Collage of photos of So and Friesen performing with the piano and violin

Personal traits that catapulted Iain So and Junia Friesen to recognition as two of the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s (TCDSB) 2024-2025 Top Scholars have also empowered them to notable successes as instrumentalists. So is a pianist who graduated from Michael Power-St. Joseph High School with a 99.33 per cent average. He said discipline is paramount both in a classroom and in a conservatory. Friesen, a violinist who also achieved a 99.33 per cent average in her studies at the all-girls St. Joseph’s College School, said attention to detail has driven her to academic and musical accomplishments.

Read more at TCDSB's Top Scholars in Tune in Their Studies.