Celebrating Our Top Academic Graduates

We are proud to recognize Carihi graduates, Delaney Ewing (2021) and Gillianne Stewardson (2022), and Timberline Secondary graduates, Izaak Read (2021) and Alli Horsthuis (2022), as the recipients of the prestigious Governor General’s Medallion.

The Governor General’s Medallion is awarded to one student from each secondary school throughout the province for achieving the highest, combined academic grade point average during their grade 11 and grade 12 years.

Unfortunately, we weren't able to present the 2021 graduates with their medallion immediately following their graduation due to COVID and production delays for the medallions.

“This is a tremendous achievement,” says Dr. Jeremy Morrow, superintendent of schools for School District 72. “For these young people to place at the top of their class in the final two years of secondary school they invested a great deal of hard work and perseverance. We are incredibly proud of Delaney, Izaak, Gillianne and Alli, and wish them the very best as they continue their post-secondary education.”

Delaney Ewing is in her second year at the University of Victoria studying civil engineering and has plans to pursue a masters degree in environment and sustainability. Gillianne Stewardson is studying criminal justice at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on a soccer scholarship and she plans to later return to Canada to study law. 

Izaak Read attended the University of Victoria right after graduation and has since transferred to BCIT's engineering technology program and Alli Horsthuis started studying chemistry this fall at the University of Victoria with the future plans of possibly pursuing a teaching career.