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CHSS grads, top achievers hear NHL linesman
Seaforth District High School graduate Scott Driscoll says patience
By Cheryl Heath,
Clinton News -Record Editor
Dozens of proud parents,
friends and relatives gathered
in Central Huron Secondary
School's gymnasium last
week to bear witness to an
awards presentation for the
student body's top academic
achievers.
The special guest speaker
for the ceremony, National
Hockey League linesman
Scott Driscoll, is a graduate
of the former Seaforth and
District High School.
CHSS teacher Linda Doig,
who once taught keyboarding
to Driscoll, introduced him
and joked that it is thanks to
the NHL lockout that he was
able to attend the event.
Doig fondly recalled
Driscoll as a student who
was blessed with a sense of
humour and who was known
among peers as a mediator.
Driscoll proved Doig's
memory accurate as he
started off his address by
sharing an anecdote that took
a crack at the Toronto Maple
Leafs.
"Don't be ashamed. Raise
your hand if you are a
Toronto Maple Leafs fan," he
quipped before launching
into a story about a dog who
went wild whenever the
Leafs scored, but never had
the chance to see the team
win a game. The dog's
owner, when explaining the
situation to the bar owner at
the joke's end, explains,
"I've only had him for five
years."
Driscoll also took time out
to give credit to former
teachers for successes in life
as well as the influence of
Joyce McClure who first
urged him to sign up for a
level one referee clinic when
he was a 13 -year-old
teenager that spent a lot of
his free time at the Seaforth
arena.
Since his first love was
hockey, Driscoll jumped at
the chance and said the best
thing was he was getting paid
to do something he loved.
His first dream was to be a
NHL hockey star but after
spending a few years with
the St. Marys' Lincolns
Junior B team, he realized it
was not to be.
But, he continued to work
as a referee and he also
attended the Ontario Hockey
Association's referee school
where he was scouted by a
NHL official.
After earning a degree at
Wilfrid Laurier University,
Driscoll earned his teaching
accreditation at University of
Western Ontario and upon
graduation, he was given the
opportunity to be a linesman
for the NHL.
"It sure sounded appealing
to be out on the ice with the
best hockey players in the
world," he says.
Driscoll told students the
keys to success are
dedication, commitment,
learning from mistakes, and
always keeping one's options
Scott Driscoll
open.
"For me, it was working a
game whenever I was given
the opportunity," he says,
adding he was the top all
round male athlete at Laurier
when he graduated even
though his work schedule
meant he was travelling to a
number of locales. including
Sault Ste. Marie and Detroit
even when he had classes the
next day.
(His wife earned the top
female athlete honour at
Laurier that same year.)
His career as a linesman
has been a labour of love. He
said the main drawback of
the job is spending many
days on the road, but he
credited his wife and family
for being supportive.
He said patience and
perseverance are important
keys to success in any career
as is confidence.
"There is a very fine line
between confidence and
cockiness," he cautioned,
adding it is important to learn
from those in one's circle.
Driscoll said if a career in
refereeing had not come to
fruition, he nonetheless had a
career in teaching to fall hack
on.
"You must he well-rounded
and keep your options open."
he said.
He cited refereeing the
2004 All Star Game in
Minnesota and the 2004
Stanley Cup finals as being
among his career highlights.
"If you find something you
love to do, you will never
work a day in your life," he
said.
Award winners
Honours standing
achievement award -winners
for the Grade 9 class are:
Jillian Anderson, Esther
Armstrong, Nicholas
Ashawasega, Karen Ball,
Laura Black, Kristi Butt,
Scott Bylsma, Sinead Cox.
Martine denHertog, Matthew
Fisher, Lindsay Gibson,
Stacey Hart, Keegan
Johnston, Scan Martin, Alex
Mommerstceg, Tim
Robinson, Michael Roy,
Alisha Secbach, Kim Steep,
Robert Thompson, Lawrence
Provincial funding will
provide professional
development, resources
From Page 1
standard.
"The government was very pleased and encouraged by the
success rate," said Dominick.
Seaforth Public is one of 47 Ontario schools to receive
targeted support to improve literacy and numeracy skills
from Kindergarten to Grade 3.
While the funding amounts will not he detertnined,until a
school improvement plan is developed and accepted by the
ministry, Dominick said the money can he used to fund both
primary resources and supply teacher wages to replace
classroom teachers who are attending professional
development sessions on literacy or arc meeting during
school hours to work on the project.
"It was a great benefit getting teachers together during the
school day," said Hamacher.
Finding common professional development time has been
a challenge the provincial funding will help to solve, said
SPS principal Kim Black.
. "One of the immediate benefits will be sending all the
primary teachers to professional development where they
can all get the same message," she said.
"You have a tremendous capacity to make a difference in
kids' lives. You'll be increasing their options for a Netter
life," Ministry of Education officer Suzanne Rossini told
SPS teachers.
Weiler, Caileigh Wild and
Justin Yee.
Honours standing
achievement award -winners
for Grade 10 are: Whitney
Adams, Courtney Amoraal,
Laura Chapman, Ashley
Coleman, Janine Fischer,
Alyssa Gross, Tasom Jeong,
Jennifer Keys, Jade McCaw.
Ben Nicholls, Stephanie
Sanderson, Rebecca Schultz,
Willem Shepherd and Alex
Stevenson.
Honours standing
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Caitlin Broadfoot, Jillian
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