Layla Sewell, a grade six student from Pine Glen Public School, has been chosen as the recipient of a scholarship award from Hope Arises Project Inc.
On June 20, 2025, at Muskoka Heritage Place in Huntsville, Layla and 249 students were participants in an interactive educational Indigenous Day activity.
Among the 15 Indigenous stations students experienced, one involved designing a T-shirt for National Orange Shirt Day and National Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30.
Layla’s design depicts a young girl waving goodbye and reflects the children of residential schools.
Purchase your Limited edition Orange shirt with Layla’s design at:
The Great Vine downtown Huntsville or at hopearises.ca online store.
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Layla, I am so proud of you!!! I love your design and the message behind it. I would be proud to wear your shirt. You have become quite an artist. Lovely to see you and your family.!
Beautiful work Layla! Congratulations! I will be one of the many wearing it and thinking about residential schools and now reconciliation and hope.
Congratulations Layla on your beautiful and important artwork!