Every year the YRHS holds an awards night to honour those students who have demonstrated Excellence and the true spirit of the Land of Orange.

Thank-you parents for letting your sons and daughters be Raider students and athletes!

This year's Awards Night took place on June 8, 2016.

1) DEPARTMENT AWARDS

Practical and Applied Arts Awards

Awards of distinction are given to students who have demonstrated a high level of excellence in the skills, knowledge and abilities relating to a particular field.
Award of Distinction - Hartley Preun
Award of Distinction - Jalyn Sparvier
Award of Distinction - Venkata Mahankali 
Award of Distinction - Paige Swan 
Award of Distinction - Aaron Leegwater 
Award of Distinction - Carter Park 

These awards are given to students who have been nominated by several teachers as a student who has a strong work ethic, a high level of motivation and a skill set characteristic of a successful student in the PAA department.
Grade 10, Prominent PAA Student - Zackary Biblow 
Grade 11, Prominent PAA Student - Jed Stachura 

Math / Science Awards

Awards of distinction are given to students who have demonstrated a high level of excellence in the skills, knowledge and abilities in mathematics.
Grade 9 Math Award - Megan Kirby 
Grade 10 Math Award - Tamantha Kirsch
Grade 11 Math Award - Eric Fookes 

Awards of distinction are given to students who have demonstrated a high level of excellence in the skills, knowledge and abilities in science.
Grade 9 Science Award - Megan Kirby 
Grade 10 Science Award - Mellanie Lago 
Grade 11 Science Award - Sean Furber 
Grade 12 Science Award - Emily Bradshaw

Physics Competition Award - Venkata Mahankali

Band and Choir Awards

Awards of distinction are given to students who have demonstrated a high level of excellence in the skills, knowledge and abilities in choir.
Grade 12 Choir Award - Paige Shyiak
Grade 12 Choir Award - Emma Teneycke
Grade 12 Spirit Award - Cheyenne Weston

Awards of distinction are given to students who have demonstrated a high level of excellence in the skills, knowledge and abilities in band.
Percussion Award - Addison Wiebe & Madison Leister 
Jazz Award - Leah Fleger 
Patrick Rushowick Spirit Award - Sarah Pilot 
Band Person of the Year - Tamara Bartley

Humanities Awards

Four Humanity Awards were given to students in each of the four grades. These awards are based on excellence in student performance in the broad range of humanities courses. Students who receive these awards are engaged in the subject matter, and work to their highest potential completing quality work that pays attention to detail and the requirements of the task. These students show a desire to improve and to excel, and have a cooperative attitude that contributes positively to the learning atmosphere in the classroom. They are respectful of teachers and peers; they meet deadlines, they are punctual and they have good attendance.
Grade 9 - Lena Payne
Grade 10 - Dylan Nernberg
Grade 11 - Macey Balaberda
Grade 12 - Cassidy Cross

Visual Art Award - Sungtaek Lee - The Visual Art Award is given in recognition of the hard work, determination, creativity and artistic ability that has been an inspiration to other art students. This recipient has been chosen by his or her peers. The names are engraved on a plaque which remains in the school.

Drama Award - Keith Rae - The Drama Award is given to a student in Drama 30 who displays excellence in the skills related to dramatic arts. Consideration is given in fields of set design, acting and directing or a combination of all of these areas.

Athletic Awards

Grade 9 Male Athlete - Jordin Rusnak
Grade 9 Female Athlete - Kiara Lutz
Grade 10 Male Athlete - Matthew Mandziuk
Grade 10 Female Athlete - Amber Tilcox
Grade 11 Male Athlete - Bradt Scott
Grade 11 Female Athlete - Kelsey Haczkewicz
Grade 12 Male Athlete - TJ McBride
Grade 12 Female Athlete - Olivia Tomcala 

 

2) PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL AWARDS

Practical and Applied Arts

PROVINCIAL - SUMOBOT COMPETITION
First Place - Blake Chiasson & Matthew Breitkreuz

PROVINCIAL - SKILLS CANADA COMPETITION
Electrical - Gold - Carter Park
Bridal Hairstyling - Gold - Briana Wosminity
Esthetics - Gold - Karysma Schneider
Creative Braiding - Silver -Briana Wosminity
Machining - Bronze - Jed Stachura
Public Speaking - Bronze - Mya Desmarais
Auto Service Technician - Gold - Aaron Leegwater
Photography - Gold - Cassie Jones
Robotics - Bronze - Dakota Haberman, Shane Toma, & Chris Hansen 

NATIONAL - SKILLS CANADA COMPETITION
Robotics - Gold - James Theissen, Brett Guenther, Brock Chiasson, & Sean Furber 

 

