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»	Keynote Address to the VB2000 Reunion Ron Shewchuk, Class Historian (submitted by Ron Shewchuk)

»	Success in high school is related not only to studying hard. Over the years, we have seen that those students that succeed in high school are also deeply involved in school programs of music, athletics, arts, student's council, etc. So, Get Involved! Roy Dow, Principal, in remarks made to greet the Grade 10 Class of 1976 (submitted by Willi Fast)

»	Remember the many friendships gained in your school year and remember your successes and failures in school will be the stepping stones or stumbling blocks for the future -- depending upon your use of them. John Curran, Chairman, Calgary Board of Education (VBHS School Closing Exercises, Tuesday, May 20th, 1975) (submitted by Sid Nieuwenhuis)

»	I really hate it when you chew gum in my class. And what really bugs me is that that bothers me so much. George McGuire, Physics 20 and 30 (submitted by Sid Nieuwenhuis)

»	Styles in dress and grooming become unacceptable when they go to extremes which threaten propriety or which may be a distraction in the classroom. In some cases they are adopted by students to symbolize their opposition to the authority of school administration. VB Student Handbook, 1975 (submitted by Brian Mason)