“I was scared to be emotional on stage, but I wasn’t in control. He also spoke of those who weren’t there to cross the stage with him. Graduate Denzel Quill addressed his peers at the podium and shared memories of persevering through COVID-19, taking trips to Winnipeg and Vancouver with his friends, hanging out at the community sandpit, and watching the clouds roll through the starry sky. “When we go through hardships, it affects every one of us, and to see so many graduates this year, it gives us more hope.”
“This past year’s been so difficult,” she said. However, Tuesday’s celebrations were about looking forward. Pikangikum First Nation’s Chief Shirley Keeper touched on the hardships the community has faced, including fatal house fires, a lack of running water, and a crisis of youth suicides. In the interim, students studied in portables. It was built in 2016 after the former school burned down in 2007. The school serves over 1,500 students from kindergarten through Grade 12.
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