have enough seats for everybody but um one thing I will ask is in front of the glass at the back we do need that clear for the grads when they line up through see their but feel free to stand off to the sides and up at the up in the balcony thank you so before we get started I just want to remind you of a few items uh please check that your cell phones are on silent and feel free to take pictures we’re not in a hurry so so feel free to stand up move around and take a picture of you also just mention that our exits um if we do have to leave you can get outside for the four corners of the gym there are exits um to be outside uh washrooms are in the main lobby and then in the northwest corner of the school I would like to recognize that this event is being held on the traditional 3d7 land as well as territory and home of the M Nation we recognize the land as an act of reconciliation show gratit territory ion for our so at this time it is my honor to present to you JC chair graduating class of 2014 [Applause] I remember that first day feel like King sitting down my fresh wish old J singing about boys it is we were going to win it all CL was wasting gas from that I last on top of the world yeah yeah have to be here [Music] C first [Music] world I here yeah yeah [Music] smile [Music] big dir in the all s [Music] [Music] w [Music] Chang down Che St Su right here I remember when I turn I got stra away you if you know me turn the p in my long time I was there that was me it’s right here in my your knes [Applause] [Music] the around the you see how I my dir from Di [Music] [Music] w [Music] [Music] I all we we some damn good friends L not too much to do all the Time in the World to do it every bit of that down home dirt was Heaven on Earth and we never knew it yeah we shall painted it up tore down and M to lanee roads we either stole every sign we left a m it hoes it wasn’t nowhere as bad as we all say that it was yeah looking back at it now this town’s been too good to us raise hell on the weekends yeah man what we thinking when we said we leave it in a cloud of dust this town’s been too good to us to good do [Music] us slow like that River rolls where that Green Grass Grows I can’t explain it all it’s something ain’t it yeah we should painted it up tore down and M Lane roads we either stole every sign or left a m bullet hes it wasn’t nowhere as bad as we all say that it was yeah looking back at it now this town’s been too good to us raise h on the weekends yeah man what we thinking when we said we leave it in a cloud of dust this town’s been too good to us yeah to good to [Music] us this town’s been too good to us [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] hey do you want to go back in time a little rewind in your mind 2002 2005 hey you remember how we used to roll with the rhythm of the radio nowhere to be nowhere to go joy got a mama’s car out to the reservoir yeah we were small town Stars when we danced on the edge of a silouette sky and we painted our dreams in the sound when we shouted forever like we’d never di those were the nights when we danced on the edge of a s and sky and we painted dreams in the sail when we shouted forever like we’d never die the were the [Music] night oh there was magic in the air there were memories everywhere we were way too young to care love was an easy B we haven’t lost it yet you know I’m never forget when we dance on the edge of a silou sky and we painted our dreams in the sand when we shouted forever like we’d never die those were the nights when we danced on the edge of a s and sky and we painted our dreams in the sand when we shouted for it never like we never die those were the nights [Music] wo those were the nights when we danced on the edge of a sillo with sky and we painted our dreams in the sound when we shouted forever like we’d never die those were the night when we danced on the edge of the sil and sky and we painted our dreams in the sand when we shouted forever like we’d never died those were the night those were the days ladies absolutely beautiful gentlemen you look very Dapper but Joff I don’t know if ever seen the blue and orange look so [Applause] good would you please stand as Julia Kavanaugh comes to the podium to single Canada Oh Canada our home and native land true P love in all of us command with glowing Hearts we see thee rise the true North strong and free from far and wide Oh Canada we stand on guard for thee God keep our land glorious and free Oh Canada we stand on on guard for thee Oh Canada we stand on guard for [Applause] Thee thank you Julia honored guests Finance Minister Mr Herer Schoolboard trustees Mrs Smith Mrs Bond and Mr mcferson superintendent Mr mck staff and most especially graduates family and friends welcome what an honor it is for me to be with you today to celebrate with JC sherk’s graduating class of 2024 to the graduates thank you for including me in the celebration of your academic Journey and many extracurricular accomplishments tonight I would like to speak to four reasons that I believe that I believe are worth celebrating first of all celebrate that You’ have experienced this journey together I counted 21 of you grads who went to kindergarten together you’ve gone from training wheels to car keys together you started with letter sounds Sur survived Shakespeare and enjoyed elbra together and I believe that is worth celebrating celebrate with your parents grandparents the school staff and friends always know that you have a strong support system with people who deeply care about you take the time to celebrate with them this weekend also I want to recognize you for providing a support system to others personally I wish to thank you for supporting me you were Robin’s first class here here at JCC Robin had a few reservations regarding transferring to our school but in her first year here you provided her with the support she needed to feel successful and welcome and I will be ever I will forever be grateful for your kindness celebrate the many accomp accomplishments you have experienced as a group you have excelled in sport football volleyball archery basketball claming to name a few you’ve excelled in the arts dance music theater many of you are a strong artist and you have excelled in for AG showing your animals and in public speaking I believe these accomplishments need to be celebrated and finally celebrate the fact that we are right here right now on this stage recognizing and honoring you losing Matthew last summer was devastating but despite the emotions you felt you came you completed and you are here now with great Futures ahead and I believe that is worth celebrating you chose compassion you chose patience you chose respect and I believe that is worth celebrating I would like now to I would now like to share a quotee from AA mil who is best known for introducing us to our favorite bear we need the Pooh he writes you are braver than you believe stronger than you seem and smarter than you think to conclude in four short weeks you will begin the next chapter in your lives you are ready you have support and you will accomplish wonderful things enjoy the experience I couldn’t be happier for you congratulation graduates of [Applause] 2024 so to to introduce our masters of Ceremonies please welcome a JCC grad of 2001 a performer of legendary literary genius who introduced you to Shakespeare an invid an individual who says it as it is and who is helping to make our school a better place the one and only miss buram Meister [Applause] good evening honored guests faculty members families and most importantly the graduating class of 2024 I’m Stacy bergmeister myself along with Dana foresight and Jamie Nigel were the grad committee advisers this year it is with great pleasure and pride That We Gather here today to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our graduates I want to welcome everyone together to mark this significant milestone Stone in the lives of our students to the graduates I offer my heartfelt congratulations on reaching this momentous occasion your hard work perseverance and commitment has paid off and we are all extremely proud of your accomplishments I have no doubt that the graduating class of 2024 will go on to achieve great things and I eagerly await to hear of your adventures now to introduce our MC’s for the evening please welcome to the stage the very passionate energetic and dynamic duo of Miss Avery Ronson and Miss Tenley wton good evening honored guests and fellow graduates wow you boys sure clean up nicely and all you girls look beautiful tonight even Taylor we would like to thank all of the friends family teachers and fellow students for joining us tonight and making all of this possible I am Avery Ronson and I am Tenley werton and we will be your MC’s for this evening bear with us this evening as we are both chatty gals so we will try our best to stay on topic this evening and keep the ceremony flowing so without further Ado we would like to invite Mr Scott mcferson to the stage to give remarks on behalf of the Prairie Land School Board [Applause] got a great bunch of looking grads here and a great crowd I want to start by saying how much of an honor it is to be asked to speak to our graduates to this wonderful community and on behalf of our Prairie Land Board of Trustees each year at this time we gather to celebrate the great accomplishment of our graduates and this year is no exception I stand in front of the graduates today to speak about the future and the choice that is in front of you now it is true you have seen many challenges over the years but your future starts today and we can’t change the past all we can do is learn from it and move forward as you leave this part of your life you’ll be faced with a decision a decision on which path to take that aligns you with your dreams and aspirations in your life it is a decision not to be taken lightly but definitely a decision to be excited about like they say if you love what you are doing you’ll never work a day in your life a few things to remember while making your decisions number one be a citizen strive to contribute to your community and the well-being of others number two take the time to listen some of the greatest knowledge is learned just by saying nothing at all even today as we sit among so many community members there’s a wealth of knowledge here we just have to take the time to listen number three be good eat well think positive and take that trip you always wanted to even if it takes you halfway around the world never be scared to take this step big decisions require big steps number four allow your decision to create something that everybody wants to be a part of the greatest leaders in history started with a decision just like yours and an idea that would draw people in that want to be part of it become that next great leader number five decide what kind of leader you want to be one of the greatest skills learned in in a Royal Community is ability to carry heavy responsibility at a young