South Burnett Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell presented Thilini Ranasinghe with the trophy for being the 2014 Dux of the CollegeMember for Nanango presented the Mary Mackillop award to Cooper Pennell
November 10, 2014
The Mary Knoll Centre in Kingaroy was packed with proud parents and friends for St Mary’s Catholic College’s recent awards night.
Certificates and trophies were presented to students from Prep through to Year 12.
The South Burnett Regional Council Award for Dux of the College was presented to Year 12 student Thilini Ranasinghe who also excelled in Biology, Maths, Physics and English.
Principal Michael Nayler congratulated students for living up to the Benedictine value of ‘Be Your Best”.
Thomas Carney was presented with the shield for the prestigious College Christian Living Award.
Guest speaker was Kingaroy / Nanango parish priest Fr Nigel Sequeira who spoke about growing up in Kuwait and how suddenly his life changed overnight in August 1990 with the Iraqi invasion.
“We were just happy to have our lives and each other, the clothes, the new TV meant nothing,” he said.
“My mother told me: ‘We have God, we have each other and you have a good education. We will be all right’.”
Pointing to the school motto of “Realise Your Dignity”, Fr Nigel told the departing Year 12 students: “In realising your dignity, you will realise the dignity in others; in realising the dignity in others, you will realise the dignity in yourself.”
“My gift to you is the words my mother gave me: ‘You have God, you have each other and you have a good education. You will be all right’.”
The new 2015 school captains, Richelle Bethke and Rory Browne, left, with school principal Michael Nayler and 2014 school captains Cassie Firman and Gabe Crane Student leaders for 2015 … from left, Kimberley Ross, Nathan Dolan and Hannah Depper with school captains Rory Browne, Richelle Bethke and principal Michael Nayler College Christian Living Winner Thomas Carney with APRE Martin Perrett and parish priest Fr Nigel Sequeira
Junior Sportsperson of the Year Ned Madden with Deb Frecklington and school sports co-ordinator Allan Medlan
Cassandra Firman, pictured with Board chairman Leigh Muller, was named College Board All Rounder
Good sports … St Mary’s Catholic College junior age champions Sportspeople of the year … Ryan Jacobs, Clare Adcock and Jayde Novak wih principal Michael Nayler and sports co-ordinator Allan Medlan
P&F Academic winners … Thilini Ranasinghe, Emily-Rose Clancy and Lachlan Dolzan with curriculum co-ordinator Gary Curran and P&F president Damien Martoo
Aunty Daisy Carlo Deadly Achievement Award winner Nakita Kirby with Darren Schmidt, from the Aboriginal Community Interest Consultative Committee (ACICC)
Tom Lambert Award For Excellence in the Arts winner Brittani Merton with Sue Lambert (fourth from left) and St Mary’s Catholic Collage arts staff Bron Langford-Martoo, Michael Scanlan, Angelique Arden and Tamara Collins
Lions Trainee of the Year Stephanie Ross with teacher Mark Richard
Michael Carroll with Carroll Award For Diligence winners Bridget McDonald and Madison Crane
USQ Citizenship award winner Emma Howley and Academic Excellence award winners Alex Firman (Year 10) and Kyle Raabe (Year 11) with former St Mary’s principal and Professor of Education at the University of Southern Queensland Peter AlbionKingaroy-Memerambi RSL Sub-Branch president Don Davey with ADF Long Tan Leadership Award winners Alex Firman (Year 10) and Gabe Crane (Year 12)Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington with Duke of Edinburgh Award winners Anekah Hinchliff and Richelle Bethke
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Year Awards
Prep Awards … (not in order) Sarah Adcock (Carroll Award) and Xavier Crosbie (Christian Living) with completion certificates for (not in order) Kelliegh Armstrong, Layla Bradford, Amelia Broderick, Lincoln Charles, Shayla Cridge, Laiccee-Lee Dales, Emily Hartwig, Douglas Hoare, Simon Laherty, Corie Lucey, Jack Maudsley, Nate Needham, Ellie O’Brien, Lana O’Callaghan, Rory O’Connor, Taylor Shoudra, Saxon Sparrow, Charlise Tennant, Thayne Tones, Darcy Williamson and Ruby Yarrow with teacher Megan Saxton
Year 1 … Josie Perrett (Christian Living), Chloe Brady (Carroll Award) and Hamish Mungall (English, Maths, History, Science) with teacher Claire Van Dyke
