Almost 300 parents, families, staff, students and invited guests filled the Burdekin Memorial Hall for the Home Hill State High School’s 60th Annual Presentation of Awards ceremony.
The school community reflected on the year that was and celebrated the achievements of its students with over 170 awards presented across academic, vocational, cultural, leadership, community service and sporting fields.
Congratulations to all students who received awards.
SPORTS AWARDS
Sports House Captains
UPSTART: Elayna Arboit & Elli Oakes
INKEMAN: Matilda Colls & Morgan Leard-Lamont
BEACHMOUNT: Alana Dobe & Jasmine Styles
Lloyd Mann Open Age Athletes of the Year: Jasmine Styles & Maliq Ogomeni
Carol Coutts Memorial House Spirit Trophy: Upstart
The Australian Olympic Change Maker Program: Jasmine Styles & Martina Bojack
Vince Toohey Memorial Junior Sportsperson of the Year: Arlow Brown
John Cook Memorial Senior Sportsperson of the Year: Jasmine Styles
Don McDowell Sportsperson of the Year: Jasmine Styles
SPECIAL AWARDS & BURSARIES
Rotary Club Home Hill Inc Shield (Year 9 Dux): Georgia Howie
Ampol Best All Rounder: Martina Bojack
Dale Cooper Memorial Bursary (Year 9 English): Faryn Poli
Dale Last MP Community Service Award: Martina Bojack & Jasmine Styles
NQ AUSImm Bursary (Year 11): Jacob Machin
Bendigo Bank Accounting Award (Year 12): Martina Bojack
Zonta Girl’s Science Encouragement Award (Year 10): Grace Ogomeni
McDonald’s Award: Wesley Cooper (Year 12 ISK) and Jasmine Styles (Year 12 FDS)
Dawson Medal: Martina Bojack
Burdekin Art Society Award: Addison MacDonald
TAFE at Schools Award: Dean Kaminski
JCU Encouragement Awards (Year 10): Grace Ogomeni and Cruz Torkington
Senior Cultural Award: Jasmine Styles
Junior Cultural Award: Lucy Young
North Queensland Instrumental Music Awards:
Level 1 – Bass Guitar: Luke Blacklock
Level 2 – Clarinet: Medea Burr
Level 5 – Trumpet: David Kelly
Sunwater Agribusiness Award: Martina Bojack
The Sunwater Agribusiness Bursaries (yrs 7-9): Riley Chapman
The Sunwater Agribusiness Bursaries (yrs 10-12): Daniel Haynes and Matilda Colls
ADF Leadership & Teamwork Awards: Grace Ogomeni (Year 10) and Martina Bojack (Year 12)
ADF Future Innovators Award: Cruz Torkington (Year 10) and Joshua Machin (Year 12)
Indigenous Pride Award: Zaine Palmer and Blaize Palmer
Andrew Sherrington Award: Blaize Palmer
Junior Secondary School Captains: Georgia Howie
Indigenous School Captain: Matilda Colls
School Captains Awards: Martina Bojack & Joshua Machin
Student Council Executive: Morgan Leard-Lamont, Lily Jackson, Brea Betteridge, Jasmine Styles & Cooper Talbot
Rotary Club of Home Hill Inc Community Service Award: Elayna Arboit, Brea Betteridge, Martina Bojack, Talitha Carroll, Travis Crichton, Harmony Fletcher, Lily Jackson, Morgan Leard-Lamont, Joshua Machin, Rina Patane, Jasmine Styles, Cooper Talbot
Leadership Awards: Brea Betteridge, Martina Bojack, Harmony Fletcher, Lily Jackson, Morgan Leard-Lamont, Joshua Machin, Rina Patane, Jasmine Styles, Georgia Howie
Martina Bojack and Jasmine Styles
Zaine Palmer with JURU Enterprises Mr Ricky Dallachy
Blaize Palmer with Sergeant Andrew Sherrington
Georgia Howie and Meg Wilson
Grace Ogomeni with Zonta President Mrs Judy Sgarbossa
Addison MacDonald
Jacob Machin with AusIMM Representative Mr Cameron Skinner
Matilda Colls and Daniel Hayne
