Student recognition awards
Students of the month awards
‘Student of the Month’ awards are considered to have extreme importance at Bayside Martial Arts.
With careful selection, they are awarded to individuals who meet the criteria and most importantly sustain this criteria over a long period of time.
Some examples of what we are looking for (but not limited to all) include: Good attendance rate, high energy/effort level put into all training sessions (try your hardest, doing the best you can), focus, discipline & sportsmanship. We also look for ones willingness to watch, listen, learn & give everything a go – and most importantly demonstrate a ‘never give up attitude’.
Everyone learns and trains Karate for various reasons, but a lot of students (especially children) get the feeling of ‘achievement/accomplishment’ when they progress to their next level/rank.
If you train to the best of your ability and receive one of these club awards, then this commitment of training over a long period of time will most certainly see you progress through the grades, becoming an accomplished ‘Martial Artist’. This sustained mentality of training will lead you to achieving one of those longer term goals in becoming a “Black Belt”!
Junior Beginner | Junior Intermediate | Senior Class | |
January | Korby Crimmens | Jayden Moller | Kiana Katene |
February | Alan McFarland | Shyloh Behrendorff | Ruth Graham |
March | Sophie Barrett | Archer Everett | Craig Barrett |
April | Tyler King | Riley Summerville | David Everett |
May | Isabelle Macdonald | Tobias Outred | Jenna Nichols |
June | Alec Barrett | Riley Hunt | Daniel Puller |
July | Stirling Butters | Arjun Kamath | Kyella Briscoe |
August | Alivia McCully | Chanulya Senaratne | Melissa Robinson |
September | Valentina Valdivia | James O’Rourke | Monique Dhunna |
October | |||
November | |||
December |
Junior Beginner | Junior Intermediate | Senior Class | |
January | Kyella Briscoe | Jett Martin | Monique Dhunna |
February | Miah & Kareena Coombs | Keira Palfrey | Grace Harris |
March | Matilda Holley | Toby Robinson | Tayla Kasten |
April | Samson Briscoe | Hamilton Suter | Holly Prentice |
May | Jessie Lee Ross | Samuel Staib | Bronte Everett |
June | Indicah Fielding | TJ Palfrey | Braith Bartlett |
July | James O’Rourke | Amar Dhunna | Daniel Holliday |
August | Beau Brady | Tobias Outred | Gabriel Plains |
September | Jenna Borg | Chanulya Senaratne | Jane Suter |
October | Xander Eliott | Joshua Williams | Ethan Best |
November | Savain Kumar | Jett Martin | Jordan Cash |
December | Liam Eichler | Ivy Huddleston | Jade Bartlett |
Junior Beginner | Junior Intermediate | Senior Class | |
January | NA | NA | NA |
February | Jacob Howroyd | Aiden Twidale | Stephen Harris |
March | Toby Robinson | Caidyn Hunt | Paige Nava |
April | Hamilton Suter | Christa Biney | Jordan Suter |
May | Jett Martin | Riley Hunt | Zac Nava |
June | Archer Everett | Benito Binoy | Patrik Plains |
July | Korie Kotevski | Miles Sabondo | Jane Suter |
August | Amelie Staib | Tobias Outred | Jemma Miller |
September | Eloise Hodgins | Riley Summerville | Jensen Suter |
October | Chanalya Senaratne | Dylan Morris | Daniel Puller |
November | Yu Rim Noh | Jayden Moller | Jenna Nichols |
December | Chanel Lardner | Shyloh Behrendorff | Taylah Neeson |
Junior Beginner | Junior Intermediate | Senior Class | |
January | Sesath Gunathilaka | Grace Harris | Sebastian Clarke |
February | Matilda Shephard | Ethan Best | Paige Nava |
March | Ruby Outen | Monique Dhunna | Melissah Clarke |
April | Dinakshi Wijesiri | Daniel Holliday | Tyler Ashmore |
May | Riley Hunt | Noah Finn | Jeleen Bong |
June | Aidan Binoy | Lilly Twidale | Bradley Flavell |
July | Jayden Moller | Jordan Suter | Holly Prentice |
August | Christa Binoy | Joshua Williams | Jayden Wybenga |
September | Tanvi Iluri | Dinuk Wijesiri | Tayla Kasten |
October | Benito Binoy | Zac Nava | Jenson Suter |
November | Christo Binoy | Talor McGill | Dean Prentice |
December | Samuel Staib | Alicia Miller | Henry Sabondo |
