Centennial Secondary School

Rowan Stringer’s story

Rowan’s Law was named for Rowan Stringer, a high school rugby player from Ottawa, who died in the spring of 2013 from a condition known as second impact syndrome (swelling of the brain caused by a subsequent injury that occurred before a previous injury healed). Rowan is believed to have experienced three concussions over six days while playing rugby. She had a concussion but didn’t know her brain needed time to heal. Neither did her parents, teachers or coaches.

Rowan’s Law and Rowan’s Law Day were established to honour her memory and bring awareness to concussions and concussion safety.

Rowan’s Law Day

The last Wednesday of each September has been designated as Rowan’s Law Day to help raise awareness about concussion safety.

Please join us in remembering Rowan Stringer by promoting concussion safety through a tweet, Facebook or Instagram post.

Show your support for #RowansLawDay by sharing your stories and learning the signs and symptoms of a concussion.

Resources:

Rowan's Law Day - https://www.ontario.ca/page/rowans-law-day

Rowan's Law - Concussion Awareness Resources - https://www.ontario.ca/page/rowans-law-day

OPHEA - Rowan's Law Day Toolkit for Schools - https://teachingtools.ophea.net/supplements/rowans-law-day-toolkit-schools

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Year End Award Winners

Award Name	Award Winner	Award Presenter
Grade 9 Female Athlete of the Year	Sierra Wood	Ms. J. Robinson
Grade 9 Male Athlete of the Year	Mason Duvall	Mr. S. Symons
Junior Female Athlete of the Year	Laura Hill Elayna Reid	Ms. J. Robinson
Junior Male Athlete of the Year	Donald Taylor Elijah Martindale Ford Facette-Grondin	Mr. J. Dicresce
Grade 11 Female Athlete of the Year	Kari Read	Mrs. J. Foley
Grade 11 Male Athlete of the Year	Callum O'Neil	Mr. J. Dicresce
Senior Female Athlete of the Year	Natasha Luffman Anna Davidson	Mr. S. Kao Mr. D. Davidson
Senior Male Athlete of the Year	Blake Douglas	Mr. P. Foran
Charger Spirit Award	Brandon McComb	Mr. J. Dicresce
Pat Carty Award	Gavin Sicotte	Mr. J. Dicresce
Beth Musclow Memorial	Mike Bell	Mr. D. Holt
OFSAA Sportsmanship Leadership Award	Jordan Crawford Alexa Groat	Mr. D. Foley
Female Contribution to Athletics	Kari Read	Mrs. J. Foley
Male Contribution to Athletics	Jordan Crawford	Mr. D. Foley
EAA Sportsmanship Award	Jeff Mann	Mr. D. Foley

