Holy Rosary High School’s Zander Ens is heading to university with less financial burden on the brain after being awarded a Reconciliation scholarship.
Ens won the scholarship, which includes four years of paid housing, from the University of Regina.
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“I want to say, thank you. Huge thank you to the University of Regina for awarding this to me. I’m incredibly grateful,” said the Grade 12 student, noting he’s proud of his Métis heritage.
“I’m so proud of my Métis heritage and all the people that came before me. They gave me the chance to get this award,” said Ens, who plans to study film production in the fall.
“I love film,” he said. “I’ve been doing a lot of film with Ms. (Skye) Ferguson here in Comm Media. I went to Skills Canada for it.”
Ens also said the housing support means a lot to his family.
“It’s just really, really helpful,” he said.
His teacher, Skye Ferguson, said the scholarship is well earned.
“Zander Ens is a very talented creative I’ve had the privilege of teaching since Grade 9,” she said. “He is one of the strongest script writers I’ve had the privilege of teaching.”
Ens hopes a degree will lead to more opportunities.
“I hope to actually use it and maybe even work on more important, bigger things,” he said.
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