Caleb Nickerson
FORT COULONGE Nov. 25, 2017
On Saturday afternoon, proud family and friends gathered in the auditorium at École secondaire Sieur de Coulonge (ESSC) to witness the convocation of the class of 2017.
The cameras flashed as the group filed up the aisles and onto the stage, a sea of red and gold gowns and smiling faces. There were many educators and school officials in attendance, including Commission scolaire des Hauts Bois de l’Outaouais (CSHBO) President Diane Nault.
The emcees for the ceremony were ESSC alumni Tammy and Luc Romain, who regaled the graduates with anecdotes about life after high school. Each student was then called forward to have ESSC Principal Julie Martin move the tassels on their caps from the right side to the left, signifying their graduation.
Golden cords to be worn around the shoulders were awarded to students that finished with an 85 per cent average or higher. Then over $22,000 in bursaries were dispersed to the graduates, presented by various officials and members of the community.
The awards
The Governor General’s Medal for the highest academic standing in the class: Miguel Dagenais
André Fortin, MNA of Pontiac: Alexis-Zoé Dyelle, Sébastien Graveline
Autobus LaSalle Bursary: Anika Périard
Erick-Bouchard Bursary: Marc Ladouceur
Caisse Populaire de Chapeau Bursary: Stéphanie Lapratte, Faith Ranger
Caisse Populaire Desjardins de Fort Coulonge Bursary: Sarah-Lee Bertrand, Ariane Romain
Centre de formation professionnelle: Sébastien Graveline
Centre dentaire du Pontiac: Natacha Dougan
Centre Vision Avenir: Alexie Bérard, Anika Périard
CISSSO: Mélyka Boisvert, Audrée Boivin
Clinique chiropratique du Pontiac: Isabelle Gagnon, Faith Ranger
Communauté autochtone du Pontiac: Andrew Smith, Louis-Charles Tellier
Shawville Rotary Club Bursary: Alex Lebrun, Ariane Romain, Jeremy Poulin, Alexandre Romain, Marc Ladouceur
Bryson Lions Club Bursary: Nicolas Derouin
Chapeau Lions Club Bursary: Alex Lebrun
Cégep de l’Outaouais: Mélanie Boisvert, Alexis-Zoé Dyelle, Stéphanie Lapratte
Comité Hôpital de Shawville Mémoire Daniel Newberry: Nicholas Boisvert, Michael Béchamp
CSHBO: Miguel Dagenais, Isabelle Graveline
Dr Thomas C. O’Neill: Danika Asselin, Gaeatan Derouin
St-Andrews Church: Maxime O. Hérault, Geneviève Dagenais
Énergie Brookfield: Gaetan Derouin, Alex Lebrun
Graduor: Marc Ladouceur, Alex Lebrun
Hayes Funeral Home: Cyntia Labine, Gabrielle Brown
L’AREQ Pontiac: Mélyka Boisvert
The Pontiac Journal: Karim Turmel
Mansfield Mayor Perseverance Award: Danielle Richard
Maison des Jeunes du Pontiac: Cédrik Durocher, Isabelle Graveline
Lisa Gallinaro, notary: Adèlle Boisvert, Cyntia Labine
Municipality of Campbell’s Bay: JP Larivière, Faith Ranger
Municipality of Chichester: Nicolas Derouin (Bryson)
Municipality of l’Ile aux allumettes: Marc Ladouceur
Municipality of Ile du grand Calumet: Danika Asselin, Alexie Bérard, Gabrielle Brown, Gaetan Derouin, Natasha Dougan, Ashley Pieshcke
Municipality of Ladysmith: Karim Turmel
Municipality of Mansfield: Michaël Béchamp, Sarah-Lee Bertrand, Adèlle Boisvert, Mélanie Boisvert, Mélyka Boisvert, Audrée Boivin, Geneviève Dagenais, Miguel Dagenais, Alexie-Zoé Dyelle, Isabelle Graveline, Sébastien Graveline, Maxime-O. Hérault , Cyntia Labine, Marc Ladouceur, Stéphanie Lapratte, Alex Lebrun, Andrew Smith, Louis-C. Tellier
Municipality of Otter Lake: Julia Lafleur, Danielle Richard, Rafaël Tringle
Municipality of Shawville: Jérémy Poulin, Josh Strigl
Municipality of Fort Coulonge: Nicolas Boisvert, Cédrik Durocher, Alexandre Romain, Ariane Romain, Jessica Dyelle, Nancy Suominen, Adèlle Boisvert
Pharmacie Pavlina Zhivkov: Danika Asselin
Pharmacie Julie Jones: Miguel Dagenais – Performance
Natacha Dougan – Effort
Alexis-Zoé Dyelle – Santé
Promutuel Lavallée Assurance: Nicholas Boisvert, Nicolas Derouin, Cédrik Durocher, Sébastien Graveline, Geneviève Dagenais, Andrew Smith
CHIP FM: Karim Turmel
Remembering Deborah Smith: Julia Lafleur
Shawville Lionettes: Karim Turmel, Jérémy Poulin
Spruceholme Inn: Sarah-Lee Bertrand
Uniprix Santé Ahmad Hassan Pharmacy : Math average – Sarah-Lee Bertrand
Physical education average – Sarah-Lee Bertrand
Chemistry average – Miguel Dagenais
Overall average – Miguel Dagenais
McGill University: Miguel Dagenais
Sports Merit Graduate Transfer: Joshua Strigl, Julia Lafleur
