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BY SANDRA BOLAN sbalanOyrmgxom Engineers. Physicist/chemist and biomedical researcher. Those are the career aspirations of this year's top grads from Stouflvilie District Secondary School. All four students. who are graduating with ranging from 95.5 to 97.5 per cent. admitted pite their aptitude for math and science. achieving those marks wasn't always easy. English was Cameron NowikmN’s least favourite sub- “liustfindsomeofthethingsweleamnotveryuse- fui. lust because of what l'm doing. Some of it's impor- tant. l getwhymdoit.‘ the 18-year-old future engineer said. Natalie mung. 17. who graduated at the top ofthe class (97.5). didn't think she would like English but by theend.shedid. Wamthetetoteachbutthey’reaisomemto hdp'lgungsaid. wiliaiaobegoingintoengineedng. andiauraMonkaisotiethhthethird- highestgrades (95.5) whiiejuggling sportsandwork Nowikow played hockey and worked. Monk also playedhockey.aswellasmgbyandtook tarand dnunlessonsShemtomdnndbabysaLas A. Monk was one of three students to earn the Home- stead Award. which is given to students who con- tributed to the highest level of athletic involvement. student leadership and organization in the school‘s athletic council. She'llbeheadingtoQueenbUniversitytostudyldneâ€" siology with the ambition of becoming a biomedical researcher “i don't. get stressed out about marks because i do pretty decently. i wanted to push myself a little bit.” the 18-year-old said. ‘1 know i'm na bright. I understand things giddy people norm don't.” Monk said. noting Masterson. who graduated second in his class with a 97-per-cent average. will head to University of Toronto's Scarborough campus to study physical Even top students can ’struggle’ environmental sdenvom lie-plans on béing i physicist ScEdabmk math award. Masterson pedtoflnlshtheyethhoneawud. mmm-mmnmmmmm LE Ahertlldngamlloourseloadallmmughhlghsdrool. Mmhonlymmmerphnlstolumhowmdflve. becauselt's'useml". “I just find some of the things we learn not very useful. Just because of what I ’m doing. Some of it’s important. I get why we do it,” STOUFFVILLE'S BRIGHTEST Cuneron Nowikow (from lefi). Mali: Dams and Gavin Masterwn finished in the top four of gruduates from Stoufl'vilie District Secondary School this yea. “ldm’twtstmudout mmmm MMJWN “Walnut.” Owen's-bound .m chumdxholarfiomW DistriaSccmdaySchool LnunMonk w AROUND A grout Community How: Opportunity for High School Students or eglon ‘, uUND . g . Brought to you by t metrolandmods a Cmm to you commuty' Looking for volunteers throughout the communities of York Region to help run our events. If you're interested. send your name. email address telephone number to: istanOyrmg.com or mail your information to 50 McIntosh Dr. Unit 115. Markham ON L3H 9T3 STAFF PHOTO/NICK IWANYSHYN 19