At the end of Sunday’s 6pm Mass, Archbishop Philip Wilson presented the Excellence Awards and congratulated the 2016 recipients.
These awards recognise the spirituality, personal qualities and contributions made by students in their senior years to their school and community. Students in Years 11, 12 and 13 in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Adelaide are eligible to be nominated for this award. The annual awards complement other school awards presented to students for community service and academic, artistic, vocational and sporting endeavours.
Through these awards, Archbishop Wilson wishes to acknowledge young people who are nearing completion of their school life. He celebrates the sense of hope they have for the future and the persistence they have shown in being successful within the many different learning pathways offered at Catholic schools. He particularly commends the personal qualities and spiritual gifts that these young people bring to the life and service of their school and local community.
Principals of Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Adelaide are asked to nominate two students from their school from Years 11, 12 or 13. Co-ed schools are asked to nominate both a female and a male student.
The nominated students demonstrate the following criteria:
• commitment to their Catholic faith
• personal characteristics of merit
• success in their chosen learning pathway
• contribution to their fellow students and school
• contribution to the wider community
• a sense of optimism and hope for the future.
After the Awards ceremony the Archbishop hosted supper in the Cathedral Hall.
Congratulations to the 2016 Award Recipients.
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