WCHS hands out academic awards for 2018/2019 school year
On Thursday evening, Winston Churchill High School handed out its academic awards for the 2018/2019 school year.
The following is a complete list of award winners.
Special Awards
Ron Moline Memorial Award - Awarded to a student entering post secondary studies, who best exemplifies the ideals of excellence, sportsmanship and leadership while representing Churchill Athletics.
Awarded to Connor Hellofs
Male Athlete of the Year Award - Awarded to a male student who best exemplifies the ideals of excellence, sportsmanship, dedication and leadership and who maintained an above average academic standing while representing Winston Churchill in athletics.
Awarded to Logan King
Female Athlete of the Year Award - Awarded to a female student who best exemplifies the ideals of excellence, sportsmanship, dedication and leadership and who maintained an above average academic standing while representing Winston Churchill in athletics.
Awarded to Lauren Platz
Green Acres Kiwanis Good Citizenship - Awarded to a Grade 12 female student who was involved in extra-curricular activities, contributed significantly to student affairs and was successful academically.
Awarded to Brianna Wolstoncroft (Miss Churchill)
Lethbridge Rotary/B’Nai B’rith Good Citizenship - Awarded to a Grade 12 male student who was involved in extra-curricular activities, contributed significantly to student affairs and was successful academically.
Awarded to Logan King (Mr. Churchill)
Jaydon, Jim and Shae Horgus Memorial Award - Awarded to a Special Needs student who best exemplifies good citizenship, a strong work ethic and Churchill Spirit.
Awarded to Rylee Melting Tallow
Min Koyata Memorial Award - Awarded to a student who is working towards becoming a provincial or national level athlete while in good academic standing at Winston Churchill.
Awarded to Cayla Stimson
Cupper’s Coffee Award - Awarded to a Grade 11 or Grade 12 student excelling in visual arts.
Awarded to Kaiya Simon
Elements Physical Therapy and Acupuncture Award - Awarded to a student completing all three sciences: Chemistry, Biology and Physics with the highest overall grade point average.
Awarded to Alice Zhang
Derek Redman Social Justice Award - Awarded to a Grade 11 or Grade 12 student who had demonstrated a keen understanding and desire to work with and advocate for Human Rights and Equality and to assist those less advantaged locally and/or internationally.
Awarded to Isabel Crown
Runner’s Soul Scholarship - Awarded to a graduating student who worked hard toward their success.
Awarded to Ishor Rai
Star Citizenship Award - Awarded to a student who is dependable, cooperative and demonstrates
leadership and integrity.
Awarded to Jack Derbich
Career and Technology
Construction 10—Kaitlin Matson
Construction 20—Luke Greenwood
Construction 30—Caiden Roelofs
Merit Contractors Award - Awarded to a Grade 12 student who shows interest and skill in the trades
Awarded to Tayler Miller
Fashion 10—Raelynn Dyck
Fashion 20—Crystal Vuong
Fashion 30—Vicky Hu
Foods 10—Leo Karpukhin
Foods 20—Thomas Cavanaugh
Foods 30—Vicky Crandall
Multimedia 10—Nolan Nishikawa
Multimedia 20—Grace Hatch
Multimedia 30—Danica Davies
Business Foundations 10—Nathaniel Meyer
Business Foundations 20/30—Josh Helmer
Computer Science 10— Gloria Subba
Computer Science 20/30—Ethwyn Penton
Physical Education
Physical Education 10—Tori Dykslag
Physical Education 20—Eric DeLauw
Physical Education 30—Josh McDonald
Sports Performance—Ishor Rai
Fine Arts
Art 10—Miya Horner
Art 20—Eden Steele
Art 30—Morgan Maxwell
Instrumental Music 10—David Oler
Instrumental Music 20—Chase Stankeievech
Instrumental Music 30—Brian Chase
Choral Music 10—Roshan Bidarian
Choral Music 20—Zach Richards
Choral Music 30—Trinity Alles
Jazz Band 10—Robby Wist
Jazz Band 20—Grace Hatch
Jazz Band 30—Caleb Sciortino
Drama 10—Jayda Kiefuik
Drama 20—Brendan Farthing
Drama 30—Brianna Wolstoncroft
Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to Jessica White (Music)
Science
Science 14—Bryson Harbridge
Science 14 K&E—Dalton Chase
Science 24—Quinn Graham
Science 24 K&E—Tianna Pool
Biology 20—Kyla Paragas
Biology 20i—Amina Farah
Biology 25i—Andy Sun
Biology 30—Kat Van Tol
Biology 30i—Andy Sun
Biology Larson Award—Lauren Platz
Science 10—Brendan Gorda
Science 10i—Thomas Byrne
Science 20—Skye Pritchard
Science 30—Jack Derbich
Physics 20—Dewuni De Silva
Physics 30—Andy Sun
Chemistry 20—Ashlin Malik
Chemistry 20i—Michelle Wu
Chemistry 25i—Andy Sun
Chemistry 30—Krish Patel
Chemistry 30i—Andy Sun
Grade 9 Awards
Math 9—Jacob Lee
Math 9—Amber Quo
Math 9 K&E—Sabrina Birch
English 9—Kanyon Jarvie
English 9 K&E—Anna Johansen
Science 9—Amber Quo
Science 9 K&E—Anna Johansen
Social 9—Kanyon Jarvie
Social 9 K&E—Anna Johansen
Physical Education 9—Abigail Crown
