Portage Collegiate Institute's Graduation Awards were Friday afternoon at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie.

Madison Lambert was the big winner taking home four awards and $3,500 worth of bursaries and scholarships.

"It feels really good to know that all those late nights of working and stress finally paid off," says Lambert. "It worked! It's a lot of work and you finally get here and realize it was all worth it."

Lambert's heading to Brandon University in the fall to take get her Bachelor of Science, then finish up with a Bachelor of Education as well.

Hailee Morisseau and Madison Lambert receiving the Emerson L. Arnett Bursary of $1,500 each. (Photo by Aaron Wilgosh)

Hailee Morisseau and Maggie Muirhead each won three awards. Morisseau walked away with $2,150 in scholarships, while Muirhead took home $1,150. Both will be continuing their education next fall.

Portage Collegiate's Graduation Ceremony is Friday evening at Stride Place. Safe Grad is Saturday night. The full list of award and bursary winners can be found below.


Alice Mayor Bursary Of $450
Recipient: Camilla Kinnear
Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority Scholarship Of $300
Recipient: Suzannah Mason
Andrew Howden Business Scholarship Of $4325
Recipient: Cassidy Hockin
Ann Kerr Memorial Music Bursary Of $250
Recipient: Natalie Clink
Arthur Meighen High School Farewell Scholarship Of $700
Recipient: Maggie Muirhead
Assiniboine Lodge Masonic Bursary Of $1000
Recipient: Madison Lambert
Bdo Scholarship Of $500
Recipient: Kailee Fraser
Bill Linden Bursary Of $875 Each
Recipient: Lasha Mackedenski & Christian Lozeau
C.U.P.E Local 2085 Support Staff Of Portage School Division Award Of $500
Recipient: Kaitlyn Davey
Calculus Award Of $150
Recipient: Hailee Morisseau
Cameron J. Hoover Memorial Award Of $500
Recipient: Hailee Morisseau
Canadian Parents For French-Portage Chapter Award Of $250
Recipient: Maggie Muirhead
Canadian Tire Award- A Socket Set Valued At $300
Recipient: Kaitlyn Davey
Carl Mcgregor Bursary Award Of $800 Each
Recipients: Lauren Blight & Jenny Delorme
Chad Hewitt Memorial Bursary Of $200
Recipient: Lucas Neufeld
Chown Memorial Scholarship Of $1000
Recipient: Natalie Clink
Cobalt Industries High School Apprenticeship Bursary Of $500
Recipient: Chad Gyuk
Co-Op Education Student Award Of $200
Recipient: Quinten Bland
D & R Tools Award (MAC Tool Kit)
Recipient: Alex Leslie
Doreen Buchanan Bursary Of $700
Recipient: Siarra Blight
Elma Slack Bursary Of $1000
Recipient: Bruna Maciel
Emerson L. Arnett Bursary Of $1500 Each Presented By The Portage Teachers Association
Recipients: Hailee Morisseau & Madison Lambert
Ernie Durand Memorial Bursary Of $200
Recipient: Maggie Muirhead
Etta Crewson Memorial Cup & Bursary Sponsored By Electra Chapter, Order Of The Eastern Star Of $250
Recipient: Sarah Thomson
Fehr Automotive Of Tools
Recipient: Devon Jack
George & Wanda Ryder Trades Bursary Of $875
Recipient: Alex Amend
Good Shepherd Catholic Women’s League Award For Work Education Of $200
Recipient: Tristen Prince
Grace B Taylor Memorial Scholarship Of $750
Recipient: Braden Kopytko
Gwen Hogue Bursary Of $875 Each
Recipients: Erica Braden, Samantha Brinton, Katrina Macauley & Suzannah Mason
Hairstyling Award $200
Recipient: Natalie Clink
Hub International Horizon Insurance Award Of $250
Recipient: Alexandrea Nadeau
Jack Isaacs Memorial Bursary Of $300
Recipient: Bryce Rose
Jackie Mazurat Memorial Scholarship Award Of $300
Recipient: Calista Sainsbury
Karen Handford Memorial Bursary Of $250
Recipient: Shaelyn Verhoeven
Krista Tully Memorial Bursary Of $ 475
Recipient: Alejandra Hildebrand
Life Touch Scholarship Of $1000
Recipient: Gareth Rice
Mcmunn & Yates Award Of $500
Recipient: Natanish Wall
Mla Citizenship Scholarship Of $500
Recipient: Alexandrea Nadeau
Manitoba Mathematical Award Of $300
Recipient: Jack Wang
Margaret Webster Memorial Bursary Fund Award Of $500
Recipient: Tyrell L’heureux
Maxine Edmondson Award Of $1000
Recipient: Sarah Thomson
Merit Contractors Association Of Manitoba Scholarship Of $500
Recipient: Mackenzie Jordan
Meyers Norris Penny Scholarship Of $500
Recipient: Ethan Lee
MIG Insurance Bursary Of $500
