The Weyburn Comprehensive will be hosting a famous guest on March 23. Jay Semko, singer/songwriter, and bassist from the Canadian band, The Northern Pikes. In conjunction with the Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan, Semko will be spreading a message of hope to teens struggling with mental health and addiction. 

Grades 7 to 12 will be attending the online presentation, where Semko will be sharing his personal battles with mental health and addiction. Semko says he remembers feeling isolated as a kid and eventually, he turned to drugs and alcohol, he says he doesn’t want anyone to suffer alone like he did when he was in high school. 

We spoke with Vice-principal, Dion Hrynewich, who is also a musician, turns out Hrynewich and Semko have some close connections. 

“We were chit-chatting and it turns out that one of my relatives was one of his production engineers on some of his recordings, it’s kind of cute how small Saskatchewan is,” said Hrynewich.