Four Cree students at Quebec’s Stanstead College are taking home prizes from the school’s Baccalaureate and Prize Giving ceremony. Dawn Namagoose of Eastmain won the Junior School prize for most improved in French Second Language. Nemaska’s Shannon Wapachee won the Art Prize for Grade 7. The musical performance prize was won by Chibougamau’s Justin Coon. Dale Cooper of Ouje-Bougoumou won an award for his contribution to music in the school.
Stanstead College is a prestigious international co-ed boarding school located in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. The college was founded in 1872.