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BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 3,1976 SECTION TWO Ahl. Valedictorian Deane MeIntyre welcomed back to BHS by Principal Earl Wolff. Realism, Reoson and Responsibility Theme of BHS Principal's Address At Commencement BHS had 12 Ontario Scholars this year, including from left , Deane McIntyre, James Vandergaast, Rosemary Kennedy to right, Barbara Henning, Diana Vanderweer, Robert Leonard Moelker, Hillary Johnson, Sandra Knight and Strike, Susan Gatchell, James Wilson, Principal Wolff, absent, David Sylvester. by Principal Earl Wolff Platform Guests, Gradu- ates, Ladies and Gentlemen Welcome to the annual Com mencement Exercises of Bow manville High School. Indeed it is a pleasure to see so many present this evening whether your are presently ai B.H.S. in Year 5, at posi secondary educational institu. tions or out into the world of work. We do appreciate the fact that you have taken time to return to the school and participate in your graduation to-night. Last year I mentioned that a certain group of graduating *udents could consider them- Ives to be a rare specimen - a vanishing breed. To-ight we at B.H.S. mark an event which is the end of one era and the beginning of another era. Our Secondary School Honour Gradùates, that is, the stu- dents who have completed Year 5 or Grade 13 are the last oup of students to begin x air secondary education at "oldd" Bowmanville High School on Queen Street. On the other hand, our Secondary School Graduates or those who have completed Year 4 or Grade 12, are the first graduates of the "new" Bow- manville High School on Liberty Street. No doubt each graduate will remember to- night in his or her own way and years from now will be telling their grandchildren that they were the "last" or the "first" of a kind. After glancing back at the 1971-72 yearbook, may I take a moment and reminisce with our Year 5 Graduates. Julie McIlroy, do you remember your 1C Home Room teacher - the "Dapper, young" Mr. Sheridan. What a group that was with which to contend - Paula Ferrill, Diane Zakarow, Barb Henning, Lynn Williams, Roberta Mann, Florence Vis- ser, Jim Stackaruk, Dave Sylvester, AI Connell, Jim Vandergaast and AI. Slute. 1B wasn't much better - "little" Geraid Brunt who scarcely came up to Mr. Netten's shoulder on one side and Rosemary Kennedy's chin on the other side. Sue Robertson who was trying to hide with all her hair from Annette Rypstra - Deane Mclntyre didn't have to stand on his toes to be head and shoulders above Sandy Kemp and Tom Woodward in the back row - and sitting so prim and proper in the front was Kathy Samuel, Sandra Knight, Pam Colmer and Pam Zakarow. Mr. Ball and lA really had a rogue's gallery in the front row - Hilary Johnson, Lee Anne Hockin, Mary Jane B",dley, Bonnie Ford and y Anger - overlooking this - g-ap was Bob Strike, Susan Gatchell, John Wilson, Leon- ard Moelker, Jim Braden, John Wood and Henry Dyk- stra. Last but not least I found eîicked away amidst the shin- faces of lE Carol Shetler, iana Van der Weer and Mike Roberts. There are other faces to be remembered from those class pictures, but you are the ones who are with us this evening and whom we honour. A few "outsiders" have joined your ranks since that September in 1971 in the half-auditorium, half-library of old B.H.S. Before the Year 4 Graduates begin to feel left out, may I suggest that you look at the 1972-73 yearbook. The class pictures are equally amusing. You are the first to graduate having started that September in this present building. What a shock that was for us on staff. There were 300 new Year 1 students - double the normal intake at the old school. Now to-night approx- imately half of you have graduated from secondary school. Our numbers continue to grow at B.H.S. As of October lst, there were 1116 full time and 6 part-time students. We have a staff of 62.5 teachers, 5 secretaries, and 9 custodians. Our facilities will soon be taxed to the limit. There are times during the regular school day that we use the auditorium for academic classes. If our community continues to expand portables, boundary changes or an addition will have to be considered. You, the graduates, can attest to the fact that we have excellent facilities at B.H.S. We are grateful to the Board of Education and the Taxpay- ers of this jurisdiction for providing such excellent facil- ities. I realize that facilities are not the only answer in providing students of this community with a sound education. Another most im- portant ingredient is the staff of any school. I am proud of the staff at B.H.S. May I take this opportunity to publicly thank the willing workers of the office, the helpful custod- ians and last but not least, the dedicated teachers. The ef- forts of everyone at B.H.S. provides the students of this area with a good educational opportunity. Much has been written and spoken in the last little while about the 