Nate Starycki, Grade 1, recently raised some money for two hospitals. After his family participated in the ALS ice bucket challenge, Nate and his family were inspired and moved to do another fundraiser. Nate's Fundraiser was called, "Shop For a Cause, Awareness of Childhood Illnesses." Since Nate's condition is not that common, and many families they have encountered along the way have rare conditions, the Starycki's thought it was only fitting to raise awareness for all childhood diseases.
Nate is followed by the Alberta Children's Hospital, but from Saskatchewan, so the family decided to split the amount raised between the two hospitals. They received help from Kristy Wandler and Paula Rawlyk. Kristy had a " Stella and Dot" Shop For a Cause Party. Paula had an Online Shop For a Cause Party with items from her Studio 72. All proceeds from the sales went to Nate's fundraiser.
The totals from both parties, along with numerous donations from family and friends made the grand total $3000. Nate did this on behalf of himself and his friend, Hayden, a girl that was born with the same condition as Nate, and spent months with him in the Alberta Children's Hospital. He was also raising the money in honour of his two friends who have sadly passed away. Nate thanks everyone for their support. He is a very caring young man, and the school community is very proud of Nate.
School pictures were taken on Thursday, Oct. 2. The students looked so nice in their clean clothes.
The Grades K to 3 students were invited to Hafford School on the afternoon of Oct. 2. They watched a performance by Lee and Sandy Paley entitled Taking Care of the Earth, Ourselves and Each Other. The event was sponsored by the Hafford School Community Council.
The Senior Girls' Volleyball team attended a tournament in Hafford on Saturday. They placed first in the round robin and then lost the semi-final game. They will travel to John Paul II Collegiate on Wednesday for some exhibition games.
The Junior Girls attended a tournament in Spiritwood on the weekend. They tied for second in the round robin. There were five teams. They ran out of steam in the semi-final and lost to Leoville. They were scheduled to host Christian Heritage School on Wednesday.
The Senior Girls will be hosting a volleyball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 1. Everyone is welcome to come and watch some great volleyball.
The school division's set of African Drums are in the school for the month of October. Music classes are using them to learn about tempo, beat and many other musical concepts. Our intern, Chase Fouhy, is an excellent drummer and has been sharing his knowledge with the elementary classes.
Maymont will be hosting the Senior Boys' 7 vs 7 Provincial Soccer playoffs on Friday, Oct. 24 and 25. The games will be played at the North Battleford Comprehensive High School, but our school will be the host team.
Amy from the University of Regina came on Friday, Oct. 10 to talk about programming at the U of R. She spoke to the Grades 10, 11 and 12 classes.
The School will be holding a breakfast on Thursday, Oct. 23, beginning at 8:45 a.m. This will be part of our Education Week celebrations and everyone is welcome.
Congratulations to Brooke Ferris, Grade 6, for making the Tier 2 Pee Wee Girls' hockey team in Saskatoon. The name of her team is the Saskatoon Hurricanes.
Happy birthday to the school's caretaker, Rodney Large. He celebrated the big 50 on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
There won't be any school on Monday, October 13. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
