Moose Jaw Central Collegiate Alumni

Liv Erickson Wins Top
Scholarship To U of S

Written by Ryan Vincent
Monday, Mar 20 2023
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Central Collegiate senior, Liv Erickson, has been awarded one of the Best and Brightest Entrance Scholarships to the University of Saskatchewan.

The George and Marsha Ivany President's First and Best Scholarship is awarded based on academics, leadership and contributions to the school and community, to a student from a Canadian high school with a 95 per cent average or higher.

Erickson is one of five students to be awarded the scholarship and will receive $40,000 towards her schooling over the course of four years at the U of S.

“I feel amazing,” she says. “I always felt really drawn to U of S for so many reasons, and it really felt like [the scholarship] solidified my decision clearly, and it’s gotten me really excited about going to university... I’m really pumped about it, it’s an awesome thing to receive.”

She currently has a 96 per cent average and has made numerous contributions to the community.

“In my written application, I talked about starting an environmental club at my high school, as well as getting involved in some other youth climate activism groups in Regina. Also, I spoke about my executive role in SLC (Student Leadership Council). I’m the Head of Fundraising so I plan a lot of fundraisers for our school.”

Erickson is the Central Collegiate representative on the Youth Advisory Committee for the Moose Jaw City Council. The Youth Advisory Committee speaks about situations and issues in Moose Jaw that youth face and tries to come up with solutions to present to the city council.

She also volunteered as a coach for the “Girls in the Game” organization.

“They focus on encouraging young girls to stay in sports and encouraging self-confidence and strength, both mentally and physically,” she adds.

Erickson plans on going into the Faculty of Arts and Science for a degree in the Environment and Society program with a certificate in sustainability.

“I’m just passionate about climate action and I think that having an education in that field is what's going to make you a better leader. If you know what you’re talking about, you can act properly and be fit for any role, whether that's in politics or in any other sort of policy-making area. Even if that’s working on projects in sustainability, or research, or education, I think you really need to know what you’re talking about to be able to make a greater impact.”

April 17, 2013

Inspiring compassion in Robert Currie's new novel

Local author and poet Robert Currie shows off his newest book, Living with the Hawk.

Published on April 17, 2013

Moose Jaw Times Herald

Lisa Goudy

Local author and poet Robert Currie said he hopes his new book, Living with the Hawk, will inspire compassion in readers.

“I think reading can really increase a person’s empathy for others -- so empathy, in this case, for people who are being mistreated through bullying and racism and misogyny,” said Currie. “I think we learn through our experiences, but we can also experience things quite directly through reading and learn from those as well.”

The official book launch and signing will take place on Tuesday at the Moose Jaw Public Library auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The book will be available for purchase. It is also available at Post Horizon Booksellers on High Street West.

The book, published by Thistledown Press, is about Blair Russell, a university student who recalls the events that happened to him and his family when he was in Grade 9. He and his older brother, Blake, are sons of an Anglican priest.

They started playing football in high school and the two brothers started moving in different friend circles. One circle dealt with parties, alcohol, bullying younger players and abuse. Blair and Blake begin to grow apart. When Blair witnesses a troubling occurrence it changes the brotherly bond and the Russell family forever.

“The inspiration for the book was a poem written by one of my English students when I was a high school English teacher at Central Collegiate," said Currie. “He had witnessed something that really troubled him and wrote a poem about it and I read the poem and was really troubled about it. It sort of festered away for years before I decided what to do with it, which was writing this book.”