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Who’s that bat? The Caped Crusader garners some curious looks as he strolls up Beacon Avenue on Friday. His Batmobile, parked at the Sidney Pier Hotel, drew a stunned crowd who giggled, snapped photos and posed with the superhero. The Batman lookalike had his wheels hand-built in Cobble Hill. On Friday, he was en route to the U.S. where he planned to make pit stops to visit children receiving cancer treatment in American hospitals.
Eighteen-year-old Bailey Lo has always been a dedicated student, but her hard work really paid off this week. Lo was named a 2011 recipient of the Governor General’s Academic Medal. “I’m very, very excited about receiving this medal. It was a really big honour to be selected for it and I’m very thankful to the teachers who helped me through the years,” said Lo, who credits much of her success to the staff at Stelly’s secondary school. “I owe a lot to them because I wouldn’t have been receiving this award without them and wouldn’t “For me school have been as prepared as and good grades was I was for university if it hadn’t been for them.” about the personal The teen was given the prestigious award for her challenge. It was outstanding academic always about how performance throughout her final year of high creative I could be, school at Stelly’s in 2010how much I could 11. push myself.” The ceremony, which was held at the school – Bailey Lo on June 28, is always held one year following the student’s graduation, allowing for final grades and provincial examinations to be processed. Lo says her focus in school has always been academics. “I always enjoyed school and it was always very important to me that I did well,” said Lo. “Even in the summers, I used to ask my mom, ‘Can I go back to school now?’” laughed Lo. Lo says her passion for academics comes from the challenge it offers. PLEASE SEE: Teen sees science in her near future, page A3
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