News Leader News for December 18, 2007
PSS ANNOUNCES HONOUR ROLL
Princeton Secondary School announced the 2007/08 Term 1 Honour Roll last week.
Grade 8 - Principal's List (86-100%)
Amanda Jackson, Dylan Lueke, Taylor Robillard, Kelsey Crawford, Mia Crawford, Alida Kleyn and Brady Johnson (tied with) Jordan Palumbo.
Grade 8 - Gold List (73-85%)
Hannah Crawford (tied with) Graham Bibby, Nathan Garton, Tyler Johnson, Felicia Northway, Amy Brewer, Morgan Reichert, Allana Michaud, Katelyn Powers, Jessie Badger (tied with) Courtney Hassell (also tied with) Ayrton Hunt, Brandon Racich.
Grade 8 - Honourable Mention (67-72%)
Kaylin Burstall, Josh Sanderson, Brandon Ghiloni, Devon Knopf, Brandt Fenrick.
Grade 9 - Principal's List
Jessica Dennis, Rachel Halipchuk, Meagan Haayer, Skylar Daponte, Kourtney McInroy, Melissa Morosse, Jordyn Senger
Grade 9 - Gold List
Taylor Kostiuk, Katelin Marshall, Brandon Artis, Ian McKenzie, Danielle Konst, Mark Cimbaro, Kelly Buhler, Kira Miller, Tahlia McIvor, Calli Martin
Grade 9 - Honourable Mention
Cody Cervo, Taylor Esselink, Daysen Allen (tied with) Justin Milligan, Bobby Gibb, Keaton Ashley, Desiree Cosman, Frankie Reichert, Alecia Dore
Grade 10 - Principal's List
Alysa Larsen, Helen Bibby, Vian Maritz, Danielle Hassell, Cayden Johnson, Alexa Musgrove, Daniel Howarth, Caitlin Merenick, Kelcy Banks, Makenzie Johnston, Karis Bergsma
Grade 10 - Gold List
Julia Crimmon (tied with) Rachel Hoiland, Mitchell Lamoureux, Jared Fenrick, Brittany Folk, Nicholas Yee, Luke Bae, Harry Niakrok, Jr. (tied with) Joseph Powell, Mariah Liddicoat, Desi Bruneau, Cori White, Colton Williams, Levi Dube, Kiel Liberatore
Grade 10 - Honourable Mention
Neko Bertucci, Katie Liberatore, Milen Wilkinson, Adrienne Dodd, Lindsay Mervyn
Grade 11 - Principal's List
Rachel Vinthers, Scott Ramsey, Miranda Newman
Grade 11 - Gold List
Allana Garton, Rachel Jung, Elizabeth Szekely, Carley Brewer, Dawn Campbell, Chloe Littlejohn, Clint Cook, Samantha Goodman (tied with) Katelyn McInroy, Brittani Martini, Tom Smyth, Rick Nicholls
Grade 11 - Honourable Mention
Dylan Bielby, Mathew Sawin, Jenny Laska, Katelynn Simpson, Lillian Bradshaw
Grade 12 - Principal's List
Julia Halipchuk, Brian Shewchuk, Nicholas Obey, Claire Bibby, Tia Tolmie
Grade 12 - Gold List
Kaila Musgrove, Madison Johnston, Candace Klassen, Hannerl Huber (tied with) Michelle Derkson, (also tied with) Courtney Webb (also tied with) Chantelle White, Kelsey MacDonald, David Ashley, Philip Langstroth, Shelby Mack (tied with) Amber Peppler (also tied with) Ty Senger, Hannah Donohoe, Tiffany Mervyn (tied with) Brenden Stephen, Jessica McCarthy, Justin Hilton, Kayley Thomas
Grade 12 - Honourable Mention
Kevin Alvarenga, Braydon Scarpelli, Russ Tjernstrom, Cody Edwards, Meagan Thomas, Terence Stadler
INTERIOR HEALTH AUTHORITY PITCHES IN
A letter written to the Princeton Doctor and Nurse Recruitment Committee on November 26th by Lorraine Ferguson, Health Services Administrator South Okanagan was passed on to the News Leader by Mayor Randy McLean. It appears below:
Dear Pam (Jones);
Murray Ramsden, CEO of Interior Health has requested that I respond to your letter of November 19, 2007 outlining your Committee's concerns with recruitment of health care professionals for the Princeton community.
Interior Health will provide any assistance they can in the recruitment of staff and physicians for the community of Princeton to maintain the current level of service. We agree the closure of the Emergency Department is not a desirable option and we are committed to ensure the Emergency Department will remain open as long as there are physicians willing to provide on call coverage for the hospital. At the meeting you attended with Murray Ramsden and Alan Dolman, Board Chair, the option of providing Life and Limb Physician coverage with Nurse Triage was discussed with you. We are in the process of discussing this option with the Princeton medical staff if another physician leaves the community. In the meantime Interior Health has taken the following steps in our recruitment efforts:
1) An application for Emergency Locum Physician Coverage has been submitted to the Ministry of Health for funding on November 12, 2007.
2) I have requested Wayne Tebbutt, the Economic Development Officer for Penticton to develop a Fact Sheet for Physician Recruitment that can be used by the Princeton Economic Development Officer, Michael McLaughlin and at various recruitment fairs. Wayne Tebbutt has been able to locate two potential locum candidates for Princeton.
3) The physician vacancies in Princeton are highlighted on the BC Health Match web site and Health Match has found a potential physician locum willing to do longer term locum stay with Dr. Adams and we are currently following this up. Health Match remains committed to finding physicians for Princeton.
4) You have met Cathy Stashyn, Leader, Physician Recruitment for Interior Health who is also very committed to supporting any recruitment efforts for Princeton.
Joyce Mackenzie, Director of Health Services of Keremeos/Princeton is working with the medical staff, nursing staff and Directors of other health professionals within IH to ensure the residents of Princeton continue to receive the appropriate medical care during this time of depleted resources. I am thrilled to read that the community is working with Interior Health to recruit staff to Princeton and am fully supportive of the efforts your committee has taken on.
Joyce Mackenzie and I have met with BC Ambulance representatives as well to discuss ways of sharing resources between the ambulance and the hospital and will continue to develop a stronger collaborative relationship with BC Ambulance.
Thank you for taking the time to articulate your concerns in a letter. Working together to ensure Princeton maintains its current level of health services is our goal.
On Friday, December 14th, Mayor Randy McLean told the News Leader that Interior Health has, since this letter was written, indicated they would pay the cost of a flight to a South African doctor who has expressed an interest in Princeton and would like to see the community.