Team Award Winners

*Team*	*Award Name*	*Award Winner(s)*	*Award Presenter(s)*
Junior Boys Football	Outstanding Lineman	Jordan Burrows	Mr. S. Symons Mr. D. Holt Mark McFaul Mike Bell Gerry Bourgoin
Junior Boys Football	Rookie of the Year	Mason Duvall Peter Holt	Mr. S. Symons Mr. D. Holt Mark McFaul Mike Bell Gerry Bourgoin
Junior Boys Football	Offensive Player of the Year	Ford Facette-Grondin	Mr. S. Symons Mr. D. Holt Mark McFaul Mike Bell Gerry Bourgoin
Junior Boys Football	Defensive Player of the Year	Aron Brooks	Mr. S. Symons Mr. D. Holt Mark McFaul Mike Bell Gerry Bourgoin
Junior Boys Football	Most Valuable Player	Griffin McFaul	Mr. S. Symons Mr. D. Holt Mark McFaul Mike Bell Gerry Bourgoin
Junior Boys Football	Special Teams Player of the Year	Nick Young	Mr. S. Symons Mr. D. Holt Mark McFaul Mike Bell Gerry Bourgoin
Junior Boys Football	S. Burkitt Memorial The Burkitt Memorial “Play it Forward” Award.	Luke Bourgoin	Mr. S. Symons Mr. D. Holt Mark McFaul Mike Bell Gerry Bourgoin
Senior Boys Football	Most Improved Player	Jack Kelly Isaac Beatty	Mr. J. Dicresce Mr. D. Woodcock Steve White Mike Stapley
Senior Boys Football	Coaches Award	Ben Duvall Mitchell Vaughan	Mr. J. Dicresce Mr. D. Woodcock Steve White Mike Stapley
Senior Boys Football	Most Valuable Player	Callum O'Neill Gavin Sicotte	Mr. J. Dicresce Mr. D. Woodcock Steve White Mike Stapley
Senior Boys Football	Most Valuable Offensive Lineman	Jordan Crawford	Mr. J. Dicresce Mr. D. Woodcock Steve White Mike Stapley
Senior Boys Football	Most Valuable Defensive Lineman	Dylan Patterson Mitchell McBride	Mr. J. Dicresce Mr. D. Woodcock Steve White Mike Stapley
Cross Country	Coaches Award	Gui Silva Helena De Tulio	Ms. T. Forsey Mr. P. Foran
Cross Country	Most Valuable Player	Blake Douglas Pia Sauer	Ms. T. Forsey Mr. P. Foran
Cross Country	Rookie of the Year	Ryan Gray Alexis Perry	Ms. T. Forsey Mr. P. Foran
Cross Country	Most Dedicated Player	Val Aguilar Barranco	Ms. T. Forsey Mr. P. Foran
Senior Boys Soccer	Most Valuable Player	Blake Douglas	Mr. C. Romanidis Ugo Santone Billy Goulah
Junior Boys Volleyball	Leadership Award	Croft Stratton	Mr. T. Fischer Ms. K. Vahrmeyer Ms. V. Soaft
Junior Boys Volleyball	Most Improved Player	Fearghas McFadden Jake Mattice	Mr. T. Fischer Ms. K. Vahrmeyer Ms. V. Soaft
Junior Girls Rugby	Most Valuable Player	Laura Hill Elayna Reid	Ms. J. Robinson Mr. P. Hercus
Junior Girls Rugby	Rookie of the Year	Sierra Wood	Ms. J. Robinson Mr. P. Hercus
Junior Girls Rugby	Coaches Award	Robyn Elson	Ms. J. Robinson Mr. P. Hercus
Senior Girls Rugby	Most Valuable Player	Natasha Luffman	Mrs. J. Foley Ms. J. Robinson
Senior Girls Rugby	Coaches Award	Alexa Groat	Mrs. J. Foley Ms. J. Robinson
Senior Girls Rugby	Most Improved Player	Myia Malcolm	Mrs. J. Foley Ms. J. Robinson
Junior Girls Basketball	Most Valuable Player	Leah Gallagher Grace Collins	Ms. M. Edgett Ms. L. Woodley
Junior Girls Basketball	Most Improved Player	Jessica Striker	Ms. M. Edgett Ms. L. Woodley
Senior Girls Basketball	Coaches Award	Breagh Bauer	Mr. D. Davidson
Senior Girls Basketball	Most Valuable Player	Anna Davidson	Mr. D. Davidson
Junior Girls Volleyball	Most Valuable Player	Laura Hill	Mrs. M. Svoboda Ms. J. Robinson
