The Suzanne Doyle-Yerxa Award Fund
Established by former students, this fund honors Suzanne Doyle-Yerxa’s 35-year teaching legacy and dedication to the performing and creative arts. It provides annual bursaries to KV High graduates pursuing arts-related studies, ensuring her impact continues for future generations.
Suzanne Doyle-Yerxa retired after thirty-five years of teaching, 31 of them spent at Kennebecasis Valley High. Former students Jeff McAloon, Mark Bishop, Chris Leveille and Brad Stanley established a lasting legacy in her honour. She was well-known for her commitment to the Performing and Creative Arts, key roles in the production of dozens of dramatic and musical productions, and the creation of several performing arts-related groups.
The founders of the Suzanne Doyle-Yerxa Awards took their enriching high school experiences in the arts with them as they continued their studies and began careers as an educator, Multimedia CEO, designer/performer and financial advisor.
Suzanne Doyle-Yerxa often recalled her first day teaching 35 years earlier and what a thrill it was. The Boston native said she still felt that sense of excitement and reward from her English and journalism teaching career.
KV High musicals and drama, the KV Players, children’s summer theatre and music camps, and Kidsing for younger children were all profoundly associated with Suzanne Doyle-Yerxa. She received the 2008 Premier’s Award for Excellence in Education for inspiring students in “Developing a Passion for Learning” and conceived of the “Gallery of Arts” to recognize KV grads with arts-related careers. Mark Bishop was the first inductee.
A love of the creative and performing arts and an intent to pursue studies in that field became the key elements in the selection of two KV High graduates as annual winners of the $500 awards.
Suzanne Doyle-Yerxa passed away in 2026, but her influence continues through the countless students she inspired and the enduring legacy of the award established in her honour.
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