Manpreet chose to investigate the benefits of mindfulness for teens for her English 12 Independent Project, using the book “The Mindful Teen” as her primary source. The book launch for Dr. Vo’s “The Mindful Teen” was held at YHS this past April. Manpreet also wrote a guest blog post for Dr. Vo’s blog. Check out the post here.
In her project, Manpreet focused on the factors that make living in the “present moment” an unattainable ideal for adolescents in developed countries. She collected data from her fellow students and created two guided audio recordings of meditation as a solution.
Great job Manpreet! We are sure you are helping your fellow Yorkies to be more peaceful and mindful.
Congratulations also go to the following award recipients:
Board of Governors Award: Manpreet Gr. 12 Citizenship Award: Courtney Parents’ Association Citizenship Trophy: Anjali Da Silva Family for the All-Round Lifer Award: Nicole New Canadian Graduate Excellence Award: Alex Senior Spirit Trophy: Talya House Trophy: Tianna (Nootka) Bruce Hicks Service Award: Sabiha Edwards Family Humanitarian Award: Anjali Diamond Abramovich Family Award for Community Service: Taneisha Tognetti Student Initiative Award: Hasti Sheila Nelles Head Girl’s Book Award: Ally Duke of Edinburgh Award (Silver): Sophie Duke of Edinburgh Award (Gold): Manpreet, Emma G., Aria and Esther Service Pin (Silver): Manpreet and Hasti Service Pin (Gold): Esther, Sabiha, Aneeqa, Taniesha, Fiona, Anjali and Rebecca Becky Willis Athletics Award for Commitment, Spirit & Sportsmanship: Nicole and Courtney Sr. Athlete of the Year: Laura W. Gr. 12 Athlete of the Year: Sophie and Gina Alisa & Heidi Kramer Award (performing arts): Samantha Talent Trophy: Laura R. AP Studio Art Award: Olivia G. Art 12 Book Prize: Aria Sr. Drama Award: Laura R. Sr. Technical Theatre Award: Beth Most Improved Actress Award: Maddy Outstanding Musician of the Year Award: Samantha Textiles 12 Award: Megha Textiles Award for Service & Leadership: Megan English Rhetoric Prize: Alannah Liu-Fei Family Award for Excellence in English Literature: Kaleigh Joan Ritchie Creighton Memorial Award (excellence in AP Literature & Composition): Ally Overall Recitation Winner Award: Soha Grade 12 English Book Prize: Marisa Library Prize: Alannah Film 11/12 Prize: Vanessa Walford Family Award for Passion in Science: Noëlie York House Science Excellence Award: Anjali AP Biology Prize: Esther AP Chemistry Book Prize: Manpreet AP Physics Book Prize: Manpreet Chemistry 12 Award: Sophia S. Physics 12 Award: Adrienne AP Calculus Award: Manpreet Calculus 12 Book Prize: Catherine Pre-Calculus 12 Accelerated Book Prize: Esther Pre-Calculus 12 Award: Samantha AP Macro-Economics Award: Kaleigh AP Human Geography Prize: Sabiha History 12 Book Prize: Alex Spanish 12 Award: Siobahn French 12 Book Prize: Talya U of T Book Prize: Sophie
