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FRIDAY, May 10, 2019
A race of the hoops
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Grade 6 students held hands and passed a hula hoop up the line without letting go of each other, in a fun ice-breaker activity held during the Grade 6 Information night at the Weyburn Comprehensive School on Tuesday evening. Their parents were on a tour of the school while the Junior SRC led some fun games, then they did a scavenger hunt with the Grade 6 students as part of a tour of the school to help introduce them to the Comp. Earlier, principal Ryan Fowler and staff talked about what the new Grade 7 students should expect in the fall for rules and extra-curricular activities.
WCS wins in three categories at case competition T h e S a s k a t c h ewa n Business Teachers’ Association hosted the ninth annual SBTA Conference and High School Case Competition in Regina on May 2 and 3. The Weyburn Comprehensive School entered with two teams, one in the Personal Finance category, and one in the Entrepreneurship category, and the school won in three categories. There were almost 100 high school students from Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba who competed in the entrepreneurship and finance categories. WCS business education teacher Margot Arnold noted that the Comp teams finished very strong. The WCS personal finance students finished in second place for the Personal Finance category,
including Olivia Michel, Reese Marshall and Colby Kaufmann. The WCS team finished fourth overall in the “School of the Year” category, which combined all of the students from the
cial” each school is at the workshop on Thursday afternoon, the social that evening, and throughout the day on Friday during the competition. The conference included a social media
Practical and Applied Arts curriculum, credit counselling services and an entrepreneurship presentation with the CEO of Zak Organics, Marilyn Zak,” said Arnold. She added there was an
WCS team finishes fourth overall in the ‘School of the Year’ category entered categories. These included Emma Wiens, Landon Field, Colby Kaufmann, Olivia Michel, Cassidy Pope and Reese Marshall. The team also placed fifth in the “Social Category” out of 16 teams. In this category, points are awarded on how “so-
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inspirational keynote address by Victor Thomas of the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada. Those attending the conference were welcomed by MLA Tina Beaudry-Mellor, who shared information about support for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Arnold expressed
gratitude to the Southeast Cornerstone School Division for supporting the WCS team, and to the Saskatchewan Business Teachers Association for hosting the conference and competition. “This was an unforgettable experience and opportunity. I am extremely proud of all these young women and men, and am excited to see where the future takes them,” said Arnold. The conference and competition was supported by the Edwards School of Business, the Paul J. Hill School of Business, MNP, Farm Credit Canada, the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce and Strategy Lab Marketing.
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