Spotlights

✨HADSC Scholarship Spotlight: Mikayla Primus-Firr✨ My name is Mikayla Primus-Firr, and I am a graduate of Holy Names High School in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. I am attending the University of Windsor, enrolled in the Concurrent Education and Mathematics Program. I aspire to become a professor at a university because I want to be able to help shape others to become their best selves. My dream would be to teach abroad and travel around the world to share what I have learned. I enjoy expanding my knowledge, whether through reading, academics, or exploring new things. When I am older, I aspire to become a successful professor at a university. Outside of academics, I love staying active and being creative. In my freetime, I enjoy baking, reading, and working out. These activities help me maintain a healthy balance and stay motivated. My friends and family would describe me as empathetic, dependable, compassionate, and caring. I appriciate meaningful relationships and always strive to support the people around me. I have also been involved with many extacurricular activities and volunteer opportunities. At my high school, I was in a variety of clubs such as, the African Diaspora Club, the Biology Club, and Prom Committee. By joining these clubs, I was able to make an impact around the school. During all four years of my high school career, I was also on the Holy Names Girls Basketball Team. This opportunity allowed me to create life-long friendships, have new experiences, and helped me learn of to balance multiple commitments at once. 🌟Mikayla Primus-Firr received the 2026 Patty Alexander Memorial Scholarship of $2500.🌟 🌟Congratulations, Mikayla Primus-Firr!🌟 #HADSCScholarship #HADSC #UGRR #BlackHistory365 #WECDSB #BlackExcellence #BlackWomenSTEM

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