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Copyright Corner (January, 2019)
No full text12 / ULFA News /January-February 2019
Statutory Review of the Copyright Act
Included in the latest set of major amendments to the Copyright Act enacted in 2012 is the
requirement for Parliament to review the Act every five years. Thus, in December 2017, the
Ministers of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Canadian Heritage jointly
directed the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU) to conduct the
first statutory review.
In essence, the goal of the statutory review is for INDU to recommend evidence-informed ways to
improve and protect the Act’s delicate balance between just rewards for creators and the public
interest in an educated citizenry and thriving creative communities. It is particularly noteworthy
that the Ministers’ mandate letter to the INDU Chair contained the following words of caution:
Market disruption has often driven copyright reform. . . . We respectfully suggest
that the Copyright Act itself might not be the most efective tool to address all of the
concerns stemming from recent disruptions.
Alongside its own statutory review, INDU invited the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
(CHPC) to conduct a study on remuneration models for artists and creative industries.
INDU spent most of 2018 holding a series of public consultations that ended in mid-December.
It heard testimony from more than 200 witnesses from targeted sectors such as education,
publishing, visual arts, software, and telecommunication, from stakeholder groups such as
Indigenous communities and interest groups, and from the legal community and professional
associations. As well, all Canadians were invited to contribute written briefs. As of this writing,
more than 180 briefs have been submitted, including one from the U of L which can be found
here.
In light of the ongoing Access Copyright vs. York University case, it was no surprise to see fair
dealing spotlighted in much of the witness testimony and written briefs from the educational
and publishing sectors. For their part, publishers, author societies and copyright collectives
argued that Access Copyright’s greatly reduced licensing revenue is a consequence of the 2012
amendment to the Act that saw “education” added as a new fair dealing purpose.
That is, many authors and publishers and Access Copyright see a cause-and-efect relationship
between the expansion of statutory fair dealing in 2012 and the post-2012 decision of the
majority of the Canadian public education sector to opt out of blanket licensing. In this view,
educational copying under current fair dealing guidelines (like that of York University and the U
of L) amounts to free-riding on the backs of Canadian authors, many of whom, even before 2012,
were barely eking out a living from their writing.
Copyright Corner
ULFA News /January-February 2019 / 13
Rumi Graham,
University Copyright Advisor
Despite the compelling nature of this story, factually, it is just that. In the text of his December
3 INDU testimony, Ariel Katz notes three uncontroversial facts: a) most Canadian educational
institutions outside of Quebec have moved away from blanket licensing, b) Access Copyright’s
blanket licensing revenue has declined significantly since 2012, and c) most of Canada’s freelance
writers continue to earn very little from their writing. Where authors and publishers see causal
relationships between these facts, the actual operational experiences of schools, colleges and
universities reflect a much more complex environment in which there are many more relevant
facts than just these three.
To expose commonly heard myths and half-truths about the import of the 2012 amendments and
the kinds of educational resources used today, Michael Geist recently wrote a 10-part series of
evidence-based blog posts he calls “Misleading on Fair Dealing.” For convenience, links to all 10
posts are listed here, which I recommend to all ULFA members, especially Parts 6 and 10.
• Part 1: Access Copyright’s inconsistent claims on the legal effect of the 2012 fair dealing
reforms
• Part 2: Why Access Copyright’s claim of 600 million uncompensated copies don’t add up
• Part 3: Data shows books are rapidly declining as part of coursepack materials
• Part 4: The shift from coursepacks to digital course management systems
• Part 5: The multi-million dollar educational investment in e-book licensing
• Part 6: Why site licenses offer education more than the Access Copyright licence
• Part 7: [Geist’s] appearance before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
• Part 8: The Access Copyright fight against transactional licensing
• Part 9: The remarkable growth of free and open materials
• Part 10: Rejecting Access Copyright’s demand to force its licence on Canadian education
If you would to chat about how any of the above blog posts relate to the U of L’s copying
environment or if you would like assistance with copyright matters in your teaching, research or
other U of L work, as always, please feel free to contact me.
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 403-332-4472
Website: www.uleth.ca/copyrigh
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Creating Connections: University Library Impact Report 2024/25
No full textCreating Connections:
University Library Impact Report 2024/25
2
Contents
Supporting Student Success ............3
Library-Faculty Partnerships ............4
Community-Building Initiatives ........5
Spotlight on Collections ...................6
Supporting the Strategic Plan ...........7
I often get asked “How are things going in
the Library?” I then go on excitedly about
all the exciting things we’re doing and the
difference we’re making in the lives of the
University of Lethbridge community. We
decided to take a moment and put some of
these stories together into this impact report
for a broader audience.
Libraries have gone through tremendous
change over the last few decades as digital
forms of information eclipse traditional
physical materials. This, combined with the
impact of inflation and a weaker Canadian
dollar makes for a very challenging
environment within which we do our work. It
is a testament to the unwavering dedication
of the Library’s staff that they continue to
find ways to excel and help the University
of Lethbridge achieve its goals. As you will
read in these pages, the Library does this
through means such as making sure we get
the right resources to researchers, creating
and maintaining spaces for study and
contemplation, and working with instructors
to support and enhance what they are doing
in the classroom.
I hope you enjoy reading these stories and
learning more about the incredible work the
Library is doing. I know you will find them as
inspiring as I do.
Dr. Harold Jansen
University Librarian
“The Library played a huge role
in my academic success, not
just by giving me access to the
resources and quiet spaces I
needed to study and research,
but also through the support of
its incredible staff”
- Jaxon Reiter
3
During the May 2025 convocation, Jaxon
Reiter walked across the stage, accepting not
only his parchment for his Master of Science
in Biological Sciences, but also the Governor
General’s Gold Medal for the highest academic
achievement among graduate students. Reiter’s
hard work is obviously most responsible for
his accomplishments, but he also credits the
Library.
Prior to his Master’s Degree, he did his
Bachelor’s Degree at the University of
Lethbridge. He figures that, during his time as
a student, he used almost every service the
Library provided, from using the physical and
digital collections, borrowing technology, using
group work groups to getting reference help
from staff.
Among Library staff, Reiter is best known for
his extensive use of the Library’s interlibrary
loan service, which he describes as a “game
changer” for him. He estimates that in his time
as a student, he requested more than 500
interlibrary loans and used those materials not
only for his own research, but also to support
his work as a graduate teaching assistant. “The
process was always straightforward,” says
Reiter. “The material was received in a timely
manner, and the staff were incredibly helpful
and accommodating. I always felt supported in
getting exactly what I needed.”
Reiter’s favourite memory of the Library is using
the space in the quiet summer months, when he
would gather a stack of books, settle into a quiet
spot, and “read for hours.” For him, the Library
was a space where he could return to the core
of being a student: “the personal pursuit of
knowledge fueled by curiosity.”
Reiter is heading the University of California to
pursue a Ph.D. and the staff of the Library will
miss seeing his friendly face. As for Reiter, he
will look fondly back on this time in the Library:
“It was a constant throughout my academic
journey, where I could return again and again to
advance my studies and feel at home.”
Supporting Student Success
Photo from left to right: Marnie Rogstad and Jaxon Reiter
at the Library’s Services Desk.
4
Library-Faculty Partnerships
The University Library’s Project Sandbox is a
distinctive initiative that is enriching student
learning through hands-on workshops
and technology that are used in real-world
applications. Crucial to its impact are the
many strong partnerships forged with faculty
members, exemplified by the long-standing
collaboration with Dr. Derek Peddle from the
Department of Geography & Environment. His
experience demonstrates how this synergy
significantly enhances student outcomes.
Leveraging its in-house expertise and
infrastructure, the University Library delivers
specialized Project Sandbox workshops
covering areas such as Python programming,
3-D modeling software, and effective research
poster creation. Led by Library staff members
Rob Horlacher and Bryson Duda, these
workshops equip students with crucial technical
skills directly applicable to their coursework and
future careers. Dr. Peddle underscores that this
partnership provides students with invaluable
access to knowledge and support.
This synergy is also pivotal in facilitating
work-integrated learning (WIL). Students in
Dr. Peddle’s mapping and remote sensing
courses have engaged in major projects with
diverse local and regional partners, spanning
government, private industry, and non-profit
sectors in areas such as agriculture, forestry,
energy, environment, and urban mapping.
Students apply skills acquired through Library-supported
Project Sandbox workshops in these
experiential learning settings.
The University Library’s resources and staff
expertise are integral to students’ abilities in
research, data management, and effective
presentation. Dr. Peddle highlights this impact,
stating, “The practical skills gained through
this collaboration directly translate to tangible
outcomes in real-world projects, with partners
such as CPAWS-Edmonton, Alberta Geological
Survey, Alberta Southwest, Tourism Lethbridge,
Runner’s Soul, City of Lethbridge and Agriculture
Canada. Students learn by doing - Project
Sandbox has been a great help with that!”
“Project Sandbox definitely has
enhanced the courses and the
student experience. It creates a
very rich learning environment. “
- Dr. Derek Peddle
Photo from left to right: Bryson Duda, Dr. Derek Peddle,
and Rob Horlacher in the Science Building
5
Photo from left to right: Marnie Rogstad and Claire Lahey
standing infront of the Ecole Polytechnique memorial.
