Canyon School Math Olympics Prizes awarded

Math Olympics prize winners

Toni Lucas

Pincher Creek's Canyon School handed out prizes related to their Math Olympics Fundraiser on Friday, February 14. The kids were given tickets for taking a math test on February 13, and students could earn more tickets by fundraising. The students have been getting pledges over the past few weeks as part of Canyon School Booster Club's main fundraiser for the year.

Grand Prize winner Enzo Piccin with new tablet

 Photos of all the prizes were placed along one hallway with corresponding bags where students could choose how to distribute their tickets to be drawn for the many prizes that were donated to the school. In total the students raised $8,368.50. Over 90 prizes were given out in the gymnasium, including a Samsung Galaxy Tablet won by Kindergarten student Enzo Piccin, who was the top fundraiser of the entire school. Piccin raised more that $475.00. "It's as nice as my Dad's tablet" he said, hugging the box.

"This has been our best year yet," said organizer / Booster Society Secretary and Treasurer Lisa Dupuis.

"With over 90 prizes there are many, many happy students." Most of the kids were happy to have won, and were excited to show off their prizes. 

Grady Mackintosh, school grand prize winner

Grady Mackintosh from grade 1 won school grand prize $350.00 gift certificate plus a ski card to Castle Mountain. Cassie Hartman in grade 1A was happy to know that she won top raiser in her class.  The children were brought into the gym and given a photo of the prize they won which was then exchanged for the real thing.

Cassie Hartman Top raiser in her class

There was a challenge between the classes to raise the most per capita in each classroom. Pizza Party Winners classes were Mrs. Milligan's Grade 3 class with an average of $47.56 raised per student, grades K-3, and Mrs. Menseghi and Mrs. Rumsey's Grade 6 class with an average of $45.12 per student, grades 4-6.