JUNE 2015
Graduation
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Graduation 2015 Wednesday June 24, 2015 Similkameen Spotlight
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Way to go Graduates! All our best to you. Ice Cream & Shakes are back!
Alex Burke Quotes: “Stay Hungry.” “Whatever you are be a good one.” Heroes: Betty White Memorable Moments: Pre-cal island, doughnut Tuesdays, UBCO visit Future Plans: Cry often, while I wallow in self pity. Thank You: Ryan and Kennady for your life lessons. To My Fellow Grads: Do or do not. There is no try.
Brooke Bottcher
Kyla Coyne
Quotes: “Always remember it’s better to arrive late than it is to arrive ugly.” Heroes: Cooper is my hero…I mean my dog, and Sheldon from Big Bang. Memorable Moments: All memories with KHK, MH, SD, BK, LL and GA. Spring break in Italy and Greece 2015 with JM and KHK and Cuba 2014, Halloween, art class and everyday with JS. Future Plans: To attend John Casablancas Institute this fall Thank You: Teachers and family. To My Fellow Grads: Live long and prosper – Spock. Oh and you done good….
Quotes: “xoxoxox gossip girl” “I know, right?” “To the point” Heroes: Josh Coyne, my Mom and Dad Memorable moments: Sunrise 2015, PE 2013/14 with SB and JS, volleyball 2014, basketball 2014/15. Future Plans: To live life to the fullest, I’ll figure it out next year… Thank You: My Mom for being there for me through everything and my dad for being my rock. To My Fellow Grads: Good luck!
Rui Ferreira da Silva
Ryan Grgich
Quotes: “Being nice is nicer than not being nice.” Duuuuude. Memorable Moments: Playing kill in PE, playing the guitar and singing in Cool Beanz, getting to know new people and a different culture. Future Plans: Study mechanical engineering in Kamloops, keep playing my guitar and helping people. Thank You: April and Jason Earle, Rui and Ana Ferreira and Daniel Davidson. To My Fellow Grads: Congratulations on all your hard work.
Quotes: “Second place is the first loser.” Heroes: Rich Froning, Klokov and J Quick. Memorable Moments: Dirty Reub, Team Co-Gen, The Island, Team Weyco, floor hockey, Chel tourney, BL borderline SH comments, rooming with Coop, PE with CC and visits to the pumphouse. Future plans: Get big or die trying. Thank you; I’d like to thank my parents, friends and swolemate.
Kennady Holland-Krenn
Reuben Howarth
Quotes: “Knock knock, you about to get shell shocked.” “I accept apologies and gift cards.” Memorable Moments: Anytime with BB, BK, DS, GA,LL and BL. Tulameen Daze, Sunrise, grad campout, Weyco Crew, after-prom 2014, Reapers, summer 2013/14, Jenn’s party, Florida Georgia Line concert, Miley concert, basketball, volleyball, soccer. Future Plans: Go to college? Thank You: Thanks Mom, you da bomb. To My Fellow Grads: See ya in 10 years, have a great life.
Quotes: “I don’t want to gain the whole world and lose my soul.” – Toby Mac Heroes: Lecrae Moore, Trevor McNevan, Toby Mckeenhan, Destin Sandlin, Derek Muller. Memorable Moments: Playing basketball and hanging out with my friends. Future Plans: To become an architect and do physics on the side Thank You: To my fellow grads for making this a great year and my parents for being there for me. To My Fellow Grads: I wish you great luck in your future endeavors.
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Heroes: The lunch lady Memorable Moments: Anything with BK KHK AM BB GA and LL, Reapers 2014, soccer trips, days at Manning Park, Miley concert, sunrise, grad campout, BET Acres, Weyco crew, The Island, UBCO field trip. Future Plans: Grow taller and attend BCIT in fall 2015. Thank You: To my family for supporting me and my friends for always being there. To My Fellow Grads: Good luck and I’ll see you in 10.
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Congratulations Congratulations Graduates of 2013 Graduates of 2015 . We wish each of you the best of luck as you pursue Delaney Folk We wish each of exciting new you the best luck challenges Quotes: “Even on my worst day, I’m still as you pursue killing it.” and goals exciting new Memorable Moments: “My cat looks after graduation like a cat because it’s a cat.” With JW challenges and goals and CB. after graduation Future Plans: Wingin’ it.
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Thank You: To my parents for raising such an awesome kid. To my lovely roommate for sticking it out with me. You are one heck of a girl. To My Fellow Grads: See ya in 10 years suckas.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2015! All the best to you!
