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5/25/2009 3:32 AM

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Jonathan Vermilya, a senior at Canon-McMillan High School, recently received a SHASDA Student Performance Award at the SHASDA Conference at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe.

Vermilya, son of Kathy and Chris Vermilya of Canonsburg, has a profound hearing loss and uses a cochlear implant.

SHASDA is the South Hills Area School Districts Association, a consortium of 22 school districts interacting to improve public education in the South Hills. The award is given to two students in each of the participating districts who have demonstrated significant improvement in student performance and/or have overcome obstacles in attaining their present status.

Vermilya also received an award from the Clarke Mainstream Center, a division of the Clarke School for the Deaf for Oral Education in Northampton, Mass. The Mainstream Center presented him with the fifth annual Kid with Character Award for his outstanding qualities as a mainstreamed student.

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Vermilya attended the DePaul School for Hearing and Speech in Pittsburgh from the age of 18 months until enrolling in Canon-McMillan High School four years ago as a freshman. He was a member of the cross country team all four years in high school and was a member of the track team during his freshman and sophomore years.

"Jonathan Vermilya was selected as the male SHASDA award recipient for Canon-McMillan High School because of the dedication, determination and leadership that he demonstrates to his peers in the classroom and athletically," said Marella Kazos, CMHS assistant principal. "Jonathan is a student who truly utilizes his strengths and talents in life. He has demonstrated much growth here at CMHS and we look forward to the bright future that awaits him beyond his high school years."

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