Student of the Year 2009
SADD National is aware of the fantastic work that students right around NZ put into changing attitudes and making our roads a little safer, so this year we have named our first Student of the Year.
We asked our Regional Coordinators and our Student Ambassadors to nominate a student that they recognise as having gone the extra mile in thier school or region spreading the SADD message. The nominees are... (drum roll please!)
- Hazel Swanson from New Plymouth Girls High School
- Briar Hanley from Gore High School
- Harry Riley-Smith from Timaru Boys High School
- Jessica Bester from Coromandel Area School
- Nicky Lucas from Makoura College
- Marie Purchase from Mt Maunganui College
And our first ever grand winner is....
Nicky Lucas from Makoura College
Congratulations to Nicky for all of her hard work this year. To find out more about what Nicky has been up to click here.
Committee of the Year
After a year of such great activity around the country we can’t miss out on congratulating all of the fantastic Regional Committees who get together, support other schools and work to spread safe alcohol and driving messages within their communities. We asked our Regional Coordinators to nominate one committe from each region for the annual Committee of the Year and these are the finalists:
- Marlborough
- Dunedin
- Wairarapa
- Western Bay of Plenty
And our grand winner for 2009 is....
The Western Bay of Plenty Regional Committee!
Congratulations to all of the students who have been invovled with this committee this year. To find out more about what this group has done click here.
Film Stars!
The SADD/Blue Light Short Film Competition, proudly sponsored by Turners Auctions, has closed! We received over 50 entries from schools around the country and narrowed it down to only a few finalists.
With such a great standard of entries from all over the country the following winners have done an exceptional job to beat the rest to the top!
Maori and Pacific Island Category Winners:
1st Place: Gisborne Boys High School, in association with Mentoring Maori Youth Through Film, with Whanau
2nd Place: Mt Albert Grammar with The Walk
General Category Winners:
1st Place: Glendowie College with Shattered
2nd Place: Kings College
3rd Place: Timaru Boys High School
Congratulations to all of our winners, we hope this will provide some inspiration to our students across the country!
Keep the momentum going!
Now’s a great time of year to get the juniors in your school on board and ensure everything is in place for a smooth handover for 2010. Check out some of our activities for some easy ideas on how to do this.
October Newsletter
Check out the latest news in this month’s newsletter here
Your SADD Story
If you are a past or present member and have an interesting story about your experience with SADD that you would like to share then please get in touch with us – we would love to hear from you!
