The Year 7 and 8 Annual Awards Night was held on 25 November 2020. The award recipients where as follows:

Academic Awards

Highest Academic Achiever Year 7 - was a tie and the winners were:

Chelsea Crossan
Chelsea is an enthusiastic student who visibly enjoys learning and demonstrates excellent understanding of knowledge and skills across all subject areas. She also demonstrates effective and supportive leadership in groups. Her favourite subjects this year have been Maths and Science. She enjoys the way Science helps us understand our community and her experience of writing a poem about the Science and Geography of protecting mangroves in Currumbin Creek sparked an ongoing passion for our local environment.

Olive Pilarski
Olive is an excellent student who demonstrates mature and insightful understanding of a wide variety of topics and applies creative approaches to her learning. She enjoys learning, always strives to do her best and contributes to a positive learning environment. Her favourite subject is Science because of the way it applies to the world around us. The activities she has enjoyed most this year are the use of design thinking to create unique products such as a beautifully illustrated children’s book on water management.

Year 7 Outstanding Academic Achievement 

Jamey Bennedick
Sienna Clare
Chelsea Crossan
Tait Cushing
Mila Du Preez
Fenner Lee
Sho McCabe
Ethan McManemin
Bradley Munro
Scarlett Munro
Olive Pilarski
Neil Reid
Zali Retter
Alyssa Voser
Elle Warren

Highest Academic Achiever Year 8

Roxanna Hannan
Roxanna is a diligent, kind young woman who inspires her peers in her quietly spoken way. She always strives to do her best and is a valued class member to whom others look as an example. Roxanna is a very quiet achiever and not only does she aspire to greatness, she is humble and consistently courteous and supportive to everyone around her.

Year 8 Outstanding Academic Achievement

Amelaya Goyne
Adam Gray
Roxanna Hannan
Lachlan Haysom
Joshua Humphreys
Kiarah Kelly-Gadsby
Hamish McKenzie
Maddie McNamara
Liam Newson
Jack Pache
Ava Schenk
Seajay Thompson
Anise Webb
Rebecca Whatmough
Zane With

Creative Arts Awards

2020 Principal's Art Prize

Madelin Jillett
Madelin’s surrealist painting has been the talk of the art room for months. Surrealism is an art movement where artist are to depict dream like imagery. Senior students are in awe of Maddie’s dedication and amazed at her skill. This is the first time a year 8 painting has been selected for the Principals Art Prize.

Service and Commitment to The Arts Awards:

Tiahna Melfi - Dance
Jaide Parks - Music

Most Outstanding in the Arts Award:

Cameron Dixon - Musician
Kiarah Kelly-Gadsby - Visual Arts Product
Olive Whalen - Music Student
Sahara Zisti - Dance/Choreographer

Sports Awards

2020 Junior Sports Person of the Year:

Julia Remington

State Representatives:

Abbey Carter - Swimming
Jordy Halford - Surfing
Rico Haybittle - Surfing
Riley Munro - Surfing
Julia Remington - Swimming

2021 Student Leaders

Congratulations to the following students who have been nominated Junior Secondary Head Prefects in 2021

Athenians Head Prefects
Emma Suttle
Zane With

Phoenicians Head Prefects
Rio Rajah
Rylee Lower

Spartans Head Prefects
Marnie Lembert
Rowan Kowplos

Vikings Head Prefects
Ilai Comerford
Charlotte Hart