Graduating students from Southern Okanagan Secondary School received scholarships and bursaries at the school’s annual ceremony hosted at the Frank Venables Theatre on Monday evening.
Over $100,000 was awarded to over half of the school’s graduates.
A complete list of recipients is included below.
Graduate Ethan Williams from Southern Okanagan Secondary School is this year’s recipient of the Oliver Chronicle bursary for $1,000. Presenting the bursary is Chronicle reporter Vanessa Broadbent. (Rachelle Goncalves)
| Amount | Name of Award | Presenter | Recipient |
| 3 x 1000 | Youth Work in Trades Scholarships –2 awards | Rod Kitt | |
| 10 x 1250 | District Authority Scholarships — 10 awards | Rachel Allenbrand & Rob Zandee | |
| 500.00 | OK Falls Lions Club Bursary | Bob Wilson | Noah Anderson |
| 1,000.00 | OK Falls Senior Citizens Bursary | Velva Popowich | Noah Anderson |
| 1,250.00 | SOSTU Scholarship | Jenn Seminoff | Noah Anderson |
| 545.00 | Alex and Pat Jones Foreman Memorial Bursary | Hillary Frank | German Barahona |
| 500.00 | Mark Crucetti Memorial Scholarship | Lauren Ibaraki | Dakota Bearman |
| 600.00 | Class of 1961 Scholarship | Ernie Rotheisler | Madelyn Bjornson |
| 500.00 | Women of Oliver for Women Society Citizenship Award | Diane Worth | Madelyn Bjornson |
| 150.00 | Ross Rutledge Memorial Scholarship | Connor Rutledge | Madelyn Bjornson |
| 2,500.00 | South Okanagan Health Care Auxiliary Bursary | Sandy Knippelberg | Madelyn Bjornson |
| 250.00 | Sabyan Automotive Scholarship | Kathy Sabyan | Dryden Browne |
| 500.00 | Wine Country Racing Association | David Sabyan | Dryden Browne |
| 750.00 | Murray Family Scholarship | Megan Murray | Charles Cairns |
| 150.00 | Ross Rutledge Memorial Scholarship | Connor Rutledge | Neha Chahal |
| 1,000.00 | Medical Staff of SOGH Scholarship | Dr Jacob Bellingan | Neha Chahal |
| 550.00 | Nick Jones Scholarship | Jan Shannon | Neha Chahal |
| 650.00 | Robert McDowell Foundation Scholarshp | Wende Arnett | Neha Chahal |
| 2,000.00 | SD 53 Trades Scholarship | Bev Young | Joel Desjardins |
| 500.00 | Bonnett/Hindle Scholarship | Sabra McIntyre | Komal Dhaliwal |
| 850.00 | Charlotte Campbell Memorial Bursary | Graeme Baerg | Komal Dhaliwal |
| 500.00 | Kiwanis Club Bursary | Leonard Gebhart | Komal Dhaliwal |
| 500.00 | Bhavsagar Sikh Temple Bursary | Parmjit Dhaliwal | Jasleen Dhillon |
| 500.00 | James Laird Wight Memorial Scholarship | Shiela Lange | Jasleen Dhillon |
| 650.00 | Robert McDowell Foundation Scholarshp | Jan Shannon | Jasleen Dhillon |
| 500.00 | Kiwanis Club Bursary | Larry Larson | Jasleen Dhillon |
| 300.00 | Oliver Ambassador Program Award | Lori Martine | Jasleen Dhillon |
| 2,500.00 | South Okanagan Health Care Auxiliary Bursary | Margie Soare | Jasleen Dhillon |
| 500.00 | SOSS PAC Bursary | Bibi Bailey | Justin Dhillon |
| 500.00 | Oliver Community Arts Council Bursary | Nathan Linders | Tristan Duursma |
| 500.00 | OK Falls Lions Club Bursary | Bob Wilson | Jacob Gagnon |
| 1,000.00 | Patricia Jean Gallie Scholarship | Shiela Lange | Jacob Gagnon |
| 500.00 | Carson Ruhland Memorial Scholarship | Jim & Joanne Ruhland | MacKenzie Gale |
| 1,000.00 | OK Falls Legion #227, Ladies Auxillary | Denise Ashton | MacKenzie Gale |