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Stacey Hunt
Heroes: My parents, people from books. Memorable Moments: Spending most of my free time with my brother, English class, art class, doing yoga in PE, when I got my haircut and people thought I was my own brother. Future Plans: To become a successful author and go to digital arts college. Thank You: To my friends, family and teachers for your help and constant support. To My Fellow Grads: I am honored to have been able to share this special time with you.
Breeanna Hyslop
Morton Johnston
Heroes: My Mom and family members, Superman. Future Plans: Start my own business in tattooing, making up for special effects, nails and aesthetics. Thank You; To the teachers that got me through the year and put up with me. To my parents that always had my back through everything. To My Fellow Grads: Go hard or go home.
Heroes: Jay Baruchel, Todd Bertuzzi, Dirty Reub. Memorable Moments: Soup can life, Craig’s Berney, Minor Posse days, the Island, Team Co-Gen, Dirty Reub and the boys, Chel tourneys, hockey skills, stick and puck with Bruce, Team Test, floor hockey and visiting the pumphouse. Future Plans: I’ll figure it out someday. Thank You: Teachers, coaches and friends. To my parents who I love dearly and who are handing in this late for me.
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PRINCETON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY SERVICES congratulates the Grads of 2015. Brooke Kassa
Quotes: “No bad days.” Heroes: My parents. Memorable Moments: Anytime with KK, KHK, LL, GA, SD BB, AP, AM. Basketball 2011-2014, Volleyball 20112014, Kelowna Heat, Provincials in PG, BENT acres, Reapers 2014, Tulameen Daze, The Trees, The Dunes, Sunrise 2014, grad campout, Weyco crew 201415, Miley concert, Florida Georgia Line, grad hockey. Future Plans: Go with the flow. Thank you: To my parents and friends for always being there. To My Fellow Grads: Good luck out there.
Ally Marshall Quotes: “I often wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere in the world, then I ask myself that same questions.” Memorable Moments: Road trip to Reapers, Halloween, UBCO trip. Future Plans: Become a drug addictions counselor or a social worker. Thank You: To everyone I met this year for making me feel welcome. To My Fellow Grads: Good luck out there.
Megan Liddicoat
Quotes: “Work hard, play hard.” Heroes: Karen Smart, Grandpa Arthur and Mom. Memorable Moments: Senior girls basketball tournaments, fires by the river with CLB, Urban Star in Vancouver, fireworks at the trestle with CT. Future Plans: Move to Grand Prairie, be a drug and alcohol counselor for teens. Thank You: To mom for always believing in me. To CT for being the best BF ever. To MK for getting through the hard times with me. To CLB for always being that shoulder to cry on you’re the best. To My Fellow Grads: See ya’ll in ten years.
Kassidy McCutcheon Quotes: “Everything’s got to end sometime otherwise nothing could get started.” Heroes: My parents, James Franco. Memorable Moments: Being crowned Princeton’s vice ambassador, sunrise, grad campout, pageants with Alex, Jensen’s English class. Thank You: To Mrs. Larsen for putting up with my confusion in chem 12. To My Fellow Grads: Thank you for years of memories I’ll never forget. Good luck to everyone.
Dylan McEwen Quotes: Sometimes she goes, sometimes she doesn’t – it’s just the way she goes.” Heroes: James, Stewart, Chad Reid, and Blair Mrogan. Memorable Moments: “What happens in Whistler stays in Whistler with the bike club.” Tulameen Daze, winning the BC motorcross championship in 2011. Future Plans: travel to Alaska on my snowmobile. Be a welder/mechanic. Ride motorcross tracks through the US. Thank you: To my family and friends. To My Fellow Grads: Make sure your life is a good one.
Bree Lindley Heroes: Pa, Clifford. Memorable Moments: fishing with Pa and Cliff, hunting trips in Saskatchewan, grad camp, nights with Chance and CJ, bush cruises with the boys up Red Creek, the Cummins rolling away at KV. Future Plans: Get my welding ticket and travel, ending up in P-Town on a ranch. Thank You: Thanks to my Mom and Dad for showing me how to experience life and push myself. To my friends who kept me from being an accident. To My Fellow Grads: Good Luck.
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Congratulations to all the Graduates of 2015! Best of luck in your futures!
Graduation 2015 Wednesday June 24, 2015 Similkameen Spotlight
Alex Burke received the $1,000 Dot Raine Memorial Bursary for music from English teacher Richard Jensen. Jensen also gave the commencement address. Burke was one of the day’s top award winners walking away with $3,000 in prizes.