age like taking care and looking after the well-being of animals driving a tractor or a car at the age of eight babysitting in your younger siblings or even holding the flashlight for your dad just kidding that one’s a challenge in itself and a life life Learning lesson and colorful language as you take take this step you’ll be faced with many different paths choose this one that puts you in the spot to be a role model and a Visionary you are the Next Generation to enter the workforce and part of that responsibility is teaching the generation after you your sense of Pride and Leadership that you’ve learned over the years at JCC I truly believe your generation will be the ones that are going to steer this world back in the right direction lastly always remember what you have seen in life so far is just a tiny step in such a short time on your journey to accomplishing your dreams so don’t be too hard on yourself live in the moment and learn from it come out the next day more confident and stronger with these few steps in mind you’ll be set to become the best Virgin of yourself and be ready to Take On the World with that I would like to congratulate say congratulations to the JCC graduates of 2024 from myself and your prayer land Board of Trustees on this great accomplishment and good luck to whatever path you choose to take next thank [Applause] you thank you Mr mcferson for making the journey all the way from Youngstown tonight to share your words of wisdom and to congratulate us for years we have always known who we would want to speak about our class as a whole on this very special evening it was a no-brainer that we would shoes the teacher she has been with us through the thick and thin through the past 5 years and even tolerated us through our Moody teenage stage we now would like to introduce our honored guest speaker for this evening the one and only Mrs Lindsay Hine [Applause] good evening thank you to the graduating class for asking me to speak this evening I’ve told them how nervous I am and that even though I’m a teacher public speaking is terrifying to me I’ve also warned them I’m not funny but they assured me that it would be okay so here it goes if you are unfamiliar with me my name is Lindsay Hine I’m a former teacher of this group and fellow grad of JCC I became a teacher after a career change in my 20s and have since been a part of the Prairie Land School Division it all started several years ago as a new grad I moved back to Hannah to sub for the 2013 2014 school year hoping to gain some experience confidence and figured out what grade I’d be best suited for so I said yes when a call came from the Hannah Primary School subbing for grade two the grade twos happen to be this group that are graduating tonight at the time I thought maybe I’d be good with younger kids I showed up nervous excited wanting to be as good of a teacher as I knew how to be I introduced myself and got us underway according to the sub plan to-do list but after a little while we started to fall off the rails too many questions no one listening everyone had a different activity they wanted to do we were falling behind the 15-minute time allotment for that planned activity on my to-do list and then in walks the deputy Superintendent at the time Mr mck to observe and see how it was going I think my heart was near exploding my nervousness was at the point of being unrecoverable and I was just walking up and down the aisles of desks sorting out who needs what and where and when and why and how and trying to remember to breathe until I walked by Jasper’s desk he threw up a hand and said high five I high-fived him and the next two students put up their hands for a high five and so on everyone became involved started to listen a little bit more and I think I took the first deep breath that day we started over eventually Mr mck left we talked about math made it through the sublist activity and the rest was a blur of nervousness and exhaustion I’m not sure one thing went well that day I can say that there definitely were a few that made those lasting memories for me I could feel my confidence plummet and I was now unsure of all the things I thought I knew by the time the bell went for that day I packed up my bag and thought I am not cut out for elementary school so that day I became a junior high high school teacher m Math and Science were my comfort zones and I never looked back so thanks to you guys for the lesson that day fast forward a few years later and the next time we met was this same when this same group entered grade seven science with me followed by grade8 science our project-based learning class of cheerleading then math 9 bio2 and bio3 in 2018 I had just transferred to JC Sherk from another school and was excited about teaching Junior High science at the beginning of the year you’re given a class list so you can become familiar with the students and so I looked at the grade seven class lists all those nervous anxious feelings from our last meeting together came back it was this group again that grade two class now in grade seven I went down the list looking at names remembering those few who gave me those lasting memories popped right out of the page but on that first first day of Junior High you all came into my room this time you were older wiser Junior highs right all I can say is from that day on it was an absolute pleasure to learn and grow with each of you we bonded over our Rock collections which are still very cool Julia and Emma completed their first of two books Iggy’s Journey about Ignus rocks followed by their second book the cell cycle over time the walls became covered in their work like Michaela and tenley’s hat design showing photosynthesis and cellular respiration Jackson’s mathematically scaled down company logo that was completed in math the coral reef display that still draws the attention of elementary students that walk by my room Georgie Amelia and Brook’s Money Tree Project they named Bean Grace and Taylor’s hand painted ecosystem diarama complete with all the animal figures Elijah and aby’s mitosis meiosis Comics Olivia and Brooks cookie and cake projects Jessa and Carson’s huge body system diagram and so much more all the evidence of all your work that Still Remains a piece of our classroom up on the walls I don’t know if you remember but you went through a junior high phase of meticulously folding brightly colored sticky notes into darts and throwing them into the ceiling of our classroom at any opportune moment I turn around to write something on the board and almost immediately hear the thud of a dart hitting the SE getting stuck in the classroom ceiling every single time I fought it for a brief time but then we made an agreement you could throw the darts into the ceiling so long as we set up a grid system that was color coordinated and had a pattern to it we all agreed the whole thing added color to the classroom was quite cheerful you made the argument that it was actually related to math and science and so we went with this unique decoration once that phase was over it didn’t resurface thankfully this group was also excellent at stalling from doing work they figured out that an engaging conversation with me would delay doing work it might cut into presentation time or it would at the very least stall me from assigning the next task forcing me to extend due dates there were a few ring leaders in this but I also did not ever hear or witness anyone’s stopping the stalling from happening I can say however that these moments were some of my most favorite you are all pretty interesting and wherever our conversations LED none of it was wasted time in grade 11 the bioc class took a rafting trip down the boat River in Calgary along with a tour of the wastewater treatment plant no one was injured no one fell out of the raft or touched anything we weren’t supposed to at the treatment plant and by the end we were told that JC sherik had the nicest most respectful group of St students they have dealt with I’d have to agree through all the years conversations assignments field trips Google meets there are certain things that stand out so I thought I’d share something about each of you in alphabetical order of course Lane if there was a sportsmanlike award but for the classroom I would give this to you always kind and hardworking Olivia always working hard and now in instead of seeing you in the hallways as a student next perhaps I’ll see you in the hallways as a colleague also being in a small town There’s bound to be family crossover so I do remember you twirling on the dance floor at my wedding and now seeing you beautiful in your dress tonight is a full circle moment for me Elizabeth you carry such kindness with you and I’m so appreciative of your willingness to work at all the things that were asked of you Amelia thoughtful always asking how it’s going my son was born just before Christmas one year and you made him a Christmas painting that I still have in his room Georgie loves animals horses Ducks spiders all of them she even brought in her genetics paperwork for her horses so we could study them in bio class Julia an immense array of skills and talents from Sports to Stage Hannah and an amazing intelligence also a favorite babysitter for my niece and nephew Taylor C your com confidence has always been a key part of your presence in the classroom not everyone has that quality so it is special for you a always fashionable and in tune with your own style Michaela D I always appreciate how cheerful you are when I see you especially when you would pop in in the room to in my room to say hi in the morning Luke although I didn’t see you too regularly in BIO you worked incredibly hard when you were here and your kindness is always evident Brooke I’d have to say Brooke has always been the captain throughout the years always working hard taking the lead and leading by example Riley I remember the day you came into school so excited to share that you got accepted into school next year your joy was contagious that day Anthony quiet and reserved always kind and worked hard at whatever was asked of you Michaela H you have always been friendly and chatty always so willing to try your hardest on any project s and assignments that were given we all appreciated that Elijah I’ve enjoyed our conversations over the years and I love how artistic you are as I have your comics and drawings all over the wall right beside my desk I also want to congratulate you as a 20124 JC sherik valedictorian I feel we both have nerves about our speeches tonight Matthew as students come into junior high the elementary teachers let us know a bit about their personalities their strengths areas to look out for so when Matthew was coming into grade seven his previous teachers let me know his parents were kind always there to help in any way and worked very hard with him at home music to a teacher’s years as our fun Junior High science turned into grade n math covid and online learning I think everyone’s enthusiasm