Corner Brook youth are getting engaged in municipal politics
June 2, 2020 – Cape Breton Post Most people know Mira Buckle through her involvement in the arts and theatre. But last summer the Corner Brook teen had her eyes opened to a new experience that’s now become a new passion. Buckle, 16, a Level 2 student at Corner Brook Regional High, participated in Shad […]
Shad alum uses collaboration and unity to battle COVID-19
Feeling the glum effects of COVID-19 isolation, Shad1988 Sanjay Vakhil, an engineer at Google, found excitement and hope in a new project – building emergency masks out of snorkel gear.
Transforming Business with CEO and Founder of Tulip Retail
Ali Asaria recalls key moments from Shad and how they helped shape his mindset about business
Student awarded largest Canadian STEM scholarship
May 25, 2020 – Winnipeg Free Press When a private phone number appeared on the screen of Shubhkarman Jaura’s cell phone in mid-April, the Maples Collegiate student almost didn’t pick up. Little did he know, on the incoming line was a scholarship offer for $100,000. Jaura, an 18-year-old Maples resident, answered the call and accepted […]
Timmins teen wins prestigious national award worth $100K
May 13, 2020 – Timmins Today When a Grade 12 student Magalie Durepos-Létourneau learned she won a prestigious national award, she says she couldn’t believe it. Durepos-Létourneau, 17, who attends École secondaire catholique Thériault, has earned the Schulich Leaders Scholarship worth $100,000 to study engineering at McMaster University. … Last summer, Durepos-Létourneau was also a part of the Shad Canada program at Queen’s University. It […]
City Student Receives Huge Scholarship
May 1, 2020 – Country105 A Thunder Bay student is getting a prestigious $80,000 scholarship from the Schulich Foundation. Kiara Bergagnini tells us she is excited to study science at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.
CEO shares importance of collaboration, exploring business and technology at Shad
Since attending Shad thirty years ago, Andrew Sloss founded Owl Practice with a passion for technology and business, and a belief that collaboration leads to innovation.
UNB student part of national effort to track COVID-19 spread
April 8, 2020 – UNB Newsroom As the global outbreak of COVID-19 restricts travel around the world, UNB engineering student Xavier Hébert-Couturier is looking back on a 2017 trip that is now allowing him to help Canadians during the pandemic.
Shad Speaks at STAN – Calgary, Alberta
In February, Kara Pettinger, Shad’s Director of Strategic Initiatives moderated a panel discussing the gender impact on STEAM and entrepreneurship programs at STAN’s 2020 Conference: Sparking Curiosity. Joining Kara onstage as our panelists were three Shad2018 alumni, JuliAnn Thai, Mohammed Al Habboub and Jay Hamidova. During the panel, Kara presented Shad’s extensive post-program evaluation aimed […]
Loran Scholar 2020: Sydney Strocen
Sydney Strocen, Shad2018, has been awarded with a prestigious Loran Award—a $100K investment for dedicated Grade 12 students pursuing an undergraduate degree. To date, 97 Shads have received the award. And like the rest, this year’s recipients are changemakers to keep an eye on! Read below about Sydney’s reactions to being chosen and how Shad […]
Loran Scholar 2020: Lavan Balendran
Lavan Balendran, Shad2018, has been awarded with a prestigious Loran Award—a $100K investment for dedicated Grade 12 students pursuing an undergraduate degree. To date, 97 Shads have received the award. And like the rest, this year’s recipients are changemakers to keep an eye on! Read below about Lavan’s reactions to being chosen and how Shad […]
Loran Scholar 2020: Heather Chisholm
Heather Chisholm, Shad2018, has been awarded with a prestigious Loran Award—a $100K investment for dedicated Grade 12 students pursuing an undergraduate degree. To date, 97 Shads have received the award. And like the rest, this year’s recipients are changemakers to keep an eye on! Read below about Heather’s reactions to being chosen and how Shad […]
