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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2009-10-29, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009.F.E. Madill Secondary School heldits commencement on Friday witharea students coming up big on theawards stage.One of the evening’s biggestwinners was Lindsay Watson who won the general proficiency award for Grade 12, the Dr. A.J. Irwin scholarship. Watson was also awarded the Governor General Award, which is given to the student with the highest academic standing in the graduating class. Watson also won proficiency awards in Business Leadership, Co- operative Education and Social Science and Humanities. She also won the Menzies Endowment Fund award for graduating from Brussels Public School and having the highest average in 11 senior courses and the Oldfield Memorial Arts scholarship, presented to a student who graduated from Brussels Public School who has a high academic standing and is proceeding to post-secondary education in art, music or English. The Student Council award also went to Watson for her insistence on giving back to the student body and participation in the three prongs of the Big M: academics, athletics and activities. Watson was also given a Big M award for earning three intermediate awards for academics, athletics and activities as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Aiming For The Top Scholarship. Ellen Jefferson also won several proficiency awards, including Mathematics of Data Management, Advanced Functions and Chemistry.She was also named to the OntarioScholar list.In addition, Jefferson won theQueen Elizabeth II Aiming For TheTop scholarship and the Big M award. The Henderson Memorial award went to Jefferson as well for her superior academic abilities and her work at bettering humanity with the school and the community. Robyn Nicholson won proficiency awards in Music and Art and the OSSTF District 8 scholarship for being a good citizen and contributing positively to the school academically and co-curricularly. Nicholson also won the Mustangs On The Move award for a student who contributed to the school and has now moved onto post-secondary education or to a workplace. Also named an Ontario Scholar, Nicholson also took home the Queen Elizabeth II Aiming For The Top scholarship. Dan Stapleton, in addition to being named an Ontario Scholar, won the Bieman award, which is given to a deserving student entering their first year at the University of Guelph and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 180 (Wingham) award, given to a student in good academic standing who is the son of a war veteran or a member of the Legion or the Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Darby Alcorn won the Huron Women Teachers Association scholarship, which is presented to a female student in Huron County who will pursue a post-secondary education in the field of education and has shown leadershipthroughout secondary school.Alcorn also won the Jean McEwenMemorial scholarship, given todeserving students from HuronCounty who will be attending post- secondary education and the School Council Senator and Student Senator awards given to a school council member who is the student representative on the school council and the student senator for F.E. Madill on the Avon Maitland District School Board for 2008-2009. Alcorn was also an Ontario Scholar and was awarded with the school’s Big M award. Sean Cook was awarded the Madill Secondary School Teaching Staff award to recognize students who have demonstrated high scholastic standing and good citizenship as well as the proficiency award for Technological Design. Kari Bell won the Pinecrest Manor award given to a student who is proceeding to post-secondary studies in the health sciences field and have exhibited good school citizenship. Bell also won the Menzies Endowment Fund award for graduating from Brussels Public School and having the highest average in 11 senior courses as well as the school’s Big M award. Ellerey Lorentz, in addition to being named an Ontario Scholar, won the proficiency award for drama as well as the School Advisory Council award for a student who attended Howick Central School and is proceeding to further education Menzies’ recipients Lindsay Watson, who is studying applied linguist speech and language at Brock University, left, and Kari Bell, studying psychology at Western University were the recipients of the George Menzies’ award at F. E. Madill Secondary School’s commencement for Brussels Public School graduates. 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