Miller Thomson Scholars Announced

Shad Valley is pleased to congratulate 22 alumni recipients of the 2009 Miller Thomson Scholarship, awarded by Miller Thomson LLP. The scholarship, worth $1,000, is open to students in their final year of high school, pursuing secondary education in the fall. Winners are announced in the Globe and Mail on June 27. 200 recipients are awarded in total, out of 2,660+ applicants this year.

This year's Shad Valley recipients are:

Ivneet Bains, Surrey, BC; École Panorama Ridge Secondary School
Shad Valley 2009 Lakehead University

Mitchell Cahill, Halifax, NS; Halifax West High School
Shad Valley 2008 University of Waterloo

Florence Chan, Toronto, ON; Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
Shad Valley 2008 McMaster University

Andy Chau, Burnaby, BC ; Burnaby North Secondary School
Shad Valley 2008 Queen’s University

Eric Coomes, Oakville, ON; Appleby College
Shad Valley 2007 MUN

Connor Emdin, Belleville, ON; Moira Secondary School
Shad Valley 2008 Dalhousie University

Elizabeth Ferreira, Winnipeg, MB; Fort Richmond Collegiate
Shad Valley 2008 MUN

Eden Full, Calgary, AB; John G. Diefenbaker High School
Shad Valley 2008 Trent University

David Koke, Burnaby, BC; Burnaby Central Secondary School
Shad Valley 2008 MUN

Wyanne Law, Mississauga, ON; Glenforest Secondary School
Shad Valley 2008 McMaster University

Rachel Lay, Oakville, ON; St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School
Shad Valley 2008 University of Waterloo

Amanda Lee, Nepean, ON; John McCrae Secondary School
Shad Valley 2008 UNB

Adam Melanson, Fredericton, NB; Fredericton High School
Shad Valley 2008 Trent University

Alyssa Moledina, Toronto, ON; University of Toronto Schools
Shad Valley 2007 Dalhousie University

Jessica Moloney, St. Albert, AB; Bellerose Composite High School
Shad Valley 2008 McMaster University

Bhavika Patel, Toronto, ON; University of Toronto Schools
Shad Valley 2008 Carleton University

Andrea Quon, Lethbridge, AB; Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
Shad Valley 2008 UNB

Ankur Ralhan, St. John's, NL; Gonzaga Regional High School
Shad Valley 2008 University of Calgary

Juwan Ryu, Burlington, ON; Nelson High School
Shad Valley 2007 MUN

Ruphen Shaw, Burnaby, BC; Moscrop Secondary School
Shad Valley 2008 McMaster University

Julia Wall, Fall River, NS; Lockview High School
Shad Valley 2008 Queen’s University

Emily Yorke, Sydney Mines, NS; Memorial Composite High School
Shad Valley 2008 Université Laval

The Miller Thomson scholarships encourage and promote the attainment of higher educational goals. Students are considered based on level of academic achievement, contribution to their school and contribution of time and energy to community service programmes. To see a complete list of recipients, please click here.

Congratulations to all Shad Valley alumni award recipients!

News from abroad

Wren Laing, who attended Shad Valley Queen's in 2007, is currently volunteering in Kenya for a 2-month placement at the MCLRC (Mariwa Community Learning and Resource Centre). A highlight of her trip: meeting President Obama's grandmother (pictured above)! Please see the link to the article to read more about her travels.

Shad alumni on Discovery Channel Quiz Show

Six Shad Valley alumni will be competing throughout July and into August on Discovery Channel's QUBIT quiz show, which premiered July 4. The show will utilize new holographic technology, the first trivia show of its kind to do so. 70+ Contestants must answer a series of questions to reach the next level, competing for the ultimate prize of $10,000.

