{"id":18211,"date":"2017-08-30T16:51:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T20:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=18211"},"modified":"2017-08-30T16:51:55","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T20:51:55","slug":"auroras-top-student-athletes-honoured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/auroras-top-student-athletes-honoured\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora\u2019s top student athletes honoured"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are still a few more days left of summer vacation and while many students would be content to put the 2016 \u2013 2017 year behind their exploits on the soccer field, baseball diamond, and basketball courts will not fade into memory any time soon.
\n25 elementary and high school students have been recognized at Council by Aurora Sports Hall of Famer Allan Dean as Sport Aurora\u2019s School Athletes of the Year.
\n\u201cThank you on behalf of Sport Aurora for the opportunity to recognize these outstanding young athletes from the Aurora school system,\u201d said Mr. Dean. \u201cEach athlete was named by their school for athletic excellence in their chosen sport. The recognition of these students highlights their achievements in our community.\u201d
\nAmong those recognized were:<\/p>\n

Jordan Babcock (ESC Renaissance)
\nHolly Biasi (Highview Public School)
\nClaire DiLosi (St. Joseph CES)
\nVanessa Carvella (Cardinal Carter CHS)
\nAndrea Christakkakos (Aurora High School)
\nLucinda Eveleigh (Our Lady of Grace CES)
\nOlivia Fasan (ESC Renaissance)
\nBrayden Futterer (St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS)
\nMorgan Graham (St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS)
\nLara Jorgensen (Light of Christ CES)
\nChristopher Jorstad (Light of Christ CES)
\nWalter Karabin (St. Andrew\u2019s College)
\nEmily Kroi (Hartman Public School)
\nMarkus Law-Heese (Regency Acres PS)
\nAlyson Malowney (Regency Acres PS)
\nMarko Micic (Cardinal Carter CHS)
\nAlex Morra (Our Lady of Grace CES)
\nRyan Nembhard (St. Jerome CES)
\nJuliann Nguyen
\n (Lester B. Pearson Public School)
\nCalum Ormond (St. Joseph CES)
\nJonathan Polinni (Highview Public School)
\nAndrew Sergejawich (Aurora High School)
\nJack Sutherland
\n (Lester B. Pearson Public School)
\nMaya Talazzi (Regency Acres PS)
\nVanessa Tiberio (St. Jerome CES)<\/p>\n

\u201cSport Aurora, through its member stakeholders, provides opportunities for a wide range of sports and recreation programs for people of all ages,\u201d said Mr. Dean. \u201cAttracting young people into sports programs engage in active minds, promotes fitness, and a sense of achievement \u2013 qualities that bode well for the future.
\n\u201cAs chair of the Sport Aurora recognition and celebration committee, I am very excited to recognize these young athletes this evening. The event is an added bonus to the Sport Aurora Sports Recognition Programs that we hold.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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