A local Widdifield student, Jazyln McGuinty, has just been awarded the prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship from Queen’s University.
The Chancellor’s Fellows receive full tuition plus a one-time summer stipend for an immersive experience after the second year or junior year. Scholarships are renewed each year as long as the recipient maintains at least a cumulative average of 3.0.
This $36,000.00 scholarship, in tuition fees only, is awarded to a very limited number of students each year. Some of the requirements included having a high school average above 90 per cent, creative and original thinking, proven leadership qualities, a high school nomination, and submitting three essays in the competition.
"When I found out I won the Chancellor's Scholarship, I couldn't believe it!" she told BayToday. "I studied so hard at Widdifield with the guidance of my teachers, and I also volunteered at many places within our community. I'm so excited to have been accepted at Queen's University, and will be attending the Life Sciences or Health Sciences program this fall."
McGuinty is an exceptional student.
Last year, she entered the North Bay Regional Science Fair with her project partner Emily Mah and won several major awards which resulted in her going to the Canada-Wide Science Fair. There, she was given the opportunity to compete at the international Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition in Sweden! And from there, they were invited to the Budapest Water Summit in Hungary.
See: Widdifield students win top prize in Canada-Wide Science Fair
The Stockholm Junior Water Prize is the world's most prestigious youth award for a water-related science project. It is open to all high school students in grades 9-12 who have reached the age of 15 and have conducted a water-science research project.
Emily and Jazlyn won the main prize for their project about purifying water containing heavy metals.
