The Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-07-08, Page 30We- 'startout'little. andthen,
grow up
We are then called mature -
Andatlastagrownup.
The days hurry by, :they go
one by one
Until: at last "we..grow old and
see ottr 1-r'fe'is done
Ladies''gentlemen, -boys
and girls. -
We the Grade.8 class of 1976
all' have something-- very
much in coronion: Not. just, the
fact that we are graduating'
tonight, but instead We are
able' to say that. each :and •
every one of us'. have ex-
perienced growing up: Novii to
.a•lot..of yo.u,this, will seernlike
a very bold • statement.' -Tri
your eyes Weare. still children
but• we .;have gown, up and
will; continue„tp graw'up forms
long. as we live. •
I am sure that many of you,
'can! remember its:trent the
little tykes;that'starIed school
• eight orriine' years' ago. We
w,ere:helpedt4imake our, first
important stand in the grown
up world • around us --.'and we
will always be'grateful "for the
rrany , willing. hands that
gladly reached out to guide
•
• us. We would also' like to
thank :.the :. teachers that'
Helped' 'u^s alongg',in school. I
am sure that t can express a
deep .regret for all of. us that
each and every one- of_ the
:teachers that we went
through school with -are -here
tonight: 'We will `'always
,appreciate ' 'what 'they have -
done.
' Well, .many years have
gone—by 'since those first
growing up days. We • have
watched 'many a Grade 8.
student go through... this
spec i a -1-o c cas-io n-and-eacb-of; -.
us,. little' as we were,.- half`
arltioipated, half feared th'i's':
wonderful event held'only for.
the older class:.
• Well, .'tonight •we are., the
older class, each of us looking ' '
unafraid of what might befall' •` .
us: Tiiis year we are the:..,
graduatin-g • class and• tonight', --
it is our turn to walk upon the
• stage to be congratulated. and
wished'.. •lticlp for the future
' days.:-
But w-hy 'a11 this\fuss2 We
are • finished public . school,
and finished growing 'up..
BY C011fiNIw"BA R-
`Colborne Central School
There can't be much.mo.re to
"conquer.:.. ,
Well that: is where- w"e'are.
mistaken: There area lot of
things ahead of us. Problems.
to be say -elk pbstacles to be
crawled over and • new ex-
---periences =to,.be faced but we
are going .,to, go forward-
bravely
orwardbravely and tackle wisely'
what may, confront.us. •
We are.;all, aware that
growing up is going to sneak
• Public :speaking hbnorary :award anis year at ;Colborne '-
Central „Public, School was: won by Connie:;Baer. _•(staff
..:.photo) 7
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in =along tb ,way and that it
will forever show up . in the
many things''Vve' will: do in tkle
future. But we are not,,afraid
to grow up, after all, it. must
be a•wonde'rful .thing,. or else
how could our -parents ,be soy
wise:
'So tonight. as the
graduating class of 1976• we
are going :to look toward the
future ""and the growing up
•days'"ahead, but wewill never
ever 'forget
days that• -
perienced.. at
—trai School. -
-• We start out
the wonderful
we have -ex
Colborne
little and then
grow up
We are then calledrnatuxte
And at last a grown up
The days.. hurry by, ;hey go
one by one m
Until at- last we grow old and
- see our life. is.d9.ne, ..
Brookside P S PU lic 'Speaking . Award whuier was: Lori Ann Jamieson (center).
Citizenship Awaid winners were -Shelley J ivett (left) and Stephen Simpson: (staff photo)
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