603 research outputs found
Gender differences in healthy life years within the EU: an exploration of the "health-survival" paradox.
No full textvan Oyen H, Nuselder W, Jagger C, Kolip P, Cambois E, Robine JM. Gender differences in healthy life years within the EU: an exploration of the "health-survival" paradox. International Journal of Public Health. 2013;58(1):143-155
The Meckel-Gruber syndrome protein TMEM67 controls basal body positioning and epithelial branching morphogenesis in mice via the non-canonical Wnt pathway.
No full textCiliopathies are a group of developmental disorders that manifest with multi-organ anomalies. Mutations in TMEM67 (MKS3) cause a range of human ciliopathies, including Meckel-Gruber and Joubert syndromes. In this study we describe multi-organ developmental abnormalities in the Tmem67(tm1Dgen/H1) knockout mouse that closely resemble those seen in Wnt5a and Ror2 knockout mice. These include pulmonary hypoplasia, ventricular septal defects, shortening of the body longitudinal axis, limb abnormalities, and cochlear hair cell stereociliary bundle orientation and basal body/kinocilium positioning defects. The basal body/kinocilium complex was often uncoupled from the hair bundle, suggesting aberrant basal body migration, although planar cell polarity and apical planar asymmetry in the organ of Corti were normal. TMEM67 (meckelin) is essential for phosphorylation of the non-canonical Wnt receptor ROR2 (receptor-tyrosine-kinase-like orphan receptor 2) upon stimulation with Wnt5a-conditioned medium. ROR2 also colocalises and interacts with TMEM67 at the ciliary transition zone. Additionally, the extracellular N-terminal domain of TMEM67 preferentially binds to Wnt5a in an in vitro binding assay. Cultured lungs of Tmem67 mutant mice failed to respond to stimulation of epithelial branching morphogenesis by Wnt5a. Wnt5a also inhibited both the Shh and canonical Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathways in wild-type embryonic lung. Pulmonary hypoplasia phenotypes, including loss of correct epithelial branching morphogenesis and cell polarity, were rescued by stimulating the non-canonical Wnt pathway downstream of the Wnt5a-TMEM67-ROR2 axis by activating RhoA. We propose that TMEM67 is a receptor that has a main role in non-canonical Wnt signalling, mediated by Wnt5a and ROR2, and normally represses Shh signalling. Downstream therapeutic targeting of the Wnt5a-TMEM67-ROR2 axis might, therefore, reduce or prevent pulmonary hypoplasia in ciliopathies and other congenital conditions
John Lennon: a man and artist unfulfiilled?
No full textNiniejszy esej jest próbą syntetycznego, poniekąd psychoanalitycznego, ujęcia biografii Johna Lennona, zarówno jako ewidentnie zagubionego geniuszamuzyki popularnej, jak i ofiary chłopięcego kompleksu zaniedbania przez uwielbianą matkę – później wysublimowanego w kompleks kobiecej dominacjii przeniesionego na Yoko Ono, jego drugą żonę i awangardową „muzę.” W rezultacie ich związek, w znacznym stopniu wyidealizowany przez media, zostałukazany w kontekście relacji Lennona z innymi kobietami (na przykład z ciotką Mimi), sprzecznych cech jego osobowości oraz ewolucji światopoglądowej i artystycznej, która doprowadziła najpierw do dramatycznego rozdarcia między popowym supergwiazdorstwem a awangardowym artystostwem, ostatecznie zaś – do faktycznej niemocy twórczej w ciągu ostatnich pięciu lat życia. Perspektywę komparatystyczną dla tych rozważań wyznaczać będą biografie Elvisa Presleya i Micka Jaggera.In this essay, the author attempts at a synthetic insight into the biography of John Lennon, both as a confused genius of popular music and a victim ofthe childhood complex of motherly neglect: later transformed into the one of female domination and transferred onto Yoko Ono, his second wife andavant-garde “muse.” Consequently, their marriage, largely idealized by media, is shown here in the context of Lennon’s relations with other women (mainly his mother and aunt Mimi), his contradictory psychological traits and artistic/ideological evolution that resulted in being torn between pop superstardom, avant-garde artistry and, in last five years, virtual creative impotence. The stages of his mature life/solo career are identfied as successive, logical cases of disenchantment: of personal, artistic, or even cognitive nature. The comparative context for this analysis is provided by the references to the biographies of Elvis Presley and Mick Jagger
