Caledonia Secondary School’s grad scholarship and bursary night broke a record for this year’s graduating students.
The total value of all the scholarships presented hit $302,806 and was distributed between 68 students on Thursday, June 14. The entrance scholarships alone were valued at $194,716 the highest amount ever awarded, according to Robin MacLeod, vice principal.
While the monetary value of the entrance scholarships was high, a bulk of the night was covered by local scholarships awarded to graduating students from residents and local businesses.
“I had 110 envelopes that I had prepared, where 110 times we handed an envelope to somebody that was worth at least $475,” MacLeod said.
One big-ticket item this year was the Royal Military Scholarship, worth $77,568. When the crowd was told that Deirdre Lind had won, they were astounded, according to MacLeod. She said Lind had also been recognized for three other scholarships but had decided to give them up so that other students could benefit.
“She’s a high ranking student,” MacLeod said about Lind, a French immersion student headed to pursue her engineering degree for the Canadian Armed Forces. Lind will spend her first year at the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu school in Quebec, followed by three years at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario.
There were also three new scholarships awarded this year, including the Max Botelho Memorial Trades $1,000 scholarship, the Ian Bagg Commemorative $500 scholarship, and the Jennifer Lang Memorial $2,000 scholarship.
A list of the 2018 recipients are listed below:
EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Gymnastics BC, Ethan Dhaliwal $250
Mills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Taija Heathfield $500
Coast Mountains Administrators’ Association, Emily Barron $500
Association des francophones et francophiles du nord-ouest, Faith McInnis $500
Max Botelho Memorial Trades, Nathan Morgan $1,000
ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
University of Waterloo, Sophie Macdonald, Merit $1,000
Coast Mountain College, Jagdeep Dhillon, Entrance $2,000
University of Northern British Columbia, Kallie Edwards, Raven Bursary $2,000
University of Northern British Columbia, Kalea Raposo, Merit $2,500
University of Calgary, Taija Heathfield, Entrance $2,000
Thompson Rivers University, Macey Hogg, Vancouver Foundation, Aramack, Relocation, $2,300
University of Victoria, Elijah Azak, Entrance $2,000
University of Victoria, Jayde Gingles, Entrance $2,000
University of Victoria, Solomon Johnson, Entrance $2,000
University of Victoria, Abby Watson, Entrance $2,000
University of Victoria, Theresa Moolman, Entrance $2,500
University of Victoria, Terrence O’Brien, President’s Entrance $3,000
University of Alberta, Jordan Cameron, Faculty of Engineering $5,000
University of Alberta, Hanah Lee, Faculty of Engineering $8,000
University of British Columbia, Eden Viveiros, Centennial Scholars $20,000
University of Victoria, Bethany Burnett, $20,000
University of Victoria, Ethan Dhaliwal, $20,000
University of Northern British Columbia, Bryn Giesbrecht, Scholars $20,848
Royal Military College, Deirdre Lind $77,568
DOGWOOD DISTRICT AWARDS
Twenty-one recipients to be confirmed after August 31, each awarded $1,250 -
Aaron Arcadi, Emily Barron, Marina Bell, Bethany Burnett, Jordan Cameron, Tegan DeJong, Autumn Dimitrov, Nigel Dodd, Kallie Edwards, Jayde Gingles, Carrie Haughian, Brooklyn Hoekstra, Solomon Johnson, Delaney Kitchen, Thomas Lecky, Sophie Macdonald, Theresa Moolman, Kalea Raposo, Jayme Soucie, Eden Viveiros, and Sanne Wulms
LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Brittney Alfred, The Grit—Shannon Murdoch Memorial $500 and Terrace District Teachers’ Union $500
Jonathan Andrade, Kinsmen Club—Gordon Coulter Memorial $500
Aaron Arcadi, LNG Canada, $2,500
Elijah Azak, MNP—Alan M. McAlpine Memorial $1,000 and Nick Kollias, $500 and Terrace Youth Basketball Association $300
Nathan Bannister, Caledonia Parent Advisory Committee $400 and Terrace Youth Soccer Association—Gyorgy (George) Bujtas Memorial $300
Emily Barron, Nick Kollias $500, Terrace & District Teachers’ Union $500 and Terrace Youth Soccer Association—Gyorgy (George) Bujtas Memorial $800
Marina Bell, Hans & Eleanor Muehle Memorial $2,500 and Terrace & District Community Services Society $500
