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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 28 ,2 01 8 | 34343 EDUCATION The students, recipi- ents of the Halton Catho- lic school board's Stu- dent Award of Excel- lence, demonstrated out- standing qualities in the following areas: Catholicfollowing areas: Catholicf leadership, faith and school philosophy, fami- ly commitment, school community relations, in- volvement in school af- fairs, community activi-fairs, community activi-f ties and commitment to a difficult situation or task. The elementary Stu- dent Award of Excellence recipients are: Stefania Curitti • Holy Family Stefania is the perfect candidate for this award as she demonstrates all of the criteria through her academic excellence and continued involve- ment in our school com- munity. Andrew Palucci • Our Lady of Peace Andrew demonstrates leadership through his involvement in the school's Peace Team and in extracurricular activi- ties such as the school band and Christmas mu- sical. He consistently treats everyone in our school community with dignity, kindness and re- spect, and is a role model for all of our students.for all of our students.f Lara Dawood • St. Andrew Lara is a responsible citizen within our school community who demon- strates Catholic leader- ship qualities by partici- pating in Student Ambas- sadors and mentoring younger students in Li- cense to Learn. She is a discerning believer who volunteers in her church community and demon- strates commitment to family.family.f Julia Halwa • St. Bernadette Julia demonstrates outstanding qualities both in the classroom and in the school commu- nity. She is caring, dedi- cated, compassionate, re- sponsible and a role mod- el to all ages. Adriana Baric • St. Dominic Adriana exemplifies Catholic leadership, fam- ily commitment and a strong involvement in school affairs. She is ded- icated to her academic studies, achievement and to her school family. Brianna Campbell • St. Gregory the Great Brianna models ser- vant leadership in her words and actions. Through kindness and compassion, she inspires others to work together in order to achieve com- mon goals. Alicia Dos Santos • St. James Alicia displays Catho- lic leadership skills through her consistent participation and vari- ous roles in school mass- es and liturgies, and by exemplifying the Gospel values through her en- thusiasm and thought- fulness towards schoolfulness towards schoolf charity initiatives. Alicia is a dedicated member of the school community who has a positive rap- port with teachers and students, and demon- strates commitment to her academics and school affairs through the Model United Na- tions, volleyball team and office duties. John Hoang • St. Joan of Arc John is an exceptional Catholic leader who dem- onstrates his values based on the Gospel through his actions and words each and every day. He independently seeks opportunities to make our school, parish and community better places by offering up his time and talents to assist others in a variety of situ- ations. Reese Bolland • St. John Reese is an example of our faith on a daily basis to her peers, to younger students as a mentor and with her family and com- munity. Reese models dignity, kindness and re- spect to all she encoun- ters. Noah Nishizaki • St. John Paul II Noah has demonstrat- ed an outstanding level of leadership in various ways: notably through his involvement in our school's WE team, devel- oping and carrying out social justice initiatives both at the local and glob- al level, being an alter server for mass, he is in- volved in the school play, and he has been on sever- al sports teams this year. In addition, he has volun- teered on numerous oc- casions throughout the year including at the Christmas market, he helped with scorekeep- ing volleyball, as well as being a student ambassa- dor during parent/teach- er interviews; all while maintaining a good level of academic proficiency in all his subjects and en- joying a positive rapport with teachers and stu- dents alike. Brianna Campbell Henry Mann Nathan Hayhurst Noah Nishizaki John Hoang Julia Halwa Kierstyn O'Sullivan Claire Gamble Lara Dawood Andrew Palucci Stefania Curitti Reese Bolland Claire Maloney Inis Muhametaj Bianca Bansa Katelyn Aldridge Alicia Dos Santos Catholic board honours students with award of excellence Julia Meze Michael Ivancic Deanna Ciaccia Adriana Baric l See STUDENTS, page 35 lMORE ONLINE Check out our range of social media channels serving up content from insidehalton.com