Sioux North High School - Class of 2020

SNHS Valedictory Address

Kennedy Thompson-Miles

To my fellow Sioux North Graduates of 20/20, first of all, congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard to get here and thank you to our teachers, support workers, family and friends that helped us along the way as graduates of 2020. We all share one thing - resilience.  Some terrible things have happened this year and we have lost moments that we will never get back but look at us now, it is the end of June and after four wild years we've finally graduated. We have received our high school diplomas and we are now parting ways, moving on to new and better things.
Each and every one of us has worked hard to get where we are today. We have all overcome different challenges and we are now given the opportunity to celebrate our achievements together virtually. Although I hope you can all remember some of the amazing times we had together, whether it was cheering on our boy’s hockey team as they made it to OFSAA, dressing up and dancing together at prom, having a blast at one of the many Winks activities.  Maybe for some of us, memorable times meant walking laps around the old QE building and eating Ted’s soup for lunch.
Whatever the memories, senior year and graduation mean something different for each of us.  For some, it means we have to grow up and get a job. Maybe graduation signifies a weight lifted off your shoulders that you've been waiting for and maybe today is a day that you will sit and reminisce with your friends before you realize that you won't be seeing them anymore.  My point is we can get through this next milestone in our life. We can transition from being high school students to being adults and persevere. We can use all that we have learned and the connections we have created to decide what kind of futures we want. I could not have made it to this day without my fellow seniors and I'm grateful to have had this opportunity like all of you to receive an education that so many people in this world are not so fortunate to have.   We have been able to grow together just as the trees that surround us.  We have experienced these influential years of our lives along with unique and colourful individuals.
I know we have all felt ourselves at one point or another that we want to get out of here and leave high school behind. Maybe some of you are thinking that now, however, I realize that we are going to miss this. We are going to miss seeing our friends every day and having barbecues with Mr. Green.  We will miss the feeling of finishing an assignment that we worked hard on and getting a good grade and we will miss that we will be back in these halls come fall.  All of these things made high school an experience we want to remember.
We may not have known that March 13th would be our last day together as Sioux North 20/20 seniors and that we would not receive quite the celebrations we all deserve. However, we have overcome obstacles such as living away from our home, starting fresh in a small or bigger town or having all of those not-so-terrible assignments finally behind us. We have all gone through something that might hold us back and come out shining. Now, moving on to the real and unfamiliar world of adulthood, it is important as we continue to remember that our dreams and our goals are attainable. We do not need to spend our lives striving for perfection if it means we will miss out on the things that really matter. Good luck to each of my fellow graduates and congratulations on all that you have accomplished.

