Spotlights

✨#HADSCscholarshipspotlight: Maleah Larkin✨ My name is Maleah Larkin and I am a graduate of Catholic Central High School in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. I am attending St Clair College for the Child and Youth Care Program then my plan is to attend The University of Windsor for Psychology. My end goal is to become a Psychotherapist for Youth struggling with their mental health. Black women are underrepresented in this particular field and I want to change that. Representation is important and I believe that Black youth in particular deserve have a therapist that looks like them, who may relate to them on a deeper level. I have always been the emotional support to the people in my life so being a therapist has always been more of a calling to me rather than a career path. I am extremely passionate about the topic of mental health because I have seen first hand what the lack of mental health resources can do to someone. I want to become that resource for people. Having the ability to help others with their personal struggles is very gratifying to me and gives me great purpose. I enjoy being around others and helping out whenever I can which I’ve demonstrated in my theatre community. I’ve volunteered to help out with various musicals while also performing in one of them. This included painting sets, helping out with makeup and costume changes and being support for whoever needed it. I also volunteered within my school community, getting involved in helping out with open houses, grade 8 nights, talent shows and sports games. I genuinely find that I’m my happiest when I’m helping people. My overall goal Is to break the stigma that is attached to mental health, specifically in the Black community. Often times, as Black women we are expected to be strong and hold everything in, when in reality, we are human, we have feelings and I want to be able to shine light on the fact that you can be strong and still show emotion. ✨Maleah Larkin received the Leona Olbey Scholarship of $2,000✨ ✨Congratulations, Madison Lewis-Yang!✨ @maleahlarkin_ #HADSCScholarship #HADSC #UGRR #BlackHistory365 #WECDSB #BlackExcellence #Blackwomeninpsychology

✨#HADSCscholarshipspotlight: Madison Lewis-Yang✨ My name is Madison Lewis-Yang and I am a graduate of Catholic Central High School l in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. I am attending Fanshawe College in the Commercial Flight and Aviation Leadership (Aeronautics) Program. My career goal is to become a commercial airline pilot. As a young Black woman aspiring pilot, I am determined to break racial and sexist barriers in fields where many people who look like me are underrepresented. I want to be successful in my career and inspire young Black girls to see themselves in aviation and well-respected careers. Growing up, I rarely saw people who looked like me in the field of aviation, and I want to change that by showing that the sky has no limits. As a Black woman, I want to be known for my achievements and excellence through my future aviation career. After post-secondary school, I hope to be flying for a regional or major airline, gaining real-world experience while continuing to grow both professionally and personally. To me aviation is more than just a career because it represents freedom, exploration, and endless possibilities. My dream is to become a pilot, not only to achieve personal success but also to expand the number of female pilots in the male-dominated aviation field. This is my journey to committing to aviation and becoming an airline pilot in the future. When I become a pilot through education, I plan to give back to the community and society by inspiring and educating young Black girls about opportunities in aviation. As aviation is costly, I want to launch an affordable program of mentorship and training for young girls to live out their dreams and work towards a future. I would love to establish my own organization for all Black youth aspiring to be pilots, providing the cost for flight training, medical tests, equipment, and mentorship for pilots all over Canada. 🌟Madison Lewis-Yang received the Hilda Watkins ETFO Scholarship of $2,000.🌟 🌟Congratulations, Madison Lewis-Yang!🌟 @_myang07 #HADSCScholarship #HADSC #UGRR #BlackHistory365 #WECDSB #BlackExcellence #Aviation #BlackWomenInSTEM #SkyHasNoLimits

#HADSCscholarshipspotlight: Micah Moore My name is Micah Moore and I am a graduate of Assumption High School in the Windsor-Essex Catholic School Board. I am attending Wayne State University enrolled in the Marketing Management and Jazz studies programs. On thing I've always been interested in through my time in high school is the study of marketing. One day I am hoping to work somewhere that are within the lines of marketing or running my own business. Some extra curricular activities that I have done through my high school career are band, jazz band, basketball team, wrestling team, and track team. Sports has always been a big thing for me while I was in high school because of how fun they were. While getting older I realized that all of the extra curricular activities that I have done, really helped me with my time management skills which are something that I will really need later in my life. Some community involvement that I have participated in last school year was the Detroit Marathon Hydration Station. A lot of students from Assumption high school helped with this marathon because one of my teachers in the school was responsible for working the hydration station. This was a really good experience and I found it very entertaining and motivating to watch all of the marathon runners pass me. 🌟 Micah Moore received the Elizabeth Washington Memorial Scholarship and Michael Shreve Memorial Scholarship of $2,000.🌟 ✨Congratulations, Micah Moore!✨ @micah_bmoore7 #HADSCScholarship #HADSC #UGRR #BlackHistory365 #WECDSB #BlackExcellence