Gillian Bergeron, CUPE, Local 2012, City of Terrace Employees $300 and Vijaya Hedberg $400
Tatiana Block, Old Age Pensioners’ Organization $650
Paige Bowles, Kinsmen Club—Dr. Victor Hawes Memorial $750
Bethany Burnett, Caledonia Parent Advisory Committee $400, Hans & Eleanor Muehle Memorial $650 and Ian Bagg Commemorative $500
Jordan Cameron, CNR Pacific District North $500 and LNG Canada $2,500
Jaidyn Campbell, West Fraser—Walter Yeo Memorial $750
Nick Carpino, Terrace Timbermen Oldtimers Hockey $750
Brooke Clarabut, Terrace Downtown Lions Club $250 and Thornhill Firefighters $500
Janna Cordeiro, Terrace Dentists $500
Natalie Davis, Kitsumkalum Farmers’ Institute Legacy $500
Tegan DeJong Terrace Minor Hockey Association—Larry Swanson Memorial $500 and Terrace Youth Soccer Association—Gyorgy (George) Bujtas Memorial $300
Ethan Dhaliwal, Terrace Youth Soccer Association—Gyorgy (George) Bujtas Memorial $300 and Rick Chan $1,000
Gurleen Dhesi, Nick Kollias $500 and Terrace & District Community Services Society $500
Jagdeep Dhillon, Clarence Michiel Memorial $300 and Nick Kollias $500
Autumn Dimitrov, Emil & Mary Froese Memorial $450 and Triton Environmental Consultants $500
Nigel Dodd, Nick Kollias $400, Skeena Valley Rotary Club $500 and Terrace Youth Soccer Association—Gyorgy (George) Bujtas Memorial $300
Kallie Edwards, Malo Family $1,500
Ethan Fell, Caledonia Parent Advisory Committee $400 and Skeena Valley Rotary—Renaud Fontaine Memorial $500
Eileen Flach, Terrace Water Polo Association $500
Gabrielle Fleming, Darshan Singh More Memorial $1,000
Sarah Gibson, Angela M. Young Memorial $500
Bryn Giesbrecht, Junior & Mags Gingles $1,000, Nick Kollias $800 and Terrace Youth Soccer Association—Gyorgy (George) Bujtas Memorial $300
Jayde Gingles, Horizon Dental $1,500
Carrie Haughian, Northern Savings Credit Union—George Viereck Memorial $1,000 and Skeena Diversity $500
Taija Heathfield, Terrace Credit Union Legacy $1,000
Garic Hill, RCMP, Terrace Detachment $565 and Terrace Bar Association $750
Brooklyn Hoekstra, Hope for Vic-Tori $500 and Kinsmen Club—Laura Lee Memorial $500
Macey Hogg, Caledonia Parent Advisory Committee $400 and Nick Kollias $400
Julian Hunt, Terrace & District Arts Council $1,000
Baillie Janzen, Terrace A & W $500, Terrace District Teachers Union $500
Solomon Johnson, Royal Bank $500 and Terrace Youth Basketball Association $300
Delaney Kitchen, Caledonia Athletics $500, Caledonia Parent Advisory Committee $300, Dudley Little Memorial $200 and Thornhill Firefighters $500
Thomas Lecky, LNG Canada $2,500
Hanah Lee, Caledonia Endowment $2,600
Jesse Lima, Marilyn & Andy Brodie $500
Nicole Lofroth, Rio Tinto Alcan $1,000
Sophie Macdonald, Kinsmen Club—Richard McDaniel Memorial $750 and Terrace Community Band $1,000
Raistlin Magee, CityWest $750 and CNR Pacific District North $500
Hayley Mattheis, Northwest Education 88 Foundation—John & Ellen Bastin Memorial $475
Faith McInnis, Four Rivers Co-operative Association $800
Sarah McLeod, CNR Pacific District North $500 and Mt. Remo Backcountry Society $500
Theresa Moolman, Rotary Club of Terrace $3,000
Nathan Morgan, Allan Cameron Memorial $500, Coast Mountain College Trades $1,000 and LNG Canada $2,500
Heaven Morven, Caledonia Parent Advisory Committee $400 and Mamie Eva Emily Kerby Memorial $250
Evret Muller, Frank Morris Memorial $325 and Skeena Cellulose $500
Jacey Neid, City of Terrace Freemen $500
Terrence O’Brien, Richard & Paul King Memorial $500 and Terrace Medical Society $1,500
Pasha Ormerod, CUPE, Local 2012, City of Terrace Employees $300 and Terrace Blueback Swim Club $300
Aurora Peden, Caledonia Parent Advisory Committee $500
Wolfgang Protzner, BC Northern Real Estate Board—R. E. (Bob) Sheridan Memorial $250 and Tom Mack Memorial $500
Kalea Raposo, Jennifer Lang Memorial $2,000
Josh Sangha, Sound Capital $1,000 and Terrace & District Community Services Society $500
Beth Sheppard, Canadian Parents for French $700
Jayme Soucie, Hope for Vic-Tori $500
Adrian Stehling, Caledonia Parent Advisory Committee $500
Mercedes Trigo, Terrace Insurance Brokers $500
Eden Viveiros, Tentanda Via $1,000 and Terrace Medical Society $1,500
Leah Wargovcsik, Northwest Education 88 Foundation—Harold Cox Commemorative $475
Abby Watson, Terrace & District Community Services Society $500
Sanne Wulms, Les Watmough Memorial $500
brittany@terracestandard.com
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