RRHS honours its top academics and athletes

By Ken Johnston
Editor

About 90 people gathered in the Rainy River High School gym last Wednesday to honour the schools best and brightest!
The annual Academic and Athletic Awards banquet featured awards for excellence in both school work and sporting events.
The evening began with the Principal’s Leadership Award. Principal Jim Chorney outlined the importance of the award. “It was established in 1999 to recognize how integral student leadership is to developing strong and caring students.” He presented the award to Jessica Haw nothing that she has been a student leader for three years. “She organized our first ever We Day, pink shirt and pink bandanna days, worked on the anti-smoking campaign and is the current Student Council President.”
Following receiving her award she gave a speech outlining all the things student council does and how the experiences help shape students as they grow up.
Academic Awards
Certificates were presented to all the students who appeared on the RRHS Honour Roll this past year.
Club Awards
Drama
Dude Award: Cody Armstrong
Graduating Members: Maria Vandenbrand, Victoria Clifford, Jessica Haw and Emily Whetzel
Writers Club
Member recognition: Taylor Armstrong, Eric Detweiler, Jeff Marchuk, Ayla Holmes, Jenna Jarvis, Abigail Pearson, Haylee Delvecchio and Adam Johnson
Graduating members: Emily Whetzel and Cody Armstrong
Student Leaders Award
Matt Armstrong, Jessica Haw, Shauna Moen and Maria Vandenbrand
First Responders Award
Matt Armstrong
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Certificates of appreciation were presented to: Ayla Holmes, Jenna Jarvis, Jeff Marchuk and Cody Armstrong
Athletics
Boys Hockey
Section Award and Highest Save Percentage: Goalie Kyle Olson
Top Scorer: Carter Chorney with 23 pts.
Girls Soccer
Most Improved Player (MIP): Taya Stamlr
Most Valuable Player (MVP): Myan Miller and Shauna Moen
Most Sporting Player (MSP): Kacia Veldhuisen
Top Rookie (TR): Hayley Arpin
Special Coaches Award: Victoria Clifford
Boys Soccer
MIP: Kendall Stamler, Nick Boisvert and Nolan Short
MVP: Ian Friesen
MSP: Mike Hamm
TR: Tyler Hamm
Jr. Badminton
MIP: Braydon Kreger
MVP: Hayley Arpin
MSP: Dion Lapeuse
TR: Hayley Arpin
Sr. Badminton
MIP: Danika Diebel
MVP: Skylar Arpin
MSP: Shauna Moen and Logan Jackson
Jr. Girls Basketball
Rockstar Award: Meaghan Vogan
Secretary Award: Kenzie Godin
Vocal Award: Moriah Carradice
Triple-threat Award: Sarah Whetzel
Sneaker Award: Morgan Haw
Owl Award: Kaitlyn Big George
Sr. Girls Bastketball
Every player on the team was recoginized equally. All received a keychain from coach Rebecca Tolen.

Jr. Boys Volleyball
MIP: Curt Desserre
MVP: Jaden Gustafson and Carter Chorney
MSP: Nick Boisvert
TR: Hunter Nielson
Sr. Boys Volleyball
MIP: Matt Armstrong
MVP: Jordan Desserre
MSP: Zac Tolen
Playmaker Award: Logan Jackson
Athletes of the Year
Jr. Male: Carter Chorney
Jr. Female: Meaghan Vogan
Sr. Male: Logan Jackson
Sr. Female: Skylar Arpin and Myan Miller
Gold Jacket Awards
This prestigious award is presented only when coaches feel it is merited. Athletes have to have been active in a sport for at least two years. This year there were two recipients. Jessica Haw for curling and Ian Friesen for soccer.