Email-Related Awards

2025 winners: Ciara Noone and Maddie Norton

not pictured: Ciara Noone

This award recognises volunteers that had the most unique aesthetics in their weekly S2S emails to their mentees.

This year’s aesthetic icons brightened our inbox with pink gingham, spring florals, and prep notes penned in a playful font. Their whimsical designs warmed our hearts, recalling days of sleepover parties, popcorn, and Disney Princesses. 

2025 winner: Ann Sibi

This award celebrates the best structural narrative in an email. 

This year’s narrative wizard captivated our imaginations with storybook emails featuring epic quests and magical themes. Their originality and creativity brought the most basic info to life, helping us navigate orientation with ease.

2025 winner: Miriam Onwuedgbusi

This award celebrates the best theme in S2S emails.

This year’s theme queen enchanted us with black cats and pumpkin patches for spooky season, and dreamy pink palettes for the Valentine's ball. Their emails stood out for their beautiful aesthetics, clean layouts, and atmospheric charm.

2025 winner: Eden Penfold

This award celebrates the best subject lines used to entice mentees to read their weekly Mentor emails.

This year’s subject line scribe grabbed our attention with dad jokes, playful puns, and biting sarcasm. They impressed us with their sharp wit, authenticity, and well-timed words of encouragement.

The winning subject lines:

• S2S says you're doing great sweetie
• S2S says KNOCK KNOCK, you say WHO'S THERE, S2S says DOCTOR, you say DOCTOR WHO, S2S says YOU JUST SAID IT!!! WE ALL LAUGH
• S2S are two coffees deep
• S2S are still hanging in there, just about - Week 4
• S2S email (the best part of your week no doubt)

2025 winner: Lauren Brady

This award celebrates the best meme that an S2S volunteer sent to their mentees.

This year’s meme machine challenged our frontal lobes with mind-boggling, anatomically themed Valentine's creations, straight from the heart. We were blown away by their sheer creativity and their impressive commitment to STEM.