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Teacher Annamay Oldershaw is Canada’s Chef de Mission for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games

Wednesday, January 8, 2020
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​For Annamay Oldershaw, a teacher at Chris Hadfield Public School in Milton, competing and cheering athletes on the world stage is in her DNA. When the former Olympian was chosen to serve as Team Canada’s Chef de Mission at this month’s Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, she was ecstatic.
 
“To be a part of the Canadian team again, and in such a prestigious role, is quite amazing,” says Oldershaw, a former Olympic swimmer and one-time world record holder in the 200m breaststroke.
 
Oldershaw left for Switzerland on Sunday to serve as the country’s Chef de Mission during the Games that start Jan 9 and conclude on Jan. 22.   “Chef de Mission essentially means the chief of the mission,” she said prior to leaving. “I will be the head of the Team Canada delegation. I am the number one cheerleader for the athletes and I am the face in front of the media.”  

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HDSB’s Lisa Turbitt to become first-ever female umpire at World Baseball Classic qualifying game in March

Monday, February 10, 2020
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​Lisa Turbitt, teacher-librarian at Chris Hadfield Public School in Milton, will become the first female umpire to ever officiate a qualifying match at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) event next month in Arizona. 

 
She shares her thoughts, accomplishments and future goals as she excitedly looks to break new ground as a pioneering female umpire when she steps behind the plate in March.

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What does it mean to you to be selected by Major League Baseball to represent Baseball Canada and Baseball Ontario umpiring at the 2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Tucson, Arizona?
Not unlike athletes, officials, referees and umpires have dreams to officiate at the highest events possible in their sports. I am so excited to be umpiring at the WBC Qualifier. I am humbled to be the first woman to umpire at this event and hope there will be many more after me. I also hope that others take inspiration from this and follow dreams that they didn’t think were possible.

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Heather Stoness, of Emily Carr Public School, receives provincial Teacher-Librarian of the Year Award

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
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The Halton District School Board is proud to recognize Heather Stoness for being awarded the Teacher Librarian of the Year Award from the Ontario Library Association​ (OLA) for 2020.

This award honours a teacher-librarian who has demonstrated leadership in the implementation of school library programs through Collaboration and Inquiry–based learning. Projects, programs and activities exemplify the OLA’s vision of, Together for Learning in their School Library/Learning Commons. Stoness received her award during a ceremony this past weekend in Toronto. 

 
Stoness says she is honoured to receive this award and that it is a reflection of the dedicated staff she works with everyday at Emily Carr Public School in Oakville who help bring the school’s Library Learning Commons to life.
 
“It felt amazing to receive this award knowing that the colleagues at my school and in my Board recognize and appreciate our Library Learning Commons. This award would have never been possible without them,” she says. “It is only by working together that we are able to make the Library Learning Commons a place where students can succeed, push their imagination and find their passions.”​
 

Many Halton District School Board students earn scholarships for post-secondary education | Yash Mulki

Thursday, July 9, 2020
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More than 4,000 students from Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville attended Grade 12 in the Halton District School Board this year. Of all these students, many graduates are preparing to embark on a new journey at university or college in the fall. 
 
To celebrate the accomplishments of our graduates, we’ve profiled a few of the many students from across our Board who are receiving scholarships and awards for post-secondary education this year. 
 
Yash Mulki, graduate of Abbey Park HS, is a recipient of a Schulich Leader Scholarship to the University of Waterloo. This scholarship ​is awarded to entrepreneurial-minded students enrolling in a science, technology, engineering or math program. Yash is one of only 100 recipients across Canada.
 
“Winning the scholarship has been a dream come true,” says Yash. “What I'm most excited about is the opportunity to engage with, and be a part of, a national network of leaders in the STEM field through the Schulich Leader Program.”​

 
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Liam Wilson, Kindergarten student at Sam Sherratt PS, is a published author

Monday, June 22, 2020
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Liam Wilson, a Kindergarten student from Sam Sherratt Public School in Milton, has published a book at the age of 5 about what it’s like to live with Cystic Fibrosis (CF).
 
Using the metaphor of a tree, the book, Liam, Strong as a Tree, takes the reader through what it is like for Liam to need oxygen and medication to remain healthy.
 
When asked how it feels to be an accomplished author, Liam says, “I love it; It feels amazing”.
 
The book was launched virtually during an online release event earlier this spring and included well-known celebrities such as former NHLer Doug Gilmour.
 
Cystic Fibrosis is a disorder that causes damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs in the body.  Liam’s mom, Deana, says she is so proud of her son’s willingness to share his condition to support others who also live with it.​

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