Chairperson's Scholarship Award


 * The Chairperson's Scholarship is a $1,000 award given out annually to a graduating student.
 * Eligibility
 * To receive this award you need to:
 * Exemplify excellent leadership and citizenship
 * Represent student issues to others
 * Not be a Student Trustee with the school board
 * Be nominated by your secondary school principal
 * Be representative of the diverse student population of the DDSB
 * Be representative of the geographic areas of the DDSB
 * Have a diverse set of accomplishments and leadership endeavours
 * Apply
 * Secondary school principals must forward a written submission to the Chairperson of the Board by May 30, with the following information about the nominee:
 * The extent to which they meet the criteria
 * Their contributions to school life
 * Their initiative in seeking the award
 * If the principal is not sufficiently acquainted with the nominee, they can submit information provided by a staff member more familiar with them. The principal should initial the form.
 * Selection
 * A committee consisting of the Chairperson and 4 other trustees makes the final selection. We will hand out the award at our June Board meeting.