STUDENTS EXCEL DESPITE DIFFICULT YEAR
Circumstances related to Covid-19 meant that the 2020 awards had to be divided. Year 12 were held in conjunction with the Formal and the Year 10-11 awards were held at school. Despite the difficulties of this year, Mount Morgan State High School students have continued to flourish in their studies. Top Year 10 student, Abbey Buckles (above left) also won the Top Junior Drama Student and the Year 10 ADF Long Tan Award. Top Year 11 Student, Ethan Romaroag (above right) also won the Most Promising Writer Award. Year 10: Abbey Buckles – Academic Award - English, Science, Drama, Visual Art and Health and Physical Education and Merit Award Mathematics and Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways; Amy Hansson – Academic Award - History and Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways and Merit Award – Drama; Maree Schneider – Academic Award – Mathematics and Merit Award – English, Science, Visual Art; Rorie Summers - Academic Award - Food Studies Merit Award – History; Angelina Finney - Academic Award - Information Communication and Technologies; Jesse Tyne – Merit Award – Digital Technology, Health and Physical Education and JemmaLee Eames – Merit Award – Food Studies Year Page 4
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Academic Award - General English and Physical Education, Merit Award – Legal Studies; Brooke Passmore – Academic Award - Biology and Legal Studies and Merit Award – Physical Education; Savannah Liebich – Academic Award - Essential English and Visual Arts in Practice and Merit Award – Certificate II In Business; Emily Robinson – Academic Award – Tourism, Certificate II in Business and Merit Award – Essential Mathematics; Ebony Urquhart – Academic Award - Social and Community Studies 7, Certificate II in Hospitality; Vinson Leighton – Academic Award Agricultural Practices and Merit Award – Biology, English; Zephyr Jacobson – Academic Award - Essential Mathematics and Merit Award – Early Childhood Studies, Certificate II in Hospitality;Tyson Irel – Academic Award - Sport and Recreation and Merit Award – Essential English, Industrial Technology Skills; Jazzmin Roberts – Academic Award - Drama in Practice and Merit Award – General Mathematics; Nakita Roberts – Academic Award - Early Childhood Studies and Merit Award – Agricultural Practices; Layne Gibson – Academic Award - Industrial Technology Skills and Laine Martin – Academic Award - General mathematics. Merit Awards were awarded to Cody Brown – Social Community Studies; Ebony Myors – Drama in Practice; William Kerwitz - Sport and Recreation; Joshua Hoffman – Tourism and Drew Goodwin – Visual Art in Practice MOUNT MORGAN ARGUS
Special Awards: Age Champions for Swimming: U15 Male – Daniel Dans; U15 Female – La’Karna Hayden; U16 Male – Layne Gibson; U16 Female – Alkira Oram; U17 Female – Emily Robinson and Open Male – Bailey Catlin; Interschool Sportsperson – Daniel Dans; Most Improved Rugby League Player – Tyson Irel; 2020 Rugby League Coaches Award – Bailey Catlin; 2020 Senior Gotcha Award - Emily Robinson; Most Improved Home Economics Student – Kayleb Hoschke; Barrie Watts Memorial Most Improved Manual Arts Student – Tyson Irel; Year 11 Top Male Mathematics Student – Vinson Leighton; Year 11 Top Female Mathematics Student – Brooke Passmore; School Service Award – Daniel Giddy; School Service Award – Vinson Leighton; Top Junior Drama student – Abbey Buckles; Top Senior Drama Student – Jazzmin Roberts; Rotary Club Year 10 Bursary – Maree Schneider; Rotary Club Year 11 Bursary – Brooke Passmore; Most Promising Senior Writer – Ethan Romaroag; 2020 Trainee of the Year – Savannah Liebich; Year 10 ADF Long Tan Award – Abbey Buckles; Year 10 ADF Future Innovators Award – Angelina Finney; and Top Year 10 Student – Abbey Buckles and Top Year 11 student – Ethan Romaroag. The 2021 Student Leaders were also announced at the awards presentation. School Captains: Bailey Caitlin and Lanie Martin and School ViceCaptain: Savannah Leibich. Kendall House Captains: Ashton Dans And Zack Giddy and Kendall Vice-Captain: Jorja McFarlane; Gordon House Captains: Savannah Leibich and Layne Gibson and Gordon Vice-Captain: Bailey Caitlin and Paterson House Captains: Emily Robinson and Tyson Ireland, and Paterson Vice-Captain: Lanie Martin. Student Council President: Brooke Passmore, Student Council Treasurer: Ethan Romaraog and Student Council Secretary: Lanie Martin. The Year 7 - 9 Awards will be held on Monday, 9 December, 2020. Award Information and photos supplied by Mount Morgan State High School. 2 - 16 DECEMBER 2020
