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VALEDICTORY JIM IRVING It is my great honor and privilege to have been chosen as valedictorian for the graduating class of 1960-61. It is my task, as valedictorian, to say farewell and to convey some of the thoughts and emotions of us, the graduates, as we leave behind the familiar routine of attending public schools and graduate either into higher levels of education or into the competitive business world. As we are about to bid farewell to our high school life, we come to the realization that we owe a sincere vote of thanks to our teachers and parents. All too often, the teachers, have become an object of resentment be¬ cause at times we have felt that they assigned us too much work or have been too strick. However, we now realize that all the seemingly unnecessary chores we were required to perform were actually essential to our achieving a proper education and will greatly aid us in facing the challenges and problems in later life. We extend our thanks to the teachers of Churchill High because they have not merely covered the bare essentials of the course but have probed deeper and brought in other material relating to the subject, thus making our work much more beneficial and meaningful. The teachers must also be thanked for the spare time they have relinquished so generously to support and supervise the many extra-curricular activities participated in by the student body. Finally we would like to thank Mr. Scurfield and Mr. Madder who, besides being responsible for all the planning and organization required to make a large school such as Churchill run so efficiently, have taken the roles of our parents away from home. Whenever we were in need of advice or encouragement they were the ones we went to see and we are extremely grateful for their kind understanding of our problems. Also deserving of our inadequate thanks are our parents. They are th e ones we have gone to in times of distress and from them we have received a sympathetic ear for all our problems. Having gone through the same stages that we have, they understand what is best for us and what is necessary for us to succeed in life. Even though they may have placed certain restrictions on us when they felt that our marks were not quite up to par we now understand that they had only our success in mind and we are the sole beneficiaries of these restrictions. Again we thank our parents for their love, guidance, and devotion. As we are about to graduate from Churchill High, we are bound to reminisce and think of all the wonderful times we have spent in her friendly halls. The memories we now recall will never be lost. A few of these fond recollections include our participation in sports, music, art, clubs, work on the yearbook or school newspaper, and in grade 10, our work in organizing graduation. The year 1960-61 will also be especially remembered as the year Churchill was finally accepted into the Winnipeg High School Football League and the graduates unite in wishing the team the best of luck in the forth¬ coming season. However, our happiest recollection of all is that we have been able, with the help of our parents and teachers, to obtain a high school education in such a fine school as Churchill High. While we have laboured to reach this goal in life we lealize that these labours will seem trivial when com¬ pared with the work which will be required to accom¬ plish our future objectives. Therefore, it is with mixed emotions that we leave behind our comparatively com¬ fortable high school life. As we say farewell to our Alma Mater we wonder what changes and challenges we will encounter in the life ahead. One thing is certain — we must now learn to accept new responsibilities. At university we will discover that the professors do not take quite the same personal interest in us that our high school teachers have done. It is unlikely that they will check to see if we have completed our assignments but we will hurt only ourselves if we fail to attain the required standards. Those venturing into the business world will have to be prepared to accept multitudinous responsibilities since one blunder on their part could cost them their position and they might find themselves adding to the long list of the unemployed. Furthermore it will only be through their own initiative and hard work that they will make advancements to more lucrative positions. However, if our own personal problems seem great, then the problems which confront the world at this time are enormous and I think that I am not being too optimistic in hoping that some people from this class might become our leaders and aid in breaking