Eight Deniliquin High School students were celebrated with special presentations at the Deniliquin High School’s awards ceremony last month.
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The special presentations include Australian Defence Force sponsored awards, scholarships and the education department’s Director’s Award.
One former student was also invited back to the school for presentation night to receive an outstanding award from last year.
Elena Mulham was back to accept the 2023 Dux award.
It is based on Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank scores, which are usually announced after presentation night.
The awards ceremony was a showcase for student achievements, with music students performing and the whole school celebrating academic and sporting achievements.
Awards are as follows:
Special Presentations
Australian Defence Force Leadership and Teamwork Awards - Eliza Johnstone (Year 10), Brooke Jervis (Year 12).
Australian Defence Force Future Innovators Awards - William Blenkiron (Year 10), Nathan Ho (Year 12).
Kwong Lee Dow scholarship to attend the academic enrichment program for high-achieving high school students, supported by the University of Melbourne - Eliza Johnstone and Maxwell Ferguson.
Director’s Award for a student who has demonstrated personal growth as a young leader - Samara Watson.
Visual Art Scholarship for a Year 12 student who is looking to undertake further study in the arts - Grayce Pratt.
Gillespie Award for Dux - Elena Mulham.
Special Awards
Des Greaves Encouragement Award for Determination and Overall Effort: Year 7 - Brittany De Travers and Bentley Hardman; Year 8 - Gabby Davis and Fred Everett; Year 9 - Lucy Herberte and Reagan Macdonald; Year 10 - Ben Hayes and Lara Strong.
Stephen Hare Memorial/Reuben F Scarf Award for Consistent Effort in Year 12 - Brooke Jervis.
Edward River Council Awards for Citizenship: Year 7 - Harper Taylor; Year 8 - Rebekah Bridge; Year 9 - Catie Michael; Year 10 - Olivia Didcock; Year 11 - Grace Ball.
Excellence in Reading Award (in Memory of Isabel Russell) - Jake Killip.
The Bernie Roebuck Award for Special Education - Riley Clent.
Ampol Best All-Rounder Award - Benjamin Baker.
Senator Perin Davey Award for Outstanding Contribution to the School as vice captain - Bonnie Everett and Darby Watson.
Rotary Award For Services to the School and Community Relations as captain - Madeline Weir and Hayden Doncon.
P&C Awards
Bob White Homework Centre Award - Grace McCalman Robertson.
Deniliquin Creative Writing Prize: Year 9 - Ruby Pisasale; Year 12 - Benjamin Baker.
Di Gallpen Award for Year 11 Encouragement for Further Study - Ben Mildren and Ava Robinson.
Graham McKindlay Memorial Prize For Business Studies in Year 11 - Jasmin Currie.
Nick Robinson Memorial Prize for Music in Year 12 - Georgia Taylor.
Pauline Huntington Memorial Prize for Citizenship in Year 12 - Phoebe Jefferies.
Proud and Deadly Awards
95% Attendance - Cody Smith.
Aboriginal Cultural Engagement - Stella Andrews, Elleah Baxter-Jukes, Kywahn Button, Braxton Lilford, Miley Lilford and Shia Parsons.
Academic Achievement - Rebekah Bridge.
Citizenship - Gabby Davis.
Dedication to Learning - Riley Client, Jarome Cooper, Helen Fevaleaki, Ivy Murray, Ronnie Owen and Elijah Scott.
Excellence in Visual Arts - Chrissie Gittens and Rain Jones-Clark.
Outstanding Achievement in Sport - Chanze Egan and Willow Lake.
Student Leadership - Eden Lilford.
