News release

Dartmouth High Student Wins Prestigious Scholarship

Labour and Advanced Education (Jan. 2011 - Aug. 2021)

A Dartmouth High School student is this year's winner of a prestigious provincial scholarship recognizing leadership in multiculturalism and human rights.

Justyne Leslie will accept the $6,000 Dr. P. Anthony (Tony) Johnstone Memorial Entrance Scholarship today, June 27, at her school's graduation ceremony.

"Justyne is an outstanding role model for today's youth," said Labour and Advanced Education Minister Frank Corbett. "Along with excelling in school, Justyne is a leader in human rights, multicultural and community development organizations."

For three years, Ms. Leslie maintained a more than 95 per cent average.

"My ultimate goal is to be the voice of those who are unheard and the representative of those who are mistreated," said Ms. Leslie. "I want to travel the world and go to places where the culture is rich and different to gain new perspectives and experience a whole new lifestyle."

Ms. Leslie's volunteer activities included Dartmouth High School's Human Rights Club and the Multicultural Club, and she was a key organizer for African History Month, a Mental Health Day Conference and the Ban the Bottle Campaign. She has received several awards for her leadership and athletic skills, including the Outstanding Leadership Award, Sportsmanship Award and Most Valuable Player in soccer.

"Justyne has a strong sense of social justice, which is rare to see at her age," said Eartha Monard, principal of Dartmouth High School. "She is a strong advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves and has a passion to direct her future goals to help others."

Ms. Leslie will attend Dalhousie University in the fall, working towards a bachelor of arts with a major in political science, and plans to pursue law school.

To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be living in Nova Scotia, graduating from high school and beginning an undergraduate degree program at a Maritime university in the fall. The applicant must also have demonstrated an interest in multiculturalism and human rights.

This year, 54 eligible applications were reviewed.

Nova Scotia established the scholarship in 1991 to honour the life and work of the late Tony Johnstone, a long-time educator and human rights advocate who devoted his life to promoting multicultural understanding and social equality.


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A Dartmouth High School student is this year's winner of a

prestigious provincial government scholarship.

Justyne Leslie will accept the 6-thousand dollar Dr. P.

Anthony (Tony) Johnstone Memorial Entrance Scholarship today

(June 27th), at her school's graduation ceremony.

Labour and Advanced Education Minister Frank Corbett says

Justyne is an outstanding role model for today's youth. Along

with excelling in school, Justyne is a leader in human rights,

multicultural and community development organizations.

Nova Scotia established the scholarship in 1991 to honour

the life and work of the late Tony Johnstone, a long-time

educator and human rights advocate who devoted his life to

promoting multicultural understanding and social equality.