Times Advocate, 1998-10-14, Page 44
Exeter Times -Advocate
Wednesday. October 14. t v .
SHDHS Commencement
Top of the class. Jilleana
Knip and Jacob Weber
received the Moncur
Scholarships as the
female and male gradu-
ates with the highest
marks. Knip also won
the Governor •
General's Medal as•the
top student overall.
Valedictoi9an Terri
Hamather
Last song. SHDHS graduates Terri Hamather (left), Jilleana Knip, Becky Kirk.and
Julie Hicks join the senior concert band for the theme song from the movie
Titanic. Several graduates performed with current band members for one last
performance at Friday night's Commencement and graduation exercises.
Grads ready for the world
EXETER — It wits,a night of congratu-
lations and praise 'for more than 170
South Huron District High School gradu-
ates as well as their families an& teach-
ers at the annual commencement and
graduation exercises on Friday.
"Education is a real partnership,"
principal Debi 1lomuth told the audi-
ence.
"You're well-equipped to grab hold of
life," she assured the graduates.
Valedictorian Terri Namather reflect-
ed on the firsts the class of '98 faced
during their careers at South Huron.
They were the first year to experience
de -streaming in Grade 9, graduated
licensing and last year's political
protest.
own of Exeter Shield Bruce Shaw
Community Service Award
Sunny Dinney
A Rotary Club of Grand Bend Award
Nicole Masse and Kate Skinner
A Exeter Order of Eastern Star Award
Terri Hamather and lan Becker
♦ Exeter & District Heritage Days Award
Meagan Ratz
Dashwood Friedsburg Days
Community Spirit Award
Jenn Mercer
A Telecare Distress Line Bursary
Cheryl Glavin
A Greg Montgomery Memorial Award
Christopher Dawe
A Crimestoppers Award
David Hohner
A 'Technical Teachers Award
Cameron Dougall and Ryan Munn
A Student Council Citizenship Plaque &
A Bank of Montreal Recognition Award
Sunny Dinney and David Farquhar
A Royal Canadian Legion
O.A.C. History Award.
Nicole Masse and Pamela Munn
A R.C.A.F. Centralia Reunion Award
Krista Gass
A Instrumental Achievement Award
Jill Ramer
A Vocal Music Achievement Award
Lindsay Holdsworth
Dashwood Industries Award
David Gover
A Jerry MacLean Award
Dean Obre
She praised .the coaches and teachers
who helped with extra -curricular activi-
ties.
"You've been a major part of making
our time at South Iluron so great," she
said.
Ilamather spoke of the changes the
graduates are facing from living at home
to being out on their own.
"liven though we've gone on to a high-
er level of our lives, parents will always
be the base we can go hone to,"
' Ilarnather reflected.
But she has confidence her fellow
graduates will succeed based on their
experiences at South Iluron.
"Let's go out in the world and show
them what we've got," she said.
r. s and scholarships
for SHDHS graduates
A Kinette Award Becca Tompkins
A Michael Herbert Memorial Award
Top Male Student- Gerry Geurts
Most Improved Student
Leroy Wein
A Exeter Masonic Lodge Award
Kelly Thiel and Michael Dunbar
A Exeter Legion Scholarships
Alicia Kikkert and Danielle Knox
A Arts and Science Award
Jennifer VanBakel
♦ Pinder, McNeilly,Taylor & Partners
Chartered Accountants Award
Jilleana Knip
A Verna Marie Becker English,
Achievement Award
Theresa Wilhelm
A Colleen Miller Award
Theresa Wilhelm •
A Independent Order of Oddfellows
Award
Jacob Weber
ExeterVillaAward
Heather Hardeman
A Exeter Lioness Award
Michelle Willis
A O.S.S.T.F. Bursary
Lindsay Holdsworth and Becca Tompkins
1► F.W.T.A.O. Scholarship
Jennifer VanBakel
A Hayter Turkey Award
Heather Becker
A Huron Federation
of Agriculture Award •
Rebecca Miller and Chad Dalrymple
A Teaching Staff Scholarships Advanced
Jennifer VanBakel
A General Heather Becker
A Exeter Optimist Scholarships
Dean Obre and Greg Geoffrey
A Student Council Scholarship
Nicole Masse
A Student Council Scholarship for
Growth and Development
AmyTruemner and Connie Gingerich
A Moncur Scholarships
Jilleana Knip and Jacob Weber
A Governor General's Medal
Jilleana Knip
A Valedictorian Terri Hamather
A, Ontario Scholarships
Michael Dunbar
Krista Gass
Terri Hamather
Lindsay Holdsworth
Alicia Kikkert
Jilleana Knip
Danielle Knox
Nicole Masse
Jenn Mercer
Pamela Munn
Jill Ramer •
Julie Semple
Kelly Thiel
Jennifer VanBakel
Jacob Weber
Theresa Wilhelm
A Student Council Subject Certificates
AV I OA - Jenn Vanbakel,
,AM I OA - Lindsay Holdsworth,
BACOA, DCCOA -•Jilleana Knip,
BSI4A, GCEOA, MCAOA,
MFNOA Krista Gass, ENGOA, SEN4A -
Theresa Wilhelm, ENS4G - Becky Kirk, GHLAG
- Ryan Rutledge and Amanda Scott, HRW4G -
Dennis Noakes, HWMOA - Nicole Masse,
MAGOA - Danielle Knox,
MTW4B - Patty Wood, NFOOA - Terri
Hamather, SBA3G - Cheryl Glavin,
SPHOA - Michael Dunbar and Jeff Reid,
TTJ4G - Dean Obre