Up to eight (8) students attending Northern Lights Public Schools will be awarded the NLPS Student Leadership Award. The award is designed to encourage and recognize students who demonstrate leadership roles in their schools. This award was created by the Board of Trustees to recognize students that have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities.
The successful students will receive a certificate and a plaque with the student's name engraved on it and a letter of commendation to the student.
Criteria
Students that meet some or all the following qualifications may be nominated by a
member of the school staff in consultation with parent council members.
- The student must be in his or her graduating year.
- The student has been involved in a leadership role, in their school, for a minimum
of two years. - The student demonstrates a strong commitment to philanthropy and social
equity. - The student is self-motivated and demonstrates personal initiative.
- The student demonstrates a high degree of empathy for others.
- The leadership projects and/or initiatives undertaken show evidence of crossing
school social groups and actively engaging the student body. - The student demonstrates a high level of volunteerism.
- The student shows evidence of generosity in terms of personal time and energy.
Application Process
Applications should be submitted online (below) by April 30th or downloaded and sent to Northern Lights Public Schools.
The following information should be included with the submission:
- Letters of recommendation written by a staff member, the school council chair
and/or community member(s) - Résumé of activities that show evidence that support the criteria for application.
Leadership Awards Selection Committee
The Selection Committee will consist of:
- Board Chair or designate
- Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Programming or designate
- High School Principal or designate.
Procedures
- The Selection Committee will meet prior to June 30th to review the applications.
- The application should be submitted no later than April 30th using the form below or downloaded and emailed to learning.services@nlsd.ab.ca or mailed to the following
address:
NLPS Student Leadership Award Selection Committee
Northern Lights Public Schools
6005-50th Avenue
Bonnyville, AB T9N 2L3
ATTENTION: Associate Superintendent – Curriculum and Programming
3. Presentation will be made by the Board Chair or designate during the local high
school Awards Celebration night.