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FOUR JANE FINCH SCHOOLS TAKE PART IN THE 10th ANNUAL MARCH TO YORK UNIVERSITY

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It never rains on grade 12 graduating students who take part in the annual March of Excellence  It is a given, it never ever rains on the annual Walk of Excellence. True to form, this past Tuesday morning was bright and sunny, and the air was filled with excitement as the annual parade commenced in North Toronto. This year marked the 10th anniversary of the event, organized by the Blackhurst Cultural Centre, formerly known as A Different Booklist Cultural Centre, along with four high schools in the Jane-Finch/BlackCreek area, the York-TD Community Engagement Centre, and the Toronto District School Board. Four Black female principals (a first) led the parade, symbolizing the strength and resilience of the students as they transitioned from secondary to post-secondary education. Mia Mundy receives $2,000 bursary The event, a public demonstration of student achievement, showcased some 500 graduating high school students from Westview, Emery, Downsview, and CW Jefferys. Wearing white T-shi

They’ve Got The Whole World In Their Hands

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Seventh Annual Walk of Excellence for Scarborough Grade 12 students  By Stephen Weir It happened Tuesday.   The young man pictured in this week’s Caribbean Camera holding a big blue globe says he had got the whole world in his hands.   And, on this day in Scarborough, so too did over 500 graduating Grade 12 students from Emery, Downsview, Westview, C.W Jeffreys and Father James McGuigan high schools. The weather was perfect for the students who took part in the Seventh Annual Walk of Excellence. The day started at the CW Jefferys high school near York University.   All of the students were in the high school auditorium before heading off on a 4km march up to the main entrance of York University. This year the Walk With Excellence had a fifth school involved in the parade - Father James McGuigan High School of the Toronto Catholic District School Board. "It is wonderful to have the public and Catholic students walking together as a community of young minds who