Junior Beginner | Junior Intermediate | Senior Class | ||
January | Caitlin Finn | Aiden Twidale | Melissah Clarke | |
February | Vaiga Saynthan | Zeteney Barton-Bako | Paige Nava | |
March | Will Henry | Dylan Morris | Steven Shelton | |
April | Nethum Atapattu | Patrik Plajnsek | David Everett | |
May | Talor McGill | Caidyn Hunt | Kirsty Revell | |
June | Israel Spencer | Rihanna Revell | Kiana Katene | |
July | Jett Ager | Shyloh Behrendorff | Henry Sabondo | |
August | Emily Koia | Miles Sabondo | Bronte Everett | |
September | Elliott Hahn | Amar Dhunna | Taylah Neeson | |
October | Payton Mobbs | Gabriel Plajnsek | Jack Cooper | |
November | Disas Gunathilaka | Jenna Nickols | Jakob Miller | |
December | Riley Summerville | Georgia Holliday | Tamika Morris |
Junior Beginner | Junior Intermediate | Senior Class | |
January | Joshua Williams | Alanah Wheeler | Aaron Morris |
February | Patrisha Thomson | Miles Sabondo | Kaitlyn Ralston |
March | Lilly Twidale | Villo Barton-Bako | Callen McCutcheon |
April | Lavanthan Saynthan | Jordan Suter | Aleah Revell |
May | Georgia Holliday | Lillyahna Hey | Jack Cooper |
June | Jude Hahn | Tamika Morris | Bronte Everett |
July | Noah Finn | Grace Harris | Henry Sabondo |
August | Jesse Bradley-Connor | Gabriel Plajnsek | Hope Huddleston |
September | Patricia Bailey | Monique Dhunna | Sebastian Clarke |
October | Jack Montague-Elliott | Karly McAlpine | Alex Kratochwil |
November | Zander Newitt | Hannah Smith | Jemma Miller |
December | Riley Summerville | Jenna Nickols | David Galicia |
Junior Beginner | Junior Intermediate | Senior Class | |
January | Ava Wyatt | Brae Miller | Aaron Morris |
February | Zeteny Barton-Bako | Tamika Morris | Laura Neeson |
March | Ethan Best | Miles Sabondo | Breanna Taylor |
April | Mia Brown | Aven McCutcheon | Erin O’Brien |
May | Tobey Carter | Alanah Wheeler | Jasmine Bibby |
June | Jason Revell | Dylan Morris | Bronte Everett |
July | Kara Williams | Karly McAlpine | Steven Shelton |
August | Lachlan Mesken | Henry Sabondo | Alex Kratochwil |
September | Gabriel Plajnsek | Jensen Suter | Jessica Wheeler |
October | Monique Dhunna | Paige Nava | Kirsty Revell |
November | Rihanna Revell | Jenna Nickols | Mollie Anderson |
December | Zac Denmead | Patrik Plajnsek | Taylah Neeson |
Junior Beginner | Junior Intermediate | Senior Class | |
January | Grace Harris | Angus Brown | Thomas Ralston |
February | Karly McAlpine | Lucas Andrews | Rhyan Carthew |
March | Levi Salam | Thomas Huddleston | Kaitlyn Ralston |
April | Katiquea Salam | Dylan Morris | Jarod Miller |
May | Jenna Nickols | Paige Nava | Taylah Neeson |
June | Lillyahna Hey | Aaisha Ruzic-Hall | Georgia McTaggart |
July | Henry Sabondo | Harrison Scrivens | Kayla Miller |
August | Zac Nava | Aiden Twidale | Jakeb Somer |
September | Madison Forbes | Callan McCutcheon | Hope Huddleston |
October | Lachlan Davis | Keisha Morris | James Taylor |
November | Makaila Taylor | Jack Mitchell | Taidhg O’Brien |
December | Kaleb Ibbeson | Grace Harris | Blair Kertland |
Month | Student |
January | Not open |
February | Kayla Miller |
March | Laura & Taylah Neeson |
April | Britney Beech |
May | Brae Miller |
June | Elise Kertland |
July | Jack Mitchell |
August | Hope Huddleston |
September | Tamika Morris |
October | Blair Kertland |
November | Yasmin Ruzic-Hall |
December | Mason Huddleston |
Students of the year - Hall of Fame
2020
Junior
CHRISTO BINOY
Riley Summerville (Runner up)
Senior
PAIGE NAVA
Jane Suter (Runner Up)
2019
Junior
SHYLOH BEHRENDORFF
Grace Harris (Runner up)
Senior
BRONTE EVERETT
Taylah Neeson (Runner Up)
2018
Junior
JENNA NICKOLS
Gabriel Plajnsek (Runner up)
Senior
HENRY SABONDO
Sebastian Clarke (Runner up)
2017
Junior
TAMIKA MORRIS
Gabriel Plajnsek (Runner up)
Senior
TAYLAH NEESON
Aaron Morris (Runner up)
2016
Junior
MIA BROWN
Tamika Morris (Runner up)
Senior
BRONTE EVERETT
Blair Kertland (Runner up)
2015
Junior
AAISHA RUZIC-HALL
Senior
TAYLAH NEESON AND CAITLYN RALSTON