NEWS RELEASE
YORK CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
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The Board of Trustees of the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) is pleased to announce the return of its Distinguished Alumni Awards. This annual program celebrates the achievements of York Catholic alumni and recognizes the significant role that publicly funded Catholic education has played, and continues to play, in their lives and in our communities.
Anyone can nominate a former YCDSB student by completing the 2022 YCDSB Distinguished Alumni Nomination Form. The nomination deadline is Monday, Feb. 28, 2022.
To be eligible for nomination, a candidate must:
- have made a significant contribution to their field, industry and/or community and must be an inspiration to others;
- reflect in practice one or more of the Catholic Graduate Expectations;
- demonstrate creative and critical thinking skills and integrated Catholic Values in their daily lives, as socially responsible global citizens;
- have been working in their field for a minimum of two years; and
- have attended and graduated from a YCDSB secondary school or, if they didn’t graduate from a YCDSB school, have spent the majority of their formative years in our Board and continue to support the Board’s mission.
“Since 2005, our Board has paid tribute to deserving alumni through our Distinguished Alumni Awards,” said Chair Elizabeth Crowe, “and we are excited to see this important program return so we can continue to recognize the valuable and unique contributions our talented alumni are making in their respective fields and in their communities, here in Canada or abroad.”
Distinguished Alumni Award recipients will be announced in late April and celebrated during Catholic Education Week, May 2-7, 2022.
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