Today, London City Council recognized Angelina Lam and Amaris Peng as the 2023 recipients of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship.
This $2,000 scholarship, awarded annually, recognizes two high school students with the highest scholastic achievement based on the average of the student’s best six subjects in their graduating year.
“Congratulations to these two exceptional students for the hard work and dedication they demonstrated through their academic achievements,” said Mayor Josh Morgan. “We wish you continued success in your post-secondary education this fall.”
Graduating with an average of 99.33% from London Central Secondary School, Angelina Lam will pursue her post-secondary education at Western University in the Medical Science program with the goal of becoming a dentist. Her favourite high school subjects were biology and Writer’s Craft. She loves cooking and creative baking, and is an accomplished student of the piano. Angelina is also a recipient of the Ontario Scholar Award and The Governor General’s Academic Medal.
Amaris Peng graduated from Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School with an average of 99.17%. She will continue her education at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in the Bachelor of Science program, specializing in Cellular, Anatomical, and Physiological Science with the aspiration of becoming a doctor of pediatrics or anaesthesiology. Amaris enjoys a large range of STEM related subjects and is also a competitive swimmer currently on the Canadian Junior National Team. She will also swim varsity at UBC. She has previously been recognized as a UBC Presidential Scholar (Hugh M Brock National Entrance Scholarship).
Sponsored by the City of London, the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship was established in 1981 to recognize academic excellence among graduating London high school students pursuing post-secondary education.