It was a busy week and weekend for Maymont Central School, with classes, but also with extracurricular activities and field trips.
Senior golfers, Conner Rothenburger, Brayden Harris, Sean Brehon, and Tyson Wawryk, participated in the district golf playoffs in North Battleford, Sept. 14. They had a nice day and played well.
Joan Julseth is teaching piano lessons at the school Tuesdays. Joan is from Borden and had been teaching lessons at the school for several years.
Several Grade 10 through 12 students, along with Mr. Nickell, left Friday for the outdoor education canoe trip. They were starting in Kingsmere Lake in Prince Albert National Park. The trip lasted four days and they canoed to a different location each night to camp.
Prior to the trip, all participants had to attend practice sessions. Hopefully, they packed lots of warm clothing.
The Grade 2 through 5 classes attended the second annual agricultural safety day at the agricultural grounds in North Battleford Sept. 18. The mission of the program is to provide education and training to make farm, ranch and rural life safer and healthier for children and their communities.
Following the presentation and lunch, the students spent the rest of the day at the field house for physical education activities.
The junior girls’ volleyball team and their coaches left Friday morning to attend the two-day Border Battle Junior Volleyball Tournament in Lloydminster. There were 16 girls’ teams participating in this tournament.
In their pool Friday night, the girls lost their first two matches in close three-game sets and won their third match. That placed them third in their pool.
The playoffs started Saturday at 8 a.m. The girls played Bishop Lloyd and won this match. They moved on to play Jonas Samson from Meadow Lake. They had played this team in their pool Friday night. The girls played very well and won this match.
Now the girls were in the final four and played the semifinal match against St. Paul. The match went to the third and deciding set. Both teams fought hard. In the end, Maymont lost the final set 16-14.
They went on to play in the bronze medal match against Pierceland. This was another excellent match and went to the third and deciding set. Maymont never gave up and won the third set to bring home the bronze medal.
The girls played well and also displayed excellent sportsmanship and teamwork.
Thanks to SLC members, Gary Caldwell and Tyler Voegeli, for setting up the memorial benches outside the front doors of the school.
The junior girls’ volleyball team will be hosting a tournament Saturday, Sept. 26, at the school. Their first game is at 9 a.m. Please feel welcome to come and watch and have some delicious lunch.
The annual Terry Fox Walk will be held at the school Sept. 30.
