Jen McKellar of Kincardine receives Bluewater District School Board Award of Excellence

Jen McKellar of Kincardine has received the Bluewater District School Board Award of Excellence.

The awards were presented at the board meeting, Tuesday, recognizing a group of distinguished community members for outstanding contributions to the local schools.

One individual from each of the eight families of schools, was honoured with this award.

Trustees took turns at the podium presenting the awards, which highlighted a range of exceptional volunteer efforts supporting breakfast and nutrition programs, school events, fund-raising, field trips, well-being initiatives, and classroom learning, among others.

Since recognizing every individual who contributes to the local schools is an impossible task, the Awards of Excellence program offers just a glimpse of the many wonderful volunteers in Bluewater District. Nominations of individuals may be submitted by any group or individual within the recipient’s family of schools through the school principal.

Congratulations to the following 2025 Award of Excellence recipients:
 

• Kincardine District Senior School Family of Schools - Jen McKellar
• Walkerton District Community School Family of Schools - Heather VanDerHeide
• Saugeen District Senior School Family of Schools - Krissy Smit
• John Diefenbaker Senior School Family of Schools - Angela Renaud
• Bruce Peninsula District School/Peninsula Shores District School Family of Schools - Jean Kirby
• Georgian Bay Community School Family of Schools - Jan Schultz
• Grey Highlands Secondary School Family of Schools - Crystal Tyler
• Owen Sound District Secondary School Family of Schools - Katie Henrich

Receiving the 2025 Bluewater District School Board Award of Excellence, are Crystal Tyler (left), Jean Kirby, Jen McKellar, Krissy Smit, and Jan Schultz; absent for the photo, are Angela Renaud, Katie Henrich, and Heather VanDerHeide