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OTTAWA CAUETON
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
28 August 2000
Report No. 00 -185 to the Board
Re: D. Aubrey Moodie Scholastic Achievement Award for 1999/2000
ORIGINATOR: Joan Melancon, Assistant Secretary of the Board
BACKGROUND:
1. In 1971, the Scholastic Achievement Award was initiated by the "Friends of D. Aubrey
Moodie Committee" to be awarded each year to the graduating student attaining the
highest scholastic level of any student in the secondary schools in the Carleton Board
of Education.
STATUS:
2. Since the amalgamation of the former Carleton and Ottawa Boards to form the
Ottawa - Carleton District School Board, the award has been presented twice, most
recently in June of this year to the recipient for the 1998/99 school year.
3. The award is in the form of a large wall plaque which is retained by the Board and a
monetary award from Mr. Moodie in recognition of the student's accomplishment.
4. This year's recipient is Ariel Bums who graduated in June 2000 from Merivale High
School. Ariel achieved an average of 99.5 %.
5. Ariel, along with members of her family, will be present at the Board meeting to
receive the award. The Principal of Merivale H.S., Mike Neill will also be in
attendance.
Mr. D. Aubrey Moodie, former Councillor and Reeve of Nepean, is expected to attend
and present the award.
James P. Grieve
Director of Education/ Secretary of the Board