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Best class ever: Davidson honours class of 2016

Pictured is the Davidson School class of 2016 during its graduation ceremony on June 11: (back row) Gabriel Ebenal, Alex Rettger, Ben Nykiforuk, Kieran Boehm, Carter Shaw, Trevor Nelson, Dylan Sweet, Nicholas Chomyshen, James Morrison; (front row) Tristan Cool, Cheyanne Nordmarken, Kaitlyn Baldwin, Tina Stone, Sydney Booker, Jacey Sanden, Leland Millham and Killian McDonnell.
Pictured is the Davidson School class of 2016 during its graduation ceremony on June 11: (back row) Gabriel Ebenal, Alex Rettger, Ben Nykiforuk, Kieran Boehm, Carter Shaw, Trevor Nelson, Dylan Sweet, Nicholas Chomyshen, James Morrison; (front row) Tristan Cool, Cheyanne Nordmarken, Kaitlyn Baldwin, Tina Stone, Sydney Booker, Jacey Sanden, Leland Millham and Killian McDonnell.

By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — As Davidson School’s class of 2016 looked on, Karrie Stamnes paid tribute to them for helping her face her fears.

Years ago, in her first year at Davidson, Stamnes had confided her fear of snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlies to a class of Grade 5 students.

As the school year went on, those students did their best to help her overcome that phobia, in the form of rubber replicas that kept popping up in the classroom.

Stamnes said with a smile that those students “broke her in” as an educator, but she had more encouragement to offer.

“You have overcome many challenges to get here today,” she said. “Be willing to go out of your comfort zone, and you will constantly be surprised at what you can achieve.”

Stamnes was the master of ceremonies for Davidson School graduation exercises on June 11, as the school said goodbye to 18 outgoing students.

For the full story, please see the June 20 print edition of The Davidson Leader, or call 306-567-2047 to subscribe today.