WEST Vancouver's Brian Irwin was one of three B.C. students, and 20 from across Canada, recently awarded a Toyota Earth Day Scholarship.
Worth $5,000, the award is intended to reward and encourage environmental commitment and action among youth and is presented to graduating high school and CÃGEP students entering their first year of postsecondary education.
According to a written statement, Irwin, a 2012 graduate of Rockridge secondary, joined his school's environmental club and led various initiatives to achieve his vision of a greener, more sustainable community. With the club's executive team, he helped organize shoreline clean-ups and invasive ivy pulls and also enhanced the school's composting and recycling programs by increasing involvement and attaining 50 per cent waste reduction at the school. He has shared his school's waste reduction strategies with other groups, including West Vancouver secondary's Environmental Protection Network. Irwin also co-founded a school garden and helped secure the installation of 15 solar panels at Rockridge and inspired environmental action through a concert that showcased student musical talent.
For more information on the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program, visit www.earthday. ca/scholarship.
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Representatives of the Certified General Accountants Association of B.C. recently announced the recipients of their Grade 12 Graduate Continuing Education Tuition Scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Among the high-achieving students named was North Shore student Hilary Rejto, of Rockridge secondary in West Vancouver. She will receive a scholarship in the amount of $750. The association's 10 annual awards are merit-based and awarded to students who meet specific criteria, including academic excellence and achievement in scholastic and extra-curricular activities.
Info: www.cga-bc.org.
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Park Royal recently awarded $11,000 in funding to high school graduates. The Park Royal bursaries recognize the significant educational achievements of the North Shore's incredibly talented youth, said Rick Amantea, vice-president of Park Royal, in a press release. They are more than excited to help these recipients as they move onto the next chapter in their lives and educational careers.
The Park Royal bursary program has been in existence since 1991 and has provided more than $200,000 to local secondary school students. This year, Park Royal distributed the scholarship funding among 11 local secondary schools. The bursaries are awarded to students at their year-end commencement ceremonies and are based on individual criteria set by each school.
This year's recipients, by school, include:
- West Vancouver secondary: Natasha Hodgson and Anna Barton;
- Seycove secondary: Reilla Archibald and Julia Krakowska;
- Windsor secondary: John Sutton and May Kikuchi;
- Carson Graham secondary: Justin Wong;
- St. Thomas Aquinas secondary: Grace O'Connell;
- Handsworth secondary: Celeste Melliship;
- Argyle secondary: Kristin Bourne;
- Seycove secondary: Julia Krakowska;
- Rockridge secondary: Lauren Hamilton
For more information about Park Royal's community partnerships and initiatives, visit shopparkroyal.com/community-partners.
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The Canadian Iranian Foundation presented 10 students at local secondaries with postsecondary scholarships in June. The organization has awarded $77,000 to 48 students since 2006.
2012 recipients of $1,000 scholarships include:
- Arshia Alimohammadi, Sentinel secondary;
- Maana Javadi, Charles Best secondary;
- Arshia Beigi, West Vancouver secondary;
- Sepehr Eftekharzadeh, Sutherland secondary;
- Farzad Fallahi, West Vancouver secondary;
- Sholeh Sharifi, Argyle secondary;
- Kiarash Khodabakhshi, Carson Graham secondary;
- Sogol Khadivi, Carson Graham secondary;
- Sana Eftekhar Javaheri, Charles Best secondary;
- and, Arash Goshtasbyardekani, Carson Graham secondary.
Info: www.cif-bc.com. Send details, along with your contact information, for our regular Noteworthy Neighbours section to [email protected].