Ten $1,000 awards from the Dogwood District Authority were presented Saturday recognizing excellence in disciplines from music to athletics and fine arts. Recipients pictured are left to right Morgan Grigg, Shaylyn Douglas, Brooke Bottcher, Alex Burke, Ryan Grgich, Brynn Johnson and Mort Johnson. The awards were presented by school superintendant Steve McNiven.
Mort Johnson was honored with Princeton’s Minor Hockey award, $500, presented by Mike Vandermeulen. Johnson received a total of $2,000 in prizes Megan Liddicoat got graduation off to a tuneful note singing the national anthem.
Morgan Grigg spent a lot of time on stage Saturday, collecting $3,850 in cash prizes. He also received the Bernice Wardle Award, as the top all-round Grade 12 student, presented by teacher Kirk McConnell.
RCMP Sergeant Barry Kennedy served as the ceremony’s honor guard.
The top prize winner Saturday was Brynn Johnson, who received a total of $4,050 in awards. Here she receives the $750 Principal’s and Vice-Principal’s scholarship from PSS vice principal Patrick Kaiser.
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Graduation 2015 Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Similkameen Spotlight
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Justeen McIntosh
Heroes: My gramma, Batman, the lunch lady, whoever made music happen. Memorable Moments: Cooking class, broken bones, doing crazy new projects with my brother. Future Plans: Lsome type of trade, hopefully in automotive or welding Thank You: To my teachers for explaining things over and over. To my Mom and Dad for supporting for me. To my gramma for everything under the sun, love you. To My Fellow Grads: Get what you want in life an don’t let anyone stop you.
Jes Sandli Quotes: “The only reason I went to school all this time is to distract myself from the fact I’ll never be Beyonce.” “No one has ever became poor by giving.” Heroes: My sisters. Memorable Moments: PE with SB, LL, GA, KC, grad camp out, road trips with KM. Everyday with BB. Future Plans: Travel the world. Thank You: Wikipedia, copy and paste, family and friends. To My Fellow Grads: Ya did good.
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Jason Shuman-Millar Quotes: “A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can larn from a wise answer.” – Bruce Lee Heroes: My Dad and my grandpa. Memorable Moments: Mountain Biking in Whistler with bike club. Future Plans: Hang out with friends. Thank You: To everyone who helped me get this far. To My Fellow Grads: Have fun and be safe.
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Mason Michaud Heroes: Mom and Dad. Memorable Moments: Winning $10,000 on a ski trip. Future Plans: Heavy duty mechanics at TRU. Thank You: To Mom and Dad. To My Fellow Grads: Bye!
Kolten Smith Quotes: “No.’ – Rosa Parks. Heroes: Mom and Dad. Memorable Moments: Digital Photo 12, skiing with QMurr, CC an CC, Hockey Skills 12, sunrise 2014, grad hockey game, after-prom 2014, grad campout, Halloween, Tuladaze, Forde campout, Reapers, Canada Day 2014, Trudy. Future Plans: Dragging trees around. Thank You: To sparknots, my parents and anyone who supported me through high school. To My Fellow Grads: Keep on keepin’ on.
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Marley Thair Quotes: “Remind yourself that it’s okay not to be perfect.” Heroes: My Mom, Dad and teachers. Memorable Moments: Halloween and lunch in the First Nations room. Future Plans: Go to school for vet technician. Thank You: I would like to thank all my teachers, and my Mom and Dad. To My Fellow Grads: I hope you guys have a great future and that all your hopes and dreams come true!
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Craig Thompson Quotes: “You have to see this video.” Memorable Moments: Playing on the Posse, grad hockey. Future Plans: I don’t even know what I’m doing tomorrow. Thank You: Thanks… To My Fellow Grads: Bye.
Jessica Williams Quotes: Throw me to the wolves and I’ll come back leading the pack.” Future Plans: Get out of this town. Thank You: Thanks to my parents for giving birth to such a fabulous child. To My Fellow Grads: Keep on rockin’ it.
Cameron Vinthers Heroes: Keith Vinthers and the lunch lady. Memorable Moments: Erie Church with KJ, TS, SH, September 17th, 4x4ing with DM and SH, rugby. Future Plans: To have fun, become a certified heavy duty mechanic. Thank You: Roger Vinthers, Keith Vinters, Rachel Martins, Dominic Martins, and Sabrina Harris. To My Fellow Grads: Have fun, wish you the best, we should have a ten year reunion or something….
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Graduation 2015 Wednesday June 24, 2015 Similkameen Spotlight
Graduation students from Princeton Secondary School, the class of 2015, had a full day Saturday that included a two-hour commencement ceremony, a tea in the school’s courtyard, and some quick costume changes to get ready for group photos by the Bridge of Dreams. Graduates then paraded through town in a long line of classic cars, before meeting their families and friends in Veteran’s Square for the traditional dance. It was then off to prom at the Riverside Centre before Dry Grad events. In years to come one of the outstanding memories of the day will surely be the number of grasshoppers the graduating girls had to shake out of their dresses after this photo was taken near the river.
