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July 3, 2025 • Volume 39, No. 5
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Four students finish at the top of their class
A competitor takes part in the FireFit Championships held in the parking lot of the Ray Friel Recreation Centre last weekend. FRED SHERWIN PHOTO
By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star Another school year has ended and another cohort of graduates are moving into the next phase of their lives. Some with trepidation, some with excitement – but all with the hope of furthering their lives whether it’s through academics or entering the workforce. Four area students in particular are looking forward to seeing just how far they can go in their respective fields after receiving the GovernorGeneral’s Academic Medal for finishing at the top of their class at their respective schools. This year’s top scholar in Orléans is Yen Pham who earned a 99.70 average at Cairine Wilson Secondary School. Pham had a perfect mark in four different subjects – applied chemistry, biology, calculus and vectors, and functions – he also earned a 99 per cent in physics and 98 per cent in English.
Pham is fortunate in that he is one of those rare students for whom academics comes naturally. It also runs in the family. His older sister, Xuan, won the Governor-General’s Medal at Cairine two years ago. His ability to do well academically without studying for hours on end meant that he had time to fully enjoy his final year of high school by joining a number of school clubs. In fact, he had a different club every day. But his favourite club was as a member of the school’s tech crew. “We basically did the tech for all the theatre club stuff and the assemblies,” says Pham, who will be going to the University of Ottawa next year to study computer engineering. His goal is to one day be a part of Canada’s space program. The Governor-General’s Academic Medal recipient at St. Mathew High School was Lona Khandil who earned a 96.90 per cent CONTINUED ON PAGE 2