Emperor Penguin Awards 2017
The annual STC Emperor Penguin Awards took place on the 29th of November, in which students from years 7-8 with outstanding performance as a member of the school community were invited to join the event.
Out of hundreds of students in both year groups, the following students were nominated:
Ana Corredor Cabana, Ayumi Oshima, Mayumi Murch, and Meagan Lo, 7D1
Charlie Jeynes, Eugenie Tang, Heather MComie, and Kayla Power, 7D2
Ken Sotooka and Shirin Bakuly, 7G1
Josephine Chung, 7G2
Adelaide Wong, Danny Thomas, Tara Liu and Marvin Chan, 7P1
Douglas Wong, Katie Niermeier, and Shaun Chan, 7P2
Chloe Chow, Daniel Dobson, Massimo Di Giulio, and Sigrid Poon, 7X1
Peony Sham, Jamie Ng, and Grace Lui, 7X2
Victoria Biffen and Piper Hubbard, 8D1
Amber Yeung and Ethena Tang, 8D2
Anise Wong and Denese Lin, 8G1
Erica Leung and Matthew Martin, 8G2
Ian Lau and Shin Hang Chu, 8P1
Stephanie Ip, Ching Lam Leung, and Georgiana Watt, 8P2
Jeanie Yip and Anneke Yu, 8X1
Jayden Chu and Celine Pretorius, 8X2
Each nominee was awarded a certificate for their achievements by Ms. Purves and Ms. Larkin and were also treated to a pizza party.
“I was nominated for being cheerful and helpful towards my friends,” said Anneke Yu from 8X1. “and I’m really proud of myself for being nominated 14 times!”
Another nominee, Sigrid Poon from 7X1, said: “I received 8 nominations for my leadership skills and I’m really overwhelmed but happy!”
Congratulations to the nominees – we hope they grow up to continue to be role models for the younger students. Special thanks to Ms Purves for organising the event!
Samantha Lam, 12X1