| 1,000.00 | Rotary Club of Oliver | Ann Hayes | MacKenzie Gale |
| 500.00 | SOAP/Jennifer Mapplebeck Memorial Bursary | Nathan Linders | Mackenzie Gale |
| 1,000.00 | Oliver/Osoyoos Aktion Club Scholarship | Mark Westberg | Mackenzie Gale |
| 300.00 | Oliver Ambassador Program Award | Lori Martine | Manvir Ghadu |
| 500.00 | Bill and Pat Graham Memorial Scholarship | Wende Arnett | Harsh Gill |
| 500.00 | Elizabeth Ann Meadows Scholarship | Shiela Lange | Ishika Gill |
| 2,000.00 | SD 53 Academic Scholarship | Bev Young | Ishika Gill |
| 300.00 | Oliver Ambassador Program Award | Lori Martine | Ishika Gill |
| 150.00 | Ross Rutledge Memorial Scholarship | Connor Rutledge | Ishika Gill |
| 500.00 | Bonnett/Hindle Scholarship | Sabra McIntyre | Jeevan Gill |
| 1,000.00 | Patricia Jean Gallie Scholarship | Jan Shannon | Jeevan Gill |
| 500.00 | Kiwanis Club Bursary | Rosemary Pritchard | Jeevan Gill |
| 300.00 | Oliver Ambassador Program Award | Lori Martine | Jeevan Gill |
| 1,000.00 | Oliver Elks Bursary | Lilly Zekanovic | Jeevan Gill |
| 400.00 | Dave Wight Memorial Scholarship | Shiela Lange | Loveleen Gill |
| 1,000.00 | Kiwanis Club Scholarship | Fiona Wood | Loveleen Gill |
| 150.00 | Ross Rutledge Memorial Scholarship | Connor Rutledge | Loveleen Gill |
| 500.00 | Bhavsagar Sikh Temple Bursary | Mohinder Singh | Sahij Gill |
| 750.00 | Robert Fleming Memorial Scholarship | Shiela Lange | Sahij Gill |
| 500.00 | Maureen Franz Memorial Bursary | Shani Laver | Shan Gill |
| 500.00 | Dr George & Carolyn Cope Scholarship | Rachelle Goncalves | Simi Gill |
| 2,000.00 | SD 53 Academic Scholarship | Marieze Tarr | Simi Gill |
| 1,000.00 | Kiwanis Club Scholarship | June Reynolds | Simi Gill |
| 300.00 | Oliver Ambassador Program Award | Lori Martine | Simi Gill |
| 1,000.00 | Oliver Elks Bursary | Sandra Hodgins | Simi Gill |
| 500.00 | Mountain West Bursary | Rod Kitt | Simi Gill |
| 500.00 | Bill and Pat Graham Memorial Scholarship | Jan Shannon | Marshall Hagel |
| 500.00 | Oliver Women’s Institute | Shiela Lange | Kara Hanley |
| 2,000.00 | SD 53 Trades Scholarship | Marieze Tarr | Jared Hartle |
| 300.00 | Knights of Columbus Bursary | Bernie Martine | Glynne Hopkins |
| 1,500.00 | OK Falls Royal Canadian Legion #227 Scholarship | Wayne Knight | Glynne Hopkins |
| 500.00 | Oliver Senior Centre Bursary | Margaret Wright | Glynne Hopkins |
| 500.00 | Oliver United Church, UCW | Patricia Chown | Glynne Hopkins |
| 1,000.00 | Patricia Jean Gallie Scholarship | Jan Shannon | Maxine Houle |
| 500.00 | Order of the Eastern Star Bursary | Alice Mathews | Maxine Houle |
| 500.00 | Old Stockers Hockey Club Award | Bernie Martine | Maxine Houle |
| 500.00 | Oliver Senior Centre Bursary | Margaret Wright | Larissa Ingbritson-Hunt |
| 500.00 | Okanagan Correction Centre Scholarship | Deputy Wardens Debby Rempel and Jason Heath | Larissa Ingbritson-Hunt |
| 250.00 | Medici’s Gelateria and Coffee House Award | David Badger | Larissa Ingbritson-Hunt |
| 500.00 | The Dance Studio | Leah Moen | Larissa Ingbritson-Hunt |
| 1,500.00 | Soroptimist International of Osoyoos | Shirley Corley-Rourke | Paige Jamieson |
| 500.00 | SOSS Alumni Scholarship | Wende Arnett | Harshbir Khangura |
