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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2004 2004 grads cele Acton's 2004 graduates, their parents, friends and family members were treated to some time travel, thanks to valedictorian Geoff Webster, at commencement ceremonies on Friday at the school. In a clever 30-minute video -- borrowing heavily from Spielberg, Fellini and Wells -- Webster visited the future as he prepared his commencement speech. Despite some technical glitches, Webster's film had the crowd in laughter, and one scream, after he slipped outside unnoticed and knocked on the cafetorium window while doing the same thing on tape. During one break while attempts were made to restart Webster's tape, he took to the podium and said his time at Acton High doesn't seem like a lifetime. "Instead, my time at Acton went by like a flash, but what happened here will last forever with unique teachers and friendships that left their mark on us all and I'm going to .miss Acton High," Webster said, adding that in a sense they are all time travellers because their post- secondary journeys have just begun. "T wish you all the luck on your journeys. Acton High will always be there for --a moment in time that will last forever." Besides being named valedictorian, Webster earned the Lakeside IODE Bursary, the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund Bursary, a Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top scholarship and a biology scholarship. He is also a Province of Ontario Scholar. Al Grayson delivered greetings from the Halton District School Board, a job usually done by Trustee Ethel Gardiner, who was attending her mother's funeral. Grayson said the graduates' diplomas mark important milestones and are a launching pad for the future and reminded the grads to thanks their parents and teachers for their help. Greyson told the graduates that potential employers are placing greater emphasis on their ability to learn, grow, handle change and get along with others. "Looks like, of all the years you spent in school, Kindergarten may have been the one that best prepared you for the future," he said, adding employers believe they can provide specific on- the-job training, but need people with emotional intelligence. Principal Bert O'Hearn told the grads to savour their success after spending 3,300 hours in high school. "Along the way, you learned how to learn, and that is why, as a group, I believe you are the very best prepared graduates that we have ever sprung upon a largely unsuspecting society," O'Hearn said. By the numbers, O'Hearn YOU DID IT! Eric Bruce Bantield Katie Anne Banks Kelly Rebecca Beardall Jason Maxwell Beatty Andrew Charles Bell Sarah Maria Berry lan Benjamin Boileau Joshua Stanley Bowen Nathaniel Richard Bowen Brenda Lea Bowman Kelly Lynn Bowman Mark William Boycott Andrea Michelle Break Sean Michael Brophy Meagan Lynne Brown Ashley Lynn-ann Burnett Sarah Melissa Cabana Amanda Sarah Campbell Aaron Matthew Chiasson Elizabeth Dianne Clayton Adam Bradley Cripps Nicole Marilyn Dawkins Amber Sarah Duque Jacinda Lee Duque Chagne Monique Dutoit Michael Douglas English Troy David Ethier Peter Andrew Finnie Caleb John Fleisher Kristina Stacey Galvin Reid McArthur Hendry Tia Anastasia Hess Amy-lynn Ann Hilton Cassandra Anne Hunter Benjamin Scott Ingles Samantha Lynn James Stephanie Jeannine Censner Emma Josephine Goddard Kristen Charles Haig-Brown Michael Leighton James Handley Richard Reginald Stroud Johnathan Edwin Hirlehey Jennifer Sandra Hummitzsch Catherine Michelle Hynds ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMAS Sarah Ashleigh Kobsa Kylie Marie Kruk Jay Paul Lalande Jennifer Kathleen Landsborough Kayleigh Nicole LeBlanc Elizabeth Mary Lewis Ryan Eddison Lindo Matthew Murray Locke Derek James Mandy Brett Thomas Henry Manes Michael Andrew Meade Mason Westlake McCluskey Jeremy Matthew Mersereau Samantha Ann Mills Amy Krystine Osborne Tina Lynn Parent Rebecca Clare Parker Daniel Albert Payne Laura Kathleen Peacock Jessica Louise Mary Peever Timothy Martin Pembleton Anthony Benjamin Price Mark William Rauwerda Matthew Harold Reid Shawn Joseph Richard Judy Kathleen Robinson Natasha Rostom Bryce William Sidor Tamara Adrianna Singels Mark Adam Sinkgraven Leah Rae Somerville Jennifer Lynn Stennull Laura Anne Stevenson Steven Terry Benjamin Richard Thomas Matthew Steven Vanderleest Geoffrey Alexander Webster Kyle Gordon Williams Shannon Gaitlin Williamson Corey Lloyd Wilson Douglas Earl Wintemute Matthew Alexander Lorne Youngbiut Kasimir Douglas Kosakowski Net MOVING ON: Acton