Athletics

Provincial Archery Team
Top Team Shooters:
Cailin Jarvis and Brayden Jarvis

Cheerleading Provincials - LEVEL 2 SENIOR GIRLS SCHOLASTIC PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS and
SASKATCHEWAN CHEERLEADING ASSOCIATION PROVINCIAL GRAD CHAMPIONS
Team Members:
Grace Bartel, Karalie Betker, Marisa Desmarais, Caelan Dombroski, Paxtyn Kruger, Kiara Lutz, Kiara Musqua, Lacey Senchuk, Sidney Shyiak, Danielle Van Parys, and Briana Wosminity

Cross Country Provincials - TEAM CHAMPIONS
Senior Boys Quadathlon - Bronze - Caleb Bymak
Senior Girls 800m - Bronze - Kelsey Haczkewicz
Midget Boys Pole Vault - Bronze - Kelvin Harris
Midget Boys Triple Jump - Bronze - Gavin Oystrick
Girls Open 4x400m Relay - Bronze - Kellie Onda-Inglis & Kelsey Haczkewicz
Senior Boys 1500m - Silver - TJ McBride
Senior Boys 3000m - Gold - TJ McBride
Midge Boys 4x400m Relay - Gold - Kelvin Harris & Gavin Oystrick

 

3) GSSD STUDENT OF DISTINCTION

This award is given to a YRHS student who stands apart, epitomizing the school motto of "In Pursuit of Excellence" in academics, athletics, and overall charatcter traits.

This year's winner is Caleb Bymak

4) GRADE ACADEMIC AWARDS(80% or Higher)

Grade 9

Andersen, Katya Audette, Kendra Ayala, Sharim Balysky, Daniel Bartel, Grace Baumung, Billie-Jo Black, Taylor Blommaert, Kathryn Bolton-Zerebeski, Leim Bot, Austin Boychuk, Cassidy Breitkreuz, Alana Buchan, Angelina Budz, Nolan Burns, Elizabeth Cameron, Kahrina Carroll, Courtney Caskey, Ethan Dawe, Wade Derbowka, Austin Dilworth, Shulyre Farkas, Madison Farrell, Jamie Fayant-Stephens, Hayley Fleger, James Folk, Braydon Forwood, Darby Frankfurt, Cole Furber, Spencer

Gaudry, Tiara Gavrylyuk, Ivan Gibson, Shelby Gordon, Olivia Gray, Kyler Haas, Kaila Harasymuk, Tyler Harris, Kelvin Hoffman, Jacquelynn Hollinger, Bailey Ismail, Sarah Jarvis, Cailin Jones, Randi Lafontaine, Irelynd Landstad, Carly Leegwater, Anna Loster, Gabe Lutz, Kiara Matychuk, Carter McClenaghan, Emileigh McIntyre, Zachary Miller, Garion Mitchell, Ethan Morrison, Sydney Nagy, Taylor Nelson, Jessica Novakowski, Paige Oystrick, Gavin Pavlic, Saffron

Pelletier, Cole Pfeifer, Kadyn Popowich, Kailee Razor, Julian Read, Bailey Recinos, Valeri Robinson, Dakota Rohatynsky, Madison Rosas, Raphael Mari Rusnack, Jordin Rusnak, Emma Saganace, Raven Scharf, Shane Soanes, Rayne Stewart, Kyle Stoll, Madison Sveinbjornson, Carson Washenfelder, Halle Weber, Jordan Williams, Jevauntae Williams, Ocean Winter, Madison Wudrich, Brenna Yeadon, Andrew Young, Chelte Young, Ben Zawatsky, Jarvis

Grade 10

Aarrestad, Keenan Adams, Mathew Arnold, Reid Balabuck, Briana Benneke, Madeline Berezowski, Dakota Brinley, Taylor Bymak, Isla Carmichael, Amy Churko, Raeleigh Courville, Gabriel Dietrich, Taylor Easton, Owen Ernest, Mackenzie Forwood, Wyatt Hutchings, Austin Jones, Robyn

Just, Emma Katzell, Tyana Kelts, Jessica Kerluke-Holowatuik, Tamara Lautamus, Tyson Maddaford, Kristen Mandziuk, Matthew Mariano, Faith Matkowski, Brayden McLennan, David Murray, Dustin Nernberg, Dylan Nernberg, Braden Onufreychuk, Paige Oyenubi, Morenike Popowich, Brody Raihan, Hasin

Recinos, Wanda Repsch, Jordan Senchuk, Jenna Slowski, Tia Smith, Brooks Sperling, Keanan Taphorn, Kaeden Taphorn, Keenan Tarr, Alexis Thorley, Carson Tilcox, Amber Weinmaster, Payton Wlasichuk, Cody Zamonsky, Cameron Zoltan-Lozinski, Lillian

