Courtney Wenzlawski – Overcoming Life’s Hurdles

Courtney is a young woman with a lot on her plate. She is a mother of two children who has had to move frequently over the past year or so, not to mention having health issues to deal with and financial concerns to sort out. Nevertheless, she has prioritized finishing her high school education, by working on...

Denver Geddes Designs His Future

Denver Geddes has returned for his fifth year at CHSS to complete his OSSD requirements. Denver lives in Seaforth and participated on basketball teams at high school. He has a keen interest in drawing cartoons and images that could be used as design logos. Through a family member, Denver is applying for a...

Josiah Schade – Job Shadow Points The Way To Future Career

Josiah lives in rural Perth County and is the second of five children in his family. He went to Downie Central P.S. before coming to Stratford Northwestern in Grade 7. Josiah’s favourite activity is horseback riding. He has his own horse named Lexie and he rides as often as he can. When Josiah was...

Danielle Dinney Gains Valuable Experience

Danielle is currently finishing her grade 12 year at SHDHS. Throughout her high school experience she has left her options open as to what she may do in the future. Last year, she took a parenting course which helped to increase the number of options she had for post secondary plans. Growing up, she was...

Jacob Lacourse Directs His Future

Born in Stratford and a Bedford Public School graduate, Jacob has grown up playing video games, cycling and basketball as his favourite pastimes. His high school years gave him a chance to explore all his options. After eleven years in the French Immersion program he decided to withdraw in his final year at...

Kyle Coulson – Achieving His Dreams

Kyle has many plans for life after achieving his goal of earning a diploma. Kyle’s high school career has provided the opportunity to try different things. He has appreciated many teachers in his high school career – Mr. Curtis, Mr. Linley, Ms. Mezei and Ms. Brodhagen stand out in particular. His best...

Kayla Ernest-Rominger – Be Yourself

Kayla Ernest-Rominger loves animals and children. She plans to work in one of these areas after completing her secondary school education. Currently she volunteers at Kids Club every Tuesday. She helps the children with their crafts and games. Kayla is going to use her co-op placement to explore career...

Courtney Carrick Sets Her Future Goals

Courtney has attended GDCI for five years. While here, she has played soccer, rugby, badminton and participated on the school’s swim team. She was also a member of the OSAID club. In her spare time Courtney likes to paint and hang out with her friends. Next year Courtney plans to take a year off to help...

Hayley Ostrander – High School A Time Of Discovery

Looking back on my years at DCVI, I see that my classes, teachers and classmates have helped me realize what I’m looking for in a career. I’ve discovered things that I like as well as things I dislike. School has not yet provided me with a clear path of where I want to go after graduating, but has...

The Choice is Yours

It is important that young people find work that is rewarding, dignifying, and allows them to become valuable contributors to our communities. This search may lead directly to work, to an apprenticeship, to college or to university. Which pathway will you choose? A pathway is designed to lead a student to a...