When it comes to the relatively new Sir John Franklin High School Hall of Fame one could say there's a family atmosphere brewing.
Since it was formed in 2016 the hall of fame has inducted Olympian Kevin Koe and his sister Kerry Galusha (nee Koe).
In 2018 the school welcomed the final Koe into its good graces. Decorated curler Jamie Koe was a part of the third class of inductees into the Sir John Franklin High School Hall of Fame last Friday.
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Jamie has competed in 10 Tim Hortons Brier Curling Championships. In 1994 he was awarded the silver medal as a representative of Slave Lake in the Arctic Winter Games.
Jamie Koe, left Molly Milligan and Andrew Matthews were inducted into the Sir John Franklin athletic hall of fame last Friday at the school's award ceremony.
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Accompanying him into this year's athletic hall of fame are snowboarding champions Molly Milligan and Andrew Matthews.
When Milligan was 19, she moved from Yellowknife to Whistler, B.C. with dreams of becoming a professional snowboarder and competing in national and international events.
She did just that, winning gold medal at the Canadian National Championships in 2014 where she was the only woman competing in the event to land a 540, giving her the best technical score of the competition. Unfortunately, she missed the cut to go to the Sochi Olympics.
Three-years ago she moved back to the NWT and is currently working at Coldwell Banker.
She said being inducted into the hall of fame was an honour.
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Milligan added she never gets the chance to speak publicly about her career but she hopes the students came away with a sense of encouragement after her acceptance speech.
The final person being inducted into this year's hall of fame is snowboarder Andrew Matthews.
Matthews has represented Canada in three World Cup events, as well as the International Ski Federation World Snowboard Championships.
At one point in his career Matthews was ranked one of the Top 20 freestyle slope riders in the country. Having recently retired from the sport, Matthews was instrumental in getting youth involved in snowboarding.
He could not be reached for comment before press-time.
In 2016, Matthews helped launch the Ragged Riders Snowsports Society, which is dedicated to growing the sport of snowboarding in the territory.
He was involved in teaching lessons and offering resources to young riders.
Sir John hall of fame organizer Paul Shearme said it was Matthew's level community involvement, along with his accomplishments in snowboarding that made him perfect for the recognition.
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