Summerland Secondary School has honoured its top students as the school year draws to a close. Emily Okabe received the Junior Leadership Top Student Award. Winners of the RACK Award were Lindsey Jenner and Brayden Jones. Tameus Venkataraman received the Pat Lee Award.
English
The following students received English Department Awards: Jessa Barber, Pat Minchin Award for Top Junior English Student; Alison Braid, Pat Minchin Award for Top Senior English Student; Brayden Jones, Abhi Lekhi, Emily Okabe, Sukhmeet Saran, Reuben Scott, Haley Smed, Hannah Wright, English 9; Coleton Ashton, Nathan Barg, Iqra Barlas, Mikki Brown, Noah Eaton, Ashia Fredeen, Levi Godard, Jennifer Lukiv, Megan Noseworthy, Kassandra Planiden, Tameus Venkataraman, English 10; Christina Holtjer, Mikayla Hughes, Sacha Perry-Fagant, Maia Pidperyhora, Darby Selinger, Reena Sharma, Josef Zagrodney, English 11; Harish Anand, Claire Boothe, Gillian Christie, Haley Kachkowski, Jordan Reimer, Natasha Roblesky, Susan Watkins, Cassidy Yurechko-Clements, English 12; Aliah Heck, English Literature 12.
Language
These students won Language Department Awards: Caitlin Slade, Francais langue 9; Corwin Shanner, Francais langue 10; Grace Manders, Francais langue 12; Emily Okabe, Sciences humaines 9; Caylum Foley, Sciences humaines 10; Susan Watkins, Sciences humaines 11; Hannah Wright, FSL 9; Jessa Barber, FSL 10; Mikayla Hughes, FSL 11; Katelyn Michaud, Spanish 9; Makenzie Vandertoolen, Spanish 9; Levi Godard, Spanish 11; Brittany Smith, Spanish 11.
Mathematics
In the University of Waterloo Math Contest, Justine Houde was the Pascal Winner; Corwin Shanner was the Cayley Winner and Josef Zagrodney was the Fermat Winner. Other Math Department Award winners were Abhi Lekh and Gabrielle Lucier, Top Math 9 Student; Coleton Ashton and Simon Bergmann, Top Math 10 Student; Mikayla Hughes, Top Math 11 Student; Natasha Roblesky, Top Math 12 Student.
Science
In the Science Department, Harish Anand won the British Columbia Innovation Council Award. Mikayla Hughes was named Top Academic Science Student in Grade 11 and Natasha Roblesky was Top Academic Science Student in Grade 12. Other Science Department Awards were won by Talysha Bradshaw, Rowan Douglas, Georg Drescher, Jack Holman, Lewis Hugh-Jones, Brayden Jones, Sam Kane, Abhi Lekhi, Gabrielle Lucier, Roan Milton, Emily Okabe, Sukhmeet Saran, Hannah Wright, Science 9; Jessa Barber, Simon Bergmann, Maddy Campbell, Ashia Fredeen, Jordan Johnson, Tristan Knoll, Corwin Shanner, Tameus Venkataraman, Science 10; Caitlyn Anderson and Shantaia Broeckx, Earth Science 11; Miriam Bambey, Mikayla Hughes, Ryan Varchol, Physics 11; Gillian Christie, Grace Manders, Natasha Roblesky, Physics 12; Riley Greenwood, Mikayla Hughes, Sacha Perry-Fagant, Chemistry 11; Harish Anand, Grace Manders, Natasha Roblesky, Chemistry 12; Jessa Barber, Simon Bergmann, Mikayla Hughes, Corwin Shanner, Biology 11; Harish Anand, Gillian Christie, April Mahovlic, Natasha Roblesky, Biology 12.
Social Studies
Social Studies Department Awards went to Rowan Douglas and Evelyn Krieger, Socials 9; Jessa Barber and Simon Bergmann, Socials 10; Graham Brownlee, Ryan Varchol and Josef Zagrodney, Socials 11; Connie Bambey and Miriam Bambey, Civics 11; Jordan Reimer and Josef Zagrodney, Law 12; Claire Boothe and Leigha Sandrelli, Social Justice 12; Graham Filek, Geography 12; Alison Braid, History 12. Rowan Douglas was the Great Canadian Geography Contest Champion for Grades 9 and 10.
