AWARDS

The 2009 Jenny Barrett Deaf Child Achievement Awards took place at Bournemouth Deaf Club,Morley Road on Saturday 3rd October after our AGM.

We had two age categories - the Juniors is for 11 years and under, the Seniors are 12 years and above.

The Winner of the Senior

 Jenny Barrett Deaf Child Achievement Award  2009

was

Laura Bolter

 Laura was presented with her winners trophies and a cheque for £100, by Robin Barrett, husband of Jenny Barrett in memory of whose name the awards were originally devised.

Laura was nominated for several achievements this year and for being such an excellent role model for other deaf children.She sets an excellent example of what can be achieved despite her deafness.Her achievements include being crowned ferndown Carnival Queen and going to Disneyland, Parisfor the Miss UK Carnival Queen competition.She also represented NDCS at the Liberal Party Conference in Bournemouth and spoke to 13 Mps about her deaf experiences.She has achieved 9 very good GCSE passes this year as well as passing her BSL level 1 assessment. She is working as a childrens party host at a local sports centre. She is described as a real pleasure to meet and talk to and a delightful young woman.

Our congratulations along with the senior winners shield, a personal trophy and £100 go to Laura - Well Done !

These awards set out to reward the achievements of deaf and hard of hearing children and young people from Dorset and can be for anything from an act of courage or helping others,overcoming a difficaulty,simply learning a word or reading a piece of work in assembly at school.Just so long as it is a real achievement for that child. In addition an award may also be made to the child or young person judged to have made a special endeavour;this award is given by Bournemouth Deaf Club.

This year there were 21 nominations put forward for the awards, in addition to our winner Laura also nominated in the senior category were, James Waddingham, Jamie Sorbie, Steph Raybould, Matthew Gough, Alexander Cooper, Chris Powis, Alexander Walsh, Katie Evans, Dean Parvin, Eleanor Andrew and Zac Krips.   They each received a voucher for £20 and a certificate from Dorset Deaf Childrens Society in recognition of their individual efforts.

The winner of the Junior

Jenny Barrett Deaf Child Achievement Award 2009

was

Jordan Hussain

Jordan also received his trophies and a cheque for £100 from Robin Barrett at our AGM on Saturday 04 October.

Jordan was nominated for the tremendous progress and achievements he has made in Literacy and Numeracy this year. He has jumped a whole level with his Literacy and improved his spellings by a year and six months. He has achieved Gold badges in Super Spellings which requires spelling 360 words correctly. This is an achievement many mainstream hearing children would struggle to attain.In numeracy he has achieved his Gold Times Tables badge for answering 50 questions in two and a half minutes. He also took his SATs exams and increased his levels well.

Congratulations to Jordan from all of us.

Also nominated in the Junior category were, Holly Farrar, Owen Glen Morley, Stuart Ring, Megan Lake, Bethany Barnett and Chloe Joyce. They all receive a £20 voucher and certificate of recognition.

THE DEAF CHILD ENDEAVOUR AWARD 2009

This award is presented by Bournemouth Deaf (Adults) Club and the 2009 award was given to James Waddingham.  James received two nominations. They cover many areas and include the hard work he is putting into his level 2 BSL. He attended a school trip to Florida and despite some communication problems the staff said he was a pleasure to be with. He also attended the PGL Osmington Bay weekend and was a great role model for the younger children and adopted the role of everyones big brother.At school he has completed an ASDAN qualification and won the Leigh Carr Award for effort and achievement. At agricultural college he discovered his natural aptitude for driving cars and tractors. He has been described as having an immense joy of life and an impish sense of humour. James received £30 from Bournemouth Deaf Club as well as his £20 and a certificate from Dorset Deaf Childrens Society for his nomination. Well done James.

Awards Photos