Spotlights

HADSC Scholarship Spotlight: Melah Mulder My name is Melah Mulder and I am a graduate of St. Thomas of Villanova High School in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. I am attending Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. I am enrolled in the History- Dual Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts program. My biggest career aspiration has been to be a professor of History at a university level and impact future generations in any way that I can. My whole life, I have been fascinated with education and history. From doing my own little research projects as a young girl to even working as a tour guide at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, my passion for history has continued to evolve. Studying history is important to me because it allows us to learn about the past and how so many aspects of humanity develop. History teaches origins of cultures and traditions and also gives us lessons that we can learn from and carry into our day-to-day lives. As an educator, I will pride myself in sharing the reality of what people in the past went through and be able to have that platform in a classroom to educate my students and allow them to think critically and compassionately. I am very proud and excited to be going stateside to pursue my post-secondary education. I have maintained an honour roll status all four years of high school, I have been involved in many extracurricular activities and have attained over 400 hours of community service. I have been involved in my school dance team, theatre program, and Co-President of our school Diaspora Club for Black, African and Caribbean students. Outside of school, I am active in competitive dance outside of school and stay very involved in my church community in various leadership roles. My passion has always been learning about history, being able to learn from it and sharing it with others 🌟Melah Mulder received the 2026 Glendora Watkins Memorial Scholarship of $3000.🌟 🌟Congratulations, Melah Mulder!🌟 #HADSCScholarship #HADSC #UGRR #BlackHistory365 #WECDSB #BlackExcellence #Historian

✨#HADSCscholarshipspotlight: Clinton Tynes✨ My name is Clinton Tynes, and I am a graduate of St. Thomas of Villanova High School in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. I am attending Mohawk College for their Aircraft Maintenance program. In the future, I aspire to be a commercial airline pilot and an aircraft mechanic, and fly around the world and represent my Black culture in the world of aviation. I am currently studying and training to obtain my private pilot's license so I can get a head start on my flight progress. I am so excited to begin my journey in aviation, and I hope to set an example for other young Black people and let them know that they can do anything they put their mind to. I am committed to both my community and my education. I have participated in school musicals, volunteered at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum in Windsor, and helped organize and participate in three Remembrance Day ceremonies at my school. These experiences have strengthened my leadership, confidence, and sense of responsibility. This bursary would ease the financial challenges of pursuing flight training and maintenance costs and help me move closer to my goal of becoming a pilot who inspires greater representation in aviation. 🌟Clinton Tynes received the 2026 top scholarship, the Eleanor Patricia Alexander Scholarship of $3500.🌟 🌟Congratulations, Clinton Tynes!🌟 #HADSCScholarship #HADSC #UGRR #BlackHistory365 #WECDSB #BlackExcellence #Aviation #BlackMenInSTEM #SkyHasNoLimits

✨#HADSCscholarshipspotlight: Maleah Larkin✨ My name is Maleah Larkin and I am a graduate of Catholic Central High School in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. I am attending St Clair College for the Child and Youth Care Program then my plan is to attend The University of Windsor for Psychology. My end goal is to become a Psychotherapist for Youth struggling with their mental health. Black women are underrepresented in this particular field and I want to change that. Representation is important and I believe that Black youth in particular deserve have a therapist that looks like them, who may relate to them on a deeper level. I have always been the emotional support to the people in my life so being a therapist has always been more of a calling to me rather than a career path. I am extremely passionate about the topic of mental health because I have seen first hand what the lack of mental health resources can do to someone. I want to become that resource for people. Having the ability to help others with their personal struggles is very gratifying to me and gives me great purpose. I enjoy being around others and helping out whenever I can which I’ve demonstrated in my theatre community. I’ve volunteered to help out with various musicals while also performing in one of them. This included painting sets, helping out with makeup and costume changes and being support for whoever needed it. I also volunteered within my school community, getting involved in helping out with open houses, grade 8 nights, talent shows and sports games. I genuinely find that I’m my happiest when I’m helping people. My overall goal Is to break the stigma that is attached to mental health, specifically in the Black community. Often times, as Black women we are expected to be strong and hold everything in, when in reality, we are human, we have feelings and I want to be able to shine light on the fact that you can be strong and still show emotion. ✨Maleah Larkin received the Leona Olbey Scholarship of $2,000✨ ✨Congratulations, Maleah Larkin!✨ @maleahlarkin_ #HADSCScholarship #HADSC #UGRR #BlackHistory365 #WECDSB #BlackExcellence #Blackwomeninpsychology