On December 6, 2024, the Women’s Peace
Garden was revitalized to honour those women
slain in the École Polytechnique massacre 35
years earlier. The space features a beautiful
mural on level ten of the University Library,
with 14 plants dedicated to the women lost in
a prominent listing of their names to ensure
they are never forgotten. This project was done
in cooperation with many individuals across
campus, including artist Claire Lahey (a student
in the Faculty of Education who also works in
the Sexual Violence Support & Education Office)
and Marnie Rogstad (University Library).
Marnie felt the former Garden, which consisted
of plants in a corner of the Library, could use
more prominence. The massacre occurred in
Marnie’s first year of university and she recalls it
being “a stunning act of violence.… so targeted
and so anti-woman and anti-gender-role.”
Knowing the 35th anniversary of this event
was in 2024, and wanting to remind people
that these acts of violence against women
were not solely in the past, Marnie worked
with the offices of Accessibility, Belonging and
Community and Sexual Violence Support and
Education to bring the project to light.
A generation later, Claire had only a vague
understanding of the École Polytechnique event,
having never learned about it in school. Her
mural incorporates 14 roses, each inspired by
a victim of the massacre. While working on this
project many people asked her about the event,
which gave her the chance to talk about it and
further inspired her. Marnie added, “there’s hope
in her artwork, not just the sorrow… there’s the
remembrance, but there’s the resilience. And I
think she’s just done a beautiful job of capturing
that.”
Claire said she wants to make “more work that is
striving for change in our world… public things
that speak on important issues, where we can
use art to make sorrow into a possibility for
positive realities.”
Overlooking Science Commons, the garden
stands as a living memorial and demonstrates
our community’s dedication, resilience, and
solidarity against those that oppress and
silence women for daring to achieve in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Learn more about the Women’s Peace Garden.
Community-Building Initiatives
“There’s hope in her artwork,
not just the sorrow… there’s the
remembrance, but there’s the
resilience. And I think she’s just
done a beautiful job of capturing
that.”
- Marnie Rogstad
6
Spotlight on Collections
Our Library
collection
has changed
substantially
over the past few
decades, but the
shift from print to
digital has been
particularly dramatic
in the past ten
years.
Ongoing
subscriptions
such as journals
and databases
continue to rise each year, lowering the
proportion of funds available for one-time
(book) purchases. At the same
time, we’ve seen a complete flip in the
book formats we purchase: In 2015/16,
79% of our book purchases were print
copies; while a decade later, 71% of our
book purchases are electronic. There
are pros and cons to this, of course, but
our patrons seem to prefer the ease of
access and searchability of e-books; it’s
also obviously much easier for those on
our Calgary campus and those studying
at a distance to access them. The shift
from electronic to print is also a trend we
see in journal subscriptions, where we
have radically decreased our print serials
collection due to lack of use and our
user’s preference for the convenience of
electronic.
Another big benefit of e-books is that we
can participate
in patron-driven
acquisition
models. The
records of books
we have not yet
purchased are in
our system, and
in some cases
are completely
free for us to use
several times,
after which we
automatically
purchase them. In
other cases, we
can choose at the end of the year which
books we keep permanently based on
those that were most used. It’s a great
way to ensure we are creating a Library
collection that responds to the needs
of our community. Of course, we value
faculty input at all times so if you do have
a collection request, please reach out to
your Subject Librarian.
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2015/16 2024/25
Number of Titles Acquired
Print Books E-books
Other
1,798,888.58
Serials
101,067.26
Print Books
178,521.00
Audio/Visual
$14,664.76
Chart: Library’s Acquisition Expenditures for 2024-2025
Chart: Library’s Print vs E-Book purchases then and now
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Supporting the Strategic Plan
Challenge
Boundaries and
Inspire Curiosity
• Access to key online & physical
collections via discovery tools
• Research assistance &
technology support at
time of need
• Access to locally-digitized
digital
collections (e.g.,
Lethbridge
Herald
archive)
Shape the Future
• Learning assistance & technology support
• Formal & informal classroom instruction
& technology support
• Dissemination of research outputs
using Library-supported
platforms (e.g., OPUS
research repository
& Borealis data
archive)
Be a Place Where People
Aspire to Learn, Work, and
Contribute
• Provision of a variety of Library spaces
including quiet zones, individual desks,
group work rooms & 24-hr study
• Library themed events & social networks that
cultivate student engagement
• Collaborations with faculty to support
teaching & research
Engage
Communities
• Partnerships with local & regional
cultural organizations
• Community engagement
initiatives (Blackfoot language
signage, “Our Stories”
indigenous collection)
• Preservation and
access to community
resources relevant to
Southern Albertans
(Archives,
Special
Collections;
SPAN
project
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Grade Ten.........
Grade Eleven,,. Grade Twelve,,,, Graduation.......
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Girls Volleyball, a,........... Pg, 44
Boys Volleyball............... Pg, 52
Football...................................Pg, 46
Cross Country.............. Pg, 49
Wrestling........................Pg, 49
Girls Basketball.................Pg, 50
Boys Basketball,,,,,,,,, Pg, 52
Softball .............................Pg, 54
Baseball..........................Pa, 55
Badminton ,,,,
Clnbs & Organizations
Yearbook Pg, 56
Concert & Stage Band ,, Pg, 59
Scuba Club ,,,,,,,,,,,, Pg, 60
5ki Club....................... Pg, 61
Key Club ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Pg, 62
Leadership.......................Pg, 63
Cheerleading..................Pg, 64
Track & Field Club...............Pg, 65
Drama...................... Pg, 66
30 Hr Famine.................Pg, 66
Festival of the Arts.......Pg, 69
Marine Biology ,,,,,,,, Pg, 70
Graduation Committee,, Pg, 72
Career Day.....................Pg, 73
Teachers/Administration Pg, 74
Closing.......................... Pg, 76
Advertising................. Pg, 77
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Tyler Tnrcato
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SarA Unser
Colton Valgardson
Erin Valgardson
C^ris Van Meer
Adam Vanmeetelen
Dean Walters
Staci Wedel
Kayla Wicsens
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Above: The Einsteins of Grade
9: Nlch Bowman, josfi
5( hmdfe and Josh Smith ,
are hard at worh in the lab.
Above: Worh Itl Mr, Campbell
shows his class the true
meaning of being in shape.
Above Left: What are you looking
at? The Outdoor Ed class
enjoys a snach on the fishing
trip, Above: Pull Harder:
Clayton Wiebe, Jamie Scholtz
and the rest of the class play
tug-o-war, Bottom :The Lobster
Girl: Breanne Garner dresses
up for Halloween, Below:
Hmm good! Lyndon Nahamura
sticks a fish in his mouth at an
outdoor ed camping trip
Right: Bach To School, Warren Mitchell gets
in line early on the first day of school,
Left: Say Cheese: The Science Olympics team
waits for the CTrain in Calgary,
Right: Help! I'm stuch: Chris Van Meer gets his
head stuch in a plastic glove during science
class,
Left: What A Worhoutl Hayley Tanner worfe
up a sweat in Fitness class,
Grade Nine Candids
A Ioor into tfe past; Elementary Stories: I went swimming witfi
my friend and sfe forgot to locf foe door wfien we were
changing and a boy a year younger than me walked in while
I wasn'twearinganytfiing,-Lexle Hansen, Wfien I fiad really long
fiair, I was walking into tfie boys' batfiroom, and a lady said,
"Aren't you going into tfie wrong one? Tfie Ladies is over there",-
Corey Petrie, What reality TV. show could you win: Fear Factor
because I fiave a big stomach -SfianeTurcato, Wfiat is tfie most
important lesson learned In life so far: It tahes 5 years to earn
a reputation, and 3 seconds to lose it, - less Peterson, Advice for
future Grade 9's: Have Fun, Laugfi at yourself a lot (don't bo
serious), - Cfiris Pafil,
Top: Getting down to business:
Cassandra Renner worhs fiard
at her art protect, Left: A present
forme?Chad Ross gives h is Christmas
gift a huge hug, Right: Human
Fooseball: Courtney Odland,
along with the rest of the Grade
9's, play a game with the Leader-ship
class, Top Left: On yourmarh
KyleSargeantMitchSchaafsma,
and Nich Graves race their CO2
cars, Top Right: Want some? Clay
Turcato shows off his cooking
techniques while on afishingtrlp.
Bottom Left: So what are we
supposed to do? Stephanie Ash
and Autumn Charlton worh in
the science lab, Bottom Right
Walting patiently: Sarah Unser
changes her classes on the first
day of school,
Wfiat is your favourite quote? An optimist
finds tfie opportunity in every difficulty,
and a pessimist finds tfie difficulty
in every opportunity,
Erin Hansen
Wfiat would you ris^ your life for? I'd
rish my life for 1 OOO 000 because if
I survived I would be ricfi,
Dwight Allen-Vallee
Do you (nave some advice for future
Grade 9's Mahe lots of friends now
because these are tfie people you will
be around until tfie end of fiigfi scfiool,
Tarin Trcha
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* TkeGradeTens kovesome Interesting Elementary
Stories: ‘Got my dim stuck in a snelf, and couldn’t
get it out almost called tke fire department."
- Candice Colby, 'i was a ballet dancer in a school
play," - JonoTyckolis. 'I stuck a pea up my nose and
i kad to ao to tne doctor because it wouldn t come
out, - Askleigk Nielsen.