Athletics
In the Athletic/Physical Education Department the following students were named Athlete of the Year: Katelyn Grant, Abhi Lekhi, Brittany Parkinson, Grade 9; Shannon Clarke and Jordan Stathers, Grade 10; Sydney Clement, Greg Nixon, Trevor Parkinson, Amber-Lee Watson, Grade 11; Harish Anand, Graham Filek, Shannon Parker, Grade 12. Shannon Parker and Ellen Rutherford won the Platinum Plus Block Award for Exemplary Level of Athletics at SSS. The Platinum Block Award was received by Lauren Antonovitch, Alison Braid and Clara Salter. Receiving the Gold Block Award were Harish Anand, Shannon Clarke, Sydney Clement, Chloe Kennedy and Grace Manders. The Silver Block Award went to Graham Brownlee, Shannon Clarke, Jordan Duncan, Graham Filek, Abigail Meeten, Trevor Parkinson, Natasha Sopow and Amber-Lee Watson. The Blue Block Award went to Miriam Bambey, Matthew Bateman, Claire Boothe, Paige Burke, Lina Campagnaro, Maddy Campbell, Christina Holtjer, Matthew Jones, Emily Kaiser, Lucas Knoll, Jennifer Lukiv, Leigha Sandrelli, Natasha Sopow, Joseph Stead, Alix Varchol. Other awards in the Athletic/Physical Education Department were given to Emily Okabe and Hannah Wright, Top Grade 9 Female PE Student; Brayden Jones, Abhi Lekhi and Gureck Rathore, Top Grade 9 Male PE Student; Kylie Erb and Alix Varchol, Top Grade 10 Female PE Student; Jonah Cadieux-Johnson, Jo Stead and Billy Woodland, Top Grade 10 Male PE Student.
Music
Music Department Awards went to Caitlyn Anderson, Connie Bambey, Miriam Bambey, Nathan Barg, Ryan Bonanno, Steven Cogbill, Odessa Cutt, Caylum Foley, Mikayla Hughes, Patrick Jonsson-Good, Yumi Kokado, Sophia Maaske, Kevin McHenry, Johanna McNeil, Paige Miskiman, Justine Noble, Haley Petkau, Kassandra Planiden, Daniel Raitt, Phillippe Schaffner, Darby Selinger, Corwin Shanner, Bobby Shaw, Rachael Smith, Natasha Sopow, Brad Straker, Honoka Torii, Kaiden Woods-Becker, Hannah Young.
Drama
Drama Department Awards were given to Julia Belmonte, McKenzie Frechette, Justine Houde, Foster Maddock, Drama 9; Coleton Ashton, Kieran Braid, Nicole Fofonoff, Ashia Fredeen, Emily Henderson, Beth Thomas and Cam Weir, Drama 10; Geordi Goldsmith, Karina Houston and Emily Schatz, Acting 11; Patricia Henniger and Jordan Reimer, Acting 12.
Natalie Beck received the Drama Service, Performance Award Theatre Troupe and Patricia Henniger received the Drama Club, Performance Award Theatre Troupe. Jordan Reimer received the Drama Club, Performance Award Theatre Troupe and the Drama Cup, Performance Award Theatre Troupe.
