LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD AND MORE

MASKWACIS NEWS

The drive to build an athletic field at MANS headlined and supported by alumnus Joshua Saddleback and Dakotah Pratt, parents of Kiya (Grade  3), raised more than $84,000.

“That is amazing news!” wrote Dakotah Pratt. “The athletic field really is a dream come true!”

Joshua, Dakotah, Kiya and Zuya.

Photo by Dean Ward, Highview Photo

But the story doesn’t end there. Kiya’s parents are so excited about the project and what it represents that they’re getting personally involved.

Dakotah plays on the first all-Indigenous women’s slow pitch team, Squad, which qualified to compete in the Softball Canada national finals this summer. Working along with MANS athletic director Tessa Willing, Dakotah will be spearheading a softball camp for students this spring, putting her extensive experience in coaching kids to work along with three of her teammates who hail from Maskwacis.

Highest-Ever High School Enrollment

The 55 high school students enrolled this fall were the lucky ones. A whole second classroom of Grade 10 students on a waiting list had to seek other alternatives because the available Grade 10 seats were the first to fill.

By Lynn McDowell