Captains Shine At Awards Night

November 15, 2012

2012 School Captain Sarah Jensen was named the Paul Wilding Shield School Dux at Murgon State High School’s 54th annual speech night.

In a big night for Sarah, she also won Academic Awards for Biological Science, Chemistry, English, Geography and Hospitality Studies, as well the Tamara Wolter Shield Citizenship Award, the Lions Excellence in Public Speaking award, a Long Tan Leadership award, a Merit Award and the girl’s Soccer Champion award.

Her fellow School Captain, Jesse Paech, won the Gwen Kay Memorial Award for Instrumental Music, the Coombes Family Award for Academic Excellence in the Sciences as well as Academic Awards in Mathematics B, Physics and Music, and a Merit Award.

Other Year 12 Merit Award winners were Casey Rynne, Jessica Rynne and Regina Sloper.

Other Year 12 Academic Awards were presented to Kristy Czerniec, Raymond Dorse, Kieran Thompson, Regina Sloper, Cassandra Pratt, Suzannah Mileham, Casey Rynne, Joel Sommerfeld and Jacinta Bligh.

Awards for Academic Excellence were presented to Rebekah Kapernick (Year 8), Rebecca Rynne (Year 9), Tina-Maree Euler (Year 11) and Junior Dux Caitlin Kapernick (Year 10).

Sportsman of the Year was Zac Williams and Sportswoman Rebecca Rynne.

Special Award Winners:

• Caltex  Best ‘All Rounder’ Award:   Jessica Rynne

• Tamara Wolter Shield Citizenship Award: Sarah Jensen

• Elwyn Perkins Memorial Art Award:  Brianna Zeigler

• Lions Excellence in Public Speaking Award:  Sarah Jensen

• Max Walters Trophy for Excellence in Visual Arts: Jacinta Bligh

• Gwen Kay Memorial Award for Instrumental Music:  Jesse Paech

• The Excellence in Agriculture Award:  Amy Atkinson (sponsored by Tajana Droughtmaster Stud)

• Rotary Best ‘All Rounder’ Award:  Geoffrey Kinsella (sponsored by Murgon Rotary Club Inc)

• John Goodchild Memorial School Based Trainee/Apprentice of the Year Award/South Queensland Institute of TAFE Outstanding Vocational Student Award:  Daniel Thompson

• Alternate Education Award: Benjamin Brigg

• Indigenous Leadership Award:  Mikira Fisher

• ACICC Scholarships:  Year 8  – Shaqur Cliff, Elwyn Fewquandie, Peter Langton;  Year 9  –  Jenai Alberts, Wy-Larra Duncan, William Langton; Year 10 – Kalina Collier-Bond, Thomas Cowburn, Mikira Fisher;  Year 11 – Lehman Brunjes, Noela Murray, Ta-Kani Warner  (sponsored by Stanwell)

• Queensland Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Foundation Education Scholarship:  Laurita Alberts, Arthur Bond, Fred Cobbo, Kalina Collier-Bond, Thomas Cowburn, Barwoo Fisher, Mikira Fisher,  Donna Robinson and Abigail Sambo

• USQ Community Award: Teagan Sanderson (sponsored by the University of Southern Queensland)

• 2012 ADF Long Tan Leadership & Team work Awards:  Year 10 – Geoffrey Kinsella, Year 11 – Amy Atkinson, Year 12 – Sarah Jensen (sponsored by the Australian Defence Force)

• The Coombes Family Award for Academic Excellence in the Sciences:  Jesse Paech (sponsored by the Coombes Family)

  Murgon, School News