July 12, 2005
Peel District School Board scholars score 99.7 per cent, tie for top honours
Two Turner Fenton Secondary School students tied for the highest academic average among Peel students with 99.7 per cent. Young-Hae Cho and Sapna Mehta are among the Peel board's 2,187 Ontario scholars. To become an Ontario scholar, grade 12 students must have an average of 80 per cent or higher in their top six grade 12 courses."Hard work and determination are key to the success of any student," explains Cho. "I had to work hard this year from beginning to end. I was determined to succeed academically and to chart the course for my future along the way. "In September, Cho will head to the University of Toronto to study psychology.
Mehta will also be attending the University of Toronto this fall. She will study industrial engineering. As she reflects on the past year and on her academic success, Mehta says that she had a little fun along the way, "It was a challenge for me to balance the demands of academics with extracurricular events. I enjoyed my involvement with the senior wind ensemble, fundraising activities and student awareness campaigns."
Cho and Mehta are students of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Turner Fenton in Brampton. IB is a pre-university course of studies offered during the last two years of secondary school. Developed to prepare bright, highly motivated students for an internationally-recognized university entrance, this program offers comprehensive curriculum that challenges the whole student beyond the traditional realm of the secondary school experience. All students of the IB program are required to engage in the study of languages, sciences, mathematics and humanities. Students learn how to analyze, and to reach informed conclusions about other people, their culture, and the scientific forces of the environment.
Mississsauga's top Ontario scholar is Rick Hansen Secondary School student Abhinav Malhotra, who graduated with a 99.2 per cent average. Malhotra will study engineering at the University of Toronto.
The top scholar at Mayfield Secondary School in Caledon is Jenna Mielzynski, who graduated with an average of 96.2 per cent. Mielzynski will head to Rollins College in Florida this fall to study biochemistry on an academic scholarship.
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Reference: Carolann Barton, School Communications Specialist, 905-890-1010, ext. 2626
Note to media: A list of top Ontario scholars for each school is attached.
Top Ontario Scholars
2004-2005
BRAMPTON
Name Grade Secondary School Total scholars Lois Yin 94.8 Bramalea 72 Ujash Sheth 93.0 Brampton Centennial 77 Bina Rajput 92.5 Central Peel 44 Himana Sharma 98.7 Chinguacousy 124 Vivian Chau 96.0 Heart Lake 102 Rebecca Jarvis 97.2 North Park 95 Sapna Mehta 99.7 Turner Fenton 136 Young-Hae Cho 99.7 Turner Fenton
CALEDON
Name Grade Secondary School Total scholars Kristen Westwood 95.7 The Humberview 52 Jenna Mielzynski 96.2 Mayfield 166
MISSISSAUGA
Name Grade Secondary School Total scholars Kiran Pasha 96.2 Applewood Heights 54 Hannah Wigle 96.2 Cawthra Park 141 Mahroo Hamzehloo 96.5 Clarkson 93 Jennifer Li 94.5 Erindale 72 Gopee-Ramanan Prasaanthan 95.7 Glenforest 120 Paul Jun 97.3 Gordon Graydon 107 Erik Johnson 95.2 John Fraser 113 Ginu Dahiya 94.0 Lincoln M. Alexander 33 Caroline Lim 95.2 Lorne Park 151 Qasim Khan 94.5 Meadowvale 89 Eunice Cho 96.8 Port Credit 56 Abhinav Malhotra 99.2 Rick Hansen 165 Rachel Min 95.3 Streetsville 76 Candidate not available 93.3 TL Kennedy 57 Candidate not available 96.3 The Woodlands 134