'Men asked wko ter role model is, Helen Penner
replied, "My Mom."
* Reality T,V. show's are a big kit on television
lately. GradeTen's responded wltk wkatskowtkey
tkink tkey could win: "Tfe Amazing Race because
I can find my way around places pretty good," - C
Asklelgk Nielson. "American or Canadian Idol because
I can sing,’-Amy Roy.
* Do you kave any special talents? "Somehow I find
a way to drag myself to school everyday!" -Blaine
Lowry. *Andrew Griffin offers some important ads
INFORMATION
Grade Ten
Grade Ten
Kaylyn Fletcher
Cole Fritz
Kaylee Gardner
Alynn Gausvih
Daniel Gellatly
Matthew Gough
Andrew Griffin
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Melissa Hensen *
Preston Hensen
tames Johnson
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Toni tohnson
Mackenzie tones
Lena Krahn
Cole Kroening
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Bryan Litchfield
Tonya Loewen
Michael Lommerts
Blaine Lowry
toel MaLiaars
Chris McArthur
Brett McCoy
Travis Meier z
Shawna Nevil
Ashleigh Nielsen
Chase Oberholtzer
Codi Oberholtzer
Tyrell Paul
Landon Peleshey
Helen Penner
Kayla Penner
Jesse Peterson
tosh Peterson
Britany Pierson
Chris Plnchafe|CjL':
John Pillman
Amanda Rarich
Kale Renner
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Kristen Reti
Stewart Rhodes
Lacey Ricifs
NysKa Roberts
Amber Robinson
Tyler Rodwell
Amy Roy
Lindsay Rudolf
Justin Saruwatari
Bla£e Schmidt
Justin SeboA
Travis Senfew
Stephanie 5fimb®fi
Brad Silver
Kristi Somerville
" Landon Span
Perp Spanovic
Alison Strand
TasKa Tams
Eric Thompson
Megan Torrie
Whitney Torrie
Megan Trisha
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Bradon Valgardson
Brittany Valgardson
Julia Valgardson
Kara Valgardson
Traves Valgardson
Matt Vanmeetelen
Mitcn Van Orman
SopKia ValnracoiAs
Janessa Wesley
Tyler WKite
Travis Williams
Parser Wood
Mandy Woodruff
Above: Splattl Cole Kroening digs in wAlp
cream fprdalepeno peppers at one of tfe
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" Don't be loud in tfe fell or you get
in trouble!"
Above Left: Hard at work Josfi
Bators^i, Helen Penner and Brittany
Pierson wor^ on spread
sheets in computers,
Above: Encore! Encore! A group
of Grade 10 boys partake in a
drama game,
Bottom: Goofy ^ids Daniel Gellatly,
Aleaf Bafoway, Catherine Eme^
and Jono Tycollis enJoy a hncfi
Wove: Computers, Com- date, Below: New fiall monitors
’Uters. Tfe Multimedia
ass wofe on tfeir anima-ions.
Above: How do you Me
your eggs?Mife Lommerts
builds a container for tfe
egg drop,
Above: Music calms tfe
beast, Alynn Gausvi^ and
Candice Armstrong play
music on tfeir flutes!
Josfi Peterson and Blair Clemis,
Left: What's for dinner? Lacey Ricfe eats
one of tfe many foods made in Spanish
class.
Rigfe TootTootTootl David Penner mafes
music on fils trombone in band class,
Left: Paying attention Travis Senfew
watches tfe drill-press so fie doesn't lose
any fingers: ya
igfe Eggs anyone? Eric Cumminfem is
lading a device to feep fils egg from
Grade Ten Candids
A looh into the past; Elementary Stories: My brother's Darrel
and Tommy and I,,, would always stop in our fort on the way
[to school] where we seriously thoughtthe devil lived in a follow
tree trunh, We would pich plums and t^owtfem to film, -Susan
Doucette. In Grade 2,1 got a crayon stuch up one nostril and
a penny up tfo otfor. It fort. - Cathy Christensen. A favourite
Quote: To be old and wise, you must first bo young and stupid,
-Jono Tycholis. Bach in Time; Where would you go? I would go
bach in time and see how my parents were at my ago, - Kristi
Somerville. I'd wantto seethe cavemen and seo if they are sexy!
- Brittney Blanchette.
loo What do you mean, i am too
doing worhl Tyrell Pau worhs on
some of his homework
Left: Looh who's eating again! Cathy
Christensen doing what she does
best, eating,
Right: NolYou can't have any of this
food, Rhett Anderson eats a plate of
food from Spanish,
Bottom Four- Top Left: If only times
could go by faster! Chase
Oberholtzer pretends to worh hard
in class,
Top Right: Don't forget the your
helmet! Janelle Behherring learns
how to weld in shop class.
Bottom Left: Egg-celent. Cory Briscoe
shows his science project off to everyone,
Bottom Right: Do you life my paJaf
mas? Canaice Colby was runn ng
late one morning
What reality show could you win?
Fear Factor because fear is not
a factor for me,
- David Penner
Who would you rlsh your life for?
Aleah [Bahowauj she buys me
food.
- Blair Clemls
Learn from Andrew's mlstahes.
His Important lesson from life so
far? Never compare a girl to a
5i5te^ -Andrew Griffin
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* lie Grade Elevens hove some Interesting Elementary
Stories: "I got hit in the face with a tetter ball and got
locked on my butt," -Kodi Burge, messed up In my
Grade 5 play, Ashley and I were singing and I started
singing the wrong verse." -Tenllle Wood. “I sang Reba
McEntire in front of my Grade 2 class." -Tara Rudolph
Welsh, "I had a bee stuch in my hair and all my friends
laughed at me," -Erin Reed, "Me and many others were
digging a dime out of some ice, I got it and ran, and a
huge stampede of people chased me." - Lufe Joyce. *
Jenny Shim says her favourite quote is "Your life is
yours to create," More favourite quotes of Grade
Elevens: "Pain is temporary, Glory lasts forever," - Kodi
Burge. "Always remember that you are unique, Just life
everyone else." - Justine Kloh, "The future belongs to
those who believe in the beauty of their dreams," -
Turtle shoes." -Girls Shimbashi, * What is the most
Important lesson you have learned In life so far? "Not
everything is as it seems, Just because you can't see it
doesn't mean it doesn't exist," -Kimberly Karren, "Treasure
what you have because life can throw you curve
balls at any moment,” -Blaire Anderson,
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Grade Eleven
Lance Aldridge
Troy Allen-Vallee
Mitch Allred
Blaire Anderson
Samantha Astalos
Kila Atkinson
Ross Severing
I ■ .Diane Bennett
Eric Bennett
Curtis Benson
Shawn Bodnaruh
Dean Booth
Kodi Burge
Tracy Bydevaate
Cody Christianson
Bonnie Clemis
Carli Clemis
Kelcie Colby
i Matt Coles
Tyler Conacher
Brett Conrad
Sean Deen
Nathan Degruyter
Chris Dunhley
Rebehah Epp
Dayne Erancom
Julie Garner
Ni^i Gerloch
James Gibson
Jillian Gibson
Kelsy Giles
Russell Goertzen
Ashley Gregus
Dustin Hammond
Jared Haynes
Jamie Hogan
Ashley Hosens
Tanya Howells
Above: Don't get any slivers. Cur -
Benson uses a latte on ^is strop
project.
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Grade Eleven
Robert Hughes
Abby Hutchison
Chelsee Ivan
Chase Jensen
Clayton Jensen
Einar Jensen
Nicole Johnson
Rihhi Johnson
Luhe Joyce
Brandon Kambeitz
Koby Kano
Kim Karren
Shawn Kempe
Justine Kloh
Tyler Koebel
Jordi Koncz
Jason Kraemer
Kora Krchnah
Troy Kress
Virginia Laytsn
Kessy Litchfield
Joel Machedenshi
Joel Mills
Caitlyn Miyada
Agron Oczhowshi
Desiree Odland
Kenzie Pahl
Wade Paterson
Jeremy Peters
Mandy Peterson
Tyler Radhe
Erin Reed
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idol for tfe worst voice,
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out an animation,
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I tto^tliis is right! Jamie Hogan
is wording on fer homework
after sefeol, Bottom: How does
tills looR? Dustin Hammond
worfe on some artwork, Below:
I'm so bored! Ashley
Hoskins reads a magazine
during fer spare,
san ins
Left: Doing Artwork Ashley Gregus prepares
stained glass for an art project,
Right: Grinding glass Is always funl Robin
Wilson grinds down the edges for her
stain glass proJectso it will all fit together,
Left: Myers Idoll Phil Vilay wins a beautiful
trophy forwinning Myers idol even though
it was a tough win,
Right: Don't I Just looh life tfe best super
fero you've ever saw? Diane Bennett gets
all dressed up for super fero day,
Grade ElevenCandids
A Ioor into Me past; Elementary Stories: I slaved my eyebrows
off on a dare and my mom fiadtodrawtfiemon, Whenever my
cousins would get mad at me Mey would rub one off! -SamanMa
Astalos, One time I as^ed Diane Bennett out on a date, I didn't
^nowwfottodoforadateand I fiad no money, so Julie Garner
bought some ice cream for us, and we ate it at Me swimming
pool, Tfiat was my first somewhat date, -Matt Coles, I pushed a
^id off Me slide and fie brofe fiis arm,-5fawn Kempe, Wfat
Reality TV. sfiow could you win? Extreme Makeover, I'm just so
pretty naturally, imagine wfiat a makeover would dol -Bonnie
Clemis, Favourite Quote: Be your own find of beautiful, Julie
Garner. Your life is yours to create, -Jenny 5fim,
Top :Watcn Closely: Eric Wentz
sfiows Nif^i Gerlocf, Cfiris
Dudley and Kila Atkinson
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something bold, Something beautiful.
