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Your LOCAL Media since 1918! Volume 106 Issue 37
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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Tofield School celebrates 58 graduates Kari Janzen Staff Reporter Families, friends, staff, and students celebrated this year’s 58 Tofield School graduates on Friday, May 10, at the graduation ceremony held in the gymnasium. All chairs and the bleachers were filled as people came to celebrate the grads and wish them the best in the future. Ms. Melissa Korpan was the evening’s mistress of ceremonies, and the dignitaries in attendance included Tofield Mayor Deb Dueck, Beaver County Reeve Kevin Smook, Battle
River School Division (BRSD) Trustee Lyle Albrecht, and BRSD SecretaryTreasurer Imogene Walsh. “Your journey in these familiar surroundings is nearing completion,” said BRSD Trustee Lyle Albrecht. “This has been a long, but truly rewarding journey. As you look back at the time that you spent here in the Tofield schools, I’m sure there are many fond memories for you to draw on that may help you later on as you pursue your next chapters in your lives. “Some of you set your path to furthering your education, to strive for a diploma, degree, or a certificate in
something that interests you, or just wanting to go out there, starting in the workforce, and earn some money and experience. “Your parents and teachers have given you the tools for success, and now it’s time for you to put those tools to work for you. In the years to come, I’m looking forward to seeing some of these names again, and hearing some of the accomplishments the members of this class have done. On behalf of myself and the rest of the Board of Trustees at Battle River School Division, we wish you all the best,” Albrecht said. Town of Tofield Mayor Deb Dueck
spoke next, encouraging the graduating class to pursue their dreams and persevere through challenges. “Today marks a significant milestone in your life. You’re about to step out of the familiar hallways of the high school to a world of possibilities and challenges. You’re starting a new chapter. We all know that there is going to be changes, some more hurdles in your future. Embrace them, challenge them, own them. Your future is in your control and only you can be what you want to be. “Your secondary education or career options are many. Continued to page 11
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