Trinity Trophies – Part Two Tradition plays an important role in a school and at Trinity, over the course of 118 years, many traditions have been started, some of which continue today. Of course, it is also important that there is room for change and modernisation in a school and not everything should be how it was years ago. Some trophies and prizes are presented at Assembly by the Principal while others are held over until Presentation Night at the end of the year.
J N Watson Shield
John Neil Watson (no relation) commenced as a teacher in the Junior School in 1966 and later became the Deputy Head. The Watson Shield is named after John Neil Watson.
Original Honour Boards The original Honour Boards hang in the new Arnold Hall and they have been duplicated to record the Captain of the School, Rhodes Prize and School Council Prize for Dux of the School.
This Shield is presented annually at the Junior School Final Assembly to the overall winner of the House Competition. The four Junior School Houses, Friend, Henderson, Inglis and Summers, compete in House sporting events during the year and Houses can also gain points for schoolwork. There have been two John Watsons at Trinity. William John Phillips Watson was a teacher in the Junior School from 1937 to 1974 and became Head of the Junior School. The Watson Building (Wing) is named after him.
Lachie Adams and Alby Mahony with the JN Watson Shield
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The original Honour Board
You will notice from the photograph that there were Captains of Cricket and Football in 1903, and in 1904, Trinity had its first Rhodes Prize winner. The first School Captain was Colin Friend in 1909 and Kenneth Henderson won the Rhodes Prize three years in a row. This has only happened once since with Peter Barclay. In years gone by, boys would often come back to school for a ‘second year Matric’ or Year 12. These students would also become the School Prefects and student leaders of the school.
