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Return of Awards of Excellence

Return of Awards of Excellence
Posted on 06/22/2023
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For Immediate Release


June 22, 2023


Bluewater District School Board Celebrates Return of Awards of Excellence

Awards of Excellence group photo of recipients - Front row (L-R): Katie Kloosterboer, Ningwakwe George, Joan John; Back row (L-R): Jack Davis, Sonia Kulakowsky, Lance Rock; Absent: Nicole Gamble, Brenda LongChesley, ON – The Regular Meeting of the Board on June 20, 2023 featured the return of a popular Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) year-end tradition.  Special guests were joined by family members and friends at the BWDSB Education Centre for the presentation of the 2023 Awards of Excellence honouring the many outstanding contributions made to our local education system.

Trustees took turns recognizing the recipients, each representing a school area, or ‘family of schools.’  From breakfast programs, fundraising, and athletics, to supporting literacy, diversity and equity, and the transition of newcomer families, recipients were thanked and celebrated for a broad range of initiatives.

The Awards of Excellence is an annual recognition held during the final board meeting in June.  As it is impossible to capture every individual who contributes to the betterment of education in our schools, the awards are designed to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts and contributions of an individual from each family of schools within the district.

Bluewater District School Board congratulates the following recipients of the 2023 Awards of Excellence:

Bruce Peninsula District School /
Peninsula Shores District School Family of Schools............................................................ Nicole Gamble
Georgian Bay Community School Family of Schools..................................................... Sonia Kulakowsky
Grey Highlands Secondary School Family of Schools................................................................ Joan John
John Diefenbaker Senior School Family of Schools................................................................... Jack Davis
Kincardine District Senior School Family of Schools...................................................... Katie Kloosterboer
Owen Sound District Secondary School Family of Schools.................................................... Brenda Long
Saugeen District Senior School Family of Schools....................................................... Ningwakwe George
Walkerton District Community School Family of Schools......................................................... Lance Rock



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Bluewater District School Board
226-908-5739
Bluewater District School Board is located on the traditional land of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, which is represented by the communities of Saugeen First Nation and Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.
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