​Jolie G., 就读于Tom Baines School的九年级学生，她的目标是成为一名律师。她希望毕业后获得法学硕士（LLM）学位，并成为一名大律师。她已经朝着这个目标迈出了一些步伐：她热衷于参加辩论和演讲队，并参与模拟联合国、学者杯和其他各种课外活动。

现在，Jolie可以将两个其他的荣誉加入她日益壮大的名单中。她在法律日比赛中获得第一名，为“请决议，认为Me Too运动对于揭示我们社会中性侵和暴力的普遍性起到了重要作用”的决议辩护。她在65名竞争者中脱颖而出，并赢得了200美元的奖金。正如Jolie自己所说，“生活的一个重要教训是学会照顾自己，并为自己所信仰的事物而战，即使你是孤独一人。”

最近，Jolie在阿尔伯塔冠军作文比赛中获得第二名和350美元的奖金。Jolie写了一篇关于她的英雄之一、活动家Ruth Gorman的文章。Gorman鼓励改变，以便我们都能被视为一个统一的国家。Jolie认为，促进增长和平等是她这一代人的责任。她称Gorman为“鲜为人知的英雄”。Jolie能够与Ruth Gorman产生共鸣，因为她自己也是喜欢在幕后努力工作的人。Jolie说：“如果你真的对一个问题充满激情，那就不是关于获得认可，而是关于创造改变。”祝贺这位了不起的CBE学生！

​Jolie G., a Grade 9 student at Tom Baines School, has her sights set on a future in law. She wants to graduate with an LLM (Master of Laws) degree and become a barrister. She has already taken steps toward this goal: an avid member of the Debate and Speech team, participating in Model UN, Scholar’s Cup, and various other extracurricular activities.

Jolie can now add a couple of other accolades to her growing list. She won first place at Law Day, defending the resolution: “Be it resolved that the Me Too movement has been instrumental in bringing awareness to the pervasiveness of sexual assault and violence in our society.” She competed against 65 competitors and won $200. As Jolie herself says, “An essential lesson of life is learning to fend for yourself and fight for what you believe in, even if you are alone.”

Most recently, Jolie took second place honours and $350 in the Alberta Champions essay-writing contest. Jolie wrote about one of her heroes, activist Ruth Gorman. Gorman encouraged change so that we could all be considered one united nation. Jolie believes that it is the responsibility of her generation to encourage growth and equality. She calls Gorman an “Unsung hero.” Jolie can relate to Ruth Gorman, as she is also someone who likes to work diligently behind the scenes. Jolie says, “If you truly are passionate about an issue, it’s not about the recognition—it’s about creating change.”  Congratulations to an amazing CBE student!