went down a bit for being in my class but we got through it with all that co could throw at us during online learning Matthew is very punctual logging to our Google meets right on time and having his camera on at the exact angle to see him crawl back into bed for the class although I’m sure the learning was still happening there there were also times when a few in this group including Matthew needed that sunglasses indoors look during our Google meets a Telltale sign of those really engaging in-depth learning moments as Junior High leaves and high school comes confident and feeling what your places in the school can change but Matthew was confident he was confident in the hallways knowing who he was smiling in the hall smiling as he was doing his work being every bit exactly him Abby I have appreciated that you have always known initiative and a willingness shown initiative and a willingness to step in and help others wherever there was need with both staff and classmates thank you for this over the years Jackson although math wasn’t your favorite place to be you talked so passionately about farming and tapping into your artistic side was when I saw some of your best work Carson you are so kind and were always voted the token reader when we had to read aloud during class this must mean that you are great to listen to Jaden although I never had the opportunity to have you in my class your teachers have said you are quiet natured which I can relate to so willing to help and work hard on all that was asked of you in class Kiara you have always been sure of your goals and the path you want to be on keep working hard to get all that you are after Taylor M as mentioned before there were some regulars that were good at sparking and extending class conversations inevitably delaying assignments and due dates I would say Taylor was excellent at this but I did appreciate it most times as some of our best moments were in those chats Austin you are so proud of your family and would share pictures and updates with me always with joy on your face you also made my son’s day on repeated occasions by bringing in your petrified wood and rock finds showing him in the morning before school starts Jasper always showing kindness one day he said he had a goal to learn to solve a Rubik’s Cube so he borrowed mine for the weekend and brought it back solved Camila Mrs Stevenson notes that light up any room you enter are feisty bubbly and soul full of life Jessa you are always so hard on yourself every time I would ask how is the exam or how is the project coming along you would always say horrible and then you would hand in some amazingly beautiful and scientifically accurate work of art or rock and exam Cadence out of everyone I’ve ever taught you have by far the neest and most pristinely highlighted notes assignments and exams that I have ever seen they are always works of art Jennifer it was always a pleasure to chat at lunch as you and your friend group came into my room cheerful and chatty Avery I’d have to give Avery the title of class spokesperson for always speaking up being honest always being sincerely interested in how others are doing staff included Grace I have loved our conversations over the years and look forward to all the great things our next fish and wildlife officer will be up to I also o have a picture in my mind of you as Olivia’s dance partner all those years ago at my wedding Ally I had known Ally from my time in Youngstown before her coming to JCC and so it was so nice to see her again as she went from a Youngstown Falcon to a Hanah Hawk Emma a girl of quiet confidence and many talents that are showcased everywhere from the Dance Floor to the golf course and everything in between Aryan such a hard worker always looking to improve kind and so caring for her friends tenly it’s a fact that you are much better on stage public speaking than me and probably all of us here such a rare talent to have commanding a stage Joffrey big Oilers win last night jof in math and grade nine we worked on a symmetry quilt project and Joff worked so hard on designing the perfect work of art showing all the different ways you could rotate flip reflect the oiler symbol he he even added additional features such as a Pac-Man figure figure eating a flame Joff is kindness wrapped up in a human you always ask me how I am and are such a bright light in the hallways as you go off into your next adventure I know I am speaking on behalf of everyone when I say we sure will miss your light here but boy are we excited to see you you shine I also wanted to take a moment and mention all those that were and are involved in the great things outside of the classroom this year the JC sherik six-man football team made it to the provincial final game three years in a row becoming provincial Champions this past season in their grade 12 year congratulations to Joff and captains Taylor and Austin the basketball players Olivia Grace Tenley as well as Taylor M who is recognized as the Alberta school’s athletic Association athlete of the month for January volleyball players Olivia Grace Julia Abby and Cadence the seals coaches and swimmers Joff and Julia the athletic graceful storytelling dancers Avery Brooke Emma and Julia the golfers Anthony and making it to provincials in the past Emma Joff competing in Cross Country making it to provincials Brooke the softball player rugby players Olivia and Michaela Georgie competing in High School Rodeo Taylor Amelia and Georgie involved in Jim canas and small Rodeo series the current 4 members Austin graceon Taylor and Tenley making it to Nationals for her 4 public speaking SWAT team members Jessa Jennifer and Elijah Archer members Amelia Anthony Joff and Jasper at the district level the Remembrance Day poster in essay winners Kiara winning third for her senior poster in black and white Riley second for her senior poster in color Luke first for his senior poem Caron first for his senior essay accomplishments are wide and ranging are different for everyone and showcase the drive and commitment that you have to achieve your goals so thank you for sharing the other sides of you that we don’t always see in the classroom and for all those goals that you held close to your heart and either celebrated privately or are still reaching toward words we celebrate with you and are always cheering you on being a teacher and all it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t have a last lesson planned for you tonight so here are my last five reminders and lessons for you number five fractions really are friends they are not our enemies they do not wish harm on us number four if you come across a stranded earthworm on the sidewalk gently assist them back to a nice patch of grass or soil I do remember Abby and Michaela being in agreement with me on this in BIO number three convers ations are always worth it all the moments that we sidestepped from the rock cycle or pols or genetics were absolutely worth it number two your story is your power you are more than a moment a mark a comment a picture you are everything Al together all at once you never know how your truth can help others how your uniqueness is strength how your words are compelling telling you are great as you number one you’ve always thought that I was the teacher and you were the students but all along it was really you who were teaching me so to all the future nurses doctors Healthcare AIDS psychologists those in admin Human Resources trades agriculture the service industry law enforcement those that love the outdoors to the authors and artists musicians filmmakers Engineers the vets and those in equin care those that work with children and the elderly the athletes leaders politicians the entrepreneurs to those that help people and guide people to those that need more time to those that struggle and change their minds to those that travel and learn new skills to all of you the world needs you to those aspiring teachers may you have a group of students that teaches you where you’re best grows with you and inspires you every day as I have had in all of you in closing I want you to know and feel the pride in this room for you life is full of Happiness full of worries contains joy and also contains crushing sadness there are new adventures and old memories friends come and go and the love of family is powerful it is exhilarating and fast but take these moments and breathe deep like right now you are here and we are celebrating you proud of you wanting all the best for each of you so as this moment ends and you spread into your new adventures go out and be shiny in your own way like that really great 24 karat gold shiny always wishing all of you all of my best congratulations to the JC Sher graduating class of 2024 [Applause] can I just speak for everyone in my class and say that although maybe you aren’t a public speaker that was amazing Mrs Hine and we have loved every moment you’ve taught us so thank you so much for all the kind words and the fun stories and everything that you’ve done for us so with that being said it takes a very patient group of parents to have helped us grow into the mature young adults we are today Lord knows that this grad class is special in a couple of different and may have caused a couple gray hairs along the way we would now like to introduce graduates Carson kerus and Abby kot to give the salute to the parents [Applause] we’d like to start off by thanking all of the people here tonight who have helped us to achieve this huge milestone in our lives most importantly our parents and Guardians not so long ago we were brought into this world so vulnerable unknowing of what the future holds but you were there to support us help us and most importantly love us you watched us grow into the people that we are today but we also watched you grow up as we were learning to walk you were adapting to the responsibilities of Parenthood we are eternally grateful for the sacrifices that you have made for us and our love for you will always reflect this thank you for being so hard on us always being on our case and keeping us safe and happy even though we might not realize it at the time it is clear now that your tough love was just a reflection of how much you care for us you’ve always been there for us guiding us looking out for us from the late night study sessions driving us home from sports games making us to come to the building and we didn’t want to be here right Jackson and the endless words of encouragement and teaching you’ve always been there for us your belief in your kids abilities and your unwavering love has been one of our biggest motivators remember all those times when we felt like giving up it was your voices in our head telling us to keep pushing forward and reminding reming us of our potential you never let us settle for anything less than our best and for that we are forever grateful through the ups and downs the successes and setbacks you’ve been our constant support you’ve celebrated every small victory and