{"id":35634,"date":"2024-12-26T15:10:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T20:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=35634"},"modified":"2024-12-26T15:10:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T20:10:12","slug":"st-maxs-peta-dragos-is-leader-within-the-school-wider-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/st-maxs-peta-dragos-is-leader-within-the-school-wider-community\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Max\u2019s Peta-Dragos is leader within the school, wider community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dabria Peta-Dragos is driven to be a community-builder by her \u201cpassion for helping others,\u201d whether it is within her school community within St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School or York Region as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The student\u2019s dedication was recognized by the Town of Aurora earlier this year as Peta-Dragos was presented the 2024 Youth Volunteer Award, part of the Town\u2019s annual Community Recognition Awards program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Award is presented each year to a \u201cyoung citizen for their volunteer efforts and who has made a significant contribution to the community by demonstrating their commitment to being a positive leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe has demonstrated remarkable dedication to community service, contributing nearly 350 volunteer hours over the past three years,\u201d said Mayor Tom Mrakas, who presented the award in Council Chambers. \u201cShe supports organizations like the Aurora Community Arboretum, Neighbourhood Network, the Aurora Public Library, Toronto General Hospital, and Chartwell Retirement Home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs co-chair of the Youth Engagement Committee, she organizes empowering youth events. In her role as president of the York Secondary Catholic Presidents\u2019 Council, Dabria advocated for students and initiates impactful projects such as Plant a Tree with Us, and Secret Santa Presents for Indigenous Children. Her organizational skills and commitment to enhancing youth experiences make her an exemplary youth leader. For Dabria, this award reaffirms that her actions are positive and demonstrates to other youth that their impact is important and valued.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a sentiment Peta-Dragos reiterated upon accepting the honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy journey in volunteerism is driven by my passion [for] helping others,\u201d she said. \u201cFrom teaching young children to swim, volunteering for seniors and in hospitals, for environmental sustainability and combatting climate anxiety, to serving as the co-president of the Youth Engagement Committee (YEC) and as the re-elected President of the York Secondary Catholic Presidents\u2019 Council, I have always aimed to empower and uplift those around me. This award serves as more than recognition to me; it symbolizes the collective spirit of our community and the impact that we can achieve together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is a testament that each youth [has] the power to spark significant change and voice impactful ideas. I would like to reassert my commitment to being a positive leader today and impacting and influencing those for a better tomorrow. I am grateful to the YEC, the selection committee, and Mayor Mrakas for honouring my dedication to Aurora, where together we can create a community that truly cares.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35634&#038;t=St.%20Max%E2%80%99s%20Peta-Dragos%20is%20leader%20within%20the%20school%2C%20wider%20community&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35634&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2F2024-12-26-04.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=St.%20Max%E2%80%99s%20Peta-Dragos%20is%20leader%20within%20the%20school%2C%20wider%20community\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35634&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=St.%20Max%E2%80%99s%20Peta-Dragos%20is%20leader%20within%20the%20school%2C%20wider%20community&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35634\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dabria Peta-Dragos is driven to be a community-builder by her \u201cpassion for helping others,\u201d whether it is within her school community within St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School or York Region as a whole. The student\u2019s dedication was recognized by the Town of Aurora earlier this year as Peta-Dragos was presented the 2024 Youth Volunteer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":35635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-26-04.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-9gK","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 08:26:50","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35636,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35634\/revisions\/35636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}