Shreya co-founded and leads her school’s debate team. She has launched advertising campaigns for a non-profit, and developed a comprehensive research project to help address flexible electricity demand. Shreya has also been involved in a community initiative connecting youth and seniors. Currently, she contributes to economics and game theory research and works at her local library in her spare time.

Valérie sits on the policy table for CSDCEO (Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien), where she advocates on behalf of students throughout the district. In addition to starting up a project that gives boxes of cooking supplies to new immigrants, she’s put her leadership skills to use as a volleyball and improvisation coach. Valérie also represents her cohort on the student council.

Kubra was a volunteer teacher at a refugee school in Malaysia, where she tutored kids from kindergarten to secondary school in math and English. She also provided educational guidance and information to refugees still in Malaysia awaiting resettlement in Canada, and worked as a volunteer providing free interpretation services to refugees. Now working for the Multicultural Council of Windsor, Kubra continues to volunteer regularly and work as a freelance translator.

Cianne founded a French-language Reading Buddies program, supporting French Immersion elementary students during the pandemic. At school, she serves as prime minister of the student council, student lead of the Equity Committee, and was formerly a student Senate representative. She plays five musical instruments in the school’s concert and jazz bands, choir, and music ministry. Cianne worked as a laboratory intern, conducting chemotherapy-related research and teaching computer programming to youth at a robotics learning institution.

Blake is his student council’s prime minister and helps direct and manage school community initiatives. He’s in a math club and he helped establish and then lead his school’s debate team. Blake, who’s multi-instrumental, is in a number of bands and music ensembles where he plays piano, bass, guitar, and saxophone. He’s also a sailing instructor and enjoys running and camping.

Paolo is a passionate volunteer in his community. He regularly visits seniors in long-term care homes and leads an AI robotics research project focused on reducing seniors’ isolation and loneliness. He also coaches baseball for the Hamilton Challenger Baseball Association, a league that supports players with special needs. Paolo has played competitive soccer for several years and enjoys golf and basketball. He is the current and founding president of his school’s DECA Chapter.

Teerka is the president of a non-profit that organizes health-focused initiatives for the homeless community, including the creation and distribution of pandemic care packages. At school, she advocates for youth as a student trustee on her school board, tutors newcomer students, and serves on the student council. Teerka is a UNICEF U-Report ambassador, has planned community initiatives to increase vaccine literacy, and has worked as a market research intern at two startups. She also plays on her varsity ultimate frisbee team and has played basketball competitively for her city.

Vanessa is currently pursuing a major in computer science at Western University. She is actively involved in her Science Student Council and BlackLeaf Capital showcasing her passion for finance and science. As an analyst at BlackLeaf Capital, she gained valuable experience in financial analysis and research, contributing to Canada’s largest student-run private equity investment fund. In her role as a first-year representative for the Science Student Council, she advocates for the well-being and academic success of first-year science students. She currently works at UPStartED as a youth advisor and at McDonald’s as a team leader.

Jacob established his school’s Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving chapter, for which he plans local and provincial initiatives. Jacob is involved with his community’s youth leadership task force and leads events to empower youth. He is President of his school’s business club, part of his school’s leadership team, Mock Trial and Model UN clubs. Jacob works as a hockey referee.

Shreya is currently pursuing a B.Sc. in engineering at the University of British Columbia. She is a member of a biomedical engineering design team, performing lab work and modelling DNA nanostructures. For her community development summer, Shreya participated in a seminar course on global indigeneity in Nepal. She plays intramural soccer and dodgeball in her spare time.