Gretta Schwartz Memorial Award
- Grade 12 Female Athlete of the Year -
- Nominations for 2023 are closed -
All nominees of the John Mayell Memorial and Gretta Schwartz Memorial awards will receive a Certificate of Merit, and winners of these awards will receive a plaque and also receive a congratulatory letter confirming the process to claim their scholarship monies. These certificates and letters will be presented this year at our High School Awards Night on Thursday, June 8th at St. Francis High School, starting at 7pm in the main gym.
The Calgary Booster Club will contact the winners early next spring to invite them to our Sports Gala as our guests for further recognition.
About Gretta Schwartz
Gretta was an outstanding physical education teacher at Western Canada High School in the 1950’s and Assistant Supervisor of Physical Education for the Calgary Board of Education in the 60’s. She was a strong advocate for girls physical education and athletics and through her leadership raised their level of recognition and importance to new levels of success.
About the Award
This is the Calgary Booster Club & CSHSAA’s second oldest award as partners and was presented in 1958 for the first time to Judy Matthews of Western Canada. The Gretta Schwartz Memorial Award honours the top female student athlete in grade 12 and recognizes her achievements over three years of high school.