Grantham High School - Olympian Yearbook (St Catharines, Ontario Canada)

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T ' V% ' Students ' Council It is with pleasure that I respond to the request of the Editor to add a few words to this year ' s Olympian. The Students ' Council has served Grantham faithfully again this year as it has in the past. The Council saw the challenge before it in September, and has responded to this challenge with the constant help of the executive, Brian, Jim, Pat, and Judy. To the members of the 1964-55 Students ' Council, I extend my sincere appreciation and ad- miration for their efforts to bring even further distinction to the name of Grantham and its students. For the guidance and patient endeavours of Mr. Bell and Mr. Griffith, the Council will be forever grateful. I heartily urge all students to take up their responsibilities in the direction and control of our numerous clubs and organizations, for only through such participation will each student leave Grantham with a well-rounded high school education. To the members of the graduating class, I extend my most earnest hope that your happiness and success will continue in the years to come, whether your next step is further study or the start of a chosen career. A challenge and increased responsibility will soon confront you, and I hope you will face this new world with the fervour and resolution which has brought you to the threshold of further achievements. 1 can not fully express my sincere appreciatiin for the opportunity of serving as Students ' Council President this past year. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The people I have met, worked with, and come to admire, will never be forgotten. It has been an honour to serve in the interest of Grantham students. Yours sincerely. Douglas Chapman n r r? J .gkl FRONT ROW: Linda Wood, Elaine Klassen, Judy Brewster, Treasurer; Brian Donnelly, Vice-President; Doug Chapman, President; Jim Bradley, Past President; Lyse Des Rosiers, Julie Cwiertniewski, Debbie Jane. MIDDLE ROW: Mr. Bell, Marsha Lever, Liz MacDonald, Sandra Nourse, Brenda Bishop, Joan Brun- ansky. Barb Bogar, Jan Kuby, Barb Taverner, Kathleen Strong, Wanda Klassen. BACK ROW: Don Rode, Ted De Young, Jo Ricci, Jim Lee, Pat Beard, Stewart Procter, Al Smith, Lambert Westera, Roy Bonazza. ABSENT: Barb Szymaszek.

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Our Principal Speaks The best measure of our success in life, said H.G. Wells, is the ratio of our accomplishments to our capabili- ties. Abraham Lincoln put it this way: I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have. From our study of American history we know that Lincoln did just that. He was a man of noble character who had the moral courage to meet his obligations to himself and to society. He had a purpose in life, and he did not falter in his efforts to accomplish that purpose. To build character required courage and endurance. Those who enjoy the view from the top of a mountain do not whimper about the scratches they suffered on the way up. Persons of character are heartily in earnest. They have the tendency to persevere in spite of hindrances, discouragements, and impossibilities. They have a zest in living. They have the energy to do things. They are able to write in their diary day after day, as Columbus wrote in the log of his first voyage across the uncharted Atlantic, This day we sailed on. It is my sincere wish that all of you at Grantham High will endeavour to lead full, purposeful lives. I hope that, as you acquire your education, you will strive to develop fully those talents which have been entrusted to you. I hope that you will develop those qualities of mind that will enable you to discern the good from the bad; to choose the right from the wrong. I hope that you will all come to realize that you have a role in human destiny, and that it is your sacred duty to endeavour to carry out that role to the best of your ability. The late King George VI. during the dark days of World War U, stirred the courage of the world with the following words of Louise Haskins, I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: Give me a light that 1 may tread safely into the unknown. And he re- plied: Go out into the darkness and put thine hand into the hand of God. That shall be to thee better than light and safer than a known way. I congratulate the Olympian Staff under the capable leadership of the Editor-in-Chief, Martha Minaker, and the devoted Staff Advisers, Mr. Dugo and Miss Hughes, on the production of another outstanding Olympian Yearbook. • CLCCi-- - --- 2 ' -

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From the Editor ' s Desk All Aboard This is a conducted tour of school life around Grantham High in the year of 1954-65. The first stop gives you a pic- ture review of big events during the year. Next, you will see the members of our graduating class. And there are Yes, the theme of this year ' s yearbook is A Train Trip Through the School Year. Through the new section on school life, we hope to help you remember many experiences you have had this year. My sincerest thanks go to Barbara Taverner and Gordon Duda, Layout Editors, and to Garth Roberts, Assistant Editor, for the many hours they have worked in order to make this book possible. I would also like to thank Mr. Dugo and Miss Hughes, the Staff Advisors. It has often been said that time spent at school can be one of the happiest of a person ' s life. With the many opportunities presented to us at school, I feel it should be. Certainly, being editor of your yearbook has been a happy ex- perience for me, and I say Thank you for the honour. The Yearbook Staff proudly presents Olympian 1965 and hopes that you will enjoy it and treasure it for many years. 7 ct z: c (fyr - uzJ -