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St. Patrick’s High School Class of 2023 graduates toss their mortarboard caps as a final salute to their high school years. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

GRADUATION 2023: St. Patrick’s High School honours the Class of 2023

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GRADUATION 2023: St. Patrick’s High School honours the Class of 2023

Cassandra Kerwin

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Clad in green gowns and mortarboard caps, the St. Patrick’s High School Class of 2023 entered the Palais Montcalm on June 22. Friends, family, faculty and guests were on hand to celebrate their achievements.

The ceremony commenced with the graduates filing into the Salle Raoul-Jobin to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance.” As per tradition, salutatorian Michelle Rodriguez St-Germain gave the opening speech. “Five years ago, on Aug. 29, 2018, we all started our high school years in our best outfits – skinny jeans and a Champion sweatshirt, that is – afraid to take on the world of high school,” she said. “Today, June 22, 2023, we finally have all these answers, and we find ourselves with the same questions, this time about a different future.

“The time has passed so fast that you could almost say all the clocks in the world were stolen from us,” she continued. “This cohort provided us with a sense of belonging, unity and community, even when we come from all different backgrounds, interests and views on life. It taught us the importance of differences in society. We are ready to say goodbye to high school, but not to the St. Pat’s community. Congratulations, Class of 2023 – we did it!”

After the salutatorian’s speech, newly appointed principal Julien Duchamp and Central Québec School Board chairperson Stephen Burke spoke. Then it was time for the presentation of 45 awards, bursaries and scholarships. (A full list of graduates and award winners is below this article.)

Valedictorian Coralie Cardinal closed the ceremony. “When I was told that I would be this year’s valedictorian, I was more than happy to have the privilege to represent the Class of 2023. Earning this title has been a part of my bucket list for years, and today, I can finally cross it off – although writing this speech has proven to be a lot more challenging than I thought,” she said. “In just a few weeks, many of us will be off to CEGEP, trade school, a gap year or doing what inspires us. Our cohort did not always have it easy, especially with COVID-19. It taught us to be prepared for the unknown and to expect the unexpected.”

With those words, the St. Patrick’s High School Class of 2023 threw their mortarboard caps into the air and left the hall to the sound of Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida.”

St. Patrick’s High School Class of 2023 graduates toss their mortarboard caps as a final salute to their high school years. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)
Valedictorian Coralie Cardinal gives a memorable closing speech at the graduation ceremony. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)
Salutatorian Michelle Rodriguez St-Germain welcomes guests of honour, family, friends and fellow graduates to the St. Patrick’s High School Class of 2023 graduation ceremony. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

Congratulations to the Graduates and award winners!

Hana Adra (S.M. Manek Award; St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award; School Letter; Student Life Award)

Muhammad Hamza Ali

Jérôme Amiot

Jacob Arsenault

Kimberly Baller-Lafrenière 

Olivier Beaudoin

Stella Beaulieu (Governing Board Award; School Letter)

Louis-Charles Bédard

Lola Pearl Bélanger ( Governing Board Award; St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award; School Letter; Masonic Foundation of Quebec Award on behalf of St. John’s Lodge No. 3)

Laurence Bernatchez (St. Patrick’s Parish Award; School Letter)

Eddy Bilodeau 

Derek Blaney

Wesley Blouin (St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award; Masonic Foundation of Quebec Award on behalf of St. John’s Lodge No. 3)

Nikolas Boily-Lenden

Océane Boivin

Juliet Bouchard 

Sébastien Bouchard 

Alexandre Boucher

Kélya Boucher

Cléo Camps

Coralie Cardinal (Valedictorian; Teresa F. Whealan Trophy; School Letter; Student Life Award; Brother George Scholarship)

Florence Caron

Jessica Caron

Jonathan Caron (Governing Board Award)

Rose Champoux (Principal’s Award;  Governing Board Award; School Letter)

Shany-Lynn Châteauvert

Simon Cooper

Connor Cormier

Tyson Cormier

Tristan Côté (St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award; Masonic Foundation of Quebec Award on behalf of St. John’s Lodge No. 3)

Enzo Cuglietta (Patrick McKenna Trophy)

Logann Cusson ( Governing Board Award)

Naiomi Daoust (Principal’s Award)

Maxim Dauphinais (Bruce Phillips Award; St. Patrick’s High School Alumni Award)

Laura Deblois (Ray Barry Memorial Award; Rosalind Franklin Award)

Raphaël Denis

Ann-Sophie Dion

Léa-Rose Drolet

William Dubé (Eastern Quebec Learning Centre Scholarship)

Simon Fiset (St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award)

Alyson Fontaine (Governing Board Award; St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award; School Letter; School Letter; William J. McNamara Award)

