News Release
5/29/2017
Aurora, ON - Twenty-four outstanding students were honoured at the York Region District School Board's annual Celebrating Student Success dinner and awards ceremony. Students were honoured in the presence of their families, teachers, trustees and Board staff.
"Celebrating Student Success recognizes exceptional students, the work of our teachers and the role of parents and families in supporting students’ accomplishments,” said Chair of the Board, Loralea Carruthers. “These 24 recipients are representative of the 123,000 students who achieve success every day in our Board.”
“Celebrating Student Success honours the impressive achievements of students who are ambassadors, mentors, change makers and leaders. They are students who dedicate themselves to helping others, who overcome personal challenges to achieve success and who make a difference in their schools and communities,” said Interim Director of Education, Kathryn Wallace.
The 2017 Celebrating Student Success recipients included one student from Woodbridge:
Sadia Fazelyar
Woodbridge College
Sadia leads the school’s mental health student programs. After attending the Talk about Addiction and Mental Illness (T.A.M.I.) conference, she joined the school’s mental health team and successfully applied for and received the Student Innovation Grant for her mental health projects. Some of the events include the art therapy for students and staff, a Twitter campaign called #WCLetsTalk, guest speakers from CMHA and other activities. Sadia was the Student Council President last year and was instrumental in organizing many school-wide events such as the student BBQ, holiday assembly and Student Success/Honour Roll breakfast.
A video and summaries of each student are available on the Board website.
Photographs and interviews with students may be arranged.
York Region District School Board is the third largest school district in Ontario with over 123,000 students in 176 elementary schools and 32 secondary schools. York Region students consistently perform above average in provincial testing and the Board is one of the top achievers in Ontario. For more information about the York Region District School Board, please visit the Board website and follow @YRDSB on Twitter.
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