For immediate release
October 23, 2000

Aiming for the Top
 
         Students from the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board aren't just "aiming for the top" they're there. Forty-one graduates from HPEDSB schools have won the province's new Aiming for the Top Tuition Scholarships.
Aiming for the Top is a new program , introduced by the Ontario government, to reward students who graduate with top marks from their high school, and who plan to continue their studies at an Ontario college or university. Students who maintain an 80 percent average at the post secondary level can receive these scholarships, which are worth up to a maximum of $3,500 per year, for up to four years in total.
        "We are very proud of these students, their teachers and their high schools," said Audrey Carter, Chair of the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board. "I'm sure the recipients of the Aiming for the Top Tuition Scholarships appreciate what a great place to learn they've had with the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board and now we wish them well as they continue their education."
 

For information contact:
Audrey Carter, Chair, Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, 969-8208

Reference:
Tara Hall, Communications Assistant, 966-9491 ext. 2354

Listing of students who won the Aiming for the Top Scholarships