Delta West student dives into school and sports
Delta West Academy Grade 11 student Jovan Aujla, 16, who was born and raised in Calgary, has attended schools in both the public and private systems. He was in French immersion from kindergarten to Grade 5. When he was in Grade 8, he and his mother spent a year in India where Jovan attended an international school. “We wanted to try something new. It was a great experience,” he says. He enrolled at Delta West Academy when he was in Grade 10. In addition to French, he also speaks Spanish and Punjabi.
Q: How would you describe yourself ?
A: An achiever who puts in any amount of effort to do well in academics and sports. I’m very outgoing and passionate. I am passionate about sports and I am passionate about school.
Q: Whom do you most admire?
A: My father. He has always encouraged me to do well in whatever I do. And he is a very hard worker (an engineer). He inspires me to keep pushing through.
Q: What are you most passionate about and why?
A: Sports — any sports — but mostly swimming and basketball. I was in a few swimming clubs — the Nose Creek Swim Association and the University of Calgary Dinos. I enjoy playing sports in my free time and I enjoy going to the gym. I am passionate about school and about doing well and scoring well.
Q: What do you enjoy most about your school?
A: The small class sizes, the oneon-one interaction with teachers and multiple trips outside the classroom that the school organizes. Last year former U.S. president Barack Obama came to speak in Calgary at the Saddledome and our school took us there. It was a great experience.
Q: What’s the most challenging part of your life?
A: Competition. If you want to get into a good university program you’ve got to be on top, dedicated and determined. Life is full of competition right now and it’s getting more competitive. I take notes and review them and I do practice questions before doing a test. I start reviewing even after finishing a unit. I keep doing the same things again and again so it’s concrete in my brain.
Q: What are your plans for your future?
A: I want to go to dental school. I want to get accepted at a good program at a good university. My top choices are the University of Alberta and the University of Saskatchewan. My goal is to be a dentist specializing in child dentistry. A lot of my family members are doctors and dentists and I am fascinated by the way they do things in their job. And I like working with kids and helping them — anything I can do for them.