Forestburg High School students recently held their awards night, celebrating students’ successes, including the 2024 grad class.
Forestburg School awards are supported by the generous community who fund bursaries and scholarships.
Yunsu Kim won Most Academic Student in Grade 12, sponsored by Heartland Generation Ltd-Alberta Power (2000) Ltd and the ATA Local; the Grade 12 Math and Science Award, sponsored by Robert Ponto, the Grade 12 Humanities Award, sponsored by the Battle River School Division and FCEF, the Social 30-2 award, sponsored by Battle River Railway, the Math 30-1 award, sponsored by Coutts Hardware, the English 30-1 Award, sponsored by Brenda Oberg; and the Complementary Courses Award, sponsored by the Forestburg Grad class.
Kim also won the Amy Laing Memorial Award, sponsored through the FCEF. He also took home other awards, including the Everett Oberg Masonic Memorial Award, sponsored through the FCEF; the Sean Bevington Memorial Award, sponsored through the FCEF; the Forestburg and Galahad Community Service Award, sponsored by Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP, Forestburg Recycling and Bottle Depot, and CJ’s Deli, the Alaire Oberg Award of Music, sponsored through the FCEF, and the David C. Jahns Memorial Award, sponsored by the FCEF and Carl and Dianne Jahns.
Kim also received the Derek Schenk Memorial Award, sponsored by Dr. Jordan Cahoon and Past graduates, the Twice Nice Killam bursary, sponsored by Killam Twice Nice store, and the Forestburg Fire Department Memorial Award, sponsored by the Friends of the Forestburg Fire Department through the FCEF. He shared the Tyler Holmberg Top Athlete award with Kaylee Nykolaishyn and won the Jim Lorrain Award, sponsored by the Battle River Community Foundation (BRCF).
Rainier Bernard won the Second-most academic student in Grade 12 award, sponsored by the Forestburg Lions Club, Heartland Generation/Alberta Power, the Social 30-1 award, sponsored by Prairie Hall Farms, the Math 30-2 award sponsored by the Battle River Railway. Bernard shared the Ryan Bish Memorial Award, sponsored by Corey and Caitlyn Prehn, and shared the Forestburg Citizenship Award sponsored by the Forestburg Hot Lunch Society.
Haley Fuller won the Third-most academic student in Grade 12, sponsored by the Forestburg Agricultural Society, Westland Insurance, and Heartland Generation/Alberta Power. She also won the Off Campus Award, sponsored by Prism Integrated Solutions and the Mary Kowk Memorial award sponsored by the BRSD.
Keelie Gartside won the English 30-2 Award, sponsored by the Forestburg Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star #54.
Abraham Bartlett won the Chem 30 Award, sponsored by Moore’s Shop Easy, also winning the Most Academic Student in Grade 11, sponsored by Dr. Dianne Oberg, the Grade 11 Math and Science Award, sponsored by Garret and Kristy Jackson, the Carl Farvolden Memorial Scholarship for Grade 11 Humanities, sponsored by Doris Farvolden, and the Most Academic in Grade 11 Complementary courses, sponsored by Royal LePage and Corey and Salina Jacobson.
Kaylee Nykolaishyn shared the Tyler Holmberg Top Athlete Award sponsored by the Forestburg Ag. Society and the Forestburg Citizenship Award sponsored by the Forestburg Hot Lunch Society. Nykolaishyn also won the Tyler Martz Memorial Award, sponsored through the FCEF.
Alix Feddema shared the Ryan Bish Memorial Band Award sponsored by Corey and Caitlyn Prehn, and received the Doreen Oberg Award of Effort sponsored by Linda Ponto, as well as the Killam Home Hardware Industrial Arts Award.
Brittyn Sveahun won the Donna Bish Oberg Award, sponsored through the Battle River Community Foundation.
Austin Neufeld won the Cody Neufeld Memorial Legacy Award, sponsored by J and L Hays Welding Ltd.
Presley Brennan won the Dr. Stanley Kumar Award sponsored by Jean Kumar.
Renee Ward won the Most Academic Student in Grade 10 sponsored by Prairie Hall Farms.
Kelci Kuefler won the Grade 10 Math and Science award, sponsored by Forestburg Transit Mix.
Maisie Burlock and Charlie Pfeffer shared the Grade 10 Humanities award, sponsored by Battle River Railway.
Yuntae Kim won the Most Academic in Grade 10 General Subjects, sponsored by Karen Cannady-Coldwell Banker Battle River Realty.
Hanna Masch won the Forster Citizenship Award, sponsored by Marty and Barb Forster, also sharing the Jim Lorrain Award sponsored through the BRCF.
Mauria Forster also shared the Jim Lorrain Award.
Congratulations go out to all the Forestburg students who received awards. Forestburg School acknowledges both sponsors and recipients.
Leslie Cholowsky
Editor