Recipient: Bailey Grantham
Nell Owens Cup For Excellence And Award Of $230
Recipient: Sarah Thomson
Newton Mccleary Bursary Fund Of $1800 Each
Recipients: Alex Leslie & Tyler Martens
Oakville Lions Club Scholarship Of $1000
Recipient: Kieran Derksen
Oakville & District Community Endowment Fund Of $1000
Recipient: Alex Leslie
Orest & Eva Shewchuk Bursary Of $400
Recipient: Madisyn Neufeld
Orille Hogue Bursary Of $875 Each
Recipients: Riley Gagne, Devon Jack, Layne Rintoul & Lane Taylor
P.C.I. Automotive Award
Recipient: Austin Roy
P.C.I. Centennial School Spirit Award Of $500 Each
Recipients: Madison Lambert & Sarah Thomson
P.C.I Citizenship Awards Of $1000 Each
Recipients: Riley Miller & Shaelyn Verhoeven
P.C.I. Music Directors’ Award Of $150
Recipient: Madison Lambert
P.C.I. Parent Advisory Council Volunteer Award Of $100 Each
Recipients: Layne Coltart & Madison Lambert
P.C.I. Principal’s Award Of $250 Each
Recipients: Jayson Brooks & Riley Miller
P.C.I. Student Award Of $250
Recipient: Charles Schellenberg
Pepsi Awards Of $500 Each
Recipients: Kailyn Morris & Kailen Shackleton
Portage Arc Industries – Lifeskills Bursary Of $100
Recipient: Ryland Mckay
Portage Consumers Co-Operative Limited Bursaries
Recipients: Kailyn Morris, Matthew Jackson & Carson Tunski
Portage Lisgar Electoral District Bursary Of $150
Recipient: Lucas Neufeld
Portage La Prairie Lions Club Bursary Of $500 Each
Recipients: Kaitlyn Davey & Tabitha Clavecillas
Portage La Prairie Mutual Bursary Award Of $1000 Each
Recipients: Layne Coltart & Mackenzie Jordan
Portage Mutual Agent’s Association Bursary Of $750
Recipient: Teagan Hauser-Fullerton
Portage Ringette Scholarship Of $250 Each
Recipients: Madison Lambert & Morgan Parynuik
Portage La Prairie Rotary Club Scholarship Of $500 Each
Recipients: Paige Garrioch & Jasmine Verwey
Portage Skating Club Bursary Of $250
Recipient: Kailee Fraser
Portage Teachers’association Memorial Bursary Award Of $1500
Recipient: Renee Paramor
Queen Elizabeth Ii Scholarship (1959) & (1970) Of $1000 Each
Recipients: Natalie Clink & Bailey Mcleod
Reita Richardson Memorial Award Of $200
Recipient: Jill Jackson
Robert & James Gibb Bursary Of $250
Recipient: Natanish Wall
Rona Award Of $500
Recipient: Jordan Van Aert
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #65 Poppy Fund Scholarships Of $750 Each
Recipients: Darius Stevens & Matthew Warthe
Salem Co-Operative And The Curtis Ridge Community Clubs Bursary Of $250 Each
Recipients: Jill Jackson & Jack Large
Shalom Award Of $1000
Recipient: Bryce Rose
Simplot Canada Incorporated Scholarship Of $1000
Recipient: Shaylynn Cote
Simplot Canada Incorporated Scholarship Of $1000
Recipient: Alex Amend
Southport Aerospace Centre Sports Award Of $400 Each
Recipients: Kassidy Cunningham & Brandon Friesen
Southport Aerospace Centre Scholarship Of $850 Each
Recipients: Michael Bartinski & Alejandra Hildebrand
Stride Credit Union Limited Bursary Of $1000 Each
Recipients: Marisa Fraser & Evan Trimble
Stride Credit Union Limited Bursary Of $1000
Recipient: Matthew Jackson
Thomas N. Metheral Of $1200
Recipient: Bailey Grantham
United Commercial Travelers Scholarship Of $500 Each
Recipients: Siarra Blight & Morgan Parynuik
United Commercial Travelers – Lifeskills Scholarship Of $100 Each
Recipients: Sara Holmes, Stephanie Holmes & Ryland Mckay
University Women’s Club Bursary Of $500
Recipient: Madison Lambert
Vintage Cruisers Car Club Scholarship Of $500
Recipient: Alex Amend
Virgil Holmes Memorial Trust Fund Of $1000
Recipient: Sarah Thomson
Visions Of Independence Bursary Of $500
Recipient: Daylen Green
Visions Of Independence- Lifeskills Bursary Of $100
Recipient: Sara Holmes
Walter R. Bell Memorial Bursary Of $750
Recipient: Mackayla Essery
Western Bearing Tool Set
Recipient: Travis Mccuaig
Westview Dental Centre Scholarship Of $1000
Recipient: Matthew Jackson

Awards Handed Out At Convocation in the evening:

Governor General's Medal - Hailee Morisseau
I.H. Greenberg Memorial Award Of $535 - Hailee Morisseau
Florence Metheral Memorial Scholarship Of $1200 - Hailee Morisseau
Taylor – Metcalf Cup And PCI Centennial Scholastic Award Of $1000 - Hailee Morisseau
P.C.I. Centennial Scholastic Award Of $1000 - Hailee Morisseau