Awards for Hastings Young Achievers

The achievements of 22 young Hastings people will be recognised at an awards ceremony this Wednesday.

Hastings Heretaunga Lions Club has joined with Hastings District Council in presenting the Hastings Young Achievers awards.

Mayor Lawrence Yule says “The students who will be honoured at this awards ceremony are all high achievers, and each one of them has much to offer their schools, families and the wider community”.

“This event is the culmination of months of hard work by the Lions Club and it is gratifying that we can recognise these young, inspirational people who have demonstrated exceptional leadership amongst their peers,” Lawrence Yule says.

Hastings Heretaunga Lions Club member and Young Achievers Committee chair, David Harington, says youth of today are often portrayed negatively which, in the case of the majority, is simply not true.

“The nominated students are a classic example of what can be achieved and we are confident that they will become leaders in their chosen field, not only scholastically but in all walks of life."

The students will be presented with a certificate noting their achievements while family and friends will get a chance to view a series of portraits of the students in action taken by photographer Terry Winn.

Following the ceremony, the portraits will be on display at Hastings i-Site and in the Hastings Library.

Those receiving awards:

Nikki Bartlett                       Hastings Girls' High

Brendon Dockary              Hastings Boys' High

Greer Donovan                  Hastings Girls' High

Elizabeth Ellis                    Woodford House

Aimee Fisher                      Karamu High

Jerome Groot                     St John's College

Ben Hawken                      Hastings Christian School

Marcus Jackson                Lindisfarne College

Sarah Karika                     Iona College

Lance Knauf                      Hastings Boys' High

Tobias Kuhlmann             Havelock North High

Nicole Lansdown             Iona College

India Logan-Riley            Taikura Rudolf Steiner

Hemi Manaena                 St John's College

Rose Mickleson                Woodford House

Liam Murphy                     Lindisfarne College

Kimete Stevens                Flaxmere College

Francy Sulikosky             Havelock North High

Ben Taylor                        Karamu High

Tameti Teweti                  Flaxmere College

Ashlin Urieli                     Taikura Rudolf Steiner

Stephanie Verbokkem   Hastings Christian School

The Young Achievers awards ceremony is invite only and will be held in the Hawke’s Bay Opera House on Wednesday November 7th 2012 at 6pm.

Media is welcome to attend.