The annual Bookmark Competition by Gibraltar Cultural Services is organised on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and in conjunction with the Gibraltar Dyslexia Support Group. The competition attracted a total of 739 entries.
The awards were presented on Wednesday 10th November 2021 at 4.30pm at the GEMA Gallery, Montagu Bastion. The overall results, with judge’s comments, are as follows:
Overall Winner: Daniel Allen – St. Joseph’s Upper Primary School
‘Simple yet powerful message about how teachers can influence a child’s belief in themselves.’
Winner School Year’s 3–6: Sienna Parody – St. Joseph’s Upper Primary School
‘Colourful, clever design, powerful pictures.’
Winner School Year’s 7–10: Ella Garcia – Westside School
‘Colourful, great artwork, inspiring message.’
Winner School Year’s 11-13: Mariah Davis – Westside School
‘Eye-catching, colourful and challenges people to find their own superpower.’
Adult Winner: Maya Bezalel Baharal
‘A heartfelt message from a teacher’s perspective showing how much they care and help their students.’
Highly Commended Certificates:
Bodene Bonnici – Adult Category
Faye Chichon – School Year’s 7-10 – St. Joseph’s Upper Primary School
Amelia Debenham – School Year’s 7-10 – Westside School
Andzela Dinic – School Year’s 7-10 – Westside School
Isabella Anne Fernandez – School Year’s 3-6 – St. Joseph’s Upper Primary School
Clare Francis – Adult Category
Ana Golding – School Year’s 7-10 – Westside School
Adrianna Hermida – School Year’s 7-10 – Westside School
Finn Patrick Logan Hughes – School Year’s 3-6 – Loreto School
Sarah Lugaro – School Year’s 3-6 – St. Joseph’s Upper Primary School
Adam Viñales – School Year’s 3-6 – St. Joseph’s Upper Primary School
Luke Zammit – School Year’s 7-10 – Westside School
Stuart Byrne, Dyslexia Gibraltar Chairperson said:
“Dyslexia Gibraltar would like to thank all the participants for their entries and hopes that in the process of doing research for their bookmark designs, they found out a little bit more about Dyslexia. We also want to thank the Ministry of Culture and the Department of Education for making this a success as part of the annual Cultural Programme.”