Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School - Gremlin Yearbook (Mississauga, Ontario Canada)

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Well, finally niner-minor day was over, and now, having received our proper initiation, we were full-fledged Graydonites. ready for what lay ahead. But what lay ahead, was not always what we expected. Soon enough, the days became longer, homework piled up, assignments were due, and certainly, as if this were not enough, tests were coming up. I ' m sure that each of us can remember at least one occasion where the birds were up. and the sun was shining before we even got to sleep - those long nights finishing essays, or studying for exams, while at the same time drinking pools of coffee, and raiding the refrigerator. We are certainly lucky that there is such a thing as this last minute , for without it, much of what was assigned would never get accomplished. As I said in my poem, though, school is not merely books and homework. Graydon has offered many other oppor- tunities for learning, but more importantly, for enjoyment. One large part of many of our lives was involvement in extracurricular activities. These ranged anywhere from sports, to drama, to music, to student council, to a vast variety of clubs - le club frangais, the art club, and the list goes on catering to different interests and needs. Involvement in such activities, however, often proved to be quite challenging; for example, early morning swim practices, or shooting practices, or perhaps band or choir rehearsals. But, not only did these coaches and club organizers wake you up at unheard of hours, they also kept you at school long after the last bells had rung, re- hearsing for plays, or running suicides, or whatever. Yet, in the end. all of this dedication paid off, and very often led our teams to victories which we all be proud of - for example, the outstanding performance of our Senior Girls ' Volleyball team, who won the OFSAA championships in 1985, and who came back the following year to place a close second. Intermixed with all of this dedication and hard work, however, were many hours filled with special memories. For example, anyone who took part in the Quebec trip certainly remembers Superchicken, and The Bistro, or per- haps a few of you can remember - however vaguely. Miss Dingleby and her butler Abdul. If time permitted, many more anecdotes of school life could be added, and it would be nice if each of us could come up and recite one such anecdote. However, the list of these special moments could probably go on almost infinitely, as one anecdote would remind us of another, and thus the cycle would continue. One element of school life which we certainly cannot forget, is of course, the staff. How could anyone forget one of Mrs. Stevano ' s quizzes , or Mr. Thomas ' award-winning performance of the Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL, or Mr. Mussen ' s doughnuts and squigglies , or Mrs. Thompson ' s, or Mr. Smith ' s, that is A.J. ' s ob- session with neatness and organization, or Mr. Phillip ' s interesting, to say the least, taste in clothes, or of course, the leader of the gang, the Shadow , our very own principal, Mr. Murray. Five years of our lives have certainly passed by rapidly, and looking at the proud, and happy-yet-sad faces of the parents in the rapidly. Tonight is both an end, and a beginning. We are at a transition point in our lives - caught between a past that we are reluctant to leave, and a future that we are eager to encounter. In the days that lie ahead, we must remember the past that we shared, all of the special friends, and special moments, for, along with our parents ' , and our teachers ' guiding, it is, our positive influence on each other that has moulded us into the people that we are, and the people that we will someday be. Good-bye for now Graydon. Au revoir, et a bientot! Katharin Diane Rezo 81

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VALEDICTORY ADDRESS - 1987 Guests, parents and friends, principal and staff, fellow graduates and students of Graydon, good evening. When I set about writing this speech, to tell you quite honestly, I encountered great difficulties. How can one express in a few words the emotions and experiences of f ive years? To overcome this difficulty, one afternoon I tried to put my emotions of the past into words, and what I came up with is a poem which I wish to share with you this evening: REFLECTIONS OF A TIME GONE BY Just as the wind blows the seeds of spring into the forests of summer. So too, time and space have drifted us apart. Yet each of us, now climbing our separate mountains, Carries the green and gold of our common ancestry. In the quiet moments of the day. Recollections of a time past Blossom in sweet remembrance. Lingering for but a moment. Only to fade into the depths of the mind. Books alone could not have taught us all we know: Love, compassion, friendship, trust ... This is the fruit of the golden tree from whence we came; It is the lasting fruit Which will nourish us through decades. And which will bring us together again one day. And indeed, we have been brought together again this evening to share memories of our years here at Graydon. It seems like only yesterday when we took our first steps into the world of High School, those days when Graydon seemed to be such a big and confusing place. Yet the school seemed to shrink, and soon it was a place that we could call our home away from home. Naturally, the highlight of our introductory year was Niner-Minor Day, a day when the smiling grade thirteens plot to take their revenge on the irmocent minors, humiliating and embarrassing them, all in the name of good, clean fim. Fortunately, for us, however, the days of Kangaroo court and marshmallow marathons were abolished. Looking back, I ' m sure that the football player who spent niner-minor day wearing a skimpy dress is much happier than his predecessor, who spent his day running around the football field with marshmallows under his arms, and a raw egg in his mouth. Today, niner-minor day has evolved into a day of fun and games, where the grade nines are made to feel as if they are a part of the large community of students that make up Graydon. This perhaps, reflects the spirit of Graydon - the feeling of comradeship and unity which is seen both in the staff, and in the students at Graydon.

