Friday, November 29, 2013
Carols Night
Family and friends recently gathered for a sausage sizzle and Carols Evening. The Primary School entertained the crowd with their carols before Santa arrived with gifts for the younger students. The Sporting Houses had their own rendition of well known Carols with a few changed words to make it their "own' song.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
2013 95th Speech Day
In returning to tradition, Speech Day was held in the Blackthorn Hall. In keeping with tradition it was a nice warm day....but there was a breeze to keep the audience a little cooler. The National Anthem was sung as the Academic Procession entered the hall. After a welcome by the College Captains, Morgan Rockley and Harrison Phillott, the Junior School Captains, Ned Marshall and Emma Zischke, introduced the Chairman of the Board, Mr Chris Hesp. Mr Hesp praised the direction BTC was heading in under the guidance of Mr Fairbairn and briefly outlined the future vision of the board. Mr Fairbairn reported on the many and varied successes of the BTC students over the past year.
Sean Tria amazed the crowd with his outstanding piano solo followed by the Senior Specialist Vocal Group, ably lead by vocal coach Ms Tammy Wilson. After a visual presentation of the Junior School- a Year in Review, the Awards and prizes were presented.
The audience sang the College Song, Blackheath Hymn and the Thornburgh College Hymn , with the Secondary School slide show showing the busy year the students had.
Outgoing College Captains, Morgan and Harrison, had there last duty as captains in presenting their speeches, before the 2014 College Leadership team was announced. Congratulations to:-
Blackheath Captain- Jaimeen Kenni
Thornburgh Captain-Fred Batt
Blackheath Vice Captain- Rachael Dahl
Thornburgh Vice Captain- Roy Fisher
Residential Captains- Nicole Forshaw, Roy Fisher
Residential Vice Captains- Melanie Jones, Tom Mc Queen
Performing Arts Captain- Sean Tria
Sports Captain- Darcy Ginns Larkin
Bacon House Captain- Rachael Dahl
Bryce Dickson House Captain- Demi Goldsworthy
Archie Black House Captain- Errol Miller
Senior Prefect- Lucy Campbell
Sean Tria amazed the crowd with his outstanding piano solo followed by the Senior Specialist Vocal Group, ably lead by vocal coach Ms Tammy Wilson. After a visual presentation of the Junior School- a Year in Review, the Awards and prizes were presented.
The audience sang the College Song, Blackheath Hymn and the Thornburgh College Hymn , with the Secondary School slide show showing the busy year the students had.
Outgoing College Captains, Morgan and Harrison, had there last duty as captains in presenting their speeches, before the 2014 College Leadership team was announced. Congratulations to:-
Blackheath Captain- Jaimeen Kenni
Thornburgh Captain-Fred Batt
Blackheath Vice Captain- Rachael Dahl
Thornburgh Vice Captain- Roy Fisher
Residential Captains- Nicole Forshaw, Roy Fisher
Residential Vice Captains- Melanie Jones, Tom Mc Queen
Performing Arts Captain- Sean Tria
Sports Captain- Darcy Ginns Larkin
Bacon House Captain- Rachael Dahl
Bryce Dickson House Captain- Demi Goldsworthy
Archie Black House Captain- Errol Miller
Senior Prefect- Lucy Campbell
Primary Captains Ned Marshall and Emma Zischke |
Mr Chris Hesp Chairman of the Board |
Principal Mr Fairbairn |
Sean Tria |
Senior Vocalist Group |
Cooper Bignell (Prep) |
Brock Critchley (Prep) |
Brooke Evans (Prep) |
Grace Ferguson (Prep) |
Amelia Jamieson (Prep) |
Lilliebeth McDonald (Prep) |
Larayne Morris (Prep) |
Thomas Burt Yr 1 Encouragement Award |
Samuel McCartney Yr 1 Academic Award |
Heather Smallwood Yr 2 Encouragement Award |
Jared Stoll Yr 2 Academic Award |
Sophie Bignell Yr 3 Encouragement Award |
Lucy Innes Yr 3 Academic Award |
Jade Stoll Yr 4 Encouragement Award |
Erin Neville Yr 4 AcademicAward |
Heath Treacy Yr 5 Encouragement Award |
Hayden Gallagher Yr 5 Academic Award |
Riley Casson Yr 6 Encouragement Award |
Emma Zischke Yr 6 Academic Award |
Connor Neville Yr 7 Academic Award |
