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2019 GRANTS The Heritage Foundation is proud to support the outstanding achievements, selections and
Honor Jensenthat Award opportunities arise for our students and staff through the Student and Staff Scholarship, Sports and Arts Funds. Grant applications may be made to the Heritage Foundation via
Last year I had the privilege, along This was truly a priceless and enriching the Development Office. Over the past year the following grants were awarded. with 23 other ‘Shaky Sponges’ from experience in so many ways. Firstly, around New Zealand, to be a part I got to work with and be tutored by of the SGNCZ Young Shakespeare acting and theatre professionals who The Honor Jensen Memorial STUDENT AND STAFF THE SPORTS FUND THE ARTS FUND Company (YSC) for 2017. On 26 June, helped me mature as an actor and Fund provides annual grants SCHOLARSHIP The Orienteering Diocesan’s Senior we travelled to London, theFUND home of develop mySenior appreciation for the team art of ‘for the advancement andHip Hop Crew was Anneke Cummack Emma Wong and forGeorgia Skelton, Jessica Sewell, Olivia enjoyment selected to compete at the NZCAF Hip Shakespeare’s very ownand Globe Theatre, Shakespeare. Also, my dream of history and the She took part in the New Zealand Collins, Kate Ryan and Cara Bradding Hop in Schools’ National to take part in two and a half weeks of of performing on the Globe stage was classics by any member of the Competition International Biology Olympiad tutorialrealised,represented in Queenstown. The travelling team workshops and rehearsals led by Globe in addition toNew whichZealand I played Secondary Juliet! Diocesan School community – programme in Auckland. Schools at the World consisted 25Girl, students. Education, culminating in a one-hour But most importantly, it was theOrienteering friendships current student,of Old staff intook Estonia. performance of Romeo and Juliet on grown Championships and memories we away member or the School.’ the Globe’s that made this experience what it was. Annekestage. Cummack was selected in Elite choir St Cecilia Singers was Miss Honor was a at muchthe New Zealand team to attend the Water Polo invitedJensen to perform the National I am soThe grateful the Heritage lovedFinale history,ofLatin International Biology Olympiad in New to Zealand Youth Water The and Big English Sing in Dunedin for awarding me the Honor and teacher and Senior Mistress athighest level Szeged, Hungary in July. Anneke was Foundation Polo team competing in France having achieved at the Award – 2017, because without Diocesan forAuckland 27 years from 1937competition. a valuable member of this four-person JensonGreece Eleanor Spillane, Maddy in the regional their support wouldAllison, not have been Jackson to 1964. Her are contribution to in the choir. New Zealand team. Gault, IAbby Isabella There 29 students able to go on this amazing trip. Diocesan was and Millie Quinn. Thank you. exceptional The Honor Jensen Memorial Fund and she supports an award for ‘the The New Zealand U-18 team travelled Talia Pua devoted advancement and enjoyment of history to Australia to compete – Jess Shorterherself to the and the classics by any member of the Robinson and Isabella Broadmore. education Diocesan School community, current The Diocesan School Hertitage and welfare student, staff member or Old Girl.’ The New Zealand Junior team attendingof the girls at Foundation welcomes applications In 2019 this award was given to Junior World Championships in for thethe Honor Jensen Award for 2018. the School. HONOR JENSEN Rosemarie Machell, Diocesan history Contact Portugal Charlotte and Angela –Coe DDI 09 Hooke 520 9378 MEMORIAL AWARD teacher, to attend the USA Civil Rights E acoe@diocesan.school.nz Sophie Shorter-Robinson.
Tour to discover more about one of the most fascinating, devastating and ultimately inspiring periods in US history. (See article on page 26 of this issue of Dio Today)
The Honor Jensen Memorial Fund provides annual grants ‘for the advancement and enjoyment of history and the classics by any member of the Diocesan School Sienna French (trampoline), whose community – current student, Old Sarah Cooke, teacher of Year 4 in achievements over the past six years Girl, staff member of the School.’ Diocesan’s Junior School received have been outstanding, was selected Miss Honor Jensen was a mucha grant to further her study. Sarah in the New Zealand team to compete loved history, Latin and English completed her Postgraduate Certificate at the World Age Group Trampoline teacher and Senior Mistress at close onfor 8 June 2018. School Heritage THE WOMEN2WATCH in Digital and Collaborative Learning The Diocesan Championships in Tokyo, Japan in NominationsDiocesan 27 years from 1937 to 2018 awards will be presented at a Foundation, in conjunction with in 2016 and is now working towards December. Sienna competed in 1964. Her contribution to Diocesan AWARDS CELEBRATE special School Assembly in July/August. the Old Girls’ League, recognises her Masters of Contemporary the individual and synchronised was exceptional and she devoted Diocesan Old Girls who are THE EMERGING Education at AUT with the support trampoline events. herself to the education and demonstrating excellence in their of the Heritage welfare of the girls at the School. CAREERS OFFoundation. chosen fields. Women2Watch is proudly Prudence Fowler (cycling) was OLD GIRLS AGED supported by Diocesan School’s Mehernaz Pardiwalla, Junior School Women2Watch selected for the New Zealand squad Diocesan School Heritage The Foundation invites you to 35Performing AND UNDER ON Arts Coordinator receivednominate for yourself, the Elite/U-19 Oceania Track Heritage Foundation welcomes a family member grant to complete the Kodaly Championships January in applications for the Honor Jensen 31 aDECEMBER 2018 or friend. Nominations in are simple 2020 – Primary Training Course to obtain gold in the Award. Contact Angela Coe we onlyInvercargill. need your Prudence nominee’swon name the Australian Kodaly Certificate at and occupation; points race, gold in the team sprint, DDI 09 520 9378 the Women2Watch the Cuskelly College of Music in silverwill in the Email acoe@diocesan.school.nz committee do individual the rest. pursuit and silver Brisbane in January 2020. in the omnium. Outstanding results! The New Zealand Women’s team competed in the World Championships in Korea – Morgan McDowall.
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For nominations and further information, please contact Angela Coe: P 09 520 9378 E acoe@diocesan.school.nz
