Last Thursday evening, I had the privilege of attending the "Be A Hero" Contest Awards for the Region of Halton. This contest allowed students to participate in a creative endeavour on the theme of Homelessness and Affordable Housing.
93 student submissions were entered in this contest, of which 50 were Iroquois Ridge students.
When I was invited to the evening, I wasn't aware of the scope of our participation, but knew we were being considered for some of the awards. Members of MJ Mendes and Monique Gazan's classes participated and the submissions by our kids were outstanding!
To our delight and surprise, two of our students finished in the Top "5", out of 15 Halton Public and Catholic Secondary Schools and additional community submissions.
Congratulations to Cheryl Joseph for her 2nd place finish and $500.00 cash award and to Mayuri Mahendran who finished 4th with a $100.00 cash award.
The icing on the cake was our school capturing the "School Spirit Award" for 2012.
At the gala, we had the good fortune of listening to a keynote address by Craig Kielburger, who inspired all of us to continue to make a difference. Our students even got to have a photo opportunity with Craig, who is the founder and leader of "Free The Children." They were also recognized by the local media.
We are very proud of all of our students and staff who represented us and participated in such an important consciousness-raising, social issue through the arts and media. It was fitting that the gala was held on the eve of National Housing Day.
Congratulations and well done, Ridge...you never cease to amaze me!
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