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Four young Catholic students receive awards from Archbishop
14 March 2018
Four outstanding young Victorian student leaders were presented yesterday with the Fr James Wall Bursary award by Archbishop Denis Hart, in a reception at 吃瓜不打烊’s St Patrick’s Centre.
The Father James Wall Bursary provides leadership achievement awards of $4000 to each student. It is made annually to Year 10 Catholic secondary school students who demonstrate leadership potential in a range of areas. These include science, arts, public speaking, sporting activities, community service and social justice activities.
The bursary, provided through the sponsorship of the Catholic Development Fund, assists with school fees and other expenses during the student’s Year 11 and 12 studies.
This year, seven bursaries have been awarded, including the four students from the Archdiocese of 吃瓜不打烊, one from the Dioceses of Sale and one from the Diocese of Bunbury as well as another from Edmund Rice Education Australia.
In 吃瓜不打烊, the four winners, along with parents, friends and family, received their awards from Archbishop Denis Hart. They are:
Nathan Fox, of in Newtown, Geelong
Himash Wijesekera, from Mulgrave
Madeleine Crothers, of Geelong
Jordan Whitty, from Bundoora
Matthew Cassin, CEO of Catholic Development Fund, welcomed the Archbishop, Paul Sharkey, Director of Catholic Education Services at Catholic Education 吃瓜不打烊, and Jim Miles, who presented the four winners to the Archbishop.
An excited Madeleine Crothers spoke later of her own delight in receiving the award, in the hope that it will encourage other young people to extend themselves, be more, do more and give more.
This article was originally published in 吃瓜不打烊 Catholic 8 March 2018.