Achieving Beyond the Gates

CO-CURRICULUAR EXCELLENCE

2019 has been an inspiring year of achievements for students, both within and beyond the gates of the School. King’s is fortunate to have so many strong students with character who are heavily active. We commend all students for their tremendous efforts over the year. To follow, are just some of their many achievements.

Arts: Performing (Year 12)

Jake Bullen-Zorin Attained his award from his significant role in The Producers.

Hugo Clarke An indispensable asset to most productions, Hugo was heavily involved with backstage and technical support.

Mack Holz Has been involved in multiple shows from his first days at King’s.

Harrison Keen An extraordinary performer, with his highlight being one of the leads in The Producers.

Ariyan Sharma A significant and highly distinguished performer with two extremely notable roles in We Will Rock You and The Producers.

Arts: Visual (Year 12)

ARTEXPRESS

Congratulations to the following boys whose HSC Visual Art works have been selected for ArtExpress 2020 – the highest number of selections on record at King’s.

Samuel Forster The Hollow Man (Griffith Regional Gallery)

Oscar Browne Dark Matter (Art Gallery of New South Wales AGNSW)

Ross Collins Tempus Vernum (The Armory, Sydney Olympic Park SOPA)

Bodhi Leonard Eroded by Time (Virtual Exhibition VX, The Armory, Sydney Olympic Park SOPA)

William Russell Relief in Flight (Margaret Whitlam Galleries MWG)

Jordan Williams I Am (Virtual Exhibition VX, Hazelhurst Arts Centre)

Athletics

Following the AAGPS Championships many boys competed at the NSW All Schools Athletics Championships at SOPAC, an event that brings together the best athletes from around the State. The boys represented the School with distinction, leading to some outstanding results and many personal best efforts. Most notable were the two new NSW Records set by Charlie Jeffreson (U15 800m 1:55.24) and Lachlan Wood (U14 400m 50.80), two remarkable achievements from both boys.

Lachlan Wood (Year 8) Placed 1st in the U14 400m, a NSW Record, and took 3rd in the U14 100m at the AAGPS Championships.

Charlie Jeffreson (Year 9) Placed 1st in the U15 400m and 1st in the 800m, breaking the NSW record. At the All Schools Championships, he also won 1st in the U16 800m in 1:53.39, both a National and NSW record, making him the fastest runner for his age.

Joshua Coppolelli (Year 12) Placed 1st in the U19 Triple Jump.

Nickolai Simmons (Year 12) Placed 1st in the Pole Vault.

Achieving Beyond the Gates continued

Basketball

Will Johnston (Year 12) After a thrilling basketball career at King’s, Will has taken his passion overseas. He is currently in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA attending the Perkiomen School, where he has received a basketball scholarship. He intends to pursue his dream of being a basketball star and will try out for the NBA.

Ben Moult (Year 11) The captain of the King’s Basketball team for 2019/2020. He was a player for the U18 Hills Hornets Division 1 team, winning 4th in NSW and a player for the U18 NSW Metro team, winning bronze at the National Championships. He played for the 2019 CIS team coming in 1st at the NSW All Schools competition, as well as the GPS 1st Representative team, winning two remarkable games. He also was an important player for the East Coast Challenge NSW team. Along with his basketball achievements, Ben has been awarded the Neville Body Sports Award, which goes to the most able sportsman.

Bailey Thom (Year 8) He was an instrumental player aiding in the overall win for the Basketball NSW D-League Champions and the undefeated title in the U15 D-League Competition. His value as a player resulted in his selection for the State Performance Program, Talented Athlete Program (TAP) and Developing Athlete Program (DAP) for 2019/2020. Bailey’s achievements don’t end there, as he was the U14 Hills Hornets Division 1 team captain, aiding the team take the 1st place title of Grand Final Basketball Australia and National Club Champions. In this same division, his team won 1st place in the NSW State Champions, NSW Metro Champions and National Champions. He was also team captain of the NSW Waratah League and was awarded Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Cricket

Patrick Xie (Year 10) He was selected in the Cricket Australia U16 team earlier this year. Patrick is a top order batsman and off-spin bowler and represented the Australian U16 team at the National U17 Championships.

