Cobram & District Specialist School recognised the achievements of students at their end of year awards ceremony on Thursday, December 8.
The event, held at Cobram’s St Joseph’s Primary School Josephinum Hall, was attended by students, parents, staff members as well as representatives from the major award sponsors.
Along with the awards, the event was an opportunity for the school’s 2023 captains Keely Thorpe and Noah Ferguson to be formerly presented to the community and given their badges.
The school was also given a $20,000 cheque for any future projects the school wishes to undertake by Cobram Family & Financial Services’s Bob Beggs.
It has yet to be decided what the money will be spent on.
Major award winners were:
- Cobram Rotary Award — Xavier North
- Lions Club of Cobram Award — Keely Thorpe
- Cobram Barooga RSL Award — Xavier North
- Moira Shire Award — Hayley Hendrie
- Goulburn Murray LLEN Award — Logan Palmer
- Cobram Soroptimists Awards — Rose Harkness and Montana Blandford
- Cobram Neighbourhood Watch Award — Sam Donnelly
- The Apprenticeship Factory — Benton Lucas
- Montana & Cadel Memorial Award — Trey Dolheguy-Mackay-Blair.
Student of the Year winners were Thurston Daniel, Raphael Daniel, Paul Murray, Alex Thompson, Liam Jeffress, Caleb Griffin, Beau Weaver and Hayley Hendrie.
Cobram & District Specialist School principal Leah Willis has described the award ceremony as a special and joyous event.
“This event celebrates all the great work of our students for 2022 and to be able to do so in front of family and friends once again was extra special,” Mrs Willis said.