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2025 Clearwater grads receive awards and bursaries

Awards

Once again graduating students in the Clearwater have benefited from the community's generosity with the receipt of awards, bursaries and scholarships. 

A list provided to the surgeryitaly outlines the various awards and the students who received them. 

Beem Credit Union Million Dollar Bursary (five$1000.00) - Cleo Coates, Kileigh Foisy, Felix Jones, Tyler MacDonald and Dominic Mutch,

Bill William Sedgwick Memorial: Upper North Thompson Livestock Association*($ 500.00) Michael Shook

Brody Wynne Memorial Scholarship ($1000.00)* - Kalan Priede

Buy-Low Foods Scholarship ($1000.00)* - Ellyse Williams

CanFor Good Things Come From Trees Foundation Scholarship (1 @ $1000.00)* Owen Thon

Central North Thompson Pioneers Bursary (two $500.00)* Lilly Frost and Owen Thon

Central North Thompson Rod & Gun Club Bursary (two $750.00)* Reyna Connolly-Myhre and Michael Shook

Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi: Xi Epsilon Eta Bursary  $250.00)* - Ellyse Williams

Chris Cleaveley and Mary Fus Bursary (two $1000.00)* - Cleo Coates and Kalan Priede

Clearwater Dental Clinic Bursary ($500.00)* - Felix Jones

Clearwater and District Minor Hockey Association: Donna Akers Sjodin Memorial Bursary ($500.00)*- Tyler MacDonald

Clearwater Rapids Youth Soccer Association Bursary (750.00)* - Cleo Coates

Clearwater Rotary Club Bursary (two - $1000.00)* Cleo Coates and Sienna Foster-Henderson

Dave Giesbrecht Memorial Bursary (500.00)* - Kalan Priede

Denise Marr Scholarship ($1000.00)** - Cleo Coates

Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Bursary (1st Year $1000.00) (2nd Year $1000.00)* Felix Jones

Estsek' Environmental Sciences LLP Science Scholarship ($500.00)* - Reyna Connolly-Myhre

Eva Harvey Memorial Scholarship ($1000.00)**- Cleo Coates

Fund for a Worthy Student ($500.00) - Reyna Connolly-Myhre

Kamloops Blazers High School Scholarship (four for $1000.00 )* - Cleo Coates, Tyler MacDonald, Michael Shook and Ellyse Williams

Kamloops Honda Bursary ($500.00) - Felix Jones

Kamloops Thompson Teachers’ Association: Bert Lambert Memorial Scholarship ($1000.00) - Gabrielle Mann

Kamloops Thompson Teachers’ Association Bursary ($1000.00)** Michael Shook

Lynda Cairns Memorial Bursary ($250.00) - Abbygale Elliot

Ministry of Education District Authority Scholarship (five for $1250.00) - Cleo Coates, Lars Dowker, Ethan Lancaster, Kalan Priede and Michael Shook

North Thompson Communities Foundation Burary ($1000.00)* - Michael Shook

Pharmasave Bursary (four for $500.00)* - Kileigh Foisy, Sienna Foster-Henderson, Brook-lynn Fowler and Ellyse Williams

Principals and Vice-Principals Bursary $750.00) - Isabell Wright

Principals and Vice-Principals Association Scholarship ($1000.00)** - Cleo Coates

Redman Family Memorial Bursary (@1000.00)* - Abbygale Elliot

Royal Canadian Legion Branch.#259 ($1000.00)* - Felix Jones

Royal Purple Bursary ($250.00)* - Felix Jones

School District # 73 Thompson Rivers University: KTSAA Rothery Memorial Scholarship ($1,300.00)** - Felix Jones

Sikh Temple Society Scholarship ($750.00) - Savannah Carr

Skye and Courtney Buck Bursary ($750.00)* - Sienna Foster -Henderson

Ted Richardson Memorial Bursary (two for $1000.00)* - Reyna Connelly-Myhre and  Michael Shook

Thompson Nicola Regional District Bursary ($ 1000.00)**- Felix Jones

Wadlegger Logging and Construction Ltd. Bursary ($1000.00)* - Tyler MacDonald

Wells Gray Medical Clinic: Dr. Cary Lam Memorial Scholarship ($1000.00)* - Sienna Foster

HendersonYellowhead Community Services Bursary (two for $1000.00)* - Lars Dowker and Lilly Frost*

Scholarships and Bursaries identified with an asterisk (*) are selected by individual donors.*Scholarship and Bursaries identified with a double (**) are selected by School District 73 Scholarship Committee Clearwater Secondary School gratefully acknowledges the generosity of local businesses, individuals and organizations for their continued support of our students through their donations of scholarships and bursaries.

Thank you to Ms. S. Ross and Mrs. J. Panko for their continued assistance with all things clerical. Thank you to Ms. L. Holmes for assisting the Grads with ceremony set up and preparations.A special Thank you to Mrs. M. Giesbrecht for all that you do to make Grad a successful occasion. The Graduating Class of 2025 would like to thank their parents, teachers, friends and the community for helping them reach this milestone.