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Firsts Assembly
At this special Assembly we celebrated the First Academic. Tennis and Football teams. These boys have worked extremely hard to earn their position in the top team. Congratulations!
Senior House Cluster – Athletics
Melbourne House took out the Term Two Cluster of Tug ‘o’ War, Touch Football and Basketball.
Cadet Seals
Last week the TSS Cadet Seals completed their Discover Scuba Program, a truly amazing experience with the boys confident in the water and excited about scuba diving.
Year 6 Candle and Clay Service GPS Cross Country
Perfect conditions at Limestone Park for the 2021 GPS Cross Country, congratulations gents on third place!
Surfing Competition
This morning TSS ran a surfing competition at @bmd_northcliffe as a part of the school’s dedication to improving boy’s mental health through our MENS REMAP program, promoting the key pillars of mindfulness, nutrition, relationships and exercise. Many thanks to @billabong_australia for supporting our wellbeing and boy’s mental health programs and parents Romolo and Caroline Bos and Tom and Megan Ray for providing the breakfast for the competitors.
Prep Soccer
Prep Swimming Carnival
The Prep boys had an outstanding day in the pool competing in the House Swimming Carnival, striving for every point. Congratulations to Shepherd House who took out the honour of having their name etched on the cup.
ANZAC Day
ANZAC commemorations were held at both the Prep and Senior Campuses on Friday in moving ceremonies. A cross for each fallen Old Boy was placed in the Clocktower lawn, honouring our soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Lest we forget.
At a colossal Senior School assembly we celebrated the Prefects, Wardens, Sacristans, First Debating and Cricket Teams for 2021.
Prep Hollywood Comes to TSS – Music Concert
Prep Sails the Seas – Music Concert
Annual ‘Man Up’ Workshops
Both Year 7 and Year 10 cohorts ‘Challenging the title of Man’, exploring topics such as empathy, honesty and how to live out the Band of Brothers theme.
Prep Rugby Ninth Headmaster Commissioning
We officially welcome the ninth Headmaster of the Southport School, Mr Andrew Hawkins. Mr Hawkins is the first Old Boy Headmaster of The Southport School. Mr Hawkins came to TSS as a boarder in McKinley House from Emerald, Queensland. After graduating from TSS in 1995 as School Vice-Captain, Mr Hawkins ventured off on a Gap Year to the UK and it was here that he fell in love with teaching. After returning to Australia he studied a combined Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement Studies) and Education degree at The University of Queensland with the sole purpose of becoming a PE Teacher. After a number of years teaching at state high schools in Brisbane and a Boarding Master at Brisbane Grammar School, Mr Hawkins took up a fulltime teaching position at TSS in 2004. While at TSS, Mr Hawkins has held the roles of Physical Education Head of Department, Dean of Students Years 8 & 9, Dean of Students Years 10-12, Biddle Housemaster and Deputy Headmaster – Head of Senior School.
Cadets Term Two
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. TSS Army cadets have been working all Term on their initiative, team work and respect for each other. Here is a snippet of the activities they have conducted this term.
