Last school year, the focus of our elementary division was to encourage students to display CRISP (Compassion, Respect, Integrity, Servant’s Heart, Perseverance) behaviours. This is a foundational expectation that we are carrying forward to complement our yearly theme. As such, we want to continue to recognize students who have stood out this term with their CRISP actions, words and deeds.
On Thursday afternoon, Mrs. V led the celebration. She started by encouraging the students to read the description, actions, and key Bible verses associated with each CRISP trait before she announced the winners. The winners were nominated by teachers. Mrs. V read short descriptions about why each student was given the award. There are no fixed number of awards by grade or class so sometimes, there are many winners for a CRISP characteristic while other times, there may only be few winners for a specific category. As you can see from the photos, there were quite a few who were given the “Servant’s Heart” award this term.
After the CRISP Awards, there was a Wesley Wildfire Sports Update. It focused on two sports – Badminton and Track & Field. Overall, WCA came in third place at the ACSI tournament. Each of our players on stage medalled. The Encourager Award was given to a Grade 8 student who, unfortunately, was away today.
Over 100 students participated in the Track & Field events. Ms. Hoover handed out many ribbons, beginning with 5th up until 1st place. Next, she awarded the two Encourager Awards – one for the junior and one for the senior event. Lastly, she handed out medals of those who scored the most points for their grade and gender.
Congratulations to all the award winners today! Give thanks for the character, talents and opportunities with which the Lord has blessed each one of these students.