Alumni News – May 2017
Bialik High School Awards – May 2017
Congratulations to the following Akiva Alumni and families on your Bialik High School awards. We couldn’t be prouder!
- Irwin Cotler Award for Student Leadership: Emily Eiley
- Tal Shochat Award for Outstanding Contribution to School Life: Noah Zlotnik
- JNF Certificate of Recognition: Noah Zlotnik
- Outstanding Community Service: Secondary IV: Laura Fishko
- Daphna Donyets Memorial Award for Excellence in Hebrew: Jarred Weinberger
- Issie Kramer Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Hebrew: Noah Zlotnik
- Lori Stein Award for Outstanding Creativity in Art: Jacqueline Dalfen
- Alliance Israelite Universelle Award for Outstanding Achievement in French : Secondary IV, Maggie Fayer
- McGill Award for Outstanding Achievement in Science and Mathematics: Noah Zlotnik
- National Bible Contest – Recognition: Eli Jacobson
- Public Speaking:
- Junior – Third Place: Jacqueline Berkowitz
- Junior – Honourable mention: Zohar Sibony
- Intermediate – First Place: Paige Azimov
- Intermediate – First Place: Jonah Dalfen
- Senior – First Place: Noah Zlotnik
- Senior – Second Place: Jarred Weinberger
- Senior – Third Place: Maggie Fayer
- BJEC Moot Beit Din Finalist: Joshua Jacobson
- Shalheveth Freier International Physics Competition: Team I= Noah Sochaczevski & Jarred Weinberger/ Team II Noah Zlotnik
- Leadership Education Development Action: Olivia Cons
- JGH Hospital Opportunity Program: Jacqueline Dalfen, Sarah Lewkowict, Noah Zlotnik
- Student Leadership in Injury Prevention Program: Jacqueline Dalfen, Emily Eiley, Lauren Rotholz
- Fashion Show Producers: Emily Eiley, Lauren Rotholz
- Bands on the Run/Coffee House Producers: Noah Zlotnik
- JCY Model UN Conference -Honourable Delegate: Lewis Brandman
- Glee –Montreal JFK Showdown: Benjamin Fayer, Maggie Fayer, Jacqueline Dalfen
- Yiddish Choir: Benjamin Fayer
- Ambassadors: Maggie Fayer, Joshua Jacobson, Olivia Cons, Lauren Rotholz
- Representing Canada and Bialik at the International Maccabiah Games: Jared Boidman, Noah Sochaczevski
- Award for Outstanding Student Athletes: Jared Boidman, Noah Sochaczevski
- Award for Student Athletes – Sportmanship: Sydney Grossman
- Midget Boys D2 Basketball GMAA Champions: Jonah Dalfen, Nathaniel Even-Hen
- Academic Excellence Award – Secondary II: Eli Jacobson
- Academic Excellence Award – Secondary III: Elise Fajardo, A.J. Jacobson, Max Laxer, Sarah Wolman
- Academic Excellence Award – Secondary IV: Maggie Fayer
- Academic Excellence Award – Secondary V: Lauren Rotholz, Jarred Weinberger, Noah Zlotnik, Jacqueline Dalfen
- Adella Rubinfeld Selcer Derech Eretz Award: Michelle Ehrlich, Lexi Rubin
- Bertha and Nathan Gillman Exemplary Student Award: Jarred Weinberger
- Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec Award: Lauren Rotholz
- Academic Excellence Award – Secondary I through V: Jacqueline Dalfen, Lauren Rotholz
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