Education
May 18, 2010
The following statement was given
today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Darin King, Minister of
Education:
Scholarship Winner
Congratulated
I am honoured to rise in the House today
to congratulate the winner of one of the largest scholarships awarded in
the province. Teachers and students at Heritage Collegiate in Lethbridge
have a lot to celebrate today, because Kaitlin Strong, a student at the
school, has been named the winner of the Lester B. Pearson Scholarship.
Ms. Strong, a 16-year old Level II
student, was selected on the basis of academic achievement and the
quality of her character. She is involved in a variety of school
activities, from concert band to volleyball and softball, and is editor
of the student newspaper. Ms. Strong is also a member of the school's
winning robotics team which will represent this province at the
international robotics competition in Hawaii in June.
Outside of school, she is a proficient
downhill skier, scuba diver and piano player. Truly, her parents,
William and Suzette Strong, have a lot of to be proud of.
In September, Kaitlin will travel to
Pearson College and together with 100 other students selected from more
than 80 countries around the world, she will spend two years studying at
the college and graduate with the prestigious International
Baccalaureate Diploma. This is a pre-university course of study designed
for highly motivated high school students which offers a comprehensive
international curriculum.
Pearson College, located near Victoria,
British Columbia, is one of 13 United World Colleges. These colleges are
dedicated to the promotion of international understanding by creating an
environment in which students are brought together to study and serve
the community.
The Provincial Government is proud to
support this renowned scholarship program with a $35,000 annual
investment which goes directly to the college to fund the education of
two students from Newfoundland and Labrador. In September, Kaitlin will
join Brandi O'Keefe from Ferryland, who received the 2009 scholarship.
Providing funding for students' education
and future is one of the most important investments government can make.
To that end, we provide approximately $254,000 in scholarships annually
to high school students alone. This is an investment we're pleased to
make because it is an investment in our future.
On behalf of this Honourable House, I
offer my sincere best wishes to Kaitlin and I hope that in the years to
come, she returns to Newfoundland and Labrador to contribute her skills,
knowledge and determination to the betterment of our great province.
2010 05 18
1:40 p.m.
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