| 1,000.00 | OK Falls Legion #227, Ladies Auxilliary | Denise Ashton | Ali Lantz |
| 500.00 | Oliver Community Arts Council Bursary | Nathan Linders | Ali Lantz |
| 500.00 | Kiwanis Club Bursary | Diane Thomas | Ali Lantz |
| 1,500.00 | OK Falls Royal Canadian Legion #227 Scholarship | Wayne Knight | Ethan Larose |
| 1,000.00 | Oliver/Osoyoos Aktion Club Scholarship | Alberto Holz | Ethan Larose |
| 1,000.00 | Oliver Elks Bursary | Brent Hodgins | Ethan Larose |
| 1,000.00 | Riley Martin Inspirational Bursary | Jared Lee & Riley Martin | Kira MacFayden |
| 500.00 | K & C Silviculture Employees Bursary | Harpreet Deol | Kira MacFayden |
| 500.00 | The Dance Studio | Leah Moen | Kira MacFayden |
| 500.00 | Minnie Egerton Memorial Scholarship | Wende Arnett | Cobie Mackey |
| 500.00 | Rudi Guidi Memorial Scholarship | Shiela Lange | Cobie Mackey |
| 500.00 | Ivan Walker Memorial Scholarship | Wende Arnett | Caitlin Mackintosh |
| 1,500.00 | Peer Counselling Award | Sara Illingworth | Caitlin Mackintosh |
| 750.00 | Fairview Mountain Golf Scholarship | Rob Zandee | Tyson Marsel |
| 1,500.00 | Ron Powell Memorial/K & C Silviculture Bursary | Manjeet Ghadu | Tyson Marsel |
| 1,000.00 | Oliver Legion Branch #97 Bursary | Peter McKenna | Brooklyn Mason |
| 500.00 | Kiwanis Club Bursary | Deb Edwards | Megan Murray |
| 150.00 | Ross Rutledge Memorial Scholarship | Connor Rutledge | Megan Murray |
| 150.00 | Ross Rutledge Memorial Scholarship | Connor Rutledge | Anya Nazaroff |
| 500.00 | Principal’s Vice Principal’s Association Bursary | Tracy Harrington | Anya Nazaroff |
| 750.00 | SOSS Enrichment Fund Society | Wende Arnett | Anya Nazaroff |
| 1,250.00 | SOSTU Scholarship | Steve Podmorow | Anya Nazaroff |
| 550.00 | SOSTU Bursary | Lindsey McVicar | Trevor Paul |
| 1,000.00 | Dorothy & Ron Bonnett Memorial Scholarship | Rob Bonnett | Trevor Paul |
| 750.00 | SOSS Enrichment Fund Society | Jan Shannon | Mike Pendlington |
| 500.00 | Catholic Women’s League Bursary | Tracy Veintimilla | Rose Tite |
| 650.00 | Sheila Bull Memorial Scholarship | Lindsey McVicar | Rose Tite |
| 500.00 | Kiwanis Club Bursary | Ruth Herrington | Rose Tite |
| 500.00 | Jack McKay Rotary Memorial Scholarship | Jan Shannon | Marlysse Trampf |
| 1,000.00 | Patricia Jean Gallie Scholarship | Wende Arnett | Marlysse Trampf |
| 250.00 | Field Hockey Goalie | Lesley Noftle | Marlysse Trampf |
| 750.00 | SOSS Enrichment Fund Society | Shiela Lange | Tristan Ventura Becker |
| 100.00 | Bruce Porteous Bursary | Rod Kitt | Tristan Ventura Becker |
| 250.00 | Desert Sun Counselling Awards | Marieze Tar | Katelyn Wiens |
| 550.00 | SOSTU Bursary | Michel Russo | Katelyn Wiens |
| 150.00 | Ross Rutledge Memorial Scholarship | Connor Rutledge | Kaitlyn Wiens |
| 1,000.00 | Oliver Chronicle Bursary | Vanessa Broadbent | Ethan Williams |
| 1,000.00 | Oliver Legion Branch #97 Bursary | Peter McKenna | Ethan Williams |
| 1,000.00 | SOSS Anonymous Scholarship | Shani Laver | Dayna Zandvliet |
| 500.00 | Pat McGibbon Memorial Scholarship | Cathy Gale | Dayna Zandvliet |
| Quilt | Linda Hampson & Deborah Hamm | Dayna Zandvliet | |
| 5,000.00 | Francis Family Scholarships | Jan Shannon | Mackenzie Gale and Anya Nazaroff |