offered a shoulder to lean on during tough times your faith has never wavered even when we doubt ourselves we want us we want you to know that every Milestone we’ve achieved is a reflection of your guidance and sacrifices the countless hours you spend helping us with homework making us lunches attending parent teacher conferences and cheering us on from the sidelines has shaped Us in the people we are today you’ve taught us the value of hard work perseverance and the importance of never giving up on our dreams today we sit on this stage ready to embark on the next chapter of our lives and we’re filled with the gratitude for the foundation that you’ve provided us your constant support has given us the confidence to chase our aspirations we promise to carry the lessons you’ve taught us and the values you’ve instilled in us as we navigate our future your unwavering belief in your children has shaped them into the people they are today and we are all eternally grateful so here’s to you moms dads and all our beloved Guardians our biggest cheerleaders Rock Solid support team and sources of inspiration thank you for everything you’ve done and continue to do we all love you more than words can express [Applause] thank you Carson and Abby for those delightful words now if you guys thought that we were a handful at home you should see us at school to the poor teachers who had to put up with us and our Shenanigans from getting class campouts banned to vandalizing private property don’t worry nothing too damaging AKA Lane Matthew and Taylor accidentally throwing snowballs at cars now we’re going to have to hand the mic over to graduates Emma danger and Lane Andrew to give the long overdue salute to our hardworking teachers good evening and welcome my name is Emma Stanger and mine is Lane Andress and we would like to share our grad class the salute to the teachers first off we want to say thank you to the teachers for putting up with us over the years you guys have had to deal with a lot these past 12 years and we’d like to thank you for letting so much of the stuff slide we learned a lot of things that we definitely didn’t process and forgot about the second we walked into a class but thank you teachers for still trying we would get off topic easily and spend half the classes talking about something completely inre irrelevant but thankfully our wonderful teachers led us you’ve taught us so many important things that we will remember and use for the rest of our lives none of us would be where we are if we didn’t have our amazing teachers believing in us and pushing us to always do better before we get carried away we would with our high school teachers we would like to say a big thank you to our elementary teachers you taught us how to read and write and tie shoes as well as fundamental things we use for the rest of our lives without our elementary teachers we wouldn’t be where we are today we’d also like to say a thank you to our Junior High teachers these teachers put up with a lot when we were in our fresh teen years and we’re most immature our Junior High teachers got us through some of the most difficult times in our school years and we’re always there to listen to our drama Mrs Nigel is probably best known for her decisive way of te which we all appreciate she has prepared us for all our future writing Endeavors and taught us all very valuable skills Mrs Nigel was always trying to make school more entertaining and fun for us grade 12 students she had Easter egg hunts and trivia contest to keep us entertained Mrs Nigel also kept us very engaged with her spectacular dance moves yikes Miss Lee you deserve the award for the most persistent and trying teacher you tried so hard to persuade some of us to like math and find a way that it might be useful for us but for me personally you didn’t convince me she always seemed to get all the gossip and tell us what her opinion was on something to say the least math class was never boring Mr whip Mr Wales is the teacher who if you had a question regarding math or science he almost always knew the answer to Mr Wales was always trying to get us to learn new things whether it was a new complicated word or just some random facts he made sure we were all prepared for anything we’d come across and with all the science experiments we did I’m definitely surprised one of us didn’t blow up it’s always easy to be walking down the hallway and get carried away talking to him about your day and end up 5 minutes late to class Miss B Meister is a very easy and goinging person and really easy to start a conversation with even though most of the conversations weren’t based on what we had to learn in class Miss Bergen Meister is one of the easiest teachers to get off topic but we we appreciated all of our talks we gained a lot of experience in language class and some of us even gave you advice on being involved in 4 AG Mrs Hine has been teaching most of our class since grade 2 from teaching us how to read to teaching us to dissect brains she’s always been there for us Mrs Hine is the teacher you can go to for anything she’ll be there to hear about your problems or just our latest gossip a combination of her amazing teaching personal qualities and her kind attitude has made her one of our grade’s favorite teachers Mrs danger you’ve been our teacher for many years all the way back since elementary Mrs Stanger I don’t know how you managed to keep us all together when we were taught in the cing rank the theater and even outside in the Parks and knowing everyone in our grade that definitely wasn’t an easy task social class was definitely not my favorite but Mrs Stanger always made it exciting and had fun projects that made the subject way more enjoyable thank you teachers for everything you did you were always there for us and we will miss you guys [Applause] deeply thank you again to all the teachers you guys deserve every ounce of Praise after dealing with us although most lectures when in one year and out the other will attempt to remember all the lessons and life advice and I guess coursework too but one thing we will never forget is our gossip sessions with all of you over the course of the 13 years we’ve been together as a class we’ve always been running on our own time frame when it comes to attending class or being on time you know you’re truly late when Georgie beats you to class even though our class looks a little bit different now than how it did in kindergarten we are still the little kids who had weddings in play school fought over Taylor’s affection and accidentally got each other locked in classroom closets we would now like to invite graduates Olivia bar Brook gster and Grace sheer to give our class [Applause] history e proba to e e e e e e e e what I’m think that’s for we have to say it Lane Barrett Andress plans to attend old’s college for a heavy equipment operator certificate Lane is most likely to cheat yet still fail Olivia Marie bar plans to attend Red Deer poly Technic to take a bachelor of Education Olivia is most likely to have no filter and say what everyone else is thinking Elizabeth Aries Beck plans to attend red dear poly Technic to become a legal assistant Elizabeth is most likely to be the quietest yet nicest person Amelia Taylor Bal specker plans to take a year off to work and later pursue a career in the equin field Amelia most likely is to have a nicer truck than all the guys in our [Applause] grade Georgie Lois Campbell plans to attend old’s College to take equin reproduction and equin Dentistry later on Georgie is most likely to play Heyday during all of chemistry 20 and 30 but still pass Julia Dawn kavanau Julia plans to attend Caper way Hall in the UK for a year then plans to go to the University of Alberta to take a Bachelor of Science and nursing Julia is most likely to have the funniest snort when laughing Taylor Leanne Cox plans to attend the University of Lethbridge to take a Bachelor of Arts and a bachelor of management double majoring in political science and women in gender studies Taylor is most likely to show up to class the least but still get [Applause] 100% aod da plans to take a year off to upgrade some courses and later apply to the University of Calgary to study art history I is most likely to likely to be more dressed up than everyone else at an [Applause] event Michaela and Marie Duo plans to attend state for plumbing Michaela is most likely to thrive off of Red Bull first thing in the morning Luke John Finch plans to take a gap year and move to Lethbridge to work Luke is most likely to wear a belt and still have sgy pants Brook Evelyn gster plans to attend the University of Hawaii to take a Bachelor of Science in Psychology Brooke is most likely to get a pet but make her mom take care of it Riley Elizabeth Hawk plans to attend old’s College to take a heavy equipment techn technician certificate and diploma Riley is most likely to say huh even though she heard you an Anthony Joseph hman plans to take a year off to work before attending Lakeland College to obtain a journeyman welding ticket Anthony is most likely to be the most handyman in the shop Michaela Brook Hutton plans to attend red dear poly Technic to take Sports take a sports study diploma and then attend Augustana for a Kinesiology Athletics therapy degree Michaela is most likely to drive to school every day in the winter with a frosted over windshield [Applause] Elijah Dari Jameson plans to serve a two-year Mission with the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints then become a certified and licensed and Balmer funeral director through Canadian College of funeral services Elijah is most likely to know random facts about every [Applause] topic Matthew William Andrew Kemp Matthew is a registered automotive service technician working at hannot products upon graduation Matthew had planned to continue working at hmp and state for a foreign class sessions of his apprenticeship Matthew is most likely to be smiling and laughing when walking down the hallway at [Applause] school Abby Jean King Cott plans to attend the University of Saskatchewan to take a diploma in Agronomy and a bachelor of Agriculture Abby is most likely to need to retire her truck ASAP Jackson Trevor King Cott plans to take a year off and work on the far Family Farm then take an apprenticeship in mechanics Jackson is most likely to never attend class but always be in [Applause] town Carson Jonathan kerbis plans to attend the University of Alberta to take a Bachelor of Science in biology Carson is most likely to be late to class because he is stuck in the Tim Horton’s [Applause] drive-thru Jaden Tor or Jaden Marie Tori lamro plans to take a year off to work then attend either shate or the University of Lethbridge to take a unit clerk course Jaden is most likely to become a crazy cat lady Kira marray lens plans to attend Mount Royal University for a Bachelor of Arts for a criminal justice degree Kira is most likely to not be able to reverse a vehicle Taylor Richard michon plans to attend