Justin Gagné

Samuel Gagné ( Eastern Quebec Learning Centre Scholarship)

Émile Gagnon

Jade Gagnon (St. Lawrence Regional College Bursary)

Sophie Gagnon (St. Patrick’s Parish Award; St. Patrick’s Catholic Women’s League Award)

Shawn Gallant (St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award; Bruce Phillips Memorial Bursary)

Joshua Gallese

Nathan Gignac

Ryan Giguère (CQSB Parents Committee Award)

Skyler Giguère (St. Patrick’s High School Positive Impact Award; Student Life Award)

Derek Gilbert

Edouard Gourdeau

Emilie Grant

Evan Grégoire

Bianca Hamel (Kennedy-Girardeau Award; David E. Blinco Award)

Clara Huber (Citadel Foundation High School Volunteer Award; School Letter; Student Life Award; Rosalind Franklin Award)

Annalise Humar-Normand (St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award; Fleming Motto Award)

Victor Huot

Leksi Jerasi

Gabriel Jimenez Quiroga (Michael Yaremko Trophy; St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award; Marianna O’Gallagher Award)

Jeremy Jodoin (Ron Corriveau Award)

James Kerr-Dupuis

Zyonne Koontz

Justin Lavallée ( Eastern Quebec Learning Centre Scholarship)

Thomas Lavoie

Loïc Lavoie-Giard

Kim Lebel

Lukas Leclerc-Ghesquière

Wyatt Leclerc-Ghesquière

Ely Lemay (St. Patrick’s Parish Award)

Andrew Lemieux-Béchard

Pierre Letarte

Dawson Letellier

Taïna Lightfoot

Brittany Low

Myriam Mailloux

Charles-Antoine Marcotte ( Father Bill Steacy Trophy; School Letter)

Andy Marcoux

Maverick Marin

Emma Marquis

Bryan Martel ( Eastern Quebec Learning Centre Scholarship)

Trinity Martel (Leonard School Alumnae Award; Principal’s Award; School Letter)

Kendra Mathieu (St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award)

Laura McCoubrey ( Father Bill Steacy Trophy; School Letter; Student Life Award; Fred Cote Leadership Scholarship)

Neil McEniry Lepage

Allison McEwen (St. Patrick’s Parish Award;  Governing Board Award)

Amy Michaud ( Eastern Quebec Learning Centre Scholarship)

Daniel Milot

Rose Monna-Williams ( St. Patrick’s Parish Award;  Governing Board Award)

Justin Moreau

Anthony Mouland

James Mouland ( Eastern Quebec Learning Centre Scholarship)

Shane Mountain (Neil Rourke Perseverance Award;  Irish Heritage Quebec Bursary)

Sarah Murphy ( Governing Board Award; St. Patrick’s High School Alumni Award; Student Life Award)

Gabriel Naud

Elyanna Parent 

Ella Partridge 

Jonathan Pelletier (Brother Walter Trophy; Brother George Trophy)

Jeremy Perron

Malik Pinel-Tard

Maeva Primeau

Emy-Rose Quessy ( St. Patrick’s Parish Award; School Letter)

Zoe Racine

Maiya Regis

Jeremy Rhéaume ( Irish Heritage Quebec Bursary)

Krystopher Richard

Samy Roberge

Michelle Rodriguez St-Germain (Salutatorian; Lieutenant Governor’s Medal; Walter Munroe Trophy & Award; Robert Brochu Trophy; School Letter)

Justin Rondeau 

Alexis Routhier

Rosalie Salesse (William J. McNamara Award; Bill Mylett Bursary)

Sylvia Samson (Leonard School Alumnae Award;  Mondrian Art Award)

Danica Sanschagrin

Megan Sheridan-Vallières (St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award)

Élaura Simard

Emma Simard

Alex St-Germain ( St. Patrick’s Parish Award)

Stella St-Hilaire ( Governing Board Award)

Kelly Ann Thibault

Élizabeth Topping (St. Patrick’s High School Staff Award)

Amélie Trépanier (School Letter; St. Lawrence Regional College Bursary)

Wilson Trudel

Thomas Verret (Desmond O’Neill Award;  Sister Mildred Wallace Trophy; School Letter)

Julien Vigneault

Xavier Dubois (Governor General’s Award –  Class of 2022)
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Memorials and Things of Fame – June 28, 2023

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Memorials and Things of Fame

Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce

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June 25, 1823 – The Quebec Gazette

Notice

      All houses and other buildings having roofs covered with boards and shingles, within the City and Suburbs of Quebec, are to be whitewashed by the fifteenth of July next, conformably to an ordinance of the Legislature …  [which] requires the same to be done every year.

