Burnaby's high school grads earned millions more in scholarships this year than any class for more than five years, according to the school district.
The Class of 2024 has earned a whopping $10.8 million and counting, the district said in a recent post on its website.
That's probably more than any grad class before them, but the district only started tracking the totals about five years ago.
"These awards, large and small, help students to achieve their post-secondary dreams," stated the district post.
Major awards secured by local grads include a full scholarship to Harvard University, valued at more than $400,000, won by Burnaby Central Secondary grad Ella Ricketts, who plans to study public policy and government in pursuit of a career in political analytics and law.
Burnaby North grad Charis Chang was awarded a $120,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship and will study engineering at Queens University.
Alpha grad Melina Calero earned a $45,000 Cmolik Foundation Scholarship and will study health sciences at Simon Fraser University on route to a career as a pediatric nurse.
Burnaby Mountain grad Amy Jung will study life sciences on a $100,000 International Scholar Award at the University of Toronto.
Byrne Creek Community School Anita Nambuuza earned a $100,000 Ted Rogers Legacy Scholarship and plans to study computer engineering at UBC Okanagan.
And Cariboo Hill Secondary grad Melody Yeung earned a $100,000 University of Toronto International Merit Admissions Award.
Thirteen other Burnaby grads earned Beedie Luminaries scholarships of up to $44,000 each this year:
- Zawata Afnaan (Burnaby South)
- Aylin Alizadeh-Ebadi (Burnaby South)
- Yar Biar (Cariboo Hill)
- Elbethel Desta (Burnaby North)
- Maya Holmes (Moscrop)
- Salma Ibrahim Issa (Cariboo Hill)
- Elvin Ng-Young-Lim (Burnaby Mountain)
- Ermira Progri (Burnaby South)
- Sania Shenasa (Cariboo Hill)
- Dia Suleiman (Byrne Creek)
- Ethan Sun (Burnaby Central)
- Lulyana Tsehaye (Byrne Creek)
- Tina Zeng (Moscrop)
Along with academic scholarships, the district said many local students also earned significant athletic scholarships.
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