Port Lincoln High School’s (COVID-safe) Year 12 Award Ceremony for 2020 was (eventually) staged last night on the Stamford Floor; a large number of PLHS staff were in attendance to support the excited cohort of Year 12 students, with special guests and families invited to participate via an innovative Zoom live stream.
Compered again by Mrs Helen Marks, the night commenced with the screening of a wonderful “Welcome to Country” video produced by Year 12 student Rikya-Anne Harrold-Richards. The outstanding contributions and achievements of a host of students, staff and community members were then recognised across a wide variety of service and subject disciplines.
Heartfelt final addresses were delivered throughout the night by Principal Mr Todd George, Senior School Assistant Principal Mrs Lesley Warren and 2020 Principal Student Leaders Chloe Treagus and Jesika Cane – following their traditional Valedictory Speech, Chloe and Jesika handed the microphone over to our incoming 2021 student leaders Ned Moxey and Ursula Clarke, who also spoke with passion and conviction.
The conclusion of twelve or thirteen years of formal schooling for almost one hundred PLHS students was then officially acknowledged with the presentation of the Completion Certificates.
Congratulations go to Mrs Amber Mullins and Mrs Lesley Warren for their outstanding organisation of last night’s ceremony, to each of last night’s completing students and their families, and to the host of worthy award recipients (listed below). The event was a fitting finale to what has been an incredible year.
Port Lincoln High School 2020 Year 12 Award Ceremony
7pm Wednesday November 25th // Stamford Floor (PLHS) & via Zoom
Compere: Mrs Helen Marks
Welcome to Country: Rikya-Anne-Harrold-Richards (video)
Special Guests: Mr Rowan Ramsey MP (Member for Grey), Mr Peter Treloar MP (Member for Flinders), Mr Brad Flaherty (Mayor of Port Lincoln), Ms Rowena Fox (Education Director), Ms Tabetha Wilkes (Governing Council Chairperson), Mr Pat Callaghan (Rotary Club of Port Lincoln), Mr Paul Havelberg (Univeristy of South Australia), Ms Kerri Trengrove (Mat Steele), Mr Stuart Burrows (Eyre Trading), Mr Roger Inglis (Caledonian Society), Ms Anna Walpole (Gary Walpole) & Mr Phil Channon (Port Lincoln Community Bank)
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Principal’s Award
Connor Marshall
Port Lincoln High School Governing Council Award
Kerry Graetz
Rowan Ramsey Award
Tabetha Wilkes
Peter Treloar Award
Brock Jantke
City of Port Lincoln Award of Merit
Chloe Treagus & Jesika Cane
Caltex Best Allrounder
Ella Stevens
Port Lincoln Rotary All Rounder Award
Chloe Treagus
ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award
Aislan Fauser
UniSA Whyalla Campus Award for Academic Achievement
Talia Robinson
Beatrice “Merle” Bascombe Award
Connor Haines
Barbara Beitz Memorial Award
Jock Carr
Port Lincoln Community Bank Award
Connor Marshall & Aislan Fauser
One Heart Brave Award
Belle Sayers
Port Lincoln Zonta Award
Bella Borlase
Mat Steele Memorial Senior Drama Award
Ari Pantiyasa
Gary Walpole Altruism Award
Jackson Jamieson
Eyre Trading Award
Grant Letton
CEG Apprentice/Trainee of the Year
William Symons
SUBJECT PRIZES:
3 Subjects: Chemistry, Physics, Research Project
Talia Robinson
3 Subjects: English Literary Studies, Legal Studies, Psychology
Jesika Cane
3 Subjects: Essential Mathematics, Integrated Learning: Sports Studies, Outdoor Education
Summer Pedersen
2 Subjects: Biology and Physical Education
Ella Stevens
2 Subject: Drama and Visual Arts: Design
Jock Carr
2 Subjects: Creative Arts: Dance, Nutrition
Nellie Jones
2 Subjects: Material Products: Furniture Construction, Material Products: Metalwork
Grant Letton
Business and Enterprise
Connor Haines
Child Studies
Demi Collins
Community Studies B
Evie Tenney
Creative Arts: Photography
Jessica Canty
Dance
Ellie Akehurst (Year 11)
English
Jayla Nugent
Essential English
Django Elliott
Food and Hospitality
Sara Bennie
Integrated Learning: SAASTA
Quinishia Skinn-Buzzacott
Japanese Continuers
Emma Hamnett
General Mathematics
Jay Mullins (Year 11)
Mathematical Methods
Shauna Little (Year 11)
Music
Jake Horton
Society and Culture
Josh Barber
Visual Art: Art
Tullia Sellen
Workplace Practices
Anastasia Scholz
Meritorious Effort (Donated by Hazeal Newman and Associates)
Tullia Sellen
Eyre Peninsula Community Foundation Caledonian Award for Academic Excellence
Jesika Cane
Would have loved to see the TLC graduates subject awards on the same night.