The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.1964, Side 57

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Gloria is a daughter o£ Mr. and Mrs.
J. I). MacKenzie. Her mother, Sigridur,
is the daughter of Steindor and Ingi-
bjorg Arnason of Vidir, Manitoba.
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PRESIDENT OF KELVIN
STUDENT COUNCIL
Jennifer Ann Johnson
Miss Jennifer Ann Johnson, a grade
12 student in Kelvin Technical High
school has been elected to the office
of President of the Kelvin Student
Council for the ensuing year. This is
the second time in the history of Kel-
vin High School, built in 1902, that
the highest office in 'the gift of the stu-
dents, has been given to a girl.
Jennifer excels in both academic
and extra-curricular activities and
plans to enter the University of Mani-
toba next fall. She is the daughter of
Hon. George Johnson, the Minister of
Education and Mrs. (Doris) Johnson.
Carol Westdal, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. P. H. Westdal of suburban Fort
Garry in Winnipeg, this fall is receiv-
ing the Royal Conservatory of Music
(Toronto) silver medal after attaining
a mark of 83 in her Grade 2 singing
examination, highest in the province.
She is nine years old and is a pupil of
Mrs. Doris Benson of Winnipeg.
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TALENTED STUDENT
IN BRANDON
Vaughn Thorsteinson, a Grade 12
student at Brandon Collegiate, Bran-
don, Man., in October was named
Teen-Ager of the Week by ‘the Bran-
don Daily Sun. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Kris Thorsteinson. The news-
paper notes he was elected president
of the student council for the 1964-65
term and has been nominated to the
student council for three years. It also
explains he is a talented musician and
plays rhythm guitar in a Brandon
band, the Challengers. Drama, the
paper says, consumes a large part of
his time and during his three years at
the collegiate lie has had major roles in
student productions, this year that of
Ligniere in Cyrano de Bergerac. A
former member of the militia, he is
now in the sea cadets. He has main-
tained a high academic standard and
has passed with high marks all through
high school. Next year he plans to go
to college and major in history and
psychology.