Lisa Astalos
Sam Bennett
Kristin Bodnar
Caitlyn Brugger
Duncan Campbell
Crystal Carver
Lonnie Christensen
Denise Cook
Samantha Davis
Donna Deroche
Dale Friesen
Trina Gedny
Mark Harding
Adam Hughes
Blake Hyggen
Arica Jensen
Noel Kehler
Johanna Kutanzi
Rene Lavoie
Douglas Leavitt
Megan Leusink
Tim Luchanski
Andrea Makarchuk
Stacy McClelland
Hyrum Moriyama
Jessica Pariseau
Stacey Peleskey
Lori Pickerell
Leslie Abad
Wyatt Anderson
Brett Andrus
Riley Andrus
Brynn Armstrong
Hailey Astalos
Ryland Baker
Colin Bernhardt
Keesha Brown
Spencer Brown
Alexa Bull
Quim Castillo
Makayla Chapple
Jenna Clarke
Jordyn Clarke
Chance Cook
Mikaela Crowson
Kimberly Day
Darian Debona
Taia Debona
Haylee Dickinson
Andrew Froese
Cornelius Froese
Kole Fujita
Torrance Gedny
Austin Hamilton
Gracen Holowiski
Marison Horst
Kinley llczynski
Christina Janes
Juliana Jensen
Matthew Jensen
Braxton Kinniburgh
Calin Kinniburgh
Kayden Klok
Tylor Kornelsen
Ivy Lau
Eric Loewen
Mason Longhurst
Brennen Malinsky
Christian Manahan
Henri Martin
Kelsee Martin
Kelli Megyes
Kassidy Mitchell
Vanessa Nanaquewetung
Alyssa Neuman
Dylan Nevil
Jackson Noel
Kali Pelletier
Amy Peters
Jordan Peterson
Ryden Rempel
Kadin Reynolds
Mya Robinson
Walker Ross
Michael Sawatzky
Griffin Scott
Josetta Silver
Sophie Simek
Amy Sinclair-Feist
Harkirat Singh
Tori Turcato
Shea Vandenberg
Sophie Vos
Amber Warkentin
Ashton Werewka
Ashley White
Gage Wiebe
Dawson Wilson-Hendricks
andrewMAKARCHUK
dylanJONES
ericJENSEN
darianSIMMONS
keeganBRANTNER
Coach:
gregTHOMPSON
Cross Country
Coach: jessicaPARISE AU
kelliMEGYES
toriTURCATO
ameliaSHIMBASHI
reaganBAILEY
sonjaMELLEMA
kathrinWAECKERLIN
millayJOHNSON
harukaMATSUMOTO
paigeWOOD
andrewMAKARCHUK
dylanJOHNSON
joshMOULAND
Grade 9
Volleyball
Gt. 9 Girls
Volleyball
Sophie Simek
Jordan Peterson
Torrance Gedny
Josetta Silver
Alexa Bull
Keesha Brown
Mikayla Chapple
Dani Wright
Coaches:
Stacey Peterson
Ken Simek
Brent Gedny
WR MYERS REBELS
Volleyball
Boys Volleyball
BrendanOlsen
HenryWolf
PanchoNeaustater
ColeLayton
DakotaHuddlestun
DenverTerry
EthanShortinghuis
KurtisKerner
DylanJohnson
PorterGorda
MichaelJohnson
CoacA.CindyJohnson
/last. Coac/?:NickJohnson
SR. Girls Volleyball
NatalieHoyt
SydneyMeier
BrynnSkelly
MackLewicki
HayleyLePard
MaddyHanson
GennaWright
Stats: KaTessaGross
CalistaHaynes Coach: DeeSchramm
PaigeWood Asst. Coaches: DionneSawatzky
MillayJohnson & LachelleStang
JR. Girls Volleyball
MaddieSchimpf
MakennaLeismeister
JayciePyne
JessicaJansen
AdrienAddy
KaeleiHoskins
ShaylynRichard
PaigeLeffingwell
PiperBaker
JenaeKing
Coach: JessicaPariseau
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Football Team had a year of ups
and downs. The team was led by
MVP Blake Bullock who averaged
over 100 yards passing throughout
the season and led the team in
TD's. Bradley Marsden was named
the league's most outstanding
receiver. Other players named to
the all-star team were Taylor
Blacquier, Brenden Friesen, Colton
Terry and Wyatt Thursten.
Football
1 isiahBEAR 2 orionSCHNAAR 4 coltonTERRY 5 thaneBUCKINGHAM 6 jaxonSHIMBASHI
7 blakeBULLOCK 8 bradleyMARSDEN 9 joshGROFT 10 tatePLATT 11 ashtonBEKKERING
15 draydenCANNADY 16 brandonSZIGL118 davidPETERS 20 parkerKARRAS 22 coltonWEINBERGER 24 evanHARKNESS
28 ryanMANKOW 53 brendenFRIESEN 54 wyattTHURSTON 55 grangerLETH 56 loganMCKAYE 60 hunterUTKE
61 chaseRUSTON Coaches: adamHUGHES, jasonJENSEN, quintinCHEVERIE Stats: tamaraJONES
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It’s a new season - a perfect opportunity to do something new,
something bold, something beautiful.
Adrien Addy
Theron Andrus
Reagan Bailey
Piper Baker
Trinity Banman
Isiah Bear
Shantelle Bennett
Keesha Buchta
Paige Campbell
Drayden Cannady
Tyler Chipman
Krista Clarkson
Alyvia Coney
Julia D'agnone
Benjamin Dorohoy
Samantha Eirich
Zachary Firth
Zachary Fitch
Dakota Foster
Andrew Friesen
Angelina Froese
Dylan Froese
Brady Garner
Colton Geeraert
Porter Gorda
Jayden Gray
Jessica Gurney
Michael Hannon
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Darian Hardy
Evan Harkness
Brant Harris
Frederika Harris
Calista Haynes
Kaelei Hoskins
Ryan Hubble
Spencer Jackson
Jessica Jansen
Sadie Jennison
Brooklyn Jensen
Cole Jensen
Eric Jensen
Josie Jensen
Katie Jensen
Justin Jimmy
Emily Johansen
Dylan Johnson
Benjamin Kakuk
Parker Karras
Nathan Kaye
Kurtis Kerner
Jenae King
Jenna Klok
Austin Koe
Jaime Kroeker
Tyson Laczo
Megan Larson
Cole Layton
Paige Leffingwell
Makenna Leismeister
Joshua Leith
Granger Leth
Claire Lister
Abby Litchfield
Scott Loewen
Sarah Lumley
Samantha Mackay
Andrew Makarchuk
Ryan Mankow
Carter Matthews
Ryan McDonald
Kyla Meggison
Sydney Meier
Tyson Meier
Sonja Mellema
Kevin Meyer
Langley Moser
Mackina Mouland
Chance Myers
Kameryn Nessman
Zoe Nish
Aspen Norman
Emily Pedersen
Brendan Pierson
Jaycie Pyne
Paolo Ramos
Katelyn Rasmussen
Torey Reid
Shaylee Rice
Shaylyn Richard
Taylor Robison
Sarah Runquist
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Renae Saunders
Madison Schimpf
Orion Schnarr
Ethan Schortinghuis
Macrae Setoguchi
Amelia Shimbashi
Annika Simmons
Cibely Siqueira Sa Vieira
Gunner Skretting
Kaylan Span
Mackenzie Sprinkle
Lauren Steed
Liesl Steinhorn
Kaitlyn Stevens
Denver Terry
Lexi Tessemaker
Wyatt Thurston
Ayden Toole
Tanner Turcato
Kayla Vanderploeg
Tatum Vayro
Peter Waeckerlin
Kayden Weinkauf
Chelsea-Louise White
Brock Wojtowicz
Lexi Wojtowicz
Stephanie Yakowchuk
Tiernan Young
We had an excellent showing from our westling
WRESTLING
team. Many competited at the provincial level and
placed well. Kathrin will be attending the
university of Regina next year on a wrestling
scholarship.
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Provincial and Zone Champs!
Amasing!
This was an amazing year for Rebel athletics.
We won three zones banners (girls
basketball, boys basketball, and girls rugby)
and provincial titles in curling, basketball,
and rugby. Congratulations to all of the
athletes and coaches!
SR. Boys Basketball MYERS MYERS MYERS MYERS MYERS
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'BELS, REBELS REBELS; (REBEL!
aB ^ate ^att' Skylar Rice, Colton Terry, Lewis
ILeRay, Michael Johnson, Liam Ward, Brad
Marsdon, Marcus Andrus, Josh Mouland,
Blake Bullock. Head Coach: Greg Bowes,
IK Assistant Coach: Doug Leavitt
JR. Boys Basketball
Denver Terry, Mike Hannon, Brant Harris,
Ashston Bekkering, Bradyn Mitchell, Dylan
Johnson, Kurtis Kerner, Isiah Bear, Granger
Leth, Cole Laeyton. Coach : Kendon
Bennett.
