STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
OSSTF DISTRICT 24 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2027
$250 CASH PRIZES for ALL District (WRDSB) Winners!
OSSTF/FEESO invites secondary student writers, artists, musicians, and performers to submit creative work exploring 2027’s Student Achievement Awards’ theme: Creating a Meaningful Legacy.
Leaving a legacy isn’t just about being remembered. This is your opportunity to reflect on the marks we leave - both seen and unseen - and what it means to leave something that truly matters. Think about the impact you have on others: your family, friends, community, and the future. A meaningful legacy can take shape through ideas, actions, creativity, and the way you inspire change. What do you want your voice to stand for: Which stories, values, or moments are worth carrying forward? In the end, how will your presence be felt beyond today? What will your legacy be?
Get inspired by this year’s theme of Creating a Meaningful Legacy and create a piece of writing, work of art, or performance that explores the theme. (This could include, but is not limited to, a poem, short story, essay, lyrics, painting, drawing, sculpture, and new this year - original dramatic performance, original musical composition performance, etc.). We even have a category for digital productions such as videos and music. Share your creative vision with the world!
A student, with the support of an OSSTF/FEESO member who has worked directly with the student, will submit an original piece of writing, visual art, digital media, dramatic performance, or music performance based on this year’s theme, Creating a Meaningful Legacy
Each school will determine their own deadline, and then decide on a winner in one of 12 categories. These submissions will move on to the OSSTF District 24 Office (deadline Nov 19), where a winner in each category will receive $250 cash prize and recognition at our first annual OSSTF D24 Student Arts Awards Celebration Night on December 1.
The new Performing Arts Division is currently only a District 24 Waterloo initiative. Winners in the traditional eight categories of Writing, Visual Art, and Media, will go on to be adjudicated at the Regional and, potentially, Provincial levels.
The eight provincial winners in the traditional categories will receive a cash award of $1,000.00 and will be invited to the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation annual general meeting in Toronto to receive their award.
The Student Achievement Awards celebrate the work of OSSTF/FEESO members (teachers and education workers) and their students. Find out which of the 12 categories you will enter using the guidelines and entry forms linked below:
2027 OSSTF Achievement Awards Entry Form & Guidelines - Writing, Visual Art, Media
Supporting Staff Member Letter Checklist
2027 OSSTF Student Achievement Awards Poster (Writing, Visual Art, Media)