Community & Business
18 November, 2022
Success awarded
FROM their efforts in the classroom to their efforts on the field, students at Malanda State High School were recognised at their annual awards presentation night.
Students from every grade who went above and beyond in their individual subjects and overall academic achievements were awarded before the “special awards”.
This years Dux winner was Niall Hickey, who is academically gifted in a variety of different subjects including chemistry, mathematical methods, physics and specialist mathematics.
Niall was also awarded the Malanda Spar Bursar and an Olympic Changemaker award, which is based around an application make to the Olympic Committee and his achievements on the sporting field.
The vocational Dux of the year went to Ashleigh Langley, who is described as a hardworking, dedicated student who does her work quietly without a fuss.
She also won the subject awards for essential english, essential mathematics and furnishing skills.
Kate Hinrichsen won the Tablelands Regional Council Bursary, excellence awards for biology and general mathematics, a cultural and service award and is involved in lots of school activities including music and sport.
She is described as a conscientious and hard-working student who always aims to do the best she can.
The Year 11 Malanda Lions Club Community Bursary and the Jim and Marg Wall Bus Service Year 11 encouragement award went to 2023 elected School Captain, Ya-seen Al Kahlout.
He also received a cultural and service award and an excellence award for being an exceptional student across all subjects, being heavily involved in a wide range of extra curricula activities and community organisations.
Cassandra Easton jointly won the Malanda Spar Bursary with Niall and also received Excellence awards for english, modern history and cultural and service award.
The young and heavily involved student also took home the Merv Rankin Memorial Perpetual Trophy for public speaking.
She is academically gifted across a range of subjects and is involved in a wide range of extracurricular activities such as the 2022 student council executive.
All students were commended for their efforts.
