Raptor Report
By Kimorie Lees
On Friday, June 23rd, Oak Lake Community School hosted its annual Awards Day and Grade 8 Graduation. We proudly recognized academic and athletic excellence, and presented our grade 8 class with a proper send off to high school. The awards winners were as follows:
Athlete of the Year
Male—Hunter Wallace Female—Ainsley Smith, Jae Johnston
Digger Awards
Grade 1 First: Spencer Gompf Second: Rose Cochrane
Grade 2 First: Breanne Wilson Second: Jaxson Stothers
Grade 3 First: Paige Roche Second: Harji Khosa
Grade 4 First: Troy Friesen Second: Julie Vachon, Grace Babiak
Grade 5 First: Brenna Johnston Second: Cody Thiessen
Grade 6 First: Raeann Barre Second: Andrea Rousson
Grade 7 First: Lila Higginbothan Second: Kaiden Jansen
Grade 8 First: Jae Johnston Second: Tyler Siemens
Academic Excellence
Grade 5 First: Natalie Rampton Second: Dara Thompson
Grade 6 First: Nadine Vachon Second: Andrea Rousson
Grade 7 First: Gavin Podobni
Grade 8 First: Mei Thiessen Second: Michael Vachon
General Proficiency
Grade 5 First: Natalie Rampton Second: Brenna Johnston
Grade 6 First: Andrea Rousson Second: Nadine Vachon
Grade 7 First: Gavin Podobni Second: Cory Winters
Grade 8 First: Jae Johnston Second: Ainsley Smith
Alice & Jack Smith Memorial Grade 6 General Proficiency Award: Andrea Rousson
Elsie Wallace Memorial Grade 7 General Proficiency Award: Gavin Podobni
Oak Lake Masonic Lodge Scholarship Grade 8 Digger - First: Jae Johnston Second: Tyler Siemens
OLCS Media & Communications Award: Macey Hume
OLCS School Arts Award: Michael Vachon
Oak Lake & Area Lions Club Award: Mathew Plaisier
Cheryl Baker Memorial Sports Scholarship: Jae Johnston
Cheryl Baker Memorial Academic Scholarship: Lila Higginbotham
MTS Educator’s Award: Tanis Podobni
Manners Matter Award: Grace Babiak, Chase Cochrane, Troy Friesen, Cody Thiessen
Valleyview Co-op Honor Roll—80%
Grade 5: Tim Cox, Brenna Johnston, Jessie Podobni, Joe Pounder, Cody Thiessen
Grade 6: Raeann Barre
Grade 7: Gavin Podobni
Grade 8: Mei Thiessen, Michael Vachon, Macey Hume
Valleyview Co-op Honor Roll—90%
Grade 5: Natalie Rampton, Dara Thompson
Grade 6: Andrea Rousson, Nadine Vachon
On Thursday, June 15, the grade 7/8 class presented their Life Stories & Legacies biographies at our annual celebration event. Many grandparents and family members were in attendance, sharing in our appreciation of our elders and all of their achievements and contributions. Support for the project is provided by Canada’s History, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation and the Fort la Bosse ESD grant. Our Heritage Fair Winners (as determined by our panel of judges) were Mei Thiessen, Macey Hume and Gavin Podobni. Mei and Macey each created a Young Citizens video, and everyone is invited to watch them and vote. Go online and visit YoungCitizens.ca, and search using the keywords “Mei” and “Macey”. The winner of the Young Citizens video competition will win a trip to Ottawa!
On Tuesday, June 20th, early years students had lots of fun participating in their annual track and field day. Outdoor games and challenges were organized and led by staff, parents and students. The weather was warm, the sun was out, and many great school memories were made!
