OFSAA is currently accepting nominations for the position of vice president. This volunteer position is a one year term beginning in September 2023, with the possibility of serving an additional one year term as vice president, two-year term as president, and a two-year term as past president.

According to the OFSAA by-laws, “The incoming vice president shall be of the opposite sex to the former vice president who shall become president.” Nominees this year must therefore identify as female. Deadline to apply is Friday, May 12, 2023.

An association representative, after consultation with their association’s Principals’ Council representative, may choose to nominate an individual for this position. The individual must be a principal or vice principal.

Please forward nominations to Shamus Bourdon at shamus@ofsaa.on.ca.

When submitting a nomination, please include the following information:

• Nominator’s name, school, email, and telephone number
• Nominee’s name, school, email, and telephone number
• Nominee’s resume outlining their experience in education, school sport, and leadership roles

A description of duties is below:

Vice President

• two-year term;

• voting member of the Executive Council;

• attend the Annual Assembly meeting in April each year;

• member of the Management Committee (meets via video conference on an as-needed basis);

• should attend the Representatives’ Council meeting in November;

• Chair of the Future Directions Committee (two-year term) – two meetings annually;

• Chair of the Principals’ Council (two-year term) – one meeting annually at the Annual Assembly in April; other meetings as necessary;

• may fill in for the President when required;

• may be a member of a Board of Reference;

• may be a member of any other ad hoc committee;

• weekday commitment – seven days/year (maximum nine).

2023 NBIAA Excellence Awards Banquet/2023 – Banquet des prix d’excellence de l’ASINB

The New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association hosted its 16th Annual Excellence Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 27^th at the University of New Brunswick, Wu Centre in Fredericton./L’Association sportive interscolaire du Nouveau-Brunswick a accueilli son 16^e banquet annuel de remise des prix le jeudi 27 avril au Wu Centre de l’Université du Nouveau-Brunswick, à Fredericton (N.-B.).

Twenty student athletes (see below) from the NBIAA’s four conferences received the Raymond Légère Excellence Awards. These students have shown outstanding qualities of excellence throughout the school year while participating in NBIAA sports./Vingt élèves-athlètes (ci-dessous) des quatre conférences de l’ASINB ont reçu le prix d’excellence Raymond Légère.  Ces étudiants ont montré des qualités exceptionnelles lors de leur participation aux activités sportives de l’ASINB durant l’année scolaire.

The top two, one male and one female, in each school category, received the William S. Ritchie Excellence Award./Les deux athlètes de haut calibre, un mâle et une femelle de chaque catégorie d’école ont reçu le prix d’excellence William S. Ritchie.

The William S. Ritchie Excellence Awards were presented by the NBIAA Executive Director, Allyson Ouellette, to the following recipients/Les prix d’excellence William S. Ritchie ont été remis par la directrice générale de l’ASINB, Allyson Ouellette, aux lauréats suivants:

Classe A Filles/A Girls: Samantha Bingham – Belleisle Regional High School 

Classe A Garçons/A Boys: Keaton MacPhee – Nackawic High School 

Classe AA Filles/AA Girls: Caitlyn Steeves – Hampton High School 

Classe AA Garçons/AA Boys: Vickly Lee – Bathurst High School 

Classe AAA Filles/AAA Girls: Avrey Alward – St. Malachy’s Memorial High School 

Classe AAA Garçons/AAA Boys: Conner Reath – Harrison Trimble High School 

Emery Johnson Memorial Award/Le prix à la mémoire d’Emery Johnson 

This award goes to the Most Sportsmanlike Coach of the Year. This award is named after Emery Johnson, the former athletic director of Dalhousie Regional High School and the NBIAA Executive Committee, who passed away in November 2003./Le Comité exécutif de l’ASINB a créé un prix pour l’entraîneur de l’année ayant le meilleur esprit sportif. Le prix sera décerné à la mémoire d’Emery Johnson, ancien directeur des sports à l’école Dalhousie Regional High, qui est décédé en novembre 2003.

The Emery Johnson Memorial Award was presented by the NBIAA President, Andy Clark, to James Cole from Hartland Community School./Le prix à la mémoire d’Emery Johnson a été remis par le président de l’ASINB, Andy Clark, à James Cole de l’école Hartland Community School.

Team Sportsmanship of the Year Awards/Prix de l’esprit sportif d’équipe de l’année

This award aims to recognize a team, whose athletes, coaches and fans promote what sportsmanship is all about in every aspect of high school athletics./Ce prix a pour but de reconnaître les équipes secondaires dont les athlètes, les entraîneurs et les partisans soutiennent l’essence de l’esprit sportif dans tous les aspects du sport scolaire.

The awards were presented by the NBIAA President & Executive Director to the following teams at the banquet/Les prix ont été remis  lors du banquet par le président et la directrice générale de l’ASINB aux équipes suivantes:

Conférence du nord/Northern Conference : James M. Hill High School – Hockey (filles)

Conférence de l’est/Eastern Conference : Harrison Trimble High School – Lutte/Wrestling

Conférence du sud/Southern Conference : Fundy Middle & High School – Hockey (filles)

Conférence de l’ouest/Western Conference : John Caldwell School – Basket-ball senior (filles)

Raymond Légère Excellence Award Recipients 2023/Lauréats des prix d’excellence Raymond Légère 2023

Northern Conference Winners / Prix de la conférence du nord

 Eastern Conference Winners / Prix de la conférence de l’est

Southern Conference Winners / Prix de la conférence du sud

Western Conference Winners / Prix de la conférence de l’ouest