Sunday, December 2, 2012
College Leaders 2013
Congratulations to the 2013 Student Leaders of Blackheath and Thornburgh College. The positions were filled as following:
Blackheath Girls College Captain: Morgan Rockley
Thornburgh Boys College Captain: Harrison Phillott
Blackheath Vice- Captain and Performing Arts Captain: Olivia Penna
Thornburgh Vice- Captain: Andrew Pittman
Boys Boarding Captain: Callum Brown
Girls Boarding Capatin:Ashtyn Krause
Sports Captain: Morgan Williams
Bryce Dickson House Captain: Reece Wallace
Bacon Bacon House Captain: Hayley Whiting
Archie Black House Captain: Toby Paynter
Prefect: Malcolm Pegler
Prefect: Sally Carrington
Blackheath Girls College Captain: Morgan Rockley
Thornburgh Boys College Captain: Harrison Phillott
Blackheath Vice- Captain and Performing Arts Captain: Olivia Penna
Thornburgh Vice- Captain: Andrew Pittman
Boys Boarding Captain: Callum Brown
Girls Boarding Capatin:Ashtyn Krause
Sports Captain: Morgan Williams
Bryce Dickson House Captain: Reece Wallace
Bacon Bacon House Captain: Hayley Whiting
Archie Black House Captain: Toby Paynter
Prefect: Malcolm Pegler
Prefect: Sally Carrington
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Speech Day
Junior and Senior students, staff, parents and friends gathered at the World Theatre for the Annual Speech Day. After the Academic Procession , Welcome to Country and Opening Prayer, the Little Big Band performed Louie Louie. The Primary Captains, Maddie Aitchison and Jaxson Gallagher gave their reports which was followed by a visual review of the Primary School Year. Strudents were then welcomed across the stage, year by year, for the presentation of Awards and Prizes. After the College Song , the Senior Vocal group sang Arms of an Angel before Mr Fairbairn gave his address. After a visual presentation of the Senior School Year in Review, the Middle School awardees were introduced and presented with their prizes and awards. The Blackheath College Hymn was sung before Mr Chris Hesp gave the Board's Address.The Senior Specialist Group sang Go Rest High on the Mountains before the Senior School students accepted their awards and prizes. After the Thornburgh College Hymn and the College Captain's speeches by Zoe and Callum the moment many were waiting to hear:the Announcement of 2013 Captains of the College. Congratulations go to Harrison Phillott (Thornburgh Captain) and Morgan Rockley (Blackheath Capatin).
While there were too many awards presented on the day to mention them all here- the Duxes and Proximae Accessit's were as follows
Primary School: Dux- Evie Batt
Proximae Accessit- Sophie Mc Laren
Year 8: Dux- Lachlan Wearing
Proximae Accessit- Madalyn Weicks
Year 9: Dux- Madi Smith
Proximae Accessit- Jemimah Phillott
Year 10: Dux- Roy Fisher
Proximae Accessit- Darcy Ginns-Larkin
Year 11: Dux- Olivia Penna
Proximae Accessit- Malcolm Pegler
Year 12: Dux- Callum Smith
Proximae Accessit- Melinda Ryan
The Spirit of Junior School was awarded to Emma Zischke while the Bill Kennedy Memorial Prize for Outstanding Achievement was presented to Callum Smith, Caltex Best All Rounder to Zoe Curtis and the Judy Batt Memorial Prize to Melinda Ryan.
