Celebrating Over 25 Years of Service to Our Communities! Southeast Students Tasked with Advising Provincial Education

By Dan Guetre

Four students from southeast Manitoba have been named to the 202324 Education Student Advisory Council.

The Student Advisory Council, made up of 30 Manitoba youth aged 14 to 18, reports directly to the minister of education and early childhood learning, and provides insights and advice on current and emerging issues and topics affecting kindergarten to Grade 12 students.

Brianne Judson from St. Malo who attends Roseau Valley School has already one year under her belt and was reappointed for a second term. Three additional students from the area will tackle their first term on the council.

New representatives are Steinbach’s Kristine Bolisay who attends Steinbach Regional Secondary School, Ste. Genevieve’s London Fraser who attends Pointe-des-Chênes in Ste. Anne and Niverville’s Edlynne (Eddy) Paez a student from Niverville High School.

“Our government would like to congratulate the council from last year, as well as the new and returning members being appointed to the 2023-24 Student Advisory Council. I thank everyone for their commitment to education in Manitoba and express my appreciation for their willingness to serve on the council,” said Ewasko. “I look forward to hearing directly from the members of this year’s council on what is needed to improve and maintain positive student outcomes and wellbeing in Manitoba schools.”

Last year, council members met six times to discuss and provide input on various topics, which helped to inform several of Manitoba’s K to 12 Education Action Plan priority items, including: remote learning; physical education and science curricula; student engagement and youth leadership; school leadership; the Poverty and Education Task Force; and the Access to Menstrual Products Initiative.

Council members for 2023-24 will serve a 12-month term starting this August and ending in August 2024. The final meeting of the 2022-23 council is scheduled to take place before the end of July. This will be a joint meeting with the 2023-24 council members, where both councils will have an opportunity to meet with the minister.