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w w w .insidehalton.com | O A K V ILLE B EA V ER | Thursday, Ju ly 6 , 2 0 1 7 |4 2 Ten receive Duke of Edinburgh's International Silver Award Ten Oakville students received The Duke of Edinburgh' s International Silver Award of Achievement The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, presented The Duke of Edinburgh' s International Silver Award of Achievement to fO Oakville students, at a ceremony held in Toronto on Saturday, May 6. The Duke of Edinburgh' s International Award is the worlds leading youth development Award. The organization believes that not all learning happens in the classroom and its program is available to all young people ages J4-24. To date over 750,000 young people from Canada and fO million youth in f42 countries have been motivated to undertake a variety of voluntary and challenging activities. The Duke of Edinburgh' s Award was founded by His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in f956 in the United Kingdom and was started in Canada in f963. The Award now operates in f40 countries, as The Duke of Edinburgh' s International Award. The Silver Award recipients are: ZeyingXing ZeyingXing Ziyi (Annie) Ren Nicholas Mertin -'tx. Roland Moeschter Christiane Gafrey Will Gregg achieve the gold Award, and I am considering to complete an adventurous journey outside Canada," says Ren. Lauren Birchenough Adventurous Journey: Winter camping in Temagami Community Service: Tutoring ESL students Physical Recreation: Tennis and physical fitness Skill: Violin Xing is in Grade i f and enjoyed doing the award. She improved her personal skills (tennis and violin) and enjoyed the chance to contribute to her community by teaching students to improve their English. Ziyi (Annie) Ren Adventurous Journey: Camping in the Kippawa Community Service: Assistant skating coach Physical Recreation: Figure skating Skill: Playing violin "The Duke of Edinburgh' s Award is special for me because it motivates me to get involved in my community and it unifies my accomplishments. I think it is an amazing way to develop skills and learn more about yourself as a person," says Birchenough. Sophia D'Aurora of Edinburgh' s Award has been an honor to step outside my comfort zone and try something new It has forced me to go outside and be physically active and get involved in m y community," says D' Aurora. Nicholas Mertin Adventurous Journey: Canoe trip in Algonquin Park Community Service: Tutoring Physical Recreation: Sailing, swimming Skill: VEX Robotics Nicholas is in Grade i f and is interested in robotics, computer science, and math. He likes playing tenor saxophone and badminton. He hopes to complete his Gold Award in the future. Roland Moeschter Winter camping in Temagami Community Service: Volunteering at my local library Physical Recreation: Varsity basketball Skill: Piano lessons and musical theory "The Duke of Edinburgh' s Award has encouraged me to try new things and venture outside of my comfort zone, which is why I am choosing to pursue my Gold Award as well," says Gafrey Ankit Shah Volunteering as a softball and touch football coach Physical Recreation: Swimming Skill: Guitar "Being a part of Duke has been very important to me. It has made me a more well rounded human, and has motivated me to get out into my community and make a difference, as well as explore the outdoors and stay fit," he said. Anthony Vukojevic Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell Adventurous Journey: Winter camping in Temagami Community Service: Coordinating festival celebrations and tutoring students Physical Recreation: Badminton and physical fitness Skill: Chapel and cantus choir "I am looking forward to Adventurous Journey: Hiking through the Bruce Trail Community Service: Scorekeeping sports games, sorting at Oakville' s food bank Physical Recreation: Basketball, soccer, swimming, volleyball Skill: Learning new guitar skills "Being part of The Duke Adventurous Journey: Camping in Temagami Community Service: Taught Cantonese reading, writing and speaking skills Physical Recreation: Table tennis Skill: Playing violin "Roland did excellent work assisting with the teaching of basic speaking, reading, and writing Cantonese skills to young students through the T. A. Blakelock International Language Program. His commitment to this venture over this extended amount of time is to be commended," says his community service assessor. Christiane Gafrey Adventurous Journey: Canoeing at Snake Island Community Service: Teaching assistant Physical Recreation: Tennis, soccer, skiing Skill: Percussion "The Duke of Edinburgh' s Silver award has open my eyes to a new world for personal growth and success through the many skills and experiences I have witnessed due to the completion of this honorable award," said Shah. Will Gregg Adventurous Journey: Adventurous Canoeing Community Journey: Service: Adventurous journey: Canoe trip in Algonquin Community service: Poppy drives, volunteering at Remembrance Day parades and D-day parades Physical recreation: running Personal fitness Skill: Trumpet "Being involved with cadets, it made it very easy to accomplish everything that the Duke of Ed was looking for in a citizen. I am currently almost completed my Gold Standard and am excited to have the opportunity to receive my award by a member of the Royal Family sometime in the near future," says Vukojevic.