
The 2006 Grade 10 Citizenship Awards reception took
place on Wednesday May 31, 2006 at Thames Secondary School and it was a
wonderful evening. These students, nominated by their teachers for
outstanding citizenship and contributions to their school community in
the school year 2005-2006, received awards sponsored by District 11
OSSTF. Greetings and congratulations were brought on behalf of the
senior administration of the board by Executive Superintendent Mike Sereda, on behalf of the
trustees by Joyce Bennett, and on behalf of District 11 OSSTF by
President Wendy Anes Hirschegger.
Thank you to all of you for your support of this award–from choosing
your award recipient, to providing us with the scripts and, for those who
were able to attend, your presence at the event. It was much appreciated
by the award recipients and their families as well as by the Principals or
their designates who were able to attend. There were shy smiles from the
award recipient and huge smiles from their families as each script was
read. The staff and students of Thames did a fabulous job of setting up
the room, creating table centrepieces, and preparing the
refreshments and dinner.
The photograph above shows the whole group of award winners. Copies are
being printed
and sent to the individual students. In addition, the award winners
received a certificate, a 2006 collector coin set, letters of
congratulations from the District and the Thames Valley District School
Board, and a copy of the script read about their contributions to their
school community.
Nominations for the 2007 Grade 10 Citizenship Awards will take place in
spring 2007 with the reception tentatively scheduled for May 30, 2007.