Twelve students are participating on the youth council. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
education

Students chosen to part of Sask. Youth Provincial Council

Aug 31, 2022 | 2:32 PM

An Air Ronge student has been chosen to part of the 2022-2023 Saskatchewan Youth Provincial Council.

According to a media release issued Wednesday, council members are eager to welcome all Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 students back for another school year.

Twelve students in Grades 10 to 12 from across the province were chosen to be on this year’s council and will provide their insights to the Ministry of Education to help shape the future of education in Saskatchewan.

“I’m pleased to have these young ambassadors welcome students back to class and want to congratulate them for taking an active role in ensuring this school year is the best yet,” said Education Minister Dustin Duncan. “By sharing their voices, this year’s members will have the opportunity to help ensure students in our province experience success in the coming year.”

The 2022-23 Youth Council members are:

  • Rylan Buffalo-Brooks from Air Ronge and the Northern Lights School Division;
  • Favour Anokwute, from Lloydminster and the Lloydminster Catholic School Division;
  • Isabelle Easton from Saltcoats and the Good Spirit School Division;
  • Rylee Harris from Chitek Lake and the Living Sky School Division;
  • Anna Ingram from the Quill Lake and the Horizon School Division;
  • Josie Lockert from Vibank and the Prairie Valley School Division;
  • Ethan McKenzie from Ile-à-la-Crosse and the Ile-à-la-Crosse School Division;
  • Tatenda Musundire from Saskatoon and the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Separate School Division;
  • Carleigh Peters from Rosthern and the Prairie Spirit School Division;
  • Anik Piche from Swift Current and the Chinook School Division;
  • Joelle Weum from Cut Knife and the Light of Christ School Division; and
  • Jacey Zadorozniak from Radville and the South East Cornerstone School Division.

The members represent an inclusive cross-section of Saskatchewan, including two school divisions with their first representative on the council this year: Chinook School Division and Light of Christ School Division.

While youth council members are welcoming students back to class, they’re also sharing highlights of what they are looking forward to this school year.

Saskatchewan residents can also share their back-to-school highlights, and see more from this year’s Youth Council members, at the hashtag #backtoschoolsk.

This is the fourth year Saskatchewan has had a youth council in place with the Government of Saskatchewan first establishing it in October of 2019. Members of this year’s council will meet for the first time in September 2022.

derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

Twitter: @saskjourno

View Comments