Disha Japra
Artistic by nature, Disha has applied her creativity to enrich her community. From Leadership to the Multicultural Club, Disha has held team leader roles while organizing initiatives that enhance school culture. This extends to her own club, Gift of Health, which she founded in 2020 with the goal of supporting children with medical challenges. Through campaigns and fundraisers, Gift of Health raises awareness and money for BC Children’s Hospital. This included the Care Package Initiative: Disha led her team in an annual fundraiser through which they purchased items to create custom care packages designed to provide comfort and entertainment to children in the hospital over the holidays. Despite the challenges that accompanied leading a new club during the pandemic, Disha was inventive and found ways to make the club thrive. The Club flourished as Disha brought youth together to uplift and support children in the healthcare system. With aspirations to enter the field herself, Disha plans to become a dentist and will begin the journey towards that at UBC where she plans to major in Biology.
Jayden Cheung
Jayden is committed to promoting wellness in his school and community. As the founder and president of the Health & Nutritional Wellness Club, Jayden advocates for personal wellness by equipping students with the knowledge they need to put their health first. In his role as an Executive with the Sentinel Emergency Team, he provides first response medical assistance during emergencies on school grounds. Outside of school, Jayden strives to better his community as a member of the Student Work Advisory Team with the District of West Vancouver where he helped execute awareness and fundraising campaigns addressing local social issues.
A competitive swimmer for nearly a decade, Jayden has won 17 provincial medals and holds seven club records at North Vancouver Cruisers Aquatics. He has also nurtured the development of fellow athletes as a swim coach himself for three years. In the future, Jayden aspires to pursue a career in medicine and will work towards that goal by pursuing a Bachelor of Science at UBC.
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Micah Wu
Providing care through craft, Micah is the founder of Project Bloom through which she seeks to spread joy and connectivity to the community through origami. Micah creates free theme-based origami kits with video tutorials. To date, Micah has committed over 600 volunteer hours to Project Bloom, created over 700 origami kits with tutorials distributed to over ten organizations in the Lower Mainland, and raised over $1000 in funding. Micah also helps other youth realize their community projects through her role as a mentor and reviewer for Youth Neighbourhood Small Grants. This program biannually provides over $10,000 to fund 20 youth projects focused on building connection and community. At her school, Micah serves as the vice president of the two largest clubs: Interact and Volunteer Club. Micah leads volunteers for school and community events with up to 500 attendees. In the fall, Micah will begin her studies in the School of Nursing at Trinity Western University.
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