Compartmentalized and signal-selective gap junctional coupling in the hearing cochlea
No full textGap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) plays a major role in cochlear function. Recent evidence suggests that connexin 26 (Cx26) and Cx30 are the major constituent proteins of cochlear gap junction channels, possibly in a unique heteromeric configuration. We investigated the functional and structural properties of native cochlear gap junctions in rats, from birth to the onset of hearing [ postnatal day 12 (P12)]. Confocal immunofluorescence revealed increasing Cx26 and Cx30 expression from P0 to P12. Functional GJIC was assessed by coinjection of Lucifer yellow (LY) and Neurobiotin (NBN) during whole-cell recordings in cochlear slices. At P0, there was restricted dye transfer between supporting cells around outer hair cells. Transfer was more extensive between supporting cells around inner hair cells. At P8, there was extensive transfer of both dyes between all supporting cell types. By P12, LY no longer transferred between the supporting cells immediately adjacent to hair cells but still transferred between more peripheral cells. NBN transferred freely, but it did not transfer between inner and outer pillar cells. Freeze fracture further demonstrated decreasing GJIC between inner and outer pillar cells around the onset of hearing. These data are supportive of the appearance of signal-selective gap junctions around the onset of hearing, with specific properties required to support auditory function. Furthermore, they suggest that separate medial and lateral buffering compartments exist in the hearing cochlea, which are individually dedicated to the homeostasis of inner hair cells and outer hair cells
It’s all in the Game: A 3D Learning Model for Business Ethics
No full textHow can we improve business ethics education for the twenty first century? This study evaluates the effectiveness of a visual case exercise in the form of a 3D immersive game given to undergraduate students at two UK Universities as part of a mandatory business ethics module. We propose that due to evolving learning styles, the immersive nature of interactive games lends itself as a vehicle to make the learning of ethics more ‘concrete’ and ‘personal’ and therefore more engaging. To achieve this, we designed and built an immersive 3D simulation game in the style of a visual case. The effectiveness of the game was evaluated using a mixed methods approach measuring recognised and adapted constructs from the technology acceptance model. Results demonstrate that students found the game beneficial to their learning of ethics with the development of knowledge and skills applicable to the real world and that they engaged with the process due to game elements. Findings demonstrate the potential for the development of simulated games to teach ethics at all levels and modes of delivery and the contribution of this type of visual case model as a pedagogic method
Opportunities and challenges for personal heat exposure research
No full textabstract: Background:
Environmental heat exposure is a public health concern. The impacts of environmental heat on mortality and morbidity at the population scale are well documented, but little is known about specific exposures that individuals experience.
Objectives:
The first objective of this work was to catalyze discussion of the role of personal heat exposure information in research and risk assessment. The second objective was to provide guidance regarding the operationalization of personal heat exposure research methods.
Discussion:
We define personal heat exposure as realized contact between a person and an indoor or outdoor environment that poses a risk of increases in body core temperature and/or perceived discomfort. Personal heat exposure can be measured directly with wearable monitors or estimated indirectly through the combination of time–activity and meteorological data sets. Complementary information to understand individual-scale drivers of behavior, susceptibility, and health and comfort outcomes can be collected from additional monitors, surveys, interviews, ethnographic approaches, and additional social and health data sets. Personal exposure research can help reveal the extent of exposure misclassification that occurs when individual exposure to heat is estimated using ambient temperature measured at fixed sites and can provide insights for epidemiological risk assessment concerning extreme heat.
