Limestone Achiever awards

Jeff Green | Jun 22, 2022

Every year, in June, the Limestone District School Board presents Achiever awards to High School students, based on submissions from their school.

This year, the recipients from High Schools in Frontenac County/Addington Highlands were Bridget Campbell from North Addington Education Centre (NAEC), Amica Levesque from Granite Ridge Education (GREC) Centre, and Erin Smith from Sydenham High School (SHS).

In announcing the awards, the Board described the award criteria: The Limestone Student Achievers Award recognizes outstanding achievements of secondary students whose exception accomplishments merit recognition beyond the separate categories of awards at the school level. Recipients should have demonstrated exemplary achievement in all three categories: Leadership, positive attitude, energy and school spirit, and academic standing.

In the citation for Bridget Campbell, she is described as a “quiet behind the scenes leader and community builder” who remained active even though school activities were limited over the last school years due to COVID. She has been the Yearbook editor since 2020, and helped with the Fun Fair at the school, as well a being a member of the volleyball team. She competed in the Limestone Skills Competition for photography in grades 10 and 11, and applied her knowledge to Yearbook production values.

Throughout her time at NAEC she has been focussed on a goal of becoming an aesthetician, and has chosen courses accordingly, from chemistry to graphics to photography, and achieving success in all of them.

Amica Levesque has been on the honour roll at GREC for four years, and received the proficiency trophy for grades 10 and 11. In addition to receiving numerous subject awards, she received the Gryphon Excellence Ward for learning skills (all E’s in 6 courses) for four years.

She has been on the senior and junior volleyball, basketball and Track and Field teams, is a peer tutor, and member of the prom committee. Within the community she is a member of the Parham Agricultural Society, a soccer coach and volunteer with the Food Bank.

Erin Smith is a high achieving student, with grades in the mid to high nineties in her grade 12 subjects, after being an honour roll student and achieving the highest standing in grades 9 and 10 and the silver medal in grade 11.

She is a student council member, and plays soccer field hockey and hockey. In 2021 she organised a food drive t the school and created a new athletics school website as well as putting together a mental information campaign.

She also holds part-time jobs, and volunteers with the Southern Frontenac Community Services Food Bank.