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Stirling student-athlete receives SSA Legacy/RAP Scholarship
Westwind School Division A student from Stirling School is being recognized for excellence both on the court and in career education. Blake Rasmussen, a Grade 12 student-athlete from Stirling School in Westwind School Division, has been named the 2026 South Zone recipient of the School Sport Alberta (SSA) Legacy/RAP Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes student-athletes who successfully balanced participation in high school athletics while also completing Alberta’s Registered Apprenticeship… Read More »
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Stirling student-athlete receives SSA Legacy/RAP Scholarship
Westwind School Division A student from Stirling School is being recognized for excellence both on the court and in career education. Blake Rasmussen, a Grade 12 student-athlete… Read More »
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