Each year, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Student Recognition Awards celebrate excellence in student leadership. Students are chosen by their principals and/or vice-principals for their demonstration of initiative, supported by the will to succeed, the dedication to finish what they started, and the commitment to achieve their personal best. Congratulations to this year’s recipient from Cairine Wilson Secondary School, Anita Suthakaran!
Anita Suthakaran is a dedicated student leader and advocate at Cairine Wilson Secondary School. She is the current Student Council Co-President, a member of the school band, and part of the LINK Crew, where she is a mentor to younger students and plays a key role in organizing and running school activities. In addition, she is the school's social media coordinator, contributes to the school’s newspaper, is part of the Key Club, and has left an incredible legacy by establishing the school’s annual Diversity Day in her work as part of the Race Relations (IDEA) club. She is also a key member in planning videos and displays for Black History Month, and helped organize and run this year's Sixteen Days of Activism on Gender Based Violence. Anita has achieved the Bronze Level of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and has already completed her certification for the International Certificate Program and her certification for Cairine Wilson’s Environmental Specialist High Skills Major. Everything Anita has committed to doing, she has seen through to the end while going above and beyond!
Visit the OCDSB website to learn more about the awards and all of the outstanding recipients!