MYERS
SR. Girls Basketball
JR. Girls Basketball
Renae Saunders, Reagan Bailey, Katelyn
Rasmussen, Shantelle Bennett, Langley
Moser, Hannah Larsen, Katie Jensen, Lauren
Steed, Shaylyn Richard, Josie Jenesen.
Coaches: Megan Leusink, Doug Bailey
^8BE
Rachel Jensen, Jennna Nelson, Tiffany
Olsen, Genna Wright, Paige Wood, Millay
Johnson, Katessa Gross, Hayley Lepard,
Natalia Hoyt, Keegan Brantner. Coaches:
Kenney Wood, Brandon Bullock, Marty
Johnson.
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Gr. 9
Basketball
This year W.R. Myers and D.A. Ferguson
joined forces for our grade nine basketball
program.
Gr. 9 Boys Basketball
mikeSAWATZKY, brettANDRUS,
tylor.KORNELSON, ericLOEWEN,
rileyANDRUS, shawnHARRIS,
darrelCAMPBELL, nathanSCHNOOR,
lukeJENSEN, taylorSHIMBASHI,
jasonMELLEMA, malachyYOUNG
Coaches: ryanJENSEN, ianHARRIS
Gr. 9 Girls Basketball
alyssaNEUMAN, sophieSIMEK,
chaylaASTALOS, daniWRIGHT, alexaBULL,
makaylaCHAPPLE, kassidyMITCHELL,
keeshaBROWN, hayleyJONES, rachelPACK,
emilyHANIMOIM, anikaSTEED
Coach: elyseHNATIUK
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Abbey Allred
Ty Anderson
Nathanuel Andrews
Sydney Astalos
Ashton Bekkering
Allison Bernhardt
Hayley Brown
Thane Buckingham
Dylan Caldwell
Kynder Da Costa-Poole
Jason Daisley
Joel Dalton
Michael Dam
Graydon Day
Dylan Degen
Amie Doucette
Haley Drummond
Adele Dyck
Dalton Eiserman
Claudia Farries
Tierza Fehr
Taylor Forchuk
Maria Froese
Kelsey Garner
Chase Gedny
Joshua Groft
Allyson Hamilton
Josie Hammerstedt
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Quincy Hansen
Madison Hanson
Tavia Hayhurst
Josh Hickman
Tyler Hobelsberger
Lane Holzli
Brysen Horst
Gavin Hoskins
Natalie Hoyt
Dakota Huddlestun
Daylan Jensen
Kaylee Jensen
Rachael Jensen
Torri Jensen
Michael Johnson
Millay Johnson
Dylan Jones
Tamara Jones
Matthew Kerkhoff
Shai Kilborn
Michelle Koersen
Chayia Koncz
Jonathon Kromm-Putzi
Hannah Larsen
Clay Leismeister
Jayden Letkeman
Mackenzie Lewicki
Bailey Malinsky
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Tina Martens
Karlee Martin
Colten May
Broc Merkl
Keeley Miller
Amber Mitchell
Bradyn Mitchell
Isobel Morgan
Brandon Mountstephen
Brett Mountstephen
Jenna Nelson
Teagan Neudorf
Marie Neufeld
Pancho Neustaeter
Courtney Newby
Riley O'brien
Brendan Olson
Erin Pack
Jeannine Patrick
Zachary Payne
Justin Pearce-Jensen
Jett Pedersen
Wyatt Pedersen
David Peters
Nicole Peters
Patricia Peters
Kade Phillips
Tasha Picken
Tate Platt
Ethan Radke
Sabrina Reece
Rudy Reimer
Kianna Ressler
Brittany Rop
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Tyler Ruston
Janine Sakebow
Emma Sawchuk
Cody Sekura
Jaxon Shimbashi
Austin Simek
Darian Simmons
Brynn Skelly
Madison St. Peter
James Stevenson
Jaymie Stewart
Kenyon Stronski
Cole Swarbrick
Brendan Tams
Kami Tams
Schyler Tams
Kristina Thiessen
Janetta Thomas
Wiktoria Timofiejew
Derek Vandenberg
Jayden Vandersteen
Dominic Visser
Kyla Watt
Nicole Waugh
Ace Wenbourne
Keegan Wesley
Logan Wiebe
Henry Wolf
Genna Wright
Christian Young
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Jordan Yunick
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Its not the days in you r life
you'll remember, it's the
memories. - Author Unknown
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Over the
school year
our classes
have took us
on many
adventures.
From rock
climbing to
endless
band
concerts our
year was full
of fun!
Cole Avison
■■HEIL : FC: Foods with Pickerell IHHM
Isabelle Bennett
FC: Seminary
MEM: Playing Spoons in
stage band
SPOT: Seminary building
5YRS: Doing cool things with
cool people in cool places &
writing them down
DC: OPI naiul polish namer
TRAVEL: Everywhere the
sun sets - the better the
adventure, the better the
story
FATE: Regretting my yearbook
answers
FC: Forensics
MEM: Assemblies
Dillon Armstron
FC: Gym/Shop
SPOT: Shop room
TRAVEL: Australia
ano A on
SPOT: Cafeteria
5YRS: Married, nice house
same truck
DC: Mechanic for high end
car company like Porsche
Travel Europe
Fate: Lonely old man yelling
“get off my lawnl"
Brayden Bacho
Up
FC: Foods
MEM: When Cole screwed
gang
DC: Neurosurgeon
TRAVEL: Amsterdam
MEM: Math with Price
SPOT: None
5YRS: Having a stable job
and a house
DC: Play drums for a living
TRAVEL: Europe because Its
far away, new, and exciting
FATE: Move to Lethbridge
and live there for a while
FC: Art
MEM: Being an orphan in
Annie', Going to wales for
rugby
SPOT: Seminary building
TRAVEL: Europe
FATE: In Cuba muttering
Shakespeare under my breath
(Thanks Chomany)
<2
in foods
SPOT: My truck
5YRS: Chillin
DC: Hunter
TRAVEL: LAS VEGAS
FATE: Lose everything
gambling in Las Vegas
like Base
FC: Biology 30
MEM: That one day Carter's
pants got destroyed running
up the stairs
SPOT Cafeteria with lunch
Marcus Andrus
FC: Shop
FC: French
MEM: French exchange
program
SPOT: The cafeteria
DC: Race car driver
TRAVEL: Everyujhere
FATE: Living in a couch box
outside the Oilmens
FC: Gym
MEM: Getting stitches 15 min. ■
after Jake in shop
SPOT: Cafeteria (
TRAVEL: Italy, because of the
architecture |
Ta
FC: Shop
MEM: Singing 'Circus’ by
Britney Spears, dressed as
Britney Spears in math class
SPOT: Cafeteria
5YRS: Traveling the world
& eating food from every
country
DC: Journeyman
TRAVEL: France, the delicious
food
FATE: Become a successful
journeyman & have lots of
money
uier
an Brantner
ake Bullock
oc
FC: Gym with Bowes
MEM; LUinning basketball
provincials and beating
Raymond at rugby
SPOT: The gym
5 YRS: Graduating University
and still playing rugby at a
national level
DC: Gym teacher and coach
TRAVEL: Europe, wherever the
rugby world cup is hosted
FATE: Spending all my time
in a gym
Bethany Buffo
FC: Mechanics
I 5YRS; Having the job i want...
living in my own house with my I
friend
DC: Mechanic working on
TRAVEL: Switzerland to go
snowboarding
Fl
FC: Bio
MEM: Jamming to “Holla back
girl" on the bus at basketball
provincials in grade I I In
Fort McMurray
SPOT: Seminary building
5 YRS: I'm not a psychic, I cant
see into the future
DC: Ice cream taste tester
TRAVEL: The nearest burger
joint cuz I’m hungryll
FATE: Squished by a dinosaur.
They aren’t extinct, just hiding
Nikolas Bentson or
zthan Burke
FC: Foods
MEM: Band trip
SPOT: Library
5YRS: Taber
DC HMV
TRAVEL: United States &
do the Diners Drive-Ins and
Dives tour
FATE: Listening to John’s
stories for the next 70 years
FC Favorite class
MEM Favorite Myers
Memory
Spot Favorite hang out
spot
5YRS LUhere you see
yourself in 5 years
DC Dream Career
Travel if you could
travel anywhere in the
world; inhere
FATE Probable fate
(risten Bodnorok
Jessica Davis
TRAVEL: Vegas
FC: Social Studies
MEM: The day school got
canceled halfmay through
because of a blizzard
FC: Seminary
SPOT: Seminary building
DC: Telemarketer
FATE: Ski bum
FC: Defs art and shop
SPOT: Art room
5YRS: Not in Taber
DC: Owning my own wood
shop/art studio
MEM: Mrs. Chomany calling
me 'New kid' all year long
(2016)
SPOT: Seminary building
5YRS: Learning various
coding and programing skills
DC: A video game designer/
developer, animator
TRAVEL London, England - to
see the sights
FATE: Married raising a family
FC: Seminary
MEM: Rebel Classic + Annie
SPOT: Seminary Building
DC: Princess at Disneyland
TRAVEL: Bora Bora Cause it
looks like paradise
FC: Math
MEM: Any memory with Emily
SPOT: Anywhere with Emily
5YRS: Happily married with 52
kids and a pet penguin
DC: Junior assistant manager
of co-op
TRAVEL: Sparta
FATE: Death by spidermonkeys
FC: Gym class with Bowes
SPOT: My house
5YRS: LUorking
DC: LUeapon Smith
TRAVEL: Germany, because I
want to
FC: Social
MEM: Getting Slurpees in my
spare
SPOT: That table in the library
5YRS: Still in University
DC: Archaeologist
TRAVEL: Europe, because of
all the beautiful architecture
and history
FATE: in the distant future,
death
'^s^.
