A teacher at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas has won a prestigious teaching award for supporting students and her school community.

Amber Wadsworth will receive the Baillie Award for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching from Queen’s University in Kingston at its convocation ceremonies on June 24, 2025.

The Baillie Award recognizes an “exceptional high school educator who has served as a role model and mentor to their students, instilled a love of learning, and inspired academic excellence and the pursuit of higher education.” Nominations come from graduating undergraduate students to honour educators who helped them make it to Queen’s.

Only five awards are distributed each year to Canadian teachers. Recipients also receive $10,000 and are recognized at convocation. More information on the Baillie Award is available here: https://www.queensu.ca/studentaffairs/funding-awards/baillie-award.

An educator and guidance counsellor at Parkside, Amber is known as an extremely caring and involved educator who promotes student success every day. She’s involved with:

• Undergrad award ceremony
• Commencement ceremony
• Grade 8 open house
• Sound and lighting for school productions and assemblies
• Teacher in Charge
• School Council teacher representative
• Swim team coach
• Rugby team coach
• Scholarship committee member

Congratulations to Amber on receiving this prestigious award, and for all she does every day for students and the community.