Clinton News-Record, 1983-10-05, Page 25Wed nd .sdy, ci b r 5, 1983
Special souvenir commencement edition
Live life to the ftillest,
By Darryl Fox
Graduates, Mr. Wooden, ladies and gentlemen, a feeling
of triumph and a feeling of success, a sense of pride and a
sense of honor - emotions such as these pervade tonight's
proceedings.
Commencement is an old and respected tradition in
institutes such as this one and through all the years since
its inception its purpose remains untarnished. It provides
recognition and honor to the graduates; it shows parents,
friends, the community and the world what has been ac-
�-. complished here.
Graduates, stand tall, look proud, what we have at-
tained in our years here is extraordinarily impressive.
Our diplomas are merely symbols of our much greater
success. Our minds have been expanded; our lives have
been enriched; as individuals we have grown wiser with
experience and learned more about life and about our-
selves.
We are graduates of the best educational system in the
world and we are uniquely privileged in a world of
ignorance, illiteracy and misunderstanding to have
achieved the things we have.
To quote G.W. Curtis: "The sure foundations of life are
laid in knowledge, not in ignorance and every sneer at
education, at culture, at book learning which is the
recorded wisdom of the experience of mankind is the
demagogue's sneer at intelligent liberty inviting
degeneracy and ruin."
Knowledge is the key to living whether it be academic
knowledge or social knowledge. Certainly our social
education is at least as important as our academic and
that is why a certain aura of sadness hovers over tonight's
proceedings. For tonight, if I might paraphrase Mr. Chur-
chill, isnot the beginning of the end but it is the end of the
'beginning.
Choices and destinies
Dear friends, good friends, friends we grew up with and
friends we learned from, all depart tonight, each upon his
respective future. We have come to the end of our
childhood and to the end of the preparations for life. Now
we embark upon our own lives making our own choices
and finding our own destinies. For many of us this will be
the last time we will see each other and tonight's
memories will be the last we shall have of each other so
perhaps now is the best time to reminisce. It has been a
marvellous year. The graduates have a great deal to be
proud of and I'm positive the school will be that much
valerlictorian enthuses
poorer by our absence.
The Grade 13 graduates were the best group of friends
I've ever known and we had the best times of our lives.
The New York trip was fantastic, the Chronicle gang had
another wild and crazy year and I'm sure we will be
missed. Mr. Reeve will be at a loss without Sandra to set
his test dates. Mr. Munro will never find himself without
Dave and Gerard's help but at least Mrs. Leeper's frog
and Cookie Monster will be safe from Cameron and Andy.
We had some splendid times in this school and we shall
always look back fondly at CHSS as the place where it all
began. Sure we sweated through exams, lost sleep over
essays and suffered the wrath of teachers but in the
meantime we had a lot of fun, gained a lot of friends and
we became the people who tonight graduate and who
tonight have such marvellous futures ahead of them.
Those prospective futures are not guaranteed, we must
be prepared to work for them and we must be prepared to
tackle any obstacle, climb any mountain and overcome
any doubt or fear. Most importantly we must keep our
minds free. This is the single piece of advice I can give to
the graduates. Anything you want, any dream you have,
any goal you set is always obtainable if your mind is free.
Freedom of, thought and freedom of education are the
cornerstones of success in life. Think, question and push
on, let nothing personal, physical or philosophical stop
you. A person whose mind is free cannot be held back, he
cannot be defeated but let fear or uncertainty or doubt
arise and you are lost.
Best wishes
Who you are, what you shall be and where you shall go
depend entirely on one person - yourself. No weasling, no
excuses, no complaints, you and you alone decide your life
andit is your mind and your imagination that shall guide
you through it. You all have differences, you each have
unique strengths and weaknesses and each of you should
realize you are a unique individual with your own dreams,
desires and aspirations. Whatever field you may be en-
tering be it technical, scientific, literary, or artistic, be
the best you can be, live the best way you know how and
strive always to reach even further. Live life to the fullest,
enjoy every moment, savor every second, but above all be
yourself. Keep your mind open - questioning, wondering,
loving and dreaming and life shall reward you with won-
drous beauty and magnificent visions.
To quote Jean Jacques Rousseau, "To live is not merely
to breathe, it is to act; it is to make use of our senses and
faculties. The man who has lived longest is not the man
who has counted most years but he who has enjoyed life
most."
To the graduates of '83 I wish the very best. I hope each
of you finds happiness and success in the years to come. I
hope you achieve everything you want and enjoy
everything you do. Good-bye, Good luck and thank you.
Darryl Fox urged graduating students to think of the
future in his valedictory address given at the CHSS
commencement night on Sept. 23. (Rod Hilts photo)
Top students earn school's highest awards
A young man from Clinton, Darryl Fox topped the
award winners at the annual commencement exercises
held at Central Huron Secondary School (CHSS) in Clinton
on Sept. 23.
Darryl, the son of Tom and Carol Fox, took home nine
awards and also delivered the valedictory address to
graduating students.
An Ontario Scholar with the high average of 93 per cent,
Darryl also won the George Jefferson Memorial
Scholarship and the Sir Ernest Cooper Estate Scholar-
ship. These two awards were presented by Huron Coun-
ty's Board of Education director Bob Allan.
Darryl also earned a W.D. Fair Scholarship for general
proficiency, presented by Herb Murphy and the W.D. Fair
Scholarship in Grade 13 English, three mathematic
courses and chemistry.
