CCHS Student Accepted to Shad Canada 2025

With a dream of studying engineering physics and even starting his own engineering firm one day, Levi Goin is beginning his journey at Shad Canada this summer. Currently in Grade 10 at Crowsnest Consolidated High School (CCHS) in Coleman, Levi will travel to a Canadian university for a month-long deep dive into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and entrepreneurship. 

"At the beginning of the school year I started to look into some possible academic programs outside of school," says Goin. "I was trying to find STEM opportunities that would also allow me  to explore life away from a small town. I found Shad in a list of opportunities on the CCHS website and I liked that it specifically encouraged you to go outside of your province for a whole month. It seemed like a chance to explore and learn alongside like-minded people, and that sounded exciting to me."

Goin's Shad experience will be at Western University in London, Ontario, which was one of his top choices. During the program, he will live in residence with other students from across Canada, participating in hands-on learning, exploring the post-secondary world, and engaging with academic and entrepreneurial mentors.

CCHS Principal Paul Pichurski celebrates Goin's achievement. "We are very excited for Levi in regard to this exciting learning opportunity!" says Pichurski. "CCHS students have participated in SHAD programming in each of the last four years; as a school, we are grateful that our students are able to access this programming to support them as they make decisions about their postsecondary and career journeys."

After a competitive application process, Goin's acceptance to the program opens many academic and personal opportunities. "I'm probably most looking forward to meeting and living with people who have the same interests as me and seeing how different we are," says Goin. "Right now I really enjoy learning about physics and how the world works at a fundamental level, but also want to use that knowledge to solve problems and help people. Combining the two, I hope to get into an engineering physics program somewhere in Canada after graduation."

Congratulations to Levi Goin! We wish him all the best in his Shad Canada experience.