Jack Donaldson Dux Year 7 |
Riley Casson Bob Katter Award |
Jack Donaldson Religious Education Award |
Harry McQueen George Seary Handwriting Award |
Ronnie Critchley JCU Encouragement Award |
Breeanna Eberle JCU Encouragement Award |
Connor Neville JCU Encouragement Award. |
Clint Rayment Yr 8 Encouragement Award |
Chloe Bond Yr 9 Encouragement Award |
Shaleece Johnstone Yr 9 Encouragement Award |
Merial Kenni Yr 10 Encouragement Award |
Sevese Morea Yr 10 Encouragement Award |
Hayley Condon Yr 8 Proxime Accessit |
Evie Batt Yr 8 Dux |
Lachlan Wearing Yr 9 Proxime Accessitt |
Jarrah Gough Yr 9 Dux |
Madi Smith Yr 10 Proxime Accessit |
Jemimah Phillott Yr 10 Dux |
Jemimah Phillott Subject Award Art, English, History |
Lachlan Wearing Subject Award Commerce and Legal, Science |
Madalyn Weicks Subject Award Geography, Japanese |
Katie Williams Subject Award Drama |
Madi Smith Subject Award Home Economics, Physical Education |
Jarrah Gough Subject Award Media |
Amy Neville Subject Award Music |
Teah Schaeffer Yr 8 George Seary Handwriting Award |
Sarah Epong Yr 9 George Seary Handwriting |
Brittany Lifu JCU Encouragement Award |
Jack Mellor JCU Encouragement Award |
Katie Williams Charles and Beatrice Winter Bursary |
Jessica Blakey- Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award |
Madi Smith- Thomas Collins Memorial Bursary |
Sally Carrington-Subject Award Biology |
Ashtyn Krause-Certificate 111 Sport and Recreation |
Danny Rayment- Certificate 111 Sport and Recreation |
Jemma Robinson-Certificate 111 Sport and Recreation |
Seiarne Reid - Certificate 111 Sport and Recreation |
Malcolm Pegler- Norma Lawson Prize for Business Management & Organisation, Subject Award Chemistry, Maths B, Manufacturing |
Toby Paynter- Subject Award Drama |
Thomas Wright- Subject Award Engineering |
Harrison Phillott- The Landsberg English Prize, Subject Award Physical Education |
Leanne Edwards Subject Award English Communications, Hospitality |
Sean Tria- Subject Award Film, TV and New Media, Physics |
Roy Fisher- Subject Award Technology, Industrial Technological Studies |
Lucy Campbell- Subject Award Japanese |
Sally Palmer- Subject Award Legal Studies |
Olivia Penna- Subject Award Modern History |
Morgan Williams- Subject Award Science 21, Visual Art |
Kaylin Laffey- Yr 11 Outstanding Contribution to Vocational Ed and Training Subject Award Health Studies |
Morgan Rockley Yr 12 Outstanding Contribution to Vocational Ed and Training, Certificate 111 Aged care, Subject Award Music |
Fred Batt Yr 11 Encouragement Award |
Lucy Campbell Yr 11 Encouragement Award |
Nicole Forshaw- Yr 11 Encouragement Award |
Sean Tria - Pat Lee Cultural Bursary |
Morgan Rockley- Beaty Landsberg Memorial Prize, Judy Batt Memorial Prize |
Sally Palmer Yr 12 JCU Encouragement Award |
Hayley Whiting Yr 12 JCU Encouragement Award |
Fred Batt-Venables Family Encouragement Award |
Jaimeen Kenni- Mann -Richards Prize for Citizenship |
Seiarne Reid- Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award |
Jaimeen Kenni- Margaret Beale Shield Outstanding Contribution to Performing Arts |
Harrison Phillott Bill Kennedy Prize Outstanding Achievement |
Jaimeen Kenni - Blackheath Boarding Award |
Errol Miller- Thornburgh Boarding Award |
Morgan Rockley- Stan Collins Award College Captain |
Harrison Phillott- Louis Spence Award College Captain |
Toby Paynter Caltex Best All Rounder |
Sean Tria Yr 11 Proxime Accessit |
Jaimeen Kenni- Yr 11 Dux |
Hayley Whiting Yr 12 Proxime Accessit |
Morgan Williams- Hal Taylor Award Dux of Senior School |
Jaimeen Kenni 2014 Blackheath Captain |
Fred Batt 2014 Thornburgh Captain |
Rachael Dahl 2014 Blackheath Vice Captain Bacon House Captain |
Roy Fisher 2014 Thornburgh Vice Captain Captain Boys Boarding |
Nicole Forshaw Captain Girls Boarding |
Melanie Jones Vice Captain Girls Boarding |
Tom Mc Queen Vice Captain Boys Boarding |
Lucy Campbell Prefect |
Sean Tria Performing Arts Captain |
Darcy Ginns Larkin Sports Captain |
Errol Miller Archie Black Captain |
Demi Goldsworthy Bryce Dickson Captain |