Graduate Awards for

Cap and Gown 2021-22

Cap and Gown Graduation Ceremony 2021-22

Congratulations to all of our graduates! We are so proud of you and look forward to hearing about all of your future successes. This is truly an accomplishment especially considering you spent most of your high school year tackling covid. We are so proud of your perserverance and know that you can do anything you put your minds towards doing!

Thank you to our community sponsors for our scholarships. We consider ourselves very fortunate to have a community that supports us so very much. We know that you have made a great investment in our students.

Please see the program to our right for a list of scholarship recipients and our many community sponsors for this event.

2022 Awards Booklet Night Ceremony

As we are preparing for the graduation ceremonies, we would like to ask graduates to consider applying for special awards. The criteria for each award is explained below.

IMPORTANT: There are some awards in which you apply directly to the school through the MCHS Awards Committee and others in which you must apply directly to the organization.

  • Please note, that if you are applying to the MCHS Awards Committee, you will be considered for all awards that are decided at the school level. However, you may state which awards you feel you are most specifically suited in your email before December 12th. Likewise, all students are considered for all awards but the application process greatly helps the committee in making decisions. Also, please do not forget that for some awards you must apply directly to the company/organization.

  • If applying to the school, you will apply to MCHS awards committee via karabourgeois@nlesd.ca. You should use the Awards Worksheet below and include a cover letter and resume. Deadline is December 12th

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.

Awards Worksheet

This is used when applying directly to the MCHS Awards Committee. Please do not forget to include your resume.


Awards Worksheet.doc

SPECIAL AWARDS FOR CAP AND GOWN 2021-22


C&W Industrial and Marine Fabrication Scholarship

  • Valued at $2000.

  • Students must be currently enrolled in a post-secondary program and have graduated with an Academic or Honours Graduation Status

  • Preference given to students enrolled in a post-secondary program in the field of Engineering, Welding or Marine related field.

  • Students must apply directly to Scholarship@cwindustrial.com. Criteria for award application is to the right. Deadline to apply is December 23rd, 2022

2022 CW SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY.pdf

PLEASE NOTE: The deadline to apply for the C&W Award is December 23rd, 2022 and NOT December 31st.

Linda Cahill Award

  • $100 scholarship

  • Has demonstrated perseverance and determination while working to achieve his or her potential.

  • Students may apply to MCHS awards committee via karabourgeois@nlesd.ca. You should use the above awards sheet and include a cover letter and resume. Deadline is December 12th.

Alexandra Williams Memorial Award

  • Awarded to a student who has achieved athletic and academic ability and school spirit. Preference will be given to students who play hockey.

  • $100 scholarship

  • Donated by the Southern Shore Minor Hockey Association.

  • Students may apply to MCHS awards committee via karabourgeois@nlesd.ca. You should use the above awards sheet and include a cover letter and resume. Deadline is December 12th.

The David Emberley Award

  • Presented to a level III student who has demonstrated academic achievement and outstanding contribution to the school community

  • $300 scholarship

  • Students may apply to MCHS awards committee via karabourgeois@nlesd.ca. You should use the above awards sheet and include a cover letter and resume. Deadline is December 12th.

Rowena Harvey-Casey Memorial Award

  • This is awarded to a student who exemplifies kindness and accomplishes this through the gift of music, drama, and/or public speaking.

  • $100 scholarship

  • Students may apply to MCHS awards committee via karabourgeois@nlesd.ca. You should use the above awards sheet and include a cover letter and resume. Deadline is December 12th.

Volunteer Award

  • Sponsored by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

  • Designed to recognize one senior high student in every school in the province for the contribution that student has made to his or her community or school.

  • Scholarship amount to be determined

  • Students may apply to MCHS awards committee via karabourgeois@nlesd.ca. You should use the above awards sheet and include a cover letter and resume. Deadline is December 12th.

Ace's Bursary Education Fund for Determined Kids

  • The recipient is someone who has learned to persevere through any challenge. Applicants must currently be enrolled in a post-secondary program. Preference will be given, but not limited, to the following post-secondary studies.

  • Award #1 – Studies in such areas as Small Engine Repair, Heavy Equipment Operations or Maintenance, Carpentry, etc

  • Award #2 – Studies in such areas as Business, Marketing, Research, Entrepreneurship, Engineering, Technology, etc

  • Applicants must write and submit a 500 word essay demonstrating how he or she demonstrated the values of tenacity, courage and determination through their school years to become eligible for enrollment in a post-secondary program.

  • Students may apply to MCHS awards committee via karabourgeois@nlesd.ca. You should use the above awards sheet and include a cover letter and resume. Deadline is December 12th. Please also see the document to the right.

Commemoration Annual Award Final Version 2021.docx

Bradley D. Walsh Memorial Scholarship

  • The recipient of the Bradley D. Walsh Memorial Scholarship is a person who is a true friend, who is kind, lives their best life possible, and makes the world a little brighter every day.

  • The recipient of the award is given to a person planning to attend post secondary school and is in the amount of $500.

  • Students may apply to MCHS awards committee via karabourgeois@nlesd.ca. You should use the above awards sheet and include a cover letter and resume. Deadline is December 12th.

BBBAA Volunteer Leadership Award

  • Must have made a positive and significant contribution to their community through volunteerism, displayed a capacity for leadership, and a commitment to their personal wellness through athletics and a commitment to academic achievement.

  • Valued at $100.

  • Weighted with 50% for Community Volunteerism/Leadership, 30% for academic achievement and 20% for Athleticism.

  • Students must apply directly to the BBBAA for this award. Application criteria is to the right


BBBAA 2022 MCHS scholarship Application (2).pdf

Cap and Gown Graduation Ceremony 2020-21

Congratualtions to our graduates! We wish you every success in the future. Please remember to stay in touch.

Here is the awards program with the list of our graduates for 2020-21. It also includes our scholarship recipients along with community sponsors for these awards.

Thank you to all of our community sponsors. MCHS really appreciates you support every year in recognizing our wonderful students!

2021 Awards Booklet Night Ceremony