Trio of Mayfield grads honoured by Peel Masonic Lodge
By ALAN LICZYK Staff Reporter

Mayfield graduates Paul Lillakas and Amy Struthers were honoured at the Peel Masonic Lodge in Caledon East recently. Bruce Whiteford (far left), worshipful master of Peel Lodge No. 468, presented Lillakas the Citizenship Award while Mary Ann Lylloff (far right), worthy matron of Valley Chapter Caledon East, presented Struthers the Eastern Star Student Award. They were joined by Mayfield teacher Jennifer Keyes and Amy’s parents Calvin Struthers and Nora Struthers.

Three standout Mayfield secondary school graduates were honoured during the annual awards presentations at Peel Masonic Lodge in Caledon East recently.

Receiving the Peel Lodge Citizenship Award were Paul Lillakas and Haley Magee. The Eastern Star Student Award went to Amy Struthers.

Some background about each student was given by Jennifer Keyes, a Mayfield teacher and head of the scholarship committee. She taught all three students.

Keyes began by talking about Struthers who is a history major at Trent University in Peterborough.

“She’s a young lady to be reckoned with,” Keyes said.

She added Struthers is a leader in athletics, participating in field hockey, rowing, track and field, and was a member of Mayfield’s ROPSSAA silver medal nordic ski team. She had to get up very early in the mornings for rowing and was a co-captain of the field hockey team. She’s also rowing for the Trent varsity team which was fourth in Ontario.

Keyes then talked about Magee who couldn’t attend due to a kinesiology exam she had to write at McMaster University in Hamilton.

Magee was part of the regional arts program at Mayfield and was busy performing and doing road shows. She was on the honour roll every year she attended Mayfield.

Keyes said she had a love a music and sport. Her school sports included cross-country running, nordic skiing, rowing and swimming. She is also a

lifeguard. She dances jazz and tap, and also plays piano.

Keyes joked that Lillakas was late at least every other day he was in her class, but she always knew he was in the school because for two years he was the voice of Mayfield doing the morning announcements. She added he had an active role in the Mayfield road show.

He’s currently studying comedy writing and performing at Humber College.

He participated in rugby and rowing at Mayfield, was the school’s yearbook editor and was the winner of the hands-free pie-eating contest.