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.

Billy is the president of the student council, where he plans and organizes memorable events for the school community. As co-founder and president of a school economists club, he educates his peers on different aspects of business, including financial literacy. He also founded a club that offers one-on-one math tutoring to struggling students. Billy competes in various school sports, such as soccer, volleyball, and track and field.

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.

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.

Chloe is Co-President of her school’s student council, where she organizes events and local community support initiatives. Chloe is an athlete and advocates for equality in women’s sports. She cares for elderly residents in her community as a personal support worker. She also volunteers as a trail steward, helping to maintain the natural environment and promote local trails and parks.

Braydon runs social media for Community CARES in Sydney, and Get Active in Kingston, two organizations that help build better communities in Nova Scotia. He also serves as an ambassador for Get Active, volunteering at their active-living events. Braydon co-captained an intramural sports team and is currently a program facilitator for a mental health organization. Additionally, he helped organize a community concert and a dog adoption event in his university town of Kingston.

Wadii is a licensed parachutist who enjoys playing badminton, creating investment theses as an analyst at Queen’s Capital, and spreading financial literacy through Queen’s University Finance Network as a market research analyst. Wadii is also a loan committee member of the Fair Finance Fund, where he evaluates loan applications of social-impact-focused businesses.

Ravneet is deeply involved in initiatives reflecting her commitment to community and wellness. As a resident don and campus ambassador for undergraduate admissions at Queen’s, she actively represents and supports her university. Additionally, she contributes to the Provincial Youth Council for Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario, advocating for integrated youth care. For his community development summer, Ravneet worked as an assistant program coordinator at the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Ryan is a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce through the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. He is an executive member of Cure Cancer Classic, a student-run non-profit organization that raises funds for the Canadian Cancer Society through golf and hockey-related events. Ryan is a captain, leading his team in a weekly, community hockey league. He is also a member of his faculty’s student society, working to strengthen alumni and community relations. For his community development summer, Ryan worked at the Shaw Charity Classic—Canada’s only PGA Tour Champions stop—to secure corporate partnerships and raise funds to support over 200 children and youth charities across Alberta.