Conclusions:
Personal heat exposure research provides more valid and precise insights into how often people encounter heat conditions and when, where, to whom, and why these encounters occur. Published literature on personal heat exposure is limited to date, but existing studies point to opportunities to inform public health practice regarding extreme heat, particularly where fine-scale precision is needed to reduce health consequences of heat exposure.Corresponding Author:
David Hondula
Arizona State University
[email protected]
Burnout among public health workers during the COVID-19 response: Results from a follow-up survey
No full textCopyright: © 2024 Scales et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Data Availability: Data, codebook, and the survey have been uploaded into the DesignSafe data repository (PRJ-4545). The project is currently being published, and the following citation is being processed by DesignSafe to go live: Scales, S., K. Kintziger, K. Stone, M. Jagger, J. Horney. (2024) "Public Health Workforce COVID-19 Burnout." DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-y5jp-ff88 We will update if there are any changes to the project file DOI.The public health workforce began the response to the COVID-19 pandemic with a critical workforce deficit, losing 20% of staff between 2018 and 2019. This study assesses changes in burnout among a cohort of 80 public health workers in the U.S. who completed multiple assessments during the ongoing COVID-19 response via Qualtrics. Self-reported burnout was assessed using a 5-point, validated, non-proprietary single-item measure. A binary burnout variable (1,2 = No; 3,4,5 = Yes) was created based on responses. Burnout direction (e.g., decreased, same, increased) was derived from changes in five-level work-related burnout scores. Factors indicating work-related exhaustion was higher among individuals reporting burnout in the follow-up survey compared to those without burnout. Baseline burnout, hours worked per week, and sleep quality were significant predictors of burnout at follow-up. A higher proportion of respondents reported burnout at follow-up than at the baseline survey. The ubiquitous nature of burnout among public health workers is a threat to the wellbeing of individuals in the workforce and the population’s health at large. Investments in expanding and supporting the public health workforce are needed.Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist
Jagger, Barthes, Young and Goethe : forgery of darkness
No full textThe author, coming from historical reflection about colours in arts and science, tries to deconstruct Rolling Stones’ Paint It Black in order to pursue further studies on semantics of the terms ‘darkness’ and ‘black’. Etymological and historical studies on evolution of the European and Asian languages bring surprising conclusions about origins and meaning of the mentioned terms. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of Young’s Night Thoughts, Dante’s Divine Comedy and purposeful paraphrase of Barthes’ Mythologies give context data required in conclusion and final reinterpretation of the myth of darkness in the lyrics of Rolling Stones’ song
The role of trees for sustainable management of less-favored lands: the case of eucalyptus in Ethiopia
No full textIn recent years the planting of eucalyptus trees in Ethiopia has expanded from State owned plantations to community woodlots and household compounds. In an environment suffering from severe woody biomass shortages water scarcity, erosion and land degradation, fast growing and resilient eucalyptus species perform better than most indigenous woodland and forest tree species (as well as most crops). In addition to increasing biomass and providing ground cover, the sale of eucalyptus poles and products has substantial potential to raise farm incomes, reduce poverty, increase food security and diversify smallholder-farming systems in less-favored areas of northern Ethiopia. Despite the potential for eucalyptus to improve rural livelihoods in northern Ethiopia in 1997, the regional government of Tigray imposed a ban on eucalyptus tree planting on farmlands. The regional government promotes planting of eucalyptus and other species in community woodlots, and has recently begun to allow private planting of eucalyptus on community wasteland and steep hillsides. In this paper, we review the debate about the ecological impacts of eucalyptus trees, as well as the economic factors that influence whether smallholders invest in these trees. Ex ante benefit-cost analysis based on community level survey data from Tigray illustrates that under most conditions planting eucalyptus trees yields high rates of return, well above 20% under most circumstances. The effect of variable harvest rates, the costs of decreased crop production when eucalyptus trees are planted on farmlands, and differences between administrative zones are considered relative to our base case in our rate of return estimates. The importance of fast growing tree species that can accommodate the high discount rates associated with smallholders in this region is emphasized.Tree planting., Ecology., Ethiopia., Land degradation.,
W. R. Myers High School 2012
No full textThe annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 2011-2012)pdf> ^t«|
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Tom Anderson
Eric Barbour
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FUTURE: Entering the workforce to
prepare for my mission.
Cade Arnold
Nick: Cadertaught
TYMM: Not english class
F.S:" I love kandi"
Kayla Avison
MMM:Getting stuck in the middle of
nowhere with Mackenzie.
TYMM.Seeing everyone.
Courtney Badura
Nick: Badura
MMM:NRHA Futurity
TYMM:Me and Allred chillin.
F.SMhm
Danielle Berube
MMM:Zipped in a suitcase on the band
trip.
TYMM:AII my friends
KC Brantner
F.S:Watch It!
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are in the room.
Everything.
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everyday.
F.S:Sweet story Bro
everyone at Sarahs.
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Angelique Christakos
Nick: Angie, Takos,
MMM:Any time my friends
TYMM:Fnends,Chomney,
Cassandra Collett
Nick: Cassie, Cass
MMM:Going to Europe
TYMM:Seeing all my friends
Nick: Nickname ~ MMM: Most memorable moment ~ TYMM: Things you will miss the most ~ FS: Favorite saying
Amanda Dalton
Future: Working towards a
career in cosmeotology
Torri Ellis
Nick: Tor
MMM:when Cade crashes his
moms van.
TYMM:Not one thing!
Abby Epp
Nick: Abbster
MMM:Photoshoots
TYMMChomany!
