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EducationKeyanoGrad10TuesdayMay142013EQUIPMENTRENTALINDUSTRIALSUPPLYATrueNorthernCompany103KamLakeRoadYellowknifeNTPh867766-6025Fax867873-4871ByRENEFRANCOEURPre-apprenticeshipcarpen-trygraduateswalkedacrossthestageforthersttimeatKey-anoCollegeinFortChipewyanonMay3.IanBourkeandEddieMc-Donaldcarpentrystudentswhoarecurrentlywritingtheirprovincialsjoined11othersatKeyanoFortChipssecondconvocation.ShelbyGibotJoshCardinalCodyDecoineKatelynCour-toreilleandAlannaVoyageurreceivedtheircerticatesfortheacademicfoundationsentryprogramandSharonBrunoandVanessaWhiteheadreceivedtheirsfortheadvancedprograminacademicfoundations.RobertaCourtoreilleRodneyMartenStephanieCourtoreilleandSaraVoyageuralsogradu-atedfromthecollegeprepara-tionprogrambringingthetotalnumberofgraduatesto13.Therewereonlyvegradu-ateslastyearfortherstgradua-tionofKeyanosnewestcampusKeyanocelebratespre-apprenticeshipcarpentrygradswhichopeneditsdoorsin2011.ConvocationisaspecialtimefortheentireFortChipewyancommunitycampuschairMargoVermillionsaid.CommunitymemberswhohavecontributedtothecollegeinanysmallwayarerecognizedalongwiththegraduatesattheconvocationceremoniesatMa-mawiHall.Icantthankandacknowl-edgeenoughtheFirstNationleadershipinourcommunity.Theyhavebeen100percentbehindthesestudentsandanyoneineducationVermil-lionsaid.StephanieCourtoreilleacollegeprepstudentspokeonbehalfofthestudentsasvale-dictorian.ShethankedtheFortChipewyanstaffandherfellowstudentsaswellasMikisewCreeFirstNationChiefSteveCourtoreillefortheirsupport.ThankyouChiefCour-toreilleforsupportingouref-fortstoprepareforgraduation.Wearegratefulshesaid.ThechiefdonatedasignedEdmontonOilersjerseytoberafedoffinsupportofthegraduates.CatherineKochacademicvicepresidentatKeyanoCol-legecongratulatedthegradu-atespersonallyandencouragedthemtoreachforthestars.Youhavebeentoldbymanythisisthebeginningofanewchapterinyourlifebutitisalsoanopportunitytowriteanewbookonyourlife.Nowisthetimetogooutintheworldandbewhatyouvealwayswantedtobe.Dontlethurdlesstopyou.Dontletanyonetellyouthatyoucantdoitbecauseyoucanandtodayisaproofofthatshesaid.The2012-2013schoolyearalsomarkedthersttimethecampusofferedonlinecoursesanoverallsuccessVermillionnoted.Thestudentshaveworkedextrahardandtheteachingstaffisexcellentinstructorsteach-ingfromtheheart-andImsoproudshesaid.PhotosGeorgePoitrasBackrowfromleftIanBourkeEddieMcDonaldRodneyMartenStephanieCourtoreilleVanessaWhitehead.FrontrowfromleftShelbyGibotJoshCardinalCodyDecoineKatelynCourtoreilleSharonBruno.PhotoSeanMcLennanVanessaWhiteheadreceiveshercerticateintheadvancedprograminacademicfoundationsfromKaraFlynnchairofKeyanoCollegesboardofgovernors.IanBourkereceivesoneoftherst-everpre-apprenticeshipcarpentrycerticatesatFortChipsKeyanocampusfromDr.KevinNagelpresidentandCEOofKeyanoalongsideKaraFlynnchairofKeyanoCollegesboardofgovernors.KatelynCourtoreilleispresentedwithacerticatefortheacademicfoundationsentryprogramfromDr.KevinNagelpresidentandCEOofKeyanoandKeyanosboardchairKaraFlynn.