Year 4 student from Milperra Public School, Noah Bartolo-Stafford, who has now raised more than $10,000 for different charities, was one of 35 Canterbury Bankstown students to be recognised by the Minister for Education and Federal MP for Blaxland, Jason Clare, at Bankstown Sports Club.
The special presentation ceremony to acknowledge and celebrate the enormous contribution students make to their school and wider community, was attended by more than 250 guests including families, school principals and teachers.
“These awards recognise students from 38 schools across Blaxland (electorate) for the outstanding work they do in our local community,” Mr Clare said.
“They have all done something special that makes them a local hero.”
Students included Nora Rajab, a Year 10 student from Sefton High School, who has championed social justice initiatives in the school community to raise awareness and money for charities like the Cancer Council and Canteen and Angelica Griarte, a Year 12 student from Bankstown Girls High School, who led a fundraiser to support local community households impacted by Covid 19, where the school collected donations to support families in obtaining basic goods and toys for households.
And the youngest student on the night was Rachel Luong, a Year 2 from Sefton Infants School, who has volunteered to lead and assist peer support programs for children with significant physical, sensory and emotional challenges.
“Our community has a proud tradition of community service – I congratulate and thank all the students for their efforts to uphold this tradition,” Mr Clare said.
Other recipients included: Ayah El Swaissi, Al Amanah College; Raphael Asfour, Bankstown North Public; Antonia Poloie, Bankstown West Public; Cedra El Mawas, Bass High; Joseph Tautua’a, Birrong Boys High; Viola Nguyen, Birrong Girls High; Jayla Tran, Birrong Public; Liyana Hage Obeid, Blaxcell Street Public; Esther Harris, Chester Hill High; Bathsheba Sein, Condell Park High; Jihane Al Houz, Georges Hall Public; Matthew McGregor, Georges River Grammar; Levi Kaufmann, Hope Point Christian; Emily Hoang, Hope Point Christian; Brendan Vu, LaSalle Catholic College; Tiana Rahal, LaSalle Catholic College; Chloe Bou-Simon, Mount St Joseph Catholic College; Emma Redmond, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary; Abdul Ahad Talib, Salamah College; Aaliyah Harris, Salamah College; Sam Eid, Salamah College; Rayanne Sabra, Salamah College; Katrina Meng, Sefton High; Andrew Papagianopoulos, Sir Joseph Banks High; Isabella Baran, St Brendan’s Catholic Primary; Jessica Nguyen, St Brendan’s Catholic Primary; Jonathan Abou-Rizk, St Felix Catholic Primary; Christiana Abraham, St Mary’s Catholic Primary; Shaniel Teddy, Wattawa Heights Public; and Thanh Phong Phung, Yagoona Public.
