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Wish to thank h everyone who attended their Concert on December 14th and the following Businesses & Individuals for sponsoring this event. Diversified Financial Concepts Rowland Parker & Associates Dr. Greg & Amanda Chan Books in Balance (Crystal Fleck) Physiotherapy Clinic Jones Agencies Shoppers Drug Mart Flowers For You Dino’s Restaurant & Lounge Bob Hepp & Company St. Augustine School Bryan & Sylvia Corkery Fred & Lynne Calkins Frank Sieben John & Margaret Stretch Irene Busat Ralph Wagner Marissa Stolson Lou & Noreen Gorman Dan & Sharon Koleyak Maria Lentz Marilyn Burke Joe & Sue Henderson Amado Domagus Roy & Lydia Mandanas Sid Boukall Mildred Forsyth Agnes Vogel Amelito & Maria Perez Sommer Home Hardware
Andy’s Barber Shop Ponoka Professional Pharmacy Leslie Gill Professional Corp Ponoka Ponoka Funeral Home Direct Travel Ponoka News Seasoning Pot Restaurant Dominos Pizza Subway (Ponoka) Garry & Judy Farwell Susan Stewart Alan Holt Hilarion & Sonia Mendoza Marinus & Anne Huysmans Adelle Abt Art & Darlene Mandanas Barb Secretan Jim & Elaine Gill Stefan & Connie Bossart Beatriz & Gervacio Catalbas Bernard & Brendan Bunting Ron & Lori Labrie Romeo Mandanas Jojo & Maria Molina Ed & Mary Prediger Jac & Jeannette VandenBroek Lee & Ligaya Cayabyab Ken & Sharon Hackett
St. Augustine Parish wishes to thank the Willan Chorale for their donation to the St. Augustine Building Fund
PCHS staff work with students Continued from page 3 Some staff members have level 1 training and others in the crisis management team have level 2 training needed to work with students. “He’s actually coming back into our school system to provide level 1 and level 2 training in the next few weeks,” said Jacobs. Staff will be re-certified in their threat level assessment. The crisis management team anticipated many questions from staff and students but the letter from Rawlinson helped answer many of those concerns, he said. Jacobs also wrote a letter on the situation and it was posted on the PCHS website. He credits police for their assistance throughout this experience. “The RCMP were just fantastic… They were superb in the whole process.” Looking back, Jacobs feels the decisions made at the time were for this specific event but he feels there might be a need to standardize how all the Wolf Creek schools will deal with these situations in the future. Teachers also increased their presence in the hallways and ate lunch with students to answer any questions they may have on the threat. News coverage of what happened was quite large and Rawlinson fielded calls from provincial and national news agencies seeking information on the situation. “To be brutally honest, it was relentless.” During a school assembly Jan. 2, Rawlinson advised students on ways to deal with questions from reporters. He suggested it was appropriate for students to speak to the media but advised them to be cautious in their wording and not to speculate. Teachers have followed up with students to ensure nothing was missed in the investigation but their hope is to get back to a normal schedule and assist students as needed. Rawlinson credits vice-principals Kathy McTaggart and Ron Rarick for having positive relationships
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with students. “They know kids in this building more than what I do…I would say those vice-principals, they hear not only what goes on in the school, they hear what goes on, on the weekend.” It helps students feel they can come to staff and discuss serious issues. Since the event and Rawlinson’s letter there have been many calls and letters of support for decisions made on the day of the threat. “It’s almost been overwhelming to me…Honest to goodness it means a lot.” Students returned to PCHS Jan. 2 and teachers are working on preparing students for exams.
Kin clubs offer a student bursary Submitted The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Ponoka will offer students studying at the post-secondary level, the opportunity to apply for a Kin Canada Bursary. Students who are, or will be, attending a recognized post-secondary institution during the 2013-2014 school year are encouraged to apply for the $1,000 bursary. Applications will be accepted until Feb. 1 and can be downloaded at www.bursary.ca Bursaries are awarded to students based on their community and school involvement, knowledge of Kin Canada, and financial need. Successful applicants will be notified by June. Established in 1994 in memory of Hal Rogers, Kin Canada’s founder, the bursaries are granted to assist students in their pursuit of a post-secondary education. The program has awarded over $760,000 in bursaries since its inception in 1994. The bursaries are supported each year by the fundraising efforts of Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin Clubs across the country. “Kin Canada Bursary recipients are chosen in a two-stage process,” said Brian Cooper, chair of the Hal Rogers Endowment Fund (HREF) board of trustees. “Students submit bursary applications to the Kin Canada club closest to their permanent address. Each club then selects and forwards just one application to the HREF Board of Trustees for final selection.” In 2012, more than 620 applications were received from students across Canada. Ponoka student Kelsie Reed was one of only 35 students to be awarded a 2012 bursary. In addition to Reed, Ponoka Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs are proud to have had local students Emma Curran (2007), Brittney Matejka (2009), Kyle Morrow (2009) and Shealyn Reed (2011 Bob Pittman Bursary for Business Studies) be awarded Kin Canada Bursaries over the past five years. For more information about Kin Canada Bursaries, visit www.bursary.ca. For more information about Kin Canada, visit www.kincanada.ca.
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