Westman Media Release |
Westman Communications Group would like to extend congratulations to this year’s western Manitoba high school graduates with special recognition to the 30 graduates who were recipients of its scholarship, the Westman Award of Excellence.
The $500 scholarships were awarded to graduating high school students who have been accepted by a Manitoba post-secondary institution and declared their intent to pursue a career in a technology-related program. Further qualifications for the Westman Award of Excellence Scholarship include academic achievement and community involvement – qualities that Westman Communications Group is proud to support and recognize in Manitoba youth.
Swan Valley Regional Secondary School student, Austin Spencer was one of the scholarship recipients.
“Technology is changing rapidly. As a company that uses today’s cutting-edge technology to deliver its services, Westman Communications Group wants to help western Manitoba students enter this vast and exciting field,” states John Quail, Chief Marketing Officer for Westman Communications Group.
The scholarships awarded comprise part of the $16,000 available for students in 2016. Since its inception in 2001, Westman has contributed over $230,000 to students in Western Manitoba. Westman also works to provide educational programming to schools at no charge.
2016 Winners of the Westman Communications Group
Award of Excellence Scholarship
ACC Adult Collegiate, Brandon – Christopher Antonation
Birtle Collegiate – Tyler Wilson
Boissevain School – Jill Scott
Carberry Collegiate – Kelly Paddock
Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School, Brandon -Arienne Nabong
Deloraine School – Marcus Villanueva
Elkhorn School – Jessica Humphries
Erickson Collegiate – Douglas McMillan
Gilbert Plains Collegiate Emerson Tycholes
Goose Lake High School, Roblin – Emily Shiner
Grandview School -Jacey Stienwandt
Hamiota Collegiate – Chelsea Lawn
Killarney School – Kendra Simpson
Major Pratt School, Russell – Kyle Davidson
McCreary School – Cheyenne Levandoski
Melita School – Hilary Renwick
Minnedosa Collegiate – Riley Bruce
Neelin High School, Brandon – Callie Newhouse
Neepawa Area Collegiate – Christopher Obsniuk
Rivers Collegiate – Rachel Veitch
Rossburn Collegiate – Tashina Houle-Schlup
Shoal Lake School – Candace Zenchyshyn
Souris School – Jessica Paterson
Ste. Rose School – Payton Lepla
Strathclair Community School – Kennedy Moffat
Swan Valley Regional Secondary School, Swan River – Austin Spencer
Vincent Massey High School, Brandon – Daniel Moss
Virden Collegiate Institute – Matthew Cochrane
William Morton Collegiate, Gladstone – James Owen