Mount Baker Secondary School held its annual Awards Night, Tuesday, May 30, at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook. More than 80 scholarships, bursaries and awards were presented to deserving students. The evening was started with the Numa Ka-Kin Drum group, and and the Mount Baker Vocal Jazz Group singing O Canada.
Dave Hill, Kaley Wasylowich and Jill Carley served as announcers.
Award winners Valory Marra (MBSS PAC Technology Scholarship) and Trent Samuhseneeto (Yoo Deserve This Scholarship of Technology) were unable to attend.
SEE MORE: MBSS Awards Night Part II
As well, the College of the Rockies has offered the following students entrance scholarships for 2023/2024:
Jenna Abbey, Nicholas Bjerstedt, Jayce Calder, Hayden Damstrom, Tanner Eckersley, Charlotte Harpelle, Lauren Hehn, Nina Klein La Berge, Cheyanne Kneller, Kiyo Maki, Jonah Martens, Chloe Quaife, Gavin Segarty, Autumn Tubbs, Gemma Veldman, Rachel Wik, Jessica Williams, Victoria Smith and Courtney Wheeldon.
All photos by Barry Coulter
Cranbrook Badminton Club bursaries: Marissa Lewis and Devon Oler (Anita Savage presenting)
Ladies Auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles Regis Jackson Memorial Bursary: Victoria Smith (Nora Gilday)
TM Roberts Elementary School PAC bursaries: Kaiden Benjamin and Harrison Effray (Anita Savage presenting)
Joyce Metcalfe Memorial Scholarship: Garron Stuart (Lynnette Wray presenting)
Melvin and Jean Bain Memorial Scholarship: Emmalynn Böhmer (Kevin Hogg presenting)
Alan Boden Second Language Scholarship: Charlotte Harpelle (Kevin Hogg presenting)
Apex Accounting Scholarship: Jessica Williams (Kevin Hogg presenting)
Columbia Power Bursary: Tessa Portman (Don McCormick presenting)
Cranbrook Community Theatre Award: Kaytee Gauthier (Will Nicholson presenting)
Cranbrook Firefighters IAFF Local 1253 Scholarship: Samantha Schell (Matt Carson and Maryann Dragovan presenting)
Cranbrook Garden Club Scholarship: Tyler Budusco (Cheryl Wilkinson presenting)
Cranbrook Rotary Interact Club Scholarship: Eve Hackett (Chuck Downie presenting)
Cristoforo Colombo Lodge Scholarship: Sakari Kerr (Cheryl Wilkinson presenting)
CUPE Local 4165 Bursary (School District Employees): Autumn Tubbs (Krista Napl presenting)
East Kootenay District Labour Council Award: Jayce Calder (Shelley Balfour presenting)
Key City Theatre Society Scholarship: Oscar Hamilton (Cheryl Wilkinson presenting)
Kootenay Christian Academy Alumni Awards: Grace Waldron and Diya Patel (Wendy Zurrin presenting)
Kootenay Country Fair Bursary: Liam Murdoch (Cheryl Wilkinson presenting)
Kootenay Orchards PAC Bursary: Brooklyn Forsyth (Cheryl Wilkinson presenting)
Kootenay Tax Services Scholarship: Tristan Welder (Cheryl Wilkinson presenting)
Kootenay Woodlot Education Society, Wayne Morrison Memorial Bursary: Gemma Veldman (Cheryl Wilkinson presenting)
Laurie Middle School Scholarship: Garron Stuart (Cheryl Wilkinson presenting)
Lifetouch Canada Scholarship: Karissa Watts (Cheryl Wilkinson presenting)
MBSS PAC Art Scholarship: Sakari Kerr (Cheryl Wilkinson presenting)
MBSS PAC Athletic Scholarship Female: Chloe Quaife (Liz Chaney presenting)
MBSS PAC Athletic Scholarship Male: Hayden Damstrom (Liz Chaney presenting)
MBSS PAC Band Scholarship: Garron Stuart (Evan Bueckert presenting)
MBSS PAC Choral Scholarship: Rhiannon Kowalchuk (Evan Bueckert presenting)
MBSS PAC Drama Scholarship: Rhiannon Kowalczuk (Liz Chaney presenting)
MBSS PAC French Immersion Scholarship: Haylee Effray (Liz Chaney presenting)
Royal Canadian Legion Scholarships, Branch 24: Julius Molnar, Kavan Stanley, Alexis Thielen, Gemma Veldman (Rob Martin)
Sevilla Clark Memorial Bursary: Victoria Smith (Mt. Baker Elder Joan O’Neil)
Southeast Kootenay Principals and Vice Principals Association: Jocelyn McInnes (Mt. Baker Elder Joan O’Neil)
St. Eugene Knights of Columbus No. 1406 Bursary: Gavin Segarty (Lyle Stuart presenting)
Steve Corbett Memorial Public and Private Workers of Canada, Local 15 Scholarship: Kaiden Benjamin (Anita Savage presenting)
TerraLogic Exploration - Discovery Scholarship: Gavin Segarty (Jesse Campbell presenting)
William Henderson Scholarship: Grace Waldron (Anita Savage presenting)
Yoo Deserve This Scholarship of International Heritage: Tamara Zaugg (Anita Savage presenting)
Abreast in the Rockies Scholarship: Paige Hansen (Kathy Janzen presenting)
Bob Newcombe Memorial Scholarship: Samuel Jones (Anita Savage presenting)
Larisa Zak Memorial Drafting Award: Darby Adams (Anita Savage presenting)