Zoe Curtis- Caltex Best All Rounder, Stan Collins Memorial Prize
Callum Smith- Bill Kennedy Memorial Prize,Louis Spense Memorial Prize,
Senior Sports Person of the Year
Darcy Ginns-Larkin- Proximae Accessit Yr 10
Roy Fisher- Dux Yr 10
Malcolm Pegler- Proximae Accessit Yr 11
Olivia Penna- Dux Yr 11
Melinda Ryan- Ergon Energy Prize Proximae Accessit Yr 12
Callum Smith-Hal Taylor Memorial Prize for Dux Yr 12
While there were too many awards presented on the day to mention them all here- the Duxes and Proximae Accessit's were as follows
Primary School: Dux- Evie Batt
Proximae Accessit- Sophie Mc Laren
Year 8: Dux- Lachlan Wearing
Proximae Accessit- Madalyn Weicks
Year 9: Dux- Madi Smith
Proximae Accessit- Jemimah Phillott
Year 10: Dux- Roy Fisher
Proximae Accessit- Darcy Ginns-Larkin
Year 11: Dux- Olivia Penna
Proximae Accessit- Malcolm Pegler
Year 12: Dux- Callum Smith
Proximae Accessit- Melinda Ryan
The Spirit of Junior School was awarded to Emma Zischke while the Bill Kennedy Memorial Prize for Outstanding Achievement was presented to Callum Smith, Caltex Best All Rounder to Zoe Curtis and the Judy Batt Memorial Prize to Melinda Ryan.
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| Maddie Aitchison Junior School Captain |
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| Jaxson Gallagher Junior School Captain |
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| Thomas Burt- Encouragement Award |
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| Kalys King- Encouragement Award |
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| Patrick Sullivan -Encouragement Award |
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| Gemma Neville- Encouragement Award |
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| Jarod Stoll- Academic Award |
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| Khesanh Thomasson- Academic Award |
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| Lucy Innes- Encouragement Award, 8yrs swimming |
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| David Donaldson-8yrs Athletics |
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| Kascie McDonald- 8yrs Cross Country, Swimming |
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| Erin Neville- Academic Award |
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| Poppy Prichard- 9yrs Athletics, Cross Country |
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| Jade Stoll-Encouragement Award, 8yrs Athletics, Cross Country |
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| Jahana Critchley- RE Prize, 9 yrs Cross Country, Swimming |
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| Emma Eberle-Encouragement Award, 10 yrs Athletics, Cross Country |
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| Hayden Gallagher- Academic Award, 9 yrs Athletics, Cross Country, Swimming |
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| Konnar McDonald-10 yrs Swimming |
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| Riley Casson- Encouragement Award, 10 yrs Swimming |
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| Annaliese Luckman- 11 yrs Athletics |
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| Ned Marshall- 10 yrs Athletics |
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| Emma Zischke- Academic Award |
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| Ronnie Critchley- Encouragement Award, RE Prize, 11yrs Cross Country, Swimming |
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| Jack Donaldson- 11yrs Athletics |
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| Liam Dumesny-12 yrs Athletics |
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| Connor Neville- Academic Award,11yrs Athletics,Cross Country, Swimming |
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| Emma Zischke- Spirit of Junior School |
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| India Aitchison- Academic Merit Award |
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| Maddison Aitchsion- Subject Award English, Academic Merit Award,JCU Encouragement Award |
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| Evie Batt- Subject Award Art, Geography,History |
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| Subject Award ICT, Science,Academic Merit Award, JCU Encouragement Award |
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| Sophie McLaren- Subject Award Maths, PE |
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| Taylor Stoll-Subject Award Japanese,Academic Merit Award, JCU Encouragement Award |
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| Lachlan Corrigan- Academic Merit Award |
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| Sarah Epong- Subject Award for Art |
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| Raven Guy- Academic Merit Award |
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| Brodie Land- Academic Merit Award |
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| Jack McQueen- Subject Award for Manual Arts |
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| Amy Neville- Subject Award Music, Academic Award |
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| Lauchlan Sollitt- Subject Award ICT |
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| Ashlee Walsh- Subject Award Drama |
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| Lachlan Wearing- Subject Award English, Geography, History, Maths, PE and Science |
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| Madalyn Weicks- Subject Award English, Geography,Home Economics,Japanese |
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| Jessica Blakely- Subject Award Commerce, Academic Merit Award |
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| Taylor Casson- Subject Award Home Economics |
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| Martic Crole- Subject Award Manual Arts |
