Vickers students rewarded with Golden Shovels
More than 130 students from Prince Albert’s École Vickers School were recognized today for their hard work shovelling neighbourhood driveways.
Mayor Greg Dionne and Saskatchewan Rivers Trustee Arne Lindberg presented the students with Golden Shovel and City of Prince Albert pins as a reward for their good work over the winter. Physical Education teacher Kurtis Mugford said the students started shovelling as part of the school’s “Out to Learn” outdoor physical education initiative.
“Teachers would take their kids out and, two or three kids to a yard, they’d clear the walkways for people after a snow,” Mugford said. “The students see it as a way to get outside and get some fresh air and have some fun with their peers.”
For Grade 8 student Kade Beaton, knowing he was helping people was reward enough.