Student Science Award recipients from left, Natasha Jelly, Candace Mowbray, Umar Azmi, Madison McDonald, Kiandra Martin, Sheldon Jack and Jeff Hastings. Teacher representatives from back left: Mr. Franklin, Dr. Laing, Mr. Day, Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Fenton.

Hub Staff

With another school year coming to an end Saugeen District Secondary School staff awarded and recognized some of the top performing students at the annual Academic Award Ceremony June 9.

Award recipients are as follows.

Junior Visual Art Award:
Grade 9 - Angelina Barone, Meghan Dewar
Grade 10 - Jasmin Skinner and Rachel Shave

Grade 11 Visual Art Award: Marissa Kahgee and Alba Cabrera San Millan

Senior Visual Art Award: Cassi Cote-Barnwell

Academic Achievement Award: Elden LaBlance and Abygale Young

Senior Business Award: Thomas MacDonald

Community Peacemaker Award: Umar Azmi

CUPE Local 1176 Service Award: Hanna Lynch

OSSTF District 7 Grade 10 Award: Jack Pilon

Dual Credit Award: Paige Humphrey

Drama Awards for High Achievement:
Grade 10 - Josie Berry
Grade 11 - Ashley Stroud
Grade 12 - Mackenzie Shular

Musical Theatre: Jack Flarity and Audrey Turcotte

Tech/Behind the Scenes: Teagan Allen-Gruberbauer

The Eric Parker English Award: Hallie Acton and Umar Azmi

Outstanding Creative Writing Award: Thomas MacDonald

French Proficiency Award:
Junior Core French - Mara Lita
Senior Core French - Amanda Meuser
Junior Ext. French - Sarah Chaddock
Senior Ext. French - Rebecca Skomororwski

Regional DELF participants: Stephanie Gomes, Hanna Lynch, Amanda Meuser, Rebecca Skomorowski, Chloe Swarbrick

Schulich Leader Scholarship: Umar Azmi

University of Waterloo Math Contest:
Pascal (Grade 9) - Michael Marques - Medal Winner (School Champion)
Cayley (Grade 10) Rahul Pandya - Medal Winner
Fermat (Grade 11) Danyal Babar - Certificate of Distinction (top 5 in the zone)
Arif Azmi - Medal Winner and Certificate of Distinction
Euclid (Grade 12) Umar Azmi - Medal Winner
Certificates of Distinction (Top 25% or better in contest) - Arif Azmi, Danyal Babar

Science Awards:
Grade 9 - Natasha Jelly, Madison McDonald
Grade 10 - Sheldon Jack, Kiandra Martin
Biology - Jeff Hastings
Chemistry - Umar Azmi
Physics - Michael Jelly

Greenhouse: Claudia Robinson, Shaylene Bonnett and Candace Mowbray

Greenhouse Co-op: Ashley Caume

University of Waterloo Chem13 News Exam (Grade 12 Chemistry): Umar Azmi

University of Toronto National Biology Competition: Umar Azmi

Music Awards:
National Trust Music Award - Cydney Morris
Lido Garden Music Award - Riley Funston and Josh Lesperance
The Kent Milroy Family Music Award - Matthew Lemcke
Ernest & Bonnie Ackert Music Award - Leanne Schwass and Abygale Young
Emmet McGrath Memorial Music Award for Extra-Curricular Involvement - Liam Nicoll
Vocal Music Award - Hallie Acton and Jeff Hastings
Excellence in Music Recognition - Maddie Hobson, Jamie Kuhl, Sasha Morano, Rowan Weir

Transportation Technology Awards:
Grade 10 - Sam Baumberger and Eve Martin
Grade 11 - William Forsyth
Grade 12 - Robbie Baker

Bluewater Regional Skills:
Electrical Partipants - Colton Heip3l (First in Bluewater) Jordyn Lyoness, Rhys MacAulay, Zain Ismail and Ahmed Alibrahim
Culinary Participants - Jazmyn Munn (Second in Bluewater)
Programming/Coding Participant - Thomas MacDonald (Provincial Competition)
Cooperative Education Safety Award (SHSM) - Colton Heipel
Principal’s Leadership Awards - Jack Flarity, Terrence Gerrior-Johnson and Hanna Lynch

Commencement 2017 Valedictorian - Tommy Tilser

Grade 12 student Umar Azmi won the Community Peacemaker Award presented by Wendell Martin; and the Schulich Leadership Scholarship presented by Ms. Paylor.

Art Award winners from left, Cassi Cote-Barnwell, Alba Cabrera San Millan, Marissa Kahgee, Rachel Shave, Jasmin Skinner, Angelina Barone and Meghan Dewar with teachers Mrs. Sanagan.

Mrs. Flarity presented Abygale Young with the Academic Achievement Award (not pictured Elden LaBlance).

Thomas MacDonald was presented with the Senior Business Award by Mrs. Cameron.

The Drama Awards were presented by Leslie Turcotte (left). Winners from left, Ashley Stroud, Teagan Allen-Gruberbauer, Jack Flarity, Mackenzie Shular, Audrey Turcotte and Josie Berry.

The Eric Parker English Award was won by Hallie Acton and Umar Azmi.

The French awards went to Sarah Chaddock (left), Mara Lita, Hanna Lynch, Stephanie Gomes, Chloe Swarbrick and Amanda Meuser.

Transportation Technology Awards were presented by Mr. Madden (right) with student awards going to Sam Baumberger (left), Eve Martin, Robbie Baker and William Forsyth.