Griffin Seafoot Named Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship Recipient by Papa Johns Canada and the CHL
EDMONTON, Alberta, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Papa Johns Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) are proud to announce Griffin Seafoot of British Columbia as the recipient of the Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship. The Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship was created to recognize young Canadians who demonstrate outstanding leadership, character, and a drive to […]
Pitch Ready at 16: How Two Shads Built a Startup Across the Country
Aryan Vemulapalli’s older sister almost didn’t do it. She had studied Computer Science at the University of Waterloo — the safe, expected path, the one both her parents had taken before her. But she had always wanted to build something, and for years she carried that want quietly, wondering if she had missed her moment. […]
Bristol student accepted into prestigious national academy
BRISTOL — Josephine Hatton of Bristol, a Grade 10 student at Pontiac High School (PHS), has been accepted into Shad Canada, a prestigious national program. Shad is a month-long STEAM and entrepreneurship program held each summer on university campuses across Canada. STEAM combines five disciplines: science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. The program focuses on team […]
From Rocket Boosters to Black Brilliance: Elijah Sagna-Layne’s Mission to Inspire the Next Generation
Elijah Sagna-Layne has lost count of the number of NASA shuttle launches he watched online as a kid, eagerly awaiting his favourite part. Two minutes in, the solid rocket boosters delivered what was the bulk of the thrust crucial for liftoff. Then they detached from the spacecraft after propelling it skyward. Elijah was enthralled. It seems only […]
Black Gold students experience hands on trial of possible careers at U of A event
Students from École Secondaire Beaumont Composite High School and also from New Sarepta Community High School are still talking about the engaging career focused experience they had at the University of Alberta Campus a few days ago. The SHAD Canada Futures Day provided Grade 10 and 11 students with a chance to explore STEAM (science, […]
Student Spotlight: Brandon Rehfuhs Pays it Forward
This Lakehead Leader Award Winner is Someone to Look Up to On the road to success, some people sprint up the corporate ladder, while others extend that ladder behind them, lifting those who need help. Brandon Rehfuhs, a Master of Science in Management student, offers a firm grip for those coming up behind him because […]
Bedford teen stacking awards with automatic medication dispenser for dementia patients
They say necessity is the mother of invention. That certainly holds true for this teenage inventor from Bedford. Joy Akinkunmi, Shad2025 saw a problem and built something to fix it: the Pill Smart, an automatic medication dispenser for people with dementia. It’s been a hit at science fairs across the country and internationally, too. She […]
How Madison Zanette’s Shad Experience Sparked a $15,000 Scholarship and a Future in Biomedical Engineering
At Shad, discovery often starts with curiosity—and for Madison, that curiosity became a catalyst for her dream career. Madison Zanette arrived at Shad with a mix of excitement and nerves, not knowing that the next 26 days would change the course of her life. She came looking for a challenge but left with something far […]
How a Childhood Book and a Summer at Shad Launched Réka Winslow Into the Space Industry
When Réka Winslow was thirteen, her father handed her a well-loved copy of Isaac Asimov’s sci-fi Foundation series. She didn’t know it at the time, but that simple moment would set the course of her life. “Those books opened my mind,” she says. “They made me realize there is so much more out there, in space, and even at that age, […]
From Newfoundland to New Frontiers: How Shad Alum Robert McCarthy is Turning Curiosity into Impact
When his former teacher returned to work after a spinal surgery left her paralyzed from the waist down, Robert McCarthy noticed something that most people might have overlooked. Despite her determination to continue teaching, she faced new barriers in her daily life — small but constant challenges, like getting her wheelchair over the raised lip […]
From Shad to the Paris Climate Accords: Dr. Yassen Tcholakov’s Journey to Public and Global Health Leadership
When he arrived at Shad in 2008, Yassen Tcholakov was already envisioning a future in healthcare—though the exact path wasn’t yet clear. Surrounded by a diverse group of talented peers, he spent that summer exploring big ideas and collaborating on meaningful challenges. The experience helped to shape his journey, leading him to a career in […]
From Road Salt to Wildfires: How Shad Inspired Zoë Golay’s Environmental Mission
Curiosity is the first step toward discovery, and for Zoë Golay, it was a summer at Shad Canada that sparked a journey she hadn’t imagined—one that would lead her to a PhD in environmental chemistry and a mission to protect Canada’s forests. Today, Zoë studies how wildfire smoke interacts with the atmosphere and contributes to […]