KDHS annual Principal Awards

By Deanna Bertrand

Excellence in academics, or specifically a grade point average of 90 percent or higher, earns Kingsville District High School students a spot on the Principal’s List and a luncheon at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens to celebrate.

Just under 100 students at KDHS, from grades 9 to 12, earned top honours for the 2023 school year and were presented certificates at the luncheon May 23.

“You have developed a set of skills that permeates all that you do,” said Principal Bill Toews to the students. “Over time, you have developed great time management skills, the ability to adapt to change, excellent communication skills and a desire to challenge yourself. You have found within yourself the tenacity, the grit and determination needed to excel at school. The skills and personal qualities that contribute to your academic success are the same attributes that are sought by employers.”

Toews also thanked parents, grandparents and guardians for the “guidance that you provide” and for supporting “our school.”

Also on hand to congratulate students and staff of KDHS was Greater Essex County District School Board Trustee Julia Burgess, who commented how “impressive” it was to have so many students achieving these standards

Grade 12, back row, from left: Emily Dann, Teagan Handley, Clara Adamson, Luke Grover, Keegan Collier, Reilly Collier, Daniel Fehr, Gavin Baker, Matthew Dekold, Kenya Cruickshank. Front row, from left: Jonah Dillabough, Rowen Anderson, Vanessa Andrade, Avery Coffey, Kylar Brum, Holly Gale, Karla Hernandez, Jade Kirner. Absent from photo: Connor Brown, Dean Fortuna, Logan Fortuna, Sierra Garant, Nathan Hicks.

Grade 9, back row, from left: Amelia Fulton, Arissa Jitani, Danielle Hunt, Stella Gould, Luna Galata, Joshua Enns, Alexandria Booth, Mady Stanley, Austin Fraser, Bronwyn Anderson. Front row, from left: Carly Thiessen, Natalie Mann, Scarlett Shepley-Campbell, Michael Rowland, Kale Pucovsky, Hannah Omstead, Avery Mogyorody, Sophie Lakatos.

Grade 12, back row, from left: Naomi Wuerch, Claudia St. Pierre, Gabby Quenneville, Brooke Swan, Haley Roy, Cielo Larson, Rachel Litster, Jordyn Taylor, Liam Toews, Frank van Paassen. Front row, from left: Ella Stephens, Elise Pillon, Ella Neudorf, Cole Kritzer, Josh Mann, Luke Lear, Arav Patel, Matthew Johnson.

Grade 10, back row, from left: Zoey Toews, Maddie Audet, Sydney Brown, Sophie Brush, Hanah Burgess, Jamie Connelly, Gabby Cope, Morgan DeYong, Addison Dyck, Ottavio Ruggirello, Alexis Tindall. Front row, from left: Katie Dyck, Sofia Glass, Emmerson Jadischke, Adam Johnson, Kinsey Kendrick, Sawyer Kraus, William Little, Naomi Poublon.

Grade 11, back row, from left: Kevin Tran, Morgan Woolgar, Erika St. Pierre, Ellie Smith, Katelynn Fitzpatrick, Jessica Turgeon. Front row, from left: Hudson Woolgar, Grace Affleck, Sage Batke, Evan Wuerch, Isabelle Gevaert, Zoey Kungel. Absent from photo: Grace Anzovino, Benjamin Ash, Brock Bezaire, Madison Booth.