RICHMOND Rotary bestowed Junior Citizenship awards on 46 children from 23 primary schools on November 23.
The awards, presented at the 34th Annual Junior Citizenship ceremony at the Hawkesbury Race Club, recognised the children’s contributions to their schools and community.
A Richmond Rotary Club spokesman said the qualities recognised were mateship, team spirit, initiative, leadership, co-operation, caring for others and trust.
Club president Rod Rose, the master of ceremonies, John Baker, and the youth service director, Geoff Nash, presented the awards before a crowd of 350.
Each child received a framed certificate and commomorative plaque.
The ceremony closed with Bilpin Public School principal Melanie Mackie thanking Rotary on behalf of all the schools, the children’s parents and friends.
Schools and their Rotary Junior Citizens are:
BILPIN, Jack Ingersole and Hayden Plew; BLIGH PARK, Jasmine Brown and Jesse Falconer; CHISHOLM, Emma Weller and Andrew Baldacchino; COLO HEIGHTS, Zayne Baldacchino and Kaylah Neowhouse; COMLEROY ROAD, Chantel Raburski and Gabrielle Sagovac; EBENEZER, Oscar Collins and Kiara Arnold; FREEMANS REACH, Paige Winston and Joel Zahra; GLOSSODIA, Kody Scott and Tianna Lynch; GROSE VIEW, Jack Frede and Sophie Bennett; HOBARTVILLE, Josh Ellings and Amelia Ashley; KURMOND, Isabella Leimgruber and Cooper Tankard; KURRAJONG, Riley Nettleton and Annie Burke; KURRAJONG EAST, Lachlan Parsons and Bianca Packer; KURRAJONG NORTH, Linda Abdi, Ben Sorrenson; LONDONDERRY, Jasmine Mork and Zoe Brison-Schroeder; RICHMOND, Samuel McGrath and Serena Monteleone; RICHMOND NORTH ,Kiara Van Der Walt and Jack Mace; ST MATTHEW'S, Taya Hill and Tara Galea; ST MONICA’S, Jackson Piggott and Emma Bracks; WILBERFORCE, Hallie Smith and Ned Morgan; WINDSOR, Connor Simmons and Katrina Maher; WINIDSOR PARK, Kody Haymes and Rebecca Coates; and WINDSOR SOUTH, Dean Smith and Sierra Sims.
