York Region District School Board Honours Outstanding Students

May 16, 2022 – Sixteen outstanding students, representative of approximately 125,000 in the York Region District School Board, were honoured at the Board's annual Celebrating Student Success dinner and awards ceremony.

“This event recognizes the accomplishments of students as well as the role of teachers, principals and parents in supporting public education across York Region,” said Allan Tam, Chair of the Board. “These 16 recipients are representative of the thousands of students who achieve success every day in our Board.”

“These 16 students have dedicated themselves to helping others achieve success or have worked to overcome their own personal challenges to achieve success,” said Louise Sirisko, Director of Education. “They are the leaders of tomorrow who are making a difference in their communities and classrooms today.”

The 2022 Celebrating Student Success students are:

Student

School

Town/City

Alicia Nguyen

Sir William Mulock SS

Newmarket

Allyson Surgenor

Dr. G.W. Williams SS

Aurora

Amelia Young

Keswick PS

Keswick

Artin Khiabani

Dr. G.W. Williams SS

Aurora

Carter Gropp

Lakeside PS

Keswick

Cole Cameron

Markham DHS

Markham

Dominik Keramaris

Rick Hansen PS

Aurora

Ehsha Vig

Milliken Mills HS

Unionville

Emily Peelar

King City SS

King City

Justin Russell

Tommy Douglas SS

Woodbridge

Maheeshan Sivanesan

Stouffville DSS

Stouffville

Noa Horroch

L.H. Frechette PS

Thornhill

Priya Bordoloi

Maple HS

Maple

Ryan Han

Michael Cranny ES

Maple

Sophia Mendiola-Flores

Highgate PS

Markham

Sujan Patel

Legacy PS

Markham

 

2022 Celebrating Student Success students

 

Summaries of each students’ accomplishments are available on the Board website.

York Region District School Board is the third largest school district in Ontario with over 125,000 students in 180 elementary schools and 33 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 Boardwebsite and follow YRDSB onTwitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

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For more information contact:

Corporate Communications

Email: communications@yrdsb.ca

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