Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-06-01, Page 18Wednesday, June 1, 2005 Exeter Times–Advocate 17 Nalrupa i a SOUTH HURON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL diliw STUDENT OF THE YEAR STUDENT OF THE YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT SOUTH HURON'S FORMAL - SAT. JUNE 4 PRESENTATION BETWEEN 10:30 AND 11:00 P.M. FRAGISKOS FRAGISKATOS Fragiskos Fragiskatos is enrolled in his fifth year at South Huron and is honoured to be nominated for stu- dent of the year. Throughout his career at South Huron he has been involved in various clubs and activities. Reach For The Top, soccer, badminton and cross country are some of the activities he has participated in. As well Fragiskos owns T-shirts from both OSAID and prefects with his name on them. Fragiskos got to experience a tennis tournament as well as two track and field meets in his high school career. One of the highlights of Fragiskos' fourth year was working as an OFSAA ball boy for the girls field hockey tournament at the school. Fragiskos has also taken music since Grade nine and has been in both the jazz and concert bands. "Music is not only mentally stimulating, but physically as well. Holding a note for a long time can really do a number (pun intended) on your body," Fragiskos says. Fragiskos' participation in the music program led to his outstanding cowbell performances. Working at Kate's Station on Highway 4 in Vanastra has given Fragiskos a taste of what it is like to work with the public. Unsure of what he is going to do in the fall, Fragiskos is trying to keep all his options open. He would like to take this opportunity to thank his parents Jayne and Nick, and his three tolerant siblings who have greatly contributed to the person he is today. Fragiskos resides happily in Hensall, the white bean capital of Canada. TYSON BREUER Over the past few years at South Huron I have grown to love every aspect of the school and community. I have tried very hard to get involved so the four years our class spent here would be better. Other than schoolwork, Students' Council has been my main goal. In Grade 9, I was introduced to Students' Council and decided it was right for me and ran for Grade 10 Rep. This is now my third consecutive year on Students' Council. I have arranged dances and run fundraisers. In doing so 1 have learned what works, and unfor- tunately what does not. Hopefully after this year, the hard work we have put in will be remembered in the school and it will be appreci- ated for years to come. Another favourite club of mine is Reach For The Top. For four years our team has worked hard to defeat Madill, but unfortunately we have always come in second. Recently I have become involved in the school show. Last year and this year I had the pleasure of working with the other students and have seen the dedication of the other students and myself pay off. Over the four years in school I have been involved in the 30 Hour Famine, Student Impact, OSAID and Peer Mentors. 1 tried to sample everything I could from year to year. I also had the opportu- nity to go to Europe this spring with the school, and have been told I was a great help. Although school accounts for a Targe amount of my time 1 try to get involved in other areas. This fall, because I am an avid photographer, I completed a course at Fanshawe for Photography. I also work part time at Dairy Queen as a supervisor and this summer 1 will return for the third season. In my spare time, which is few and far between, I play in an intra- mural lacrosse league in London with some friends. It proves to be late nights but is well worth the travel time. Whenever a good wave presents itself I also try to go surfing, and yes there are waves in Grand Bend to surf on. Eventually I would like to go to university, however I will return to South Huron because I am having too much fun. The saying goes that these years are the best of your life and they will fly by — too true is that statement. I wish everyone the best of luck next year in whatever you do. Nick Anstett — 2056 (Found on a cocktail napkin in a local watering hole) "Out here in the fields / I fight for my meals/ I get my back into my living/ I don't need to fight / To prove I'm right / I don't need to be forgiven/ Don't cry/ Don't raise your eye / It's only teenage wasteland" Man, I used to love that tune. Really brings me back to those days at South Huron. Wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for those years at good 'ol SHDHS. I look back and find it hard to believe how much I packed into four years of school. Even today I haven't given up that habit of keeping myself busy to the point of a nervous breakdown, which probably explains why I'm here right now. In my younger days I kept myself busy with sports. In grades nine and 10, I remember joining the hockey team because we got to wear shirts and ties and chicks dig that stuff. Then I joined the basketball team because my mom, Bev, told me I looked handsome in a sleeveless shirt. In Grade I I, an inspirational teacher encouraged me to expand my horizons. T.O. was his name and I heard him say that track and field is where the real girls are at, so I joined the track and cross-country teams, as well as playing tennis, hockey and basketball. Got a pretty bronze medal that year at OFSAA hockey too. Man, that coach of mine had nice hair. But after Grade I I, I realized that South Huron just wasn't working for me, and since everyone knows that European chicks dig guys with Canadian accents, it was off to Germany for me. Unfortunately after traveling