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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, Ju ne 21 ,2 01 8 | 44444 General $8.50 | Children & Seniors $6.50 | All seats Tues $5.00 171 Speers Road, Oakville (at Kerr St.) 905-338-6397 (MEWS) www.film.ca Film.CA CinemAS ShowTimeS For June 22-28 2018 newThiSweek: JurASSiCworld FAllen kinGdom Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (14a) Fri: 11:00 AM, 12:50, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:00, 7:10, 9:50, 10:00 SAt & Sun: 12:50, 3:30, 7:10, 9:50 Mon: 12:50, 3:30, 6:00, 9:50 tue - thu: 12:50, 3:30, 6:00, 7:10, 9:50 The incredibles 2 (Pg) Fri: 10:40 AM, 1:15, 2:40, 3:15, 4:00, 6:45, 7:20, 8:45, 9:30 SAt & Sun: 1:15, 2:40, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 Mon - thu: 1:15, 2:40, 3:15, 4:00, 6:45, 8:45, 9:30 Tag (14a) Fri - thu: 12:30, 5:15, 7:30, 9:40 booK club (Pg) Fri: 1:00 PM Mon - thu: 1:00 PM ON NOW AT THE BRICK! SAVING YOU MORE For more details go instore or online @thebrick.com. Two Oakville students who've helped make the community bet- ter for everyone have been re- warded for their efforts. Graduating students Amanda Adam of St. Mildred's-Light- bourn School and Jack Mogus of Garth Webb Secondary School were awarded the scholarships at a networking event in Ottawa re- cently. Each year, across the country TD recognizes 20 graduating stu- dents who are making a differ- ence in their communities. Each student will receive up to $70,000 for tuition and living expenses for post-secondary education. They're also given the opportuni- ty to make lifelong connections through summer employment with TD, as well as mentorship and networking opportunities. It's that chance that was most exciting to Adam, who said she had the chance to chat with a graduate of the program she is taking in September. "This allowed me to go to my dream program - engineering and honours business adminis- tration at Western University," she said. "Working at TD for the next four years and getting to meet so many people in the busi- ness world, is incredible." That could very well be an ap- propriate word to describe Ad- am's own achievements, which netted her this scholarship. She spent her years in high school changing stereotypes. She founded her school's first mental health club, founding a Jack.org chapter to reduce stigma around mental illness. "I became aware of young peo- ple committing suicide and I read an article about a girl around my age," she said. "I didn't know anything about mental health or mental ill- nesses. "I learned that suicide is the number 1 cause of death of young peo- ple," she said. "Now we're more open at my school to talk about things and we have wellness pro- grams." She also initiated Eat Your Words, where they offered free plain white sugar cookies, and students could use icing to write a negative word on their cookie and then eat it. Some of the words they "ate" were crazy, OCD and other "name-calling" words. As a member of an all-girls ro- botics team, Adam challenged at- titudes in the male-dominated STEMR sector, encouraging girls to pursue interests in science, technology, engineering, math and robotics. By leading her school STEMR council as the STEMR prefect, she mentored girls and advocated to reduce the gender gap in the science com- munity. In fact, the two scholarship award winners know each other after being part of a summer en- richment program at different universities, through a STEM program. They both met at Uni- versity of British Columbia. Mogus, has an equally impres- sive resumé, and has chosen to at- tend University of Guelph in the nano science pro- gram - a new pro- gram with an up- dated curriculum that takes a look at everyday prob- lems on a nano- level. "It's applica- tions, dealing with small things that can have huge im- pact on your life," he said. He said he was "mind-blown" by winning the scholarship. "It's a good program and does good, not just the financials, but it opens a number of doors," he said. "TD builds a very strong foundation; it's something I'm very excited for and I'm grateful for that money." He loved sports, playing triple A hockey for several years. After he stopped playing, he realized how many Indigenous children were not able to play because they couldn't access sports equip- ment. "I realized there were kids out there who don't have access to simple life pleasures. He set out to change that, and he was successful. He collected used sports gear including hock- ey skates, shoulder pads and hel- mets at his elementary school. Then he founded Change By Youth, and took the collection drive into the community where he was able to collect 2,500 skates and equipment for youth. He also led 22 Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanups to educate the public about protecting wa- terways. Mogus was active in his school science fair club, trained in taekwondo and helped lead the Oakville Leo Club. TD Scholarships are awarded to students who have demon- strated leadership in improving their community. It provides up to $10,000 for tu- ition per year (for up to a maxi- mum of four years) and $7,500 a year for living expenses (for up to a maximum of four years). In to- tal 80 finalists from five regions are chosen and then interviewed and 20 are selected. ARTS Oakville students enrich community, win TD scholarships Oakville resident Amanda Adam was awarded a TD Scholarship for Community Leadership in Ottawa recently. TD/photo TD provides up to $70,000, plus living expenses for post-secondary JULIE SLACK jslack@metroland.com Working at TD for the next four years and getting to meet so many people in the business world, is incredible. - Amanda Adam