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| Ava Stutzman at Owen Sound Disctrict Secondary School as the year-end assembly ends. Every year OSSTF District 7 sponsors an award for a Grade 10 student from each of the senior schools or secondary schools in District 7 going to the student in each school who best exemplifies the OSSTF motto: Let us not take thought of our separate interests but let us strive to serve one another. Ms. Stutzman was chosen by the school's 140 OSSTF members. She's been elected to serve as next year's school council vice-president and was the junior girls athletics and academics achievement awards winner this year. |
School's not quite out for summer, but it's close enough that final assemblies are being held.
Owen Sound District Secondary School had theirs yesterday and the Hub was invited in to share a look at their end-of-year celebrations.
Nearly 600 students, staff and teachers piled in to the school's gymnasium for the last gathering of the 2022 - 2023 school year.
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| OSDSS achievement award winners introduced to sustained applause. |
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| Pretty awesome for a pick-up band – drummer Austyn Vermilyea, bassist Saxon Pitter and guitarist Vaughan Coffey provide power-trio backing for vocalist Levi Wathke. |
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| It's hard to see in this photograph, but this guitar is literally being shredded as the band nails Van Halen's Panama. Vaughan Coffey brings it backstage, below. |
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| OSDSS teacher Heather Vokes reads comments from retiring teacher Dennis Watson as fellow-retiree Philippe Morin holds Mr. Watson's photograph for the assembly's enjoyment. Along with French teacher Mr. Morin, and Mr. Watson, the science and agriculture teacher, English teacher Andrew Hodkinson and law teacher John Kosempel are also retiring. |
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| The usual suspects line up along the back wall during the year's final assembly attended by nearly 600 students, teachers, and staff. |
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| Fashion takes centre stage as students walk that walk. |
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| Andie McGuire delights with She Used To Be Mine from Broadway musical Waitress |
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| He shreds guitars, he smashes cymbals – Vaughan Coffey throws down a backbeat challenge to teacher David Malito, the pair treating all assembled to a showcase of showmanship and style – and sheer exuberant volume – of drumming excellence. |
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– by Hub staff
David Galway