Band 9—Lizzy Forsyth
Choir 9—Mikayla Saari
French 9—Jarius Huson
Spanish 9—Amy Quan
Social Studies
Social Studies 10i—Hannah Stephenson
Social Studies 10-1—Julia Roth
Social Studies 10-2—Kavan Pulisifer
Social Studies 10-4—Maya Contreras
Social Studies 20i—Damon Van de Graff
Social Studies 20-1—Laurel Zieber
Social Studies 20-2—Yuzuki Kimura
Social Studies 20-4—Lloyd Schumacher
Social Studies 30i—Andy Sun
Social Studies 30-1—Jessica Van Gaalen
Social Studies 30-2—Hem Lal Monger
General/Personal Psychology 20—Selena Tran
Self-Directed Learning Option
Awarded to Nicholas Sheppard
English
English 10i—Hannah Stephenson
English 10-1—Jayda Kiefuik
English 10-2—Ben Greenstien
English 10-4—Tucker Small Eyes
English 20i—Damon Van de Graff
English 20-1—Ashlin Malik
English 20-2—David Madge
English 20-4—Niko Linitski
English 30i—Andy Sun
English 30-1—Jessica Van Gaalen
English 30-2—Caleb Finch
English 30-4—Adam Borho
World Lit—Andy Sun
Second Languages
French 10—Duy Anh Tran
French 20—Michelle Wu
French 30—Emily Huynh
English Language Learner—Roman Gurung
Spanish 10—Carmen Entz
Spanish 20—Kai Ichikawa
Spanish 30—Andy Sun
Mathematics
Mathematics 10i—Wenyu Chen
Mathematics 10C—Brinn Roelofs
Mathematics 10-3—Nathan Stanley
Mathematics 10-4—Tucker Small Eyes
Mathematics 20i—Thomas Byrne
Mathematics 20-1—Biswas Rai
Mathematics 20-2—Angelica Olfindo
Mathematics 20-3—Leon Wu Cen
Mathematics 20-4—Nikolai Linitski
Mathematics 30i—David Basil
Mathematics 31—Jessica Van Gaalen
Mathematics 31i—Michelle Wu
Mathematics 30-1—Diana Saludares
Mathematics 30-2—Ashlin Malik
Mathematics 30-3—Nataja Brown
Ken May Mathematics Award - This award is named after a former Churchill Math teacher and administrator, Mr. Ken May. Awarded to a student who demonstrates a love and dedication to studies in mathematics
Awarded to Matvey Ryabov
Grade 12 IB Certificates/Diplomas
IB Diploma Recipients:
Booklyn Fowler
Emily Huynh
Lauren Platz
Andy Sun
IB Certificate Recipients:
Trinity Alles
Yannis Boenn
Ryan Bruce
Juan Cabrera
Jack Derbich
Leshav Duhan
Emma Gould-Hawke
Ethan Meyer
Faith Ono
Justin Pham
Dylan Rowley
Ashley Slomp
Rosie Terrazzano
Crystal Vuong
Wade Zhang
Robert and Angela Tarleck IB Diploma Award - Presented to the top IB Diploma student based on World Exam marks
Awarded to Andy Sun
Combined Awards
Governor General’s Academic Medal - A bronze medal is awarded to the student who achieves the highest average upon graduation from a secondary school.
Awarded to Andy Sun
Lethbridge Labor Club - Presented to the student with the highest combined marks of English 30 and
Social Studies 30.
Awarded to Andy Sun
Grade 10 Achievement:
Awarded to Thomas Byrne
Grade 11 Achievement:
Awarded to Dewuni De Silva
Churchill Academic Awards
Top Grade 9:
Awarded to Kanyon Jarvie
D.R. Yates - Awarded to outstanding students in Fine Arts.
Awarded to Megan Mitchell (Drama)
Awarded to Olivia White (Music)
Paul and Irene Anctil Memorial Award - Awarded to a Grade 11 or 12 student excelling in Music and Dramatic Arts.
Awarded to Caleb Sciortino
Anna Best-Marshall Memorial Award - This Scholarship is awarded to students with the highest academic standing and who have been involved in their school and the community.
Awarded to Selena Medicine Shield
Awarded to Caleb Sciortino
Grace Dainty Memorial Award - Awarded to three students who have shown a high level of commitment to academic and involvement in the Fine Arts program at Winston Churchill.
Awarded to Kyla Paragas (Art)
Awarded to Brianna Wolstoncroft (Drama)
Awarded to Ethan Enns (Music)
Class of 2005 Centennial Award - The award is presented to a male and female student who are compassionate, caring and dedicated to be the best they can be.
Awarded to Trinity Alles
Awarded to Yannis Boenn
Roxana and Mihai Musca Memorial Award - This award is presented to the class Valedictorian.
Awarded to Andy Sun
Knowledge and Employability Award - Awarded to a student enrolled in Knowledge and Employability courses who exemplifies the dedication to succeed in their studies and beyond.
Awarded to Caleb Finch
Jwan Jyot (JJ) Ghai Memorial Award - Awarded to an ESL student who has demonstrated effort, a positive attitude and completed a high school program of study.
Awarded to Gissela Perez Escobar
Albert Rodnunsky Memorial Music Award - The Rodnunsky award is named after the first music teacher at Winston Churchill High School. He was a founding member of the Lethbridge Symphony and Lethbridge Musical Theatre. Mr. Rodnunsky inspired students and organized a womens’ choir and a school string orchestra during his tenure at Winston Churchill High School. This award is given to a student who has a love of music, a desire to further musical study and a desire to creatively participate in the musical community of Lethbridge.
Awarded to Jack Harding.