UNBC announces Valedictorians for Class of 2022

“I feel an innate and urgent need to be one of many educational leaders who act as catalysts for positive change in schools,” she says. “My goal is to make sure all of my students and their families feel welcome at school and that school is a safe place for students to learn and grow.”

This goal was at the core of her research for her Master of Education in Multidisciplinary Leadership degree. On May 27, Bouchard Hooker will receive her degree and give the valedictory address during the morning ceremony at UNBC’s 2022 Convocation.

“Being selected as a Valedictorian means I can give a voice to individuals who, like me, never imagined they could complete a rigorous post-secondary degree after starting a family and establishing a career path,” she says. “I am honoured to be acknowledged as an example of how success does not follow a straight line from high school to university — there is a lot in between, and it is the in between that matters.”

For Pridham, that meant starting with a diploma in Journalism from Langara College in 2007 and moving into careers in administration for BC Hydro and the City of Prince George.

by Caden Fanshaw

UNBC announces Valedictorians for Class of 2022

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