F.SWell this is awkward
Mimi Farrage
Nick: Mims, Mimzy, Remie
MMM:Being evacuated from
Lebanon in 2006
TYMM:Seeing everyone in
the library and talking to
eachother.
Alicia Feltrin
Nick: Ali
TYMM:Not seeing all my friends in
one day,everyday
F.S:Oh, life could be a dream.
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Jordynn Fitch
Nick: Fitch
TYMM:The people.
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Denim Francis
Nick: Curly Joe
F.S:"True story bro"
Morgan Goehr
Nick: Morgo
MMMPlaying basketballin Bio
TYMM:Social with Cathy and
my pad.
Jeniffer Groft
Future: Entering the UofL to
study Sociology and pursue
a career in Social work.
Nick: Nickname ~ MMM: Most memorable moment ~ TYMM: Things you will miss the most ~ FS: Favorite saying
Tayler Hansen
Nick: Tay
MMM:One particular gym class with
Mr.Pallet.
TYMM:Seeing my friends
everyday
F.S:"Shut the front door"
Emily Harris
MMM:Being fed fries while driving
so it's not distracted driving
TYMM:Being able to see
everyone.
F.S:Do it!
Branden Heezen
Nick: Heezen
MMM:AII good times with friends
TYMM:Sleeping in class
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Kyle Hewitt
Nick: Boo Boo, Tommy boy
TYMM:Carver, Bowes, Richert
F.S:"HI Conner"
Jay Hitchcock
Future: Attending the UofL
in the pre-dental program.
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Catherine Ho
Nick: Cathy
MMM:Ditching our last class
with Chomany ever to go play
Dodgeball.
F.S:Hahaha!
Brittany Hoyt
Nick: Burt
MMM:Going to provincials for
basketball.
TYMM:My friends and sports
F.S:Legit
Kayla Jackson
Nick: Preggers
MMM:Art class
TYMM:Being able to be a
kid before entering the
"real world"
F.SYou're a tool
Chad Jensen
Nick: Rad
MMM:Barnwell School
F.S:Absolutly not
Cassidy Johnson
MMM:Seing Luch act out being
pregnant
TYMM:Sleeping in spare
F.S:"I will cut you..."
Nick: Nickname ~ MMM: Most memorable moment ~ TYMM: Things you will miss the most ~ FS: Favorite saying
Sarahanne Jozsa
Nick:Sar
MMM:When Tyris was hit with a
basketball in Bio.
TYMM: Popcorn cake at the
caf, Kendra er' day.
F.S:Stupid not to. .
Jakson Kehler
Future: Attending Mount
Royal in the Theater
Program and working
towards being an actor
Tyris Kilborn
Future: Working in
preparation for postsecondary
studies.
Samantha Kondor
MMM:Shooting the sock cannon at
Luch.
TYMM:French class!
Judy Krahn
Future: Will be attending
Capernwray Bible College
in England.
Mackenzie
Nick: 1 -Mack
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Kevin Krahn
Future: Entering the
workforce in preparation for
education in Criminal
Justice.
Jenna Krushelnicki
Future: Attending the
Lethbridge College in their
MMM:Partys
Steph Martens
MMM:Making it to basketball
TYMM:Playing 3 sports a
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Dylan Maxwell
Nick: Big D or D
TYMM:AII my friends and
Nick: Nickname ~ MMM: Most memorable moment ~ TYMM: Things you will miss the most ~ FS: Favorite saying
Jennae Mertins
Nick: NAE<3
MMM:Getting my arm stuck in my
steering wheel hehe
TYMM:Paige and Kenzy <3
F.S:"You fresh"
Cody Miller
Nick: Hollywood
MMM:When me and Ty buried my
truck during school and
Reams and Staff to pull me
TYMM:Slacking off and
sleeping in
Kimberley Moline
Future: Entering the
workforce.
Rachel Nielsen
Nick: Che
TYMM:Everything but the
homework.
MMM:AII of Chern 30
F.S:"there it is."
Kaden Odland
Future: Will be working
towards a career in
Engineering.
Jett Patrick
Scott Perini
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Kelly Odonnell
Future: Will be attending
Olds College in their Land
Administration Program.
Future: Entering the
Jagger Pease
MMM:Tellling Mrs.Carver i
broke my legs and then
coming to class the next day
TYMM:Shop class
Future: Attending the UofL
in the Pre-Dental program..
Tyler Platt
Nick:Tyler
MMM.Probs Barnwell School
TYMM:Ms.Richert
Melissa Pyrch
Future: Attending McGill
University in the Bio-
Medical Science program;
working towards becoming
a pediatrician.
