The Citizen, 2003-07-02, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2003.
Blyth Public School
Looking back to kindergarten feels like yesterday
By Kendall Whitfield
Good evening. It is with great
pleasure that I welcome
all parents, guests,
staff members and
fellow students to
the graduation
ceremonies of
Blyth Public
School’s class of
2003. 1 feel very
privileged to be
speaking tonight
on behalf of the
entire class.
It doesn’t seem possi
ble that time has passed so quickly
to lead us to this night. This is the
night you wait your whole nine
years of public school for - Grade 8
graduation, the end of one chapter in
the big book of life. Because of our
teachers and throughout those nine
years, the love and support of our
family and friendships old and new,
I'm very confident that we are more
than ready for the next chapter.
It seems like yesterday that we
walked through the doors of Blyth
Public School, scared little boys and
girls all dressed up for that first big
day, so shy and nervous.
Our fears soon disappeared when
we were welcomed by loving
kindergarten teachers Mrs. Buffinga
and Mrs. Webster. It didn’t take long
to settle into a routine and most of us
couldn’t wait to return every other
day.
My mom reminds me of snow
days when she would have to drive
me into town because I’d ciy, not
wanting to miss a day of school.
Hard to believe isn’t it? I spent every
day this winter praying for a storm
day.
Remember Marvelous Me?
Weren’t we proud wearing that spe
cial hat? We were first in line-ups
and we took messages to the office.
What a great experience to set the
foundation of our school career.
Off to Grade; 1 we went. Mrs.
Picked and Mrs. A.G. were our
teachers. This was the year that the
whole class got to meet each other
for the first time, 24 students alto
gether!
Learning to read - Oh! And that’s
the year the dreaded public speaking
started. Which I guess wasn’t such a
bad thing since it prepared me for
wb it I’m doing here tonight.
Unfortunately, because of split
grades this would also be the last
year we were all together as one
class until this school year. I would
like to thank all the teachers staff
and volunteers who made our
extracurricular activities possible,
from sports teams to chess club and
we can’t forget band. Miss Pearson
has done an awesome job!
Mrs. Cronin’s Peacemaker pro
gram has given everyone great prob
lem-solving skills and then, to be
rewarded at the end of the year with
a swimming and pizza party. That
2003 graduates - Grade 8 graduates from Blyth Public School were, back row, from left: Blake Hesselwood,
Lawrence Weiler, Adam De Boer, Richard Gregg, Adam Young, Frank Van Hittersum, Zach Wood, John
Bokhout, Nathan Schultz. Front: Ashley Cartwright, Stacy McLellan, Hannah Bjorkman, Brittney Peters,
Jake Edwards, Kendall Whitfield, Katie Stryker, Lisa Nichplson, Erin Moore, Ashlee Cook, Laura Baarda,
Nicole Frazer, Heather Schmidt, S
was a lot of fun!!
For people to give up jtheir time
for us means a great deal.
Do you remember the never-end
ing trips to the East Wawanosh
Centre? I think by Grade 6 we could
have all been certified tour guides
because we’d been there so many
times. Those nature trips were a far
cry from this year’s trip.
phanie Root. (Photo submitted)
Camp Celtic was a blast. What a
great way to end the year - a long
weekend away with the whole class,
sharing good times and
making special memories that will
last the rest of our lives.
Last, but certainly not least, Big
Bear Black also known as Ms Black.
It’s hard to sum her up in one para
graph. A friend, a leader, a good lis
tener, all rolled into one. She’ll cer
tainly be missed. Her bright bubbly
smiling face always makes you want
to smile back. Seaforth doesn’t
know how lucky they are!
I’d also like to thank all the teach
ers and staff, past and present who
touched our lives along the way. I
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