Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School’s gymnasium was packed for the Scholarship Tea 2013 on June 5.
Parents, family and friends attended the annual event to watch this year’s deserving graduates collect more than $60,000 in scholarships and bursaries generously donated by the 100 Mile House and area community.
One-by-one the presenters were called up to the podium and spoke briefly about the community group, business or service club providing the scholarship, as well as the reasons why they selected the graduate who was to received.
There were several heart-felt speeches made during the memorial scholarships – often ending with hugs between the presenters and the recipients.
All of the recipients were proud and happy to receive the financial boost for the educational goals and presented thank-you cards to the presenters.
There was applause for every presentation and several parents jumped up to get photographs of their sons and daughters receiving the scholarships and bursaries.
The Gold Rush Grannies of the South Cariboo provided the homemade goods, fruit, coffee and tea for the ceremony.
Grad student Jason Ruscheinsky provided the entertainment by playing guitar and singing during the intermission.
The scholarship winners:
Marly Anthony
100 Mile Rotary Scholarship, Ainsworth Bursary, Dogwood District Award, Ingrid Harrison Memorial Bursary, TRU-Community Service Entrance Scholarship
Paige Archie: Brent Henry Memorial Scholarship
Colin Bader: Michael Furer Memorial Bursary
Tiawna Barrick: 108 Mile Lions Club
Noah Bedford: Hendrix Lake Gym Fund Bursary, Lac La Hache Community Club Bursary
Kaitlynn Bexton: Dogwood District Award, Steven Andrew Meville Memorial Scholarship, Watch Lake/Green Lake Bursary
Regan Bishop: Canadian Mental Health Association Bursary, IUOE- Fred Schoennagel Memorial Scholarship
Nevin Boyd: Dogwood District Award
Keenan Butcher: Dogwood District Award, Cariboo Chilcotin Principals and Vice Principals Association Award
Jesse Chamberlain: West Fraser -100 Mile Lumber division Bursary
Natalie Clos: Dogwood District Award, SEARS- 100 Mile House Bursary, Xerox Canada Bursary
Natascha Clos: Bert Kelm Memorial Bursary, Physicians of 100 Mile House – in memory of Dr. Eric Bock Scholarship
Emma Cockram: UVIC Entrance Scholarship, 100 Mile Rotary Scholarship, PSO Eagles Nest- Amnesty International Bursary, Rachel McComb Memorial-Canadian Parents for French
Chelsea Cole: Dogwood District Award, REMAX Country Lakes Realty Bursary
Carolyn Cook: 100 Mile Feed and Ranch Bursary, Farmers Market Bursary, Interlakes Cattlebelles Bursary
Lydia Davidson: Callie Robinson Memorial Bursary, Knights of Columbus Bursary, TRU Community Service Scholarship
Nika de Kok: Ainsworth Scholarship, 100 Mile Free Press Bursary, TRU-Community Service Entrance Scholarship
Haley Dunbar: United Steelworkers Local 1-425 Bursary
Rebekah Fischer: BC Government Retired Employees Bursary, Cariboo Chilcotin Principals and Vice-Principals Association
Reece Forman: Fire Chief Bob Paterson Memorial Bursary
Sarah Giesbrecht: 100 Mile & District Arts Council for Literary Arts Award
Stephanie Griffin: 108 Mile Lions Club Bursary, UVIC- High Academic Achievement scholarship
Carlo Gunther: UNBC-Raven Bursary, Brent Henry Memorial Scholarship, Lac La Hache Community Club Bursary
Mario Gunther: UNBC-Raven Bursary, Brent Henry Memorial Scholarship, Chad Schapansky Memorial, Lac La Hache Community Club Bursary
Kelsey Haddad: Jamie Dengel Memorial Scholarship
Courtney Hendley: Ainsworth Engineered Canada Bursary
Tahsis Jensen: 100 Mile Festival of the Arts Award, Dogwood District Award, Raft of the Medusa Bursary, Williams Lake & District Credit Union Bursary
Karly Kremsner: Dogwood District Award, HWY 24 Interlakes Lions Club Bursary
Liana Lange: Cariboo Radio Excellence Award, Dogwood District Award, Mt. Begbie Masonic Lodge Local 183
Kimberly Larson: Canim Lake Truckers Association Bursary
Jillian Matlock: Cariboo Chilcotin Teachers Association Scholarship, Dogwood District Award, Jon Sortome Memorial Scholarship, UVIC-Presidents Entrance Scholarship
Caitlin McKenna: Greg Herzog Memorial Bursary
Michael Montgomery: Dogwood District Award, West Fraser-100 Mile House Lumber Bursary
Benjamin Mowbray: 100 Mile House Lions Club Scholarship, Cariboo Regional District Scholarship, Martin Cecil Memorial Bursary, The Natural World Scholarship
Michelle Nickel: United Steelworkers Local 1-425 Bursary
Isabell Pavlik: Jonathan Hood Memorial Bursary
Chantelle Pigeon: 100 Mile House Lions Club Scholarship, Dogwood District Award, TRU- Board of Governors Regional Scholarship
Benjamin Pilger: 100 Mile House & District Arts Council- Performing Arts Bursary, IUOE-Fred Schoennagel Memorial Scholarship
Michaila Robinson: 100 Mile House Figure Skating Club Award, Jamie Dengel Memorial Scholarship
Randy Ross: Josh Wolbers Memorial Scholarship
Lauren Runge: Pat Menduk Memorial Bursary, PSO Woodlot Bursary, West Fraser-100 Mile Lumber Division Bursary, The Western Communities Foundation -Exceptional Achievement Citation and Bursary, UNBC – Leadership Scholarship
Jason Ruscheinsky: Bridge Lake Community Club Bursary, Williams Lake & District Credit Union Bursary
Josslyn Ryan: Trinity Western University-Dean’s Scholarship
Derek Schneider: Cariboo Chilcotin Teachers Association Scholarship, Dogwood District Award, Florence Redpath and Rita Larson Memorial Bursary
Breanna Summers: Cariboo Chilcotin Teacher Association Scholarship
Samantha Tait: Dogwood District Award, Physicians of 100 Mile- the Dr. John McGregor Memorial, Sophie Zelt Memorial Bursary
Jemma Van Osch: Grant Herzog Memorial Bursary
Jaid Van Vliet: Ricoh Canada Bursary
Kristina von Borck Fossa: Wyse Family Bursary
McKenzi Watson: Raft of the Medusa Bursary, 100 Mile House & District Arts Council – Donna Loveridge Award
Kendall Wilcox: Shirley Case Memorial Bursary
Alicia Williamson: Dogwood District Award
Necole Wilson: Right Photography Bursary
Rhiannon Wrzesien: 100 Mile House Lions Club Bursary
