Aurora College is celebrating its 50th year educating Northerners with a new crop of graduates from the Yellowknife, Inuvik and Fort Smith campuses. Students who attend Aurora College come from communities all across the NWT, some originating from Alberta and as far away as Nova Scotia.
During the April 27 convocation ceremony for the Yellowknife campus, Aurora College
President Tom Weegar spoke at length about the topic of failure. He noted how the achievements of the Aurora College students were great and how it is often the failures in one's life and how they are overcome that shape the way people develop.
Weegar said it was the student's ability to address failure courageously and overcome hardships that lead them to success.
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Back (left to right) 聳Colin Morris, Stephanie Karhut, Jenipher Nakyanzi, Geraldine Whiteford, Jasmine Gordon, Jordan Erickson
Front (left to right)- Kyle MacPhee, Lucinda Kanapetradu, Jody Prince, Hosai Ayoubi, Shania Clark, Danielle Wendehorst
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(beginning bottom left and going clockwise):
Sheyenne Jumbo, Taylor Summerfield, Myles Barry , Robert Dekruysser, Bradly Bird, James Williams, Sylvia Charlo.
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Back row (left to right): Andrea Jerome, Shayna Allen, Sarah Nerysoo, Chaleigh Charlie, Amanda Irish.
Front Row (left to right):
Deborah Peterson, Glenda Nerysoo, Daralynn Kay, Stephanie Felix, Heather Thrasher
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Back row left to right: Christie Murphy (instructor), Rhea Chinna, Chelsey Daniels, Stephanie Vermillion, Fowsiyo Mohamud, Diane McNeely-Kochon, Wanda Roberts (instructor)
Front row left to right: Shanta Ansdell, Crystal Campbell, Macey Rabesca, Christa Harris, Katlyn Bernarde
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Karen Lepine and her daughter Winter-Rose perform drum song at close of Valedictory Address
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