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OLD HALEIANS

Kim O'Brien (L) presenting award to Kyiah O'Donohue (R)

STUDENT

BURSARY

SAFETY NET

The OHA appreciates that families,
through circumstances beyond their
control, can unexpectedly fall on
hard times and find it difficult to fund
their children’s education. That is
why for many years the Old Haleians’
Association has funded a bursary
scheme. The scheme is dedicated to
assisting families to fund the education
ENDEAVOUR AWARD 2022 of boys who will enrich the School and

our community by attending Hale but
The Young Haleians’ Endeavour Award is a unique opportunity for a member of who, without that assistance, would be
the Young Haleian community to be nominated (or self-nominate) each year for unable to do so.
an award that provides financial support up to the value of $5000. This financial
support is designed to enable Young Haleians to pursue their future goals, no In 2013, the OHA established a
matter their field of pursuit. scholarship trust to expand its
scholarships and bursaries programs
The Young Haleians’ committee is very proud to announce Kyiah O’Donohue
(2015-20) is the recipient of the Endeavour Award for 2022. Among many strong and to formalise the support for families
applicants, Kyiah was the standout candidate who will be awarded $5,000 to who find themselves in that situation.
further pursue his promising basketball career in the USA. Through the award, Where possible, the OHA and the Trust
Kyiah will be supported to return to playing college-level basketball, which was work closely with the School to offer
briefly paused due to travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19 and costs. families coordinated support.
Kyiah’s resilience to continue pursuing his passion, his determination to support Over the years Old Boys and members
his family and self-fundraise his path to returning to college basketball, and
his ambitions for the future, make him a wonderful representative of our Hale of the Hale community have made
community. For students, the boarding community, the Aboriginal community, valuable donations to the OHA and the
his family, and recent graduates, Kyiah represents a strong role model who Trust to support the bursaries program.
reflects many of the values that we aspire to embody at Hale School. The OHA greatly appreciates that
support and, as a result, has been able
to provide bursaries to several families
YOUNG HALEIANS FACEBOOK PAGE so their sons can remain at Hale.

www.facebook.com/younghaleians/ If you would like further information
regarding the bursary program, please
Please support us and contact Alumni Manager, Helen Plange
‘like’ our Facebook page. on 9347 0169 or by email at
oldhale@hale.wa.edu.au.

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