Students who excelled this year in academics and athletics were recognized at the Kindersley Composite School awards last Thursday afternoon.
2016 KCS graduate Sheldon Cannon was the recipient of the Governor General’s Award for having the highest average in his class – at 96.6 per cent. The awards day was held on June 15.
The afternoon kicked off with the awarding of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award that was presented to graduate Sheldon Cannon for achieving the highest mark in the graduating class of 2016.
Coaches of each KCS competing team then presented the awards in each sport:
[emember_protected for=”2″ custom_msg=’For more on this story, please see the June 21 print edition of The Clarion.’]
Volleyball, Junior Girls
MVP: Julie Annis and Tori Werner
Most improved: Precious Canillo
Most sportsmanlike: Jensen Reichert
Volleyball, Senior Girls Black
MVP: Shaylen Cranston
Most improved : Shayla Olafson
Most dedicated: Madison Olson
Volleyball, Senior Girls White
MVP: Katherine Brewer
Most improved: Kathryn Sawatzky
Most dedicated: Blair Gilmour
Volleyball, Senior Boys team
MVP: Colton Leismeister
Rookie: Mason Clapper
Connor Tate won the senior golf award for top golfer at the KCS Awards day Thursday. He was also presented the provincial champion banner that he won last season which will now be hung in the gymnasium at KCS.
Basketball, Junior Girls
MVP: Jyotsna Nanda
Most improved: Sidney King
Basketball, Junior Boys
MVP: Carter Johnson
Most dedicated: Thulani Baloyi
Most improved: Ty Bahm
Heart and hustle: Caleb Bacon
Basketball, Senior Girls
Most dedicated: Shayla Olafson
Pride, hustle and desire: Kelly Cooke
MVP: Dakota Retterath
Rookie: Brittany Allen
Basketball, Senior Boys
MVP: Ryan Olivier
Rookie of the year: Tyler Heck
Adam Hammel Memorial: Damian Cormons
Football
MVP: Brandon Veldhoen
Most improved: Damien Reiter
MVP Junior: Thulani Baloyi
Curling
Juniors
Winners of the band awards. In front, from left, Joshua Enns-Wind and Desiree Thompson hold the award for the Roger’s Jr. and Sr. Director Award; and Erica Triffo. At back are Tyler Heck, Kevin Pinno and Liam Lennea.
MVP: Joshua Enns-Wind
Most dedicated: Julie Annis
Seniors
MVP: Sean Cey and Blair Gilmour
Most improved: Daniel Anderson and Kyle Edmunds
Most dedicated: Kevin Pinno and Caitlin Elliott
Cross Country
Junior: Emily Polsfut
Senior: Matthew Dobbin
Track and Field
Junior: Tyler Heck
Senior: Brandon Veldhoen
Badminton
Junior
MVP: Ryker Olafson and Liam Lennea
Most dedicated: Brandt Leismeister
Most improved: Hemal Nahru
Senior
MVP: Seth Tryhuba
The KCS athletes of the year, from left to right – Madison Hobbs, Carter Johnson, Kevin Pinno, Brandon Veldhoen and Brittany Allen.
Most improved: Jordyn Nelson
Most dedicated: Lynnsey Bacon
Golf Senior: Connor Tate
Athletes of the Year
Female Junior: Madison Hobbs
Female Senior: Brittany Allen
Male Junior: Carter Johnson
Male Senior: Brandon Veldhoen and Kevin Pinno
Academic
SLC Award for Oustanding Contribution: Shayla Olafson and Jillian McArthur
KCS Band Awards
Grade 9: Liam Lennea
Grade 10: Tyler Heck
Grade 11: Erica Triffo and Kevin Pinno
Grade 12: Desiree Thompson
Roger’s Junior Director Award: Joshua Enns-Wind
Roger’s Senior Director Award: Desiree Thompson
KCS Visual Art Award: Chelsey Zacharias
Spirit of KCS Awards
Grade 9: Jensen Reichert
Grade 10: Tyler Heck
Grade 11: Kevin Pinno
Grade 12: Julie Livingstone
Gloria Clark-Hayden awards
Junior: Ashlyn Torrens
Senior: Sean Cey
Susan Thibert awards
Junior: Jensen Reichert and Emily Polsfut
Senior: Shayla Olafson
School and Community Council Academic Awards
Grade 10: Jocelyn Cannon, Emily Polsfut, Kathryn Sawatzky, Chelsie Smith, Brittany Allen, Caitlin Elliott and Tyler Heck
Grade 11: Erica Triffo, Shayla Olafson, Madison Kosolofski, Tessa Sautner, Angela Alindogan, Emily Sproule, Jessie Hubenig, Kevin Pinno, Kelsey Klein, Ryan Olivier and Damon McKenzie
Grade 12: Mallory Fries, Tabitha Wiebe, Nicole Tang, Chelsey Zacharias, Julie Livingstone, Hannah Knight and Madison
Olson
[/emember_protected]
© Kindersley Clarion
