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-------------- CHS Valedictorian Address The following is the valedicto- rian speech given by Vicky New- some at Cartwright High School commencement. The day that we have antici- pated for months has finally ar- rived. Mr. Fawcett, teachers, parents, honoured guests and fellow graduates, welcome to commencement. Many people feel that the word commencement should be replaced by completion as this occasion is celebrating the end of our work at high school. Graduating may signify the end of high school but it more importantly marks the begin- ning of a new phase of our lives. Just as the end of one day brings the beginning of an- other, soit is also with our edu- cation. What we have learned at CHS is only the start. Now we are left with the task of apply- ing this knowledge-whether it be in the workplace, at college, or at university, it took a tre- mendous amount of hard work to get us where we are today-we should all be proud. My first day at CHS was cer- tainly different from most of yours. For you the year was 1985-Corey Hart topped the pop music charts and "Back to the Future" was number one in the movie listings. You think you haditbad? For me the year was 1989 and all anyone heard anything about was NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK. The only real similari- ty was that we were both switching to a new school-and believe me, I was just as ner- vous being a new OAC student knowing only four people in the entire school as you were as mi- nor niners. That changed quickly though-from the first day of school when a polite but hyper young gentleman asked me if he could join me outside right through to the sentimental goodbyes of the last day of school. It is, however, the in- between that we should be more concerned with. Afterall, where would we be without all of the great friends we have made at CHS? I could make a few good guesses as to where I'd be. I'd probably be stuck in any number of places after the nu- merous times that the good old reliable Rabbitt died, OR lost in the middle of one of Mr. Faw- cett's accounting classes, OR dead with my face in a History book because my friends didn't drag me out for coffee or sit with me through one of my many all- nighters, OR my personal fa- vourite-floating down the rap- ids by Tim's cottage. a 1x are what make CHS the spirited school thatitis. I'm proud to say that I made more close friends at Cartwright High in one year than I did at any other point in my life. For your warm and caring atti- tudes,Ithankyouall. I think that by coming to CHS in my OAC year I noticed quite a few things that you may have taken for granted. Like the fact that Cartwright High has an exceptionally high level of spirit for school events. Whether it be Tabloid day, dances, decorating rooms at Christmas, The Jump Rope for Heart Campaign, Dress-up days, or Houseleague plays the students gave their all. An- other thing that may have been overlooked is that CHS is an ex- tremely talented school both ac- ademically and extra- curricularly. The senior girls' basketball team under the supervision of Mr. Fletcher went to the O.F.S.AA. finals; the band, un- der the direction of Mr. Beir- ness won a gold medal at the Sunderland Music Festival, a silver at the Southern Ontario Music festival, and was hon- oured by aninvitation to Music- Fest Canada in Winnipeg, and we also had a hockey team coached by Mr. Fawcett that participated in the high school league although the team itself wasonly two yearsold. Academically, the rewards are more personal in nature. Cartwright High seems to breed yet another spirit into its students-the spirit of diligence and hard work. This spirit helped Michelle Morton win an award from the Literary Guild last year, not to mention the nu- merous academic awards given out tonight. All of this from a school that boasts the modest enrolment of approximately 130 students. It is my belief that this is a direct result of the caring and guiding attitudes of the teachers and staff. This is definately one at- tribute that allows Cartwright students to excell. Classes were certainly chal- lenging. The most outstanding example that instantly springs to mind is Mr. Beirness' History class-more popularly known as "how to kill yourself and your social life in five short months." All of the teachers did their best and made us work to our fullest potential and although we may have despised the idea at the time we are certainly thankful now. On behalf of all of the stu- dents of Cartwright High, I would like to sincerely thank- the teachers for not only giving us the tools with which to shape our lives, but for teaching us the many ways in which to use them. Another extremely deserved thank-you goes out to our par- ents. The people who opened their homes, their coffee pots and fridges to us for study ses- sions; the people who gave their cars and money for school trips and coffee shop social breaks; the people who gave us the support we needed to get through high school, let alone our teenage years and life in general. Thank-you to all the moms and dads behind the students. We may not act like we appre- ciate you all the time-for exam- ple first thing in the morning after we've done homework un- til three a.m. (sorry mom), but we do. I came here alone, an individ- ual, an outsider, but tonight I am leaving CHS as part of a team that works for and with each other-a family. A close- knit group that has experi- enced much at Cartwright High-from the carefree days of teenage life to the secluded dai- ly regime of a graduating stu- dent. We may have branched out geogrgphically and gone our separate ways, but neither time nor distance will diminish our fond memories of each oth- eror Cartwright High School. Today means different things to each one of us wheth- er it be the beginning of a ca- reer, college, or university-but whatever you do, don't sell yourself short, be the best you can possibly be because as | I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, To put to wraps all that was not life, and not, when it came time to die, discover that 1 have lived." DAY and make your lives ex- traordinary. and your dreams become reali- ty. : So you've heard countless times | before-you only get out of life what you put into it...so give it }§ your all. As Mr. Henry David Thoreau wrote: So, class of 1990, SEIZE THE May all your goals be reached EMMERSON . 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