Magis report
Our annual Magis Awards Breakfast was held last Thursday in the Thomas More Exhibition Centre (TMEC). It was wonderful to have so many staff, students, parents, and past alumni present – to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our Magis and Altiora students. The Awards Breakfast also afforded us the opportunity to reflect upon the year that’s been. Click on the video to watch our 2022 Magis Highlights.
We also took time to farewell Mr Miller – who has been an extraordinary role model and mentor to our gifted and talented students. We thank Mr Miller for his tireless work, mentorship, service, and achievements that have positively impacted the life of so many of us. The Magis program has flourished under his inspired and dedicated direction, and we wish him all the best in his retirement.
A new award this year, has been named in honour of Mr Miller. The Jim Miller Magis Spirit Prize, is awarded to the student who has best embodied the College values and the Magis spirit of ‘doing more’. This year’s recipient wholly demonstrates this spirit: mentoring junior school students whilst balancing a demanding academic and competition schedule. Congratulations to Thomas Syminton (Year 10) for his outstanding service and leadership within the Magis Program.
LIST OF AWARD WINNERS
Magis Course
- Personal Projects
- Year 7 Awards
- First place: Alma Knox and Elena Kyngdon
- Runner up: Luciana Daza Fritz and Christopher Cooney
- Year 8 Award winners
- First place: Charlie Pronk and Ruby Rose Johnstone
- Runner up: Elizabeth Levey
- The People’s Choice Prize: Max Hutchison
- Year 7 Awards
House Competitions
| House Academic Challenge Award | College Creative Writing Competition | College Public Speaking Championship |
|---|---|---|
Year 7: Alyssa Mignacca Year 8: Joseph Scott Year 9: Jackson Bosnich & Marco Zammuto Year 10: Xavier Jeffery Year 11: James Mitchell Year 12: Natalie Ong | Junior prize winner: Elizabeth Levey (Year 8) for her story titled ‘Ruins of Time’. Intermediate prize winner: Xavier Jeffery (Year 10) for an untitled short story. Senior prize winner: Samantha Eastman (Year 12) for her story titled ‘All I did for him’. | Year 7: Richard McDiven Year 8: Charlie Pronk Year 9: Charlotte Nutt Year 10: Massimo Torre Year 11: Yvie Rigg Year 12: Natalie Ong
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Interschool Competitions
| Da Vinci Decathlon | Creative Edge | Ethics Olympiad |
|---|---|---|
Zack Barley Christopher Cooney Callan Griffiths Blake Kavanagh Xavier Parker Tyler Shan Chloe Bell Catherine Gazia Grace Nicol Charlie Pronk Deiran Raman Angelina Smythe Claire Sweet Imogen Thompson | Madison Allen Chloe Fanowrios Jazmin Kirk Jennifer Ong Luisa Parish Amelia Watts Amber Armstrong Gemma Bailey Megan Cleary Meg Derbyshire Asha Paton Sky Pineda Beasley | Gemma Bailey Meg Cleary Meg Derbyshire Asha Paton |
| College FameLab Academy Winner | Mock Trials | Debating |
|---|---|---|
| Poppy Hartfield | Mock Trials Award of Excellence: Yvette Rigg Mock Trials Spirit Award: James Green | Year 7: Blake Kavanagh Year 8: Noa Mintz Year 9: Amelia Watts Year 10: Asha Paton Year 12: Timothy Gardner |
| International Debating |
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Gemma Bailey Thomas Beach Callum de Andrade Matthew Gardner Hunter Giles-Shanley Thalia Kurniawan Grace Nicol Sasha Pallis Asha Paton Charlie Pronk Thomas Syminton Amelia Watts Felicia Zhao |
Major Awards
Magis Champion Scholar Awards
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
|---|---|---|
1st place: Christopher Cooney 2nd: Alyssa Mignacca 3rd: Joshua Macfarlane | 1st place: Charlie Pronk 2nd: Catherine Gazia 3rd: Joseph Scott | 1st place: Amelia Watts 2nd: Jennifer Ong 3rd: Luisa Parish |
| Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 |
|---|---|---|
1st place: Thomas Syminton 2nd: Xavier Jeffery 3rd: Gemma Bailey | 1st place: James Mitchell 2nd: Daniel Doran 3rd: Yvette Rigg | 1st place: Natalie Ong 2nd: Timothy Gardner 3rd: Samantha Eastman |
- The Jim Miller Magis Spirit Prize: Thomas Syminton
- Top Coach Award: Mr Damien Connellan
- Year 12 Magis Service Awards
- Samantha Eastman
- Genevieve Fergusson Allen
- Timothy Gardner
- James Green
- Natalie Ong
In other news, we wish all our public speaking students and Junior Ethics teams the best of luck as they compete in the UN Voice Competition and the Middle School Ethics Olympiad Competition. We look forward to hearing about their experience in next week’s newsletter.
You can keep up to date with Magis and Altiora events by following the Term 4 calendar – which can be accessed by clicking on the link below.
Daisy Farley
Magis Coordinator – Gifted and Talented