Karena Ellis Brandon Elm
FC Art
DC: Nursing
TRAVEL: Paris
it's so beautiful
Brandon Ferguson
I FC: Chern 5YRS: School
Brenden Friesen
FC: Gym
MEM: Everyday in science
14/24 with Bowes
SPOT: Art room
5YRS: Homeless
TRAVEL: Germany because
they love to party
FC: Gym
MEM: Graduating, or grade
10 math class
SPOT: Gym, or wherever
Bowes is
5YRS: Living in an apartment
in. Lethbridge
DC: Heavy duty mechanic
TRAVEL: Bora bora because
FC: English/Photography
MEM: “Steve Jobs was smart"
-Summer Sha
SPOT: That table in the
library
5YRS: Drowning in debt and
macaroni
DC: Clinical psychologist
TRAVEL: Ireland, because its
breathtaking
Daris Fabbri
Taisha Ferguson
FC: Biology
MEM: Ruling an island with
Emily
SPOT: The calculus room
5YRS: Cuba
DC: Restaurant reviewer
TRAVEL India, because of
their architecture
Helena Froese
in spare
SPOT: That table in the
library
5YRS: Somewhere on this
planet
DC: Firefighter
TRAVEL: Africa to see
elephants in their natural
habitat
FC Favorite class
MEM Favorite Myers
Memory
Spot Favorite hang out
spot
5YRS LUhere you see
yourself in 5 years
DC Dream Career
Travel if you could
travel anywhere in the
world; where
FATE Probable fate
FC: English
MEM: Carwash + Slurpees
FC: Social ujith Friesen
FC: Bio
MEM: New York 2015 with
Pickerell and Bowes
DC: Oncologist
FATE: Crazy dog lady
FC: English with Chomanyl
SPOT: Seminary with amberl
DC: Massage therapist
TRAVEL: Ireland
FC: iMot forensics
DC: Youth worker in a
correctional facility
FC: Social, bio, gym
MEM: Racing the teachers to
school on the highway
SPOT: Janitors closet
5YRS: Living in my parents
basement
DC: Famous actor
TRAVEL: Bangkok, it looks nice
FATE: Good question
FC: Foods
TRAVEL: Pakistan, because i
would like to experience the
culture
MEM: Everyday in school
SPOT: LUho hangs out at
Myers?
5YRS: LUorking, traveling
DC: Infantry for Canadian
Armed Forces
TRAVEL: Mongolia, or India
just to experience the culture
FATE: Hopefully old age
FC: Art
MEM:
SPOT: Moris's room
5YRS: Living in BC
TRAVEL: Bora-bora
FC: Bio 30
MEM: LUinning provincials as
a Rebel for basketball
SPOT: Art room
5YRS: LUorking, and maybe
married
DC: UJNBA player
TRAVEL: Bora-Bora - dream
destination
Trevor Graham
Nathan Hiebert
FC: Social
5YRS: Rich
FC Favorite class
MEM Favorite Myers
Memory
Spot Favorite hang out
spot
5YRS Where you see
yourself in 5 years
uC Dream Career
Travel if you could
travel anywhere in the
world; where
FATE Probable fate
Alexzan Holcek
FC: Bio and Drama
FATE: Crazy cat lady
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FC: Shop
SPOT: The cafeteria
idy Howells
FC: Mr.Friesen
irch
int a man
MEM: Last day of school
forever
SPOT: Didn't have one
5 YRS: Working at Western
Tractor
DC: Parts manager at
Kenworth
FATE: Laser in my eye and I'll
go blind
Amber Hig
■■■■■■ FC: Bio 30
MEM: LevDaddy getting his
legs waxed
SPOT: Seminary building
FATE: Never leave Topwand
5 YRS: Heavy duty mechanic,
or tuell on the way to
becoming one
DC: Heavy duty mechanic
and have my own shop
TRAVEL: Australia, my
ancestors are from there
Maran Jensen
FC: Seminary
MEM: Wales Rugby trip or
beating Raymond 29-12 in
Rugby
SPOT: Seminary building
5 YRS: Happy in life
DC: Professional world traveler
TRAVEL: New Zealand for the
rugby and the scenery
FATE: Muttering Shakespeare
in a Cuban prison
e*?’* '
indsay Langkopf
FC: Lunch
LePard euuis
TRAVEL Bora bora
FATE:
FC: Seminary
MEM: LUinning basketball prov.
SPOT: hardings office
5 YRS: Someones baby momma
TRAVEL: Bora Bora
MEM: Rugby trip to wales
SPOT: Seminary building
5 YRS:
FC: English and Art
MEM: Graduating
SPOT: Art room
5YRS: New York City
DC: LUorking for Kate Spade
TRAVEL: Paris, France or
Iceland
FC: Seminary
MEM: Annie and UJales Rugby Tour
SPOT: Seminary building
5YRS: Hopefully graduated
university and started a career as
a physical therapist
DC: Super Mom
TRAVEL: Italy, because i love the
language
FATE: According to Chomany, I'll be
reciting Shakespeare in a prison
someiuhere in Cuba (English class
inside joke)
FC: Stage band
MEM: Scoring the one
and only 3-pointer of my
basketball career
5YRS: No idea
DC: Astronaut
TRAVEL: Bora Bora because
it's super cooll
FATE: Jammin'
MEM: Bomb squad @taylor
4chuk
5YRS: UJith as many cars as
Robert
FATE: Give up and just marry
Kenady La
I FC: English and Seminary
MEM: Crazy fans
basketball gomes
\ SPOT: Seminary building
5 YRS: Hoppy and successful
^C^ J DC: Anything where I
^ can moke a difference in
| somebodies life
k A TRAVEL: Hawaii
■ ^'^: dtuGk in o Cuban prison
4 muttering Shakespeare to
k myself
Marissa Kerr
FC: Art urith Morris
MEM: When carter ran head first
H into the side of the school in Bio 30
SPOT: Whatever class i have to go
to day
’ 5YR5 working as a Registered
Nurse
P DC: To work for the Ellen Degeneres
shOUJ
’RAVFl Egypt, to s'udy the ancient
monuments and‘he legends
behind them
FATE Changing my mird a million
i times on what i want to be
Shaylee Kurt
FC: Drama and gym
MEM: Plying rugby
5YRS: Dorking in a daycare
DC: Horse trainer/rider
TRAVEL: Europe to see family,
and they have incredible
horses and competition
FC: English
MEM: Draining physics
concepts on Mrs. Carvers
board
SPOT: The coffee table
outside Luch’s room
5YRS. Still in school
DC: Lamyer
TRAVEL Australia
MEM: The goat incident
SPOT: Cafeteroa
5YRS: Living in the fishstick
ranch
DC: Exotic dancer with
brenden
TRAVEL Russia, just because
FATE: Liver failure
FC: Social, shop, and gym
MEM: Koss, Stacey Friesen
and Catlyn gooffin' around
SPOT: Library, cafeteria,
hallways
DC: Dorking with my dad,
and we'll see where the road
takes me
TRAVEL Hawaii or Vegas
cause they're cool
Alexandra Mitche
FC: Chemistry
SPOT: Table in the grade 12
halliuay
5YRS: Graduated from my program
at the U of L and hopefully taking
the last steps with my education
DC: Haven't figured that out yet.
I’m considering the medical field,
research lab work, or forensics. In
the end I just want to do something
I'm interested in
TRAVEL: Europe
FATE: LUho knows?
Sky ar Miyanaga
FC: Dance Class
MEM: Eating 8 doughnuts at ^.u
the school dance
SPOT: That table In the library
5YRS: Probably in a mirror ^
DC: Obstetric nursing ^
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fl Message from the Vice-Principal
SECOND-HAND EXPERIENCE
We would all agree that a fool does not learn from experience and would naturally conclude that he is a fool just because of that weakness. Most people know, too, that a shrewd person is one who makes good use of experience to improve his techniques. What we fail to realise, however, is that the really intelligent way is to learn from second-hand experiences.
Look at the grief you save yourself! Some examples are very obvious: I don’t have to fall out of a plane to learn that people get hurt that way; we do not need to kill a couple of babies before learning that a pretty little bottle of HCL is not a suitable toy to keep baby brother quiet and happy; nor is it necessary to have your nose bashed in through learning not to pick a quarrel with Joe Walcott.
But it is in the common every-day things, the small decisions you make at home, in school, and among your friends that you need wisdom or insight even to identify the need for intelligent action. This is because we have become slaves of habit, and of all that is familiar to our ways of doing things. We unconsciously accept the familiar as right although we may never have given a thought to its merits. What decisions do you make, or fail to make, about speaking truth, or being fair-minded? How do you co-operate with your parents about duties around home? How do you spend leisure time? Do you know what you are going to school for? Do you grouch about frustrations of your personal preferences or do you try to see the benefits intended? Have you a plan of achievement reaching ahead several years?
