dr. Eugcn Bannerman. of Ryerson attended Friday's unveiling. as ,did Kerr family descendants. Ahhy Armstrong. chair of the Avon -Maitland District School Board; Paul Carroll. former director of education. representing the Huron County Historical Society: and Craig Gillis. Prime Minister of this year's SDHS student's council. "There is no question that Howard Kerr will be ranked with Egerton Ryerson as one of the giants of education," the -plaque states. Among his nriny and varied accomplishments as an educator. Kerr helped establish 20 community colleges using the Ryerson model of education. He is buried in Maitlandbank Cemetery beside his wife, Beatrice.