2010 BCSSA Scholarship Program

The BCSSA would like to congratulate the winners of this year's scholarship program. There was a lot of great work done by students, and we encourage you to take a look at the winning essays and websites listed below and on our website. We received over 30 essays and 60 website entries from all over the province. The winner of the Grade 12 Essay Scholarship receives $1000 and the four finalists receive $200 each, while the winners of the Apple BCSSA Technology scholarship receive an Apple MacBook.

Grade 12 Essay Scholarship

Winner: Lauren DeGroot, L.V. Rogers Secondary, SD 8 Kootenay Lake
Vancouver Island Finalist: Carolyn Hait, Stelly's School, SD 63 Saanich
Okanagan-Mainline Finalist: Lauren Nordstrom, Brocklehurst Secondary,
SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson
Metro Finalist: Michael Steel, Elgin Park Secondary School, SD 36 Surrey
Fraser Valley Finalist: Cecilly Day, Maple Ridge Secondary, SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

BCSSA Apple Technology Scholarship

Grade 6-7: Judy Zhu, Electricity, Sir Wilfred Laurier Elementary, SD 39 Vancouver
Grade 8-9: Ryan Scovill, Zac Devries, Alex Boldt, Cole Manke, Aidan Rozell, Kieran Nolan, Daniel Wack and Andrew Flitton, Ice Worlds, Lochiel U Connect Education Centre, SD 35 Langley
Grade 10-11: Nikolas Stimpson, All About Go, Terry Fox Secondary, SD 43 Coquitlam
Grade 12: Elissa Woo, Nihon-Go!, Eric Hamber Secondary, SD 39 Vancouver

The BCSSA office is located at:

Suite 208
1118 Homer St.
Vancouver, BC
V6B 6L5

tel: 604.687.0590
fax: 604.687.8118

BCSSA Staff

Wendy Lee
wlee@bcssa.org
Executive Director

Doreen Schieweck
dschieweck@bcssa.org
Executive Assistant

Lisa Aspinall
laspinall@bcssa.org
Communications Manager

Visit our website:
www.bcssa.org

Please join us in thanking the following people who took time out of their busy schedules to assist with adjudication:

Technology Scholarship judges
Burt Bergman, District Computer Support Coordinator, SD 58 Nicola-Similkameen
Steve McNiven, Assistant Superintendent, SD 58 Nicola-Similkameen
Ron Mollinga, Teacher, Sunset Elementary, SD 85 Vancouver Island North
Bob Peacock, Superintendent, SD 58 Nicola-Similkameen
Doug Sheppard, Assistant Superintendent, SD 37 Delta
Jordan Tinney, Superintendent, SD 71 Comox Valley
Angus Wilson, Superintendent, SD 50 Haida Gwai

Essay Scholarship judges
Keven Elder, Superintendent, SD 63 Saanich
Geoff Jopson, Superintendent, SD 45 West Vancouver
Steve Cardwell, Superintendent, SD 39 Vancouver
Steve Carlton, Assistant Superintendent, SD 34 Abbotsford
Corinne McCabe, Superintendent, SD 33 Chilliwack
Pat Dooley, Superintendent, SD 8 Kootenay Lake
John Woudzia, Superintendent, SD 40 New Westminster
Terry Sullivan, Superintendent, SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson
Candice Morgan, Superintendent, SD 69 Qualicum

2010 BCSSA Award of Recognition

The Award of Recognition and the Distinguished Service Awards will be presented in Kelowna on Thursday, August 19 at the 2010 Retirement & Awards Dinner. This event is open for everyone to attend.

Each year the BCSSA recognizes individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions to support and enhance public school education in the Province of British Columbia. This year we are pleased to announce two winners of the Award of Recognition. Please join us in Kelowna to honour the following award winners:

Salt Spring Island Conservancy
The Salt Spring Island Conservancy helps their community preserve natural habitats and offers programs and support to over 700 children in grades 1-8 every year with their Stewards in Training Program.

Strings Mentorship Program
Professor Ann Elliott-Goldschmid, Artist in Residence and Professor Pamela Highbaugh Aloni, Artist in Residence have created this program that supplies, at no cost to teachers, professional development for music teachers in the Greater Victoria school district. This program also allows for Victoria music teachers to use student musicians and professional musicians to act as mentors to students.

The Distinguished Service Award honours BCSSA members who make significant contribution to public education in the Province of British Columbia. Congratulations to the 2010 recipients:

Bonnie Chappell, Director, School Services, Prince George
Keven Elder, Superintendent, Saanich
Doug Pearson, Superintendent, North Okanagan-Shuswap

We hope you are able to attend this special event to celebrate our award winners along with this year's retirees. Register here.

2010 Summer Leadership Academy

Thank you to all BCSSA members who have registered for the 2010 Summer Leadership Academy Personalized Learning for the 21st Century taking place in Kelowna, August 19 & 20. The professional development committee, with help from the Ministry of Education and BCSSA members, is building an excellent program for this year's academy. Please bring your laptop to participate in the interactive sessions. A detailed program will be available to members soon.