Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I recently attended a special high school graduation on the Hay River Reserve. Verna Buggins, Clifford Fabian, Chantelle Lafleur, and Ashley Dawn Leblanc graduated with high school equivalencies on May 18, 2018, with their families and local leaders in attendance. I want to once again congratulate them on their achievement.
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. [English translation not provided.]
Mr. Speaker, graduating rates are very low on the Hay River Reserve. Most students leave the reserve to attend high school in the town of Hay River, making this high school graduation of full graduates a special one.
Mr. Speaker, the students took online learning through Northern Lakes College Alberta, upgrading and transferred their credits to the NWT. The students studied at the Elder Daniel Sonfrere Learning Centre with their teacher, Liz Pope, and worked toward fulfilling their credit requirements to graduate from high school. Two of them met their high school credits: Clifford Fabian and Ashley Dawn Leblanc. Congratulations.
Mr. Speaker, I want to also congratulate their teacher, Liz Pope, at the Elder Daniel Sonfrere Community Learning Centre, and to the people of Aurora College Fort Smith who make community learning centres functional and successful. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.