District High School celebrated commencement, for the 2003-04 graduating class on Friday at the school. On hand were top students, from left: Matt Locke, Kasimir Kosakowski, Nicole Dawkins and Jennifer Landsborough. -- Frances Niblock photo TOP MARK AWARDS Kate Banks The New Tanner Award--Canadian and World issues Sarah Berry Acton Sobeys Award--Healthy Active Living Brenda Bowman Gary Dawkins Memorial Scholarship--Workplace English Kelly Bowman Acton Sobeys Award--Environment and Resource Management Sarah Cabana Chudleigh's Award--Peer Tutoring Acton Sobeys Award--Canadian and World Issues Station Hotel Award--Managing Personal and Family Resources _ Elizabeth Clayton Acton Rotary Club Award--Dramatic Arts Godfather's Pizza Award--World Religions Adam Cripps Dr, Peter Lemiski Award--Workplace Mathematics Nicole Dawkins Acton High School Award--Fr. Immersion Introduction to Social Sciences Acton Rotary Club Award--Visual Arts Purity Life Award--Funetions and Calculus Dr. G. A. McWilliam and Dr. N. Alshakarji_ Scholarship--Physics Gary Dawkins Memorial Scholarship--University English Garf'Dawkins Memorial Scholarship--Writer's Craft Troy Ethier Acton Sobeys Award--Mathematics for College Technology Michael Handley Acton Home Hardware Award--Organizational Studies Tia Hess Speyside Media Services Award--College English Kasimir Kosakowski Bev Gray & Associates Award--Technological Design Cooper Standard Award--Technological Design Jay Lalande Nellis Construction Award--Construction Technology Kayleigh LeBlanc Acton Sobeys Award--University/College Music Elizabeth Lewis MacKinnon Family Funeral Home Award--World Religions Matthew Locke Cooper Standard Award--Technological Design verek manay Dr. G. A. McWilliam and Dr. N. Alshakarji. Scholarship--Chemistry Brett Manes Purity Life Award--Data Management Dolliver Surveying Award--~Physics Rebecca Parker Acton Sobeys Award--Canadian and World Issues Laura Peacock Acton Home Hardware Award--Entrepreneurial Studies Mark Rauwerda Cooper Standard Award--Communications Technology Matthew Reid Tuitman's Garden Centre Award--Peer Tutoring Leah Somerville Acton Home Hardware Award--Managing a Small Business Matthew Vanderleest Acton High Schoo! Award--Transportation Technology Geoffrey Webster Dr. G. A. McWilliam and Or. N. Alshakarji Scholarship--Biology Shannon Williamson Acton Sobeys Award--Challenge and Change in Society Douglas Wintemute Dolliver Surveying Award--World History } Acton: Sobeys Award---Computer and Information Science brate at Acton High said the 87 graduates are an impressive group -- 21 Ontario scholars, eight graduates with honours, seven certificates of French studies and half the grads completed more than the required 30 secondary school credits. "More importantly, behind these numbers lie your unique personalities, your individual accomplishments, your hard work and determination, your frustrations, your confidence and your belief in yourself," he said, adding the school is extremely proud of the grads. O'Hearn said the best is yet to come and issued a challenge to the students. "That you will take all that you have learned at this school, combine it with all the best your parents and families have given you, and using your talents, your energy and a great deal of courage, step out into the world and make a difference." A number of students received awards for having top marks including Nicole Dawkins who had top marks in three courses and received three scholarships, as well as a French Immersior certificate. Jennifer Landsborougt received the Halton Distric' School Board award, the Lieutenant Governor': Community Voluntee: award, the Governo: General's Academic awarc and a scholarship. PROVINCE OF ONTARIO SCHOLARS Katie Ann Banks Kelly Rebecca Beardall Elizabeth Dianne Clayton Nicole Marilyn Dawkins Jacinda Lee Duque Michael Leighton James Handley Reid McArthur Hendry Tia Anastasia Hess Kylie Marie Kruk Jennifer Kathleen Landsborough Elizabeth Mary Lewis Matthew Murray Locke Derek James Mandy Brett Thomas Henry Manes Jeremy Matthew Mersereau Rebecca Clare Parker Timothy Martin Pembleton Matthew Harold Reid Steven Terry Geoffrey Alexander Webster Douglas Earl Wintemute 0.S.S.D. GRADUATE: (WITH HONOURS) Ashley Lynn-ann Burnett Sarah Melissa Cabana Jennifer Sandra Hummitzsch Catherine Michelle Hynds Width ¥¥IHIait Mauwerua Jennifer Lynn Stennull Benjamin Richard Thomas Matthew Steven Vanderleest FRENCH IMMERSIO! CERTIFICATES Meagan Lynne Brown Amanda Sarah Campbell Nicole Marilyn Dawkins Kristina Stacey Galvin Cassandra Anne Hunter Mason Westlake McCluskey Jeremy Matthew Mersereau