NORQUAY — Public Schools of Saskatchewan announced its fifth annual Student Citizenship Award winners. The awards recognize initiatives undertaken by public school student groups or classes that support citizenship or character building within their school and community. Three $1000 awards are presented for Grade 1 to 8 projects, and three for high school projects.
The Norquay School initiative project of creating a way to give back to the community and honour a former classmate took on a life of its own. The senior girls' basketball team kicked off their home tournament in 2023/24 by honouring teammate Cheyenne Peterson, who was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Cheyenne’s favourite colour was pink, and they decorated the school and communities with the colour pink. The team wore pink shirts and encouraged everyone else to wear pink on that day.
“The event was named Buckets of Hopes in hopes of raising awareness and remembering Cheyenne who passed away May 12 at the age of 16 years old. The event will be a yearly event in her memory and a scholarship has also been created in her honour. In the first year of the event over $5,000 was raised and last year it raised $3,000 all in support of cancer and dedicated to preserving Cheyenne’s memory,” said a release from school.
"We are proud to celebrate these incredible students and the staff who support them," said Cathy Cornet, Public Schools of Saskatchewan vice chair and chair of the citizenship awards selection committee. "These projects highlight the great work that is happening in public schools across our province to educate students about both their rights and their responsibilities as citizens of our pluralistic society."
Winners include:
North Park Wilson School, Saskatoon, Creative Action, Adele House Project; Ecole Silverspring School, Saskatoon for their Homelessness Study; Winston Churchill School, Lloydminster, Wildcat Character Traits ; Kerrobert Composite School, Living Sky, Community Volunteer Program; Norquay School, Good Spirit School Division for Buckets of Hope and Swift Current Comprehensive High School, Chinook School Division for The Environment, Clothing and Nutrition project.
Public Schools of Saskatchewan represents 17 public school boards in the province and advocates for inclusive public education in Saskatchewan.