Junior Girls Volleyball	Most Improved Player	Chloe Rainville	Mrs. M. Svoboda Ms. J. Robinson
Junior Girls Volleyball	Coaches Award	Madison Adams Sierra Wood	Mrs. M. Svoboda Ms. J. Robinson
Senior Girls Volleyball	Most Valuable Player	Anna Davidson Megan Paddison	Mr. S. Kao Mr. J. Bremner
Senior Girls Volleyball	Coaches Award	Morgan Hawley	Mr. S. Kao Mr. J. Bremner
Senior Girls Volleyball	Most Improved Player	Charlotte Bannon	Mr. S. Kao Mr. J. Bremner
Badminton	Most Valuable Player	Anna Davidson Elijah Martindale Andie Csafordi	Mr. D. Davidson Ms. J. King
Badminton	Coaches Award	Gem Wishart Sierra Wood	Mr. D. Davidson Ms. J. King
Badminton	Most Improved Player	Bianca Rainville Ethan Ferwerda	Mr. D. Davidson Ms. J. King
Curling	Most Valuable Player	Chris Inglis	Mr. C. Romanidis
Wrestling	Most Valuable Senior - Male Most Valuable Senior - Female	Rory Facette-Grondin Carter Goodwin Natasha Luffman	Mr. D. Foley Mr. T. Fischer
Wrestling	Coaches Award	Jordan Crawford Alexa Groat	Mr. D. Foley Mr. T. Fischer
Wrestling	Rookie of the Year	Jade Lainchbury Simon Bouma Ronin Fleming	Mr. D. Foley Mr. T. Fischer
Junior Boys Basketball	Most Valuable Player	Donald Taylor Elijah Martindale	Ms. L. Woodley
Junior Boys Basketball	Coaches Award	Sebastian Traynor	Ms. L. Woodley
Junior Boys Basketball	Most Improved Player	Ford Facette-Grondin	Ms. L. Woodley
Senior Boys Basketball	MVP	Blake Douglas	Mr. D. Davidson
Senior Boys Basketball	Most Improved Player	Lucus Larocque	Mr. D. Davidson
Senior Boys Basketball	Coaches Award	Brad Findlay	Mr. D. Davidson
Junior Boys Rugby	Grade 9 Most Valuable	Liam Reid Declan Scea	Mr. K. Ripley Mr. D. Holt
Junior Boys Rugby	Most Valuable Player	Donald Taylor Aron Brooks	Mr. K. Ripley Mr. D. Holt
Junior Boys Rugby	Coaches Award	Rowan Lindsay Gavin Twiss Jordan DeRush	Mr. K. Ripley Mr. D. Holt
Senior Boys Rugby	Most Valuable Player	Ayden McLean Gavin Sicotte	Mr. J. Dicresce Mr. P. Hercus
Senior Boys Rugby	Coaches Award	Isaac Beatty Ben Duvall	Mr. J. Dicresce Mr. P. Hercus
Senior Boys Rugby	Alex McKay Memorial	Gavin Sicotte	Mr. J. Dicresce Mr. P. Hercus
Senior Boys Rugby	Bob Burnett Memorial Award	Ethan Piperni	Mr. J. Dicresce Mr. P. Hercus
Track & Field	Most Valuable Player	Donald Taylor Elayna Reid	Ms. T. Forsey Mr. P. Foran Mrs. R. Cassibo Ms. J. Craig
Track & Field	Coaches Award	Helena De Tulio Nick Kirby Andrew Guenther	Ms. T. Forsey Mr. P. Foran Mrs. R. Cassibo Ms. J. Craig
Track & Field	Rookie of the Year	Jakob Van Ness Sophia Christmas	Ms. T. Forsey Mr. P. Foran Mrs. R. Cassibo Ms. J. Craig
Track & Field	OFSAA Recognition Award	Robert Leybourne Ford Facette-Grondin	Ms. T. Forsey Mr. P. Foran Mrs. R. Cassibo Ms. J. Craig
Junior Girls Soccer	Most Valuable Player	Laura Hill Kyla Fallow	Ms. M. Beaudette Ms. J. Robinson
Junior Girls Soccer	Coaches Award	Sierra Wood Jessica Striker	Ms. M. Beaudette Ms. J. Robinson
Senior Girls Soccer	Most Valuable Player	Natasha Luffman	Mrs. J. Foley
Tennis	Most Valuable Player	Elijah Martindale	Ms. M. Edgett Mr. A. Wachner
Special Olympics	Top Offensive Player	Ellen Davidson	Ms. M. Edgett
Special Olympics	Top Defensive Player	Matthew Tanner Walker Farrington	Ms. M. Edgett