CELEBRATING SUCCESS

Luke Tan (2022) had his Systems Engineering design, a self-balancing motorbike, accepted into VCE Top Designs.

Annie Sullivan (2022) was shortlisted to have her ceramic work shown as part of the Top Arts exhibition.

Hugh Bond (2022) was selected in the AFL draft by the Adelaide Crows for the 2023 Season.

Liana Henderson-Drife (2022) was awarded a prestigious Tuckwell Scholarship at Australian National University (ANU), which covers her tuition and accommodation expenses throughout her undergraduate studies. Only 25 Year 12s across Australia are offered these scholarships each year; Liana is studying a double degree in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, and Arts.

The following students were selected for the NextGen exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat:

• Textiles: Alice Barry, Lanah Wellbourne

• Painting & Drawing: Skye McBain, Ella Furness

• Printmaking: Tamara Petrov, Luke Tan

• Visual Communication & Design: Genevieve Pittard, Emma Twomey

• Photography: Oliver Wischer

• Annie Sullivan won the award for innovation with her work Ontogensis, while Alice Barry was the winner in the excellence category with her piece Woodsy and Wilma.

These results reflect the extraordinary efforts of our students and the work of our teachers, guiding and supporting our students throughout their learning journey at Ballarat Grammar to achieve their very best, be that with an impressive ATAR, being celebrated for artistic or design achievements, emerging as a rising star on the football field, or being selected for an apprenticeship.

Zoe Addinsall (Year 10) claimed the 2023 Australian Championship Modern Pentathlon Under 21 title in April, competing three age groups up! Modern Pentathlon participants compete across five sports: Laser run (running and shooting), horse-riding, swimming and fencing. Zoe also won the Sportsmen's Association of AustraliaBallarat Branch 2022 Junior Encouragement Award and the South West Academy of Sport Outstanding Achiever Individual Athlete Award. She had a huge year in 2022 competing in Modern Pentathlon, including traveling to Portugal to compete in the Laser Run World Championships, and is aiming for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Regional Victoria!

Mackayla Culvenor (Year 10) won gold in Women's 15 & under triple jump with 11.98m at the All Schools Track and Field Championships in December.

Miriam (Mim) Drinnan (Year 12) was successful in the Victorian Agricultural Shows Junior Show Ambassador at the Goulburn Valley Riverina group final in April. Miriam will now attend the State finals in Geelong to represent the Goulburn Valley – Riverina Group to potentially become Victoria’s Junior Show Ambassador for 2023.

Lenny Griffiths (Year 10) recently won the Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club - Road / Track Division 1 Criterium Championship. It was a great achievement for Lenny, competing with a turnout of 54 Ballarat riders of all ages.

Oscar Wotton (Year 11) placed first in the Junior Male category and second overall in the Gold Coast Triathlon in March, an incredible achievement in an event with over 500 competitors after a week competing in three triathlons. Then at the Australian Sprint Championships in Adelaide in April, Oscar came fifth overall, 1st in Junior B and collected a Youth Commonwealth Games automatic qualification!

Milly Sharp (Year 12) was selected by Basketball Victoria to represent Victoria at the National Championships in the U20 team in February. The team made it to the Grand Final in the Championships, taking home the silver medal.