The foregoing may seem to suggest that young people ought to be serious, solemn, hard-working “Puritans”, but that judgment would be superficial indeed. The idea is that you discriminate between recreation and work, and give to each its full measure of your energy and ambition. Such is the stuff of intelligent behavior.
How is YOUR I.Q.?
Good Luck and a Happy Landing.
HORWARD COURT, Vice Principal.“DAWN” Pag? Three
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Wr fHaiciUy. Shr (^uent
This is Coronation Year! !
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary will be crowned Queen Elizabeth II on the
second day of June, 1953. Our twenty-seven year old Queen grew up in a
peaceful, homelike atmosphere, despite the fact that her father was the King
of England. From this home-life she gained an appreciation of the true meaning
of devotion. Under the guidance of her parents she learned to understand
people. Her travels within Commonwealth Nations have brought her closer
to her people and they appreciate more what she is doing for them.
Queen Elizabeth’s travels, her personal courage, high ideals and her
keen sense of duty will prove an inspiration by which the bonds between the
countries in the Commonwealth of Nations will be strengthened.
NOREEN MURPHY
Page Six TABER HIGH SCHOOL
The Premier's Message
I am most happy to have this opportunity to express good wishes from
myself and other members of the Government to the staff and students of
Taber High School.
The fact you have undertaken the task of compiling a Year Book as
representative of your school and class, is in itself a tribute to your enterprise
and ability. The Year Book will become a permanent record for the enlightenment
of future students and the enjoyment in years ahead by the present
student body and staff.
The publication of the Year Book points to another important attribute
of the student body behind it. This is the esprit de corps of the students
which finds its expression in just such a worthwhile endeavor. The work
associated with such a project will teach much in the way of teamwork, cooperation
and individual initiative so needed for success in later life.
The preservation of all these desirable attributes will go far toward
aiding each student to take a full part in good citizenship in our province
and our country.
My sincere congratulations to the teachers and students of your school.
HON. E. C. MANNING,
Premier of Alberta
“DAWN” Page Seven
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
As President of your Student Body, I congratulate you all
most hearily for a job well done. True, I heard some complaining,
but I assure you that this condition did not prevail among
those who pitched in and found out just what work was involved
in managing the student affairs.
The year book shows our achievements. It is the
efforts of a few put forth that the entire student body might store
up the highlights of this school term.
I wish the 1953 Graduates every success in their future
undertakings. To those who remain behind, I say, “When you
choose a Students’ Council next year, choose one you are willing
to support for the full ten months, and then proceed to show
them you can do just that.” Then you’ll have nothing to complain
about.
JERRY PALMER
President
School Parliament
Front Row: John MacDonald, Ken Muth, Marie Nelson, Marie Erickson, Louise Wills, Dick Snell, Ralph Sloane
Back Row: Jerry Palmer, Lewis Kidd, Larry Anderson, Altha Napper, Marilyn Miller, Sunao Tsuida
Page Eight TABER HIGH SCHOOL
Year Book Staff
Front Row: Jerry Palmer (Managing Ed.), Altha Napper (Managing Ed.), Miss MacLaine (Advisor), Vivian Than-aselos
(Literary Ed.), Norman Gibb (Sports Ed.)
Second Row: Marilyn Dumas, Ann Marie Frey, Roxy Johnston, Ruth Minamide, Noreen Murphy, Marion Williams,
Ella Mae Palmer, Beth Bennett, Audrey Corbett, Natalie Jones.
Third Row: Lewis Kidd, Norman LeBaron, Tokio Hori, Tom Mura, Daisy Maruyama, Dorothy Spate, Betty Wright,
Sheila Christensen, Grant Nelson, Gerry Snow, Terry Sloane, Audrey Odland, Robert Miller, Ralph Sloane
Editorial
We are proud that we have again been able to publish “The Dawn”
this year. To the students of Taber High School, we hope that this volume
will mean the record of another step on the road to success. To the graduates
who are leaving us this year, we know that in future years this year
book will bring back memories of the joys and sorrows, triumphs and disappointments
of high school days.
ALTHA NAPPER
"DAWN” Page Nine
The Staff
Front Row: Mr. R. McIntosh, Mr. M. Gushaty, Mr. H. B. Myers, Principal, Mr. H. H. Court, Vice-Principal, Mr. F. Semaka
Second Row: Miss I. D’Appolonia, Miss N. Harris, Miss G. Farmer, Mrs. B. Harris, Miss M. Burwash, Mrs. B. Simmons,
Miss S. MacLaine, Miss Underdahl
Third Row: Mr. M. Dynes, Mr. Wm. Macenko, Mr. H. Wiese, Mr. F. Peterson, Mr. F. Weiler, Mr. L. Barnard.
MR. BARNARD
Our capable Physical Education teacher.
Noted as an efficient basketball referee.
MISS BURWASH
French 3, English 1 and 2 were her subjects.
A friend to everyone. “Bon voyage.”
MISS FARMER
Specialist in Commercial field,
hand to those in need of help,
patience and understanding.
She lends a willing
Noted for her
MR. FISHER
Holds the fort in Room 13. Last fall he knocked a
home run and ran it all himself. “Don’t
ye hear dem bells?”
MR. COURT
Vice-Principal and an expert in psychology.
Also taught a Grade 9 Social Studies Class.
He was noted for his short-lived moustache.
MISS D’APPOLONIA
Taught Social Studies to Grade 9 and Latin, Literature
and Personal Growth in the High School. She
accompanied all of the school choruses in their
programs. A thank you.
MR. DYNES
He left the Shop to teach Science and Mathematics.
He throws a wicked rock.
MR. GUSHATY
Our Guidance Counsellor with a ready smile. He is
always ready to help us in choosing our vocations.
MR. PETERSON
What would the students have done without him as
our governor-general? His pastime was arguing
with his students. Noted for his jokes.
FRANK SEMAKA
One of the “Old Guard” at Taber High School.
Senior Maths and Sciences are his life. An ardent
outdoor type. His favorite saying was “Comes June. .”
Page Ten TABER HIGH SCHOOL
MRS. HARRIS
We have enjoyed your friendly spirit and co-operation.
MISS HARRIS
Miss Harris has spent long hours helping Home
Economics girls and boys. We appreciate her
lovely manner.
MR. MACENKO
His mastermind directed the Woodwork classes as
well as the night classes.
mr. McIntosh
The efficient Music teacher in our midst. He was
good natured and full of fun—was always ready
to help us in school functions.
MISS MacCLAINE
Director of the Yearbook. The girls’ basketball
team made good progress under her coaching.
MRS. SIMMONS
Our Scotch lassie, who taught French 2, Drama 1
and Grade 9B class. She always had a smile
for everyone.
MR. MYERS
Our principal. Besides his administrative duties, he
taught Mathematics, Agriculture and Drama 2.
His plays were always “tops”. “Be prepared’
was his motto.
MR. WEILER
Automotives is his life. He organized and led the
School Orchestra. Model aeroplanes were his hobby.
MR. WIESE
He did a tremendous job with his Art classes.
A good all-round sportsman, hurled three winning
games in teachers vs. students fastball series.
MISS LUTES
Returned the end of April after a year’s absence.
Welcome back.
MISS UNDERDAHL
Social Studies 1 and English 3. A conscientious
teacher. Spent endless hours for students’ welfare.
“Your homework isn’t done?”
CONGRATULATIONS
and
BEST WISHES
to the
STUDENTS and GRADUATES
of the
TABER HIGH SCHOOL
THE TOWN OF TABER
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Au revoir! Melancholy tinges this joyous occasion. Incidents of our schooldays, the lights and the shadows, flash through our minds in rapid review. It is with the deepest humility that we revere our parents and our teachers for their God-inspired love, guidance, wisdom, and patience. It is with eternal gratitude we cherish the freedoms that have given us the opportunity to partially fill our cups of knowledge.
With full hearts we leave our fellow students - - -
“Ships that pass in the night and speak to each other in passing, Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness;
So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another,
Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.”
Tonight marks the fulfillment of one dream - - - tomorrow, the beginning of another. May we meet its challenge with valor and the unswerving determination to dedicate our lives to the betterment of mankind, to the establishment of international brotherhood, to the building of world peace.
Whatever we may do, wherever we may be, may our light so shine - - -
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TABER HIGH SCHOOL
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DRUGS - PRESCRIPTIONS
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
LUEHR STUDIO
Children’s Photographs
Family Groups
Portraits
Weddings
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
COPYING - ENLARGING
CAMERAS - CHEMICALS
EQUIPMENT
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DON ALEXANDER
(Rudolph)
Ambition: To be an engineer.
Outcome: Water boy for the C.P.R.
Weakness: “Surely” you know.
Pet Peeve: Tight sweater girls.
GERRY SNOW
Ambition: To go to B.Y.U.
Pastime: Hauling hay with Terry
and Jerry.
Weakness: Shows and an usher.
Noted for: Inspecting elevators at
1 a.m.
DAVID DEGNER
(Silent Dave)
Favorite Saying: He hasn’t said
anything yet.
Seen Most: Walking to Perdue’s
with lunch.
Weakness: Women (he thinks we
don’t know it)
Pastime: Tying to be “one of the
boys”.
MARGARET FUJIMAGARI
(Marg)
Ambition: Social worker.
