The Citizen, 2006-07-13, Page 17Graduating: Graduating from the Grade 8 class of Grey Central Public School, were, back row, from left: Mackenzie
Daugherty, Jesse McKinnon, Greg Kuepfer, Joris Kuijpers, Blake Cardiff, Cole McLean, Randy Zwep, David Egger,
Curtis McKinnon. Middle: Justin Blakney, Patrick Brunk, Herbie Runstedler, Robin Rosentreter, Melissa Stolz,
Derick Bachert, Adrian Menzi, Mitchell Laidlaw. Front: Gage Sheppard, Danielle_Kehoe, Alix Sholdice, Katie Glen,
Vicki Blake, Kayla Stewart, Ashley Cove-Button, Robyn Phillips, Ashley Muse. (Vicky Bremner photo)
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY. JULY 13, 2006. PAGE 17.
Grey GRADUATION 2006
Students don't just learn at Grey says valedictorian
By Mackenzie Arthur Daugherty
Everyone has the
potential to be who
they want to be, but
they need the
confidence to
succeed.
I'm sure that
every student in this
class has the
confidence and
willpower to start
their life journey. And I think they
got that confidence while attending
this school.
But, at Grey Central, we don't just
learn, we make friends and have fun.
I am greatly honoured to represent
my class tonight, as they are such an
amazing group of people.
Nine years ago. I came to this
school after attending a preschool, to
start on the bottom of the food chain.
We were small, and to most teachers,
we were deadly. In the primary
grades, we learned the basic rules of
school, such as: how to add, subtract,
and make mines, or farms in the sand
pits.
We were well on our way by
Grade 3 as we faced the dreaded
EQAO testing. I think in Grade 4,
some of us let loose, and we had a
few accidents. Grade 5 was a breeze,
but by Grade 6, I had just enough of
this place and was glad to get by our
second dose of EQAO testing.
Last year, we were a little upset to
think we still had one year left, but
this past one flew by. It seems like
yesterday that Mr. Payne was telling
us about his summer at his cottage.
This year has been fun, and I think
I've become better friends with the
people in this class. We learned more
about the Beatles, Mr. Payne's
cottage, and zebra mussels.
Thank you to the teachers, Mr.
Payne, Mrs. Colquhoun, and Mrs.
Weber, who had to put up with us in
our final year. Thank you also to the
teachers who got us to this point
tonight. Especially to our parents,
who were willing to stay up late on a
Sunday night to help us finish our
project.
My parents taught me to do my
best and never give up, I have to
admit, I am a little upset to have to
go to the bottom of the food chain
again and once again be the smallest.
My favourite part of my yearS at
Grey would have to be this year's
Grade 8 trip to go and see the
theatrical performance of The Lord
of the Rings. We boarded our coach
bus at nine, to head off to Toronto.
On the Way there, we talked and
tried out the onboard washroom. We
stopped for lunch, and then we were
off to the theatre.
After three and a half hours of an
amazing play, we headed to do some
shopping at the Eaton Centre. We
got to the Hard Rock Café and
waited for our food, while guzzling
many pitchers of pop. Supper was
terrific, and we thoroughly enjoyed
the brownie with ice cream. A few of
the girls wanted to get a picture with
the waiter, and someone asked if a
waitress wq,uld mind sitting with the
guys, and we thoroughly enjoyed
that.
We gat back to the school an hour
Continued from page 16
Now, as we move on in our lives to
the next step, I would like to leave
you with this: be yourself and focus
on the positives rather than the
negatives. You could say that your
life is just a giant food collage. You
need all the special additions,
pickles, pudding, salami,
sandwiches, etc. When all of those
come together and respond in
unison, that's you, that's who you
are!
As you add more to it, you as a
person grow and mature.
But, in contradiction, youth is just
a state until maturity overrules. So if
nothing is going your way, wait it
out. It'll blow over. Nothing should
keep you grounded. You should
wake up each and every day looking
forward to it. Not fearing it, but
rather fearing it to the end.
We only have a limited amount of
Continued from page 15
May your new path take you
where you want to go and also bring
you.pleasant surprises.
late, but we definitely had a fun bus
ride home. Thank you to the parents
and teachers who made this one of
the best days of my life.
As we get older and start listening
to old music, we have more and
more important choices to make, and
as a member of this class, I can only
hope that my friends will make the
right choices, or find pelp. As we
head down separate streams in life,
chocising new streams, or even
changing direction, I hope that no
one drowns, and that we have a
steady ride down.
Thank you.
time on this earth, so make it count.
Try new things, don't be afraid and
no matter what, you be yourself, you
are original, and don't let anyone tell
you otherwise.
In closing, I bid every graduate,
farewell and good luck in the future
years.
Thank you.we have a choice
everyday regarding the attitude we
will embrace for that day. We cannot
change our past. We cannot change
that fact that people will act a certain
way. We cannot change the
inevitable. The only thing we can do
is play the string we have. And that
is our attitude. I am convinced that
life is 10 per cent what happens to
me and 90 per cent how I react to it.
And so it is with you."
So now, it is my honour to present
to you Blyth Public School's
graduating Class of 2006. Look out
world here we come!
Congratulations, to the graduates
of 2005/2006.
May we all succeed in everything
we do.
`Focus on positives'
`May we all succeed'
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