‘An amazing year’: MUCC graduates 87 students

“It takes people to raise people in a community, and I think the year is always defined by how our graduates embrace the support and encouragement that they get at the beginning, and throughout the year, and with that embracement of people we develop graduates that I think are going to contribute positively to their future and to the future of our community.”

Painchaud addressed the uncertainty and the changes that come with advances in technology and artificial intelligence (AI). He said grads are at a similar time to that of people many years ago with technology rapidly evolving.

“My address to them [posed] a challenge to them; it’s embracing the change, and looking for new problems to solve,” said Painchaud. “I feel like the problems that we have right now in the world are going to be solved relatively quickly using things like artificial intelligence, and so I’m encouraging them to look for new challenges and ask new questions about what the world is going to present in the future.”

Graduates were just entering MUCC in Grade 7 when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and that had many effects on education and learning. Painchaud said he believes the education system is starting to crawl out of the challenges that the pandemic brought forth; however, he added that there are still some lingering issues.

“Now we have to rebound, and rediscover…a little bit of resiliency that we lost through those years,” Painchaid explained. “I think we’re getting there, but it’s still going to take some time.”

Painchaud has been principal of MUCC for the past three years, and he thanked the community for welcoming him and his family.

Valedictorian Grady Corbett receiving his diploma from Principal Dave Painchaud. (Image Credit: Cam Lee/northeastNOW)

This year’s valedictorian was Grady Corbett, who is moving onto the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan.

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by Cam Lee

‘An amazing year’: MUCC graduates 87 students

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