3 R's and "getting back to the basics". While Mr. Wells, the Minister of Educa- tion, announced on October 6th of this year mandatory subjects for students in Years 1 and 2, may I remind you that we never departed from them at B.H.S. You were told in Year 1 that you would take English, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education and we recommended a His- tory or Geography. In 1975 a new curriculum policy was introduced for the elementary schools called The Formative Years. This policy strongly re-stressed the basic skills represented by the 3 R's. This policy is an attempt to return the pendulum of change from the extreme position of the 1960's to a more balanced position. If there is a problem in the area of the 3 R's then ail concerned must accept their fair share of the blame. The Ministry of Education for permitting too much freedom to school boards, teachers and students, The Board of Educa- tion for permitting each school to have too much latitude in the area of curriculum, Teach- ers, botd at the elementary and seedary level, for not taking stronger stand against ractices that as professioals they knew were not sound. Universities for being more interested at times in acquiring students than their own admission require- ments. Last but not least, parents for not taking a more active interest in the educa- tional lives of their children. It is my hope that each of the afore-mentioned groups will take positive steps to provide the young people of this province will a well-rounded education. May I offer to you the graduates to-night a different set of the 3 R's - Realism, Reason and Responsibility. During your 4 or 5 years to B.H.S. we have encouraged you to be REALISTIC about the level of difficulty of your courses of studies, the amount of time you devoted to your studies in comparison to your extra-curricular activities, the goals which you set for yourself and so on. The dictionary defines "REASON" as a motive, ground, or cause acting on the mind; the basis for any opinion, conclusion or deter- mination." I believe that you would agree that you were constantly encouraged to back up a statement which you made in class, to think a problem through to a conclu- sion, to answer thought pro- voking questions, etc. RESPONSIBILITY is often confused and considered to be synonymous with the word freedom. Some students be- lieve that "freedom in educa- tion" means "DO AS YOU PLEASE, WHEN YOU PLEASE, AND NOT AT ALL, IF THAT PLEASES YOU". I would suggest to you that such a belief better describes an irresponsible person. Perhaps many students who started Year 1 with you, and who are not here to-night, chose to use the word FREEDOM for RESPONSIBILITY. You are to be congratulated for the manner in which you demon- strated such responsibility for yourself, class-mates, teach- ers, school and so on. I trust that these 3 R's - Realism, Reason and Respon- sibility - which we have tried to develop in each of you will provide a sound basis for future endeavours. In conclusion, may I say that it was good to have you as a student at B.H.S. I hope that you will be able to say that it was good to be here. On behalf of the staff may I wish you every success in the future. Principal Wolff addressed the packed audience, recalling j started their high school careers in the old school on Queen that this class of graduates would be the last group who I Street. The Honor graduates pose for the traditional picture in one of the classrooms prior to the program. BHS Valedictory Address By Deane McIntyre Platform guests, ladies and gentlemen and graduates: Tonight it is my honour and pleasure to speak to you on behalf of the graduates -as- sembled here. We are indeed an unique group in that we are the last graduating class who attended the old Bowmanville High School on Queen Street. I am sure we all have many fond memories of our first year spent there. Who can forget that first week of classes, five years ago, which seemed to consist of running up and down countless flights of stairs, meeting endless num- bers of new faces and getting lost in numerous places. But we managed to get through that year with such experi- ences as sharing a barn with the chickens and rats for environmental science, learn- ing Miss McKague's system for writing History notes, and seeing Mr. Lucas walk about the building ringing a cowbell to signal the change of classes when the power failed. Then came the move to the present building with its greatly improved facilities, enlarged staff and endless halls. Many here will remem- ber the official opening of the school by Mr. Thomas Wells, Minister of Education, In October, 1972. Despite its seemingly immense size, we soon become accustomed to the new premises and the eccentricities of its heating system. There were those who main- tained that life at the new school was inferior to that at the old, but, looking at everything realistically, 1972 was a giant step in the