Lewczuk, Yolanda '91 Field Hockey

When asked about the greatest lessons learned through sport, Yolanda Lewszuk says simply, “show up.” Arrive on time, ready to participate, ready to contribute and good things will follow. Well, she started showing up in Lower School - for soccer, tennis, track, volleyball – and hasn’t stopped since. What followed was a successful athletic career at Ridley and beyond. In Upper School she played First Field Hockey, First Soccer, First Volleyball and First Tennis. She won gold and silver medals in provincial field hockey championships, played varsity field hockey and tennis at the University of Waterloo, where she capped off her university career earning a shutout against the University of Toronto to win the OWIAA championship in 1995. Still active in club tennis, she won the title of Michigan state champion in 2013.

“Stay positive and envision yourself succeeding. Oftentimes, the difference between the winning team and the losing team is not skill, but attitude.”

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With more than 700 students from 60 countries, the largest boarding programme in Ontario and the third largest in Canada, Ridley College is a truly international, co-educational, day and boarding school of the world that prepares students for the world. It has provided enriching learning and life-shaping experiences focused on the arts, academics, and athletics since 1889. Ridley’s Lower School offers JK-Grade 8, its Upper School consists of Grade 9-PG, and Ridley graduates attend some of the top universities and colleges around the world. Ridley is the only co-ed independent boarding school in Canada and one of only three in North America authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum programme.