The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, KC, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology:

 Speaker, last week I was honoured to host the 2025 Research Inspired Student Enrichment Awards, the RISE Awards. Twenty of our brightest Level ll high school students were recognized for academic excellence in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Our department invests approximately $320,000 to enable highly motivated, eager minds to attend one of three enrichment programs – the Research Science Institute located at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Boston Leadership Institute located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and the Da Vinci Engineering Enrichment Program located at the University of Toronto.

This year’s 2025 Rise Award recipients are:

Kate Blanchard – Valmont Academy
Jack Hanlon – Lakewood Academy
Sydney Hartle – Gander Collegiate
Lily Hefford – Crescent Collegiate
Ava Hodder – Pasadena Academy
Abigail Janes – Holy Heart of Mary High School
Noshin Khan – Waterford Valley High
Samuel Lane – Mealy Mountain Collegiate
William Lane – Mount Pearl Senior High
Aivin Siby Nilakkapallil – White Hills Academy
Grace Noseworthy – St. Bonaventure’s College
Alpita Patro – Gonzaga High School
Emma Rogers – Random Island Academy
Katherine Rumbolt – Holy Heart of Mary High School
Anastasia Saika-Voivod – Gonzaga High School
Sahil Singh – Gonzaga Regional High
Keagan Smith – St. Bonaventure’s College
Sarah Thomas-Mouland – Holy Heart of Mary High School
Paige Whittle – Waterford Valley High
Sophia Zhang – Holy Heart of Mary High School

Speaker, we are incredibly proud of these students and we wish them continued success as they pursue their education and career goals.