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ConSrafl41ations, Class of 2004
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By Brittany Lyon
Teachers, parents and fellow graduates, we
are all here to celebrate with the people who
have helped us make it through the good yet
challenging years.
It may be your grandparents, parents or
siblings, but in this room there are mostly
your friends. Friends who have shared happy
times, sad times and funny times with you.
1 have been at Huron Centennial since
Junior Kindergarten with Mrs.Gemmell.
Over the past 10 years I have realized that
every one of us has a certain quality about us,
and I think that we have found that quality
just this year.
We have a big impact on each other and
each others lives.
I can still remember when in Grade 4 1
chose Bryce for the most likely to be a space
commander because he was so goofy.
We all have had a good time at Huron
Centennial and it's both sad and exciting to
be leaving here. Therefore, 1 would like to
give a very special thank you to all of the
teachers who have helped us make it here
tonight.
There's way too many to name them all,
but they were the ones that taught us we can
do anything we put our minds to.
They really' deserve a lot of credit. After all
they put up with us for 10 years.
Also a very special thank you to Mrs. Gill ,
Mrs. Shore and Mrs. ,Allan for always
guiding us and supporting us in the right way.
Thanks to all of our bus drivers who put
up with all us loud kids. Boy, I bet they're
ready for a break.
But we can't forget to give Margaret and
Murray a very special thanks as well,
because they were the ones that kept our
school clean and safe.
They were just like our best friends. 1 can
still remember the daywhen Josh and Kyle
0, helped wash the windows. You two would
make tine window cleaners.
But there will be friendships that stay the
same and friendships that go, but I know that
we will never forget our past friends.
A lot of friendships will be drifting apart in
high school, college, or university, but no
natter where we are, I know we will still
give a little wave to each other as we pass in
the hallways.
Have you ever heard the saying 'Crayons
are diverse, but they all live in the same box?'
Well 1 love that saying and 1 think that it's a
very important one to remember. Because we
all have very special things about us, and we
all are extraordinary people.
I would like to recite a poem for you
called: Someday
Someday, they'll be a famous pianist or a
high school science teacher.
They'll settle down, marry, have a couple
of kids.
Maybe they won't.
Someday, they'll help millions of people
all over the world.
Or maybe they'll travel, send letters from
Africa or phone you from Rome.
Someday, they'll be a strong, confident
man or woman,
But you'll always remember the first time
you held thein in your anns.
Someday, they'll have their own hopes and
dreams, not knowing that once upon a quiet
time, you closed your eyes and dreamed to
have them in your life.
So here's to all my fellow graduates.
Tonight may bring tears to our eyes because
next year, we probably won't be in our same
little groups.
Please remember the tears of joy that
tonight brings to you, and let's celebrate a
memory of which we can look back upon.
Our hard work is now behind us, and we
should feel great and be happy, because
graduation is our reward:
As we grow older and go our own ways,
we will always have dreams and 1 know that
if we work hard, we can do anything we wish
to. Whether it will be J.J. being a farmer and
still living in Good 01' Huron County, or
Kimberly growing up to be the next Prime
Mistress of Canada.
Some of these dreams may actually come
true, and when these people are on TV we
will say "Would you look at that, I went to
school with that person!"
If it's Alissa on the other hand we can say,
"I saw her underwear at the beach!"
Friends change people change, but the one
thing 1 hope never changes is the love and
respect we have for each other, in this
graduating class of 2004.
I wish all of you the best of luck in all that
the future holds for you.
I know we will always remember this
night, this bitter-sweet occasion when all we
can do now is look forward. Because we
only live once.
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By Brendan Ryan and Laura
Dekroon
B: Good evening. My name is
Brendan Ryan,
L: And I'm Laura Dekroon. First
of all we would like to thank you all
for coming to this very special
evening of ours.
B: Wow, 1 can't believe that
we're actually graduating!
L:1 know it scams like yesteniay
when were just yay high!
B: I remember in kindergarten,
Mrs. O'Reilly read us a lot of stories
and that she also had a big yellow
tub which she uses to raid in
L: In Grade 1 both Mrs. Moray
and Mrs. Eickmcier introduced us
to books and taught us how to read.
B: In Grade 2 Mrs. Ryan made
us work real hard, but whenever we
weren't working she would
always entertain us with stories
abort her life.
L: Oh yah, and do you renumber
how Mrs. Kistner's class was out in
the potables'? And once they made
those monsters out of paper mache.