old’s college for a diploma in agricultural management Taylor is most likely to always tuck in his gen into his knee knee high Cowboy Boots Austin Dwayne neler plans to take a year off to work before pursuing a career in baking forestry or carpentry Austin is most likely to have a bag of Smarties at all [Applause] times Jasper Yen neelsen plans to take a year off before attending Red Deer poly Technic to take a bachelor of Education Jasper is most likely to be fashionably late to everything C Camila Osman Hasen plans to take to take a gap year to travel and work with plans of attending lesb college to take sociology Camila most like is most likely to chat your ear off and have the loudest laugh in the room [Applause] Jessa cadra Rees plans to attend Medicine Hat college for pre- pharmacy for two years then transfer to the University of Alberta for pharmacy Jessa is most likely to write so small you need a microscope to read [Applause] it Cadence Priscilla Eleanor Richmond plans to enter into the rap program and work in the trades for a few years then attend the University of Alberta to study pediatric nutrition Cadence is most likely to be the quietest yet funniest person in the room Jennifer bayangan Riviera plans to take a healthcare aid course through Alberta Health Services rural incentive program Jennifer is most likely to burst out singing in public Avery Brooke Ronson plans to attend the University of Alberta for a Bachelor of Arts degree Avery is most likely to always tear up the Dance [Applause] Floor Aller Grace sheer plans to attend the University of sasman for a Bachelor of Science in agriculture Aller is most likely to have a new game to grind on every week Ali ly Sakira plans to take a gap your to work Ally is most likely to drive on the wrong side of the road Emma Renee Stanger plans to attend Red Deer poly Technic for a bachelor of nursing Emma is most likely to drop Fizz sucks halfway through the semester Aran Charlotte Vincent plans to take a gap year while doing online office admin courses then plans on pursuing a career in Psychology Aryan is most likely to Doodle more than write [Music] notes Tenley day war Burton plans to attend Red Deer Polytechnic for a bachelor of Education Tenley is most luckely to be the most put together but have the worst table manners [Applause] Joffrey Dylan wood plans to take a year off to work and then pursue a career in sports and event marketing Joffrey is most likely to be a walking Sports encyclopedia go Oilers go [Music] look at this Photograph every somebody it makes me laugh how did our eyes get so red and what the hell is on Jo said this is where I grew up I think the Pres fixed it up I never knew we ever without the second floor ising out and this is where ofal [Music] broken look at this photograph every time I do it makes me laugh our eyes get so red and what the hell is on Joy said and this is where I grew up I think the Pres fixed it up I never knew we ever went without the second floor is hot for sneaking out and this is where I went to school most of the time it better things to do crial record says are broken twice I must have done it half a dozen times I wonder if it’s too late should I go back and try to graduate last better now it was back then if I was them I would let me oh God I am every memory of looking at the back door I have a photo I spread out on my through time to say it time to say it goodbye goodbye every memory of walking out the front door I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for it’s to see it time just say it goodbye goodbye [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] remember the old iade blew every dollar that we ever made the cops here is hanging out L say Somebody went mured down we used to listen to the radio and sing along with every song we know we said someday we find out how it feels to sing them more than just a the steering wheel Kim’s the first girl I kissed I was so nervous that I nearly missed she’s had a couple of kids since then I haven’t seen her since God knows when oh oh God I every memory of looking out the back door I have the photo I out of my bedro th time to say it time to say is goodby goodby every memory of walking out the front door I found the photo of the friend I was looking for it’s time to see it time to see it goodbye goodbye I’m miss that town I’m miss the you can’t eras you can’t replace it I’m missing now I can’t believe it so St to to leave it I could relive those days I know the one thing that would never change every memory of looking out the back door I have a photo spre out on my bedroom it’s hard to see time to say it goodbye goodbye every memory walking out the front door I found the photo of a friend that I was looking for it’s time to say it time to say it goodbye look at this photograph every time I do it makes me laugh every time I do it makes [Music] me I always knew this day would come we’d be standing one by one with our future in our hands so many dreams so many plans always knew after all these years there’d be laughter there’d be tears but never thought I’d walk away with so much joy but so much pain and it’s so hard to say goodbye but yeserday gone we got to keep moving on I’m so thankful for for the moment so glad I got to know you the times that we had I’ll keep like a photograph and hold you in my heart forever I’ll always remember [Music] [Applause] another chapter in the book can’t go back but you can look and there we are on every page memories I’ll always save up ahead only open doors who knows why we’re heading towards I wish you love I wish you love for you the world just opens up but it’s so hard to say goodbye yesterday’s gone we got to keep moving on I’m so thankful for the moment so glad I got to know you the times that we H I’ll keep like a photograph and hold you in my heart forever I’ll always remember you every day that we had all the good all the FED I’ll keep them here inside all the times that we shed every place Everywhere You Touch My Life yeah one day we’ll look back we’ll smile and we’ll laugh but right now we just cry cuz it’s so hard to say goodbye [Music] yesterday’s gone we got to keep moving on I’m so thankful for the moment so glad I got to know you the time that we I’ll keep like a phog and hold you in my heart forever I’ll always remember [Music] [Applause] [Music] you I’ll always [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] remember I’ll always remember you [Music] I wish somebody would have told me babe will be the good old days all the love you won’t forget and all these Reckless nights you won’t regret soon your whole life’s going to change you miss the magic these good old I was thinking about the band I was thinking about the fans we were underground loading merch in that 12 passenger van in a small Club of Minnesota and the snow outside of first D I just wanted my name in the star now look at where we at still growing up still growing up I will lay in my bed and dream about what I become wait to get old wait to be now that I’m here wishing I was still young good old [Music] days these will be the good old days all the love you won’t forget all these Reckless night you won’t regret cuz somay soon your whole life’s going to [Music] change wish I didn’t think I had the answers wish I didn’t drink all of that blast first wish I made it a homecoming got up the courage to ask her wish I would have gotten out of my show wish I put the bottle back on that show wish I went no worried about what other people thought and felt comfortable with myself rooftop open and the Stars above moment fro sneaking out and falling in love me you and I full time we just be on the grass dreaming figuring out who I was those good [Music] old me B these be the good old days all the you won’t forget and all these Reckless night you won regret soon your whole life going to change you miss the magic of the good old day never thought we [Music] get right and now we’ll do the presentation of the graduates beginning with Anthony Joseph Marshall Hilman [Applause] Austin Dwayne neler [Applause] Jasper yenz [Applause] neelson Lane Barrett Andrew Joffrey Dylan [Applause] [Applause] wood Taylor Richard michon [Applause] Luke John [Applause] Finch Elijah dargi Jameson [Applause] [Applause] Jackson Trevor kingon [Applause] Carson Ricard Jonathan [Applause] cerbus Georgie Lois Campbell Abby Jean King [Applause] Cott Kira marray lens [Applause] [Applause] Jaden Marie laru Tori arienne Charlotte [Applause] Vincent Riley Elizabeth Hawk Jennifer bayangan Rivera [Applause] [Applause] Camila Osman Hassan [Applause] [Applause] Michaela and Marie [Applause] [Applause] Duo Cadence Priscilla Eleanor Richmond [Applause] Ali Lynn Patricia Sakira [Applause] Elizabeth Aries [Applause] Beck Taylor Leanne Cox [Applause] Jessa cuadro [Applause] Reyes Tenley day werton [Applause] Mela Brooke Hutton Avery Brooke [Applause] Ronson Aller Grace Sheeler [Applause] Emma Renee [Applause] Stanger Olivia Marie [Applause] bar Julia Don kavanov Amelia Taylor vital [Applause] [Applause] spacker Brooke Evelyn gster aad Dal [Applause] [Music] and Jason Tannis and Jessica Kemp in memory of Matthew William Andrew Kemp [Applause] now I will welcome Aver and Tenley back up to the podium thank you girls for taking your time to put together that lovely slideshow just want to take a second to appreciate that we all had major glow-ups and just kept getting cuter as the years went on our hard work paid off and I guess you can say it say it’s official we did it please welcome the president of Treasury board and Minister of Finance The Honorable Nate Herer and the for the MLA for the Drumheller ster [Applause] area thank you uh I was just uh sitting in the corner here thinking that some of the the comments from some of the other speakers about public speaking being their biggest fear here I can honestly say mine is being asked to run the projector for graduation I I was feeling for you Cheryl there but did excellent it is my pleasure to be here with you this evening to celebrate the JC Cher School class of 2024 and I was thinking on the drive to Hannah um I graduated in 1998 uh from the cesford school uh also in this school division obviously L and uh I know Shirley mclen was at my grad and I I can’t remember what she said but I’m I’m sure it was wonderful but um it it does it did make me think about uh this role and these wonderful young people here that are about to take the next step and you you probably don’t realize this uh and maybe why it’s it’s important uh but every conversation that we have in EB is really about you you know it’s it’s not just the the K to2 system that you’re just about to leave or the uh the postsecondary institution that you you may attend or making sure that those classes align with a a job and a career at the back end uh where you can have you know um increasing wages and and raise your own family but ensuring that that you know we bring investment and have an economy that can continue to support us all so that’s that’s really