"The education that I received at Beacon, both in and out of the classroom, has left me well-prepared for college life and beyond.  The biggest impact that the secondary school has left on my life is the way I was taught how to look at God's world from His point of view.  I learned how important it is to have a discerning mind.  As Christians we are called to be the light in a dark world, and Beacon taught me that whatever I decide to do, the purpose of my life should be to glorify the Creator and do His will.  In order to do that, I need to think critically about the underlying beliefs behind competing worldviews."     ~Sara Gerritsma~ Graduate 2002

"Attending Calvin and Beacon helped to ground me in my faith and has raised my commitment to Kingdom causes.  A Christian environment for learning helps to develop the gifts that God gives us"   ~Al Bezuyen~ Graduate 1972

"I feel that the way Beacon has focused on challenging me to push the boundaries of comfort level has really helped me to develop my leadership qualities.  Also, I feel that Beacon challenged me to better myself academically.  The teachers never let me settle for average when they knew I could do better"    ~Neil Swinkels~ Graduate 2003

"My thirteen years spent at Calvin and Beacon were some of the best years of my life.  Every teacher and every friend was a "golden" friend.  I say "golden" because I reflect on the words of a song we sang at many school assemblies, "make new friends and keep the old-one is silver and the other gold". The friends and teachers from my years at Beacon are golden friends, always remembered, always there, always in my heart as part of God's family.  Years may separate us but we're always linked by a common focus, linking God's will for our lives with his kingdom on earth."

~Sharon Vandezande~ Graduate 1991

"I still have fond memories of the few years during which I was part of your educational community.  Both Chris and I enjoyed our time in St. Catharines and the friendships we developed there.  The vision of "learning for serving" was a challenge that excited me as I worked with staff to give concrete expression to that vision in the daily classroom, teaching and learning interactions.  The joy of the Lord was the daily strength that inspired teachers to lead students in uncovering God's creation revelation and respond with awe and praise."    ~Jim Vreugdenhil~  Former Principal