Saugeen District Senior School graduates celebrated with a hat toss ahead of their Commencement ceremony October 11.
Hub Staff
Saugeen District Senior School (SDSS) celebrated its 130th annual Commencement October 11 with a ceremony that recognized the 140 graduating students of 2019.
Prior to the ceremony, which saw musical accompaniment by the SDSS Senior Band, graduates greeted each other in the gymnasium and took part in the ceremonial cap toss before making their way to the school cafetorium where they were presented with awards, scholarships, bursaries and diplomas.
"It seems like yesterday that you started at SDSS in Grade 9,” said Principal Melissa McEwan, acknowledging the students. “It's difficult to believe that time has passed so quickly and that you are now graduates.”
McEwan let each graduate know that they should be very proud of what they had accomplished. “So many of you have been inspirational at your time here at SDSS,” said McEwan. “Acts of kindness, stories of strength and conviction, perseverance, wisdom and intuition. Your curiosity, wonder and innovation are unstoppable and I can't wait to see what you do.”
Awards, Scholarships and bursaries were presented to the following students:
The Anglican Parish of Saugeen Shores Bursaries
St. John’s Bursary - Raina Watson
St. Paul’s Bursary - Riley Funston
Giovanna Baragetti Awards - Alexander George and Leigha Roote
Beta Sigma Phi-Iota Phi Sorority Bursary - Nicole Burrows
Bruce Federation of Agriculture Award - Kent Ribey
Bruce Peninsula Art Show Committee Bursaries - Aaron Boville and Willow Cushnie
Bruce County Conservationists Award - Emma Schuster
County of Bruce Scholarship - Kent Ribey
Bruce Power Award ~ Female Pursuing a Skilled Trade - Frances Rosario
Bruce Power Future Innovator Award - Harmony Allen
Bumper to Bumper Award - Victoria Clark
CIBC Business Bursary - Nikki Walker
Canadian Federation of University Women Southport Scholarships - Nicole Burrows and Marissa Kahgee
Betty Colborne Memorial Scholarship - Madelynn Griffiths
Chantry Island Chambettes Community Service Award - Madison Hobson
Chartwells School Dining Bursaries - Jazmyn Munn and Alastair Irwin
The W. J. Coulter Award - Sarah Sollors
Anne Marie Feddema Memorial Bursary - Rahul Pandya
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Fraser Memorial Scholarship - Madelynn Griffiths
George Fritsch Memorial Scholarship - Kent Ribey
The Grant Helm Scholarship - Kent Ribey
Ideal Supply Inc. Award - Robert Baker
Eric Hilbig Senior Science Award - Josephine Berry and Luc Nusselder
Carmen Howe Memorial Award - Zoe Sellers
Michael Humphrey Memorial Award - Molly Noel
The Elizabeth Kelly Memorial Awards - Madelynn Craig and Hayden Gowan
Knights of Columbus Recognition Awards - Diya Parikh and Sasha Morano
Christopher Knott Memorial Award - Josephine Berry
Edythe Lamont Memorial Award - Austin deVries
Kevin McArthur Memorial Curling Bursary - Kennedy Nichol
The McLellan Bursary - Jasmin Skinner
The Janet McNally First Nation Education Award - Marissa Kahgee
Meridian Credit Union Bursary ~ Port Elgin Branch Scholarship - Nicole Burrows
Ontario Power Generation Achievement Awards - Charlotte Berry and Cameron McEwen
Order of the Eastern Star Awards - Rayden Côté-Barnwell and Kally McArthur
Performing Arts of Saugeen Shores Award - Sasha Morano
Photovisions Graduation Bursary - Rebecca Turi
The Port Elgin Lions Club Awards - Sarah Chaddock and Harmony Allen
The Port Elgin Masonic Lodge Bursaries - Jared Meyer and Marley Scott
The Port Elgin Pharmasave Life Science Bursary - MacKenzie MacQueen
The Port Elgin Royal Canadian Legion Awards
Math - Dawson Kelly
Science - Josephine Berry and Luc Nusselder
The Port Elgin United Church Bursary - Forrest Tocher
The Retired Teachers of Ontario Community Service Award and the Lieutenant Governor Community Volunteer Award Pin - Aaron Boville
The Rotary Club of Port Elgin ~ Service Above Self Bursaries - Hayden Gowan and Sarah Sollors Saugeen District Secondary School Administrator Award - Barry Beckett
The Saugeen Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary Bursary - Madelynn Griffiths
William Rankin Memorial Bursary - MacKenzie MacQueen
The Saugeen Shores Police Services and Association Bursary - Maria Tsatsos
Southport Horticultural Society Scholarship - Eve Martin
Saugeen Shores United Football Club Volunteerism in Sport Bursary - Diya Parikh
Shoppers Drug Mart Health Sciences Bursary - Lauren MacDonald
Southampton Rotary Scholarships - Marissa Kahgee, Kennedy Nichol and Grace Salmon
The Howard Stoddard Memorial Award - Madelynn Craig
The West Wawanosh Mutual Insurance Bursary - Rein Tiisler
Valedictory Address (introduced by Josephine Berry): Rein Tiisler
From left: Sasha Morano, Eve Martin, Lauren MacDonald, Janelle Fowler, Laura White, Sierra Martin, Maggie Kobe and Kiandra Martin at their graduation ceremony October 11.
SDSS Mascot, Royal, stopped by to celebrate with the graduates. From left: Willow Cushnie, Jazmyn Munn, Royal, Forrest Tocher, Samantha Cowan, Amanda Kubiak and Alyssa Trumbley.
Josie Berry introduced Rein Tiisler who presented the Valedictory address at the Saugeen District Senior School Commencement October 11.
Chantry Island Cham-bette, Jen Fowler presented Madison Hobson with the Cham-bette Community Service Award.
The Janet McNally First Nation Education Award was presented to Marissa Kahgee by SDSS Principal, Melissa McEwan.
The Performing Arts of Saugeen Shores (PASS) Award went to Sasha Morano, presented by Patty Underwood of PASS (left) and SDSS drama teacher, Leslie Turcotte.
Service Above Self Bursaries from the Rotary Club of Port Elgin went to Hayden Gowan and Sarah Sollors, which were presented by Rotarian, Judy Rich.
SDSS Principal, Melissa McEwan presented Barry Beckett with the Saugeen District Senior School Administrator Award.
Diya Parikh was the recipient of the Saugeen Shores United Football Club Volunteerism in Sport Bursary, presented by Todd Barten.
