LCS grad is happening this weekend, and the class of 2015 has already received $32,400 in bursaries and scholarships to help them as they prepare to take the step into post-secondary in September. This year’s recipients are as follows:
Harley Adams: BPO Elks Lorne Huddleston Memorial Scholarship ($500) and Lake Cowichan Kinsmen ($500).
Marigold Arbic: Bell Kretchmer Memorial ($250); Lake Bloomers Society ($200); LCS PAC ($500) and a VIU Scholarship worth $1,000 for a total of $1,950.
Kourtney Brooks: John Tuck Community Services Award ($750); Palsson/AB Greenwell Elementary Bursary ($500) and Women of the Moose ($500) for a total of $1,750.
Bailey Callihoo: Channon Gill ($400); Dogwood IODE ($500) and a School District No. 79 Scholarship worth $1,000 for a total of $1,900.
Lauren Frost: Beta Sigma Phi Bursary ($500); A. Brian Simmons Scholarship ($1,000); CVPVPA ($500); Kaatza Lakeside Players ($700); Raoula Peddersen Scholarship ($500); Lake Cowichan Kinsmen ($500); Lucille Smith Memorial Bursary ($500) and a School District No. 79 Scholarship worth $1,000 for a total of $5,200.
Lacey Grunow: Garnett Family ($500).
Maeve Hayward: Lake Dance ($600).
Tyler Hieta: Cowichan Lake Community Forests Cooperative ($1,000); Ken Long Fireman ($500) and Lake Cowichan Kinsmen ($500) for a total of $2,000.
Matthew Kercher: Darryl Smith Memorial ($200) and Shane Riggs Memorial ($300).
Cassidy Longbottom: Cowichan Lake Community Forests Cooperative ($1,000); Lake Cowichan Royal Canadian Legion ($500); LCS PAC Scholarship ($500) and a School District No. 79 Scholarship worth $1,000 for a total of $3,000.
Kendra Lovely: Molly Halton ($500).
Taylor McCormick: CUPE 5101 ($250); Lake Cowichan Royal Canadian Legion ($500); Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce ($500); Claude Ruggieri Memorial ($500); Island Savings Centre Sports ($500); Town of Lake Cowichan ($500) and a School District No. 79 Scholarship worth $1,000 for a total of $3,750.
Aislinn McKeown Ferris: BPO Elks Lorne Huddleston Memorial Scholarship ($500); CUPE 5101 ($250); John Tuck Community Services Award ($750); Lake Cowichan Royal Canadian Legion ($500); Oscar & Kirsten Palsson ($500) and Grads of 2014 ($400) for a total of $2,500.
Samantha Oliver: Lake Cowichan Royal Canadian Legion ($500) and Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce ($500)
Brayden Rowbottom: Jordan Melchior Memorial Trades Scholarship ($500) and Lake Cowichan Royal Canadian Legion ($500)
Charleen Tomlinson: Carpentier Family ($500) and Archie & Marie Greenwell ($300).
Alexandra Werk: Ram Johal Memorial Bursary ($300); Gerald Thom ($750) and a School District No. 79 Scholarship worth $1,000 for a total of $2,050.
Madisyn Young: BPO Elks of LC Ron Nielson Memorial ($500); Lake Cowichan Royal Canadian Legion ($500); Grads of 2014 ($400) and a School District No. 79 District Scholarship worth $1,000 for a total of $2,400.
The scholarships were awarded on June 4 at LCS’s annual Scholarship Night. LCS is also hosting an all school award assembly on June 25 at 9 a.m.
