SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WINS COMMUNITY AWARD
Brandon, MB. – The Brandon Wheat Kings, in association with Atom-Jet Group are pleased to announce the fifth and final winner of its prestigious Community Hero Award for the 2016-17 Western Hockey League season.
George Fitton School Principal Gail McDonald was recently named one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals of 2017 by The Learning Partnership.
McDonald was one of 40 principals chosen from across Canada, nominated by parents, colleagues and community members and chosen by a national selection committee.
They are being celebrated for demonstrating innovation, leadership and for employing creativity in finding solutions and opportunities within their school communities. She was one of only two chosen from the province of Manitoba.
“I’m getting goosebumps now that I’ve had time to think about it,” she recently told Erin Debooy of The Brandon Sun. “It was quite a surprise…I’m very honoured and humbled by the award.”
“I just do at George Fitton what I think every principal does in their school,” she added. “You certainly want to do the best for absolutely every student that walks through the door. I think our jobs are to make sure we can diminish those roadblocks that sometimes put up some challenges for programming, it’s just what we do on a daily basis.”
McDonald has been teaching for 35 years. A Brandon University graduate, she has taught at a wide variety of schools across Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
In addition to being named this month’s Atom Jet Community Hero, she traveled to Toronto earlier this year to participate in a 5-day executive leadership training program at the University of Toronto.
Each month during the 2016-17 Wheat Kings season, an individual or group is chosen as the Atom-Jet Community Hero of the Month. This award is presented to those who have demonstrated significant achievements, performances and contributions to the Westman area community in the the areas of athletics, charity work and volunteer efforts.
A presentation to Ms. McDonald will be made Tuesday night during the Wheat Kings’ game against the visiting Swift Current Broncos. Tickets to the game – which is the final 2 for Tuesday of the season and presented by The Green Spot – are on sale now at the Keystone Centre box office, by calling (204) 726-3555 or online at keystonecentre.com
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