AWARDS
The 2008 Jenny Barrett Deaf Child Achievement Awards took place at Bournemouth Deaf Club,Morley Road on Saturday 4th October after our AGM.
This year we introduced a new format with two age group categories - juniors aged 11 and under and the seniors aged 12 to 18
The Winner of the Senior
Jenny Barrett Deaf Child Achievement Award 2008
was
Alice Stones
Alice was presented with her winners trophy and a cheque for £100, by Robin Barrett at our AGM on Saturday 04 October held at Bournemouth Deaf Club.
Alice was nominated for the amazing transformation she has achieved in the last eighteen months from angry,confused and upset personality to a caring person who has received many accolades and testimonies from her teachers. She has been described as a model student and individual.
Our congratulations along with the senior winners shield and £100 go to Alice - Well Done Alice !
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 a whopping fourteen nominees put forward for the awards, in addition to our winner Alice also nominated in the senior category were James Waddingham, Jamie Sorbie, Michael Hadley, Rebecca Huddleston, Abigail Richardson, Nicholas Osborn, Jasmine Hurley and Katy Evans. 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 2008
was
Pauls Stutins
Pauls also received his trophy and a cheque for £100 from Robin Barrett at our AGM on Saturday 04 October.
Pauls was nominated in recognition of the tremendous progress he has made this year in starting to learn to read and write. Three years ago he had very little in the way of communication skills, no spoken language and showed no awareness of sound. Over the last three years he has aquired some BSL and numeracy skills. Most impressive has been his development of some simple literacy skills and he has shown an amazing ability to accurately recognise words. He is very motivated to learn more.
Congratulations to Pauls from all of us.
Also nominated in the Junior category were, Holly Fowler,Zac Ellement, Stuart Ring and Michael Ledden.
THE DEAF CHILD ENDEAVOUR AWARD 2008
This award is presented by Bournemouth Deaf (Adults) Club and the 2008 award was given to Michael Hadley. Michael was nominated for the high standard of work and the effort he has put in this year in achieving his 3 A level grade C's in Mathematics, Chemistry and PE. He has now been accepted into Sussex University to study Chemistry. Michael received £30 from Bournemouth Deaf Club as well as his £20 and a certificate from Dorset Deaf Childrens Society for his nomination. Well done Michael.
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