Three new awards presented

Three new awards were presented at the 2018 Grade 8-9-10 Awards Ceremony, which was held at Selwyn House on September 21.

This ceremony is held each September to recognize outstanding achievement of the previous academic year. These awards are presented to students in Grades 9, 10 and 11, to honour their work for their Grade 8, 9, and 10 year.

An award previously known simply as the Grade 10 Award has been renamed in honour of the late Rob Wearing, retired Selwyn House teacher, coach, Head of Senior School and Interim Co-Headmaster. Mr. Wearing died on November 23, 2017.

The Rob Wearing Memorial Award (formerly the Grade 10 Award) is now presented to “the Grade 10 student who displays outstanding personal character and intellectual promise.”

Rob Wearing’s family (wife, Esther, daughter, Alison and son, Ben ’94) were on hand to present this year’s award to Jonathan Milner (Gr. 11).

The Talat Chughtai ’85 Award was presented to Hunter Hoy (Gr. 10) for displaying “exceptional effort, achievement and passion for the Health Sciences.”

This prize was donated by Talat Chughtai, who graduated in 1985, studied at McGill University and practiced at the Royal Victoria Hospital, and is now working as a thoracic surgeon in Qatar. The award reconizes achievements in the health sciences.

Two Michael Alexandor ’52 Wordsmith Awards were presented to Grade 9 and 10 students who, in the estimation of the Senior English Department, have demonstrated “an extraordinary commitment to the English language through his contribution to debating, public speaking, drama, the student newspaper or the Selwyn Review.”

This year, the awards went to Bernard Liu (Gr. 11) and Jonah Rosen (Gr. 10).

Michael Alexandor ’52, who now lives in Vancouver, is a lifelong crossword enthusiast who sposored this award for outstanding achievement in various school disciplines related to the English language.

To view photos of the Awards Ceremony, click here.