By Tommy Osborne

Capstone Projects

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Dec 3, 2025 | 5:05 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – Prince George Secondary School (PGSS) saw its grade 12 students present their annual capstone projects, and among the many students hoping to share their passions and interests is Hannah Clark, a student who’s right arm was left mostly paralyzed following a quad accident.

“My capstone is about this arm attachment that I have because I was in a quad crash, it made me unable to have the balance to ride the bike. So I met with these guys in England, in Manchester, and they designed and 3D-printed this arm for me, and I’m the first woman in B.C. to actually do it,” Clark said.

This attachment allows Clarke to get back to mountain biking with her family.

She explained the device slides over her arm, and then by fastening it to her bike she is able to regain the stability needed to mountain bike, an opportunity she is grateful to have again.

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“It means that I can go adventuring and mountain biking again, like how I used to with my family, and it just means a lot with that. It was kind of taken from me for a whole bit, but it means a lot that I’m able to do it again with them because we like to do outdoor stuff all the time,” Clark explained.

As she was presenting to the many visitors in the PGSS gym, she says she hopes her story can inspire others to never give up, even when the situation seems dire.

“Anyone can go out and do it again because I did it with one hand,” she said.

Clark was one of many students presenting, all enjoying the opportunity to share their interests with an audience eager to learn.

“We have students who’ve already started their own businesses. One student who does makeup at weddings. We have students who are competing nationally in all sorts of sports: wrestling, or rugby, or hockey of course. And we have amazing artists, amazing writers. It’s all here,” said Amber Hannigan, PGSS’s Career Life Education and Career Life Connection Teacher.

Having the chance to share their projects was an opportunity enjoyed by students like Carter Hauk, who did his presentation on fly fishing. He hopes that anyone who saw his project would gain a greater love for the outdoors, as its his love of nature that keeps him so attached to fly fishing.

“The beauty in nature, to be able to know what we have up here in the north, to understand what there is to offer through nature and being outside,” Hauk said, explaining what he hopes people take away from his project.

“(I love) Getting outside, hanging out with the people I like most. Being able to appreciate and catch big fish,” he continued, explaining his love for the sport.

Others, like Breanne Warkentin, used the opportunity to reflect on their own journeys and share what they learned. In Warkentin’s case, she focused on her years playing badminton and how it shaped her both on and off the court.

“I’ve made many friendships with badminton, and it’s been a huge part of my life, so that’s why I did my Capstone on it,” she said.

“It’s definitely been a lot about practicing and training. I think I’ve learned a hard work ethic, with a team sport, even when our team lost I still was able to learn and to grow from that,” she continued.

The Capstone projects were a huge hit for the school, and even though it is a requirement to graduate, making it mandatory, many students jumped at the opportunity to put their own personal flair in the classroom.