2021 OSSTF Student Achievement Awards
The OSSTF Student Achievement Awards program is an annual writing and creative arts competition which is open to all public secondary school students in Ontario. In 1984, AMPA established the awards in honour of Marion Drysdale, a secretary at OSSTF Provincial Office for 22 years, for her dedicated work.
OSSTF invites student writers and artists to submit creative work exploring this year’s theme: “Kindness is a Renewable Resource.” Please see www.osstf.on.ca/studentachievementawards for categories, rules, entry forms, posters, and pre-written announcements that you can use in your school.
Because of increasing concerns with the pandemic, the provincial Student Achievement Awards (SAA) Judging Subcommittee has decided to allow all entries to be sent digitally to help reduce the risk of COVID-19. Districts can either accept their entries in person or digitally, regardless of the instructions on the SAA entry forms. No entries will be disqualified based on submitting work digitally.
In addition, students attending “virtual schools” can be assisted by a supporting staff member at either their home school or their virtual school. Regardless of where their supporting staff member works, the student will need to submit their entry to their home school for judging.
Schools must choose their winners and submit their winning entries to local district offices no later than November 20, 2020. Districts will then submit their winning pieces to Provincial Office by December 8, 2020. Finally, provincial winners in the nine categories will be awarded $1000 each and will be acknowledged and celebrated virtually at a later date in 2021.
Entries MUST be submitted by November 20 to the OSSTF District 7 Office, Box 57, 104 First Avenue South, Chesley, ON N0G 1L0. To submit an entry electronically, please send it (and the completed entry form) to mike_foulds@bwdsb.on.ca. If you have questions about the Student Achievement Awards, please contact Mike Foulds, District Educational Services Officer, at mike_foulds@bwdsb.on.ca .
The OSSTF District 7 Council passed a motion in October to award prizes valued at $50 for the District 7 winners in each of the nine categories of the Student Achievement Awards.
UPDATE:
District 7 is pleased to announce that we have two Student Achievement Award winners:
OSSTF invites student writers and artists to submit creative work exploring this year’s theme: “Kindness is a Renewable Resource.” Please see www.osstf.on.ca/studentachievementawards for categories, rules, entry forms, posters, and pre-written announcements that you can use in your school.
Because of increasing concerns with the pandemic, the provincial Student Achievement Awards (SAA) Judging Subcommittee has decided to allow all entries to be sent digitally to help reduce the risk of COVID-19. Districts can either accept their entries in person or digitally, regardless of the instructions on the SAA entry forms. No entries will be disqualified based on submitting work digitally.
In addition, students attending “virtual schools” can be assisted by a supporting staff member at either their home school or their virtual school. Regardless of where their supporting staff member works, the student will need to submit their entry to their home school for judging.
Schools must choose their winners and submit their winning entries to local district offices no later than November 20, 2020. Districts will then submit their winning pieces to Provincial Office by December 8, 2020. Finally, provincial winners in the nine categories will be awarded $1000 each and will be acknowledged and celebrated virtually at a later date in 2021.
Entries MUST be submitted by November 20 to the OSSTF District 7 Office, Box 57, 104 First Avenue South, Chesley, ON N0G 1L0. To submit an entry electronically, please send it (and the completed entry form) to mike_foulds@bwdsb.on.ca. If you have questions about the Student Achievement Awards, please contact Mike Foulds, District Educational Services Officer, at mike_foulds@bwdsb.on.ca .
The OSSTF District 7 Council passed a motion in October to award prizes valued at $50 for the District 7 winners in each of the nine categories of the Student Achievement Awards.
UPDATE:
District 7 is pleased to announce that we have two Student Achievement Award winners:
- Darcy Howe, SDSS, in the Senior Visual Art Category
- Emma Campbell, JDSS, in the Intermediate Prose and Poetry Category
Darcy Howe, SDSS, Cycle of Charis
Emma Campbell, JDSS, Blurred Kindness