AUTO SALES & SERVICE GET APPROVED TODAY AT DRIVINGWINDSOR.CA
Life is full of challenges buying a car should be EZEE!
9630 TECUMSEH RD. E., WINDSOR
Vol. 134
A LOOK INSIDE
EDHS grads reach for the stars
519-735-3800
VisitorsÕ Centre now open in Harrow PAgE 3 ________________ WETRA receives donation PAgE 6 ________________ Community Living Windsor recognizes Holy Name School PAgE 9 ________________
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Issue No. 26
27th Annual Essex Fun Fest Guide PAgES 13-20 ________________ Essex firefighters among those recognized for long service PAgE 21 ________________ WomenÕ s ball hockey, lacrosse introduced PAgE 30 ________________
Looking For A Good Home
“AppLe JAck” See page 5 for adoption info.
These EDHS grads were happy to show off their high school diplomas during the school’s 129th convocation ceremony held inside the school gym on Tuesday, June 24.
by Sylene Argent In front of family and friends, the graduating students from Essex District High School had a chance to reflect on the past four years last Tuesday evening as they gathered in the schoolÕ s gymnasium for the schoolÕ s 129th convocation ceremony. EDHS’s Vice Principal, Rob Peto welcomed everyone to the ceremony to recognize and celebrate the achievements of the 2014 graduating class.
“This evening is another step in the fulfillment of your destiny,” he said to the graduates. Ò ItÕ s a stepping stone, albeit a major one, along your life path.” Over the past three years that Peto has been at EDHS he said he has witnessed the students helping each other in the hallways and coming in before school and staying late after class to get help and work on assignments. He has seen the students struggle to get the correct balance between
school, work, and spending time with friends, “but the students matured as they struggled to find the right balance in life and in making good choices,” he noticed. He told the students to take all that they have learned at EDHS to make better lives for themselves, their families and the community. “The simple fact you are here means you are ready. We are ready to let you go and you are ready to fly,” he said.
Destiny, he added, is what the students make of it. “Well done,” Greater Essex Catholic District School Board Trustee Julia Burgess said, which was met with a round of applause from the students, some of which had written their final exams that morning. “This is a big milestone for you,” she said. Ò So graduates, if I could give you any advice it would be that wherever your talents and studies carry you, remember to seize absolutely every opportunity for personal growth. Make plans… but remember what John Lennon said, that ‘life is what happens [to you] while you are busy making other plans.’ However intricately prepared your plans are, life will throw you curveballs. Adapt. Be curious, learn new things, try new things. Remember also persistence trumps talent,” she said. The students are now heading in different directions. Some will go into the workplace, some will take on apprenticeships, others will continue with their educations at university or college. Ò I know we always look forward to finding out what your plans are because they are so diverse,” Burgess said. “I know also that wherever you go after Essex High youÕ re going to be taking with you some great friendships that you forged
Continued on Page 2