Carly is president of a student-led club working to benefit children in Uganda by fundraising for things such as planting fruit trees at schools and building dorms for girls to stay at school to reduce the risk of being kidnapped during travel back and forth. She is a dedicated volunteer at school events and has taken on several leadership roles. She also works as a City swim instructor and a server at a retirement home. Carly enjoys playing rugby and softball, and engaging her imagination through writing with her younger brothers.

A sexual assault survivor, Becky gives talks about women’s rights in her township and actively fights to end violence against women. In sharing her story at home and on several media networks, Becky is able to guide other survivors. She uses her leadership skills in her role as president.

Audrey has been actively following her passion for dancing for more than 10 years. For the past two years, she has been co-president of her school’s social justice club, which focuses on giving back to the local community, and co-chair of her school’s Relay For Life event, which fundraises for cancer research. Audrey also loves being outdoors.

Asma co-founded and captains her school’s robotics team. She is the president of her school’s newsletter club and a teen council member at the Art Gallery of Windsor. Asma created a heated bus shelter prototype for a STEAM community project and completed a co-op placement at the regional hospital. As a Girl Guides Youth Forum representative, she organized events and advocated for equity. She also worked as a program assistant with Skate Canada and runs her own calligraphy business.

Aishwarya is the co-founder of an international non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for youth mental health and developing self-care packages for underserved communities. She serves as a cadet for Saint John’s Ambulance and has written and published educational booklets for children in a few local hospitals. Aishwarya has taught young people to code at a robotics programming centre and co-directs her school’s global activism council.

A devoted lover of the outdoors, Alessandro hails from Gwa’yi, a remote village on the BC Coast. He is a Kwakwaka’wakw historian with a passion for genealogy and has created a nationwide family tree for his community. He’s a boarding prefect at his school and has led numerous trips through its outdoor leadership program. Alessandro has spent his last three summers employed as a cultural worker. He plans to develop an athletics and culture-focused boarding school in Gwa’yi so local youth can pursue education in their home community.