The Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (VCI) held its graduation ceremony on Wednesday, June 27. Several students were awarded prizes and bursaries for their outstanding work during the year. The award-winners were as follows:
Noor Adnan: Student Success Bursary, $100; Excellence in 12 Workplace English.
Shayne Allen: Ventrex Vending Service Bursary, $150.
Kyla Baranowski: “Where the Road Takes You” Bursary – In memory of Garett Allen, 2010 VCI Alumnus, $500.
Donovan Barclay: Archibald Hardy Perpetual Scholarship Fund, $250.
Cole Barton: Excellence in World Cultures – College/University
Emma Barton: Vankleek Hill & District Nature Sociery, $250; Orva Aileen Hesse Memorial Bursary, $365; Vankleek Hill Badminton Club, $200; Excellence in 12 College English.
Keegan Barton: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 244 Bursary, $500; Excellence in 12 Manufacturing Technology.
Zachary Bernique: Benson Auto Parts Award; Harry Rutgers Memorial Fund Scholarship, $800; Excellence in 12 World History; Excellence in 12 Transportation Technology.
Jonathan Brault: Student Success Bursary, $100.
Alexandre Brunet: Student Success Bursary, $100.
Emmanuelle Caron: Allan F. Dunsmore Memorial Bursary, $250; Valoris Foundation of Prescott-Russell Bursary, $250; Excellence in 12 Co-Op Education.
Shabrina Chowdhury: Vankleek Hill Lions Club, $500; Excellence in 12 Native Studies.
Jacob Cote Boudrias: Montebello Packaging Bursary, $250.
Meghan Courtemanche: Community Volunteer Award, $200; Hillcrest Funeral Home Bursary, $250.
Mariame El Guendouz: Tulmar Safety Bursary, $500.
Kade Fowler: Wathier Welding Products Award.
Esma Gardner-Jones: Wilf & Margery Assaly Community Service Bursary, $500; Vankleek Hill & District Horticultural Society Bursary, $200; Excellence in 12 Drama.
Naima Gulam: VCI SHSM Health and Wellness Bursary, $125.
Joshua Gut: Vankleek Hill & District Nature Society, $250.
Leanne Howes: Champlain Township – Longeuil, $200; Knox Presbyterian Church Citizenship Award, $100; Prescott District Women’s Institute Bursary, $100; Excellence in 12 College and Apprenticeship Math; Excellence in 12 Food and Nutrition – College.
Simon Jennings: Champlain Township – Town of L’Orignal, $200; Higginson Memorial Bursary, $410; Excellence in 12 University Physics.
Nicolas Kavanagh: Student Success Bursary, $100; VCI SHSM Agriculture Bursary, $125.
Adib Kazi: Valoris Foundation of Prescott-Russell Bursary, $250.
Ethan Kerr: Montebello Packaging Bursary, $250.
Ryan Lalonde: Orva Aileen Hesse Memorial Bursary, $365.
Cameron Larocque: BMO/Nesbitt Anti-Bullying Bursary, $250; Centennial Bursary – Canadian Geography or History; Municipal Award – Town of Hawkesbury, $500; Prescott-Russell Retired Teachers of District 32 Bursary, $200; Excellence in Writer’s Craft; Excellence in 12 University Family Studies; Excellence in 12 Personal Life Management.
Brittney Leclair: VCI Staff Bursary, $100; Fraser Family Bursary, $250; Excellence in 12 Workplace Small Business Management.
Derek Leclerc: Vankleek Hill Badminton Club, $200; Ventrex Vending Service Bursary, $150.
Madeleine Leduc: Hawkesbury & District General Hospital Bursary, $500; Vankleek Hill Farmers Market Bursary, $300.
Michael Leduc: Diane Tolhurst Memorial Bursary, $250; Archibald Hardy Perpetual Scholarship Fund, $250.
Marie-Josée Levac: Brown’s Fine Food Services Inc. Bursary, $100; VCI Culinary Bursary, $200; Excellence in 12 Construction Technology.
William MacCallum: The Heather Young-McHardy Memorial Award, $500; VCI SHSM Agriculture Bursary, $125.
GaBrielle Macenauer: CHAM Driving School Bursary, $200; Gordon Hesse Bursary, $225; Excellence in 12 Data Management, Excellence in 12 Art.
Amanda MacMillan: Gordon Hesse Bursary, $225; Schulich Leader Certificate of Achievement; Trustee’s Award for Character Always, $250; Champlain Township – Town of Vankleek Hill, $200; Excellence in 12 University Kinesiology; Excellence in 12 Link Crew – University.
Ryan MacTavish: VCI Staff Bursary, $100.
Chase McRae: St. Lawrence College Board of Governors Entrance Scholarship, $500; Excellence in Recreational Leadership – University.
Collin Murphy: Champlain Township – West Hawkesbury, $200; Prescott District Women’s Institute Bursary, $100; Glengarry Accounting Award, $25; Centennial Bursary – Technology Field; Excellence in 12 Calculus & Vectors.
Grace Peters: The Elaine Cornish Memorial Award for Creative Writing, $200; Higginson Memorial Bursary, $410; Patrimoine L’Orignal-Longueuil, $250; Excellence in 12 University English; Excellence in 12 University Core French; Excellence in 12 Advanced Functions; Excellence in 12 University Chemistry; Excellence in 12 University Biology; Biology – Kinschular Memorial Award; Governor General’s Bronze Academic Medal.
Ashley Quan: VCI SHSM Health and Wellness Bursary, $125.
Kelsey Racicot: Brown’s Fine Food Services Inc. Bursary, $100; Excellence in 12 College Family Studies.
Braeden Reeves: VCI Staff Bursary, $100; Excellence in 12 University Law.
Alison Rowlands: Municipal Bursary – Township of East Hawkesbury, $300; Vankleek Hill and District Historical Society, $150; Student Achievement Award, $100.
Kaitlyn Sauriol: Trustee’s Award for Character Always, $250; Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation, $250; Excellence in 12 College Chemistry; Excellence in 12 Interdisciplinary Studies.
Jeremy Sauve: Greenlane Women’s Institute Award, $150; The Review Bursary, $250; Excellence in 12 Physical Education.
Yan Schnell: Stephane Theoret Memorial Bursary, $500; Club Optimiste St. Eugene/Ste Anne Bursary, $400.
Beth Sevigny Ticknor: VCI Staff Bursary, $100: Brown’s Fine Food Services Inc. Bursary, $100; VCI Arts Award, $150.
Taylor Simard: Vankleek Hill Lions Club Memorial Bursary, $500; Excellence in 12 Extended University French.
Shadid Talukder: Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation, $250; Excellence in 12 Business Leadership; Ontario Principal’s Council Award; Principal’s Trophy and Centennial Bursary; Valedictorian Recognition Award.
Kevin Westcott: Excellence in 12 Ontario Literacy Course.
Dawson Willmott: Student Success Bursary, $100.
