2022 Outstanding Youth Award recipient

Claire Rea, 17

Claire Rea is the epitome of a student athlete. In her final year at St. Peter High School last year, she earned the Governor-General’s medal for earning the highest average among her graduating class with a 97.2 per cent. She was also a co-captain of the senior girls soccer team, which won the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association (NCSSAA) AAA championship and went to earn a silver medal at the OFSAA provincial championships where they lost in the final in overtime. She was also a member of the All-Ontario provincial team. As a result of her success both on the soccer pitch and inside the classroom, Claire earned a full scholarship to the University of Alabama-Birmingham where she started in all 18 games as a freshman this past fall and had the second highest number of shots on goal on the team with 12. Playing midfield, she scored a goal and added four assists in helping the team reach the Conference USA championship game which they lost 1-0 to the University of Texas at San Antonio. For her success both in the classroom and on the soccer pitch, Claire Rea has been selected as a recipient of this year’s Orléans Outstanding Youth Awards.

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