David Thompson High School students received 19 different awards and scholarships amounting to around $40,000 at the school’s recent awards night.
Organizers say many of the scholarships were presented by successful local business leaders who themselves are David Thompson alumni.
Clearwater County councillor Darryl Lougheed was in attendance, and says he’s enthusiastic about the upcoming generation of leaders.
“(There was) potential in that room that evening,” says Lougheed. “It’s great to see the next generation of kids moving forward with quality education in our area.”
Lougheed presented the Clearwater County scholarship to Karli Lipka.
The award is presented to a student planning on attending post secondary, who “demonstrates citizenship, volunteerism and leadership within the community”.
Councillor Bryan Cermak, who recently attended the Caroline School Awards and presented an award to student Ayla Bird, also sang the praises of local youth.
“We have some pretty amazing people coming up in such a small school,” says Cermak. “I take my hat off to these kids and to the teachers.”
The ceremony took place Oct. 18 at David Thompson.
See the full list of award winners below.
| Award | Awarded to | Winner(s) | Presenter |
| Condor Community Volunteers Awards | Students who have volunteered for Condor Community events | – | Penni Lougheed |
| Rocky Oilmen’s Association Scholarship | Student continuing education in the oil business or trades | Aidyn Lee | Garry Berthiaume |
| Keyera Scholarships | One student who is successful in Humanities, plus in Math and Sciences | Adyson Foster, Grace Houston | Staff member |
| WPW | Student who is pursuing a trade or technical pathway | Pierce Smith | Staff member |
| Rocky Lions Club Scholarship | Student with the highest academic average | Casey Carlson | Staff member |
| Leslieville Community Hall Award | Successful graduating student attending a post-secondary program | Ella Dickson | Nikki Hemsworth |
| Rocky Legion Scholarship | Student with an interest and success in History | Booker Taylor | Terry O’Callahan |
| Creating a Future Vision Scholarship (Bunch Projects) | Student who has demonstrated dedicated career planning | Ava Parsons | Jill Lethbridge |
| Rocky Mountain House Agricultural Society Bursary | Student who is part of an active farm and attending post-secondary | Mackenzie Litke | Ellen Bonde |
| Central Alberta Co-op Scholarship | Student who has demonstrated a positive contribution to the community | Mackenzie Litke | Staff member |
| Clearwater County Scholarship | Student who demonstrates citizenship, volunteerism and leadership within the community | Karli Lipka | Daryl Lougheed |
| Ram River Environmental Scholarship | Graduated student who has actively advocated for environmental sustainability | Kaelynne Schwab | Lana Judson |
| Rocky Credit Union Business and Finance Scholarships | Two Rocky Credit Unions members enrolled in post-secondary business or finance programs | Emma Buchta, Cale Dickson | Linda Fredine |
| Pioneer Award (Little Toy Factory-Thomas Little, Jackie Moore) | Celebrates the ultimate goal of early pioneers to chart the unknown waters of self reliance | Melinda Cutherbertson | – |
| Certarus Diversity Award | Female student is is pursuing a career generally dominated by males | Sarah Kissick | Jim Terpsma |
| Block Award (H&R Block) | Student who is attending business program – Business Admin, Accounting, Finance, etc. | Emma Buchta | Staff member |
| Paramount Resources Regional Scholarship | Student who is pursuing a post-secondary program and is a respected member of the community | Jocelyn Madsen | Staff member |
| Bott Sisters Memorial Scholarship | Given in memory of Catie, Jana and Dara to a student who is attending post-secondary in an Agricultural, Culinary, or Fine Arts program | Caleb Bott | Roger & Bonita Bott |
| Leslieville Elks Scholarship | Two students enrolled in post-secondary programs which lead to careers in public service | Marina Larone, Grace Houston | Stan Hollingsworth |
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