Ayr State High School’s annual Academic Awards was held on Thursday, October 19 at the Burdekin Theatre.
The night was a showcase of all the great work that students and staff do together every day to ensure our students have the opportunity to excel.
Students were acknowledged for their academic excellence and a range of prestigious Special Awards were presented.
The quality of our students made the selection process for many of these Special Awards a very difficult task this year.
The major award recipients from Sports Awards and Cultural Awards were also presented to provide the link between all three Awards ceremonies.
Our scholarship holders for Year 7 and Year 11 were also presented to the school community.
Jesse and Chelsea, School Captains, provided a showcase of the year that was, before the final presentations of the evening to the 2023 Student Executive, along with the announcement of the 2024 Student Executive who will lead our school next year.
Congratulations to all award recipients - we are extremely proud of your efforts and successes. We trust that you are too.
Contributed by Ayr State High School
Year Level Duxes
Year 7 Dux – Riley Dobe
Year 8 Dux – Kovi Cursio
Year 9 Dux – Ashlee Colls
Year 10 Dux – Sophie Robertson
Year 11 Dux – Ella Swaffield
Senior Dux – Chelsea Scalia
Special Award Recipients
Citizenship Awards – Caitlyn Cheyne (Junior), Macee Cursio (Senior)
All Rounder Awards – Ashlee Colls (Junior), Zavier Wood (Senior)
Indigenous Award – Wassie Ghee (Junior), Seanna Chapman (Senior)
ADF Long Tan Awards – Chloe Hook (Yr 10), Zavier Wood (Yr 12)
TAFE at School Award – Blake Walker
Ayr Rotary Club Vocational Education Award – Adam Prior, Tiffiny Pegoraro
JCU Rising Star Award – Chelsea Scalia
Excellence in Community Service Award
Sophie Robertson, Chelsea Scalia, Eddie Jones, Tiana Cameron, Noah Arboit, Sarah Shepherd, Caitlyn Cheyne, Zavier Wood, Amaya Boland, Macee Cursio, Chloe Hook, Chloe Becke, Bella Lawry, Briella Wassmuth, Brayden Becke, Layla Kelly, Ryley Sartori
Commitment to Community Service
Sophie Papale, Phoebe Lyons, Maddy Geitz, Lachlan Mills, Ashlee Colls, Ayden Barrett, Georgia Tomasetig, Matilda Wiseman, Max Kelly, Shaize Christie, Lincoln Innes, Addison Bonato, Jorja Ahern, Isla Chapman
Academic Excellence Awards
Year 7 – Chloe Becke, Meggan Laidlow, Sophie Papale, Jarred Laidlow, Parker Bonato, Lincoln Innes, Riley Dobe
Year 8 – Andrew Robertson, Nicholas Cathcart, Ryley Sartori, Amaya Boland, Kovi Cursio, Isla Chapman, Shaize Christie, Aja Olsen, Millie Lyne
Year 9 – Sally Laidlow, Kirryn Laidlow, Hunter Oats, Ashlee Colls, Caitlyn Cheyne, Kelsey Cox, Shae Laidlow
Year 10 – Jessica Boyd, Chloe Hook, Jack Power, Thomas Bach, Meg Fallon, Melody Curro, Addisyn Wiseman, Sophie Robertson
Year 11 – Layla Kelly, Chelsea O’Shea, Noah Arboit, Ella Swaffield, Emma Miller
Year 12 – Amelia Jerkic, Zavier Wood, Chelsea Scalia, Jessica Dolan
Year Level Duxes Riley Dobe, Kovi Cursio, Ashlee Colls, Sophie Robertson, Ella Swaffield, Chelsea Scalia
Citizenship Awardees Caitlyn Cheyne and Macee Cursio
All Rounder Awardees Ashlee Colls and Zavier Wood
Indigenous Awardees Wassie Ghee and Seanna Chapman
ADF Long Tan Awardees Chloe Hook and Zavier Wood
TAFE at School Awardee Blake Walker
Ayr Rotary Club Vocational Education Awardees Adam Prior and Tiffiny Pegoraro
JCU Rising Star Awardee and Senior Dux Chelsea Scalia
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