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PWPSD recognizes class of 2024 top students during Academic Excellence Awards

The Peace Wapiti Public School Division Board of Trustees is honouring 16 Class of 2024 graduates for their academic excellence in their last year of high school.

PWPSD Academic Excellence Awards are given out every year to students who maintain an average of at least 90 per cent, or were the top academic student in their school with an average of at least 80 per cent.

Award recipients receive a certificate and $100; the highest average student receives $300 for their accomplishments.

This year’s recipients include Catcher Dorscheid, Ava Driedger, Aurora Fisher, and Keagin Kelln from Peace Wapiti Academy, along with Danica Wories, Nathaniel Wilson, Logan Skarberg, Colin McCreight, and Alyssa Brown from Sexsmith Secondary School.

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Luke Funk from Beaverlodge Regional High School, Clara Hotte and Maria Derksen from Savanna School, and Diane Fulton and Shaelyn Beaupre from Spirit River Regional Academy were also recognized.

Special congratulations went out to Hannah Parrish of Ridgevalley School for earning the top grade in her school.

Hannah Wiens from Peace Wapiti Academy also received special recognition for receiving academic excellence of over 90 per cent, and maintaining the highest average across the entire division, boasting an impressive 98.4 per cent average in her senior year.

Ethan Montague
Ethan Montague
Reporter/Contributor for MyGrandePrairieNow.com and 104.7 2Day FM. Studied Broadcast News at SAIT. Team member since February 2023.
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