News Release
5/7/2015
Aurora, ON - Twenty-four outstanding students, representative of approximately 122,000 in the York Region District School Board, were honoured at the Board's annual Celebrating Student Success dinner and awards ceremony. Students were honoured in the presence of their families, school staff, trustees and Board staff.
"The awards ceremony is a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase how passionate, dedicated and innovative students are in the York Region District School Board." said J. Philip Parappally, Director of Education. "Celebrating Student Success recognizes exceptional students, the work of our teachers and support staff, and the role of parents and families in achieving student success."
The 2015 Celebrating Student Success students are:
| Name
| School | Town/City |
Agetha Mahendran | Pine Grove P.S. | Woodbridge |
Allen Lu | H.G. Bernard P.S. | Richmond Hill |
Andrew Wigelius | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket |
Anthony Lam | Bill Crothers S.S. | Unionville |
Arathie Premanathan | Bakersfield P.S. | Thornhill |
Ashley Deline | Newmarket H.S. | Newmarket |
Carly Robinson | Dr. G.W. Williams S.S. | Aurora |
Cindy Kao | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill |
Emma Barber | Highview P.S. | Aurora |
Grace McCaffrey | Denne P.S. | Newmarket |
Hunter Chantiam | King City S.S. | King City |
Jacquie Plant | Silver Pines P.S. | Richmond Hill |
Janet Tan | Milliken Mills H.S. | Unionville |
Jessica Rosenbloom | Louis-Honore Frechette P.S. | Thornhill |
Joshua Akhigbe | Dr. Roberta Bondar P.S. | Maple |
Maryam Zafar | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville |
Mikaila Cober | Clearmeadow P.S. | Newmarket |
Raiq Fahim | Markham Gateway P.S. | Markham |
Sahithyaa Juventheeswaran | John McCrae P.S. | Markham |
Sarah Charnock | Newmarket H.S. | Newmarket |
Sharan Dhillon | King City S.S. | King City |
Sidra Syeda | Markham D.H.S. | Markham |
Tanay Parikh | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill |
Tomer Zaidman | Henderson Avenue P.S. | Thornhill |
A video and summaries of each student are available on the Board website. Photographs and interviews with students may be arranged.
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