Being an STA Saint
To be an STA Saint—referring to a student or member of St. Thomas Aquinas High School—typically means embodying the values and character rooted in the legacy of St. Thomas Aquinas, a Catholic philosopher and theologian known for his pursuit of truth, reason, and faith. Throughout the year, students will reflect on their ability to demonstrate excellence in the following areas: Respect, Perseverance, Responsibility, Community and Faith.
Click HERE to learn what our students say about being an STA Saint.
The SAINT Achievement Award
- This award was started in 2025 to recognize students who consistently demonstrate excellence in character and conduct. Only 25% of students from each grade will be selected to receive this award.
What Does SAINT Stand For?
- reSpect – Respectful, cooperative, and responsible
- perseverAnce – Punctual, positive, and focused
- responsIbility – Prepared, dependable, and engaged.
- commuNity – Kind, collaborative, and values-driven
- faiTh – Faith-filled, prayerful, and Christ-like.
Award Criteria
- To be considered for the SAINT Award, students must be nominated by teachers or staff members. Nominations are based on demonstrated behavior over time — not just a single event. Community involvement may also be taken into consideration.
- Students receive a pin and a certificate to indicate their accomplishment at the end of the year Award Assembly.
2025 Award Recipients
Grade 8
Ben Berry
Landon Brown
Estelle Campbell-Barry
Johann Dalisay
Antonio DiGregorio
Leyla Friend
Matias Grossling
Dwyze Gumabao
Zion Ha
Daniel Ji
Emma Lexian Tano
Damien MacLennan
Declan O’Flaherty Wills
Justin Plomp
Ana Portillo Barba
Marcus Ready
Sofia Salituro
Zoie Simpson
Audrey Sylvester
Micaella Velasquez
Maksimas Viskontas
Isabelle Walker
Claire Yong
Grade 9
John Arackal
Claudia Artis
Gianmarco Calabrese
Olivia Dy
Daryna Dyablo
Jackson Ferguson
Rienaa Ganesan
Olivia Graham
Anna Hernandez
Owen Jarratt
Hei Lam
Jedrich Landicho
Jamna Leswe
Crystal Luo
Sarah McGrogan
Ema Plecko
Maria Portillo Barba
Trinity Prokop
Alexis Riedel
Lila Ryce
Grace Shin
Hollis Smith
Annika Somerville
Matteo Sovernigo
Jean-Luc Trollip
Jayda Vendargon
Joshua Wong
Olivia Yoon
Grade 10
Hannah Acosta
Sophia Aguirre
Joshua Chandra
Sofia Chavez De Padua
Audrey Chun
Lily Colbalchini
Alyssa Edgett
Mattias Elsner
Grace Fediw
Erica Ferguson
Lucas Friend
Maya Grigoruta
Corli Henley
Josh Kim
Jachel Manuel
Ivan Misola
Aia Pagtakhan
Emily Paye
Evangeline Riddall
Matteo Salituro
Sofi Siklic
Thomas Sorochan
Claire Stock
Annebelle Stuart-Roca
Rodeen Tabatabaee
Gabrielle Veillette
Grade 11
Emily Baillie
Sienna Benedet
Alyssa Brown
Freya Campbell-Barry
Noah Cheon
Caitlyn Donovan
Maria Dulay
Madeline Dy
Gleb Goodkovsky
John Harper
Owen Hartley
Aidan Jarratt
Georgia Kasdorf
Irene Kim
Cindy Liang
Ivan Lipnitskiy
Evey Loyst
Gabriela Macuroy
Avery Mahony
Madelyn Oikawa
Giovanni Panopio
Jordan Plomp
Gabriella Rodriguez
Kinsey Rossen
Anusha Shabanian-Ghalati
Mattea Sikich
Niko Siklic
Ava Smith
Nadia Sobrepena
Penelope Travers
Chloe Travers
Ana-Isabella Velasquez
Zoe Walker
Oshanya Wesley Baker
Grade 12
Sofia Alladina
Fiona Cardle
Justin Carotenuto
Elliot Day-Oddy
Harry Dean
Blake Duncan
Carys Fraser
Bianko Gelo
Burke Haziza
Mikael Jeon
Gabriella Kasabashian
Grace Kim
Elanor Kostamo
Micaela La Pica Puelle
Neve Larson
Ryan Law
Ziara Modequillo
Skyler Pactanac
Ciara Pagtakhan
Alexa Pietraru
Vicente Robinson
Isaac Savage
Mikayla Selegna
Owen Smiley
Annika Stuart-Roca
Isabelle Tigas
Anthony Tucker