BB NEWS together a 15-page business plan and prototype, as well as pitch the product to and face Q-and-As from a panel of four judges. "They really loved how innovated and unique our product was," said Keeler, noting her team" won the best overall award. In addition to the DE project, the SHAD pro- gram offers lectures, work- shops, labs, group projects and recreational activities. Once participants have completed the program, which runs in July, they join a network of close to 17,000 SHAD fellows, in- cluding an NHL hockey ex- ecutive, NASA researchey, an international bestsell- ing author and 32 Rhodes Scholars, according to SHAD's website. This year, there were 1,000 students from across Canada participating, in- cluding 47 from Halton Re- gion. "We are thrilled that we are reaching a record 1,000 students this year. Support from our partners has al- lowed us to include more opportunities to transform ST NOE DARE RT h TTT : CT lives," said SHAD presi- dent and CEO Tim Jack- son. "Our outreach team has been busy spreading the word to youth from differ- ent communities who can benefit from a month at SHAD. We are actively working to eliminate barri- ers and are now reaching into underserved commu- nities." Keeler was assigned to attend SHAD at its Univer- sity of British Columbia campus and said among the life lessons she picked up the one that affected her the most was the idea to live life by always choosing courage over comfort. "l was definitely ner- vous going in on the first day to meet the 51 strang- ers I'd be living with for the next month, but everyone was so kind and accepting, and we all quickly became friends," she said. "Everyone _ brought something amazing and unique to the table. "Once I started working with them, it had felt like I'd known them all my life. The students there were absolutely incredible and the program would not have been the same with- out them." Keeler said her favou- rite SHAD experience was conquering Mount Gari- baldi, about 80 kilometres north of Vancouver, B.C. "It was definitely a chal- lenge getting up the moun- tain, but it was an amazing bonding experience," she noted. Keeler said participat- ing in SHAD was life- changing for her and she would encourage other high school students to think about applying for it. "I think my program di- rector said it best, "SHAD is not the best month of your life; it's. the best month for your life," she added. | MILTON STUDENTS: - Zorawar Gill, Grade 11, Bishop Reding Secondary School - | attended the University of | Calgary campus; | -Shrija Govil, Grade 11, White | Oaks Secondary School - | Ryerson University.Burlington | students: Rina Providing over thirty years of experiential know-how wjth a keen eye for hair colouring to deliver rich, textured, enhancing highlights & shades to each of her dedicated clients. 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