Nomination Criteria

Our Outstanding Graduates initiative takes a peek into the lives of some very extraordinary people and examines how Catholic education at our board helped to shape their future. This annual initiative will feature one graduate, through a nomination process, from each of our nine Catholic high schools.

Nomination/Program Criteria

• The initiative will run on an annual basis.

• The Communications Department will accept nominations via an on-line nomination form. Only complete nomination forms will be considered.

• A complete nomination will include the following:

  1. Name and contact information for the nominee

  2. Name and contact information for the nominator

  3. Brief bio outlining the nominees successes career, volunteer, academic, extra-curricular

  4. Quote from the graduate about how Catholic education influenced their lives

  5. A high-resolution photograph

  6. Consent to use the information and photograph on website, media and in publications for the board.

• A selection committee will review the nominations, and select recipients. 

• One graduate from each of the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board’s nine high schools will be featured publicly.

• The featured graduates will be celebrated during Catholic Education Week each year.

Nominate an Outstanding Graduate