The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education:
Speaker, last week our government had the honour of recognizing 20 of the province’s young leaders – recipients of this year’s Research Inspired Student Enrichment Awards, better known as the RISE Awards.
RISE Awards recognize some of the province’s best and brightest Level II students who excel at the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and math.
RISE Award recipients receive tuition and support to attend one of three summer enrichment programs:
- the Research Science Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
- the Boston Leadership Institute in Massachusetts;
- or the Da Vinci Engineering Enrichment Program at the University of Toronto.
We are pleased to report the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology expanded the number of award recipients this year from 15 to 20. We are also pleased to report that this year we saw the most applications ever. It is impressive to see students from all over this province excelling academically. Since 2011, 183 students have attended one of these programs as a result of the RISE Awards.
Speaker, I ask all members to join me in congratulating the 2024 recipients:
- Shalom Alemu
- Jassem Almutawa
- Noah Butt
- Hannah Cameron
- Frank Chen
- Daniel Cheng
- Christopher Donovan
- Lauren Farrell
- Adhira Ganesh
- Nancy Hassan
- Orpa Hawlader
- Felisha Hutchings
- Ella Ilijanic
- Meaghan Lee
- Madison Malone
- Molly Malone
- Natalie Mitchell
- Winner Nwachukwu
- Sarah Ryan
- Tara Stuckless
To all the recipients, congratulations! There is no limit to the potential of your growth. Thank you to all who work hard to make this annual event a success.