Crowds gathered at the Bayside City Council Corporate Centre for our annual Flag Raising Ceremony last Saturday, to mark National Reconciliation Week and announce the winners of the Ellen José Student Reconciliation Awards, now in its eighth year.
This year, Dr Joseph Toscano from the Ellen José Memorial Foundation, Ellen José's children Libera Toscano Sasmana and Joshua Toscano, and Bayside City Councillor Andrew Hockley, had the difficult task of selecting winners in the art categories of Prep to Grade 3 and Grade 4 to 6, and the visual art and written category for secondary school students.
Congratulations to our winners:
Prep to Grade 3
1st place: Alan M, Sandringham East Primary School
2nd place: Ted S, Black Rock Primary School
3rd place: Harry C, Beaumaris Primary School
Grade 4 to 6
1st place: Edie W, Beaumaris Primary School
2nd place: Elsa H, Black Rock Primary School
3rd place: Kalani B, Beaumaris Primary School
Years 7 to 10
1st place: Sarah A, Star of the Sea
Years 11 to 12
First place: Celia S, Beaumaris Secondary Collage
View all Prep to Grade 3 entries
The finalist exhibition is on display at the Bayside City Council Corporate Centre, 76 Royal Ave, Sandringham until 25 July.
