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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​For the 2021/2022 School Year​​​​

December 2022 Recipients
  • Craig MacKay, Volunteer at Alexander’s Public School
  • Milena (Mel) Trojanovic, Health and Physical Education Teacher at Boyne Public School
  • David Bennett, Teacher at Heritage Glen Public School
  • Ildi Hall, Guidance Counsellor at Nelson High School
  • Margherita Schredl, Teacher at Heritage Glen Public School
  • Tina McVittie-Miller, Teacher at Alton Village Public School
  • Helen Antonio, Educational Assistant at Irma Coulson Public School
  • Dan McKerrall, Volunteer on the Halton District School Board's Audit Committee
  • Julia Roehrig, Administrative Assistant at Georgetown District High School

November 2022 Recipients
  • Karen Langford, Educational Assistant at Bruce T. Lindley Public School
  • Christina Grant, Planning Teacher at Boyne Public School
  • Joanne Nikolic, Vice Principal at John William Boich Public School
  • Ian Duncan, Teacher at Garth Webb Secondary School
  • Lisa Giles, Planning Teacher at Brookville Public School
  • Tricia Roszczka, Teacher at McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School
  • Judy Oerlemans, Crossing Guard in the Park Public School community
  • Brian Slemko and Alison Miller, Principal and Vice Principal at Rattlesnake Point Public School

October 2022 Recipients
  • Sara Ferguson, Elementary Teacher at Tom Thomson Public School
  • Suman Azim, Parent - School Council Chair​

September 2022 Recipients
  • Millisa Williams, Sunshine Cleaner at Aldershot School
  • Alex Bramwell, Head Caretaker, for his role at Aldershot School
  • Tiffany Cole, Designated Early Childhood Educator (DECE), Martin Street Public School
  • Deidre Stajduhar, Social Worker at White Oaks Secondary School
  • Vittorio Iafrate, Teacher, for his role at Virtual School - Secondary
  • Cathy Lawrence, Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT), Krista MacLaren, Teacher, and Michele Paci, SERT, at Tecumseh Public School​
  • Madison Robson, Educational Assistant at P.L Robertson Public School​
  • Amy Gimple, Teacher at Lakeshore Public School
  • Kirsten Dahl, Teacher at John William Boich Public School​
  • Matthew Aslett, Community Member
June 2022 Recipients

  • ​​Elizabeth Cook, Teacher Librarian at Park Public School and Planning Teacher at Silver Creek Public School 
  • Kelly Gorjup, Physical Education & Planning Teacher at George Kennedy Public School 
  • Debbie Evers, Teacher at Glenview Public School 
  • Tara McMinn, Department Head of Special Education, Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School 
  • Team 5409 Chargers Robotics, Garth Webb Secondary School
  • Sean McCarthy, Principal, P.L. Robertson Public School 
  • Stephanie Fusaro, Teacher at Tecumseh Public School 
  • Melinda Gibson, Designated Early Childhood Educator (DECE) at Tecumseh Public School
  • Educational Assistant Team at Frontenac Public School: Kristen Bonello, Steven Bowker, Tracy Bradley, Michele Dunbar, Krista Easterbrook, Johanna Finch, Pam Hickman, Vanessa Hockney, Sumaira Janjua, Tracy Melton, Rosemary Mauceri, Sarah Peters, Jaclyn Shannon, Robyn Staples and Kirsten St. Germain
  • Ron King, Custodian at the Milton Staff Learning Centre
  • Kim Hunt, Educational Assistant at Viola Desmond Public School
  • Paul Dick, Special Education Resource Teacher at Abbey Park High School
  • Jennifer Gallupe Roos, Planning Teacher at Bruce Trail Public School
  • Selin Baysan, Teacher at Martin Street Public School
  • Cara Greenslade, Teacher at Aldershot School
  • Jennifer Patterson, Teacher at Garth Webb Secondary School​
  • Michelle Berkovitz, Teacher at Alton Village Public School
  • Rosemary Caruso, Principal at Makwendam Public School
May 2022 Recipients
  • Allison Sacks, Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT), ​Pineview Public School
  • Tonya Harrison, Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT), Pineview Public School
  • Nicole May, Teacher, Tiger Jeet Singh Public School
  • Rada Erakovic and Rob Di Ciccio, Caretakers, J.W. Singleton Education Centre
  • Shannon O'Donohue, Teacher, and Catherine Sheppard, Designated Early Childhood Educator, Florence Meares Public School
  • Marsha McLean, Educational Assistant (EA), Brookdale Public School 
  • Janet Boyd, Crossing Guard, Burlington Central School
  • Navi Manners, Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT), White Oaks Secondary School 
  • Don MacKay, Student Supervisor, Limehouse Public School
April 2022 Recipients​