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GRADUATION PROGRAMME FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1987 Master of Ceremonies: Mr. G. C. Murray, Principal 1. PROCESSIONAL OF PLATFORM PARTY, STAFF AND GRADUATES 2. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM 3. OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION Mr. G. Murray 4. ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION DIPLOMAS (awarded to all students who have successfully earned 27 credits. Those students currently enrolled in Grade 13 received their S.S.G.D. at last evening ' s .Awards Night.) Announced by: Mr. G. Laudenbach Aicken, Freda Allard, Jacqueline Allworth, Gregory Alves, Emily Anderson, Jean Andrews, Raymond Asal, Lana Bailey, Paul Baker, Susan Barbosa, Francelina Bamsley, Sandy Barr, Charlette Bartlett, Catherine Basso, Nicolino Beaulieu, Stacey Beergoon, Kapildeo Berry, Tamara Booth, Leah Brebner, Rebecca Brewster, Denise Buckingham, Michael Burke, Richard Burkholder, Lonnie Butt, Ricky Cain, Roily Cannone, Teresa Champagne, Richard Chappell, Robyn Chisholm, Donna Chisholm, Scott Chornomud, Suzanne Ciona, Terry Colosimo, Peter Cormier, Darlene Correia, Robert Crossman, Grant Croteau, Phillip Crouse, Maryanne Davidson, Cheryl De Young, Lisa Denison, Tracey Derezycky, Kathleen DiMichele, Anna Dixon, Paula Downey, Darrell Drury, Katherine Dunn, Daniel Dutra, Jose Dyrkawec, Robert Ferguson, Patrick Fester, Debra Flowers, Katherine Fraser, Lynda Frost, Nancy Gallant Cory Gallant, Randy Gaudino, Antonette Gilbert, Danielle Gincauskas, Edward Grbic, Doreen Greenaway, Roberta Guinn, Tracey Hannivan, Lori Haynes, Ann Harvey, Mark Henry, Keith Hicks, Cherylene Hoffman, Ward Holland, Roy Horchover, Paul Hosick, Jeffrey Irwin, Katharine James, Scott Jerome, Dana Johnston, Ashley Jordan, Dana Kang, Seok Karda, Diane Kecskes, Erika Khamba, Malkiat Khoorshed, Moorad Kosanovich, Natahe Krawiec, Stephen Kurliak, Leslie Kutzner, Richard Ladouceur, Gary Lagler, Jennifer Le Clair, Kendra Liparoti, Adriana Loke, Karyn Longwell, Karen Loutaif, Andrew Luburic, Anthony MacCormack, Michael Manleiga, Debbie McGirl, Jeffrey McKay, Kenneth Melidoni, Calerina Metcalfe, William Metheral, Alisa Mischianti, Amabilia Mitchell, David Moniz, Frank Morrison, Jonathan Mullaly, Marcie Murley, Glenn Myers, Scott Nazarec, Tanya Nickel, Daren Nickel, George Nishidera, Steven Norcross, Robert Noye, Brett NuUe, Alan O ' Reilly, Gary Oreskovich, Matthew Parashar, Sanjiv Parkes, Kelly Pattingale, Yvonne Paul Omesh Pereira, Walter Petti, Joseph Pierce, Darryl Popovic, Susan Quantrill, Kimberley Reddy, Michelle Reid, John Reynolds, Lorrie Ribeiro, Carmen Ricchezza, Mariella Roberts, Paul Robertson, Bonnie Robinson, Andrea Romanelli, Carmine Rombough, Todd Roque, Cynthia Rowbotham, Sandra Roy, Philip Running, Brent Ruprecht, Ralph Samples, Geoffrey Saric, Adriana Schroeter, Chnstin Sebzda, Eric Segre, Mark Simunic, Diane Sinclair, Darcie Smith, Charmaine Smith, Lyndsey Somerset, Katherine Soroka, Joseph Sproule, Michael Stewart, Locksley Storr, Kerry Street, Brian Sturm, Laurie Sullivan, Louise Summers, Gary Sweeney. Andrew Szymandera, Slawomir Tarasenko, Lynda Taylor, David Teixeira, Paul Tiffin, Susan Toste, Liliana Truffer, Deborah Vrbos. Michael Wasylyk, Deanna Webb, Tracy Welby, Garth Wells, James WJIkins, William Wilson, Karen Woronchak, Lorine Worth, Kim Zapparoli, Stephen