Allen Lu is a grade 11 International Baccalaureate Student attending Bayview Secondary School who enjoys swimming, aviation, listening to music, and video games. Allen is a strong advocate for student empowerment and well-being, currently serving as the Vice President of the Bayview Student Council in his third year on council. He has been both the Grade 9 and 10 Representatives in the past and hopes to continue improving student life across the Board as a Student Trustee. From personal experiences, he is also extremely passionate about the significance of mental health, equity of learning resources, and inclusivity to opportunities for all students. In addition to these issues, he also recognizes and supports the importance of incorporating relevant technology in today’s education. Allen can ​also be found active in his community as a fifth-year Air Cadet, a member of the Prime Leaders Youth Collaborative youth council, and a regular volunteer for the Richmond Hill Public Library. Through cadets, he has earned his Glider Pilot License and will be working towards his Private Pilot License over this summer. In the rare moments of spare time, he enjoys playing Fortnite and listening to Drake. 

 

Bill Liu is a grade 11 honour roll student at Richmond Hill High School. An ambitious leader in his community, he likes to dream big about the future. As “that kid who wanted to try everything,” he was heavily involved in his community from an early age. At school, he has been the Grade 9 Representative, Social Convenor, and is currently the Secretary of his school’s Student Council. He is also an active executive of the Kids Are Scientists Too Club, in which he travels to elementary schools and performs experiments to spark interests in science in kids. Outside of school, Bill is engaged in L.I.G.H.T., a non-profit organization started to empower youth. He has helped run 3 tutoring programs and 8 camps to assist newly immigrated, low income, and refugee families in the GTA. Bill is also a part of the Youth Nation Alliance, a student-led non-profit seeking to provide valuable volunteering experiences to high school students. In his spare time, Bill loves to ski and is a part of the Alpine Ski Team and the Nordic Ski Team at his school. He frequently geeks out at Hackathons, where he works with teammates to innovate cool new pieces of technology. A passionate believer in taking action, he knows that helping those in need is the first step towards building a future in which everyone can fully thrive as a community.