I would like to say "THANK YOU" to Professor Logel at the University of Waterloo. She is an awesome teacher. Her Introduction to Psychology class was exciting, fun, fascinating, organized, and educational. Continually, she incorporated students into her lessons with experiments, discussions, surveys, and more. I loved her class and so many others did too. Also, she has become a great mentor to me. Professor Logel has introduced me to new experiences and opportunities I never really considered. Conversing with her, I am reminded that everyone is capable of great things. I feel blessed to have met her and I would just like to thank her for making my first year an incredibly memorable one! :D

I would like to say "Thank You!" to Vaughn Schmidt, my First Year Plumbing teacher at SIAST-Kelsey Campus. Being a female plumber is hard enough,you made school awesome and enjoyable, I learned so much from you!

I'd like to say a thank you to my english teacher, Mr. Evans. During this year I've been living in a group home that demands all of my attention with meetings, social workers, programs and staff so that I've almost been failing at everything because I either never had time to complete my work or was never able to do it because I never understood. Mr. Evans was the teacher that stayed late after school with me to help me with the assignments and he's the one that always let me hand in my assignments late because my group home apparently doesn't believe in school work. Mr. Evans taught me how to understand Hamlet, to read Shakespeare and actually like it! He taught me how to write properly and expand my vocabulary while talking but most important of all is that he taught me that I can trust people again because there are some nice people out there! I may not be the best at english but I'm a lot better than I was at the beginning of this year! Thank you Mr. Evans I know I'll never forget you and maybe you'll inspire me somewhere down the road to go out of my way for someone else.

I would like to thank my grade 12 advanced functions teacher, Mr. Gekiere. I had his class last semester, along with grade 12 university level Physics, Chemistry and Biology. It was a difficult semester, and seeing as I didn't have the proper pre-requisite for MHF4U, I struggled in his class. I had never failed a test, as long as I could remember, and by the end of the semester I had 6 math tests to rewrite for 50%. It was really hard for me since I was used to doing well in math without much effort, and now I was trying my best and barely improving. With help from the teacher and some last minute tutoring, I pulled off a 60% on the exam and a 54% in the class. But by the end, the marks didn't matter; Mr. Gekiere taught me was that failure isn't as horrible as it feels. Partway through the course my friend dropped out, she was busy with work and it was just too much for her. We had the same classes and it was tempting for me to do the same, it would've gotten rid of so much stress. But I stayed in the class and I'm very glad I did. My teacher made me realize that even though I wasn't doing well, I was learning something much more important. I was learning first hand how it felt to fail, how to deal with constantly being disappointed, and how to keep at something that seemed impossible. Doing badly in that class prepared me for not just the challenges that post-secondary school will bring, but for many things in life, and without my teacher I would have given up and missed it altogether.

Thank you so much, Mr. Gekiere!

Throughout my high school, I've been one of those students who had the top grades in every class. I worked hard for my grades, balancing school and a very demanding sport. Next year I'm heading to university for the first time; this year, my grade twelve, has been the toughest year yet, which is understandable. However, I'd slave away many weeks at a time, stressing out to the point where my head was shedding chunks of hair, my acne was acting up, the dark circles under my eyes deepened and my body was in a constant state of exaustion. I was trying to cram too many things in too little time, never taking a day off, or time to relax.
It was very apparent to one of my teachers what was happening to me.
Everyday and sometimes several times a day, my physics teacher, Eric Létourneau, would tell me to stop stressing out.
One morning, when I went to see him for extra help, he told me:
One day you will blow up. Whether it's this year, or the next, or the year after, you will melt down. You need to relax more, take one day off a week, that's what I did in university. Next year, you won't be getting 90s in all your classes, if any at all. You will fail tests completly, you will have sleepless nights, you won't be able to do every project assigned. It happened to me, it'll happen to you. I've failed many test, I've had moments when I couldn't do anything to help my grades, but look where I am today. I'm happy, I have a job I love, a wife and kids I love too. You need to understand that when all that happens, not to give up. Even if you fail, doesn't mean you're a bad person, doesn't mean it's the end, it doesn't define the person you are. You will still be you and that's what matters. You will still be Alexa. You'll just have to move on. Keep smiling. It's the best medicine.

