June 19, 2025

Bluewater District School Board celebrates 2025 Awards of Excellence

Photo (L-R): Crystal Tyler, Jean Kirby, Jen McKellar, Krissy Smit, Jan Schultz. Absent: Angela Renaud, Katie Henrich, Heather VanDerHeide

At the final Regular Meeting of the Board of the 2024-2025 school year on Tuesday, June 17, Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) celebrated a group of distinguished community members for their outstanding contributions in our local schools.

Family members, staff, and other supporters visited the BWDSB Education Centre to observe the annual presentation of the Awards of Excellence, recognizing the extraordinary efforts and contributions of an individual from each ‘family of schools’ within the district.

Trustees took turns at the podium presenting the awards, which highlighted a range of exceptional volunteer efforts supporting breakfast and nutrition programs, school events, fundraising, field trips, well-being initiatives, and classroom learning, among others.

Since recognizing every individual who contributes to our schools is an impossible task, the Awards of Excellence program offers just a glimpse of the many wonderful volunteers in BWDSB. Nominations of individuals may be submitted by any group or individual within the recipient’s family of schools through the school principal.

Congratulations to the following 2025 Awards of Excellence recipients:

• Bruce Peninsula District School /Peninsula Shores District School Family of Schools: Jean Kirby
• Georgian Bay Community School Family of Schools: Jan Schultz
• Grey Highlands Secondary School Family of Schools: Crystal Tyler
• John Diefenbaker Senior School Family of Schools: Angela Renaud
• Kincardine District Senior School Family of Schools: Jen McKellar
• Owen Sound District Secondary School Family of School: Katie Henrich
• Saugeen District Senior School Family of Schools: Krissy Smit
• Walkerton District Community School Family of Schools: Heather VanDerHeide

 

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