Lamont High fetes top athletes

BY JOHN MATHER

A week after Lamont High School honoured its 2023 graduating class, students, staff, parents and friends gathered as the top athletes were awarded at the school’s annual athletic banquet.

Student athlete Kodiak Gladue initially addressed the crowd, telling them Lamont High had a good turnout of students among its athletic programs.

“One of our achievements is that 37 per of the students at our school have played at least one sport,” he reported. “At the junior high, that number is higher at 42 per cent.”

He added the athletes were “very good at what we do.”

He pointed out while the school didn’t win any provincial championships, they did have some great accomplishments during the course of the year.

The High School boys and girls bas- ketball teams won their zone championships to advance to the provincial tournaments.

In total, the school competed in five provincial tournaments during the year.

During the awards, there were several musical interludes which Principal Greg Cruickshank said was because the school had revived a music program for students back in the fall and the awards ceremony offered a great chance for them to showcase their talents.

Winning the Academic Athletes of the Year Awards were Taylor Fossum for the Junior High who maintained a 94 per cent average in the core subjects while the Senior High winner was Mikayla O’Brien who maintained an 89 per cent average in core subjects.

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-BY JANA SEMENIUK

Photography and Culinary members of the Chipman 4-H Beef and Multi-Club gathered for their year end achievement day June 16, at Walker School in Bruderheim, where their year-long project work came to fruition.

Local judges for the event included Bruderheim baking journeyman, Brianna Radcliffe, who gave awards to the children for their culinary projects, while local photographers Trudy and Kirk Harrold appraised the photography member’s work.

Ten children stood around an L-shaped table with their special dishes, waiting for each one to be tasted and judged by Radcliffe. The prepared items included a marshmallow salad, brownies, pumpkin muffins and banana bread.

“I’m pretty impressed here,” she told the crowd of eager children. “Everybody did so good!”

Awards ranged from most eye catching to best verbal explanation and judges’ favorite.

Meanwhile, each of the five photography members had three special photos displayed for the Harrolds to assess with each member being awarded two honours. Eli Martz won for most moving and best subject, Julia Yost won the best portrait and most fun, Teo Wendorff won for best outdoor and most interesting, Eleanor McCullough won for most vibrant and best overall photo, while Marigold McCullough won for most dazzling and best Lego photo.

Project leader Crystal McCullough said the achievement nights are important for 4-H members.

“Achievement nights are about them interacting with an adult that they haven't really interacted with before and explain the steps (they used) and why they chose this (group),” she said.

“It really kind of gives them an all-around experience with 4-H. Our motto is ‘learn by doing’ so they have to do it. They've done the work, and now they get to explain it and we celebrate them for doing all that.”

McCullough said the 4-H club attracted 24 members this year participating in groups teaching canine obedience, archery, photography, motocross and outdoor education, in addition to the more traditional beef club. McCullough said the children not only learn new skills in their club, they help run it.

H club, McCullough said there’s one idea she is hoping will gain traction. “Chickens,” she said.

“A lot of the kids are very interested in doing chickens next year. (This club) is kid lead, what

Members of the Chipman 4H Beef and Multi-Club celebrated their achievement day at Walker School in Bruderheim June 16. Each member of the culinary group was awarded a specialty cutting board along with their achievement. L-R (back row) Tea Wendorff, Eric Wendorff, Mary Sobkow, Eleanor McCullough, Own Martz, Marigold McCullough and Eli Martz. L-R (front row) Dennis Sobkow, Ben Yost and Ivy

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Photo: Jana Semeniuk

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