I can't remember if I cried that day, but everytime I recall it, tears spring to my eyes. What he said was true, although I never realised it before that moment. Now whenever I'm having a hard time, I think of what he said. I'm still me. I'll work as hard as I can, I'll push to attein my highest potencial, but if I fail, if I don't get the mark I wanted, or win the medal I wanted in my sport, I cry a bit then I think "I'm still me. I just need to get up and try again". It's sometimes difficult to get rid of the feeling of failure, but I'm still intact, that's all that matters. I keep smiling. :)

Thank you, M. Létourneau. You may not know it, but you changed my life for the better. Thank you so much.
Alexa Momy

My elementary school teacher, Miss Anderson, inspired me to become the open and strong person I am today. Not only did she make subjects come alive and introduce me to the wonderful world of theatre, but she taught me that it is okay to show weakness and trust people. She helped me open up and get help for the hardships that I went through. I can now help others and help myself, because of her. Thank you, Miss Anderson, for teaching me that it's okay not to be okay.

Ms. corsbi

She is my gym teacher, my wrestling/field hockey/track coach. She has taught me how to be competitive yet have good sportsmanship at the same time. she has taught me that wining is always favorable, but the most important thing
(in high school sports at least) is giving every one a fair shot, and having fun. Well she may yell when coaching us on the field, we all know she dose it for the best and she really helps us. Whether it is telling us to move to open space or to get are buts in the game and start running. I really appreciate all the extra time she spends weather its watching us/teaching us new skills or setting up game times tournaments for us. She is my favorite teacher, and i know i don't say thank you to her as much as i should, for all that she dose for me and for the school, thank you!

I would like to give Thanks to my music teacher Mrs Gillard.
I have attended CRSS for three years and in grade 9 was a handful. I was struggling with many things in that year and made the decision to drop music because I was lazy and ignorant. Mrs Gillard never took it personally. Later on in my high school career I took up guitar and vocals again and she never held a grudge for the way I acted, if anything, she was more accepting. But she is not an easy teacher, she makes us work and don't allow us to slack but is also very understanding and puts herself on the same level as her students and is not one of those “ Bow down to me, I am in control here” kind of teachers, she takes a great interest in our lives. She is very much a friend and a mentor to all her students and does not feed you BS when you ask for advice. She spends countless hours running guitar ensemble, choir, concerts and many other things she does not have to do.
I thank you Mrs Gillard for all the time and effort you put towards every one of your students and are school :)

I'm very grateful for all the teachers that helped me through my four years at Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute. They helped me become more mature and more responsible.

Special thanks to my biology 3U and 4U teacher, Mr. Li. He is a good instructor and I liked his classes even though I fell asleep in some days. Sorry! He is funny and I learned a lot - not only the curriculum lessons but also extra knowledge that we might need in the future. I remember during gr 12 bio last semester that he'd give a few minutes in most class days to talk about reality and life at university. It helped a lot. Thanks Mr. Li! :)

I'd also like to thank Mr. B, who was my Physics 12 night school teacher at Albert Campbell CI. Even though I dropped the course halfway the semester, I learned a lot from him. To make the classes more interesting, he'd make witty jokes related to physics. He'd also tell interesting facts about the world and tell stories of his travelling around the globe. I know I am ready for university (and also excited!) because he prepared me for it. I really liked the class and I regretted dropping it. No worries, I'm learning it at my own pace. Thanks again!

Thank you very much!
Joanna S.

I would like to thank Mrs.Urdahl-Serr from Maple Ridge Secondary school. As it is close to the end of the year, I've realized how much help and support she has given me right from the start.When I first met her she wasn't intimidating at all, she was very friendly and throughout the year she's made a few math jokes and thought of silly but very memorable and helpful ways of remembering math formulas. With the teacher strike in B.C this year she couldn't help us after school so she introduced her classes to online tutoring sessions and condensed math lessons, they helped me greatly.

Although she taught us about math, she also taught us about different universities and the steps we had to take to be successful at reaching our academic goals. As well as being my math teacher she helped me with finding opportunities for challenges and new learning experiences. She went out of her way to help me sign up for unique programs and introduced me to useful online resources such as learn now B.C and search engines like ebsco host. Mrs. Urdahl-Serr has given me a great understanding of math, helped me create new and unique opportunities for myself and she's been a great and understanding teacher on the whole.

Thank you Mrs.Urdahl-Serr!