Huron Expositor, 2015-03-18, Page 3Seaforth student wins
$36,000 scholarship
to Queen's
Joe Fonseca is one of only 40
incoming students to win a coveted
$36,000 entrance scholarship
at Queen's University
Marco Vigliott
Huron Expositor
Joe Fonseca has secured
himself a place among elite
company at Queen's Univer-
sity prior to even registering
for his first course at the
prestigious school.
The St. Anne's Secondary
School senior is one of
roughly 40 students in the
university's incoming class
of 2015-2016 to be awarded a
Chancellor's Scholarship,
which grants a recipient
$36,000 over the course of
their four-year undergradu-
ate program.
"It's pretty gratifying," Fon-
seca told the Expositor in an
interview on March 11. "It
just meant that the last four
years and all I've done - all
the extra curriculars I've
been involved with and hard
work I've put in (my) aca-
demics - paid off."
Fonseca, who will be stud-
ying neuroscience at the
Kingston, Ont. school, was
told about his lucrative win in
January following a lengthy
application process that
required applicants to pen
Neuroscience is
the kind of the last
frontier of science;
it's the last given
mystery in science
— Joe Fonseca
several essays and be nomi-
nated by their high school.
The essays for the scholar-
ship focused on the ethos
behind the prize, namely
excellence in academics,
creativity and leadership.
Applicants were also
required to attract the sup-
port of several referees to
endorse their bid.
To snag the coveted schol-
arship, Fonseca had to beat
out about 5,000 other appli-
cants among the 20,000 stu-
dents set to start their stud-
ies at Queen's this fall.
In addition to his academic
exploits, the Seaforth native is
an avid volunteer that lends a
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 • Huron Expositor 3
Marco Vigliotti Huron Exposit)
Joe Fonseca has become one of roughly 40 students in Queen's University's incoming class of 2015-2016 to be awarded a
Chancellor's Scholarship, which grants a recipient $36,000 over the course of their four-year undergraduate program.
helping hand to several organi-
zations in the region, including
the Stratford General Hospi-
tal's emergency department
and the local chapter of Cana-
dian Blood Services.
He also boasts an exten-
sive record of involvement in
extracurricular activities at
St. Anne's, where he sits as
Prime Minister of the
school's student cabinet and
a leading member of the
Social Justice Club, in addi-
tion to several other posts.
Fonseca said he is
already eyeing a future
career in medicine, either
in neuropharmaceuticals
or in the closely related
psychiatry field.
"Neuroscience is the kind
of the last frontier of science;
it's the last given mystery in
science," he said of his passion
for the field, which studies the
human nervous system.
While some students may
have seen the scholarship
win as an opportunity to rest
on their laurels for the
remainder of the year, Fon-
seca is already turning his
focus to gaining fast-track
admission to medical school
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As part of the mail pack-
age announcing he had been
awarded the scholarship,
Fonseca also received an
application to the first in
Canada program, which
allows a small number of
students to directly gain
entrance to medical school
after only two years in an
undergraduate program.
While he declares that his
chances of winning accept-
ance are slim, it'd be tough
to bet against this budding,
young local talent.
Scoreboard
Seaforth
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March 11
Men's high: Arnold Ramsey,
Jack Ryan, Erich Mat-
zold, Jim Davis, 3 wins.
Women's high: Grace Cor-
bett, Charlotte Norton 3
wins.
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