Sioux North High School Graduation Awards

Evan Morris
Big Trout Lake Education Authority Accomplishment of Secondary Education Award, Independent First Nations Alliance Award
Jaycyntha Hudson
Big Trout Lake Education Authority Accomplishment of Secondary Education Award, Independent First Nations Alliance Award
Janelle Sawanis
AYEP, Deer Lake Graduation Award
Brielle McDonald
Deer Lake Graduation Award
Justin Max Mitchell
Deer Lake Graduation Award
Kayanna Quill
Deer Lake Graduation Award
Ian Kakekaspan
Barnabas Award, Fort Severn Graduation Award
Naomi Kakekaspan
Fort Severn Graduation Award
Clifford Bone
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Daniel Bottle
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Jonas Bottle
Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary
Ezekiel Brisket
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Davin Goodwin
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D’Arcy Gray
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Malena Ledger
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Anthony Slobozian
AYEP, Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary
Prism Trout
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Desii (Keona) Wesley-Lac Seul
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Jordan Carpenter
Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary
Kieran Davis
Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary, Nishnawbe Gamik Friendship Centre Mino Bimaadiziwiin Award
Dylan Bottle-Chisel
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Malayah Ledger
Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary
Kraig Bois
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Rocco Crow
Sandy Lake Graduation Award
Rylen Crowe
Sandy Lake Graduation Award, SNHS Experiential Education Home Hardward Construction Award
Marshall Goodman
Sandy Lake Graduation Award
Remington Linklater
Sandy Lake Graduation Award, Sioux Lookout Chamber of Commerce Award
Marlon Mawakeesic
Sandy Lake Graduation Award
Trinity Kakegamic
Sandy Lake Graduation Award
Rashaun Harper
Sandy Lake Graduation Award
Thomas Mekanak
Shibogama Education Award
Adrienne Anderson
Shibogama Education Award
Jericho Anderson
Shibogama Education Award
Darius Waswa
Shibogama Education Award
Isaac McKay
Shibogama Education Award
Grant Winter
Shibogama Education Award
Thomas Angees
Shibogama Education Award
Cora Jacob
Shibogama Education Award
David Sakakeep
AYEP, Shibogama Education Award
Renetta Koostachin
Shibogama Education Award
Joell Aganash
Shibogama Education Award
Jayden Sofea
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Jabez Kakepetum
Bearskin Lake Graduation Award, Windigo First Nations Council Award
Jacob Linklater
Windigo First Nations Council Award
Brett McKay
Bearskin Lake Graduation Award, Windigo First Nations Council Award
Brittany Barkman
Windigo First Nations Council Award
Dakota Harper
Windigo First Nations Council Award
Matthias Shakakeesic
AYEP, Windigo First Nations Council Award
Jaysen Abraham
AYEP
Shantal Agustin
Rotary Club Bursary, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #78 Ladies Auxiliary Bursary
Elizabeth Anderson
Jennifer McKenzie Award of Merit, Principals Award for Student Leadership
Serena Anderson
AYEP, KPDSB Award, Shibogama Education Award
Bryson Baker
Evans Bertrand Hill Wheeler Architecture Bursary , John Carroll Memorial Bursary
Luke Bates
Principals Silver Medal for academic achievement, SNHS Experiential Education Coop Award, Elsie Cosco Memorial Award
Noah Bolen
CUPE Union 1939 Bursary, TCRC Union Award
Cassidy Carson
Municipality of Sioux Lookout Award
Mason Clace
KPDSB Award
Hunter Coughlin
KPDSB Award
Baron Crowe
Fort Severn Graduation Award
Jayden Dunham
Sioux Lookout Lions Club Bursary
Sofia Espana
OSSTF District 5A TBU Bursary, George Gordon First Nation Graduation Award, CUPE Local 2141 Bursary
Keenan Fiddler
Sandy Lake Graduation Award
Greg Finlayson-Shebagabow
AYEP
Emily Friesen
KPDSB Award
Katrina Gluszczak
KPDSB Award
Samuel Gluszczak
Dick Davidson Legacy Scholarship, KPDSB Award
Hailey Goriak
KPDSB Award
Breanna Grenier
Jennifer McKenzie Award of Merit, Sioux Lookout Gymnastics Club Award
Alanis Kejick
KPDSB Award, Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary
Benjamin Lavioe
KPDSB Award
Seth Littledeer
Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary
Junelyn Luteria
Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association Award
Breann Maillet-Goodfellow
KPDSB Award
Danielle Maillet-Goodfellow
KPDSB Award
Olivia Mesich
Govenor General's Medal, Dylan Hyatt Memorial Award, Sioux Lookout Gymnastics Club Award, Principals Bronze Medal for academic achievement
Faith Mousseau
TCRC Union Award
Isabella Neegan
Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary, SNHS Experiential Education Community Theatre Drama Award
Brady Nichol
Orlando Lago Memorial Bursary, SNHS Experiential Education Sioux Per Auto Parts Transportaion Technology Award
Gabriel Otto
Lieutenant Govenors' Community Volunteer Award, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #78 Ladies Auxiliary Bursary, The Northwest Catholic District School Board Bursary
Daydrin Owen
AYEP
Mackenzie Pettit
Ontario Public Service
Employee Union Award
Benjamin Ropek
Ontario Public Service
Employee Union Award
Cassie Roy
Principals Gold Medal for academic achievement, TCRC Union Award, Elsie Cosco Memorial Award
Jarret Scott
KPDSB Award
Samuel-David Southwell
Evans Bertrand Hill Wheeler Architecture Bursary
Cree Sutherland
Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary
Kennedy Thompson-Miles
Beta Sigma Phi Busary Epsilon Zeta Chapter
Emily Tudor
Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary
McKenna Wesley
Lac Seul Education Authority Casino Rama Bursary
Returning Graduates & Awards
Jamie Tait
Christopher Angeconeb Memorial Bursary
Andrew McKenzie
McKenzie Recreation Committee Award
Sagel Mercer
Ontario Principals Council Award
Jeric Briones
Rotary Blub Bursary
Jordan Fiddler
Sioux Lookout Salvation Army Bursary
Joel Kulchyski