We had a good roll up of members plus the six student from the three schools we give these awards to and their families, friends etc and the teachers who represented each of the schools.
There were some very proud family members who watched the various students receive their awards along with some equally proud teaching staff..
This was the 33rd year of our awards and as far as we know we are probably the only PROBUS club in the world who go to the trouble of rewarding students with these very special awards.
We know that we are the only club in Australia doing this. Thankfully our Good Citizenship awards were started by a group of Probians 33 yrs ago, who decided it would be good to reward students for good citizenship because many of these student went un- noticed.
These awards do not take into account scholarly or sporting achievements, we simply want to reward "GOOD CITIZENSHIP"
We have been advised by previous recipients of our award that prospective employers were very impressed on seeing this award in a job seekers CV.
We so often hear about the down side of our young people but these students chosen by their various schools to receive our award really show another side of the coin..
It is very uplifting to hear of their good deeds at school and in the community and it lets us know that the future of the world is in pretty good hands after all.
Those who met and interviewed each student and parents and then presented them to the president of our club did a great job .
Our presenters were John Edgington, John Starr, Judi Edgington, John Vaughan, Ros and Barry Turton and at the last minute Lyn Hicks helped Ros out because Ros wasn't well.
A HUGE Thank you to you all and to all those who work hard behind the scenes making sure these awards days are a success. Thank you to Ros and her catering team for the lovely morning tea. that was enjoyed by all.
The students chosen by their various schools were Aaron B and Emily W. from Glenvale school,
Kasey B and Floyd J from Point Clare primary school
Jessica A. and James H. from Henry Kendall High School.
(I havent included surnames of the student in respect of their privacy.)
The three school were represented by the Deputy Principal of each school and also a careers advisor from Henry Kendall High.
There were 43 family members and friends in attendance .
Photos of the morning are below.
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| Presenter John Edgington with Aaron B and his very proud mum and dad..... |
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| Phyllis with Aaron B and his proud parents.... |
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| Presenter John Starr, Phyllis and Good Citizen recipient Emily with her proud parents.... |
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| Phyllis, Judi and Kasey B |
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| President Phyllis, Presenter Judi Edgington and Kasey B ( Point Clare Primary school) |
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| Presenter John Vaughan, president Phyllis and Floyd. j. Point Clare Primary |
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| Phyllis Lyn and Jessica (Henry Kendall High) |
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| James with his awards (Henry Kendall High). Printer Barry Turton |
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| Deputy principal (Glenvale) Kevin Lane Thanks the club. |
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| Deputy Principal of Glenvale Kevin Lane accepted the updated shield. |
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| Deputy principal of Point Clare Primary Jane young accepted the school shield |
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| President Phyllis presented the School rep, Deputy Principal Natalie Wearn from Henry Kendall High with the updated shields |
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| School Reps three Deputy Pricipals with the updated school shields |
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| Students and school reps. |
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| Presenters and proud students. |
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| Presenters and students |
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| Some of those who were in attendance today. |