what it’s about and you’re the Next Generation I think we all hope that uh we can hand it over to you in at least as good a shape as we found it because we know that you will be uh better and brighter than us and and better better leaders no doubt uh so I’m expecting that but uh to to the graduates today you graduate high school uh and it’s a good thing because your local communities uh and your province will need you soon you’ll own your own businesses uh maybe provide Critical Care in our health care System uh produce food for a growing world or educate the Next Generation uh and maybe some of you will be crazy enough uh to run for office that one may not be advisable but if you’re thinking about it call me I wish you nothing but the best as you decide what comes next and if you don’t know yet that’s fine too fake it till you make it even us adults are still figuring it out taking the next step can seem very daunting but if you take one thing from these comments know this you don’t have to be the smartest or most experienced person in the room you’ve likely heard it many times before but it is true if you work hard if you give it all you got and if you treat people well you will be surprised how far you’ll get and making mistakes and having missteps is all part of it so have fun today celebrate with your classmates and don’t forget to take some time to thank your parents or Guardians teachers and friends that help get you here and one more small thing you may not realize this yet uh but you come from one of the very best parts of the world and you will appreciate the the community that you came from the way you were educated in this school and uh if you do appreciate it now that’s great um wear it like a badge and be proud of it cuz uh we’re all very proud of you so congratulations class of 2024 you’ve worked hard to get here enjoy it thank you so much for having [Applause] me thanks Mr Herer for your words of wisdom we appreciate you speaking tonight each year the valid Victorian gets to pick someone special from their lives to introduce them this year they chose an individual who he believes has been the most significant role model in his high school career this individual takes time to ensure that each student feels heard and understands each and every concept she’s a teacher who is very easy to talk to genuinely cares about others and makes class entertaining with all of her jokes please let’s welcome Miss Brandy Lee to introduce our deserving [Applause] valedictorian good evening everyone my name is Miss Lee and it’s my pleasure today to say a few words about this year’s valedictorian Elijah Jameson I’ve taught him since grade 10 and he’s always been a diligent student quiet and reserved D curious and eager to learn these are typical qualities of a class valedictorian but Elijah is far from typical yeah like he’s a good student and all that but he’s also quirky and he’s a talented artist and has a dark sense of humor he works hard um he pardon me he works hard and he takes his academics seriously but he never takes himself too seriously he Delights in a good math and science pun um and he never misses the opportunity to point out the irony in a situation in addition to his academic successes Elijah has been a leader within his faith community he regularly volunteers with his church and participates in youth activities through his church Community he has the courage of his convictions and I believe that his faith has played a large part in shaping him as a person these roots in faith and Community leadership are what will keep him humble grounded and compassionate Elijah aspires to become a funeral director and mortician which if you know him at all makes a lot of sense actually um it aligns perfectly with his morbid Curiosities but also with his pensent as a Helper and a Healer Elijah’s star shines bright even amidst a clas full of bright shining stars he is intelligent sensible and determined I have no doubt that he will continue to impress both academically and in his in his leadership within his community as he pursues his dreams he’s a very special student For Whom the valedictorian honor is well deserved so without further Ado I’ll give Elijah the [Applause] floor never have I hated being smart fellow graduates the time has come and the most socially awkward among you has to give the speech of course if something bad will happen it will I’m thankful though because over the past few years our teachers have prepared us for this in social class we learned to give presentations and talk in front of people in science Mr Wales taught us to research and find evidence for ourselves in English Miss Mrs Nigel taught us to write compelling arguments and formally too in Math Miss Lee taught us that you close the door so you boss doesn’t hear you gossiping instead of doing class all this know not only helps us to pass our final exams they will also help us to prepare ourselves as young adults when I was told I was validi Toran I was majorly uncomfortable I have trouble accepting praise and being told I was the smartest one in the class after being one of the most average for maybe four years earlier it felt like I wasn’t the one being addressed I struggled all the way through Elementary homework was a burden to 9-year-old me and math was especially difficult I remember oh sorry math was especially difficult I remember now in 2024 I excel at math learning how to add in binary just because this transition came about by the great environment and people I grew up around my church The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has always been supportive and influential about how I think things through and where I look for answers my family peers and teachers help me develop my identi identity as a brother son student and friend doctors help me to understand my ADHD which is one of the reasons I still can’t believe I’m actually up here right now however I think the most important thing that we have learned through these years is the importance of being there for someone else I’d like to take a moment of your time to speak about what my fellow graduates and I have learned here at JCC the people we should thank and the people we should remember I told you that the most important thing that we have learned was being there for someone else let me give you some examples of what I’m talking about I remember seeing Elizabeth Beck giving little bits and Bobs to people in the hallways on so many occasions Julia Kavanaugh and bro gster were members of leadership planning our Halloweens Christmases and other school activities they planned alongside other classmates and teachers thinking about the W best way to involve everybody if you’re from Hannah you know that when there’s something strange in the neighborhood you’re going to call Carson kbus because he’s worked in almost every establishment in town getting all the gossip I joined the student student wellness action team with Jess Rez and Jennifer Rivera where we took a community helpers course just a reminder these are only a fraction of the many ways people in Hannah and JCC support each other next I’d like to thank the people who helped us arrive at this point on behalf of my fellow fellow graduates and I I’d first like to thank our parents and Guardians who had the most influence in helping us become the people we are today I would like to thank Mr AUST for teaching us about random things but somehow working every off-topic conversation into whatever we were doing in class that day I’m personally thankful to the staff in the school who are always there for children who are struggling I’d also like to thank Mrs olssen for teaching us to be Bucket Fillers rather than bucket dippers when I look at my fellow graduates I believe it’s plain to see that most of us have turned out that way next I’d like to remember Matthew Kemp a classmate who passed away recently the first memory I have of Matthew is getting him in trouble in elementary I told him to search up something ridiculously childish on Google and without a second thought he did it he always cared about others doing kind things for them and doing it swiftly sometimes instead of his homework I’d like to think that he’s looking down at us right now and cheering us on As We Gather here as grad class of 2024 we are all high school graduates now tears will be shed we will soon go our separate ways always having The Memories We will remember each other by a contac in our phones our name on each other’s hoodies or a cringey diary entry about a secret childhood Crush we did this together and we will never forget what a bunch of energetic little little kids can become in just 18 years as a final thought I would like to share a few simple words be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people thank you for being here thank you for doing your best and thank you all for [Applause] listening well I think we can all agree that Elijah should switch career paths and become a comedian congratulations Elijah your hard work and dedic and dedicated time to your studies has truly paid off next up we would like to introduce Michaela Hutton to present the Scott mole award this award represents someone who radiant kindness and integrity someone who goes out of their way to brighten others days we believe this decision was a no-brainer and nobody else in our class would have deserved this more so without further Ado take it away Michaela [Applause] the Scott Mo Memorial award was first presented in 1979 by his classmates they wanted to present the award to a fellow graduate based on their friendliness and conunity the way the way they remembered Scott’s personality kind and caring Scott was born on July 9th 1961 to Richard and Jordie Mo he had two siblings Jeff and wona when the mo family talked about Scott they talked about how he was always happy and had a smile on his face and even when he was sick and in the hospital suffering with severe asthma he never complained he’ faced adversity every day life was hard for him he learned how to keep striving forward love what life handed you and show kindness and friendship to everyone around him as an asthmatic Scott was not able to partake in any physical sports but as a family he loved to go camping in the mountains snow Ming at Fox Lake and just spending time together Scott passed away on June 20 1974 at the age of 12 and is still today sadly missed by all this year’s recipient is welld deserved being this award they’re always kind to everyone around them they’ve never failed to put a smile on everyone’s face they always ask how your day is and how you’re doing no matter what kind of day you’re having this person will make it brighter this person is very athletic and loves every sport especially hockey this year’s recipient is Joffrey wood [Applause] you [Applause] very thank you to the grad of 2024 for this award this means a lot to me thank [Applause] you congratulations Joffrey Joffrey is such a kind soul and everybody who knows him would agree how