What a great morning. Nearly 60 people came along to celebrate what has been a challenging but successful year for the Gladstone Martial Arts Academy and its family. It was a scorcher at 9.30am and the pool was looking SOOOOO inviting but we held off so that we could hand out all the yearly awards and celebrate with each recipiant. Congratulations to all of our 2009 award winners:
2009 Encouragement Awards:
James Hall, Ebony Barsley, Ben Burnard, Stefanie Stevens, Bindi McDonnell
2009 Achievement Awards
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Student of the Year - Gus Gonzo
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Competitors of the Year - Stefan Eccles
Little Dragons BJJ Student of the Year - Michael Carr
Little Dragons BJJ Competitor of the Year - Dylan Barsley
Adult/Teen Mixed Martial Arts Student of the Year - Gus Gonzo
Little Dragons MMA Student of the Year - Alec Inman
Adult/Teen Muay Thai Student of the Year - Jason Gould
Little Dragons Muay Thai Student of the Year - Harvey Moore
Assistant Coach of the Year - Troy Bennett
Junior Leadership Award - Michael Carr
Adult/Teen Student of the Year - Gus Gonzo
Junior Student of the Year - Dylan Barsley
Certificates of Appreciation:
The Port Curtis Hotel, Henden's Upholstery, Think Office Technology, Jeff & Corrine Carr, Brad Inman, Grant Joles, Paul Jones, Hayden Vock, Luke Faulkner and Tekan Lee
Bronze Warriors (Cross)
Ryan Crossisca, Kasey Wheatley, Jacob Wheatley, Dylan Barsley, Bradley Carr, Mitchell McGann, Sharna Mercer, Kaela Banney, Gus Gonzo, Scott Petrey, Tim McPherson, Aohdan McCann, Harley Moss, Luke Faulkner, Mark O'Brien, Hayden Vock, Jason Gould, Corrine Carr, Bradley Robinson, Csabi Szeles, Stefan Eccles, Keith McNeil, Michael McCrae
Silver Warriors (Cross)
Colin Spratt, Tanya Page, Troy Bennett, Joshua Goman, Kane Langdon, Paul Jones, Taylor Langdon, Toby Guinea, Michael Carr, Michael Ongheen
After all of the awards were presented, everyone scoffed down some of the huge selection of morning tea and the kids (both big and small) hit the pool. It was great fun getting to spend the morning with everyone in a social setting and even better to see the smile on peoples face when the recieved a reward for all their hard work this year. Thanks everyone for a great year and I promise there will be bigger and better things happening in 2010 so look out!
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