Grade 12 student, Wesley Delve earned the second
highest number of awards for his academic efforts.
Wesley, the son of Owen and Deanna Delve of Clinton,
received six awards. These included Grade 12 awards for
English, presented by Clinton News -Record publisher J.
Howard Aitken; the Judge F. Fingland Award for French,
presented by Mrs. Elizabeth Fingland; the Clinton Kin-
smen Award for mathematics, presented by Doug
Macaulay; the Royal Bank Award for accounting,
presented by Steve Fraser and the Dr. K.S. Wood Award
in Science, presented by Mrs. Bernice Jewson. Wesley
also received a W.D. Fair Scholarship for general
proficiency.
Last year's top Grade 12 student, Sandra Coleman of
RR 1, Zurich, completed Grade 13 this year with top
marks. She earned the Corrie's Red and White Award,
presented by Mr. William Cook and a W.D. Fair
Scholarship for general proficiency. An Ontario Scholar,
she also received W.D. Fair Scholarships for foreign
languages.
Bnan Cartwright of Clinton earned the Grade 13 E.A.
Fines Award for mathematics, presented by Miss L.
Hayter. He also was an Ontario Scholar and earned F.D.
Fair Scholarships for general proficiency and for Grade
13 physics.
Another Ontario Scholar, Cameron Moon of Londesboro
earned F.D. Fair Scholarships for general proficiency and
in Grade 13 history. Similarly Barbara Gross of RR 1,
Auburn earned an Ontario Scholarship and F.D Fair
Scholarships for general proficiency and for high marks
in foreign languages.
Ann Deichert of Clinton received F.D. Scholarships for
general proficiency and for excellence in Grade 13 family
studies. She was also named an Ontario Scholar.
Other Ontario Scholars and F.D. Fair scholarship
winners were Kevin Tamblyn of RR 1, Blyth and Julie
Wright of Kippen.
Dawn Merrier of Bayfield also earned Ontario Scholar
standing. David Lobb of RR 2, Clinton received a F.D.
Fair Scholarship for Grade 13 geography and Karen Cook
of Clinton received a similar award for her high marks in
biology.
Grade 12 awards
In Grade 12, W.D. Fair Scholarships were received by
Patty Coleman, Karen Cook, Bruce Dale, Cindy Evans,
Barb Forbes, Brenda, Harris, Darlene Hunking, Julie
Knott, Michael Lobb, Rob Siertsema, Carol Straughan,
Barry Turner, Rob VanAaken and Michael VanDrunen.
Other top award winners in Grade 12 were: Jeff Peck,
the Dr. D.B. Palmer Award for geography; Karen
Caldwell, the Cyanamid of Canada Award for science;
Julie Knott, the Riehl Advertising Award for marketing;
Michael Lobb and Karen Cook, the E.B. Menzies Award
f -or history; Donna Lawson, the Raintree Gallery Award
for art; Patty Coleman, the Bank of Montreal Award for
secretarial subjects; Heather McLean, the Ball and
Mutch Furniture Award; Barry Turner, the Ruddy
Electrical Award for electrical technology; Ray Kaastra,
the Ball -Macaulay Award for construction technology;
Rick Denys, the Huronia Award for welding; Dennis
Dolmage, the G and G Welding and Fabricating Award;
Ron Nesbitt. the McKerlie Automotive Award for apt')
mechanics; Danny Kiss, the Haugh Tire Award for auto
mechanics; Rob Siertsema, Lions Club Award for general
proficiency in technical subjects; Theresa Wild, Lions
Club Award, for general proficiency in commercial
subjects; Barbara Gross, the Beta Sigma Phi Award for
art; Ann Deichert and Barbara Young, the Ruby Haddy
Memorial Award for the Auxiliary for the Clinton Public
Hospital; Sharon East, the Centennial Band Music
Award.
General proficiency awards were given to: Barry
Turner, Technical Teachers' Award; Margie Wise,
Murphy Bus Lines Award; Sharon East, Women's
Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 190
Bursary; Bruce Dale, J and J Pharmacy Award.
Grade 12 Scholars' Awards went to Bruce Da1e,,Cindy
Evans, Julie Knott and Rob Siertsema. Anne Lavis a a'rned
the CHSS Teachers' Citizenship Award.
Grade 11 winners
Student Council president Lori Hayter was the recipient
of the Sarah Hale IODE Award for Grade 11 French.
Dennis Fox earned the Hector Kingswell Credit Union
Memorial Award for programming and the Anstett
Jewellers Award for general proficiency. Austin Roorda
received the Mercury Blueprinting Award for con-
struction technology. Jerry Benjamins earned the
Intermediate Award for Proficiency in Visual Arts.
F.D. Fair Scholarship winners in Grade 11 were Dennis
Fox, Mary Gibson, Brad Lyon, Neil Ryan and Janet
Tench.
Grade 10 awards
In Grade 10 last year, top subject winners were: Sandra
Cantelon, Dean Cartwright and Jeff McNairn, A.H. Carter
Award for science; John DeWeerd and Jeff McNairn,
English Teachers' Award; Dean Cartwright, Epps Pump
Award; Andrew Kaastra, Sarah Hale Chapter IODE
Award for geography; Annette Cook, Mary's Sewing
Centre Award for clothing; Nhan Tran, Junior Award for
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