Provincial Champs Again! Avonmore Nellie McClung Pom Team

The Avonmore Pom team concluded their season this semester. The team competed in and won 5 competitions this year. The season was capped with a trip to Lethbridge to compete in the Junior High Cheer and Pom Provincial Championships during which the team reclaimed their Provincial Champion Title for the 4th consecutive year!

Congratulations goes to Coach Rae-lee Prochnau and dancers Elyse Boisvert, Serena Deschner, Sadie Fullam, McKenna McCombe, Alexis Baker, Wyatt Basford, Emma Depeel, Yuria Konda, Emily Moore, Tatum Dauk and MsKenna McKeaveney on another successful and fun season!

Meet Deanna Dow - A Former Nellie!

One of our former Nellies, Deanne Dow, has a recent interview in Edmonton Woman Magazine about being the first person to receive a Certificate in International Business from the University of Alberta. Congratulations, Deanna!

Despite long, proud history of participation on the tarmac and in the sky, female pilots are still a rarity

Women aren’t just painted on the sides of planes anymore, they’re in the pilot’s seat. Daisy Mae adorns the side of a plane at the Alberta Aviation Museum. CLAIRE THEOBALD Edmonton Examiner

A recent article in the Edmonton Examiner describes the current state of female pilots in Canada, with Victoria Hendricks (a former Nellie!) weighing in.