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Sehdzea Clille is only in Grade 2, but the Chief Julian Yendo School student is already being recognized for her work ethic.

Sehdzea Clille, Grade 2 student at Chief Julian Yendo School in Wrigley, is showcasing her artistic talents this year. Teachers say Clille is also a great student who comes to school almost every day. - photo courtesy of Blair Sellars

Teacher Leona Sellars said Clille is a fantastic learner who is always willing to try her best.

"She's really a good student. She's awesome in the classroom and she's very creative," Sellers said. "She's very good at drawing and is very quick and eager to learn."

Clille said two of her favourite activities at school this year are drawing and painting.

She said her preferred colours are brown and white, which come in handy when painting the animal she likes best.

"I like rabbits," she said.

Sellars said Clille is also a great vocalist who enjoys learning new songs.

"She's a singer," Sellars said. "She can sing really well."

Clille got a chance to demonstrate her musical ability to her classmates and the community earlier this year, Sellars said.

"For the Christmas concert I had them singing The Twelve Days of Christmas. She picked up and sang that song from day one to the twelfth day of Christmas all by herself," Sellars said. "I was just blown away. It's a really difficult song."

Clille said she can now sing a variety of different songs, not just the ones she learned for the Christmas concert.

She said so far, The Bear Went Over the Mountain and This Old Man are two of her favourites.

Sellars said Clille comes to school almost every day.

"She's got really good attendance," she said.

On weekends and after school, Clille said she spends her time practising another talent - driving her orange mini-snowmobile around town.

The snowmobile was a gift from an uncle, Clille said.

She said she loves being able to bring her friends for rides and often drops them off at the end of the school day.

"I can take a friend to give them a ride home," she said.

She said while she knows it's still a long way away, she already knows what she wants for her 16th birthday.

"A bigger Ski-Doo,"

she said.

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