06/12/2026
🥛 School Sport Alberta's Female Athlete of the Month!
Congratulations to Katie Bajema from Sturgeon Composite for being named June Athlete of the Month sponsored by !! Let's take a moment to celebrate her phenomenal Track and Field season!
Katie is a member of Sturgeon's Track and Field team, as well as the Unified team and a young star on the Team Alberta and Team Canada Wheelchair Basketball Team. She has competed as a partner and friend with our Unified program for the past three years. She also teaches wheelchair basketball in school for Sturgeon's PE classes (1 week per semester). She has won track MVPs in the school, will win the Unified Partner of the year award this year, and is up for a Spirit award in School. She is an accomplished basketball player, having made Team Canada as a U18 and a U25. Shes a member of team Alberta and a dedicated member of our para athletics program, having broken provincial records and won numerous medals throughout her high school career.
Katie was born with cerebral palsy spastic hemiplegia, which affects her right arm, but she has never used that as an excuse not to try her best or to motivate those around her.
As Athlete of the Month, Katie receives a certificate, a $50 gift card, and an Alberta Milk toque!
Congratulations Katie, keep continuing to !