Columbia honoured its聽Junior Middle School (JMS)聽students on June 18th during the annual聽Year End Awards Ceremony.
The Ceremony highlighted the students鈥� accomplishments from the past year and recognized those who excelled in both academics and extracurriculars. Along with receiving their Certificates of Completion, students were also presented with Residence Certificates.
Top Subject Prizes, Young Global Citizen Certificates and Scholarships were awarded to the following students:
| Award | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| Global Citizen Award | Li Khen Ir, Nelly Chisom Okwu-Wolu |
| Scholarships | Danylo Grechko – $1000 |
| Daye Fubara – $1000 | |
| Elizaveta Golova – $1000 | |
| Aliyah Omotola Jimoh – $1000 | |
| Lai Leixi – $1500 | |
| Li Khen Ir – $1000 | |
| Top Subject Prize | Danylo Grechko (Gr.7)聽鈥� Literacy/Social Justice, Physical Education, Computers, Science, Geography |
| Nelly Chisom Okwu 鈥� Wolu (Gr.7)鈥� Language Arts-English, Art | |
| Mariia Petrenko (Gr.7)鈥� Math, French, Music, Drama | |
| Elizaveta Golova (Gr. 8)聽鈥� Physical Education, Art | |
| Kimberly Lai Leixi (Gr. 8)鈥� French, Computers, Geography, Language Arts-English, Music | |
| Sasha Li Khen Ir (Gr. 8)鈥� Literacy/Social Justice, Math, Science, Drama |
Alumni Address A special addition to this year鈥檚 ceremony was an address by a JMS alumna.Arina Aminova, a current grade 12 student, addressed students, staff and guests and recounted how her JMS experience positively impacted her social and academic growth and prepared her for high school. She encouraged students to try new experiences and to enjoy their time at Columbia as time will pass faster than they imagine.
Vote of Thanks 厂迟耻诲别苍迟听Daye Fubara聽was chosen by his peers to deliver this year鈥檚 Vote of Thanks. He thanked all staff members who cared for the JMS students during their time at Columbia including houseparents, teachers, support staff and the Sodexo team. He was honoured to speak on behalf of the class and thanked Columbia for allowing students to have great opportunities.
A special thank you to聽Ms. Garell-Teti, Ms. Cathy Fisher, and the JMS Stafffor their work in organizing the ceremony. A special thank you to theMaintenance and IT聽teams for their hard work and to聽Mr. Lawlis and his Vocal Music class聽for their contributions. Thank you also to Sodexo for their services during the reception.
Congratulations to the 2014/2015 JMS class:
Grade 7 Danylo Grechko Amy Huang Tingting Favour Oluwatofunmi Kolade Anna Ebinyo Kuku Nelly Chisom Okwu – Wolu Mariia Petrenko Viktoriya Petrova Daria Volkova
Grade 8聽 Daphne Chantal Arko – Dadzie Nikolay Avilov Cheng Tsz Yin Kelly Djoulde – Joujou Diaw Uzoma Adaora Ekpunobi Daye Fubara Elizaveta Golova Mark Guo Zhenhui Aliyah Omotola Jimoh Mirabelle Ayebiamiete Ifa Kuku Kimberly Lai Leixi Sasha Li Khen Ir Joshua Onuotu Eason Yang Yixin Maryam Yusuf – Aliyu Jasmine Zhang Xuanhe
We hope to see you again next semester!
