The Honourable Lela Evans, Minister of Women and Gender Equality, today announced the recipients of the 100th Anniversary of Women Achieving the Right to Vote and Hold Public Office Scholarship Program.
One hundred scholarships valued at $1,000 have been presented to 100 outstanding young women in grades 10-12 from communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.
Minister Evans was joined by the Her Honour, the Honourable Joan Marie Aylward, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Honourable Tony Wakeham, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.
This scholarship program was designed in recognition of 100th Anniversary of Women Achieving the Right to Vote and Hold Public Office, and to support the leadership development and post-secondary goals of young women in our province.
Recipients were selected based on the following criteria:
- Community contributions and leadership potential
- Demonstrated passion or initiative for leadership in their school and community
- Academic performance
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador congratulates all 284 individuals who submitted applications for the scholarship program, and commends their commitment to leadership, education, and community service.
As we mark the conclusion of the 100th anniversary on April 3, we are reminded each day by young leaders across the province that the future is bright, equitable, and full of possibility, for all of us.
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“Marking 100 years since women in Newfoundland and Labrador achieved the right to vote and hold public office, this scholarship program honours that legacy by investing directly in the leaders of tomorrow. These young women are already making meaningful contributions in their schools, and communities, and this support helps ensure they have every opportunity to continue learning, leading and shaping a more inclusive and equitable future for our province.”
Honourable Tony Wakeham
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
“A century after women in this province secured the right to vote and lead, today’s young women remind us that democracy thrives when every voice is empowered. Their leadership, courage, and commitment to community light the path to a future that is brighter, more equitable, and full of possibility for all of us.”
Honourable Lela Evans
Minister of Women and Gender Equality
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BACKGROUNDER
100th Anniversary Scholarship Recipients
| Name | School | Hometown |
| Abbigail Brown | Lewisporte Collegiate | Norris Arm South |
| Abigail Janes | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Allanah Masiglat | Glovertown Academy | Glovertown |
| Alpita Patro | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Amber Nichol | Fogo Island Central Academy | Seldom |
| Anna Hillier | White Hills Academy | St. Anthony |
| Anna Ryan | Laval High School | Dunville |
| Annabella Kendell | Pasadena Academy | Pasadena |
| Ariana White | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Arianna March | Crescent Collegiate | Dildo |
| Aryam Tsehaye | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Ava Doman | Corner Brook Regional High | Corner Brook |
| Ava Farrell | Exploits Valley High | Grand Falls-Windsor |
| Averie Hayes | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Belle Gibbons | Labrador Straits Academy | Forteau |
| Bridget Burke | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Brooklyn Dalton | Prince of Wales Collegiate | St. John’s |
| Carly Rogers | J.M. Olds Collegiate | Twillingate |
| Caroline Harris | Holy Spirit High School | Paradise |
| Caroline Stratton | Gander Collegiate | Gander |
| Casey Monk-Smith | Tricentia Academy | Arnold’s Cove |
| Charlotte Power | Belanger Memorial School | Doyles |
| Claire Coffin | Carbonear Collegiate | Victoria |
| Claire Edmunds | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Claire Nash | Mount Pearl Senior High | Paradise |
| Claire Poole | Crescent Collegiate | Dildo |
| Claire Odiwa | Prince of Wales Collegiate | St. John’s |
| Clara Yetman | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Danika Hoffe | A.R. Scammell Academy | Change Islands |
| Elaha Hakimi | Prince of Wales Collegiate | St. John’s |
| Ella Clark | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Emma Morry | All-Saints All-Grade School | Colinet |
| Falon McLoughlan | O’Donel High School | Mount Pearl |
| Finley Keefe | Botwood Collegiate | Botwood |
| Georgia Lainey | École Sainte Anne | Mainland |
| Grace Noseworthy | St. Bonaventure’s College | Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s |
| Grace Snow | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Grace Mootrey | Prince of Wales Collegiate | St. John’s |
| Hannah Burt | Baccalieu Collegiate | Burnt Point |
| Hannah Walsh | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Hilda Cake | St. Josheph’s Academy | Lamaline |
| Hitanya Bommu | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Isabella Elliott | J.M. Olds Collegiate | Twillingate |
| Isabella O’Leary | Baltimore School | Fermeuse |
| Jannat Sidhu | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Jena-Lee King | Cape St. John Collegiate | LaScie |
| Jocelyn Coates | Clarenville High School | Clarenville |
| Jolene Bishop | Crescent Collegiate | Blaketown |
| Julia Lambe | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Julie Walsh | Corner Brook Regional High | Corner Brook |
| Junjie Mou | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Katarina Smith | Holy Heart High School | Conception Bay South |
| Kate Blanchard | Valmont Academy | King’s Point |
| Katelyn Peach | Queen Elizabeth Regional High | Conception Bay South |
| Kate Angelopoulos | O’Donel High School | St. John’s |
| Katherine Rumbolt | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Katie Fudge | J.M. Olds Collegiate | Twillingate |
| Katie Spurrell | Clarenville High School | Clarenville |
| Kayleigh Aylward | Riverwood Academy | Gander Bay South |
| Kelsey Fifield | Ascension Collegiate | Coley’s Point |
| Kaya Slaney | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Laura Clarke | John Burke High School | Grand Bank |
| Lauren Blackwood | Mealy Mountain Collegiate | Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
| Lexie Roach | Burgeo Academy | Burgeo |
| Lily Howell | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Lily Miles | Corner Brook Regional High | Corner Brook |
| Madeline Boland | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Makenzie Wishart | Gonzaga High School | Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s |
| Maria Smith | Marystown Central High | Marystown |
| Meaghan Lee | École l’ENVOL | Labrador City |
| Megan Viledo Parsons | White Hills Academy | St. Anthony |
| Meredith Parsons | St. Kevin’s High School | Goulds |
| Momina Ali | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Morgan Elson | Henry Gordon Academy | Cartwright |
| Morgan Gabriel | Stephenville High School | Stephenville |
| Myla Baird | Belanger Memorial School | Saint Andrews |
| Myla Firth | Holy Heart High School | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove |
| Mylie Cassell | Elwood Regional High School | Deer Lake |
| Natalie Beh | Roncalli Central High | Chapel’s Cove |
| Natalie Mitchell | Holy Heart High School | Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s |
| Noshin Khan | Waterford Valley High | St. John’s |
| Olivia White | Lakeside Academy | Buchans |
| Paige Morgan | Ascension Collegiate | Bay Roberts |
| Peyton Howse | Bay d’Espoir Academy | St. Alban’s |
| Priscilla Alhassan | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Rachel Davis | Holy Heart High School | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove |
| Rania Amirouche | École Rocher-Du-Nord | St. John’s |
| Rowan Foley | Waterford Valley High | St. John’s |
| Rylee Hawkins | J.M. Olds Collegiate | Summerford |
| Rylie Cooney | Mealy Mountain Collegiate | Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
| Samiran Chauhan | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Sheza Chowdhury | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |
| Sierra Murphy | Ascension Collegiate | Clarke’s Beach |
| Sophia Bishop | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Sophia Zhang | Holy Heart High School | Mount Pearl |
| Sophie Taylor | Menihek High School | Labrador City |
| Susan Vadath | Holy Heart High School | St. John’s |
| Suzanna Paul | Marystown Central High | Burin |
| Taylor Ash | Heritage Collegiate | Portland |
| Vaishnavi Devarapalli | Gonzaga High School | St. John’s |