Catholic board honours leaders in its schools
Award recipients were nominated by principals, teachers and in some cases, fellow students
The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board honoured 38 students with a Catholic Student Leadership Awards during an Education Week ceremony at Holy Cross Secondary School in Peterborough on Wednesday night.
One student has been selected from each elementary and high school and winners were presented with a medallion.
Award recipients were nominated by principals, teachers and in some cases, fellow students.
Each winner demonstrated outstanding qualities in Catholic leadership, family commitment, involvement in school affairs, involvement in community activities and dedication to a difficult situation or task, according to the school board.
“These award winners are true role models who embody the goals of our Catholic Graduate Expectations,” board chair Kevin MacKenzie stated in a release.
“Catholic Education Week affords us a perfect time to pay tribute to the student leaders in our schools and reflect on the importance of faith in our lives, and the role it plays in Catholic education,” MacKenzie added.
Here is the full board-wide list of winners:
■ Shoal White, St. Paul School, Norwood
■ Gillian Coons, St. Joseph School, Douro
■ Jocelyn Jessup, St. Paul School, Lakefield
■ Joseph Hulsman, St. Martin School, Ennismore
■ Camden Walser, St. Patrick School, Peterborough
■ Diamond Fagundes, St. Teresa School, Peterborough
■ Preston Buckingham, St. Alphonsus School, Peterborough
■ Beatrice Jarbeau, St. Anne School, Peterborough
■ Matilda Alderson, Immaculate Conception School, Peterborough
■ Ella Sehn, St. Catherine School, Peterborough
■ Benjamin Kingston, St. John School, Peterborough
■ Madelyn Gaskell, Holy Cross Secondary School, Peterborough
■ Grace Murphy, St. Peter Secondary School, Peterborough
■ Griffyn Davis, St. Paul School, Peterborough
■ Colby Gervais, Monsignor O’Donoghue School, Peterborough
■ Matthew Hatim, St. Thomas Aquinas Virtual Elementary School
■ Aoife Walsh, St. Thomas Aquinas Virtual Secondary School
■ Cara Mahoney, St. Mary School, Campbellford
■ Anna Falls, St. Luke School, Downeyville
■ Edward Moynes, St. Mary School, Lindsay
■ Siobhan Marie, St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Lindsay
■ Frank Roddy, St. John Paul II School, Lindsay
■ Lauren Crowder, St. Dominic School, Lindsay
■ Paige Stacey, Holy Trinity Secondary School, Courtice
■ Rachel Heemskerk, St. Stephen Secondary School, Bowmanville
■ Isla Brydson, St. Michael School, Cobourg
■ Spencer Lamain, St. Francis of Assisi School, Newcastle
■ Geriane Yu, Holy Family School, Bowmanville
■ Melina Dahl, St. Joseph School, Bowmanville
■ Sophia Giancotti, Notre Dame School, Cobourg
■ Abigail Clark, St. Elizabeth School, Bowmanville
■ Monica Rocha Monsignor, Leo Cleary School, Courtice
■ Carter Rorabeck, St. Mother Teresa School, Courtice
■ Elyssa Logel, St. Mary School, Grafton
■ Laura Cooper, Good Shepherd School, Courtice
■ Gabriella de Haas, St. Mary Secondary School, Cobourg
■ Aubrey Boyer, St. Joseph School, Cobourg
■ Delaney Stewart, St. Anthony School, Port Hope