Kennedy Renner
Nick: Kenner
MMMJust about crashing on a
back road with Dee and Lindee
TYMM:Kenzy and Paige
FS:Come at me bro
Taryn Rombough
MMM:Making show with Mrs.Emek
TYMM:Chomany and Luch.
F.SCool story, bro!
Nicole Ross
Nick: Nikolae
MMM:Europe with Brandon and
Cassandra.
TYMM:Seeing everyone and
doing something everyday.
F.S:1 Fricken Love you.
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Meygan Saruwatari
Nick: Meg
MMM:Hanging out with
TYMM:Seeing all my close
Alyssa Schmitz
MMM:Slip n sliding on the
equipment room floor at
Kris Sedgwick
Future: Moving to Hinton
in pursuit of my Welding
Nick: Nickname ~ MMM: Most memorable moment ~ TYMM: Things you will miss the most ~ FS: Favorite saying
Brycen Spate
Future: Working towards
completing my Mechanics
Apprenticeship.
Ashley Timm
Future: Taking some time
to work and travel.
Cole Stacey
Nick: Stacey
TYMM: Friends
Kira Steed
Nick: Fox,Ginger
MMM:Passing out in Bio 20, Girlitz
and his speeding.
TYMM:Spares and my friends
FS:" I need to go on a
diet...tomorrow."
Mikayla
Nick: Mickey, Mik
MMM:Making up goofy dances
in the hallway.
TYMM:1 will miss the friends
and great memories.
F.S:-K, really.
education.
Amanda Williamson
TYMM:AII the time with
friends
schoo
TYMM: Friends
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moments.
TYMM:Lunch
Daniel Waeckerlin
Future: Will be working
Cole Waldner Cara Werner
Nick: Waldner,Waldo,Straight Future: Working in
line,Warpster preparation to attend SAIT
MMM:The time the dog came in in the Diagnostic Medical
Sonography program.
TYMM:Snapping necks
and cashing checks
len Westerh
MM:Hanging out with Friends
Nick:Nelly,Nellmo
F.S: Cat got your tongue
Nick: Nickname ~ MMM: Most memorable moment ~ TYMM: Things you will miss the most ~ FS: Favorite saying
GRAD 20*12
NLY JUST BEGUN!
lass of 2012: Taryn Rombough MMMHM
Good morning family, friends, teachers, and fellow graduates of 2012. I am incredibly honoured to have the
opportunity to speak on behalf of my classmates. Today, we unite for one of the final times, to celebrate our
experiences, part with our past, and encourage each other to go out and face the world with
bravery.Graduation is turning the last page of a novel, and delving into the sequel with anticipation. It is hopes
and goals and dreams, which have been formed from experiences of the past. Up until this point, our stories
have bared countless similarities. We have all experienced the frustration of attempting to learn long division,
struggled with the pronunciation of big words, he fear of cooties, and the heartache of being in first grade,
when you’re convinced that the cute fifth grader who pushed you on the tire swing at recess is your soulmate.
We have experienced loss together, and middle-school drama that once felt like the end of the world. We
have faced
disappointment, and we have stood together as each of us attempted to figure out who we were and who we
are meant to be. Together we have also experienced joy, and the satisfaction that accompanies getting an A
on an exam. We all know the type of laughter that ties your stomach into knots and steals the breath right out
of your lungs. We have grown into young women and men, and written our stories, together. It is here, today,
where we part ways, and begin work on our own novels, the rest of our lives promising to be the product of the
decisions we have already made, our accomplishments, our desires, and the choices we will continue to make
inthe future.
At this point, I would like to extend thanks to our parents. As children, we begged you to check for monsters
beneath our beds, and kiss our bumps and bruises better. When we fell from our bikes, you applied bandages
with loving hands, and set us back on our feet, convincing us to try again, and always refusing to put the
training wheels back on, because you had faith that we could do it. From the very start, you have made it your
goal to prepare us for the inevitable future. You have taught us valuable life lessons, and encouraged us in
our endeavours, never failing to show pride in our accomplishments. Although we might not always admit it,
we are incredibly thankful that we had you to depend on, while growing up.
I would also like to thank the many teachers who have devoted their time to teaching us everything we need to
know, in order to face the world and succeed. You have become so much more than educators; you have
become role models, and more importantly, you have become friends. Some of the best memories we hold as
students were created within the confines of your classrooms. I, for one, will never forget a single biology
lesson, thanks to Luch's inventive teaching techniques, and I will always remember the simple act of reading
Shakespeare aloud, Chomany whispering in the background, encouraging us to read with more
expression,adding ghost sounds, and flickering lights to set the atmosphere.
