Dustin Van Heck - July 29, 2010
Dustin Van Heck is a seventeen-year-old grade 12 student from Pauline Johnson Collegiate who is actively involved in football, rugby, and curling.
He began curling at the Brant Curling Club at the age of five, starting with the Timbit program and moved up to the junior / bantam program where he won several medals and plaques. He has curled on the PJ curling team winning gold in grade 10, silver in grade 9, and a bronze medal in grade 11. He was the Skip (captain) of his team this past season (grade 12) helping his team win a silver medal.
Dustin has played both junior and senior football during the four years he has been at PJ, and was captain of the grade 10 junior team. He also played on the Brantford Bison Football Varsity team.
He enjoys playing rugby and this year was a hooker, and captain for the PJ senior team. Last year he played on the Brantford Harlequins Rugby Football Club’s U18 team who were runner-ups in the league. Dustin also enjoys swimming, volleyball, canoeing, kayaking, and white-water rafting.
Recently at his school’s Awards banquet Dustin received the 2009/10 Most Improved Player award for the senior football team and the Most Valuable Player for curling.
He is a dedicated and hardworking student who maintains a 90% average and has been on the high honour roll throughout high school. He plans on attending the University of Waterloo in September to pursue his dream of becoming a Civil Engineer.
Congratulations Dustin and good luck.
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