On June 11, Halifax Grammar School honoured top athletes for their performance during the school year. Tracy Stuart, Grammar parent and former Olympic rower, was the guest speaker for the night and senior students James McCrea and Noelle Tsimiklis were emcees.
The Awards Banquet was held in Grammar’s multipurpose room, and celebrated the overall accomplishments of the athletics program. Some major awards for the night included the Outstanding Service Award, Good Sport Award, O’Flaherty Scholar - Athlete Award, Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Rookie of Year, Middle School Athletes of the Year and Senior Athletes of the Year.
Twelfth graders Noelle Tsimiklis and Ryan Munro received the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation (NSSAF) Outstanding Service Award. Coach Kelvin McEwen was also awarded the NSSAF Outstanding Service Award for demonstrating a commitment to the true values of educational athletics.
Middle schoolers Amelie Springer and Ryan Malloy received the NSSAF Good Sport Award for demonstrating commitment to fair play, ethical behaviour, integrity, as well as concern and respect for others.
Each year two outstanding students from middle and senior school are selected for the NSSAF O’Flaherty Scholar – Athlete Award. The award is named after Executive Director Mr. Ron O’Flaherty who served the Grammar Foundation for 29 years and helped shape Grammar into the successful school it is today. This year, middle schoolers Gabe Davignon and Jessica Lee, along with seniors Aj Kapilan and Maura Whitman received the award for demonstrating both athletic and academic achievement (a minimum grade average of 85% is required).
The Outstanding Sportsmanship award went to middle schoolers Kwame Franklin and Jessica Lee and seniors James McCrea and Noelle Tsimiklis.
The Rookie of the Year went to middle schoolers Henry McKegney and Vivian Johnson. Athletes from the senior school, David Waller and Lydia Dunn, were also honoured with the award.
The Middle School Athletes of the Year awards were bestowed upon Female Athlete of the Year, Britt Drysdale and Male Athlete of the Year, Kyle Munro. The Senior School Athletes of the Year were Ethan Marshall-Harris and Elizabeth Langley.
Some honourable mentions from joint teams with Ambrae Academy include Haley Whitman on the field hockey team who was awarded MVP of the year and Krissa Mou on the Senior Volleyball team who received the Most Improved Player Award.
Here are some photos of our winners from the athletics banquet:
Grammar School would like to congratulate all our athletes on a fantastic year!
Below is a list of all the award winners:
Team Awards
U-13 Soccer team, Coaches: Ms. Deborah Goodfellow and Mr. Laffoley
Coaches Award: James Jakeman
MVP: Idan Koknaev
Jr. Girls Soccer, Coach: Ms. Jill Kiley
Coaches Award: Britt Drysdale
MVP: Jessica Lee
Jr. Boys Soccer, Coach: Mr. Kevin O’Carroll
Co MVP: Ryan Malloy
Co MVP: Owen Kinsmen
Sr. Girls Soccer, Coaches: Ms. Deborah Goodfellow and Adele Goodfellow
Coaches Award: Tatiana El-Rabahi
MVP: Elizabeth Langley
Sr. Boys Soccer, Coach: Mr. Kelvin McEwen
Coaches Award: AJ Kapilan
MVP: Michael Balfour
Cross Country, Coaches: Mr. Peter Beazley and Ms. Kelda Smith
Male Runner of the Year: David Waller
Female Runner of the Year: Bekkah Celikkanat
Male Coaches Award: Austin Hache
Female Coaches Award: Maya Ashley-Martin
Touch Football, Coaches: Ryan Munro, Finn Larkin, James McCrea and Ms. Ann Marie MacNeil
Coaches Award: Kyle Munro
MVP: Kwame Franklin
Golf, Coaches: Mr. Darrell MacInnis and Mr. Shane Joseph
Coaches Award: Lily Reid
MVP: Owen Kinsmen
Jr. Boys Volleyball, Coach: Mr. Tim Beers
Coach's Award: Gabe Davignon
MVP: Kyle Munro
Jr. Girls Volleyball, Coach: Fabiola Mascaro
Coaches Award: Jessica Lee
MVP: Britt Drysdale
Jr. Hockey, Coaches: Mr. Joseph and Mr. MacInnis
Coaches Award: Eric Lyu
MVP: Owen Kinsmen
Jr. Girls “B” Basketball, Coach: Ms. Pelham
Coaches Award: Sydney Holdsworth
MVP: Annika Parkash
Jr. Girls Basketball, Coaches: Mr. Kevin Springer and Ella Keefe
Coaches Award: Sasha Anderson
MVP: Britt Drysdale
Jr. Boys “B” Basketball, Coaches: Lydell Husbands, Ethan Marshall-Harris, and Mr. Joseph
Coaches Award: Gabe Raphael
MVP: Henry McKegney
Jr. Boys Basketball, Coaches: Mr. Darrell MacInnis and Alfred Burgesson
Coaches Award: Ryan Malloy and Gabe Davignon
MVP: Kyle Munro
Sr. Boys “B” Basketball, Coaches: Chris Bresowar and Greg White
Coaches Award: Cedric Jegede
MVP: AJ Kapilan
Sr. Boys Basketball, Head Coach: Tim McGarrigle, Assistant Coach Mark McGarrigle and Andrew Ling and team Manager Bill Spurr
Coaches Award: Ian Keefe
MVP: Ryan Munro
Sr. Girls Basketball, Coaches: Katie McGarrigle and Alison Conrad
Coaches Award: Solveig Hirsch
MVP: Noelle Tsimiklis
Swimming, Coaches: Ms. Angela McKegney and Mme Jenna Pelham
Coaches Award: Ben Jessome
MVP: Will Myrer
Ski, Coach: Ms. Angela McKegney
Jr. Team MVP: Stephen Cramm
Sr. Boy MVP Female: Ian Keefe
Sr. Female MVP Male: Madeline Gillis
Badminton, Coach: Mr. Shane Joseph
Coaches Award: Francesca King
MVP: Ryan Wang
Table Tennis, Coach: Mr. Shane Joseph
Coaches Award: Duncan MacLeod
MVP: Declan Baskett
Track & Field, Coaches: Mr. Peter Beazley, Ms. Jill Kiley, and Ms. Kelda Smith
Coaches Award: Remy Stein
Male MVP: David Waller
Female MVP: Katie Blunden
Most Improved: Noah Adler
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