around Europe for a year, learning German and meeting all kinds of new friends I still had no luck with the ladies. Then after a year in Germany, I returned home to Exeter and I met someone who taught me the true meaning of love. Stevie Musser was her name, but when she dumped me at the end of the summer I was crushed. Mom said if she were a young single girl, I would be a great catch, but moms have to say that kinda stuff. Anyways, I needed something to keep my mind off the pain so in my Grade 12 year I became Premier of the Students Council, joined OSAID, helped out with Habitat for Humanity, worked with the Prefects and dressed up in a big black bearish Panther costume to hide my sorrows. My lovely brothers Matt and Justin had seen enough. They told me I should not waste the gift I had been given. They said I was the only one in the family that had been blessed with such dashing good looks and that there were plenty of girls out there for me. So I joined more clubs and teams in search of the perfect mate. I played ball hock- ey, golf, tennis and took scuba diving lessons that year and I found jobs at Ironwood and with Huron Community Support for Families. With all of this and a regular social life, I still had no luck. Again my mom assured me I was handsome and my dad tried to teach me that cheesy jokes impress girls. I think the lesson was that they feel so sorry for you after such a bad joke that you're at least entitled to one pity date. Even after that, no girls. So I decided to head off to Queen's University and took a double major in phys ed and med-science after a second year student told me his class had a girl to guy ratio of eight to one. How could I lose with those odds? Really! I don't know how I still didn't manage to find someone. Finally, I gave up. I decided if I wasn't going to have a wife, I might as well go to medical school and dedicate my life to saving others. Today I may not be too happy but I have my successful medical career and my 50 -foot yacht, cleverly named "Stevie." Those were the days. ICK ANSTETT ZACH DOUGALL Zachary Dougall (son of Dick and Janine Dougall) has always been an active participant in extracurricular activities as well as performing well in school. Since entering high school he has participated in Reach for the Top, band, OSAID, curling, band, two years of student council, band, badminton, four years of OSSSA, several math and science contests, band, two 30 hour famines and three school shows ("Saga of the Steamer Atlantic," "The Farm Show" and "Return to Eden"). Also he plays trombone in several school bands. Zach has been an hon- ours student every year at South Huron and he won top male in Grade 10 as well as the French and Drama awards. In Grade I I he won the Drama and Music awards. Zach has attended several leadership conferences and events such as OSLC, OSSSA and Encounters with Canada, which have helped make him more outgoing over his years at South Huron. His volunteer activities include a major performance in the community play "Beauty and the Beast," being on commit- tees for OSSSA and Relay for Life, playing in the Exeter Community Band, being a Junior Curling instructor and several other small, random things. Outside of school, Zachary has worked as a baseball umpire, an Internet access assistant at the Exeter Library and as a lifeguard and swimming instructor in both the Exeter and Vanastra pools for two years. Zachary is certified with High Five (healthy child develop- ment), Beyond the Hurt (bullying awareness), National Lifeguard (self explanatory), CPR 'C' (also self explanatory), Red Cross Instructor and Lifesaving Society Instructor (for swimming lessons). This year, Zach has become even more involved by joining Peer Mentors, the school choir and the Relay For Life commit- tee. Zach has an interest in theatre and next year he will be taking drama at the University of Windsor (located in the city of Windsor). He does not mind whether he is called Zachary or Zach, as long as it is spelled with an 'h'. New textbook and library funding CLINTON — Students in Huron and Bruce will benefit from new textbooks and first-time dedicat- ed funding for school libraries this fall, after a $61 million provincial investment, Huron - Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell announced last week. "Up-to-date text- books, library books and other learning resources are an important part of improving student achievement and fos- tering a love of read- ing," Mitchell said in a press release. "With the additional funding, Avon Maitland, Bluewater, Bruce Grey Catholic and Huron -Perth Catholic will be able to purchase new resources to help Ontario's students reach their potential." Every school, regardless of size or location, will benefit from the investment. In the past, schools boards funded libraries out of their per pupil revenue, which often disadvantaged small schools. School boards will now receive funding based on their number of schools, not the num- ber of students — this will ensure small schools benefit equally from the investment. The Huron and Bruce students will benefit from $ 498,451 in funding for new resource materials for school libraries, their share of a $17 million investment: • $189,552 for Avon Maitland DSB; • $66,694 for Huron -Perth Catholic; • $196,572 for Bluewater DSB; • $45,633 for the Bruce Grey Catholic Board All school boards will also ben- efit from a share of $44 million in new funding for textbooks and other learning resources, which includes $14.5 million for secondary schools and $29.5 million for elementary schools.