Honour Roll Recognition

Last Thursday, we had the privilege of hosting an Honour Roll Celebration to acknowledge student academic excellence at our school. To achieve honour roll status, students must earn 80% in their courses, in both semesters (not a combined average).650 students were recognized and approximately 120 parents and caregivers attended this morning event. To have more than 1/2 of our student population achieve such greatness is truly amazing and wonderful.We are very proud of this and certainly know that this achievement does not come without the support of our dedicated and amazing staff and members of our Ridge Family, our parents and caregivers! During the celebration,students performing speaking duties, were the highest achievers in their grade, Manjot Sangha (Grade 12), Hyunji Shin (Grade 11) and Elaine Zhong (Grade 10) Our Superintendent, Stuart Miller and School Trustee, Kelly Amos were also guest speakers at the celebration. Mrs. Kate Rehm (Vice-Principal), Mrs. Jane Greenhill and Mrs. Jennifer Flynn (Administrative Assistants) planned a wonderful morning which featured a gathering in our cafeteria, followed by snacks and refreshments on "the street." Mr. McConvey's music classes performed during the informal gathering time, while students were awarded certificates of honour, by members of our Parent Engagement Group(PEG). Special thanks to our PEG volunteers: Fozia Rehman, Diana Bell, Kechrid Mohamed Chihab,Tuula Maki, Nigar Yunus, Jacqueline Benin, Shehla Habler and Kim Smith. We appreciated the time you spent giving back to our honourees and our school.Additional thanks to Mr. David Willis and Ms. Tiffany Olmsted for the set-up of our venue and to Laura Battista and Aramark staff for our treats! It was a very successful morning and inspiring to think of 650 students who attained such excellence and serve as role models for all students to aspire to. Congratulations to all of our Honour Roll recipients of 2012! Your achievements are simply awesome!!