By Alison Langley Review Reporter
Madi Burnside was excited for the summer.
The Grade 12 student at Saint Michael High School was ready to dive into her new job as lifeguard.
Then COVID-19 hit.
With the lifeguard position on hold, and lots of time on her hands during quarantine, the 17-year-old focused on the skills she’s learned in her high school woodworking class and launched her own business — Madi’s Woodshop.
From a small shop in the backyard of her family’s home in Chippawa, she creates unique items such as pine plaques, signs and blanket holders.
“I love working with my hands and building things,” she said. “I take shop class and I’ve always dabbled in it on my own as well.”
Mother Melissa said Madi has always been interesting in how things work.
“Somebody would come and fix the dryer and have her plastic tools out and asking if she can help,” she recalled.
“She’s always ready to help, she has always been hand’s on.”
Her entrepreneurial efforts have resulted in a busy holiday season. She plans to use funds raised from sales to support her post-secondary pursuits.
Madi has been taking woodworking classes at the McLeod Road high school since Grade 9. She credited teacher Ron Bobyk with helping her to achieve her goals.
In Grade 10, she represented Saint Michael’s at the Skills Ontario competition in the carpentry category and placed third. She earned second place in Grade 11.
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Semester 1 Term 3 starts Monday, November 16th. Please make sure to check the student`s timetable on the Maplewood Parent Portal to ensure they know the class they have starting on Monday and the room allocation. It is important for all parents/guardians to register on the Maplewood Parent Portal as it provides access to student schedules and student achievement reports.
If you have not registered on the Maplewood Parent Portal yet, please see the instructions below:
HOW TO VIEW A STUDENT'S TIMETABLE
1) Click on "Timetables" and then "This Year".
2) Select "Summary", under "Semester" select "1", and under "Term" select "3".
3) In the example above, the student has TIJ1O in room 131 with Mr. Bobyk for Semester One, Term 3.
4) Change your selection under "Semester" and "Term" to view the other courses for the year.
Gauthier Selected as Recipient of Athletic Performance Training Grant
We’re pleased to share that we’ve selected Carson Gauthier of Sacred Heart Catholic School as the first ever recipient of the Erion Insurance Athletic Performance Training Grant. A succeeding Track and Field athlete, Carson is striving for academic excellence with hopes to be accepted into a Space Science-focused university.
A message from Carson:
“I would really like to thank Erion Insurance for providing the strength training scholarship. Because of their generosity, I now have the ability to focus specifically on becoming a stronger and more competitive athlete. I have grown up knowing that academics must always be a focal point for me and I’m happy to say that last week I was selected as the valedictorian for the graduating class of 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Chippawa. School will always be a priority as I would one day like to get involved in space science and engineering.
Track and Field has also become a passion for me, and I have had some fantastic experiences over the past year in the sport. Between July 2019 and Sept 2020, I have had the opportunity to win nine provincial gold medals, set three all time provincial records, and was named Athletics Ontario’s under – 14 athlete of the year in 2019. More recently, I set the under-15 Ontario javelin record and have achieved the Canadian National standard for discus, javelin, high jump, 100 meter hurdles, short put and the pentathlon. What I am most excited about right now is becoming a part of the Iron Performance community where I will be learning how to improve myself for the coming season.
Thank you again for your generous donation and I look forward to being an active Iron Performance member.”
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