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Drainage Improvement Project underway in Viking Patricia Harcourt Editor
The tender for the 50th Street Drainage Improvement Project was awarded at a special meeting of town council on August 31. There were four tenders received and the project awarded to HCL Services of Vegreville for $307,101 plus GST. The need for drainage improvement on 50 Street was necessitated by the collapse of the original storm drain that is running under Viking Reclamation. Fixing the drainage issues meant digging the new ditch and installing 1,500 mm culverts. The project will extend the existing drainage ditch east to 50 street then south to 59 Avenue, then east joining the new drainage ditch north of the old reservoir behind K&K Autobody. The project has been underway for about two weeks with HCL widening and properly sloping the ditch east of 50 Street to allow proper maintenance and care in the future. As of Friday, the new drainage ditch was almost done having been widened, sloped and the bottom seeded to grass. ‘It will improve the drainage through town,” said town CAO Don McLeod, referring to the east/west drainage in the north part of town. This is all part of the ACP drainage study that is identifying drainage from the surrounding farm lands into the Town of Viking and east to Lake Thomas.
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Viking School Awards held in virtual ceremony Patricia Harcourt Editor
Viking School held its award ceremony in virtual format on Friday, October 9. Principal Adam Madsen acted as Master of Ceremonies for the occasion. “We’re celebrating the accomplishments of the students of Viking School during the 2019-2020 school year,” he said. “Due to COVID-19, we can’t have an in-person ceremony,” he explained, while thanking all of the award sponsors. “Your contributions make it possible to recognize the accomplishments of a variety of students,” said Madsen, before the awards were presented as follows: Grade 7: Most Improved Claire Hollar; Citizenship Phineas Barber; Grade 8: Most Improved Cindel Moody; Citizenship John Harray; Grade 9: Most Improved Caley Haydon; Citizenship Halle Labreche. Grade 10: Honour Awards - Julie Anderson, Joshua Arndt, Tanner
Brooke, Adam Harray, Connor Hoffman, Landon Hogstead, Prabhleen Kaur, Jocelyn Klein, Morgan Lawes,, Jessie Lentz, Logyn Littau, Keegan Morken, Darby Naslund, Katy Poche-Hegland, and Garrett Russnak. Grade 10: Highest Academic - Garrett Russnak; Most Improved - Connor Hoffman; Citizenship Prabhleen Kaur. Grade 11: Honour Awards Mikayla Carrington, Bailey Haeberle, Dylan Haydon, Austin Hogstead, Gracie Lang, Katie Newby, Victoria Reil, Shaylee Sorken, and Valentine Thibault; Grade 11: Highest Academic Bailey Haeberle; Most Improved - Mikayla Carrington; and Citizenship - Bailey Haeberle. Subject Awards Social Studies 30-1 presented by Beaver County to Emma Russnak; Social Studies 30-2 presented by ATA Battle River Local to Jaime Patersono; English 30-2 presented by ATA Battle River
Local to Tyler Watts; English 30-1 presented by Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. to Emma Russnak; French 30 presented by Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. to Sadie Mizera and Kennedy Labreche; Math 30-1 presented by Viking School Staff to Emma Russnak; Math 30-2 presented by Vision Credit Union to Jaime Paterson; 30-Level Science (two of Physics, Biology and Chemistry) presented by the Town of Viking to Emma Russnak; Science 30 presented by the Town of Viking to Kaitlin Haeberle. Academic Awards Highest in Humanities (Social, English) at 30 level and French presented by the Bruce Agricultural Society to Jaime Paterson; All Round Student presented by the Bruce Stampede Association to Jessica Brandt; Highest Average (enrolled in both English 30-1 and Social 30-1) presented by Viking B.P.O. Elks to Emma Russnak; Highest Overall Average (enrolled in both English 30-2 and
Social 30-2) presented by Viking School Parent Council to Kelly Rauser. Scholarships Peter McArthur Common Sense Award: For the student who most represents the attribute of ‘common sense’ - Presented to Joe Roulston; Jr/Sr High Student Council Award: For the student who made the most progress in Grade 12 - Presented to Lyndy Nauenburg; Jr/Sr High Student Council (Student Council Key Contributors Award): For the Grade 12 students who have been key contributors for student council through leadership, participation and activity organization Presented to Jessica Brandt, Kaitlin Haeberle, Kennedy Labreche, See AWARDS P7
Emma Russnak, shown here giving her valedictory address at graduation ceremonies in August, was awarded the Governor General’s Academic Medal.
Jessica Brandt, shown making her 2020 Class President’s Speech at the Viking graduation ceremony, was presented the Premier’s Citizenship Award.
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