2007 SaskEnergy Willow Awards Gala
Decorated Cakes and Wooden Logo by Swift Current C.H.S. Students
Student artwork hung in the Gallery; Thursday Night Jazz, one of the Swift Current Comprehensive High School's bands played in the library.
“Earth to Audrey” Poster in the Art Gallery
Swift Current C.H.S. Thursday Night Jazz
At 7 pm Shera Niewenhuizen's grade 5 class from St. Patrick School dramatized Mile High Apple Pie. Following the dramatization, a “celebrity chef” demonstrated how to make a mile high apple pie.
St. Patrick's Grade 5 Students Dramatize Mile High Apple Pie.
St. Patrick's Grade 5 Celebrity Chef & Assistant
Next, some of Sharon Mayall's students from Central School did a dramatic reading of The Prairie Dogs by Glenda Goertzen to the delight of the audience and the author who was present.
Central School Students Present The Prairie Dogs
Everyone gathered in the Art Gallery for the Awards ceremony. Ecole Oman School students led by Donna Eidsness-Anderson opened the celebration with O Canada.
Ecole Oman School Choir
A PowerPoint presentation by Fairview School introduced the nominees for each award. Student presenters opened the envelopes and announced the winners. "And the winners are": Shining Willow - Georgia Graham, A Team Like No Other; Diamond Willow; Lucy Falcone - Walking With the Dead; Snow Willow, Sheree Fitch - The Gravesavers.
Students Read Citations
Lucy Falcone was present to receive her Award and encouraged students never to stop using their imaginations and believing in magic.
Lucy Falcone with Willow Award
Claire Isaac, presented SYRCA, The Willow Awards Distinguished Service Awards to Carol Thiessen and Chris MacLennan who are leaving the Board after 5 years service.
Claire Isaac and Carol Thiessen
Swift Current Comprehensive High School students dressed as literary characters did an outstanding job catering under the guidance of teacher, Marnie Gutcher. Three delicious, artistically decorated cakes awaited in front of a large wooden replica of the Willow Awards Logo created by students in Mr. James Kissick's woodworking class. Besides the cakes, chocolate-dipped strawberries, fruit sculptures, cookies, and punch were enjoyed by guests.
Costumed Swift Current C.H.S. Students Cater
It was a wonderful gala that reflected the year-long cooperation of the Chinook Regional Library and the Chinook School Division. Through a "Partnerships for Community Learning Resource Grant", every school and public library in the Chinook Region received copies of all thirty of the 2006 Willow Awards books. As a result about 30% of the Willow votes this year were from this region.
Marnie Gutcher, SCCHS Home Economics Teacher and the Town Crier
Thanks to the staff of the Swift Current Library, and all who participated both in the event and behind the scenes to make the 2007 Gala a spectacular success.