deserving he is of this this award he wears his heart on his sleeve and has such a contagious smile he didn’t just make a difference in our class he made a difference in our entire School congratulations again Joffrey here’s a thumbs up at this time we would like to thank Brook gster our grad president who had to n who had to navigate everybody’s very vocal and conflicting opinions he Lane this would be the time to apologize to Brooke for all your unnecessary comments along the way so now we would like to introduce Brooke Tenley and Carson to deliver our graduation committee final [Applause] remarks well we’re going to make this speech short and sweet to start off I would like to say that this year’s class was a pleasure to work with and plan our big day with not only did everyone make it easy on me but they also made it easy on our grad advisers along with the rest of the students although not everyone got along at once when it came down to the planning we all worked together and made things run smoothly I would like to thank all of the students all the students who put in long hours of planning along my side to get this day together as well I would like to give my grandma paty Walton a huge thank you for doing putting countless hours into steaming and ironing our cap and gowns every chair chair cover and the entire backdrop behind our [Applause] stage huge shout out to the lovely ladies and Anthony on the decorating committee who made this gym Sparkle tonight and to Karen Francis who supplied and allowed us to use all of her decorations thank you to the king costs for bringing their enclosed trailers to transport the decorations we would also like to give a special thanks to the maintenance crew who brought over and set up the stage as well as haul hauled over all the extra chairs we’d also like to thank Nadine Hine for helping us get our groove on and another big thanks to Jerry’s Burger Baron for donating Pizza to our hardworking volunteers this last week who spent many hours in the gym making sure tonight goes perfectly lastly a huge shout out to Dave Warwick at the Hannah Dental Clin clinic for donating and paying for the snack supplied Miss King’s room this [Applause] afternoon thank you Brooke Tenley and Carson for everything you’ve done to ensure that today would be a success don’t worry we’re almost done talking for the evening we warned you all only a few more things from us we would like to thank everybody who has helped us bring this amazing night together and make everything possible for this graduating class with that being said we’ll hand the mic over to Julia cavanal and Avery for this special [Applause] presentation good evening everyone we would like to take this time to thank everybody who has played a role in helping us bring this very special night together and making everything possible for this year’s grad class first off we owe a giant thank you to our three grad advisers Miss bergam Mrs foresight and Mrs Nigel although Mrs Nigel is not here tonight this is for her it’s fancy feet that’s our little inside joke with her that’s what we would uh get her off topic and distract her within language class this year so it may have taken the whole dynamic Trio to handle our grade but you guys ensured that everything about today would be perfect we appreciate you guys for giving up time out of your days to attend meetings organize committees and help us navigate the many bumps in the road this day would not have been possible if it hadn’t been for you three and you thank and we thank you for all that you have done for us we would also like to thank Mrs Hine for being our guest speaker this evening and for putting up with us each year for the past 5 years I think we can speak for the entire class when we say that we may not have actually absorbed much of high school or junior high but we will 110% remember you you have been an absolutely amazing teacher and it has been an honor to have you speak for us tonight we have some gifts for you four lovely women if you’d like to come get them should [Applause] we would also like to say thank you so much to Mr rust for your inspirational words tonight we have appreciated everything you’ve done for us over the years as our principal additionally we would like to extend another big thank you to Scott mcferson for speaking on behalf half of the prayer land School Board we would also like to thank the honorable Nate Herer for giving greetings as our MLA and thank you to Sea Waltz for controlling the lights and audio as well as Kaiser Beck Hayden Stern Parker King and Dylan parent who helped him out tonight to make sure everything would run smoothly as possible we also greatly appreciate Cactus corner for their generous donation and supplying us with water for this [Applause] evening thank you Caris olssen Presley Reid Kira Holmes and Katie hickle for volunteering as our ushers tonight and ensuring everyone was seated smoothly another huge shout out goes to Connor Campion and Kyle King Cott for being our handymen and always being at our beck and call to make anything that we ask for even if you guys didn’t want to we appreciate the handmade decorations that are displayed throughout the gym this evening and I just want to say shout out to ourselves for creating that fabulous slideshow you guys saw as well as to myself and Julia again and Brooke and Emma for spending countless hours creating a fun little dance number for you guys to all enjoy after the ceremony so make sure you guys stick around and watch cuz it’s pretty good finally a huge thank you to our amazing grad president Brooke gster Although our grade does not always get along all of the time Brooke had the ability to help us all compromise so we could each play a role in today’s graduation ceremony the dedication and countless hours that she put into tonight to make it Unforgettable for all of us will not go unnoticed we have to tell her we have more for her go BR even if she had to Hound people day after day who did not get things handed in on time you guys know who you are she was always patient and reasonable and we could not have asked for a better grad president thank you Brooke for everything you have done make tonight perfect thank you guys so much our whole class is very appreciative for everyone that’s for everything that’s been done for us so that’s a wrap from us we found ourselves pretty entertaining and funny that’s my in speech oh uh that was the wrong speech so forget you heard that my bad uh but but that’s enough with me and Julia now it’s me and Tenley again thank you both so much we got a little carried away oh on our whole class is very appreciative for everything that’s been done for us so again that’s a wrap from us we found found ourselves pretty entertaining and a bit funny like usual we hope you guys enjoyed us too um so thanks again for making this night memorable and bearing with us now we hope you all stick around to watch us tear up the dance floor and maybe show and showcase our fancy feed dance that we learned from the one and only Mrs Nigel wait and see it’s surprising how some good Tunes can really bring some people out of their shells to get down and Boogie w woo done if I could mic drop I would right [Applause] now um I would like to say a couple more thank yous thank you to Mrs Stevenson for showing the slideshow tonight that was great and thank you to Parker King for live streaming this for the people who couldn’t be here tonight um if you guys could remain seated while the grads walk out with their parents um and then help stack chairs in preparation for the grand March um some of the chairs have paper on them so if you could remove the paper before stacking that would be great um we will meet back in here in 15 minutes for the grand March um please join me and congratul the gra the grad class of 2024 good job guys [Applause] [Music] everyone else start [Music] bow your head take off your hat about to say the blessing Treat Her Like a Lady better get her home by 11 put a little back keep a little stash for them rainy days keep a good name that’s the way we were raed on the main streets and track seats we put some country M on then Friday nights wide open Skies Back 40 getting wide on swe by and by I saw the light in a Little White Church way in the back grew up grew up grew up on that rich gags on the vinyl King James on the Bible feet on the dash with the subs in the back we grew up on that Big Dreams on a dirt road with a small town Sun sinking barbed wire BN fires one red light blinking home team blue jeans let her wear your jacket had it so good didn’t know how good we had it on the main streets and track seats we put some country M on them Friday nights wide open Skies back for getting Wild on swe fing by I saw the light in a Little White Church way in the back grew up grew up grew up on [Music] that King James on the dash with the subs in the back on their main streets and track SE we put some country back saw the light in a Little White Church way in the back grew up grew up grew up on that R gags on the vinyl King James on the Bible feet on the dash with the subs in the back we grew up on there grew up grew up grew up on there grew up grew up grew up on that grew up grew up grew up on that [Music] [Applause] [Music] fast that’s the kind of car you want to drive when you’re 16 fast that’s the kind of boys that you want on your home team fast yeah you think you’re going to catch your Big Dreams just like that fast and here you are looking back 60 seconds now feels more like 30 Tick Tock won’t stop and round it goes St through the glass your Falls in a hurry and all you keep trying to do is slow it down so get in keep trying to make the good times last as long as you can but you can’t man it just goes too fast [Applause] [Music] fast that’s what your parents said when we were falling in love is too fast there ain’t no way the two of us were ever going to last but we did and here we are and our only problem is 60 seconds now feels more like 30 Tick Tock won’t stomping round it goes stay through the glass your Falls in a hurry and all you keep trying to do is slow it down so it in keep trying to make the good times last as long as you can but you can man so get just go too fast [Music] [Applause] [Music] looking at you looking at the window right now those eyes that dress that smile that laugh if I could hit PS I would somehow but it don’t work like that 60 seconds now feels more like 30 Tick Tock won stop and round it goes sing through the glass your Falls in a hurry and all you keep trying to do is slow it down soak it in keep trying to make the good times last as long as you can but you can’t yeah man it goes too fast it just goes too [Music] fast way too fast [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] you were raised on an asphal Farm ain’t never heard us to Crow never walk Barefoot by a river built the mud up between your toes you never roll in the hay you never throw it in four wheeel climb up on in here girl let me show