First Place Awards:
Year 10: BIG4 Holiday Park Award For Music - Hamish Baker; BIG4 Holiday Park Award For Child Studies - Samara Watson; Brian McCleary & Co Award For Mathematics - Maxwell Ferguson; Dahlsens Building Centres Award For Industrial Technology (Timber) - Lincoln Walters; Deniliquin Menshed Award For Industrial Technology (Metal) - Ben Hayes; Deniliquin Newsagency & Bookstore Award For English - Ava Richards; Edward River Art Society Award For Visual Arts - Grace Allitt; Fellows Family Award For HSIE - Samara Watson; Fleming Partners Award For Commerce - Maxwell Ferguson; GS & T Accounts Award For Science - Eliza Johnstone; GS & T Accounts Award For Food Technology - Samara Watson; Lea Family Award For Agriculture - Andrew Smith; Murray River Council Award For Physical Activity & Sport Studies - Remi Baulch and Ava Richards; Wired Entertainment Award For PD/H/PE - Ava Richards.
Year 11: Barnetts Award For English Standard - Alyssa Sampson; Barnetts Award For Community & Family Studies - Ava Robinson; Brian McCleary & Co Award For Investigating Science - Erica Hayes; Country Wedding and Event Hire Award For Hospitality - Alyssa Sampson; Dahlsens Building Centres Award For Work Studies - Brodie Barlow; Deniliquilters & Friends Award For Visual Arts - Alyssa Sampson; Deniliquin Auto Electrical Award For Numeracy - Eliza Buckley; Deniliquin Eyecare Award For Music - Ben Mildren; Deniliquin Newsagency & Bookstore Award For Biology - Erica Hayes; Deniliquin Newspapers Award For English Studies - Briana Bydder; Deniliquin RSL Club Award For Mathematics - Kaan Ozmen (Advanced), Dakota McKenzie (Standard); Deniliquin Rovers Award For Sport, Lifestyle & Recreation Studies - Hazel Glowrey; Deniliquin Rovers Award For PD/H/PE - Chelsea Weir; Deniliquin Soul Pattinson Award For Chemistry - Erica Hayes; Elders Insurance Award For Geography - Alyssa Sampson; Fellows Family Award For Food Technology - Shontai O’Callaghan; Glowrey’s Riverina Law Firm Award For English Advanced - Ava Robinson; GS & T Accounts Award For Ancient History - Erica Hayes; Purtills Award For Exploring Early Childhood - Chelsea Flannigan; SunRice Ricegrowers Award For Primary Industries - Dakota McKenzie; Taskers Garage Award For Agriculture - Dakota McKenzie.
Year 12: Agspares Award For Industrial Technology - Hayden Doncon; Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Award For PD/H/PE - Brooke Jervis; Coles Award For English Extension 2 - Benjamin Baker; Deniliquin Auto Electrical Award For Primary Industries - Darby Watson; Deniliquin Business Chamber Award For Biology - Brooke Jervis; Deniliquin Soul Pattinson Award For Physics - William Campton; Deniliquin Soul Pattinson Award For Mathematics Extension 1 - Nathan Ho; Elders Insurance Award For Mathematics Standard 1 - Harry McIlwain; Edward River Art Society Award For Visual Arts - Grayce Pratt; Elders Rural Award For Agriculture - Brooke Jervis; Farleys Plumbing & Gasfitting Award For Science Extension 1 - Rory Wesierski; Glowrey’s Riverina Law Firm Award For English Advanced - Benjamin Baker; Glowrey’s Riverina Law Firm Award For English Standard - Paige Wall; GS & T Accounts Award For Investigating Science - Isaac Thompson; John Wall Memorial Prize For Business Studies - Abbey Lawson; Margaret Fawns Memorial Award For Community & Family Studies - Phoebe Jefferies; Mills Hebbard Moore Award For English Extension 1 - Benjamin Baker; Mills Hebbard Moore Award For Mathematics Advanced - William Campton; Peppin Planners Award For Mathematics Standard 2 - Kaili Anderson; Peppin Planners Award For Chemistry - Benjamin Baker; Purtills Award For English Studies - Pheobe Jefferies; Saltebush Award For Sport, Lifestyle & Recreation Studies - Harry McIlwain; Saltebush Award For Exploring Early Childhood - Phoebe Jefferies; SunRice Ricegrowers Award For Food Technology - Paige Wall; Taskers Garage Award For Ancient History - Grayce Pratt.
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