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RJC announces new music director
RJC is pleased to announce Kayleigh Skomorowski as the new music director at RJC High School. Kayleigh is originally from Saskatoon and has lived in Prince Albert since 2010. Kayleigh completed a Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Music (Music Education) from the...
Shifting the goals of business: How Becky Warkentin’s company supports women and small businesses
For Becky Warkentin (grad 1997), the
opportunity to travel the world by
motorbike was a chance of a lifetime. As an avid traveller with a love of motorcycling, it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up. So she and her husband quit their jobs and travelled the world for ten and a half months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced them home.
Business as service: How business and faith come together for Paul and Lois Tiessen
For Paul and Lois Tiessen being a Christian business owner doesn’t mean faith has to be front and centre. You don’t have to be promoting your company as Christian to be a person of faith in the business world. For them it’s about using business skills to give back to the world, and about bringing Christian values into everyday interactions.
Inspiring good citizens: Why Nunweiler’s Flour is a corporate sponsor for RJC
It was March of 2020. The world had shut down. Most restaurants and bakeries were closed, and it seemed like everyone was at home making sourdough bread. Russ Schroeder, owner of Nunweiler’s Flour Company, saw his business drastically change overnight. Before the pandemic lockdowns he sold about 80 percent of his flour to companies like bakeries, and only 20 percent went to individual consumers.
More than just worship: Zoar Mennonite Church extends its generosity even after closing
By the time Zoar Mennonite Church in Waldheim decided to close its doors in June of 2020, it was clearly time. At its peak, the church had 235 members. But over the years people had moved to other towns or cities, transitioned into nursing homes, had passed away or moved on for other reasons. They were down to about 30 regular attendees before the pandemic, and then only 18-25 when they reopened.
Construction and connection: Three RJC students serve with MDS after B.C. flooding
It was the last day of their week in Princeton, B.C with Mennonite Disaster Service. RJC students Kayley Mierau, Nora Linsley and Sarah Wood, along with Kayley’s mom Kerry Mierau (grad 1993), had been working all week on flood damaged homes, tearing out layer after layer of wallpaper and drywall.
RJC COVID-19 Update: January 7, 2022
Greetings, The Saskatchewan government has recently updated the COVID-19 guidelines for schools, and parents are now asked to report to the school if their child tests positive for COVID-19 with a rapid test at home or has a positive PCR result at a SHA facility. ...
One big team: RJC students reflect on their athletic experience
Julia Regier (Grade 12, Waldheim) What has playing volleyball at RJC been like for you? Being part of the RJC volleyball team has been really exciting this year. It’s been interesting to see how we have dealt with COVID rules as a team. When we play in games masks are...
They will play for each other: Cory Farthing reflects on coaching RJC volleyball and what makes a good team
Cory Farthing still gets chills when he remembers the first tournament he played at RJC, and the moment when the school’s fans started to cheer. He was there for the volleyball invitational tournament as a student from Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon. “[It] was...
Giving back through athletics: From childhood through retirement, Eldrid Roth has kept connections with RJC through sport
Eldrid Roth grew up living one block away from the RJC campus, which meant he got to play hockey with the team before he was even a student. As a kid he and his brother Brian, and often other kids from town, would walk over to the school and help the students clear...