B: Also in Grade 2 we received
our fuss communion.
L: Then in Grade 3, all of us
were in Mrs. Kistner's class. She
was a great teacher. she always
made learning fun.
B: Do you remember when we
were having a competition against
the Grade 2s to see who could build
the best snow fort? And we were a
bit behind,
L: So Mrs. Kistncr took us
outside for gym and she helped us
build our fort Ours was so much
better then the Grade 2s! Then with
all the memories of St. Pat's we
moved on to St. Columban.
Although the move was scary, we
had a great teacher and that helped a
lot.
B: Yah, Miss. Kelly, I mean Mrs.
Onion, was a great teacher. We sure
did learn our tunes tables by
all those games of around the
L: Do you remember the
medieval play that we made up all
by ourselves?
B: Sure so. I was a knight!
L: In Grade 4 we also reccivexd
our confession
B: Do 1 ever have and interesting
story to tell you about Grade 5!
L: Realty? i wander what that is!
B: Well one day we were all
playing outside. Somebody saw a
toad and then someone else picked
it up and put it in Ms. Nowak's
truck! 1 won't mention any names
though, Pat (cough) Caley (Dough).
Sony i mot have something in my
throat.
L: 1 remember that and i also
remember singing a lot. The most
vivid memory 1, have about Grade
6 is all the erxxmious amounts of
homework that we hal to do.
B: And do you remember how
our teacher, Mrs. Boersen, had one
blue eye and one brown eye!
L: Yup I remember that.
B: Then on we went to Grade 7.
Boy was that a sad year.
L: Sum was, we were split up for
the first time since Grade 3. Some
of us were with Mr. Haid. some
were with Miss McNaughton and
some were with Mr. Soars.
B: In Grade 7 we also received
our first confirmation and got to
meet the bishop!
L: Grade 8 has been so much fun
that I could go on and on lir hours
about all the memories.
B: Yah 1 know. but I will always
rernemh r our very educational trip
to Ottawa. Seeing all those
musetuns and tours was sour much
fun!
L: Also we had the Christmas
plays. Ours was the Scottish
Christmas and it was scxx) funny.
Especially our song that we sung so
well!!
B: And Mr. Hail's class who did
the British Christmas plays. It was
fun listening to their fake British
accent and drinking their tea.
L: Even though we hal a lx of
fun times them was also a few sad
ones. In February we lost a very
important member of our class.
Kevin Gaffney passed away on
February 9, 2004. Kevin was a very
upbeat guy who loved to talk to
everybody. Wc have missed him
terribly and will always remember
him.
B: Now about our tcachcrs. First
off we would like to thank all the
teachers who have taught us French
throughout the yeas:
L: Mr. Wieshcr, Mrs. Rawes, and
Ms. Bochi. Also thank you to our
art and music teacher, Mrs. Looby.
B: And thank you, Fathcr Moe
and Father Lance for playing
baseball and soccer for us and for all
of your spiritual support throughout
the years.
L: A very special thank you to
Mrs. Lang. Sure she looked after
Kevin, but she also kxtked after all
ofusWO.
B: Thank you to Ms. Suaou for
all of your encouragement and
support through the years.
L Also a thank you goes out to
all the parent volunteers and school
council who have worked so hard
to give us a playgtrund, p.a. system,
maps, and everything else.
B: This year the kids in Mrs.
Walters' class had the pleasure of
having Miss. Robinson as our math
teacher.
L: Yah she was great. And also a
tun volleyball coach
B: How about Mrs. Walters who
carte to us from Kinkora.
L: Wow, 11 years of French and
then one excellent year with us.Mis.
Walters taught us all the subjects,
except for math and French, and
had a fun way of teaching them.
And who could forget her favorite
saying:
B: "It's not all about you!!"
L: And we can't forget George.
B: Hcy now don't be bold!! Mr.
Haid is tun and always made things
interesting. He also told the "best"
jokes!
L: Speaking of which, Brendan
what's a pronoun?
B: isn't a pronoun the thing that
takes the place of a noun?
L Nape, it's a nota[ who signs a
contract to go to the big leagues!!
He was also the best basketball
couch ever.
B: All of our teachers have
taught us so much through the
yeas. Wc really want to express our
gratitude to the teachers and patents
or preparing us so well for high
school, and we for sure will miss
you all..
L Now we have a poem about
all the graduates of 2004, which
was written by Calcy Nicholson
and Matthew Hartficl.
