Students sitting in a group Student Athletes of the Year
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Celebrating Excellence

June 23, 2026

On June 22, 2026 HWDSB Athletics celebrated the secondary Student Athletes of the Year from all schools. 

Congratulations to this year’s Athletes of the Year across our schools! Your dedication, perseverance, and passion have set you apart in truly inspiring ways. While your victories and achievements are worth celebrating, what matters most is how you’ve shown that sport is about far more than winning—You were selected as the Athlete of the Year for more than just your athletic accomplishments. Your character on and off the court set you apart - your teamwork, resilience, character, and the courage to keep pushing forward. You represent the very best of what athletics can teach us, both on and off the field. Well done!

School    
Ancaster Jocelyn Lazenby Noah Dales
Bernie Justice Kelly-Shears  
DVSS Rowan Said Annika Fairley
G.-P.-Vanier Owen Crooks Madeleine Boucher
Glendale Sean Simpson and Kase Bird Manar Sidi Amar
Guido de Bres CHS Rob Vandasselaar Madison VanMiddelkoop
HDCH Zach Swackhammer Marissa Verrips
Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School Landon Proctor Katie Haalstra
Orchard Park Nathan Schlechta and Yuji Takatsu Hailey Fennema
Saltfleet Ben Kyle Alexa Beaulieu
Sherwood Sheculski, Cayden  Ashley Thompson
Sir Allan MacNab Gurleen Kaur George Raymond
Sir Winston Churchill  Sebastian Roberts Patricia Woikin
Waterdown Reed Fulsom Danielle Ciavarella
Westdale SS Ayden Smallwood Bree Anderson
Westmount Sofia Fabac Leo Todoruck-Janus