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David Armstrong (2016-18) has joined the Newcastle Knights NRL club this season. His contract followed a standout 2021 season in the Toowoomba Rugby League, where he scored 38 tries for the season, including a hat-trick in the grand final.
Cooper Bridgeman (2017-20) and Tane Pardoe (2018-20) were both selected for the Australian Wallabies U20 squad in February. Seven TGS rugby coaches attended a Youth Rugby Coaches Forum in Brisbane in January. They viewed a Reds Academy training session as part of the program and watched Tane and Cooper in action.
Hamish Stewart (2004-15), Harry Hoopert (2013-15) and Matt Faessler (2015-16) all lined up for the Reds, with Ruan Smith (200607) named in the Waratahs. Former TGS 1st XV Coach, Jason Gilmore, is also the Assistant Coach (Defence) at the Waratahs.
Sam Thorne (2009-13) won the Australian weightlifting championships (102 kgs division) in November 2021 and is in line for selection in the Australian weightlifting team.
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Sachin Joshi (2007-15) started his intern year at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital after graduating as one of James Cook University’s new crop of doctors last year. Dr Joshi was the 2021 president of the JCU Medical Students’ Association.
Stuart St Vincent Welch (1995-99) has had an exciting few years in his role as a sound engineer with New York –
based company Barking Owl. Stuart wrote the lyrics for the song “Tippy Toes”, which was featured in the 2020 Disney animation movie, “Sing 2”. More recently, he worked as the sound mixer alongside renowned American rapper, Dr Dre for the Pepsi advertisement that was aired during the 2022 Superbowl.
Ian Morris (1957-60) kindly donated a Bible dating back to 1843. Signatures on the inside cover of the bible indicate it originally belonged to Alfred George Stephens, who was the first student enrolled at TGS and later worked as an Australian writer and literary critic, notably for The Bulletin. Samuel George Stephens Sr. was instrumental in establishing Toowoomba Grammar School. He was also the founder of the Darling Downs Building Society (DDBS). Samuel George Stephens Jr. was also educated at TGS and joined the DDBS in 1909 as managing director and remained as such until his retirement in 1939. In 1940, Eric Charles Beresford Morris, Ian’s father, was appointed as an accountant at the DDBS and later became manager and ultimately managing director. Ian assumes that
