Tuesday May 12, 2009
14th Annual KSA Scholarship Awards Dinner
(L-R) Lauren Coxon, Nadia Qahwash, Adam Schmidt, Oliver Grant, Grace Arnott
Scholarship Presentations
All current scholarship winners receive $1,000 towards their first year's tuition and a further $1,000 towards their second year's tuition. To date there have been 68 KSA Scholarships awarded. Congratulations to all recipients, well done!
Grace Arnott
Grace Arnott is an accomplished soccer player (U18 rep. team) with over 10 years experience and attends Eastwood Collegiate with intentions of attending WLU and then becoing a teacher.
Introduced by – Trevor Ray, a teacher at Eastwood
KSA liaison – Lerinda Chapeskie
Guests – Alan, Beth & David Arnott, Marg Kennie & Tegan Sittler
Oliver Grant
Oliver Grant plays many sports including soccer & hockey and is also a star on the track for both his school, Eastwood, and the local track clubs. Next year will see him at U of Waterloo studying Physics in the first leg of his pusuit of a career in research.
Introduced by April Harper, his former Track Coach
KSA liaison – Gord Dearborn
Dinner Guest – Evelyn Grant
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Nadia Qahwash
Nadia Qahwash, a Grand River student, intends to attend York University and study Kinesiology and/or Physiotherapy. She's an accomplished basketball player both with her school and KW Lightning teams.
Introduced by Ashley MacSporren, Coach Grand River & KW Lightning
KSA liaison – Tim Hobson
Guest – Nazmi Qahwash
Adam Schmidt
Adam Schmidt has been active for years in baseball, lacrosse and hockey (AAA) as well as on numerous Forest Heights Collegiate teams. After getting a degree in Kinesiology, Adam plans to become a high-school teacher and coach.
Introduced by Trevor Francis, Forest Heights Hockey Coach
KSA liaison – Bill Smith
Guests – Jennifer, Kevin & Laura Schmidt, Carol Totzke
Special Scholarship
for KW Rangers hockey team
Lauren Coxon
Lauren Coxon is the first recipient of the new KSA Scholarship awarded to a member of the K-W Rangers Hockey Club - the local elite Junior Women's hockey team playing in the PWHL. She'll be pursuing her hockey career at Wayne State next year and is looking forward to a career in the criminal justice system.
Introduced by Mark Quinn, Ass’t Coach, K-W Rangers
KSA liaison – Robert Fedy
Guests – Mr. and Mrs. Jack Coxon
Recipients seated with their respective introducers standing directly behind: (L-R) Nadia Qahwash & Ashley MacSporren, Lauren Coxon & Mark Quinn, Adam Schmidt & Trvor Francis, Oliver Grant & April Harper, Grace Arnott & Trevor Ray.
Scholarship Application Procedure
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Winners in 2006 Previous Years' Winners
