Principal congratulates grads

Janimmarik School in Kuujjuaq held its graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 6 at 5 p.m. This year 14 students successfully completed their program and were presented with their Diplôme d’études sécondaire [high school diploma]:

Jane Lingard, Dawn Forest, Siquaq Tukkiapik, Dallacy Dubé, Jessie Mesher, Patricia York, Lucy Abraham, Guillaume Michaud, Christopher Davis, Danielli Bentley, David Barrett, Ron Gordon, Edua Jones, Ryan Makiuk.

Guest speakers included Craid Lingard (Education Committee President), Larry Watt (Kativik School Board), Jobie Tukkiapik (Kativik Regional Government) and Annie Johannes (recent graduate).

Special thanks goes to all those who decorated our gymnasium and helped make this event a success — especially to our senior secondary teachers (Dave McMullen, Denis Daigle, Pierre Couture, Scott Withers).

The graduation supper was held later that evening at the Kuujjuaq Inn. Students left for their graduation trip to London and Paris early that following week.

Those participating raised funds throughout the year to make this trip possible.

The majority of our graduates will be continuing their education at either CEGEP Marie-Victorin (in French) or at John Abbott College (in English). Almost all the students are registered in the social sciences program for their first semester of studies, although they will have the opportunity to change their program of study upon successful completion of their first semester of CEGEP.

We are proud of all our graduating students and wish them the best of luck in all their future endeavours.

Peter Bentley
Principal
Janimmarik School
Kuujjuaq