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By Bryan Jessop A Leamington high school student played a role in an opportunity that comes along only once every century and a half. Leamington District Secondary School student Chloe Jakob was one of 150 teens from across Canada chosen to participate in Canada 150 and Me, a series of sesquicentennial celebrations held in Ottawa in recognition of the nation’s 150th birthday as supported by the Canadian Department of Heritage. The nine-day list of events brought students together from every province and territory minus the Northwest Territories, from some who’ll be starting Grade 9 in September of this year to others who graduated from secondary school last month. Fifteen-year-old Jakob will be among LDSS students attended courses at the new school on Oak Street West at the Grade 11 level.
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Jakob decided to submit an application for the event in February after her mother Molly returned home from work to tell her about the opportunity. To accompany a photo she took of a winter sunset from Point Pelee Drive, Chloe wrote numerous paragraphs on what it meant to her to be Canadian. She also covered topics including her experiences growing up on the lake and what she’s learned as a member of the LDSS Eco Team. Jakob discovered that she had been chosen to attend Canada 150 and Me in late May. “I’m really glad that I got to be a part of it,” she said. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience where I met some amazing people from across the country.” Jakob personally met at least one fellow successful Canada 150 and Me entry from each province and territory, including Lake Lenore, Sask. roommate Shelby Vos. Throughout the event’s schedule, Chloe met several residents of British Columbia, others from the east coast and some from as close to home as Kingsville and Tecumseh — Juliana Willemsma and Hannah Ruuth, respectively. Preparation for Canada 150 and Me began a year in advance with the objective of initiating national dialogue among Canada’s youth concerning the country’s most pertinent challenges and opportunities. Jakob’s application requested placement in the schedule’s environmental category, although ‘Canada and the World’ was the topic she covered in her presentation. The contents from a series of forums attended by divided groups of 2,900 students earlier in the year were presented during the National Youth Forum in Ottawa on June 26. Special guests attending the conference included Governor General of Canada the Right (Continued on Page 3)
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Leamington’s Chloe Jakob enjoys Canada Day fireworks in Ottawa as part of the eight-day Canada 150 and Me events. She was chosen along with 149 other teens from across Canada to participate in the series of tours, programs and visits to various points of interest.
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