Student Achievement
Student Special Award Winner 2024
04 December
Student Special Awards 2024
Congratulations to the following students who have been chosen to receive these special awards, which recognize their significant contributions to Damascus College in a variety of different areas. These recipients will be recognized and formally receive their awards at the Damascus College Awards and Achievements evening on Thursday December 5th at Federation University Mt Helen campus.
Social Justice Awards
The chosen students will have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to social justice at various levels (global, national, local area, environmental within the College community) and will have shown leadership in engaging others with justice issues.
Leadership Awards
The chosen students will have demonstrated a high degree of leadership ability, can communicate in a clear way and works to bring others into the process. They are willing to listen to other points of view and incorporate them where necessary, but are also self-starters who can act independently where necessary to achieve workable solutions to problems.
Performing Arts Awards
The chosen students will have actively participated in extra-curricular performing arts activities undertaken for Damascus College such as drama club, performance at masses and assemblies and school plays or musicals. They show enthusiasm for performing arts, encourage other students in the area and are willing to provide assistance back stage with activities such as set building, stage hand or production assistant.
Jo Reilly Award
This award has been developed in memory of former staff member, Jo Reilly, and recognizes a student from year 7 to 9 who has demonstrated the qualities that Jo herself espoused during her life. These qualities are a sense of justice and compassion, generosity with time to help others, an adventurous spirit and a strong work ethic, commitment to Christian values, gentle in nature and humble about their achievements.
Congratulation to Ruby Lethlean, Year 9 student, on being chosen as the recipient of the 2024 Jo Reilly Award.
