Annika is a very active member of the community. She has dedicated much of her time to the NEED Crisis and Information Youthspace and Youthline supporting peers all over Canada who are going through difficult times. She also spends time working with adults with physical and mental disabilities at Nigel House and interacting with elderly residents at Beacon Hill Villa. She has also been very active in her school organizing Cops for Cancer, planning assemblies and transition days, helping to restore the school’s courtyard and peer tutoring. Athletically Annika was a member of the Senior Girls Field Hockey Team, the Rugby Team and the Basketball Team.

Annika will be studying Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria. 

“Annika is quite simply an incredible ‘human being’. She is a kind and compassionate community member and seems to believe in the importance of giving to others.”