K.
Mereweather
Award of
Excellence
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• Graduating
with an 80%+ average
• Attended
BOSS for a minimum of 3 years
• Plans
to pursue education in a post-secondary setting
• Is
a self-directed, responsible, and lifelong learner who develops and
demonstrates his or her potential
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Bur
Oak Community Involvement Award
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• Graduating
student who has completed more than 100 community involvement hours (can
include activities not submitted for graduation requirements)
• Demonstrates
extensive volunteering in the community and/or school
• Shows
a deep commitment to a number of community organizations or
extensive leadership in a specific organization
• Viewed
as a role model who inspires others to be involved
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Bur
Oak
Character Award
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• Actions
exhibit “standing up for personal beliefs and values” for the well
being of others
• Shows
integrity in decision making
• Demonstrates
the qualities of friendship and inclusiveness with all students in the school
community (empathy)
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Bur
Oak
Staff Awards
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• Perseverance--student
who has shown continued determination to reach his/her personal goals for
success while overcoming significant transitions, personal or family
challenges
• Resiliency,
courage and optimism
• Achieved
acceptable grades in line with personal abilities
• Any
destination after graduation
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School
Council Award
for Leadership
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• Demonstrates
leadership in planning events and/or awareness campaigns for Bur Oak student
body (clubs, teams, councils) to effect change beyond the walls of our school
• Motivated
and encouraged other students to be active and contributing members of the
larger society
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Aramark
School
Spirit Award
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• Demonstrates
active involvement in sports teams, clubs or extracurriculars at
Bur Oak
• Contributes to
school spirit through mentoring, coaching, enabling and encouraging
participation of students in school events
• Fosters
a positive climate
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OSSTF
Commencement Award
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• Demonstrates
strong and consistent learning skills
• Shows
perseverance in school and/or life
• Possesses
a desire to learn and to improve
• Will
be attending college, an apprenticeship program or entering the workplace
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| The
Director’s Achievement Award |
•
Significant
accomplishments within the school community
• Has
assisted in the planning and implementation of school events for the purpose of
engaging student participation
• Contributions
to the development and/or improvement of the quality of student experience at
Bur Oak
• Has shown exceptional
character and acts as a positive role model to others in the school and/or
community |
| Ontario
Principals’ Council Award for Student Leadership |
• Student who displays exemplary leadership and
has made a specific and significant contribution to the school community
• Has been involved in a variety of activities
in student life during his or her time at Bur Oak
• Has shown cooperation and
respect for students, staff and members of the school community |
| YRDSB
Student Trustee Award for Character |
• One student in every high school who has
exemplified a “number of character values of York Region Board of
Education”
• Role model to his or her
peers (honesty and integrity--gold standard) |
Lieutenant
Governor’s Community
Volunteer Award |
• Graduating
student who not only completed the required number of community hours to
graduate, but goes above and beyond in the service to their community |
Markham
Unionville
Rotary Award |
• Good academic standing
• Community service, with an emphasis on
non-school related volunteering
• Leadership role in sports, clubs, church or
community
• Continuing their
post-secondary education |
| Tom
Titel Award (NEW) |
• Graduating student who is pursuing a
post-secondary education in the social service area (child care, teacher,
social worker etc)
• Demonstrates leadership in
one or more community organizations |
| K.
Mohammed Award (NEW) |
• Graduating student of Caribbean descent and
studying a Post-secondary program leading to a career in Public Service
• Demonstrates good character
and a role model to peers |
Nizam
Anthony
Mohammed Award (NEW) |
• Graduating student who is studying Electrical
Engineering in Post-Secondary.
Maintains an academic average above 85%
• Demonstrates good
character, perseverance and community service |
| BOSS
Humanitarian Award |
• Chosen by the graduating class
• Student who consistently shows respect and
empathy for others, appreciates the cultural mosaic of the Bur Oak
community and is viewed as a helpful and supportive peer.
• Separate application from
other awards |
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The
Bur Oak Scholarship/Awards committee reserves the right to consider course load
in the determination of award winners. Only day school courses (Bur Oak
and e-learning)
will be used in the calculation of academic based awards provided by Bur Oak
S.S. |