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| Brennan Leggett-Subject Award Mathematics Academic Merit Award |
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| Jemimah Phillott- Subject award Art, English, Music |
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| Madi Smith- Subject Award Geography, History, Japanese, PE, Science |
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| Katie Williams-Subject Award Drama, Academic Merit Award. |
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| Lauchlin Sollitt- Alice Patterson Prize Junior Debating |
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| Taylor Casson- Mann Richard's Memorial Prize for Citizenship |
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| Jemimah Phillott- Robertson Family Prize for Most Promising Musician |
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| Naomi Holdcroft- Yr 7 George Seary Prize for Handwriting |
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| Madalyn Weicks -Yr8 George Seary Prize for Handwriting |
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| Sophie Mc Laren- Proximae Accessit Yr 7 |
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| Evie Batt- Dux Yr 7 |
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| Madalyn Weicks- Proximae Accessit Yr 8 |
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| Lachlan Wearing- Dux Yr 8 |
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| Jemimah Phillott- Proximae Accessit Yr 9 |
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| Madi Smith - Dux Yr 9 |
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| Lucy Campbell-Subject Award Drama, Japanese, JCU Encouragement Award |
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| Rachael Dahl- Subject Award Commerce and Legal, Manual Arts |
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| Roy Fisher- Subject Award Geography, History, PE and Science |
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| Darcy Ginns- Larkin- Subject Award Maths Extension |
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| Melanie Jones- Subject Award Art |
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| Alex Kent- Subject Award Home Economics |
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| Topia Kingi- Hutana- Subject Award English |
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| Kaylin Laffey- Subject Award Music, JCU Encouragement Award |
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| Nakiya Bally- Subject Award for English Communications, Prevocational Maths |
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| Sally Palmer- Subject Award Legal Studies |
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| Malcolm Pegler-Subject Award Chemistry,Furnishings, Maths B |
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| Olivia Penna-Subject Award Drama,English,Maths A, Modern History |
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| Harrison Phillott-Subject Award PE |
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| Andrew Pittman- Subject Award Business Organistaion and Management |
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| Morgan Rockley-Subject Award Music and Voc Ed and Training |
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| Morgan Williams-Subject Award Biology,Science 21,Visual Art, Academic Merit Award |
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| Thomas Wright- Subject Award Engineering |
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| Stella Batt- Subject Award Visual Art |
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| Michael Brown- Subject Award English Comunications |
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| Zoe Curtis-JCU Encouragement Award |
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| Samantha Hintz-Subject Award Hospitality and Voc Ed and Training |
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| Cassie Jones- Subject Award Creative Arts |
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| Steven Pittman- Subject Award Music |
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| Dion Pyne- Subject Award Japanese |
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| Melinda Ryan- Norma Lawson Prize for Business Studies, Subject Award Drama, Maths A |
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| Courtney Sheales-Subject Award Science 21, Academic Merit Award |
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| Callum Smith-Landsberg Prize for English,Subject Award Biology, Chemistry,Maths B,PE, Physics |
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| Jusatin Todd- Subject Award Legal Studies, Academic Merit Award |
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| Dan Webb- Subject Award Modern History |
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| Darcy Ginns-Larkin- Thomas Collins Memorial Prize |
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| Kaylin Laffey-Charles and Beatrice Winter Bursary |
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| Steven Pittman- Patricia Lees Cultural Prize, Doug Patterson Prize for Debating |
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| Roy Fisher-Long Tan Leadership Award |
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| Morgan Williams- Venables Family Encouragement Award |
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| Melinda Ryan- Judy Batt Memorial Prize |
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| Ross Leggett- Shane Knuth Prize for Community Spirit |
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| Courtnet Sheales- Long Tan Leadership Award |
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| Justin Todd- Interact Prize |
Senior Sports Person of the Year
Callum Smith-Hal Taylor Memorial Prize for Dux Yr 12