Grade 11

Adams, Kaylen Andersen, Karina Campbell, Derek Candar, Safak Chiasson, Brock Czinkota, Thomas De Jesus, Jerome Del Rosario, Jemimah Dilworth, Sawyere Dzuba, Cassidy Eiffert, Jenna Ellis, Jamie Elmy, Haley Evans, Brayden Ewasuik, Wyatt Fandrey, Paige Fookes, Eric Ford, Jaelyn Geddes, Alex Gendreau, Luc

Gibson, Taylor Guenther, Brett Hansen, Christian Harris, Halle Heskin, Brett Hutchings, Amanda Kitzul, Deanna Koroluk, Benjamin Kruger, Paxtyn Lavrentiev, Dmytro Linsley, Matthew Madsen, Mikayla Mak, Joanne Malchuk, Tanner Morrison, Skye Nelson, Kate Nystrom, Keenan Payne, Adrianna Penny, Harmony Rusnak, Nicholas

Schneider, Karysma Schneider, Maverick Schurko, Adam Sharp, Dylan Shebeluk, Halian Shin, Jihwan Stachura, Jed Stachura, Sheena Steele, Spencer Steffenson, Kalsey Switzer, Taylor Tangedal, Sydney Thiessen, James Thompson, Sean Toma, Shane Toth, Francis Unick, Sierra Wiebe, Isabel Winter, Rachel

 

 5) GRADE HONOUR ROLL(90% or Higher)

Grade 9

Betker, Karalie Bradshaw, Erica Burkell, Kaitlyn Cole, Kelly Desmarais, Mya Djagowez, Thomas Flasch, Cassidy Fyck, Kacey Hansen, Emily Ivanochko, Kaitlyn

Jones, Bryant Kirby, Megan McLennan, Andrew Morales, Sara Novakowski, Sarah Nystrom, Bryn Payne, Lena Payne, Kayleigh Pinno, Carson Pinno, Kalei

Schendel, Dustin Serray, Alyna Stamatinos, Anastasios Tripathy, Amogh Trost, Amy Valstar, Thea Washington, Tanner Weinheimer, Kaleb

Grade 10

Balysky,Matthew Bjornerud,Mackenzie Breitkreuz,Matthew Chiasson,Blake Czinkota,Hanna Edel,Sarah

Harvey,Kayley Jarvis,Jayden Kirsch,Tamantha Lago,Mellanie Critz Jane Leister,Dawson Mangino,Maricon

Miller,Carson Parkvold,Victoria Prisyedko,Anastasiya Schmalz,Amy Shyiak,Sidney

Grade 11

Adolph, Tianna Balaberda, Macey Budz, Derrick Caushi, Era Dickson, Cassandra Flaman, Alexandria Furber, Sean

Haczkewicz, Kelsey Haczkewicz, Jennifer Jones, Cassie Karapita, Mitchell Leegwater, Allison Park, Brooklyn Patel, Helli

Pilot, Sarah Poole, Kerrie Pritchard, Raven Thurston, Andrew Unrau, Abigail Wosminity, Briana Zulyniak, Leia

6) EXTRACURRICULAR AWARDS

Minor Awards (750+ points)

Achtymichuk, Breanne Breitkreuz, Julia Brinley, Kelby Campbell, Derek Chartier, Marissa Chiasson, Brock Chopty, Tate Cornelius, Scott Cross, Cassidy DeGroot, Samantha Dixon, Logan Easton, Owen Eiffert, Jenna Fandrey, Paige Guenther, Brett

Hansen, Christian Harris, Halle Herman, Hannah Ingham, Bradley Jarvis, Brayden Just, Jillian Jones, Cassie Karapita, Mitchell Lachapelle, Nicholas Linsley, Matthew Lutz, Kiara Mandziuk, Matthew Matychuk, Courtney Morrison, Skye Muir, Lukas

Nagy, Jonathan Park, Carter Pelletier, Keisha Pilot, Sarah Poole, Kerrie Rae, Keith Riffel, Brittany Shyiak, Paige Stachura, Jed Thompson, Sean Toma, Shane Unick, Sierra Unrau, Abigail Weston, Cheyenne Wosminity, Briana

Major Awards (1500+ points)

Desmarais, Marisa Haczkewicz, Jennifer Hollinger, Abbey Jennings-Plante, Austin

Koroluk, Benjamin McBride, T.J. Ortynsky, Mikaila

Senchuk, Lacey Tomcala, Olivia Zulyniak, Roma

Medallion Awards (2000+ points)

Bartley, Tamara Bymak, Caleb

Fleger, Leah Frankfurt, Hunter

Hedley, Nicole Teneycke, Emma

Colonel Raider Award

Onda-Inglis, Kellie