you how country feels let your hair down hair down get you some of this late on back kick your shoes off kick them off get you some of this slow down fast I’ll take you up and down these hollers and Hills let me show you how contri [Music] never watch the sun go down from the bed of a pick of Tru you ever been so when somebody still lying there when it comes back up girl what do you say what do you say we could pass through that corn field mark down by the water let me show you how country feels let your hair down there down get you some of this laid on back your sh off kick them off get you some of this slow down back I’ll take you up and down these H and heels let me show you how come let your hair down get you some of this late on back Ki your shoes off get your head down head down get you some of this late on back k your shoes out kick them out get you some of this slow down fast take you up and down it’s hollers and heels let me show you [Music] how can’t feel [Music] [Music] [Music] back and dress on R wi up there on P hat you [Music] Bri just a crazy rough next down jumped head first and the water baptized away my S to town with BBY [Music] Jo couple ofers new best friend we spped in the bag of sun Serv know them Church ladies they heard heard us B spoke on in Fr hands hand work go the trouble you’re get you got nothing better to do got nothing better to do you got nothing better to do got nothing better to do [Music] yeah oh yeah red bip Spirit [Music] ammunition that slim J back boy had to pray well I hack my skirt and the talk while them boys were busy walking Cas of point about the back he deep in the M of living [Music] backwards we danced and played around to dark I have them wrestling for my first turned into a f name is be speeding all time is said I hand time work the trouble you get soon you got something better to do got my better to do you got nothing better to do got nothing better to [Applause] [Music] do nobody hurt nobody home nobody’s business but my mama Stand Out hands Devil’s handed work the trouble you’re [Music] getting you got nothing better to do got nothing better to do you got nothing better to do got nothing better to do you got to nothing better to do got nothing better to do you got nothing better to do got nothing better to do oh you got nothing better to do B got do better do got do do do to do got better to do [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Music] girl I’ve been thinking about and you know I ain’t good at this stuff but these feelings piling up won’t give me no rest this might come out a little crazy a little sideways yeah maybe I don’t know how long it’ll take me but I’ll do my best you be my soft and sweet I’ll be your strong and steady you be my glass and wine I’ll Be Your Shadow SC you’ll be my sun and day I’ll be your sh tree you be my hle I’ll be your H [Applause] [Music] [Applause] be yeah that came out a little country but every word was right on the money and I got you smiling honey right back at me now hold on cuz I ain’t done there’s more where that came from well you know I’m just having fun but seriously you’ll be my Louisiana I’ll be your Mississippi you be my little oretta I’ll be your C Twi you be my sugar baby I’ll be your sweet ass te you be my honey Circle I’ll be your honey be your kiss you said it all I’m glad we had this talk nothing left to do but fall in each other’s arms I could have said I love you could have wrot you a line or two baby all I know to do is speak right from the heart you you be my soft and sweet I’ll be your strong and steady you’ll be my glass of wine I’ll be your Shad with scare you be my sunny day I’ll be your shade tree you be my honey sule I’ll be your H you be my Louisiana I’ll be your Mississippi you be my little I’ll be your com with you be my sugar baby I’ll be your sweet ass tea you be my honey Circle and I’ll be your honey [Music] be I’ll be your h [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] e [Applause] should I say something we’re missing a couple like Callie and oh there’s J all the grads please make your way for the grand March I think tonight I just want to take [Music] you in the SK let’s set this party of players what your bring up to the mo girls what y’all trying to do 24 carat magic in the air H look out pop pop is Showtime show time show time show guess who’s back again she got me thinking and that’s I girl girl girl girl [Music] girl can’t touch this you can’t touch [Music] this you can’t touch this can’t touch this my my my my music hit so hard makes me say oh my Lord wobble baby wobble baby wobble baby wobble wobble baby wobble baby wobble baby wobble wobble baby wobble baby wobble baby wobble wobble baby wobble baby wobble get it down yeah yeah get it down yeah yeah get it down yeah yeah appuse appuse app the appuse the Applause appuse the way let you cheer and scream for me the applause applause [Music] applause you turn right hands make ah yes well look here look here I what do we have another pretty thing ready for me to grab but little does she know that I’m a wolf and she’s CL cuz at the end of the night it is her I’ll be holding I love you so hey that’s what you say that’s what you say tell me baby baby please don’t go away don’t go away but when I play when I play I never stay I never stay every girl that I meet yeah this is what I say baby one 2 3 [Music] the moments the moments we live for once in a lifetime everything we want more this is the start of the new day the good lucko these are the moments we live [Applause] [Music] for these are the moments the moments we live once in a life time everything we want more this is the start of live at the good life these are the moments we live for the moment we live these are the moments we live the moments we live these are the moments we live I’m a fireball [Music] Fireball I’m on [Applause] fire I’m on fire I’m on fire I’m on [Music] fire Fireball it’s about to go down swing your but and the night is going down one more shot another round of the night is going down swing your night going another night it’s going going I’m yelling Tim you better move you better dance let’s make a night you won’t remember I’ll need the run you won’t forget [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] now we’ll have the grads dance with their [Music] escorts Luke Finch to the dance FL she was staring out the window the there SUV complaining saying I can’t wait to turn 18 she said I’ll Mak my own money and I’ll Mak my own rules Mama put the car and park out there in front of the school and she kissed head and said I was just like you you’re going to miss this you’re going to want this back you’re going to wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast these are some good times so take a good look around you may not know it now but you’re going to miss [Music] this before she knows it she’s a brand new bride in her one bedroom apartment and her daddy stops by he tells her it’s a nice place she says it’ll do for now starts talking about babies and buying a house daddy shakes his head says baby just slow down cuz you’re going to miss this you’re going to want this back you’re going to wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast these are some good times so take a good look around you may not know it night now but you’re going to miss [Music] this 5 years later there’s a plumber working on the water heater dogs barking B’s ringing one kid’s crying one kid screaming and she keeps apologizing he says they don’t bother me I’ve got two babies of my own one one’s 36 one’s 23 it’s hard to believe but you’re going to miss this you’re going to want this back you’re going to wish these days hadn’t going by so fast these are some good times so take a good look around you may not know it now but you’re going to miss [Applause] this you’re going to miss this yeah you’re going to miss this [Music] now we’ll have the grads dance with their parents [Music] wasn’t it just yesterday I felt your skin on mine held you in my arms fell in love a billion times from CW walk first breath to talk to letting go of that by with the training wheels off oh watch that clock those hands they never stop give me a replay give me a rewind there’s a way to slow down time someone show me how make it right now how do you hold on to the moment that are here and gone man before you know it it’s all in the past slipping through the cracks you’re never going to get them back so while you got him make him laugh cuz they grow up too fast toy cars and trains te- ball and soccer games to a sh first kiss just a little off F tossing you the keys and saying a prayer crying as your tassle flies through the air just like that all your bagss are packed give me a replay give me a rewind there’s a way to slow down time someone show me how make it ride now how do you hold on to the moments that are here and gone land before you know it it’s all in the past slipping through the cracks you’re never going to get them back so why you got them make lies cuz they grow up too fast [Music] [Applause] [Music] give me a replay give me a rewind there’s a way to slow down time someone show me yeah about right now how do you hold on to the moment that are here and gone man before you know it know it’s all in the past slipping through the cracks you’re never going to get on back so why you got them make come last cuz they grow up too fast too fast [Music] now we’ll have the grads dance with their grandparent gang a kids on our pedal bikes in a Dusty Town we’d arrive to the general store for Popeye cigarettes class of 99 yeah we live laugh loved and cried took for granted that those days would never [Music] end living like that yearbook picture wouldn’t fade but some standing right beside me might never see again the trouble is you think you have time you think tomorrow’s always coming down the line then one day you wake up and you find the trouble is you thought you had time Su and tired and a fancy job big old house to car garage he works hard for his wife and his son empty SE to te ball games it’s just a sacrifice he’ll make he’ll make it up next weekend comes along years go by and that day comes too soon that boy goes off to colge you spend in his empty room the trouble is you think you have time you think tomorrow’s always coming down the line then one day you wake up and you find the trouble is we thought you at time shotgun shells and a tackle box on the floorboard of a truck Morning Sun burning fog off a lake a teenage girl with her Grandad he takes her fishing but he feels bad she can’t take her eyes off that old Facebook page but someday soon who knows how long she look up from that phone he’ll be gone trouble is you think you have time you think tomorrow’s always coming down and then one day you wake up and you’re F the trouble is you thought you had time the trouble is you think you have time [Music] o wo [Music] okay we’ll just play a couple more songs if anyone else wants to dance
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