Port Perry High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Port Perry, Ontario Canada)

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COM ENCEMENT CContinuedD f The musical numbers of the evening were conducted by Mr. G. R. Brooks. WGlorious is the Landn composed by Dr. Leslie Bell, was one of the excellent numbers of the evening and it was rendered by the Senior chorous. The contribution of the pianist, Diana Rae McCully, and the organist, Alan Ressor, to the musical part of the evening deserves special mention. After the com encement exercises, a receptinn for members of the Board of Education, the staff, graduates and their parents, was held in the Home Ecomonics Room at the High A School and there was a short dance in the gymnasium concluding the l952 Commencement. A VALQL 4TC'T UR'i AN QUDR TLS? Bunn illval Mr, Crane, Nr. O'Meil meibers nf the Board of Education, teachers, parents and students, I feel that it is a great honour to be chosen as Valedictorian for the year l952. This evening I shall endeavor to express the thoughts of all my classmates as well as give my personal views. As we are here tonight, our minds wander back to all our high school days, and the thoughts of graduating make us sad even although we are in one way, happy to continue our education elsewhere. Five years ago last Spptember sixty eager, young faces entered the doors of P.P.H.L. seeking a great deal of adventure but they also had a touch of fear. Then graduation seemed so far in the future. Gradually our class diminished until only six of us are graduating and we are proud of it too.

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UO.-.ni.4.1JLl1L.lVH:.iw T - iJean oamellsl on thenevening of Friday, november el, l952, the annual commencement Exercises of rort Perry high school were once abain held in the auditorium of the Port kerry dnited Church. The church was packed to capacity by students, yroud parents and interested spectators. This year we again had a very successful commencement, and if Je may judge by attendance we may say that it surpassed commencements of yrevious years. The students entered the auditorium of the church singing the school songs. after the hymn VO Canadan a prayer of invocation was given by Rev. wylie. The ,fincipal, mr. Crane, spoke briefly, welcoming the audience. Mr. L. Tindall, chairman of the ochool Board entressed greetings to the audience, on behalf of the Board. ne presented the Board scholarship to Georbia Brock and the senior and junior public speakin5 awards to mary wilson, nay uldred, Bonnie Milner and Mildred evans. dvd The guest speaker, wr. O'keil, a former principal of oshawa collegiate and Vocational Institute, was introduced by miss n Parker. He gave a most interesting and challenging address to.the audience. He told the students that although uanada.is a country where education is free, the individual must 5ain it for himself. Mr. macuonald thanked mr. Q'uSil for his inspirinb address. The guest speaker then presented the honour uraduation Diblonas. miss Joan Real was the vuledictorian of the graduating class. Scholarships and awards were presented to many deserving students. The Laura n. Jones scholarship Jas yreoented to Georaia Brook, the Dugal mcBride scholarship to ohirley Vance and the F wvincial aid scholarships to mary wilson, Jose Newlands, Helen Baylis, Shirley Vance and Annabelle Lee. The atheletic medals were presented to the field-day champions and school letters were awarded to Mary wilson, Gary Lawrence, marle Dobson, Donald Hadden, Betty rowell and Ronald McKinzey. The ncademicxTrophies for various subjects were presented to Enid elements, Murray Gibson, Bernice Dowson, Helen Moore, Jean oamells, nleanor Brabazon and Joan Real. The Entrance award was won by Floyd James, the Grade 9 trophy by Elizabeth Drage, and the Home kroject Trophy by oinclair Robertson and Ruby Leask. Cadet awards were presented to Joan Real and beter Sulman.

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VALEDICTCAIAN ADDRESS QContinuedD There are many organizations in the school as well as an excellent Cadet Corps and various sports activities. We will always remember how well the basketball teams played this year Vany happy memories take us back to music'classes and Clee Club work with Mrs. Dobson as our director. There are two v other school exercises which we will not forget. They are' plays and Cpen House. In the latter we all displayed ourf 1 work which we had done throughout the year. All these things make school more enjoyable. Cne day in class. Grade thirteen had an enjoyable time drinking a bottle of pop. Each took his share when the teacher was writing on the blackboard. When this teacher ' observed what was going on, we offered him or her the remains but he or she did not accept. Cne thing which I should mention this evening is the fact that three of the teachers who were on the staff when we began High School still remain there. They are Miss Parker, Nr. MacDonald, and our principal Mr. Crane. Our music teacher, Mrs. Dobson taught us the entire four years when we took music classes. I am sure we will never forget these four teachers as well as all the other members of the ctatp during our high school years. Tn closing, T would like to thank each teacher for his hard work and personal interest. I would like to wish every success to each member of the graduating class and l am sure that any increased schooling will never be continued without the memories of the life at Port Perry High School. , Joan Real Left to right: Ronald McKinzey, Mary Wilson, Donald Hadden, Gary Lawrence.