More than $31,000 in scholarships, awards and bursaries were distributed to this year’s Similkameen Elementary Secondary School’s graduating class.
Below is a list of the 2014 graduates and the awards presented during graduation ceremonies at the school on June 26. Students who received awards are shown with the awards listed underneath their name, in italics.
STUDENT NAME
AWARD/SCHOLARSHIP/BURSARY
1. Sukhraj Bengag
2. Sarah Bicknell
3. Tajinder Brar
Top Calculus 12 Student
Top History 12 Student
$2,000 Valley First Education Award
4. Ryan Brunton
$250 NAPA Auto Parts Bursary
$500 Keremeos/Cawston Sportsman’s Assoc.
$,1000 Dogwood Scholarship
5. Jasmine Carbery
6. Lloyd Carleton
7. Gurpreet Chauhan
8. Skye Eriksen
$500 PAC Fine Arts Scholarship
$2,500 Valley First Volunteer Award
9. Erica Flynn
$200 CUPE Local 523 Bursary
10. Jasman Gill
Top Biology 12 Student
Top Chemistry 12 Student
Top Senior Citizenship Award
Top Pre-Calculus 12 Student
Top Academic Grade 12 Student
Top Service Award
$500 South Okanagan Administrator’s Association Scholarship
$1,000 Keremeos Doctor’s Scholarship
$1,000 School District 53 Academic Scholarship
$1,000 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 192
11. Wyatt Hanes
12. Brandon Holley
$200 School District 53 Forestry Bursary
$1,000 School District 53 Non Academic Trades Bursary
13. Jessica Ireland
14. Tanisha Jenkins
Top Art 10-12 Student
15. Amanda Jerowsky
16. Cassandra Leake
17. Erynn Lehtonen
18. Sanpreet Lidhar
19. Hayley Mackenzie
20. Kelsey Mantle
Top Musical Theatre 10-12 Student
$175 Murphy Estate Bursary
$300 Judy Chisholm Art Bursary
$500 Keremeos Pharmasave Bursary
$500 Order of the Eastern Star Bursary
$575 South Okanagan Similkameen Teacher’s Union Bursary
$800 Order of the Royal Purple Bursary
$1,000 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 192
$1,000 Dogwood Scholarship
21. Emma Merritt
$1,000 Dogwood Scholarship
22. Richard Morgan
Social Responsibility Award
23. Michael Moroz
24. Josh Reza
25. Emma Roberts
Citizenship Award
Top Yearbook Student
$200 Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department Bursary
$1,000 Larissa Marten Memorial Bursary
$1,250 South Okanagan Similkameen Teacher’s Union Scholarship
$1,000 Royal Canadian Legion 192
$1,000 Dogwood Scholarship
26. Alex Rousseau
27. Tina Schaefer
Top Band 10-12 Student
Citizenship Award
Sr. Girls’ Volleyball- Most Valuable Player
Sr. Girls’ Basketball- Most Defensive Player
Top Female Athlete of the Year
Top English 12 Student
Top Leadership Student
Senior “Sparky” School Spirit Award
$200 CUPE Local 523 Bursary
$1,000 School District 53 Academic Scholarship
$2,000 Valley 1st Credit Union Education Award
$2,500 Valley 1st Credit Union Volunteer Award
$1,000 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 192
28. Jenna Sipponen
Citizenship Award
29. Elle-leigh Snow
$500 Quaedvlieg Memorial Bursary
Sr. Girls’ Volleyball- Most Valuable Player
30. Nicole Teal
$500 Keremeos Seniors Centre Bursary
31. Nicola Terbasket
$200 CUPE Local 523 Bursary
$380 Pat Clarke Memorial Bursary
32. Alexandra Vesper
$250 NAPA Auto Parts Bursary
$300 Amanda Munroe Memorial Bursary
$1,000 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 192
33. Luke Vesprey
34. Jesse Vissia
Citizenship Award
$500 Harry Robinson Memorial Scholarship
Chief Keith Crow
$500 Keremeos Elk’s Lodge Bursary
$1,000 Dogwood Scholarship
Boys’ Soccer- Most Valuable Player
Boys’ Basketball- Most Valuable Player
Top Male Senior Athlete of the Year
In a break with tradition this year, the graduating students selected Alex Rousseau and Lloyd Carleton to be the graduating Class of ‘14 valedictorians.