Graduation Poem
B: This one hallway school is
going to be harts to leave,
All of our memories are hoe, or
so it seems.
L: There's Brendan, the over-
obsesver with broanbell,
And then there's Pat who always
gds kidded out into the hall.
B: Laura...Caky's stem buddy
for life!
Oh, and Emily...who has a
strong faith in Christ
L Oh and my dear Katie and her
hate for peanut butter is very strong.
Greg who laves to play the game
Donkey Kong.
B: And Jess, the newest person at
our school,
Tory...she can be quiet. but
HEY that's cool!
L: We almost forgot Jerry and his
pm K -SWISS Shoes,
Oh and Chris... and his farm that
has things that go Oink! Not moo!
B: Jules seems to always have an
answering question craze,
And we know Suzy by her old
French school ways.
L: Then there's Matthew and
Caky who are the Trailer Park Boy
Fans.
And of course there's Eric and
his collection of Star Wars cans.
B: Now we are going to go down
the hall.
L To a place where all the kids
have a ball
B: We have Colin who has the
craziest hair!
And Maitine who always knows
what to wear.
L: Then there's Rachel who
slurs to love drawing stars.
And Scott who talks A LOT
about cars.
B: Of course, then there's Chewy
who can make anyone laugh
Who can forget Nathan and his
love for bubble baths?
L: And there's Baca who has
blond moments a kx!
That there's Kevin. a kt he has
tau .
We learned to live life to the
fullest every single day,
In our hearts, his memory will
stay.
L: Of course, there's Alex who is
extremely tall!
Oh and Janelle, he careful. don't
fall!
B: Then there's Sam. with her
=wing 4-H storm.
And Brendan with his pro
baseball glories.
L: But wait, there's one more
person in this class
Katie Saunders is her name and
she's a great lass!
B: We want to say
congratulations to all graduates.
L: And remember that we have
been your friends for nine years and
that is how we will always stay for
cvcr!!
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GREAT WORK
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Top Academic Girl,
Honourable Mention - Elisha
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Top Academic Boy - Cody
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TopAcademic Boy,
Honourable Mention - John
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Best All Round Boy - Devon
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Best All Round Boy,
Honourable Mention - Joey
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Best All Round Girl - Jayme
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Best All Round Girl,
Honourable Mention - Amber
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Friendship Award -
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WS. Jeffery Math Award -
Elisha Coleman
W.S. Jeffery Math Award,
Honourable Mention - Darcy
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Athletic, Male - Tyler Miner
Athletic Award, Female -
Danielle Love
French Award - Miranda
McLeod
French Award, Honourable
Mention - Jordan Amoraal
Glen McLachlan Award for
Leadership /Sportsmanship -
Cody Wilson
Most Improved Student -
Brittany Lyon
Ontario Principals' Council
Student Leadership Award -
Kimmy Broadfoot
Art Award - Laurie
Sysoutham
English Award -Natalie
Klaver
English Award,
Honourable Mention - Kelly
Miller
Music Award - Brittany
Lyon
Bayfield Optimists'
Citizenship Award, Boy -
Nathan Wilson
Bayfield Optimists'
Citizenship Award, Girl -
Genelle Reid
Ruth Hayman Elliott
Memorial Geography Award
(Grade 8 from Bayfield -
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Jordan Nicholls
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History Scholarship - Kimmy
Broadfoot
Faith Award - Ali Bregman
New Orlean's Science
Award - Kirsten Allan
Virtue Award Kyle
Robinson
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Leadership and
Citizenship Award -
Rebecca Myers
Drama and the Arts -
Janelle Murray
Michael O'Rourke
Positive Attitude Award -
Greg Murray
St. Patrick's/St.
Columban School Athletic
Award - Alex Murray (male).
Laura Dekroon (female)
C.I.B.C. Math Award -
Matthew Harttiel
English Language Award
-Janelle Murray
French Language Award
-Jessica Cassidy
Science and Technology
Award - Rachel Poppc
History Award - Emily
Nolan
Geography Award - Julie
Greer
Dave Lang Memorial
Music Award -Colin
Harnack
Visual Art Award - Janelle
Murray
Christian Caring Award -
Brendan Bilcke (male), Katie
Lang (female)
High Academic Award -
Eric Rops (male), Janette
Murray (female)
Most Improved Award -
Brendan Ryan (male), Katie
Saunders (female)
OECTA Catholic Values
Award - Samantha Klaver
OSSTA Award of Merit -
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