I intend devote this edition to winners. Up first are eight Willetton Senior High School (WSHS) students (four each from years 10 and 11) and one teacher all of whom were recognised at our Annual Awards night on 8 December 2021.These student awards are for outstanding performance in Academics, Sport, The Arts and The Spirit of Community Service.
The Year 10 awards went respectively to: Mehvish Mehboob; Angelique Raison; Hannah Cooke; and Michelle Abraham.
From left with Year 10 Coordinator Ms Judy Gauci are: Mehvish Mehboob (Academic); Hannah Cooke (Arts); Angelique Raison (Sport); and Michelle Abraham (Community Spirit).
The Year 11 awards went respectively to: Robert Lewis; Katie Duncan; Bianca Harle; and Samandra De Silva
From left with Year 11 Coordinator Mr Michael Ialacci are: Bianca Harle (Arts); Katie Duncan (Sport); Robert Lewis (Academic); and Samandra De Silva (Community Spirit).
To view the impressive citations of all eight winners
Click here and to view their certificates
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The Club then had much pleasure in recognising
Mr Erik Pretorius as the WSHS Teacher Of The Year. To read Erik's equally impressive citation
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From Left: Acting Club President Ian Ross; Teacher of the Year Erik Pretorius; and WSHS Principal Mr Trevor Hunter.
So much of what is achieved by the students is thanks to the hard work and dedication of the WSHS staff who with the School Principal, Mr Trevor Hunter, were represented at the meeting by Ms Helen Wong; Ms Cheryl Ventnor; Ms Jan Kulasekera; Ms Mita Munshi along with Ms Pip Peake and Mrs Sue Thorp whose special efforts toward the Awards night were recognised with bouquets of flowers.
The Club has also been a winner with the induction of Steve Womack. We warmly welcome him and Cathy to the Club and look forward to a long and fruitful association.We'll profile Steve in a later edition.
From Left: The masterly Ian Ross who conducted the induction, Kevin Baruffi, Cathy, Steve and me
Tara Simich (see image below) is also a winner. She was our very interesting and dynamic guest speaker on Wednesday 24 November and has an outstanding business background the foundation of which was laid studying a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics at Curtin University before completing a Scholarship at the State University of New York in 2009. Tara has been a finalist in a variety of competitive business awards and won the 2009 Business Icon award; and been declared the WA Exercise Professional of the Year in 2011 and WaToday Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014.
Thanks to Greg Vines, Vic Camp and David Honeychurch three more toasts to Rotary Clubs around the world appear in the right hand column.
Our last meeting for the year is on Wednesday 15 December 2021. It's a BBQ with partners. This will be followed by our Christmas Breakfast at Royal Perth Golf Club on Sunday 19 December 2021 and in the New Year with the President's Barbecue on 5 January 2022. Our next regular Club meeting is on 12 January 2022 The members rostered for that meeting are Gordon Booth, Ann Edgar, Simon Cubitt and Vic Camp. A new roster will be published soon for the remainder of the Rotary Year.
