Christina Piccinin

Christina Piccinin inspires her classmates at Bishop Allen Academy both on and off the court. As captain of the school volleyball team, Piccinin led the Cardinals to a gold medal at OFSAA, adding to a bronze medal and city and provincial titles. She also won a city title with the varsity soccer team and played senior basketball. Outside of school, Piccinin plays competitive volleyball with Etobicoke 381. After putting in long hours to improve her game physically and mentally, Piccinin saw her hopes of playing post-secondary volleyball put on hold when she tore her ACL late in the season. But she is staying positive despite this setback, displaying the perseverance and leadership qualities that help her lead vocational summer camps, welcome Grade 9 students to BA’s annual orientation camp, and volunteer at the 2015 Pan Am Games. Piccinin is president of her school’s athletic council and an honour roll student in the gifted program. In the fall, she plans to study political science.

Mikaela Lucki

Mikaela Lucki of Bishop Allen Academy excels as both an individual and a leader, both on and off the track. A highly accomplished track athlete, the Toronto-born Mikaela began running in Grade 9 and soon became a captain for both the cross-country and track teams at her school. Alongside running cross-country, she competes in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m track events, of which 800m is her best. In Grade 10, Mikaela finished second at OFSAA in the 800m and was a finalist in the 800m at the Canadian Jr. Nationals this past summer. As a member of her 4x400m team, Mikaela also won OFSAA this past year. Her leadership abilities also shone through as a member of her high school’s Leader in Training program (LIT), a mentorship program for Grade 9 students. Mikaela, as part of this group, also served as a counselor for Grade 9 orientation camp. In addition to her dedication to running, she was also a member of her school’s swim team. Mikaela is currently attending the University of Illinois, where she is majoring in business. She is considering law school after graduating and, in the future, hopes to be a politician and work in government.

Michael Dodaro

Michael Dodaro, a graduate of Bishop Allen Academy, was an all-around athlete who competed for his school in five sports, excelling at both baseball and swimming. His exploits on the diamond and in the pool went well beyond that of his school environment, finding incredible success with the community-based Etobicoke Rangers Baseball Club and the Lakeshore Swim Club. His commitment to his school and fellow students was further witnessed as he was involved with the athletic and student council, providing leadership over many years. He is also proud to state that he was a proud member of Bishop Allen’s Youth Ministry.

Gabriel Lopez

Gabriel Lopez was a two-sport athlete at Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School in the swimming and volleyball programs.

Lopez’s high school swimming career includes 20 TDCAA medals, 19 of them gold, seven OFSAA medals and the current record holder of the OFSAA 100 metre freestyle of 57.69 seconds set in 2012. Lopez also swam for the Lakeshore Swim Club and during the two years he was with the club he won a total of 24 provincial medals and has beaten over 150 personal records. He is also an avid beach and court volleyball player with national and provincial bronze medals under his belt while playing for Toronto West volleyball club.

Lopez graduated high school as a consistent honour roll student, four-time Male Athlete of the Year, most valuable player and captain for both swimming and volleyball teams. He is currently studying international economics and finance at Ryerson University with hopes of working with stocks or in a bank in the future.