(left to right) Abigail Harris - F.J. McElligott Secondary School, Adelle Moon - École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère, Anne Parkin - West Ferris Secondary School, Blake Daigle - Laurentian Learning Center, Corbin Reed - École secondaire publique Odyssée, Emmie Johnston - Almaguin Highlands Secondary School, Eve Beaudry - École secondaire catholique Algonquin, Jacie Martel - Nbissing Secondary School, Jacob Bigras - École secondaire Nipissing Ouest, Kloey Ayotte - École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité, Mataya Cronier - Northern Secondary School, and Maverick Paul - Chippewa Secondary School. Missing Noah Green - St. Joseph-Scollard Hall.
The Rotary Club of North Bay honoured 13 senior students from each secondary school in North Bay, Sturgeon Falls, Mattawa and South River, for their involvement in volunteerism in the community at the club’s noon meeting today - with Rotary's Annual Great Student Awards.
This year’s recipients are Abigail Harris - F.J. McElligott Secondary School, Adelle Moon - École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère, Anne Parkin - West Ferris Secondary School, Blake Daigle - Laurentian Learning Center, Corbin Reed - École secondaire publique Odyssée, Emmie Johnston - Almaguin Highlands Secondary School, Eve Beaudry - École secondaire catholique Algonquin, Jacie Martel - Nbisiing Secondary School, Jacob Bigras - École secondaire Nipissing Ouest, Kloey Ayotte - École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité, Mataya Cronier - Northern Secondary School, Maverick Paul - Chippewa Secondary School, and Noah Green - St. Joseph-Scollard Hall.
Rotary International’s (RI) motto is “Service Above Self”. The Club instills this philosophy of unselfish volunteer service in both its members and the community at large through the implementation and promotion of various projects.
Through their student awards program, the Club continues to promote the values inherent in the RI motto to local youth to ensure they are aware of the benefits of volunteerism.
Students who best exemplify “Service Above Self”, are selected based on the warmth and caring exhibited towards their peers or other members of our society, such as seniors, disabled or disadvantaged. Selected students are not necessarily highly academic, active in sports or popular with their peer group.
Each student received a certificate, name plate for their school’s Rotary Plaque and a cheque for $100.