La Loche Award of Excellence recipient, Rayni Mae Fontaine.

Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield recently visited six communities in the North to present student awards.

The Northern Student Achievement Awards were established in 1989 by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. The Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Excellence recognizes one student at each grade level from 7 to 12.  The award criteria acknowledge academic standing, school attendance, and involvement in cultural activities.

Lieutenant Governor Schofield also handed out Governor General Academic awards to two students. Riel Fidler of Ila a la Crosse received both medals. She is currently a pre med student at the University of Saskatchewan.

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Award of Excellence student recipients are:

• Janine Naskathey, Ben McIntyre School, Uranium City
• Shaeya Toba, Birch Narrows Dene Community School, Turnor Lake
• Amy Boyd, Minahik Waskahigan School, Pinehouse Lake
• Lieutenant Governor’s Award recipient, Rayni Mae Fontaine and Governor General’s Academic Medal Recipient:  Rayona McKenzie, La Loche Community School, La Loche.
• Jonah Koebernick, Twin Lakes Community School, Buffalo Narrows
• Lieutenant Governor’s and Governor General’s Academic Medal Recipient, Riel Fidler, Rossignol High School, Ile a La Crosse

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