On Thursday, June 22 St. Bonaventure’s College held its Grade 7-10 Award Ceremony. The ceremony began with the singing of O Canada led by Ella Parsons ’22 followed by a prayer given by Jenna McDonald ’21.

The emcee for this ceremony, was Ms. Annette Mallay (Assistant Principal) and Ms. Barbara Mason, (Chair of the Board of Governors), Mr. Tom McGrath (President) and Dr. Greg O’Leary (Principal) presented the students with their Academic Awards.

The event concluded with Anna James ’19 leading everyone in the singing of the Ode to Newfoundland and On The Hill.

There was also a number of Special Awards for Grade 7-10. The awards and recipients are below:

Paul Roberts Jr. High Choral Award

Liam Bennett

Paul Roberts Jr. High Band Award

Mijan Oyet

Grade 8 Gauss Contest: Outstanding Achievement & Highest Score in the School

Nicholas Qiu

Grade 8 Gauss Contest: Award of Distinction for Ranking in the Top Twenty-five Percent of Contestants 

Sam Martino, Mijan Oyet, Jasmine Rahman & Meghan Whyte

Grade 7 Gauss Contest: Outstanding Achievement & Highest Score in the School

Liam Collins

Grade 7 Gauss Contest: Award of Distinction for Ranking in the Top Twenty-five Percent of Contestants

Charlie Bennett, Rogan Betts, Wesley Hanson, Elizabeth Ormsby, Ava Rose Smith, Leah Spears, Ben Tehrani, Stephanie Thoms, Sarah Whyte & Owen Wright

The Robert C. Thompson Memorial Trophy for Jr. High Female Athlete of the Year

Laura Murray

The Robert C. Thompson Memorial Trophy for Jr. High Female Athlete of the Year

Will Templeton

School Sport NL Sportsmanship Award

Sam Anderson & Ashley Stringer

The Robert C. Thompson Memorial Trophy for Sr. High Female Athlete of the Year

Maria Chafe

The Jack Harris Environmental Award

Liam French & Wesley Hanson

St. Bonaventure’s College Award for Excellence in Academics and Involvement in School Activities

Madison Hull

The Senior Phoenix Award

Sam Anderson & Ashley Stringer

Junior St. Ignatius Loyola Award

Jackson Breen

Senior St. Ignatius of Loyola Award 

Sarah Lewis