Sixteen Grade 12 students from across Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) received the 2024-25 Past-Directors' Bursary during the WRDSB Board of Trustees meeting on May 26. Each recipient of the bursary will receive $125. The selected students will receive the bursary to support them in pursuing a trade through college or apprenticeship programs.
Chair Maedith Radlein was honoured to acknowledge the recipients of the 2024-25 Past-Directors' Bursary for their commitment to furthering their learning pathways and entering careers in the skilled trades.
"On behalf of the WRDSB Board of Trustees, I wish you the very best as you pursue a career in the skilled trades," said Radlein. "We are proud of your accomplishments within the WRDSB and alongside your families and caregivers, we look forward to the wonderful contributions you will make to your communities as you continue your postsecondary education through college or apprenticeship programs."
The WRDSB would like to congratulate the students who were selected for the bursary:
- Aiden Patchell, Jacob Hespeler Secondary School
- Binan Alawsage, Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute
- Blake Neomytka, Grand River Collegiate Institute
- Cohen Pettit, Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
- Dominik Rodriguez, Preston High School
- Edmund Baskerville, Galt Collegiate Institute
- Erik Takamaki, Elmira District Secondary School
- Jacob Scott, Huron Heights Secondary School
- Justin Lee, Huron Heights Secondary School
- Kayla Fenlon, Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
- Lucas Tamas, Laurel Heights Secondary School
- Mitchell Roemer, Elmira District Secondary School
- Rakeem Sharma, Grand River Collegiate Institute
- Sebastien Plante-Doey, Southwood Secondary School
- Vincent Sherk-Gobay, Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute
- Zain Wilson, Elmira District Secondary School
WRDSB is committed to supporting student academic achievement and postsecondary pathways.
Learn more about the Past-Directors' Bursary and other WRDSB scholarships.
