The Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) has recently been recognized by the Ontario Music Education Association (OMEA) with an OMEA Administrators of Excellence award in recognition of the music in elementary schools program.
Meanwhile, two SCDSB students have been awarded $100,000 STEM scholarships to Canadian universities.
The Schulich Leader Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to entrepreneurial-minded high school graduates from across Canada who are enrolling in a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) program.
This year, two Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) students have been selected from among the 1,500 nominees.
Rabab Azeem, from Barrie North Collegiate Institute, and Corbin Bowering, from Nantyr Shores Secondary School will each receive $100,000 scholarships to support their pursuit of an engineering degree.
Azeem will be attending Queen’s University and Bowering will be attending Dalhousie University.
We're #SCDSBproud to share that Rabab Azeem from @BarrieNorth1 & Corbin Bowering from @WeTheShores are recipients of the #STEM @SchulichLeaders Scholarship! Each will receive $100,000 to support their pursuit of engineering degrees! Details: https://t.co/15n1ASEhzu #2020SLSquad pic.twitter.com/LerpbNRIRU
— Simcoe County District School Board (@SCDSB_Schools) June 15, 2020