Ellen McDonald was the winner of the 2014 essay contest “Proud to be Canadian” and is excited to share it with the WCC audience. Ellen was born in March 2003 and will enter grade 7 in September. She lives in Thorndale with her parents and 2 younger brothers. Ellen is passionate about acting, singing, and [...]
Jackson Martin is a 15 year-old student in the French Immersion Program at Sir Wilfred Laurier Secondary School in London. He will be our Youth Speaker on Thursday October 8, 2015 at Centennial Hall. Jackson is the son of Katherynne and Richard Martin and has been in 17 films, mostly shorts. He attended the Cannes [...]
Jasmine Ryu Won Kang is 13 and in grade 9 at Central Secondary School in London. She is the 2015 Kathryn Sells Scholarship recipient. Jasmine won first place at the Ontario Provincial Finals for grade 9 piano in 2014 and received honourable mention for grade 10 piano in 2015. Last year, she had the honour [...]
Courtney Coleman, 15, will speak about her experiences as a model and actor. After modeling and taking acting classes in New York City in the summer of 2014, she became involved with improv theatre. That lead to her stunt work in a short film which will be released this year. In November, she was named [...]
Emily Schuyler is from the Oneida First Nations of the Thames and currently attends Saunders Secondary School. Her traditional roots have kept her grounded and motivate her to share her Indigenous knowledge through her art.
Emily Tam, 15, is in Grade 10 at Central Secondary School in London. She has played the piano for the past ten years and is currently studying RCM Grade 10 piano. She especially enjoys playing at the Kiwanis Music Festival, where she received the Kathryn Sells Memorial Scholarship in 2015. She has performed at the [...]
Topic: “The Meaning of Home”. John is 12 years old and a grade 7 student at Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts. He enjoys traveling to Europe to see family, tandem bike riding, playing soccer, and in winter, skiing, snowboarding and hockey. John also plays the piano and cello and loves video games. He [...]
Topic: THREE SISTERS HELP ORPHANAGE IN SOMALIA On October 13, the Youth Speakers for Women’s Canadian Club will be three young ladies. They are Zaynab, 5 years old; Safiya, aged 8; and 10 year-old Maryam Chaudhary. The sisters attend the London Islamic School. Five years ago, Maryam wanted to raise funds to help build a water well to support the Mudug Orphanage Complex in [...]
Kevin Alexander is a Grade 7 student at Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts. This 12 year old has taken piano lessons since he was 3 years old with his grandmother, Marlene Alexander. Kevin is a three time National Finalist and scholarship recipient at CMC (Canadian Music Competition). Kevin has won many trophies and [...]
My name is Madison Bush. I am 24 years old and currently attend Fanshawe College. I was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. I played wheelchair basketball for 8 years and have been playing sledge hockey since I was 8 years old. I currently work at Budweiser Gardens and the Thames Valley Children’s Centre. My [...]