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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-10-03, Page 17• 3IDec. 1 0J8.7654 Public -library, 52 I4ohtre L St. , Ooaeri,e ;,• out,, N7A 204. • ecei gra du'atEs 'e diplomas awards • To the strains of Pomp and -.Circumstance played by the Goderich Collegiate . Concent Band under the direction of teacher A.R. Mullin), the 1973- 74 graduates of the local high n;st ch~bol paraded into the. GDCI auditorium last Friday evening to receive their diplomas. Cayley Hill, chairman of the Huron County Board of Education r was- on hand to bring greetings from the board. Class valedictorian vas Maureen McCauley, daughter, of Mr.. and ,Mrs. Peter McCauley,Goderich, who received a standing ovation from her classmates at the con- ` clusion of her address. Special awards were made to Glen Naylor, son of Mrs.,Jessie Naylor, Auburn, who won the Robert MacKay Memorial -scholarship for the Year , 5 student w�tht the highest average: Mr. , Naylor's average was, 87 -percent. He also was awarded. the A.J. Moore Memorial scholarship won each year by a student whoexcels in mathematics at GDCI in Year 5. Maureen McCauley, with an average of •135.8 percent, earned the. A.M. nober•tson award), given far a student at GDCI who is very proficient in mathematicsand science in 'Year 5. Mist McCauley also picked -up a cheque for the McKim Memorial Scholarship which she won in Year 3. The ' winner of this award is chosen in Year 3'but must successfully John VartRooy, R.R.. ' 3 complete Year 5' to receive any "'Goderich with -an 80 percent - monetary gain) from the evard. average. e There, were five students W.K.' Murdie, vice-principal from the Year 5 class at GDCI of GDCI who. presented the' who qualified as Ontario awards, noted that while the e Scholars. To earn this distinct- -five students' had achieved a tion, one ' must . achieve an.‘ . high level of efficiency, the post average 80 percent or better in office had not.. Hesaid the Year 5. schdlarships and the accorn- In addition to Mr. Naylor panying, $100 cheques had. not (average 87) and Miss arrived by commencement McCauley (average 85.8) Ong=- evening and viould be•forwar- tario Scholarships were' avvar- 4 ded Co the students at a later ded to Randy Keller, son of Mr. date. and Mrs. Kenneth Keller, Denise Caza, daughter of Mr: Goderich with an average of and Mrs. Leger Caza, Goderich, 84,5;' Susan Freeman, daughter was this.year's reoipient of the of Mr. andlTrs. Stan Freeman, William Cutt Memorial R.R. 2 Goderich with an scholarship for the highest. average of 81.2; and Mary Van standing in two languages Rooy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (continued on page 10A) Special award winners at GDCI for the year 1973-74 were honored at fast Friday evening's commencement exercises. They are (back row, left to right) Joan Schoenhals, the W.N. Robertson scholarship;' Chris Vyildgen; the A.M. Robertson ' award; Denise Caza, the William Cutt Memorial scholarship; Glen Naylor, the A.J. Moore Memorial .scholarship; (front row, from the left) Maureen McCauley, the A.M. Robertson award; and Kumudini Weerasooriya, the .CWL prize for Latin., 1. .Ken Cutt (Ieft).and Doug Hoffmeyer were the winners of the R.D. Munro scholarships this year. Oneis given; to 'a rural.' student, one to an urban student, but 'both are awarded to students who have specialized 'in commercial and/or technical subjects and -who have registered in an institution of higher learning or Grade 13. (staff photo) Proficiency in their individual years was recognized through scholarships for these students.. Presentation of these aw,ar_ds.was Made at the annual.. commencement. exercises last Friday at GDCI. Winners were (back row, left to right) Anne Marie Howard and Donna Frayne, Year 1 Joan Coulter, Year. -2; Mhrilyn Wagler, Year 3; (front row, from the left) Joan Sohoenhals, Year 4 and Glen Naylpr, .Year 5. (staff photo) 1'x.•1••-•••••t••V•y►l r\•• • 111•1-•••t••t•F141•1••.•••••-•••••••..�•t••1••\.••\••�... r• These t o•.McKim Memorial Scholarship winnrs have a good deal to talk about. Maureen McQaule on the left won the award when she had completed Year 3 but she had to wait until finishing " Year 5 before she could collect the money .connected- with the prize. She is discussing her .good' fortune with this year's' winner, Marilyn Wagler who will .also have-to° >"serve her imp" at GDCI before collecting fhe prize money. (staff's photo) ri••.i•••••••...•••...•••+••••••••...•.••v• •1,,•1,• .•••1,..•r •1• r..• rte►•• .•• ••1•.v1 ••••-•••••••..1•••••,..••...at• ••••••r.••••••�" .'-- ....�.