The Theatre Troupe Award for Phantom of the Opera was given to Coleton Ashton, Devyn Baker, Natalie Beck, Katie Becker, Julia Belmonte, Jordan Bendixen, Ryan Blystone, Allehea Bowen, Kieran Braid, Andrew Broadbent, Jonah Cadieux-Johnson, Tori Craig, Odessa Cutt, Caitlin Davidson, Silkey Deol, Rowan Douglas, Carly Edge, Nicole Fofonoff, Ashia Fredeen, Vicky Friesen, Michelle Gagnon, Geordi Goldsmith, Alana Goodma, Krista Goss, Travis Gowing, Brent Hansen, Dana Hare, Aliah Heck, Emily Henderson, Patricia Henniger, Alyssa Hollis, Justine Houde, Angie Huber, Morgan Hume, Kylie Huva, Tyler Huzar, Lindsey Jenner, Kiefer Johnson, Madison Johnson, Lucas Knoll, Laura Kohan, Sasanja Kuoppala, Darrin Lauer, Amy Lundman, Channel MacMaster, Foster Maddock, Faith Mcdonald, Emma McDowall, Drew Mcfee, Johanna McNeil, Michelle Migneault, Mitchell Murphy, Roz Neves, Megan Noseworthy, Kelsea O’Gorman, Alexis Okabe, Lyle Pelletier, Sacha Perry-Fagant, Maia Pidperyhora, Kassandra Planiden, Jessica Poulsen, Bryce Reid, Jordan Reimer, Jennifer Rich, Emily Schatz, Mitch Selwood, Caitlin Slade, Rachael Smith, Jo Stead, Brandyn Steele, Izzy Stewner, Shane Valcourt, Dara Vandermeulen, Makenzie Vandertoolen, Tameus Venkataraman, Gemma Watts, Amanda West, Emily Whitehead, Mary Whittaker, Tyra Winchester, and Michael Zaitlin.
Visual Arts
Visual Arts Awards went to Georg Drescher and Ashley Manning, Visual Arts 2D 9; Nicole Fofonoff, Visual Arts 2D 10; Ashia Fredeen, Visual Arts 2D 10; Alexa Brickenden, Visual Arts 2D 11; Andrea Millman, Visual Arts 2D 11; Odessa Cutt, Visual Arts 2D 12; Emily Eaton, Visual Arts 2D 12; Brayden Jones, Visual Arts 3D 9; Alexa Brickenden, Darkroom Photography; Patricia Henniger, Darkroom Photography.
Home Economics
Winners of Home Economics Awards included Anthony Hoey, Top Junior Cafeteria Student; Raeanna Youngman, Top Senior Cafeteria Student; Lise Fisher, Top Junior Foods and Nutrition Student; Megan Noseworthy, Top Junior Foods and Nutrition Student; Raeanna Youngman, Top Senior Foods and Nutrition Student; Kylie Erb, Top Junior Textiles Student; Lindsey Jenner, Top Senior Textiles Student; Shanna Sieben, Ceders Sewing Top Graduating Textiles Student.
Psychology
Psychology Awards were given to Karina Houston and Raeanna Youngman, Psychology 12.
Applied Skills
The following Applied Skills Awards were presented: Felix Irnich, Auto Tech 11; Clayton Leardo, Auto Tech 11; Jamison McGaw, Auto Tech 12; Taylor Ledoux, Mechanics 9; Ryan Bonanno, Mechanics 10; Georg Drescher, Metal 9; Caylum Foley, Metal 10; Matt Dennis, Metal 10; Austin Rumball, Metal Fab and Machining 11/12; Justin Sieben, Metal Fab and Machining 11/12; Evelyn Krieger, Metal Art and Jewellery 9; Kelsea O’Gor, Metal Art and Jewellery 10; Maeghan Vader, Metal Art and Jewellery 11/12; Blayne Chermsnok, Junior Animation; Austin Rumball, Senior Animation; Thomas Bergmann, Junior Electronics; Hailey Baron, Junior Technology; Connor Wardley, Junior Drafting; K.J. McNicol, Senior Drafting; Jonah Cadieux-Johnson, Junior Woodworking; Jonas Gerzen, Senior Carpentry.
Summerland Secondary School expressed appreciation to the following for their generous sponsorship: Summerland and District Credit Union, Summerland Rotary Club, SYSCO Food Distributors, Cedars Sewing Centre, Summerset Massage, Aklands-Grainger, Okanagan RodTiques, Cronie Automotive and Okanagan Skaha Canadian Parents for French and the Summerland Review.