Outcome: Street cleaner.
Hobby: Oratorical contests.
Favorite saying: “Creeps.”
LEWIS KIDD
(Lou)
Ambition: To be a second Johnny
Ray.
Outcome: Double for Frankenstein.
Seen Most: Flirting with “all” the
girls.’
Favorite Saying: “I’m a lonely guy.”
DALE LEBARON
Ambition: To be a star basketball
player.
Outcome: Coach of the Globetrotters.
Favorite Saying: “Let’s have a
party.”
Noted for: No front teeth.
BETH BENNETT
Ambition: To marry an accordion
player.
Outcome: Accordian repair woman.
Seen Most: At Legion dances.
Weakness: An accordian.
AUDREY CORBETT
Ambition: To become a nurse.
Outcome: Marriage to a farmer.
Pastime: Not dancing.
Weakness: Boys named “Bill”.
JOAN FUKANAGA
Weakness: Day dreaming.
Ambition: To be a teacher.
Outcome: Housewife.
Noted for: Pulling faces.
SHARON JOHNSON
Ambition: To pass Trig.
Outcome: Teaching Mr. Semaka
Trig.
Seen Most: In the library.
Pet Peeve: Marilyn S. and Gary
N. in library.
ROSE KURINA
Pet Peeve: English.
Weakness: Pat.
Pastime: Tripping from kitchen to
Sewing Room.
Noted for: Over baked bread.
NORMAN LEBARON
(Nim)
Ambition: To be a school teacher.
Out come: Second Mr. Semaka -
Horrors!
Favorite Saying: You’re a good
dancer.
Noted for: Irony!
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DAISY MARUYAMA
(Dizzy)
Favorite Sayin: “Pass the feather'’
Seen Most: Hockey games.
Hobbies: Writing letters.
Outcome: Cleaning woman.
RUTH MINAMIDE
Favorite Saying: “I wonder what!”
Weakness: That everlasting
homework.
Pastime: Reading comic books.
Ambition: To marry the boss.
KYOKO MORIHIRA
Ambition: To be a school teacher.
Outcome: Chern. II teacher,
Taber, 1970.
Seen Most: Studying for “Bugs”.
Favorite Saying: “Oh, gad!”
TERUO OHNO
Seen Most: In bed.
Hobbies: Ping pong.
Ambition: To win a ping pong
game.
Outcome: Still trying in 1963.
ELLA MAE PALMER
Ambition: To be a gardener.
Outcome: A Gardner.
Noted for: Hitting amber lights.
Favorite Saying: Should a girl
marry at 18?
KEN PARKER
Pet Peeve: Steel clickers.
Weakness: Patty.
Ambition: Carry in three sticks of
wood.
Noted for: His new Toni wave.
JACK MARUYAMA
Weakness: Foul shots.
Favorite Saying: Come on Honey.
Ambition: Artist (cartoons)
Seen Most: At Cap’s Java.
(He is a last year’s graduand)
WILLIAM MOLNAR
(Bill)
Pet Peeve: Guys who flirt with his
gal.
Hobbies: Serial numbers on his
money.
Ambition: Commanding officer of
Air Cadets.
Outcome: Sweeping the floor.
MARY NAKAMURA
Favorite Saying: “I don’t know”
Weakness: Chocolate cake.
Ambition: To drive the car.
Outcome: The ditch
ARCHIE OHNO
Weakness: Washing up.
Ambition: Millionaire.
Outcome: Pauper.
Noted for: Sneaking looks at girls.
JERRY PALMER
(Our President)
Pastime: Shopping with Chris.
Hobby: Sewing and fancy work.
Noted for: No English homework
done.
ELIZABETH RETI
(Beth)
Ambition: To pass Chemistry 1.
Outcome: Dry cleaner.
Pet Peeve: Men.
Noted for: Asking questions.
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KAY STEVENS
Favorite Saying: “Get it?”
Hobbies: Men.
Pastime: Dyeing her hair (red)
Outcome: Getting married.
SHIRLEY THOMAS
Pet Peeve: Staying home Sat.
nights.
Weakness: Don’t you know?
Ambition: Spring a leak in kitchen
sink.
Outcome: Business for Taber
Plumbing.
LYDIA VAJDIK
Ambition: To marry a rich farmer.
Outcome: Farm labour.
Pastime: Dances at Readymade.
Noted for: Telling Lewis off.
VIVIAN THANASELOS
(Viv)
Ambition: To pass Algebra.
Outcome: Ten years at T.H S
Pet Peeve: Algebra.
Hobby: The yearbook???
ROBERT TUFTS
Hobbies: Collecting money.
Ambition: To have 15 sections of
dry land.
Outcome: Living on the Sahara
desert.
Noted for: Sneaking looks at
sweaters (girls’)
GORDON VALGARDSON
(Clem)
Seen Most: With the “Dukes”
Hobbies: Girls in hamlets, towns
and cities.
Weakness: Blondes.
Noted for: Getting out of going to
the board.
ERNIE KRESNYAK
Ambition: To be a radio script
writer.
Outcome: Educated bum.
Favorite Saying: I don’t know.
Weakness: Girls.
(He is a last year’s graduand)
BLAINE HARDING
(Noah)
Pastime: Sleeping.
Favorite Saying: I haven’t got it
done.
Ambition: To be an artist.
Outcome: Sign painter.
NOW AT GRADUATION TIME .. .
MAY WE CONTINUE TO SEE YOU AT THE MOVIES
"Your Entertainment Is Our Pleasure"
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The Graduands
The Graduation Dance
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CLASS PROPHECY
Parents and teachers, this is a joyous occasion for you, because by influencing, advising, suggesting, encouraging, rewarding, urging, coaxing, bribing, impelling, compelling, propelling, pushing, penalizing, warning, commanding, threatening, at last you have us at the brink of graduation. So please don’t listen to what I have to say. I don’t want to spoil your celebration by the sad words that I feel it my duty to speak to my fellow classmates.
Dear Grade Twelve students, who soon will be Grade Twelve students no more - remember our great plans for next year. We were going to get busy at once and clean up the mess that the adults had made of our world. Well, prepare yourselves for a shock - - -
“For I dipped into the future Far as human eye could see Saw a vision of the world . . .” And the tragedy to be.
So many of you have planned to make teaching your career, to set out with enthusiasm and to show the teachers how teaching should be done! Lewis Kidd was the most enthusiastic. He was going to teach by love and example. I heard him say “Ain’t this the swellest day ever you did see?”
Kiyoko Morahira’s Home Ec. class was going to pot. Her pupils, who had been Mr. Myer’s proteges, were willing to give her instruction. If you can’t the first time, try, try again. That must have been the reason Beth Reti taught on Sunday, too. For several months Norman LeBaron had been at a standstill. He was trying to demonstrate to the class the shortest distance between two points. The desk was in the way. Shirley Thomas, who had plans for being a teacher in one of the city schools, was out in Fox Valley. She was frantically hounding the post office for further instructions from Miss Underdahl on how to teach verbals. Mary Nakamura had taken employment at T.H.S. as private seamstress to sew up the acid riddled lab jackets. Although Don Alexander had planned to become the greatest petroleum engineer in history, he was back at Taber teaching Biology. Because he had acquired a more precise technical terminology, he had put Mr. Semaka out of a job. So, filling her ambition as social worker, Margaret Fujimigari was faced with the problem of finding a suitable place to store him.
Remember how several of you had the goal of cleaning the town up. Gordon Valgardson had such big ideas for designing an automatic street cleaner. There he was sweeping the sidewalk with a tooth brush and mumbling, “You know, a clean yard reflects a sound mind.” Both Blaine Harding and Jack Maruyama were putting their artistic ability to work. They were out at Taber junk yard; Blaine was arranging cans to make a castle and Jack was painting them.
Marriage was the ambition of others. Audrey Corbett’s dream of bright lights, music, dancing and a honeymoon in Paris had dissolved until it became a line of diapers and a batch of dirty dishes. Her rich husband must have been caught by Ruth Mini- mide, for evading his income tax. Ella Mae Palmer’s husband was in the hospital with an injury to his head. She was going to have peace and tranquility in her home. For years Lydia Vajdik had been an assistant to the “Mad Chemist”, but for fear of the illness becoming contagious she married him. Gerry Snow was going to go across the line to find a husband who could help her discover a new type of dance. She thought the line was a fence and was still trying to climb over it.
Through service, both to country and friend, many of you thought success would come. Beth Bennett and Daisy Maruyama, being the only nurses in Taber Hospital, were kept busy. When Ernie Kres- nyak was brought in, suffering from a bee sting, the other nurses left. Ernie had been to Africa obtaining material for his new book, “How to Improve Warfare by Adopting Jungle Methods” (used by the ants, of course). Rosie Kurina and Joan Fukanagi were also patients in the hospital. Rosie had been a telephone operator until she began to hear bells. Joan, while studying to be a diet’tian, had come down with a severe case of malnutrition.
Jobs of trust, jobs of skill, government jobs, some of you said. Bill Molnar, the detective, was hunting for fleas on Dusty’s back. Kay Steven’s ambition to become the Prime Minister’s secretary only got as far as washing his windows and scrubbing his
The business field! For some, this career was fulfillment of a desire; to others, the last resort. Archie Ohno and Teru Ohno had set up an undertaking business. They liked to work with people who couldn’t t