Lachlan Shaw (Year 11) Selected as Captain the NSW U17 Cricket team that competed at the National U17 Championship. Lachlan led the team superbly and was instrumental in the team qualifying for the final of the competition. A wicket keeper / batsman Lachlan has been in the 1st XI for a number of years. Last year, he scored 200 for the 1st XI and captained the team that was Champions of the GPS Competition.

Debating

Jinyoung Kim (Year 11) NSW U16 Schools Debating Team

Karate

Nathan Yuen (Year 11) Won a Gold medal in the Junior Division (Years 16-17) against 23 other athletes at Australian Open. The Australian Open is an annual competition held in Sydney, and hosts some of the top performing athletes from around the world, especially within the Oceania region, including countries such as: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji, Australia and more. This is the second consecutive time Nathan has won this title. Nathan also was able to compete in the Senior Division (Years 16+) for the first time in his competitive career, competing against previous world champions and current national champions. He graciously won 7th place. Given its high level of competitiveness, the results obtained from the Australian Open were weighted heavily during the selection process for the World Karate Championships held later in the year, among other major competitions such as the NSW State Championships and the Australian National Championships, where he won Gold for the Junior Division and Bronze in the Senior Division.

Music

Oliver Wu (Year 6) He is a brilliant musical performer, winning Gold in the Advanced section for musicians (Years 9-12) at the Australian International Music Competition. This competitive competition featured over 100 talented musicians gathering from Singapore, Korea, China, Europe, Japan and Australia.

Sunstone Shi (Year 10) In the State Solo Championships he placed brilliantly in clarinet with 1st for the Paul Cerezo Trophy, 2nd for U19 clarinet and 3rd for the Jazz section of the Hanson Trophy.

Lyndon Lin (Year 11) He won 3rd place for the Sydney Eisteddfod and 2nd at the Ryde Eisteddfod. Lyndon also received an Honourable Mention at the Melbourne National competition and received an AMUSA Diploma for his saxophone performance.

Vincent Lee (Year 10) He received an ATCL Diploma in alto saxophone.

Timothy Li (Year 10) He received a LTCL Diploma with Distinction in flute.

Lawrence Wei (Year 9) A multi-instrumentalist, Lawrence excelled at three instruments: piano, cello and French horn. His musical ingenuity led to him receiving the Kathleen Holmes McCrea Pianoforte Scholarship for piano and the William McIlrath Charitable Foundation Scholarship for cello in the Sydney Conservatorium Rising Stars Program. Lawrence had a remarkable year as he placed 1st in the KPO NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition Multiples and Sydney Eisteddfod (Years 15-16) Recital Award. He also was outstanding in the Sydney Eisteddfod U15 winning 1st in Chopin piano and piano polyphony, 2nd in 18th and 19th century and won 3rd place in 20th and 21st century category. Lawrence was also awarded an A+ High Distinction for the AMEB French Horn 8th Grade Exam. Furthermore, he perfomed in many notable concerts such as The Galston Young Performers Awards Gala Concert, Symphony for Life Foundation Concert, Sydney Conservatorium Rising Stars Concerts and the 2019 Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Finalists Concert.

Cameron Gillard (Year 11) A World Robotics Champion, Cameron has been involved in robotics competitions since Year 5, starting in the First Lego League (FLL). He is now a member of the First Robotics Competition (FRC) team, which consists of building 125 pound 2 to 3-meter-tall robots. Sponsored by and working in facilities offered through Macquarie University, his team builds robots to overcome challenges set by the game parameters. This year Cameron’s team won 3rd place in the World Robotics Championship. Advanced maths, software design development, engineering and physics are just some of his involvements at King’s which support his robotics passion.

Rowing

Alexander McClean (Year 11) Alexander has represented Australia at the 2019 World Rowing Junior Championships in Tokyo, Japan. His rowing efforts aided the Australian team rank within the top 5 teams for all three race competitions.

Service

A remarkable number of Kingsmen have received the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award this year, some of whom were fortunate to have the Award honourably presented by His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. This year marked the 60th anniversary of the Award which aims to empower young people to volunteer in the service of others, while undertaking new experiences and learning valuable skills.

Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards

Jacob Alvarez Aryan Bahinipati James Bhatti Will Bird Wesley Cheung Nick Coulton Henrry Doering Tom Elton Charlie Farrington Will Fulton-Kennedy Jack Gavan Willem Gribble Martin Hanley Jack Hando Josh Hickey Tom Jarvis Hudson Jephcott William Konstandinidis Steven Li Jacob Lummis Ben MacLeod Oliver McMorran Omar Mirza Finn Murdoch Tom Nivison Christian Papantoniou Nick Pierides Shaveel Prasad Raveen Priyamanna Mark Richardson Nickolai Simmons Archie Stacy Darren Sun Mikael Thomas Brian Trang James Usher James Vu Campbell Wallace Felix Weston Kenuka Wijayatunga Vincent Wong Charlie Woodhouse Michael Yang Robert Napoli (Year 9) In the 2019 GPS Swimming Championships Robert was the winner of Intermediate 200FS, 200IM, 50BRS, 100BRS and took the 15 years GPS Record in 200BRS, as well as 2nd in 400FS and 100FS and 3rd in the Open 800FS relay. In the NSW All Schools Championships he won 2nd in 200BRS and 3rd in 4x50IM relay. At the School Sport Australia Championships he won a Bronze medal in the 15-16 Year 200BRS. Following this he won 4th place in the 14 years 200m BRS, resulting in his selection for the NSW Silver Sharks Development Squad. At the end of his season, at the NSW Short Course State Competition he placed 4th in the 15 years 100BRS, 5th in the 15 years 200BRS and 2nd in the 4x50IM relay.

Karl Albertyn (Year 8) A dedicated swimmer, Karl had a massive season in both School and Club Swimming events. At the School Swimming Carnival, Karl was the winner in all Senior and Age/Year events, as well as being awarded Swimmer of the Year, a phenomenal feat as he is only in Year 8. At the GPS Swimming Championships, he also was named Swimmer of the Year, the youngest recipient ever, as this award normally is reserved for a Year 11 or 12 swimmer. He also is the holder of several GPS records. Karl was also a multiple medal winner at the CIS Championships, qualifying for the CIS team for All Schools, despite having foot surgery six days prior! When at the All Schools Championship, he was the winner of 10 medals (4 Golds, 3 Silvers, 3 Bronze) and is the new holder of two NSW All Schools records. His winnings in this competition led to his selection for the NSW All Schools team, which competed at the SSA Nationals in Melbourne. At the SSA Nationals, Karl won 8 medals (4 Gold and 4 Silver); also breaking the Australian Schools record in the 100m Butterfly. In Club Swimming, Karl had a brilliant season winning 5 Gold medals out of five races entered in the Metro North East Championships, Short Course. In the NSW Metropolitan Short Course Age Championships, he won 9 Gold medals in all nine races entered, breaking five new NSW Metro records. His winning streak continued as he took home 11 Gold medals in the 11 races entered, as well as breaking a new NSW All-Comers record. In the NSW Short Course State Championships, he again won 12 Gold medals in the 12 races entered, breaking three NSW State Age records. Karl’s swimming achievements are immense as he ultimately won 32 Gold medals from 32 races entered, effectively being undefeated by any other 13-yearold in Australia! With Karl’s times achieved over the 2019 Short Course season, he has achieved a Top 10 Fastest of All Time Swimming Australia perpetual ranking (13 Year Boys), in no less than 6 events.

Tennis

Rohan Srivastava (Year 9) As one of Australia’s best young players, Rohan qualified for the December Showdown Nationals event at an 11 – 17 placing. He was the winner of the U16 Wollongong Queens Birthday JT, both in singles and doubles, as well as being the U14 singles winner in the same tournament. Rohan placed highly in several other tournaments, such as being a finalist in the U16 Nepean Easter Open singles, winning 3rd in the U14 Bathurst JT singles and 5th in the U16 NSW State Championships. He was also a semi-finalist at the Bathurst May AMT and U14 Bathurst Summer JT doubles. Rohan’s season didn’t stop there, as he was a quarter finalist in the U16 Bathurst May JT and U14 Gosford Gold singles.

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