TOP ARTISTS
Congratulations to School District 43 students whose artwork will adorn Telus electrical boxes in Port Coquitlam. The six designs were selected from numerous submissions during a competition in May with the following students named as winners: Elaine Xiao of Kwayhquitlum middle, Kaylin Verbeek and Taylor Chow from Minnekhada middle, Izabela Fabbro and Bonita Shao from Citadel middle, and Jacob Gillis and Tsai-Ni Lin of Terry Fox secondary.
FUN WITH PIES
Imagine throwing a pie at a teacher or a principal. That was what Maple Creek middle school students got to do in a fundraiser for ALS charities. The pie-throwing event raised $350.
SAVING THE BEES
Dr. Charles Best students in Ken Ipe's Social Justice 12 class are helping spread the word about B.C.'s declining bee population and helping to educate children about plants that support pollinators. The students visited several elementary schools as part of their final project. They will also be planting seedlings with children to increase the chances of bee survival.
TOP SFU STUDENTS
Recent SFU graduation ceremonies saw Coquitlam students win top awards.
Charlotte Trainor, who is pursuing a math degree, received a 4.3 GPA out of a possible 4.33, earning her a Governor General's Silver Medal.
Raymond Zeng, who graduated from the Beedie School of Business, also won a Governor General's Silver medal with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.29.
Meanwhile, Andy Zeng, a local lifeguard and Red Cross volunteer, won the Gordon Shrum Medal for receiving 31 A-plus marks in his biochemistry studies while also being involved in volunteering.
Also receiving recognition this year is Gordon Ho, an engineering student whose VEX Robotics team topped the Western Engineering Competition senior design category in competition with dozens of teams from universities across Canada. In addition to his studies and robotics, Ho also started a business producing custom-cut grip tape for longboards and skateboards, raising $5,000 through Kickstarter.
SPEAKING FRENCH
Kudos to students attending Coquitlam schools who took home top awards in the French public speaking competition Concours d'art oratorio. The winners are: Maria Galdian and Ellen Piasentin of Banting middle school, and Brianna Brill of Kwayhquitlum middle.
TOPS IN TRADES
Trades is top of mind these days and 29 School District 43 high school students are already making a name for themselves in everything from plumbing to landscaping.
The following students are receiving $1,000 scholarships for completing all four Work in Trades courses, achieving C+ or better in their Grade 12 courses and completing at least 900 apprenticeship hours by Dec. 31 of the school year in which they turn 19: Alexander Aryan-Perez, Steve Bakirgis, Mackenzie Burke Sikorra, Spencer Carr, Jackson Dean, Brendan Detta, Travis Dufault, Samuel Ellis, Ross Forster, Seyed-Mahd Ghadiri-Asli, Myles Haagen, Tyler Halverson, Alexander Higden, Eila Hossien Nejad, Austin Jensen, Insoo Jeong, Bryce Johnstone, Jose Juarez Rivas, Mitchell Kirk, Toshio McGauhey, Vuk Mihajlovic, Christopher Mitchell, Tyson Nicoll, Lucas Prinster, Scott Serres, Evan Sigfusson, Zachary Webster, Dayan Zareian and Wei Yu Zhao.
ODYSSEY
Congratulations to Rochester elementary school's team of Grade 3 to 5 students — Ellis Wood, Trevor Startin, Brody Rotzien, Theo Precourt, Ean Vellescig, Evan Vellescig and Taylor Kim — who who went to the Odyssey of the Mind world championships. They participated in the Catch Me If You Can Problem 1, Division 1 and placed fourth overall in their spontaneous challenge, which brought their overall score to ninth place for their division.
Also last month, from May 23 to 28, Port Moody secondary school students competed in the Odyssey of the Mind world finals held at Michigan State University. The students earned a spot after their teams won gold in their provincial tournament held in Coquitlam in April.
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