Ridge Meadows RCMP presents Challenge Coin to youth
Ridge Meadows
2024-06-26 08:29 PDT
Pitt Meadows, B.C. – Ridge Meadows RCMP proudly presented two students within School District 42 with an RCMP Challenge Coin to recognize outstanding youth in our community.
On June 24, 2024, Staff Sergeant Michelle Luca presented grade 12 students Siobhan Job and Sienna Gubert with RCMP Lower Mainland District Challenge Coins at Pitt Meadows Secondary School (PMSS).
The Ridge Meadows RCMP is proud to recognize Siobhan and Sienna for their fantastic contributions to their school and to the Pitt Meadows community,
states Staff Sergeant Michelle Luca. They are both very deserving.
I am exceptionally proud of Sienna and Siobhan,
states Colin Sharpe, principal at PMSS. Both students exemplify the core values of our school and are excellent role models for our younger students.
The RCMP Challenge Coins recognize youth between the ages of 12 and 18 for positive contributions to their community.
If there is a youth in the community that you feel should be recognized for their achievements, you are encouraged to contact us at the Ridge Meadows RCMP, with their story on how they have positively impacted the communities of Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge.
About the RCMP Challenge Coin recipients:
Siobhan Job has played a key part in Pitt Meadows Secondary School’s Student Leadership Team for a number of years. In addition, she volunteers extensively with her school breakfast program, coming in to school early to cut fruit, scramble eggs and serve students.
Siobhan is exceptionally well rounded, musically gifted, and will graduate with a Double Dogwood for French Immersion. Scholastic achievement and academic success come naturally to Siobhan; she is a model student: mature, dedicated and conscientious. Her leadership involvement within the school and musical community speaks to her dedication to betterment and level of commitment.
Sienna Gubert is an outstanding student and citizen. She volunteers her time extensively with the school and in the community. She aspires to be a teacher and is a key member of the Pitt Meadows Secondary School Student Leadership Team.
Sienna was recognized at Graduation with a Pitt Meadows Secondary School Legacy Award. Students receiving this award are deemed to exemplify the values and ideals of her school. Sienna is dependable, hard-working and diligent. She is a model student, leader and citizen, the type of person every teacher wishes they could have more of in their classes.
About the RCMP Challenge Coin:
In October 2021, Corporal Jacob Cheung (E-Division Youth Unit) and Terri-Lynn Vidal created a challenge coin contest in which youth across British Columbia were encouraged to submit a design that represented the district they lived in and the positive connection between the RCMP and Youth.
Each district (Island, South East, North and Lower Mainland) was allotted 50 coins to recognize outstanding youth in different communities across the province who have:
- Volunteered with a community agency
- Created an initiative to benefit their community
- Participated in the planning of community events
The criteria to be nominated for an RCMP Challenge coin is as follows:
- Youth must be 12-18 years of age
- Has done something positive in the community
Released by
Cst. Tisha Parsons
Media Relations Officer
Ridge Meadows RCMP
11990 Haney Place Maple Ridge, BC V2X 9B8
Office: 604-476-6917
Email: tisha.parsons@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: ridgemeadows.rcmp.ca (English only)
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