MIDALE — Midale Central School is wishing farewell to its five outstanding graduates this year.
The students completed their back-to-normal school year with potentially the highest academic performance Midale’s school has ever had.
"The graduating class has done very well academically and has had a lot of really interesting interactions with the rest of our kids as mentors in our school," said principal Cathy Harvey. "They are probably one of the highest academic performing classes that we had. The lowest academic average among them is a 96."
Graduating Midale Central School this year are Jennifer Wiebe, Rhea Sturgeon, Jaylyn Prawdzik, Rebecca Bleasdale and Hannah Mercer. And not only are they smart and talented, but they are also ambitious, Harvey said, as they wouldn't accept an easy way out for any assignments or tests, and would keep working for the highest results and marks possible.
All graduates have also mentored others within the school and outside it in the community.
"They're involved with our younger students, helping them to be academically successful and socially successful as well," Harvey said.
The graduation day is June 9, starting at 6 p.m. at the school. The ceremony will be followed by social visiting with cake and coffee, after which the grads will head off to their party.
Grads picked vintage as their theme this year.
"Over the course of the year, they've taken pictures of the grad group, doing different things that are traditionally done through school with a Polaroid. And they're going to blow those Polaroids up and put them everywhere for decorations. And everything will have that vintage look to it. So it'll be a very classy grad setup," Harvey explained.
Teacher Jade Bloor will be a guest speaker for the ceremony.
Harvey said graduates are looking forward to what the future has for them.
"They are excited about moving on to their careers and what they're going to do following school," Harvey said. "A couple of them are going to take a gap year, and then plan on pursuing post-secondary after that. And when you hold an average that high, it's probably good to take a rest,” said Harvey.
“One of our students has been accepted into SaskPolytech, she's going into mechanics, which is awesome for girls to be pursuing trades. That's a highlight for us. And then we have another grad that is attending the U of R. She's pursuing a career as a psychologist, looking at forensic psychology specifically and has received multiple scholarships already."
The school is wishing their graduates success in any field they will choose.
"We're really excited for this group of grads to come through," she added.
"On behalf of our staff, it's been a pleasure to teach this class. They have left a very meaningful impact in our building. And although we're going to miss them, we're excited for where the future will take them."
