The CDSBEO is pleased to announce that Junior Malunda, a grade 12 student at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School, has been installed as the next Student Trustee for the CDSBEO. Student Trustee Malunda, who served as Associate Student Trustee for the 2024-2025 school year, has assumed the position from Brooke Guindon.

The Board also welcomed Associate Student Trustee Heidi Baumann, a grade 11 student at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School, who was also installed at the August 26th board meeting.

“We are very pleased to welcome Student Trustee Malunda and Associate Student Trustee Baumann to their new positions,” noted CDSBEO Chair Chris Cummings. “We are confident they will serve as excellent representatives for all CDSBEO students, and we look forward to collaborating with them in the coming year.”

Heidi Baumann was elected to the Associate Student Trustee position in April by the Student Senate.

As Student Trustees, Malunda and Baumann will represent the more than 14,500 students across the Board and will lead the Student Senate. The Senate discusses student matters, gathers feedback, and helps to develop communications with all students across the CDSBEO. It also provides a means for student council leaders and senators to gain leadership skills.

The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario operates 39 elementary and 10 secondary schools across eight counties. The CDSBEO offers excellence in Catholic education through provincial-leading programs to approximately 14,500 students.