School: Richview Collegiate Institute

Jake Sprenger is a throwback to the Wayne Gretzky approach to sports, athletes that played sports in their natural seasons (i.e., baseball in summer, hockey in winter), and using this approach to further develop their love of the game and skill set in all activities. Once again using the Wayne Gretzky reference, he was a leader on and off the field of play, and did so with class, as indicated by the multiple times he was honored with most sportsmanlike selections. He showed great foresight academically, as he moved on to the University of Toronto for Electrical Engineering after leading the award-winning Engineering Club at Richview as their president. In his own words: “I have worked part-time throughout high school so I will contribute what I can, and I intend to work in the summers so that I can continue to contribute. My parents will also help me to the extent that they can.”