By BRIDGET COOK
ALKIRA Secondary College shone the spotlight on the achievements of the students throughout the year at its last assembly for 2013.
The school held its final assembly on Friday 13 December and presented a range of awards to students for various reasons, including interschool sporting achievements, principal’s award and artist of the month.
Aidan Jago, from the 40 Hour Famine, also presented a certificate to the school at the assembly for raising more than $2000 for the cause.
There were also a number of special guest from the Cranbourne Dandenong RSL sub-branch and RAEME Association, who presented awards to intermediate VCAL students for the number of projects they did to honour war veterans including writing biographies on them and hosting an ANZAC Day ceremony.
Alkira Secondary College teacher Nicole Scott said all the student awardees were worthy recipients.
“All of the students who received awards displayed qualities of commitment, enthusiasm, a willingness to contribute to the community and form relationships with older and younger generations,” she said.
Recipients of the awards were:
Dandenong Cranbourne RSL Awards: Catharina Yasin and John Ramos
Dandenong Cranbourne RSL Teachers Award: Nicole Scott
RAEME Award: David Ramos
Vietnam Veterans Association of Victoria Award: Dylan Valenti
Judith Graley MP Award for Integrity: Matthew Ferguson
City of Casey Award: Jacob Hutchinson
Anthony Byrne Award for Achievement: Jacob Bird
