Sienna Bontorin expresses her joy at winning the Senior Academic Cup presented by SOSS Principal Marcus Toneatto at the scholarship and bursary awards ceremony at Frank Venables Theatre Tuesday night. Photos by Lyonel Doherty
More than $97,000 in bursaries and scholarships were handed out to Grade 12 students during a special ceremony at Frank Venables Theatre Tuesday night.
In addition to winning eight bursaries and scholarships, Sienna Bontorin was the recipient of the senior academic cup for academic excellence at Southern Okanagan Secondary School. She obtained a 93 per cent average.
Tiffany Heinrichs was also the recipient of eight scholarships and bursaries, while Rebekah Thomas won several, including the Oliver Chronicle bursary for $1,000.
Christina Raposo won six bursaries/scholarships, while Aiden Cook won five.
Sherry Brar and Harvenus Dhaliwal won $2,500 each from the South Okanagan Health Care Auxiliary.
Numerous students won bursaries Tuesday night, including these young gentlemen.
Brody Becker accepts a $1,000 School District 53 trades scholarship from trustee Sam Hancheroff.
June Reynolds from the Kiwanis Club of Oliver poses with bursary winner Amy MacDonald.
Christina Raposo poses with Alice Devine from the Kiwanis Club of Oliver.
Rebekah Thomas accepts a $1,000 bursary from the Oliver Chronicle editor Lyonel Doherty.
Rayleen Chyzzy accepts a $1,000 Rotary Club of Oliver scholarship from Maureen Doerr.
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Oliver present several students with bursaries.
School trustee Rob Zandee presents Jamie Fortune with the Fairview Mountain Scholarship for $750.
Tiffany Heinrichs prepares to give Sid Ruhland a big hug after receiving the Carson Ruhland Memorial Scholarship. In middle is Joanne Ruhland.
Oliver Legion rep Jim Stewart presents Arin Martins with a $1,000 bursary.
Logan O’Reilly receives a scholarship from Greg Casorso.
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Sienna Bontorin (left) and Tiffany Heinrichs receive bursaries from Ken Hayes and Janet Shannon.
Oliver Elks president Ron Ethier presents bursaries to (left to right) Logan O’Reilly, Amy MacDonald, Rebekah Thomas, Aiden Cook and Sienna Bontorin.
