Governor Sir John Vereker presented Duke of Edinburgh awards to youngsters at a ceremony on Tuesday.

The young people had all completed the four sections of the award which are service, physical recreation, adventurous journey and skill.

Donte Hunt, national director of the Duke of Edinburgh?s Award in Bermuda, said the scheme for those aged 14 to 25 was vital for helping youngsters get addicted to achieving.

?It?s a self-development programme that does more than just self-develop,? he said. ?It creates a sense of achievement, something which is addictive.

?I personally have seen how the awards have transformed persons on the ?cuff? of society especially. It helps enhance the chances of success for all who take part, but particularly those on the edges of society.?

Those receiving gold awards on Tuesday were: Adam Kiki-Charles and Brittany Uddin, both from Saltus Grammar School. Silver awardees were: Sherrita Adele Arorash, Teleza Pitcher, Amaury Symonds, Anwar Telford, all from Berkeley Institute; Honor Brady, from Bermuda High School; John Adcock, Sean Baker, Andrew Bechter, Eric Bechter, Cornell Fox II, Brent Guntl, Kyle Hassell, Burke Justin, Rachel Lawrence, Andrew Minton, Marcus Symonds and Stephanie Wilkinson, all of Warwick Academy. Those receiving bronze awards were: Amaury Symonds and Anwar Telford, of Berkeley; Samantha Astwood, Honor Brady, Camille Creary, Lindsay Hiron-Barry, Natasha Kneeland, Ceola Wade and Luisa Olander, all of Bermuda High School; Thomas Godfrey, of Saltus; and Ricardo Santos, from Warwick Academy.

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