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By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald The Class of 2026 at Victor Thunderchild High School was the largest class in school history. The grad class held their graduation at King George School on Tuesday. With a class of 22 graduates, the former Won Ska Cultural School has grown significantly since changing their name. Miley Eninew was named the recipient of the prestigious Victor Thunderchild Legacy Scholarship. Eninew said that coming to Thunderchild changed her. \u201cWhen I first came here, I was a very mad kid,\u201d Eninew said. \u201cI was like a bad kid, actually. But they were super open. They didn’t rush me to do anything I didn’t want to do.\u201d Eninew completed Grade 9 at Carlton before transferring to Victor Thunderchild for Grade 10… <\/p>\n

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By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald The Class of 2026 at Victor Thunderchild High School was the largest class in school history. The grad class held their graduation at King George School on Tuesday. With a class of 22 graduates, the former Won Ska Cultural School has grown significantly since changing their name. Miley Eninew was named the recipient of the prestigious Victor Thunderchild Legacy Scholarship. Eninew said that coming to Thunderchild changed her. \u201cWhen I first came here, I was a very mad kid,\u201d Eninew said. \u201cI was like a bad kid, actually. But they were super open. They didn’t rush me to do anything I didn’t want to do.\u201d Eninew completed Grade 9 at Carlton before transferring to Victor Thunderchild for Grade 10... <\/p>\n

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