Winners announced in the 2020 Snowy Monaro Youth Awards
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Faced with one of the toughest years on record, the youth of the Snowy Monaro led by example in 2020 and showed us that even in the darkest of times, you can always find helpers, dreamers, achievers, and signs of hope.
While it was sadly impossible to host the awards ceremony in person this year to celebrate the many achievements of our region’s youth over the 12 months of 2020, the nomination and voting process still went ahead as planned.
There were dozens of nominees across 12 categories for the 2020 awards, and with the winners notified and certificates on their way, Snowy Monaro Regional Council wants to take this opportunity to congratulate all our youth – from the highest academic achievers, to those that had to struggle every day just to make it through the year – your strength and resilience is an inspiration to all of us.
Winners: Brenna Clayton – Mayor’s Award: Overall Outstanding Achievement Lani Holfter – Leadership Jason Kelly – Community Impact Colin Kingston –Resilience & Determination Benjamin Wynn – Excellence in Sport – Senior Zachary Bortoli – Excellence in Sport – Junior Chelsea Blacka – Rural Achiever Grace Harvey – Industry Award Gracie Anderson – Performing Arts Jeremy Kennedy – Community Hero Links to Learning MHS (Debbie Thomas) – Best Youth Group Zaki Ahamat – Academic Excellence
Finalists: Brenna Clayton – Leadership Brenna Clayton – Excellence in Sport Ty McKenzie – Academic Excellence Ty McKenzie – Leadership Colin Kingston – Community Hero Daniel Ternes-Dixon – Rural Achiever Abbie Hamilton – Excellence in Sport Andrea Bosco – Community Impact Angus Schofield – Industry Award Ashleigh Bowerman – Community Hero Burnam Brademan – Performing Arts Cheyenne Nelson – Resilience & Determination Emma Holgate – Industry Award Hamish Greenwood – Best Youth group Hunter Caldwell – Excellence in Sport – Junior Jessie Lunt – Excellence in Sport Josh Abrokwah – Academic Excellence Katie Farrell – Community Hero Kayla Flemming – Excellence in Sport Lakota Beck – Rural Achiever Lilli Jauncey – Excellence in Sport Louie Mould – Resilience and Determination Mackenzie Phillips – Leadership MHS Indigenous Education Committee – Best Youth Group Oscar Litchfield – Performing Arts Safia Nassar – Performing arts Sam Browne – Industry Award Sam Bylette – Best Youth Group Samuel Pevere – Community Impact Teyarna Griffis – Resilience & Determination