down the barriers separating the different cultures of the world so that all people of different color, race, or creed could exist in harmony. The troubles of the world which may rest on our shoulders are of a tremendous magnitude. With the admission of Cuba into the Communist Bloc we are now becoming more acutely aware of the threat of world domination by the communists. The relations of the major powers of the earth are becoming sharply strained as accusations of intervention on the part of major powers in the internal crises of troubled countries are becoming more and more frequent until it is feared that these interventions could trigger a Third World War. There is no need,, however, to look to the world for problems to be solved because right here in our own country the problems are many, with the number of un¬ employed people rising to frightful heights. In three or four years we will partially share these problems since we will have the privilege of voting into power the government which we think is best suited to cope with these problems. It is essential that we thoroughly learn the beliefs and policies of all the political parties in Canada if we are to exercise our vote wisely and under¬ stand the problems facing our government. Therefore as we graduate today, we must realize the hardships and challenges we will encounter if we are to live a successful life and become proud citizens of our wonderful country, Canada. PAGE 14
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HONOUR STUDENTS GRADE TWELVE HONOURS Fred Keeley Marion Brown Barry Wilkinson Bob Kavanagh GRADE ELEVEN HONOURS James Irving Mary Downing Daniel Heindl George Kanert William Cruse Phillip Murray Shelagh Bell Sydney Porter Linda Paulus James Ferguson GRADE TEN HONOURS Ruth Grinchuk Patricia Hill Horry Rayner Mary Payne Lynne Orr John Patchell Darlene Belton Isobel Browning John Stringam Shelagh McDougall Eileen Metz John Downie Patricia Beilner Joan Birch Derrick Wimble Irene Duckworth Marvis Cessford Randy Jefferson Lynda Scott Eileen Folson Victor Parrott Tara Dugdale William Rayner Myrna Osborne . Eloise Moore Gail Isaac Diane Brewster Lynda Robertson Judith Ibbott Thomas Kidd Keith Stanley Thomas Oleson Sybille Moritz Gloria Schentag Dennis Dickson GRADE NINE HONOURS Patricia Shaw Graham McDonald Kathleen Parker Kenneth MacLeod Barbara Feniak Lome Malo Paul Hedlin Catherine Hardie Eva Szadocky Joan McCracken Barbara Shelford Kathryn Stewart Lynne Stoney Nancy MacFarlane Lenore Fctheringham Barbara Wake Kenneth Dennis Linda Parrott Joyce Cooper Carol Mudge Eric Barker Richard Christmas Mary Ann Thomas Ronald Golez Lynda Miller Barbara Pick Carol Wilson Audrey Watts Daniel McCaw Susan Baker Beverley Brown Elaine Gislason Elaine Hales Kent Murray Anne McGregor Donald McDonald Lois Hales James Clasper Dennis Kollar Rex Raglan Roman Lewycki Lynne Horsfall Regina Wunderlich Alison Leach Peggy May Dennis Feir Arthur Hoole Brian Olenick Roman Kopchuk Sheila Cruse Glen Cook Allan Teeple Brian Wilson Bruce Downie Douglas Main John Paterson Kit Grant Geraldine Howe GRADE EIGHT HONOURS Carol Wong Eva Veres Jane Simpson Lois Bird Sandra Hastings lllonna Hryhor Marguarite Keeley Patricia Baudais Janet Carmichael Dallas Ford Jo-Ann Hopkins Diane Ruchotski Victor Curtis Jane Barabash V endie Jenkins Heather Carruthers Marilyn Folson Eya Lewycky Diane Scott Jeffrey eleven Lois Rain Gail Blair Margaret Campbell Malia Tuominen Sandra Kotak Donald Douglas Brian Dyck Gloria Deloli Patricia Dutton Linda Mathiesen Howard Friesen Danny McDonald Glenys Martin Donald Letters James Parrott Marilyn Gordon Lenna Holden Barbara Duncan Wendy Larkin Robert Krull Elizabeth McGrath Fraser Collison Wayne Drury Brian Feir Barbara Burrows William Sutherland Diane Maria Scott Madelyn Harder Judy Wood Geraldine Birch Lorraine Hnatuk Linda McGarrol Linda Wach Patricia Bartlett Audrey Hillman Linda Paul Bryon Jeffers Fred Hardy Gordon McIntosh Elna Cartwright Ronald Odgers Susan Thatcher GRADE SEVEN HONOURS Susan Hedlin Peter Trevillion Carol Quarnstrom Gwen McQuade Glenda Stefaniuk Diane Alsop Carolynne Rogan Wendy Tod Sandra Good Marion Joan Wither Michael Stringham Sandra Malcolm Susan Blyth Mary Parker Paul Simmons Lome Sproule Janet Schubert Shirley Greening Michael Trevillion Dick Zeeuwen Janet Taylor Donald Mestery Keith Budd Dorothy Moffett John Steffensen Dianne Horne Arthur Pearson Fred DeKoning Keith Wasylik Linda Gregg Judy Livingstone Monica Mueller Elizabeth Zeeuwen Murray Cressall Donna Baron James Gibbons Aleda Breum Margery Black Larry Emerson Judy Hazell George Horsfall George Friesen PAGE 13
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