Abbotsford News Thursday, June 21, 2012
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CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES OF 2012 MENNONITE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE presents...
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Bekah Abma Jessica Alexander Angelo Alvarado Jasmine Ash Michael Baer Cassidy Baier Manpreet Bajwa Mariah Bargen Lucas Bergen Joshua Boldt Gagandeep Brar Erin Braun Jackson Braun Joel Brown
ell grads of 2012, we’ve made it! We have made it through countless projects, numerous pink slips, and years of dreaded exams. But we haven’t made it to this point on our own. On behalf of our grad class, I would like to thank our parents and teachers for all their support over the years! As we leave MEI and the life we’ve grown accustomed to we may be forced to make hard decisions. We may Ànd success and we may come across struggles, but no matter what life throws at us, the memories and experiences we have had at MEI we can hold onto our whole lives. Over the years we have developed friendships and made stories that will never be forgotten. I mean, who could forget Matt Curtis choking on a grape in grade 5 or Kevin Evans speaking in a Russian accent in the Law 12 mock courtroom. As a class, we have found joy in experiencing our classmate’s different talents, like Josh Boldt’s dance moves, Harvina Kaler’s athletic abilities, and Jesse Kaufman’s theatre quality movies. Together we have enjoyed some heated competitions in Mr. Reimer’s 5 questions and good laughs at Mr. Nickel’s stories. We have been given opportunities to travel the world. Some of you got to experience life changing mission’s trips to Costa Rica, Africa, Argentina, Haiti, or Thailand. As a class we have achieved some great accomplishments; we have won provincial titles in athletics and Àrst place awards in choir and band. All of
Brad Budd Bethany Caldwell Adam Campbell Alexandra Carl Kristin Carmichael Colyn Chan Janessa Charney Jonathan Chiu Josh Choi Seon Je Choi Yeon Soo Choi Chelsea Clarke Celeste Copley-Cuthbertson Ryan Crawford
Scott Currie Matthew Curtis Stephen Dahl Priya Davesher Tom De Boer Cierra DeFehr Imrandeep Dhaliwal Vicki Diaz Sushil Dosanjh Stephanie Driedger Danae Eggem Kevin Evans Wesley Evans Caleb Favor
Congratulations Class of 2012
Pressing on toward the goal . . .
these experiences and memories have impacted our lives. MEI has done more than provide us with education; it has provided us with skills and relationships that we can take with us after we graduate. As we step out of adolescence and enter the world of adults we can be conÀdent in the fact that MEI has equipped us well. After 4 years of high school, the idea of leaving can be intimidating. For the 25 lifers in our class, we have spent 72 percent of our lives as an MEI student. But whether you have attended MEI since kindergarten or for a short Ànal year, we will all be given the title of an MEI graduate. Soon each of us will have our graduation pictures hanging in the MEI hallways for the future generations to laugh at. Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Most of us are still in the process of discovering what that purpose might be, but we can be assured that God has a plan. My prayer is that each one of us can rely on God’s guidance and take pleasure in the process of going after our dreams. As a class we have grown together, performed together, laughed and cried together; and today we celebrate together. We celebrate the transition- a bridge between our accomplishments over the past 12 years and the bright years our futures have in store for us. In the words of Doctor Seuss, “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” Congratulations Class of 2012! We did it!!!!
Shelby Findlay Colton Floris Channelle Friesen Ben Frizzo Max Funk Zach Funk Kendra Giesbrecht Irvin Gill Rajanveer Gill Loreal Goertzen Brian Greenfield Gurveen Grewal Makirat Grewal Samantha Guenther Leanza Hiebert Lukas Hildebrandt Rachel Hills Luyao Huang Anthony Iliev Mika Ishihara Riley Johnson Harvina Kaler Jimmy Kang Marabeth Kasper Jesse Kaufman Jessica Kilian Grace Kim Ben Klassen Bradley Klassen Jesse Klassen Jordan Koop Levi Koop Savannah Koop Korri Krahn
Alyssa Krueger Rachel Legear Caitlin Lewis Becky Li Jeremy Lieuwen Alyssa Loewen Olivia Loewen Sammie Loewen Vanessa Manno Naomi Milne Kaitlyn Neudorf Sierra Nickel Tim Page Korina Paliotti Angela Parberry Danielle Parkin Jarupha Patched Kurtis Pedersen Caleb Penner Linden Penner Nicholas Penner Zachary Penner Summer Petkau Simarpaul Randhawa Trenton Ratzlaff Nicole Redekop Jordan Regier Robyn Reid Brody Reimer Madeline Reimer Rachael Sandberg Gufjot Sandher Talvir Sandhu Terry Sandhu
Renae Schmidt Olivia Scholes Daniel Schwarz Emily Seggie Monique Sekhon Sunny Sekhon Shiv Sharma Ashley Siemens Bria Siemens Fraser Siemens Tyler Siemens Natasha Snelgrove Anshuman Sood Kyle Spence Alex Sweeten Nathan Takeda Jenna Thiessen Skylar Townrow Adam Turkin Kyle Tydeman Hanna Unruh Trevor Unruh Tyler Vanderhoek Jacob Vanderveen Sarah Verwoerd Dakota Wall Ryan Warkentin Melissa Wiebe Timothy Wiebe Teresa Witzke Sunny Won Nathan Wozny Lisa Yaskow
. . . to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 Congratulations to all 2012 Grads. Whichever path you may choose, we wish you happiness and success.
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