2020 Award Winners

2020Winners

Award Winner	Location	Sponsor	Relationship
Toni Koshowski	Dauphin	Nadia Yakielashek	Grandmother
Shanaya McMillan	St. Francois Xavier	Sylvia E. Sweetland	Grandmother
Serena Werbowesky	Winnipeg	Yvonne Crampton	Grandmother
Mollie Wheeler	Morden	George O. Turner	Grandfather

Toni Koshowski
I am attending the University of Calgary and my plans include, completing my Bachelor of Science Honours with a major in Neuroscience and then continuing on to study medicine. I am hoping to explore more educational opportunities while completing my undergraduate degree. I hope to continue to be involved in volunteering through sport in some capacity, continue playing hockey as well as become involved in student groups on campus.

Shanaya McMillan
Over the next four years, I plan to complete an Honours degree in Computer Science at the University of Manitoba while maintaining involvement in extracurricular activities. After graduation, I am not yet certain of my career path, but I am interested in working with artificial intelligence or software development. I’m thankful to the teachers in my life who helped me accomplish the things that I have. There were a few of them who made a large impact on my decisions in high school that will carry
into university.

Serena Werbowesky
Having completed my IB Diploma at Miles Macdonnell Collegiate, I have chosen to do my first degree in my home city of Winnipeg, in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Manitoba. I plan to explore different areas of mathematical research with summer jobs, and I have already completed one summer experience researching non-standard base systems and matrix operations, under Dr. Robert Craigen. After completing an Honours degree in Pure Mathematics, I plan to continue on with graduate studies in mathematics at another university, one possibility being the University of Waterloo.

Mollie Wheeler
I am enrolled at the University of Lethbridge in a combined degree program. This next year I am doing my courses online from my home in Morden, MB, but look forward to moving west next fall! My plan is to graduate with a Bachelor of Science, with a major in Mathematics, as well as a Bachelor of Education. The combined degree program will allow me to graduate to teach high school math and physics courses. I am so thankful for this opportunity from the Retired Teachers’ Association and for my grandpa for helping me apply.

RTAM MEMBER BENEFITS	STUDENT BENEFITS
1. The project will provide the means and incentive to increase communication between RTAM members and their family high school students they are sponsoring.	1 Portfolios encourage the collection of artifacts and evidence by the student to support their successful writing of award and scholarships applications.
2. Recognizing the importance of a post-secondary education, RTAM members can feel pride in the role they will play in supporting their family members to be awarded funding to help with the high costs of today’s world.	2 Portfolios help students focus on their knowledge, skills and attitudes to support their successful applications for bursaries and scholarship.
3. This project will provide RTAM members with an opportunity to experience renewed passion in their roles as teacher and mentor working with their family members.	3 Portfolios help students track their changes and growth in important leadership skills through their high school experience.
4. RTAM member involvement with their family members will promote positive mental health opportunities during a time when COVID has caused many to experience social and physical isolation.	4 Portfolios assist the student in becoming more aware of their own learning experiences and history.
5. RTAM member involvement will support a sense of purpose in their lives and offer them a sense of social value to society.	5 Portfolios provide a framework to encourage students’ self-assessment leading to a more accurate choice of how they want to spend their future, their career aspirations.
6. RTAM members will increase their opportunities to know and understand their youth family members’ challenges and issues while developing a relationship and creating a sense of trust.	6 Portfolios provide a framework with resources for building a resume and completing university/college entrance applications as well as job applications.
7. RTAM members can offer direct input into the writing of the applications to enhance the students’ chances of being successful.	7 Portfolios save the student the time and agony of trying to recall their experiences and gather all their information to complete applications in their graduating year.
	8 Portfolios provide students support to practice informed decision-making regarding their personal and professional opportunity selections.

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