On Monday, April 25, 2016, the Halton Catholic District School Board held its 28th Annual Student Awards of Excellence Ceremony.
"To each student recipient here tonight – thank you for your compassion, and for your generosity of spirit. You truly are a blessing to us all and your actions contribute to the distinctiveness of our Catholic schools." - Paula Dawson, Director of Education
The annual celebration, held this year at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School in Oakville, recognizes recipients of the Student Awards of Excellence and the Spirit of Inclusion Awards.
Halton Catholic District School Boards: Oakville Schools
Holy Trinity Secondary Family of Schools
- Holy Trinity Secondary School~ Rebecca Vukojevic
- Holy Family School~ Leah Chin
- Our Lady of Peace School~ Alexandria Zilli
- St. Andrew School~ Kyle Somers
- St. John School~ Diego Arabit
- St. Marguerite d’Youville School~ Adam Cherepacha
- St. Michael School~ Isabela Juricic
St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary Family of Schools
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School~ Kaitlin D’Agostino
- Mother Teresa School~ Ada Di Censo
- St. Bernadette School~ Caroline Da Silveira
- St. Joan of Arc School~ Josefina Espinosa
- St. John Paul II School~ Mia Tustanic
- St. Mary School~ Emily Elsie
- St. Matthew School~ Celeste O’Brien
St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary Family of Schools
- St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School~ Manuela Zapata
- St. Dominic School~ Sarah Mills
- St. James School~ Sierra Vaillancourt
- St. Joseph School~ Rebecca McCabe
- St. Luke School~ Zane Almeida
- St. Vincent School~ Matthew Molinaro
Thomas Merton Centre for Continuing Education
- Thomas Merton Centre~ Sydney McFarlane
His Excellency Douglas Crosby, Bishop of Hamilton presided at the Celebration of the Eucharist for students and their families, and for Trustees and Halton Catholic staff.
The Student Award of Excellence is presented annually to a student from each elementary and secondary school who has demonstrated outstanding qualities in Catholic leadership, family commitment, involvement in school affairs and community activities.
The Spirit of Inclusion Award was created by the Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC), and is presented each year to one elementary student and one secondary student who has demonstrated a positive attitude, and has made others feel valued and respected as unique individuals in their school community.
