2023 Student Excellence Awards
The virtual HDSB Celebration of Student Excellence event occurred on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 7 p.m. to recognize this year's Student Excellence recipients.
The event honored 108 outstanding students who were recipients of this year's Student Excellence Award. Each year, elementary and secondary schools in the HDSB nominated one student per school for this recognition. Students could only receive this honor once in their school career. The event had been a Board tradition since 1984.
The nominations for these outstanding students cited qualities such as striving for excellence, a positive attitude, honesty, integrity, being empathetic to others, involvement in the community, and inclusivity.
Read below to learn about the 2023 Student Excellence Award Recipients
Burlington
Elementary Students
Andrew Wraight Aldershot Elementary School Grade 8
Katelyn O'Donovan-Bentham
Thisari Dilenya Dampe Alton Village Public School Grade 8
Andrew Judd Brant Hills Public School Grade 8
Saanvi Singh Bruce T. Lindley Public School Grade 6
Aiden Osorio Burlington Central Elementary School Grade 8
Liya Zhou C.H. Norton Public School Grade 8
Gandom Abbasnejad Matikolaei Central Public School Grade 6
Ishita Malhotra Charles R. Beaudoin Public School Grade 8
Sidhakdeep Kaur Clarksdale Public School Grade 6
Presley Kritzer Dr. Charles Best Public School Grade 5
Sophia Borjas Florence Meares Public School Grade 8
Maha Ali Frontenac Public School Grade 8
Sara Forbes Glenview Public School Grade 6
Taylor Adams John T. Tuck Public School Grade 8
Rachael Keenan John William Boich Public School Grade 8
Katelyn Barnard Kilbride Public School Grade 8
Shaneika Robinson King's Road Public School Grade 6
Olivia Pepler Lakeshore Public School Grade 6
Tuong Vi Dao Makwendam Public School Grade 6
Shevaan Samarasinghe Maplehurst Public School Grade 6
Elora York Mohawk Gardens Public School Grade 6
Kayleigh Davidson Orchard Park Public School Grade 8
Georgia Howard Paul A. Fisher Public School Grade 6
Florence Powell Pauline Johnson Public School Grade 6
Raia Vallabhaneni Pineland Public School Grade 8
Nathan Campbell Rolling Meadows Public School Grade 8
Jacob Emerson Sir Ernest MacMillan Public School Grade 8
Phoebe-Kate Balasadas Tecumseh Public School Grade 8
Abbey Vasil Tom Thomson Public School Grade 6
Secondary Students
Mackenzie Richardson Aldershot High School Grade 12
Majd Aburas Burlington Central High School Grade 12
Piper McNicol Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School Grade 12
Ramla Khan M.M. Robinson High School Grade 12
Antonella Pecora Ruiz Nelson High School Grade 12
Halton Hills
Elementary Students
Allison Batchelor Acton Elementary School Grade 8
Prassan Aggarwal Centennial Public School Grade 8
Emersyn Presswood Ethel Gardiner Public School Grade 8
Mercy Seward George Kennedy Public School Grade 5
Peter Ioannidis Glen Williams Public School Grade 5
Ben Cooper Harrison Public School Grade 5
Evan Perry Joseph Gibbons Public School Grade 5
Nora Madill Limehouse Public School Grade 5
Greyson Broderick McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School Grade 6
Myelle Pierre Park Public School Grade 5
Julia Ruch Pineview Public School Grade 5
Sofia Ward Robert Little Public School Grade 6
Tylar Fairhead Silver Creek Public School Grade 8
Olivia Lipovsek Stewarttown Middle School Grade 8
Secondary Students
Madelyn Vandermeer Acton District High School Grade 12
Sydney Hood Georgetown District High School Grade 12
Oakville
Elementary Students
Duke Liu Abbey Lane Public School Grade 8
Zayd Limbada Brookdale Public School Grade 8
Avika Gupta Captain R. Wilson Public School Grade 8
Muhammad Malik Dr. David R. Williams Public School Grade 8
Saujas Lad E.J. James Public School Grade 8
Anita Croitor Eastview Public School Grade 8
Maja Selkirk Emily Carr Public School Grade 8 Maja’s hard work and dedication to making Emily Carr a better place is evident throughout the walls of the school each and every day. Maja is multifaceted and encompasses qualities of an excellent leader, a strong critical thinker, a diligent worker and a compassionate soul.
Avia Dunschede Falgarwood Public School Grade 8
Jack Patrick Forest Trail Public School Grade 8
Anushay Merchant Gladys Speers Public School Grade 6
Lane Smith Heritage Glen Public School Grade 8
Bryony Fowler James W. Hill Public School Grade 8
Keya Dedasaniya Joshua Creek Public School Grade 8
Sean Connor Maple Grove Public School Grade 8
Hussain Baqri Montclair Public School Grade 8
Tanya Guan Munn's Public School Grade 8
Ben Mundy New Central Public School Grade 6
Sanga Ahmadzi Oakwood Public School Grade 5
Katyayni Kelkar Oodenawi Public School Grade 8
Anvay Mathur Palermo Public School Grade 8
Mythili Panicker Pilgrim Wood Public School Grade 8
Spencer Miller Pine Grove Public School Grade 8
Savvy Smith Post's Corners Public School Grade 8
Sanya Poonia River Oaks Public School Grade 8
Liam Finch Sheridan Public School Grade 5
Shane Bowes Sunningdale Public School Grade 8
Samaa Elsherbeni W.H. Morden Public School Grade 8
Hasan Al-Khalili West Oak Public School Grade 8
Secondary Students
Caroline Huang Abbey Park High School Grade 12
Kenzie North Garth Webb Secondary School Grade 12
Rham Anpalagan Iroquois Ridge High School Grade 12
Allen Yan Oakville Trafalgar High School Grade 12
Serena Chaudhary Thomas A. Blakelock High School Grade 12
Shrihan Ala White Oaks Secondary School Grade 12
Milton & Virtual School - Secondary
Elementary Students
Aashni Kalagarla Anne J. MacArthur Public School Grade 8
Trisha Puri Boyne Public School Grade 8
Kate Marsh Brookville Public School Grade 8
Nikeshaa Puvanathasan Bruce Trail Public School Grade 8
Mackenzie Glassford Chris Hadfield Public School Grade 8
Isabella Antonio E.W. Foster Public School Grade 5
Ziyan Malik Escarpment View Public School Grade 8
Natalie Hoermann Hawthorne Village Public School Grade 8
Kate Atkinson Irma Coulson Public School Grade 8
Zaid Shikh Alsrojeh J.M. Denyes Public School Grade 5
Suraya Tonkin Martin Street Public School Grade 8
Ayeshah Khan P.L. Robertson Public School Grade 8
Parnika Chinnari Rattlesnake Point Public School Grade 7
Benjamin Logan Robert Baldwin Public School Grade 5
Nithan Prakash Sam Sherratt Public School Grade 8
Arshia Verma Tiger Jeet Singh Public School Grade 8
Simika Natheeswaran Viola Desmond Public School Grade 8
Kaylee McAlister W.I. Dick Middle School Grade 8
Secondary Students
Hala Bishtawi Craig Kielburger Secondary School Grade 12
Manahil Asad Elsie MacGill Secondary School Grade 10
Julia Dunham Milton District High School Grade 12
Cici Zhu Virtual School - Secondary Grade 11