Among the contestants are the following Shad alumni (in order of air dates*):

Janice Takata-Shewchuk, Shad 1981 St. Andrew's College, July 8
Robbie Zuk, Shad 2007 Trent University, July 8
Craig Kaplan, Shad 1989 UBC, July 15
Eric LaForest, Shad 1992 Université Sherbrooke, July 22
Kristen Hahn, Shad 2001 UBC, August 5
Jordan Graham, Shad 2007 Memorial, August 8

*Episodes typically air at 6pm ET Wednesday and Saturday

Read about each contestant and learn more about Qubit by clicking on their website: http://www.discoverychannel.ca/showpage.aspx?sid=14795

Shad Valley participants in Stratford news article

Three 2009 Shad participants are featured in the Stratford Beacon-Herald. To read the article, click here:
http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1593073

Three Shad Valley alumni receive prestigious Rhodes Scholarship

Congratulations to Shad Valley alumni Raed Joundi, Lisette Yorke, and Amol Verma who are recipients of a 2008 Rhodes Scholarship. All three will travel to Oxford in September to pursue their postgraduate studies. There are currently 21 Shad Valley alumni Rhodes scholars.

Raed, from Winnipeg Manitoba, attended Shad Valley at the University of Waterloo in 2003. Lisette, who attended Shad Valley at Carleton University in 2004, is from Hillside Boularderie in Nova Scotia. Amol, a 2001 Shad Valley Calgary alumnus, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Some interesting facts about Shad Valley’s Rhodes Scholars:

• 2008 marks the second year when three alumni were honoured in the same year (in 2001 three alumni were also honoured)
• There are currently 21 Rhodes Scholars in the Shad alumni community
• Visit the Shad Valley Rhodes Scholarship page to learn more about Shad’s alumni scholars

Eleven Canadian students are awarded a Rhodes Scholarship every year. The international award allows winners to study a postgraduate course full-time at Oxford University. Approximately 83 awards are offered per year across 15 countries, with the United States having the highest number of honourees at 32. Many notable individuals have received a Rhodes scholarship, including former American President Bill Clinton, Canadian commentator Rex Murphy, and Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams.

Please click here to read this news article on the Shad Valley site.

Alumna receives Weston Award; 2009 Participant among finalists

Shad Valley is delighted to congratulate young alumna Eden Full, who attended Shad Valley Trent in 2008, as the recipient of the 2009 Weston Youth Innovation Award. Eden has received the national prize for her solar panel invention Dynamic Photovoltaics.
Eden’s project won top honours for its creativity and real-world problem solving abilities. Dynamic Photovoltaics is a passive solar tracker that moves panels towards the sun using inexpensive, environmentally-safe materials commonly found in developing countries and elsewhere. The device maximizes the efficiency of solar panels by having them track the sun during the course of the day, and can be easily maintained and repaired with simple instructions.

Also among the finalists for this award is upcoming Shad Valley 2009 participant Albert Hu, who founded the Northern Secondary Robotic Innovation Team, and will attend Shad this summer at Carleton University.

The Weston Youth Innovation Award was established to encourage and recognize young Canadian innovators and part of the W. Garfield Weston commitment to education. To compete for this prestigious award, students from across Canada aged 14 to18 outlined how they have shown initiative and leadership to be agents of change in addressing a current issue they are passionate about.

Eden will be awarded her $2,000 prize at an upcoming event at the Ontario Science Centre. In addition, she will work with an Ontario Science Centre multimedia team to create a short animation showcasing her project to be displayed in the Weston Family Innovation Centre. Details of her project will be posted at www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/innovationaward/.

Six alumni receive Wendy’s scholarships

Shad Valley is delighted to congratulate six young alumni who were awarded the Wendy’s Classic Achiever® Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes Canadian high school students in their graduating year who have not only worked hard, but have also given back to their communities.

Every year, eight regional winners are chosen to receive the $5,000 scholarship and 20 students are awarded a $1,000 scholarship. The following Shad Valley students are Wendy’s Classic Achievers:

$5,000
Eden Full
Shad Valley Trent 2008
John G. Diefenbaker High School Calgary, AB

$5,000
Natasha Somani
Shad Valley Queen’s 2008
Western Canada High School Calgary, AB

$1,000
Jonathan Chan
Shad Valley Waterloo 2008
Cawthra Park Secondary School Mississauga, ON

$1,000
Eric Coomes
Shad Valley Memorial 2007
Appleby College Oakville, ON

$1,000
Emily Ennett
Shad Valley UNB 2008
St. Michael Catholic Secondary School Stratford, ON

$1,000
Faried Garas
Shad Valley UNB 2008
Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Kitchener, ON

To learn more about the Wendy’s Classic Achiever® Scholarship, please click here.