Alex Getty and Ron Lynch, both former Ottawa-Carleton Education Network (OCENET) board members and active supporters of international education, believed that learning to communicate and act globally was important to creating a world where people strive to understand and
help those near and far. To recognize Ron and Alex’s contribution to the Ottawa-Carleton Education Network and commitment to international learning and cooperation, OCENET established the Lynch-Getty Global Student Award in 2010.
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One of the four 2020-2021
recipients of the Lynch-Getty
Global Student Award, Aria
Mann, with her award plaque
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Each year OCENET presents awards to four OCDSB Grade 12 graduates, with two students being international students and two being Canadian residents. Each recipient is awarded $1,000 and a plaque recognizing their commitment to global citizenship and involvement in
groups, events and activities that foster cross cultural learning and understanding in school and within the community.
2020-2021 Lynch-Getty Global Student Award recipients:
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Hayat Chasso - Lisgar Collegiate Institute
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Natan Goldberg - Sir Robert Borden High School
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Aria Mann - Ottawa-Carleton Virtual Secondary School
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Mashkura Tabassum Tathoye - Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School