      John Grout, Inspector of Chimnies.

 

June 28, 1873 – The Morning Chronicle

City Council

      A letter was read from the Assistant City Clerk, complaining of the cruel treatment of the City Clerk, who thrust all the work upon his shoulders, &c. The City Clerk refused to read the letter, and handed it to the Mayor, who refused and directed the Clerk to read it himself. The Clerk declined, and Councillor Murphy read the letter.

 

June 30, 1898 – The Quebec Morning Chronicle

Moonlight Excursion

      At a recent meeting of the Ladies’ Aid of St. Andrew’s Church, Levis, it was decided to organize a moonlight excursion, to take place next Wednesday. …They have now secured the services of one of the best steamboats in the port for the evening. The “Queen of the Night” will be shining in all her splendour and no evening’s entertainment could possible be offered which would compare in pure aesthetic enjoyment with a cruise on the waters of the St. Lawrence, amid the classic scenes and historic surroundings of our city, in a safe and commodious steamer manned by a reliable captain and crew.

      New Liverpool, Sillery, Wolfe’s Cove, South Quebec, Cape Diamond, Levis Heights, and the estuary of the St. Charles, Indian Cove, Montmorency, [and] Orleans offer visions of beauty which cannot be surpassed. Music, refreshments and good company will be added to make up an ideal evening.

 

June 25, 1923 – The Quebec Chronicle

Promise of Comfort

If Men But Dress In Cloth Of Tropical Weight

      “No man need suffer from the heat if he wears the right sort of clothes and under-garments,” said Georges Morissette. “In my Semi-ready shop on St. John Street, I have weaves and fabrics designed to give comfort on the warmest day in summer. I have Palm Beach suits at $15 and $18. I have Irish linen suitings and white serge suitings. My white serges and garbicords are so well shrunken that they can be cleaned in the tub without fear of shrinking in size. I have some 12-ounce cloths in pure Botany wool – beautifully cool and attractive suitings.”

 

June 26, 1958 – The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

Improving Air Travel

      Helicopters have come more and more into use, although thus far they have not been adapted in Canada for general passenger service. The day may not be far off however, when this type of aircraft becomes quite popular, particularly on short inter-city hops. A recent demonstration in England of the Fairey Rotodyne, a 48-passenger vertical take-off craft, has shown that the aircraft possesses the economic factors that make it possible for general use. The manufacturers believe that the operating cost is not much more than conventional fixed-wing planes.

      The advantages of the Rotodyne are that it can take off from an area some 120 feet in diameter, which would mean that physically it should be possible to create suitable landing spots right in the heart of busy cities. It can rise at the rate of 1,500 feet per minute, and cruises at 180 miles per hour. A flight from Quebec to Ottawa, for instance, could be completed in one hour and 20 minutes. Much more important, however is that provided arrangements can be made to land within city limits, transport of this nature would eliminate much of the time consumed on ground transportation to and from the airports, which makes air travel on inter-city hops, such as Montreal to Quebec, not as much of a time saver as it could be.

 

June 28, 1963 – The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

Champlain To Be Honoured In Dominion Day Ceremony

      Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec City and first governor of New France, will be honoured during special ceremonies on Dominion Day organized by the National Samuel de Champlain Society. Ceremonies will begin with a military parade from the Plains of Abraham … to the Champlain monument on Dufferin Terrace. …Patriotic songs and poems, music by the band of the Royal 22nd Regiment and laying of wreaths at the foot of Champlain’s monument will complete the program. …

      A hymn to Champlain with words by Mrs. Therese Lepage-Caron and music by Omer Letoureau, will be sung by baritone Robert Bolduc.  … The First Father of Confederation, a poem by Georges Belanger in honour of Champlain will be recited in the original French by Claude Marceau … and in English translation by Grant Johnston.

Editor’s note: Articles from the archives are reproduced with the original vocabulary, spelling and punctuation. Explanatory notes may be added.

 
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A.S. Johnson High School honours the Class of 2023

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A.S. Johnson High School honours the Class of 2023

Photo submitted by Manuel Tremblay-Boudreault

The 11 members of the Class of 2023 at A.S. Johnson High School in Thetford Mines celebrated their graduation on June 22. A full list of graduates and award winners follows below.

Congratulations to the graduates!

Lorie Bolduc
Andrew Bouchard
Shayla Diaz
Maïka Gagnon
Juliette Gignac
Daphné Gosselin
Nathan Landry (co-valedictorian)
Kymani Morgan
Elyse Wright (co-valedictorian)
Kevin Monaghan (Megantic Community Foundation Prize; Community Learning Centre bursary)
Bobby White
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