We (at Youth Central) received an astounding 267 nominations for the ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards this year, more than doubling last year’s number!
The results of the Race to Nominate are in. Schools or organizations with the highest number of nominated youth receive a cash donation from ConocoPhillips Canada. This year’s recipients are:
1st Place: Western Canada High School, 67 nominations. Prize: $1,000
2nd Place: Discovering Choices Outreach School (downtown location), 53 nominations. Prize: $750
3rd Place: Crescent Heights High School, 37 nominations. Prize: $500
While the youth steering committee hasn’t chosen the finalists and recipients yet, here is the list of names of amazing youth in Calgary that were nominated in each category. Stay tuned to our page near the end of March to see who the finalists are and their amazing stories.
Advocacy
Amy Li
Brenda Bui
Daridhi Ghai
Darren Touch
Judy Zhu
Kat Svikhnushin
Kayla Bennett
Khalid Keshavjee
Prudence Iticka
Reema Bakshi
Samantha Broad
Yara Hattab
Arts and Culture
Ali Poonja
Anamjit Singh Sivia
Gordie Beingessner
Jesse Wright
Katrina Wright
Kendal David
Lucy Chen
Margo Smith
Mariah Banning-Baer
Melvi Alvarado
Nandini Thogarapilli
Olga Kolachenko
Quinn Contini
Renzo Arteaga
Sarah Troy Clark
Sarah England
Stephanie Yu
Stephen Cho
Environmentalism – Individual
Anu Kalidas
Danielle Tobert
Eric Steele
Mila Mezei
Paulina Grabinski
Sheetal Patel
Environmentalism – Group
Eco Club (Lester B Pearson High School)
TD Youth Earth Ambassadors
Western Canada High School Environment Club
Leadership
Ali Poonja
Alif Karmali
Ali-Faizan Virji
Amy Li
Ayat Saleh
Ayodele Oyeyemi
Bill Tran
Bruce Gao
Carlyanna Bray
Cassidy Robertson
Chang Su
Chantelle Gill
Cole Dempsey
Coral Wales
Corrine Tansowny
Darren Touch
Emily Hu
Fatemeh Ramazani
Hailee-Jean Lindgren
Hope Sommerville
Judy Zhu
Katrina Wright
Kindra Ohrt
Linh Tran
Lucas Belanger
Madeline Weedle
Michelle Au
Michelle Le
Nilufer Hasanova
Rafaella Leitao
Rudy Shirra
Samantha Broad
Sarah Thornton
Scarlett Zhu
Shane Scott
Shivangi Gokani
Stephen Cho
Tete Swin (Jovey) Sharma
Vicky Le
Zarin Bari
Zeeyaan Somani
Peer Support
Ayat Saleh
Courtney Yoo
Daymen McNulty
Irvin Wason
Jessica Reynard
Latonia To
Lucas Belanger
Nicson Do
Nilufer Hasanova
Raeleigh Boss
Sikta Samantray
Stephanie Yu
Winnie Huang
Perseverance
Alexandra Deslauriers
Alexis Dailey
Amanda McKee
Anastlya (Nas) Makhotkina
Andretti Omeasoo
Audrey Robertson
Briana Fisher
Brittany Swan
Brooklyn Whitehead
Carrie Erickson
Chantelle Gill
Chelsea Derksen
Erin Stacey-Sokulski
Ernest Dushime
Hope Sommerville
Isabelle Zelazny
Jasmine Crann
Jeff Wang
Jessica Reynard
Jessica St. Gelais
Jessica Szrubec
Jorge Davila
Josiah Emptage
Kaiyla Hickey
Kallie Benoit
Karly Ganos-Macdonald
Kayla Bennett
Kendra Goncz
Larissa Driediger
Lucas Belanger
Luqman Musse
Mackenzie Douglas
Mackenzie Roy
Mariah Banning
Masha Manina
Matt Pettifer
Mevi Lamose
Molly Chen
Nathan diProse
Nathaniel Greyeyes
Neil Kal
Nikolas Mellino
Prachi Mishra
Raeleigh Boss
Reed Gilbert
Rhiannon Dwyer
Sean Mair
Shelby Erickson
Stefan Kuhn
Tia Mark
Trina Bostien
Victor Riley
Sportsmanship
Arlo Three Suns
Armin Rouhi
Bobola Olayinka
Deborah Mebude
Gillian Boag
Greg Lynett
Hailee-Jean Lindgren
Isabelle Zelazny
Jordan Crowell
Larissa Stanley
Maddy McConnell
Swetha Kulandaivelan
Volunteerism
Adriana Holcek
Aimee Happ
Alexis Fong
Alisha Kurji
Allap Judge
Amanda Lee
Amy Li
Andrea Cartaya
Anna Kim
Arianna Lee
Augusto Bitter
Ayat Saleh
Ayodele Oyeyemi
Azka Uqaili
Becky Smyth
Belal Uddin
Bobola Olayinka
Bryanne Barlow
Carrie Mah
Chang Su
Chantelle Gill
Chloe MacNeil
Christopher Bhatla
Crystal Ma
Daniel Park
Danielle Yao
Doke Willemse
Emma Wen
Hannah Dryzmala
Harmeet Jaswal
Henry Su
Hina Pervez
Irvin Wason
Isabelle Zelazny
Javeria Irfan
Jennifer Sim
Jocelyn Boone
Jocelyn Davis
Joey Poon
Joyeeta Rahman
Kristie Lok
Leesha Kanbour
Louise Bunce
Luqman Musse
Madeline Weedle
Marie Beaupre-Olsen
Megan Patterson
Meghan Tavares
Molly Chen
Naveed Kawsar
Nicolette Braum
Nicson Do
Nikita Baker
Prachi Mishra
Richard Chen
Rui Feng
Sabrina Pattar
Sabrina Poonja
Sergiu Lucut
Shaheera Malik
Sheenal Priya Rishi
Shirley Wang
Shu Li
Theodore Bui
Ting Wang
Tirthadeep Sanyal