Year 2 … Kate Howard (Christian Living) and Molly McDonald (English, Maths, History, Science, Carroll Award) with teacher Scott Collier
Year 3 … Kiearah Brown (Christian Living), Samuel Erwin (English, Maths) and Harry Pace (Carroll Award) with teachers Shelley Weier and Sarah McCarthy
Year 4 … Savannah Reed (Carroll Award), Joanna Haak (Christian Living) and Emily-Rose Clancy (English, Science, History) with teacher Rachel McNamara
Year 5 … Samantha Rix (Christian Living). Josee Currin (English, Maths, History, Science) and Leonard Potgieter (Carroll Award) with teacher Leesa JohnstonYear 6 … Isla Airs (Carroll Award), Elke Frecklington (Year 5/6 Christian Living), Caitlyn Carney (Year 5/6 Carroll Award), Jorja Curran (Christian Living) and Caitlin Lang (English) with teachers Lauren Arrell and Jennifer Foody-VersaceYear 7 … front row, Baxter Armstrong (Drama), Stephanie Arrell (Technology), Lachlan Dolzan (Visual Art, Science, Music, 12 yrs swimming, 12 years athletics), Nicolas Elliot (13 years swimming, 13 years athletics), Layla-Belle Longden-Meagher; back row, Madison Crane (English, Indonesian, Drama), Darcie King (12 years athletics) and Carmen Sowden (Visual Art, 12 years swimming) with Cathy Jackson from Brisbane Catholic EducationYear 8 … (not in order) James Brimblecombe (Maths, Home Economics), Lleyton Brown (Home Economics, Drama, 13 years cross-country), Ernest Corbet (Maths, Music), Matthew Geary (Maths), Latisha Guillesser (Drama), Anekah Hinchliff (Drama), Renee Irvine (13 years cross-country, 13 years athletics), Alexandra Kelly (Home Economics), Kyara Lillico (Drama), Harry Lucas (Maths), Bridget McDonald (Maths, Home Economics, Music, Indonesian, Science, Drama, English), Deidre Murray (13 years swimming), Lydia Penny (Maths, Home Economics, Music Drama, English) and Natalie Piper with Cathy JacksonYear 9 … (not in order) Clare Adcock (English, History, Visual Art, Home Economics, RE, Science, 14 years swimming, 14 years cross-country, 14 years athletics). Jon Budgen (English), Thomas Carney (Drama, RE), Pacey Clegg (14 years cross-country, 14 years athletics), Alexander Dunemann (14 years swimming), Olivia Frahm (Home Economics), Lucy Frecklington (Home Economics), Jared Gossow (History, Woodwork, Maths, Science, Robotics), Christopher Janz (English, History, Maths, Science), Samuel McIvor (RE), Fletcher Newson (Robotics), Nangkita O’Brien (English), Ethan Paroz (Graphics), Sajeewa Ranasinghe (History, Maths, Dance, Drama, RE, Science), Georgia Reeve (History, Home Economics, Maths, RE), Joshua Soley (Science), Robert Veivers (Woodwork, Graphics, Robotics), Jilami Woltmann (Dance) and Tahlia Yesberg (Maths, Science) with Cathy Jackson Year 10 … (not in order) Tayla Barbeler (Dance), Caylan Brown (Maths), Alexander Firman (History, Graphics, Maths, Science), Sarah Haack (15 years swimming), Jordan Hetherington (Maths), Alicia Hobden (Industrial Tech), Monice Hurlbutt (English), Ryan Jacobs (16 years swimming, 16 years cross-country, 16 years athletics), Jackson Kelly (15 years swimming), Jackson Lucas (Graphics, Maths), Brayden Merton (Graphics), Rahab Murray (16 years swimming, 16 years athletics), Jayde Novak (Dance, Maths), Matthew Patroni (Industrial Tech, 15 years cross-country), Ashleigh Reinbott (Dance, Drama, Maths, Science), Thomas Schmidhauser (Maths), Keeley Walker (Dance) and Kiara Wright )15 years cross-country, 15 years athletics) with Cathy JacksonYear 11 … Hayden Yesberg (16 years swimming), Richelle Bethke (Drama), Nathan Dolan (Open years cross-country) and Kyle Raabe (Maths C, Chemistry, Maths B, Physics) with Cathy JacksonYear 12 … (not in order) Teleah Brydon (Legal Studies, Maths A), Gabriel Crane (English, Open years swimming, Open years athletics), Cassandra Firman (Maths C, Maths B, Open years athletics), Emma Howley (Cert I in Furnishing), Megan Irvine (Religion and Ethics), Brittani Merton (Maths A, Dance), Elila-Rose Mkakanzi (Religion and Ethics), Marissa Murray (Religion and Ethics), Ellen Nixon (Open years cross-country), Thilini Ranasinghe (Biology, Maths C, Chemistry, Maths B, Physics, English) and Stephanie Ross (Cert I in Furnishing) with Cathy Jackson
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At The Awards Night
South Burnett Regional Council Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell and his wife Marion
St Mary’s Catholic College principal Michael Nayler and parish priest Fr Nigel Sequeira
Rob and Jodi Woodall (Stanwell) with Darren Schmidt (ACICC)
