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For the members of this year's Hapnot Collegiate graduating class, there were clearly mixed feelings. In some ways, the occasion seemed to take far too long to arrive. Yet in others, it came much too early. But ready or not, 103 young people entered a new chapter in their lives Wednesday evening. Their convocation at the Whitney Forum was a time to reminisce, share laughs with old friends and look ahead at the life that awaits them. "Without a dream, there is no hope of finding purpose," guest speaker George Canyon, one of Canada's rising country music stars, told the grads in his address. Wearing his trademark cowboy hat, Canyon took the opportunity encourage the young men and women to follow their hearts. "Never, ever give up on a dream," said the 34-year-old musician, whose wife is from Flin Flon. Valedictorian Mark Miller gave an equally uplifting speech peppered with plenty of humour and anecdotes about growing up. He spoke on how friends, parents and teachers have all played a role in molding the graduates into the people they are today. Miller ended by quoting the late American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Following the speeches and the presentation of scholarships, awards and bursaries, the graduates paired up and marched down Main St. while onlookers cheered and offered their congratulations. Their Safe Grad celebration, also held at the Whitney Forum, went into the wee hours of Thursday. Here are the recipients of the scholarships, awards and bursaries: University of Saskatchewan Chancellors' Scholarship ($20,000) - David Vandergucht University of Saskatchewan Guaranteed Entrance Scholarship ($3,000) and The Bonnie and Art Dumont Scholarship ($16,000) - Alison Hall University of Saskatchewan Chancellor's Chernoff Family Award ($20,000), University of Saskatchewan Allan Blakeney Entrance Scholarship ($2,000) and The Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation 2005 Semi-Finalist Award - Kristen Gourlay University of Saskatchewan, The Margaret and Ted Newall Bursary ($6,500) - Kimberly Switzer The University of Manitoba - The Hogg Centennial Entrance Scholarship ($1,400) - Julian Kolt Citizen Awards Sparling Trophy - Chris Sweryda See 'Students' P.# Con't from P.# Governor-General Bronze Medal - Kristen Gourlay Arctic Radio (1982) Ltd. CFAR ($500) - Kyla Jackson Class of 2005 ($500) - Sarah Willett Betty Johnson Memorial Bursary ($500) - Zachary Linnick Brian King Memorial Bursary ($500) - David Vandergucht Knights of Columbus #2746 Bursary ($500) - Kyle Blatz Harry Yee Memorial Bursary ($500) - Amanda Trudeau International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Bursary ($500) - Amber Kowal Local Legion Ladies Auxiliary #73 Bursary ($500) - Darcie Snyder Local Legion Ladies Auxiliary #73 Bursary ($500) - Darrick Graff Norine T. Murray Memorial Bursary (Trophy and $500) - Eileen Pawliuk Kinette Bursary ($500) - Chathura (Chuck) Perera Friendship Centre Art Wahlenberg Bursary ($500) - Greg Pruden Hapnot Collegiate Endowment Fund ($500) - Meagan Lazar Hapnot Collegiate Endowment Fund ($500) - Mandi Kinley Oddfellow and Rebekahs Bursary ($500) - Stephanie Trueman Tri-Service Bursary (Kinsmen/Rotary/Lions) ($600) - Richard LeSage George VI Bursary (Rotary/Legion/BPO Elks) ($600) - Shasta Lysohirka Larry Garinger Memorial Bursary ($700) - Jared Allen Dorion Simon Memorial Bursary ($750) - Darrick Graff Victor Hook Memorial Bursary (Trophy and $750) - Tyler Szabo Flin Flon School Division Bursary ($750) - Laura Whitbread Order of the Royal Purple Auxiliary Bursary (Letter and $750) - Mandi Kinley Neill McLennan Memorial Bursary ($750) - Michelle Pettersen Ruth Betts Memorial ($750) - Marlee Salamondra Dorothy K Ash Memorial Award ($200) - Kristen Gourlay Denare Beach Trust Fund Bursary ($100) - Robert Moore Denare Beach Trust Fund Bursary ($100) - Rhiannon Reed Joe Brain Memorial Bursary ($200) - Julian Kolt Hon. F.L. (Bud) Jobin Memorial Bursary ($200) - Chris Sweryda Flin Flon Motorcyclist's Assoc. Bursary ($250) - Kim Ballard Lynn Gerardy Memorial Bursary (Trophy and $250) - Alecia Thompson Service Employees International Union 600 Bursary ($250) - Tyler Szabo Bertha & John Thiele Memorial Scholarship ($300) - Zachary Linnick Village of Denare Beach Bursary ($300) - Robert Moore Village of Denare Beach Bursary ($300) - Rhiannon Reed Creighton Volunteer Fire Department Bursary ($400) - Richard LeSage Creighton School Staff Bursary ($400) - Marlee Salamondra Alex Oberg & Danielle Bartlett Memorial Bursary ($500) - Sarah Hulston United Steelworkers of America Local #7975 ($500) - Rhiannon Reed Catholic Women's League of St. Ann's Parish ($500) - Alison Hall Creighton/Flin Flon Parents for Music Education ($500) - Samantha Cooper Creighton/Flin Flon Parents for Music Education ($500) - Kyla Jackson Town of Creighton Bursary ($500) - Kristen Gourlay Flin Flon Arts Council Bursary ($750) - Samantha Cooper R.M. & Ellen McIsaac Memorial Bursary ($1,000) - Mallory Owen Creighton School Division Bursary ($1,000) - Cody Rice Creighton School Division Bursary ($1,000) - Amber McKenzie Steve Ewing Memorial Bursary ($1,000) - Graham Craig Canadian Parents for French Bursary ($1,000) - David Vandergucht International Assoc. of Machinists & Aerospace Workers #1848 ($1,000) - Alyssa Raddysh International Assoc. of Machinists & Aerospace Workers #1848 ($1,000) - Jackie Fenske Jade Durkee Memorial Bursary ($1,000) - Kali Whyte Leone Govenlock Scholarship ($1,000) - Amber McKenzie ($2,000) Flin Flon Bomber Oldtimers Bursary ($1,200) - Alison Hall Bob Imrie Memorial Bursary ($1,250) - Kyla Jackson United Steelworkers of America Local #7106 ($1,250) - Chris Allen Fred & Pearl Shwaga Memorial Bursary ($2,000 ) - Mark Miller HBM&S Bursary ($2,000) - Julian Kolt W.A. Green Bursary ($3,000) - Kristen Gourlay Grade 12 Honours: Jared Allen, Chris Allen, Shana Arlein, Kyle Blatz, Samantha Cooper, Allison Cousins, Graham Craig, Jacquelyn Fenske, Kristen Gourlay, Darrick Graff, Alison Hall, Kyla Jackson, Julian Kolt, Amber Kowal, Meagan Lazar, Richard LeSage, Zachary Linnick, Shasta Lysohirka, Amber McKenzie, Mallory Owen, Chuck Perera, Michelle Pettersen, Alyssa Raddysh, Marlee Salamondra, Chris Sweryda, Tyler Szabo, Amanda Trudeau, Stephanie Trueman, Dave Vandergucht, Laura Whitbread, Kali Whyte.
