Garden Valley Collegiate Institute - Yearbook (Winkler, Manitoba Canada)

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Inspector ' s Message I consider it a pleasure to bring you the greetings of the Department of Education. May I add to these my own good wishes for your future success and happiness. At the present time our educational system in Manitoba is undergoing a great deal of change in an attempt to meet the changing demands of our changing society. You, the students of Garden Valley Collegiate are privileged to attend one of the most modern and finest of school plants in Manitoba. It is my hope that your physical surroundings will inspire you to achieve the best of which you are capable. I would like to extend to the graduating class my good wishes for a happy and rewarding future. Sincerely, R. L. McIntosh, Inspector of Schools. 6

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Mayor ' s Message The Winkler Council takes great pleasure in congratulating the 1968 graduates of Garden Valley Collegiate In¬ stitute. You have reached a very important milestone in your life. Some of you will no doubt join our ranks and work shoulder to shoulder with the work force of our community. We look forward to the vitality, energy and new ideas you will inject into society. Many opportunities beckon you to try out your wings, right here at home in your own community. To the students who will move on to further study and training, or ente r employment away from home, we extend our good wishes for success. We trust that your future plans will make provision for you to come back to serve in your home community. The challenge of change faces each one of us in our complex world today. Let us rise up to this challenge and be willing and flexible to change, where change is good and positive and in the interest of people. But we also want to recognize and uphold the moral and spiritual values that have stood the test of time and do not give way to change. Our sincere best wishes for continued success go with all of you. The Winkler Council per H. F. Wiebe, Mayor. 5

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Garden Valley School Board SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Left to Right: Mr. George Banman, Mr. George G. Elias, Mr. P. D. Labun, John Walkof, Mr. G. G. Siemens. On beha lf of the Board of Trustees of G.V.C.I., I con¬ sider it a privilege to contribute to the first Yearbook of our new Collegiate. For educational purposes the people of Garden Valley Division readily fall into three major categories each of which has a particular function to fulfill. Therefore, permit me to address each group individually. Obviously, the first and largest group is comprised of parents and ratepayers who are highly functional in providing the physical and financial means for the operation of the school. No one will deny that in recent years High School facilities in our Divi¬ sion have been inadequate. Fortunately, after much thought and planning had been given to the matter the electorate came to realize the need for better accommodations and through democratic process declared itself ready to accept additional financial responsibilities so as to enable us to bring our plans and dreams to fruition. On this account, you, as parents and electors merit our deepest appreciation and commendation. Now, as we turn our attention to the second Category, the student body, we sincerely express the hope that you will avail yourselves of the varied courses offered in this new Collegiate. In my opinion our school is unique in that it reflects the new technological age which has so suddenly come upon us. May we encourage you to make the best use of the splendid facilities now at your disposal and also to take full advantage of the instructions, directions, and guidance you may derive from a competent and diversified staff of teachers. Being the first generation of students privileged to use these new facilities you are thereby challenged to set the pace for progress and to seek and to strive for a high standard of scholarly performance so as to be able to say in effect to subsequent generations. “To you we throw the torch; Be yours to hold it high . In congratulating the first class to graduate from this Collegiate, we express the hope that you piay successfully complete your course and that whatever field of studies or service you may choose will lead into a rewarding life. No educational system could function without the edu¬ cators, the teachers, the secretaries and the custodians. Hence we salute our third and final group, the staff. In transferring from the former to the present premises you have embarked upon a series of changes and adjustments that no doubt necessitated much intelligent planning, revi¬ sion and readjustment. The introduction of new courses, the effective placement of students therein, the late arrival of additional staff, together have entailed many hours of extra¬ curricular work for those in charge of the planning, revising and drawing up of a workable timetable and programs. The fortitude and stamina with which these initial problems and difficulties have been met are indeed commendable and at the same time lend faith and confidence to the compe¬ tence and resourcefulness of our educators. In conclusion, to the degree that these three groups per¬ form their functions properly, unitedly, and effectively, may we face the future in education courageously and optimis¬ tically. Peter D. Labun Chairman 7