Correlieu senior secondary school held their annual Dogwood District Awards June 2 with 30 candidates participating.
They displayed their excellence in Fine Arts, Applied Skills, Physical activity and Language Arts.
The awards require a static display and either an oral presentation or performance.
Of the 30 candidates, 17 will be Dogwood District Award recipients with a $1,000 cash award ($500 cheque and a $500 voucher redeemable at a post-secondary institution.)
Rietta Brisco’s static display covered a vast array of physical activities including horsemanship, biathlon, cross country skiing, water sports and others.
“I set goals and then feel compelled to accomplish them,” she said.
Although she began cross country skiing at three years old, her first competitive sport was pony club at eight.
The honour role student plans to attend Okanagan Valley College of massage therapy.
Brianna Kozak draws inspiration from her little sister Mia who survived cardiopulmonary lymphangic laisia, a life-threatening illness.
“She’s now a healthy, active Grade 7 student whose following in Brianna’s footsteps with a passion for all things sports.
Brian Wattie and Chris Stavast are separate candidates but have one major accomplishment together.
They created wind power from an ordinary fan to lift 100 pounds, three feet in the air in 10 minutes.
Their invention drew on the combined skills of the two grads and both are proud of their accomplishment.
“The machine was successful to 150 pounds,” Stavast said.
Wattie added the machine is also eco-friendly.
“All the resources came from the Quesnel landfill,” he said.
Stavast’s static display also included his skills in woodworking, sports, including soccer and track and field and finally engineering.
Wattie’s static display focused on sports, drafting and design, digital video and, of course, engineering.
The successful candidates will be announced during graduation ceremonies.
