Student is a winner

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Tyler Maurice Beaulac is a 13-year-old Grade 8 student who is "good in everything," his aunt Verna Wittigo says. Not only is he an excellent all-round student at the Alexander Forbes school in Grande Prairie, but he is "an eloquent speaker" and gets very involved in school activities.

Wittigo figures that is why he was selected to receive one of the first awards presented by the Grande Prairie Public School District Education Foundation to recognize dedication and hard work in pursuit of academic excellence.

The awards, started last fall, are inclusive of grades 4 to 12 in each of 11 schools in the district, and go to one student from each class. Their teachers recommend them. Tyler was one of 14 students in his school so honored. The "Striving for Excellence Dinner" was held Oct. 10 in Grande Prairie.

Although his aunt insists that Tyler "participates to the max," she said that Tyler himself believes he can do better in school and is aiming for higher honors this year. He has aspirations to become a teacher.

"He is already doing a good job of this. He gave his aunty a Harry Potter book for Christmas to put some magic into her life. You see, Tyler is also a wizard of the heart. Tyler is always joking with all."

He also "loves his Cree ancestry, especially when it comes to the old stories and spiritual ways, " Wittigo concluded.