  • HDSB Purchasing Team: Mario Arruda, Officer, Dave Bennett, Manager of Procurement & Administration, Amanda Chatelain, Supervisor, Heather Fiorelli, Buyer, Costa Tsangarakis, Buyer, Diane Brewer, for her role as Buyer, Austin Lerke, for his role as Officer, and Kinglsey Lachance, Head Caretaker
  • Maria Costaki & Kate Patterson, Teachers at Munn's Public School
  • Heather Finkbeiner, Principal at Rolling Meadows Public School
  • Megan Catalfamo, Teacher at Tiger Jeet Singh Public School
March 2022 Recipients​

  • Kimberly Mullan, Teacher at Nelson High School
  • Sabrina Nadeem, Student at Milton District High School
  • Allyson Yates, Teacher at White Oaks Secondary School, nominated for her role as a Teacher at the Virtual School - Secondary
  • Peter Collinson, Teacher at Eastview Public School​
February 2022 Recipients​

  • ​Renesha Spartalis, Teacher at P.L. Robertson Public School
  • Tanya Andersen, Teacher at Milton District High School
January 2022 Recipients​

  • ​Rachel Iacobucci, Teacher at White Oaks Secondary School 
  • Linamara Louzada, Caretaker at White Oaks Secondary School 
  •  Rozyln Burns, Teacher at Ethel Gardiner Public School 
  •  Sarah Patterson, Teacher at Viola Desmond Public School 
  •  Melissa Turkstra, Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT) at Nelson High School 
  •  Jacqueline Angood, Teacher at Robert Little Public School​​

December 2021 Recipients

  • Caleb Smolenaars, student at M.M. Robinson High School
  • Brad Hetherington, teacher at Milton District High School​
November 2021 Recipients

  • Geoffrey Attard, Teacher at Frontenac Public School
  • Susan Farnand, Teacher at Florence Meares Public School
  • White Oaks Secondary School IT Team: Edmund Ching (Teacher), Rachel Iacobucci (Teacher), Caitlin Kemp (Acting Department Head), Steve Lebourveau (Guidance Counsellor), Robin Persaud (Teacher) and Jason Pires (Library Technician)
  • Ryan Henderson, for his role as Vice-Principal at Rolling Meadows Public School
  • Kevin McConvey, Vice-Principal at Georgetown District High School​​
October 2021 Recipients 

  • Jared Matthews - Teacher at Montclair Public School
  • Carrie Tait for her role as a Teacher at Heritage Glen Public School
  • Sandy Wilson Special Education Resource Teacher at Heritage Glen Public School
  • Phi Tran ESL Teacher at Eastview Public School
  • Kristin Collett for her role as a Teacher at Abbey Lane Public School. Kristin is currently a Teacher at Tiger Jeet Singh Public School
  • Lindsay Smith Teacher at Oodenawi Public School​​
  • Sarah Sampel Volunteer at Palermo Public School​
  • Jennifer Smolenaars for her role as Teacher at Virtual School Elementary - West. Jennifer is currently a Teacher at Sir Ernest MacMillan Public School.
  • Lori Tsotsos for her role as a Teacher at Irma Coulson Public School Lori is currently a Short-Term Occasional Elementary Teacher.
  • Dennis Untalan Caretaker at Viola Desmond Public School
  • McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School Life Skills Staff ME-4JI: Cynthia Dorken, Kennedy Eves, Sheri Paton, Aneela Zehra (Educational Assistants) and Margarita Lavallée (Teacher)
  • Sarah Rogers, Teacher at Makwendam Public School
  • Karen McDonald, Teacher at Silver Creek Public School
  • Meg Carey, for her role as Secondary Instructional Program Leader at the New Street Education Centre
  • Robert Little Public School In-Person Learning Team: Jayme Doherty (Teacher), Chelsea George, Brittany Tennier, Margo Welke (Educational Assistants)
  • Derek Tellier, for his role as a Teacher at the Virtual School Elementary - West
  • Katherine Longhurst, Teacher at Post's Corners Public School
  • Beth Hudson, Principal at Post's Corners Public School​
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