Henry Brown (OTG 2020) with the Ray Weinberg Prize for Sporting Leadership and Jack Stewart (OTG 2020) holding the Roger Kennedy Trophy of which he was the inaugural recipient
Trinity Trophies Over the school’s 118year history, there have been many trophies and awards presented. Some are awarded annually, while others, such as the Simon Malaspina Trophy, are connected with a particular occasion or event. Some prizes have been discontinued. This may be because a Trinity family has donated a trophy for a particular activity and that activity ceases, as happened for example with lacrosse and gymnastics. At Presentation Night each year, we award the Dux Prizes and academic subject prizes, as well as prizes for an accumulation of Distinctions and Merits during the year. I would like to highlight some of these prizes.
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The R M Begg Prize for English is named after our first teacher at Trinity who taught from 1903 to 1919. She was governess to the Inglis family, and after leaving Trinity she established a school in Kyneton. There is a nursing home in Kyneton named after Miss Begg.
The J D Levick Prize for Physics is named after a former student who was tragically killed in World War Two on the final day of the Battle of Singapore on 15 February 1942. The Prize was donated by his family, with whom we have lost contact.
The Ray Weinberg Prize acknowledges both a student and staff member who demonstrate sporting leadership and
sportsmanship. Ben Ryder was the staff member to receive the Ray Weinberg Prize in 2020. Ben established cycling as a school sport at Trinity and he is also a senior coach of cross country running. Last year’s student recipient was Henry Brown (OTG 2020) for his leadership in cricket as the captain of the First XI, and his involvement in school sport as an excellent runner and footballer. Henry has also captained a Junior State cricket team and, more recently, was selected as captain of the AGSV representative cricket team.
The Trumble Cricket Bat Last year, Henry scored a century and became the 98th Trinity student to have his name engraved on the Trumble Cricket Bat, which was donated in 2002 by the Trumble family to record a ‘Century of Centuries’.
