Sports, support of family pushed grad through obstacles
- EFN Staff | July 22, 2018
Mervin Aubichon has big dreams of entering into a career of policing. The 18-year-old recent graduate from Twin Lakes Community School in Buffalo Narrows will be enrolled into the 7-month Aboriginal policing program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Saskatoon this fall. His long-term goal is to get into the RCMP Depot.
“[The career] matches the things that I like to do,” he said. “I like sports, running and basketball. I picked a career that matched and it stuck out the most to me.”
Aubichon had a hard time keeping his marks up in school.
“I struggled a bit with math because I just didn’t want to pay attention and also [dealing] with personal life,” he said. “Pretty much what any other high school student goes through, I went through too.”
Aubichon pushed through the obstacles and relied on support from his family and friends to motivate him to challenge himself to finish high school.
“Basketball was also a huge part of my life. When I finished that up, it was emotional,” he said. “That’s what kept me straight to push through it all.”
He hopes other youth who are facing challenges in their life to not allow it to interfere with school and to keep yourself busy.
“Just pay attention, study hard to get the highest grade possible,” said Aubichon. “No matter what you think you can’t do, you can do it! Coming from me, I struggled a lot and I’ve been through so many things throughout my teen years. It’s not impossible to do what you want to do. Whatever strives you to do good, do it.”