Student Achievements

Student Achievements: An Argyll Celebration!

Argyll's Teaching and Learning Community Models Excellence

Argyll Students Recognized with Awards at Edmonton Regional Science Fair! We are proud of you!

Argyll is pleased to announce the success of our students at the Edmonton and Calgary Regional ScienceFairs! 2 Argyll students will be representing our School at the Canada Wide Science Fair, this year held in our very own Lethbridge, Alberta. Congratulations to Abdulla Farooq and Neelam Reddy!

Ben Churchill wins big at Biathalon!

Ben was recently awarded the Gernot Kostera award. This award is the only biathlon award of its kind in Canada and is awarded to aspiring athletes aged 11-14. The $1000 award will help send him to the Nationals held in March! Ben is a grade 9 LearnNet student with Argyll and is juggling his course work with a rather intense training schedule. Congratulations Ben on your achievement and we wish you continued success!

Celebrating all students!

Please see this video of our most recent Cyber science fair. It was another rousing success. We are highly impressed by all of our students, as well as the incredibly high level of engagement and involvement by parents in supporting their children! These projects are incredible things to celebrate!! Watch this short video that highlights the sensational work of our students during these three days. This video story highlights the result of Argyll students' dynamic commitment to learning!

Khadija Farooq

Khadija Farooq is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal and Award for 2012. The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal recognizes outstanding citizenship, leadership, community service and volunteerism. Eight young Albertans receive the medal each year, selected from among the high school students from across Alberta who received the Premier's Citizenship Award in that year. Every Alberta high school may nominate one student each year to receive the Premier's Award. Medal recipients are chosen by a selection committee of Albertans who are themselves outstanding citizens, volunteers, and community members.

The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal is accompanied by a letter of congratulations from the Minister of Culture and a cheque in the amount of $5,000. As well, an engraved letter of commendation is presented at a ceremony hosted by the Lieutenant Governor (information taken from Alberta Culture website).

Khadija was enrolled in homebased learning from kindergarten to Grade 12 through the Argyll Centre and is now a first year student at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Science. Throughout her homeschooling years, Khadija has been passionate about learning and community connections. She believes that both are intimately connected. From meeting with the mayor about youth issues in Sherwood Park to reading poetry to dialysis patients at the University of Alberta Hospital, Khadija is insistent that we learn through service.

“Everyone has something to give, but it’s not always tapped into. Sometimes the education system traps us into thinking we are good at this and not at that. My aim is to free myself and others from living with those kinds of boundaries. When we connect with each other, we grow and learn more about ourselves,” says Khadija, as she runs out the door to attend a meeting to write Strathcona County’s vision statement.

Khadija holds a black-belt in tae kwon do, loves to perform at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Speech and Dramatic Arts, and is formally studying with the Royal Conservatory of Music for Speech Arts. She is also a member of the Minister of Education Student Advisory Committee, an initiative taken by Alberta Education in partnership with the Minister of Education to connect students with the people who legislate their education. She will be hosting a forum at the Argyll Centre for students to have their voice heard by the minister through the Speak Out Initiative. She enjoys hiking, performing Shakespeare and breaking stereotypes.

Argyll Student Published in Tag Magazine

Grade 4 student, Mariam, shares her first experience shopping at Princess Auto.

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