• -.,-- ,N • 77 • BY MAUREEN .McCAULEY • A feW minutes ago I' sat and I watched as' the kids I've gone. all through high .school with • " walked up to the stage, received their' diplomas, and returnedto their seats. It Wasn't until this moment that I fully realized s, that this would probably be the last time that we would . be . together as a group; together as the graduating class of "74". ,And now I'm supposed to bid the teachers, G.D.C.I.' and our • parents a•fond farewell, thereby fulfilling my duty as Valedic- torian. ommencement is- re However, I don't intend to do just that, for I feel commen- -cement not only marks the end of our high school- days, but more importantly marks the. . tibeginning Of, our new careers. Although it is' important to ? recall the past,- not only for the • fond memories but to draw from the well 41 exper.ience, it is not. productive to dwell on jt. As a result, I do not feel that I should waste this time by retelling past situations. I' wouad, prefer to concentrate on • they future, and share with you the numerous thoughts and f • • fears that all members of the graduating class no .doubt have about ,the coming ye i'rs• Besides marking 'the begin- ning of our future, tonight could also be termed as'a tran- sition point, theend of. our days as adolescents, the beginning of our days as adults. During the- past two car three years we've4, been told if you alict like adults, we'll treat you like.adLtlts., . Now there is fro more need to act, .for •indeedr,the "ierm does now apply. For it is at this time b'v These five young'people we`reY Ontario Schola3Crs for the to right) Mary `Van Rooy;,, Mau:reeli McCauley and Susan Randy, Feller and 'Glen Naylor. The award carries with it y'r year' 103.74, They, are FreeMan; (front a scholarship yk (Pack from roW, 0.1 100. e row, left "tlie left" (staff ,hoto). that- many of us venture away from the close ties of our families, the community in' which we.were raised, a school. in which we made many friends and in growing up, grew out. High school presented us with an • opportunity to deter- mine where our interests ,lay, through exploration of various subject area and club ac- tivities: As a result of our fin- dings we now attempt to choose a foundation upon 'Which our ,,lives shall be built, a career around which our lives will rotate. To date this is the most im- portant decision -we, have had to make. Although perhaps unintentional and often well meant, there' is much . pressure placed oh a student at this time. Unfortunately due to this pressure, many students are under the. impression that whatever" course they choose' now, designates the course their' lives must fallow — that there is no room for indecision, hesitation or change and rdost regretfully of all, taught .in- stinct that there is no turning back. 'It is foolish to believe that all' of us at the ripe; old age of 18 are able to successfully deter- mine ':vhich path"it(life we wish tq pursue. If anyone 'finds at some point in their life whether it be next ,month, next year or ten years from now that they have become di4atitified with their- chosen rprofessirn there should be nq guilty 'feelings about moving to something nwf .I do ,not advocate wrec.kless job 'Changing but rather that' .q ther >'first .choice. Whe a person is not con'ten- tedwith the lifestyle they have chosen, of only are they migerable hemselves, lout they' cannot .be expected to con- tribute' • cstructively .t.o society. In • rder to prevent yourself from becoming stagnant or bit► r, if one keeps in the back of t 'eir mind that there are always other oppor- tunities; that if s r some un- foreseen reason h:a, first choice does not wor .. t there are other al'ternativ s. To 'ad- mit a mistake is better than to ' live a mistake. Though I've only bee gone - from G.D.C.I. for stich a short time Lreturn here toniteq vith only^ fond memories. Whi I was? in school, I can remem ^er being dissatisfied with t e school system and- at time: criticizing my teachers It is only now looking back on my high school. education as a whole that., I can fully ap- preciate just how much I''lear ned while I _was here and how much the teachers contributed to this 'learning experience. I .. am grateful to them not only for preparing me to further my education hut by making me want to continue my education. •a The -idea of going on in a school may have come from my teachers .but the courage that I • needed came from my home. Iq al*ays knew my parents were behind me, ready to help me when" I asked. Perhaps the thing I apprNiate., most is .the,, fact that they, nevelt pushed or pressured me into something they, wanted. :me t� do. They 1,7 the :beginning is.no- guarantee that your hoice will be your best showed -Coe 'the various paths available but ultimately the decision was mine. This taught me not only to independent but to be respon- sible for my_own actions. I. only hope ,that someday I can show the same s love and trust: that ,they showed me. I'm sure every • graduating' student here would like to. ex ',, press, a special word of thanks to their parents for their love and encouragement. And so in thanking my parents I incladd:• every parent in this room who has guided their child thro"ugh high school to this 'night. , . And finally,. 1 retnind you that it is. important to pursue your dreams. Right now our youth carries us forward with the feeling -that vOe shall conquer the world, we shall save 'mankind from the impert- ding doom.' Even though each •generation before us has had the exact same feeling, this does, not detract from the.importance of maintaining our vitality. For the world needs this surge of fresh energy to continue. to the years teach you, but do not alloiv them to mellow you to unnecessary compromise. Pur- sue. your. dreams, fulfill : your apiration*and having once at, ta'ned your initial goal , do not all w the feeling of satisfaction to stop you from reaching fur- ther. Quong .a^ young 'Canadian, - .Gortiorr\ Lightfoot, I give yuu • these w rds, " CVhen 1 'awoke this rnor ing, something ihtside 44 of me told 'e ,this•`woti.ld be my day. ' And indeed my 'feIlkw duates^.... .^this is stir day.