Escaping the limitations of high school to chase our dreams, wherever they may take us, brings the promise of
new friends, new experiences, and numerous opportunities, which we will all be eager to take. However, as
we move forward in our lives, we must always remember the people and experiences that helped shape and
define us. We must remember the friends that laughed with us, cried with us, and stood with us while we
experienced the best days of our lives. We will continue to learn, outside the walls of W.R. Myers, however,
what we learn is not nearly as important as who we learn it with. The purpose of life is not to discover all the
secrets of the universe; it is to find happiness, and happiness is simply unachievable, unless you are
surrounded by good friends, and a supportive family.
Our future is quickly approaching, and many of us are still uncertain of our
destination. We cannot predict where we will end up ten years down the road,
but we can move forward with the knowledge that we are all capable of great
things. Some us will fall in love, build families, while others will escape into the
work force and pour their knowledge into a career that will drive the economy,
and perhaps, some will even go on to change the world. We are all capable. If
there ever comes a moment when you begin to doubt your abilities, look back
on your past experiences, and remember your accomplishments. We have
already made it so far, and our lives have just barely begun. Be courageous,
and imaginative. Continue making mistakes, as long as you continue to learn
fromthem, and, in the words of Confucius, “wherever you go, go with all your
heart.”
Thank you.
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LEADERSHIP
Rhys Bennett & Katrina Miyanaga
CITIZENSHIP & SERVICE
Antonia Comanda & Kyle Hewitt
CREATIVE ARTS
Courtney Florchinger & Kyla Goett
VALEDICTORIAN
Taryn Rombough
ATHLETIC AWARD
Brittany Hoyt & Trevor Marsden
PRINCIPAL'S AWARD
Danny Waeckerlin
ACADEMIC AWARD
Steph Martens & Melissa Pyrch
CREATIVE AWARDS
Alex Harding & Emmitt Campbell
Kyla Goett
Dexter Gross
Robbi-Lee Kerner
Taylor Stafford
Bianca Gansner
Morgan Astalos
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and move forward as a whole. We have been together through loss,
hardship and realities that are catastrophic to the teenage psyche. But
through these hard times each and every student’s character and
ability to cope with difficult circumstances has developed and helped
us grow into the strong individuals that we are as we leave this school.
Myers is full of dynamic personalities that are each unique but share
similarities that are connected through our high school experiences.
Although we have faced difficulty together we have also known our
fair share of good times; from classroom laughs to sporting triumphs
to the friendships that we have built that will last a lifetime. Myers has
i been a crucial part of our upbringing and has grown each student into
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Back Row: Ian Sharp (coach),Royce Wright, Ethan Robbins, Ashley Epp,
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Front Row: Brooke Capner, Janel Huisman, Mateya Gillespie, Jennifer Tan,
Jordyn Klok, Sonja Waeckerlin
Back Row: Rob Fisher (coach), Ashley Olsen, Erica Dam, Erin Tams, Kelsie
Wood, Kelly Hansen, Kyla Pereni, Krista Richert (coach)
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Brandon Armstrong, Emily Burke, Emmitt Campbell, Mataya Gillespie, Josh Vanspronson,
Adam Shelstad, Lucas Scribner, Dylan McMurdo, Shayne Tyo, Nicole Shelstad,
Duncan Campbell (coach)
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Royce Wright, Cole Nakamura, Raymond Ho, Ben Noble, Jordan Florchinger, Jen Tan,
Ashley Olsen, Sonja Waeckerlin, Conner Layton, Colton Rop, Tanner Vandersteen, Robert
Brewin, Justin Tams, Nathan Bennett, Jeff MacDonald, Craig James, Andrew Harding
Grade 9 Girls: Chelsea Hubble, Caroline Steinborn, Rebecca
Bernhardt, Nicole Gurney, Harlee Neudorf, Michelle Gilmore, Taylor
Moser, Adrianne Harris, Megan Jansen, Alyssa Weinkauf
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Jesse Thurston, Nathan Bennett, Lynden Fajnor, Tristan Wolfe,
Jeremy Steed, Hunter Andrus, Daxon Matthews, Stefan Hughes
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Ali Lamb, Becki Doell, Brittnay Hoyt, Emily Bradbury, Emily Harris, Gabby Bertoia,
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