The youngest guest at Princeton grad 2015 was three-weekold Roman, who was dressed in his finest to help Mom Jessie Williams celebrate the big day. Williams received cheers durInez Herrick was one proud lady Saturday as she took to the dance ing commencement ceremonies when her goals of “marrying the love of my life”, Rocky Leong, and “being a great Mom” floor in Veteran’s Square with her great grandson Brett Herrick. were read aloud.
As you celebrate your graduation, remember that anything is possible with hard work, integrity and perseverance. May the education and experience of your high school days serve you well in the years ahead, as you pursue new goals and your dreams for the future.
Good luck and congratulations!
Class of 2015
“Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.” —Wendy Wasserstein
No one graduating from PSS could claim they don’t know what it feels like to have to greet the paparazzi. Hundreds of people gathered in Veteran’s Square Saturday evening to take part in the traditional first dances and it seemed like everyone had at least one camera. Below, the graduates pose in their finery.
We wish the grads of 2015 the very best in their future endeavors!
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Trysten Drewes
Quotes: “Life is a journey.” Heroes: My sister, Keely, my aunt and uncle. Memorable Moments: My niece’s birth, meeting my three best friends BH, JW, DF. Future Plans: To go to trade school to become a cabinetmaker.Thank You: To everyone who has taken part I my life and the people who have stayed by my side through everything, you are amazing people who mean a lot to me. To My Fellow Grads: Never let life control you.
Morgan Grigg
Brett Herrick
Heroes: Michael Jordan, my family and friends. Memorable Moments: Basketball trips, glow stick wars, KGB runs, drop-in soccer, rugby, shop class and lunch times. Future Plans: To go to college to become an engineer and to play professional basketball. Thank You: To my Mom and Dad for always being there for me, to my siblings for giving me my competitive spirit. You guys were great. To My Fellow Grads: Good luck.
Heroes: My parents, Morton Johnston, Justin Moltzahn and all my hockey coaches. Memorable Moments: Great times playing hockey with the boys. Future Plans: Work for a year, travel lots. Be a welder or an EOD specialist. Thank you: To all my friends and family, especially my parents for teaching me everything. Thanks HK. To My Fellow Grads: Be successful, keep your stick on the ice. See you beauties in 10 years.
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Brynn Johnson Memorable Moments: the crazy activities and conversations in art class, Mr Jensen’s English class discussions. Future Plans: To either go to UBCO to become an arts teacher or go to the Emily Carr Institute to be an artist. Thank You: To my best friend, Liam, to my Mom and Dad and my brother. Also to my bosses Carolyn and Johnny . To My Fellow Grads: I really hope I don’t see any of you again because we’re all out living incredible lives.
Congratulations to you all! Brooke Kassa, valedictorian, and Morgan Grigg each received a $350 scholarship from Princeton Legion Ladies Auxiliary. The awards were presented Saturday by Legion president Cliff Glover.
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Proving that just about any type of footwear goes with a prom dress are Brooke Bottcher, Bree Lindley, Shaylyn Douglas, Kennady Holland-Krenn and Brooke Cassa.
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Patricia Vinthers presented two $1,000 scholarships on behalf of the hospital ladies auxiliary, to Brooke Kassa and Ally Marshall.
There were enough classic cars in the graduate parade that downtown Princeton resembled a car show Saturday night. Graduate Kennedy HollandKrenn had a bird’s eye view.
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Each graduating student who made a contribution to the PSS Family Fun Fair received a $300 prize Saturday and there were so many students on stage they spilled onto the floor. Recipients were Owen Bartlett, Brooke Bottcher, Alex Burke, Kyla Coyne, Shaylyn Douglas, Trysten Drewes, Leigha Driver, Rui Ferreira da Silva, Ryan Grgich, Morgan Grigg, Brett Herrick, Kennady Holland-Krenn, Reuben Howarth, Stacey Hunt, Breeanna Hyslop, Brynn Johnson, Morton Johnston, Brooke Kassa, Megan Liddicoat, Ally Marshall, Kassidy McCutcheon, Justeen Mcintosh, Mason Michaud, Marley Thair, and Craig Thompson.
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Today is the 2015 first of many extraordinary days to come, as you go from student to graduate. Whether you continue your studies or enter the workforce, we wish you all the best in your future endeavors. No matter where they take you, your achievements will always be front-page news to us here at home!
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