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By Mike Stimpson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a005\/09\/2024 17:04 WUNNUMIN LAKE \u2013 Wednesday was back-to-school day for the young learners at John George Martin Memorial School, where about 150 children and youth are enrolled in kindergarten to Grade 10. \u201cI was surprised,\u201d said Tommy Sainnawap, the school\u2019s education director. \u201cEvery classroom was packed. They were all looking forward to going back to school.\u201d This year\u2019s student rolls include more than 30 in the ninth and 10th grades, he said. After Grade 10, those students will have to leave the Oji-Cree community if they want to get high school diplomas. Grade 10 is the end of the line in on the Wunnumin Lake First Nation reserve, so students finish secondary schooling in Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay or another urban setting. It\u2019s… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a005\/09\/2024 17:04 WUNNUMIN LAKE \u2013 Wednesday was back-to-school day for the young learners at John George Martin Memorial School, where about 150 children and youth are enrolled in kindergarten to Grade 10. \u201cI was surprised,\u201d said Tommy Sainnawap, the school\u2019s education director. \u201cEvery classroom was packed. They were all looking forward to going back to school.\u201d This year\u2019s student rolls include more than 30 in the ninth and 10th grades, he said. After Grade 10, those students will have to leave the Oji-Cree community if they want to get high school diplomas. Grade 10 is the end of the line in on the Wunnumin Lake First Nation reserve, so students finish secondary schooling in Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay or another urban setting. It\u2019s... <\/p>\n

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