GUELPH, Ontario – The Upper Grand District School Board is pleased to honour our 2017 Everyday Heroes.
The Everyday Hero Awards Selection Committee chose 11 finalists from a total of 38 exceptional and deserving nominees. This year’s Everyday Hero Awards recipients include dedicated volunteers, teachers, board staff, and others.
The winners are (in alphabetical order):
Tara Armstrong, Volunteer, Victoria Terrace Public School
Ron Berti, Audio Visual Support, Guelph Board Office / UGDSB
Della Broderick, Office Coordinator, Kortright Hills Public School
Lynn Clack, Volunteer, Rockwood Centennial Public School
Jonathan Fischer, Michael Fischer, Dave Forestell, and Mike Martin, Staff and community members, John Galt Public School / UGDSB
Dorothy Fleming and Barb McNaughton, Volunteers, Parkinson Centennial Public School
Darryl Kirkland, Former Principal, Orangeville District Secondary School
Julie McNevin, Education Programmer, Dufferin County Museum & Archives
Melissa Norrish, Leslie Newman and the staff of John McCrae PS, Staff, John McCrae Public School
Kim Sonnet, Child and Youth Counsellor, Centre Wellington District High School
Steven Wing, Provincial Constable (OPP), Norwell District Secondary School
The criteria for the annual awards are: performance at a high level at all times, a significant school or system-related achievement, a specific innovation or achievement of significant value or importance to the system, or a unique circumstance worthy of recognition by the board.
The winners will be honoured by the trustees of the board at a reception at the E. L. Fox Auditorium at John F. Ross CVI, 21 Meyer Drive, Guelph at 7:00 p.m. on Tues. May 30, 2017. Refreshments and a social hour will follow the awards in the cafeteria.
This year’s entertainment is the John F. Ross Intermediate Band, led by Dorothy Vreeswyk-Kidd, who will perform O’ Canada and other selections for the audience.
Congratulations to all of the winners, nominees and those who nominated them.
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For more information:
Heather Loney, Communications and Community Engagement Officer
Upper Grand District School Board
519-822-4420 ext.725
Email Heather Loney
Megan Sicoli, Administrative Officer, Communications
Upper Grand District School Board
519-822-4420 ext.764
Email Megan Sicoli