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1. See, that's my name.
2. What a night.
3. Thank you.
4. Bill shakes hands with the
mayor.
5. Friends forever.
6. VALEDICTORIAN -- Kim Wilson.
7. Ontario Scholars
8. A night to remember.
It is clear that the most vital element of C.C.I. is its human element. There is here an undeniable warmth and welcoming characteristic which above all must draw us back. There is a reason for this reunion -- it is a chance to remember C.C.I. . .. to remember a period of life spent in this second home, and to recognize perhaps for the first time, how really valuable it is. Whether in the recognition of a face, a voice, or a room, or in the realization that its really over, that you are really an alumnus , the value of reminisce comes through. Those who are unsentimental are not here. It is not my place to reminiscence for others with my memories, for each of us has his own version of what C.C.I. was. Each has his own version of which teacher was really insane, which had the most boring class, and which kept innocent students locked up. This is the beauty of the reunion. To see smiles resulting from events worth recalling for a myriad of reasons.
There is an old English folksong which translated says: Who can sail without wind, Who can row without oars, Who can say goodbye to a good friend without crying.
I can sail without wind, I can row without oars, but I can't say goodbye to a good friend without tears.
As we leave C.C.I., we are not just saying goodbye to a school. We are saying goodbye to some of the best friends we've ever had, whether they be staff or students.
It is saying goodbye to a period of our lives which we will carry with us and treasure forever .
Goodbye dear ole' C.C.I.-- we wish you well.
Kim Wilson
VISIONS OF THE FUTURE
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