News Release
5/22/2017
Aurora, ON – Five York Region District School Board students received national recognition for their science projects last week at the Canada-Wide Science Fair.
Seven students from the Board were selected from the York Regional Science and Technology Fair to attend the Canada-Wide Science Fair held in Regina, Saskatchewan. Their projects covered topics related to healthcare, biology, environmental sciences and more.
“We are very proud of all of our participating students, who represented the Board so well,” said Loralea Carruthers, Chair of the Board. “This was an exciting opportunity for students to showcase their learning and to meet with other young scientists from across Canada.”
“Through participation in events like this, our students have an opportunity to develop and apply their scientific knowledge and their innovation and problem solving skills. These are skills that will help them to be successful in the future and it’s wonderful to see all these students do so well at the national level,” said Kathi Wallace, Interim Director of Education.
Congratulations to:
- Marcus Chan, Silver Stream P.S.
- Brandon He, Silver Stream P.S.
- Harry Parmar, Bakersfield P.S., Junior Bronze Medal and Youth Can Innovate Award
- Hareshan Suntharalingam, Markham District H.S., Intermediate Silver Medal
- Katelyn Wang, Richmond Hill H.S., Intermediate Gold Medal
- Austin Wu and Kamron Zaidi, Richmond Hill H.S., Intermediate Silver Medal, Nutrients for Life Foundation Award and Resources Challenge Award
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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