Departing teacher Angela Dyson and principal Paul Arundell.
Their 25th birthday celebrations may have been marred by restrictions and lockdowns this year, but the Deniliquin Christian School made sure to pay tribute to the milestone at its end of year presentation.
The school held it’s first daytime presentation ceremony on December 9, with COVID-19 preventing the usual evening celebration with families and friends in attendance.
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The proceedings were made available to those unable to attend via Zoom.
The ceremony was hosted by students Poppy Brown and Peter Everingham, and included addresses by the board chair Chris Taylor and principal Paul Arundell.
Poppy Brown was Stage 5 Student of the Year and won the Head of School Christ-like Contribution Award.
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Students of the Year (from left) Jedidiah Miller, Jaidyn White and Sera Litty.
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Rotary Academic Achievement Award recipients Elijah Everingham and Adam Bryar.
Both acknowledged the highlights of the 2021 year, and marked the school’s 25th year of education in Deniliquin.
Mr Arundell also farewelled teacher Angela Dyson who, after three years with the school, is moving to Tweed Heads to take up a new teaching position in 2022.
All students received Encouragement Awards that reflects their personal progress throughout the year, and a number of other awards and certificates were also presented.
Student of the Year awards were also presented to one child in each class.
This award is given to the student who best demonstrated the school’s core values based on Biblical principles the students are encouraged to uphold.
The recipients for 2021 were: Infants – Jedidiah Miller; Stage 2 – Sera Litty; Stage 3 – Jaidyn White; Stage 4 – Talei Rickard; Stage 5 – Poppy Brown.
Poppy also received the Head of School Christ-like Contribution Award, which acknowledges a student who holds fast to the core values and encourages others by the way they conduct themselves with a Christ-like attitude in all areas of school life.
Also celebrated was Marndarr Ebery-Jones, the sole Year 10 student to graduate from DCS in 2021.
The High School Academic Encouragement Awards – Taylah Nolan and Zachariah Everingham.
Rotary Academic Achievement Awards – Elijah Everingham and Adam Bryar.
Mayor’s Year 6 Citizenship Award – Peter Everingham.
Premier’s Reading Challenge – Arcadia Deacon, Jorja Smith, Michael Butcher, Ruth Litty, Jedidiah Miller, Reuben Everingham, Neve Rickard, Brock Smith, Sera Litty, Josiah Everingham, Isabella Fountain, Sarah-Jane Nolan, Ally Smith, Elijah Everingham, Jaidyn White (gold award for four years of participation), Mark Busby and Zachariah Everingham (one of only 882 students across NSW in 2021 to receive a medal for participating every year from Year 3 to Year 9).
Sports Awards: Infants – Reuben Everingham; Stage 2 – Charlie Gray; Stage 3 – Peter Everingham; Secondary – Bailey White.
Primary Girls Swimming Champion – Ally Smith.
Primary Boys Swimming Champion – Jaidyn White.
Secondary Girls Swimming Champion – Alana Rickard.
Secondary Boys Swimming Champion – Bailey White.
Infants Class Girl Age Champions – Neve Rickard and Ruth Litty.
Infants Class Boy Age Champion – Reuben Everingham.
Primary Class Girl Age Champion – Ally Smith.
Primary Class Boy Age Champions – Peter Everingham and Jaidyn White.
Secondary Class Girl Age Champion – Niketa Graham.
Secondary Class Boy Age Champion – Zachariah Everingham.
Christian Schools Sports Association Zone Swimming Carnival qualifiers – Jaidyn White, Bailey White, Elijah Everingham and Zachariah Everingham.
