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Vol. 11, No. 31, Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Andrew grads reach for tomorrow
2016 Andrew graduating class on Saturday evening.
Cherish yesterday, live for today, reach for tomorrow Megan Lockhart Associate Editor The Andrew High School Class of 2016 held their graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 28 at the Andrew Community Hall. The graduates for this year are: Janelle Birkholz, Geoffrey Bryks, Troy Furgeson, Jessica Goddu, Tristen Horne, Eric Little, Cassie Melenka, Joshua Miller, Cassandra Ostashek, and Emily Slasynski. Though Troy Furgeson and Tristen Horne chose not to participate in Saturday's ceremony, the class was joined by Cole Goodman, who attended Andrew School alongside them until just last year.
The class chose the quote "Cherish yesterday, live for today, reach for tomorrow" as their theme for the ceremony. The evening began with a buffet dinner, and Father Gerasim Power said grace. Dawson Danyluk acted as Master of Ceremonies for the event. Father Power gave an invocation following the introduction of the graduates. TJ Kennerd gave the Principal's Message to the graduates. He was followed by Mark Liguori, Superintendent of Elk Island Public Schools. The Mayor of Andrew, Heather Tait, gave a message to the graduates, as did
Trustee Colleen Holowaychuk on behalf of the Board of Trustees. Alex Slasynski spoke to the grads on behalf of Student Council. Kennerd and Gregory Cruickshank then presented each gradate with their certificate. They read off a student resume for each graduate, as well as a message from the teachers. Cassandra Ostashek gave her Valedictorian Address to her classmates. Janelle Birkholz and Eric Little gave a tribute to the teachers, and Little also introduced the evening's guest speaker, Asha Ram. Ram taught the graduates for several years, before moving on to another
school last year. Cassie Melenka gave a thank-you to Ram on behalf of the class. Melenka was joined by Geoffrey Bryks for a class history presentation, where they recalled some of the more interesting moments that the group shared as a class. The grads then watched a slideshow, prepared by Joshua Miller, featuring photos of each graduate throughout their lives. Jessica Goddu thanked all attendees for coming, and the evening was finished off by a benediction from Father Power. Congratulations to all of the Andrew graduates of 2016.