right direction. All things consider- ed, this was a very important year. In the outside world Paul Henderson scored the winning goal in the first Canada-Soviet Hockey series, and in the United States it was the year of Watergate. Not to be outdone, great things were happening right here on our own school front. Mr. Sheridan launched the musical Oklahoma, which was the forerunner for many more successful dramatic produc- tions in this auditorium. This was also the year Mr. Lucas retired to be succeeded by Mr. Wolff, our present Principal. Anco, as the years sped by, our new high school acquired a great spirit all its own. Mr. Clarke and the editors of the Screech Owl have been consistently producing an ex- cellent yearbook that has grown to be the largest in Canada. Life at Bowmanville High has been enriched during the last few years by the rotary exchange students-Anneke Van Vuren from South Africa, Kelvin Robertson from Aus- tralia, and our present stu- dent, Janet Stewart from New Zealand. Thanks to them we have been able to view world through different ey We have all shared ma memorable experiences w students and teachers-mem ies we will retain forever. Now we have gone on-soi to further their education the University level-others enter the business world a carve new careers. It is a continuing challen for all of us, but with t excellent education we r ceived in classrooms here am sure we are well prepar to face our new world w enthusiasm and continu( confidence. SECONDARY SCHOOL HONOUR GRADUATION DIPLOMAS Cynthia E. Anger James R. Braden M. Jayne Bradley Gerald B. Brunt Elizabeth D. Chant T. Kim Colliss Pamela J. Colmer Alan E. Conneli Henry Dykstra Kevin L. Eves éPaula V. Ferrill C. Bonnie Ford Susan E. Gatchell Barbara J. Henning Lee A. Hockin Hilary C. Johnson Douglas A. Kemp Rosemary Y. Kennedy Sandra G. Knight Roberta J. Mann Julie D. Mcllroy Deane D. McIntyre Leonard Moelker Angela D. Mueller These are the Secondary School graduates who filled one end and alongside two of the walls of the gymnasium. Michael H. Roberts Susan D. Robertson Glenn S. Rutherford Annette E. Rypstra Katherine J. Samuel Carol E. Shetler Allan D. Slute James A. Stackaruk Robert A. Strike David E. Sylvester James W. Vandergaast Diana M. Van der Weer Florene Visser Lynn 1. Williams James C. Wilson, John L. Wilson John M. Wood Thomas R. Woodward Dianne W. Zakarow Pamela J. Zakarow SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION DIPLOMAS Randy J. Alldread Kenneth C. Auger Shelley 1. Ball Shirley A. Barlow Michael R. Bedard Lorna A. Bennett James F. Branch Patti L. Brock Jeffrey D. Brooks Robert W. Brough Robert E. Bryson Deborah A. Burgess Donna Burton Wayne W. Cahais Carol J. Carlson Judith E. Carter Gail C. Cajverly Edward P. Chant Doriald J, Childs Myles W. Chittick Danial S. Connelly Cornelia P Corvers Joseph A. Dalrymple Denise A. Daniel Deborah L. Dewell Velma A. Dickey Ralph E. Drake Michael H. Eeuwes Charles R. Elliott Rhonda R. Elliott Douglas J. Farrow Sarina D. Fernandes Daniel J. Finney Lorri Fortin Stewart A. Francis Doloris 1. Fredricks Julie A. Gilkes Marjory E. Glover Sharon A. Gordon Jill C. Gough Douglas C. Graham Dale Gray Mark D. Green Russell E. Greenham Mary A. Groetelaars Ronald H. Haass Charlene L. Hall Charles A. Harris Ronald J. Henderson Ronald D. Hendrikx Helen E. Hiemstra Robert J.Hilditch David G. Hodgson John T. Hogarth Kathy A. Hooper Karen L. Howarth Richard A. James Glen A. Johnson Susan 1. Junkin Kirk C.Kemp Sharon E. Kennedy Janeta Kobes Peter C. Koeyers John W. Krummenacher Michelle L. Lamont Cindy A. LeBlanc Rick LeBlanc Sarah A. LeGresley Carol A. Lewis Joann E. Lloyd Ronald C. Lockyer Janet M. Luxton Kelly M. Lynch Karen Lyons Sheila R. MacKintosh Cheryl L. Marchant Sheila J. Marchant Brian J. Martin Reed A. Meachin Denis L. Michaud Leslie R. Morrison J. Wayne Mosher Mark S. Munday James A. Nickerson Walter Niklaus M. Louise Nimigon Sherry Oake J. Robert Oegema Tom S. Osinga Kevin C. Pattrick Garry E. Perfect Michael B. Pingle Dale E. Piper Kathy L. Piper Sharon A. Piper William J. Polak Michael A. Proctor Edward J. Puk Judith A. Richards Joseph R. Riegger Patricia L. Roberts Tammy L. Rogers Beverly D. Ruddy Dale R. Rundle Kathryn L. Samells James R. Sarginson Barry K. Shackelton John E. Semplonius Keith W. Severn Pauline B. Sharpe John M. Sheridan Barbara A. Smith Barbara J. Smith John D. Snowden William E. Spry Judy E. Stackhouse Debbie L. Stainton Robert F. Sucee Cheryl L. Sweetman Peggy A. Symons Anthony Tax Diana M. Tax Linda K. Taylor Garry A. Tendam Deborah J. Thertell Orville A. Thertell Cynthia J. Thompson Louise C. Tielemans Susan R. Tinline Julie F. Trimble Dennis A. Tripp Eric B. Vandenberg Marian T. Vandergaast Peter J. Vanderveer Patti Van Meer Cherry R. Vanstone, Nancy L. Verbrugghe Jacqueline C. Wansbrough Donna M. Webb Timoth G. Weekes Deborah H. White Margot A. Wilton Nicholas Wind Floyd A. Wood Shirley 1. Wood B.H.S. Annual Commencement