FCT sets 2020 Outstanding Students Awards
FCT sets 2020 Outstanding Students Awards
By Tony A. San Juan
The Filipino Centre Toronto-FCT wishes to announce anew that the “FCT- Rosalinda C. Javier Outstanding Students Awards” for the year 2020 will proceed as earlier communicated. FCT is a community-based, volunteer-run and service-oriented non-profit hub in the Greater Toronto Area(GTA).
A trailblazing project of the Centre since 2005, it is an annual event purposely established to encourage and challenge Filipino Canadian students to perform satisfactorily well in school and to achieve academic success by recognizing and awarding the top graduates with appropriate incentives such as a cash prize and a plaque of recognition.
The prestigious competition is open to all eligible elementary, high school and post-secondary school graduates in Ontario who completed their respective studies with academic honours and other scholastic proficiencies. The selection criteria includes: Academic Grades( 50%), Extra/ Co-curricular Activities( 12.5%), Community Involvement( 12.5%) and Interview Performance( 25%).
Applications( hard copies) are now being received by mail or by hand at the Filipino Centre Toronto-FCT, c/o Tony A. San Juan, RCJ OSA Chairman at: 4395 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M1S 1T9. Deadline for the submission of Completed Applications is on September 26, 2020(Saturday). Interviews for qualified Elementary( Grade 8) and Secondary( Grade 12) school graduates are scheduled to be held at the FCT Board Room on a Saturday and/or Sunday beginning in October 2020, with time still to be arranged. Post-secondary school graduates are exempted from the interview provided they meet the qualification requirements and their academic honours are rightly notated in the documents(diploma or certificate) as well.
The Awarding Day event is tentatively set on November 22, 2020 (Sunday), 2:00 pm. at the FCT Social Hall. To protect the health and safety of guests, participants and the public due to COVID-19 crisis, the FCT will strictly observe the protocols and procedures( such as a face covering, physical distancing, sanitizers, % of attendees) established by the City of Toronto and other government agencies during the selection interview, the awarding program and the reception.
The members of the FCT- RCJ OSA Committee are Wendy Arena (FCT director), Jodelyn Huang( TCDSB Community Relations Officer), Steve Pagao( Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Trade-Toronto President), Fermer Santos((TDSB- Agincourt Collegiate Institute Vice-Principal), Rose Tijam( Philippine Press Club-Ontario President), Mary Ann S. San Juan( FCT President) and Tony A. San Juan( OCT-Retired Ontario Educator).
For further information, interested applicants are requested to check, download and print out the Application Form, Criteria and Qualification Requirements shown in the Attachments or website: filipinocentretoronto.com.
(PRESS RELEASE)
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