St. Anthony’s principal JoAnne Akerboom, right, presents the Adele Dyck Memorial Award to Carmanah Olbrich. This award is one of the school’s most prestigious awards and has been presented since 1975.
mailphoto by Patrick Kolafa

     Grade 8 St. Anthony’s student Carmanah Olbrich was awarded the School’s most prestigious award.
    Carmanah was presented with the Adele Dyck Memorial Award.
    This is also one of its most unique awards.
 Adele was the daughter of Henry and Yola Dyck. Forty years ago the 13 year old was  attending St. Anthony’s School and the family was living in Rosedale.
    She was on her way home from a friend’s home when she was struck by a vehicle and killed on Highway 10.
    Her mother Yola discovered her just a half a block from their home.
     The support came from the school community and Yola said the first ever Adele Dyck Memorial Award was presented at the end of that school year in 1975.
    Each year it is presented to a Grade 8 student. The candidates are assessed on scholarship, friendliness, participation in school and community, co-operation, judgment, industry, sense of fair play and character.
    What makes the award unique is that the students select the winner. While teachers have the authority to veto any of the award winners, in the history of the award this has never happened.