2021 Student Excellence Awards

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Congratulations to all of the 2021 HDSB Student Excellence Award Winners! 

The virtual Celebration of Student Excellence event was held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 6​ to recognize this year’s Student Excellence recipients. The event  video honours 104 outstanding students who are recipients of this year’s Student Excellence Award. The recording of this event will remain online for families to view.
 
Each year, elementary and secondary schools in the HDSB nominate one student per school for this recognition. Students can only receive this honour once in their school career. The event has been a Board tradition since 1984. 

The nominations for these outstanding students cite qualities such as “striving for excellence”, “positive attitude”, “honesty”, “integrity”, “being empathetic to others”, “involvement in community”, and “inclusivity”.​

 

 

Read below to learn about the 2021 Student Excellence Award recipients

Burlington

Elementary Students

Braden Watkins Aldershot Elementary School Grade 8​
Olivia Pellegrini Alexander's Public School Grade 8
Muneet Bhardwaj Alton Village Public School Grade 8
Alyssa Bown Brant Hills Public School Grade 8
Prisha Vashisth Bruce T. Lindley Public School Grade 6
Lauren Sutherland Burlington Central Elementary School Grade 8
Cameron Larocque C.H. Norton Public School Grade 8
Oluwadayobomi Samuel Jegede Central Public School Grade 6
Naomi Carmichael Charles R. Beaudoin Public School Grade 8
Matthew Aljas Clarksdale Public School Grade 6
Teanna Ubbink Dr. Charles Best Public School Grade 5
Megan Donnelly Florence Meares Public School Grade 8
Maria Bilkic Frontenac Public School Grade 8
Roan Wallwork-Ardal Glenview Public School Grade 6
Jumaana Nainar John T. Tuck Public School Grade 8
Ailsa Sommerville John William Boich Public School Grade 8
Taylor Chan Kilbride Public School Grade 8
Tristan Cottrell King's Road Public School Grade 6
Christopher Chambers Lakeshore Public School Grade 6
Naomi Boudreau Maplehurst Public School Grade 6​
Genesia Campbell Mohawk Gardens Public School Grade 6
Jasmine Johnson Orchard Park Public School Grade 8​
Riley Balsdon Paul A. Fisher Public School Grade 6
Derek Spiske Pauline Johnson Public School Grade 6
Janelle Ross Pineland Public School Grade 8
Abbey Sutton Rolling Meadows Public School Grade 8
Zainab Majid Ryerson Public School Grade 6
Reem Nasser Sir Ernest MacMillan Public School Grade 8
Sandy MacGregor Tecumseh Public School Grade 8
Mutsa Gamba Tom Thomson Public School Grade 6

Secondary Students

Julie Dieroff Aldershot High School Grade 12
Nooran Kandil Burlington Central High School Grade 12
Olivia Muhn Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School Grade 12

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