Science News 2010 Australian National Chemistry Quiz
More than 115, 000 students from 1409 schools from across Australasia competed in the 2010 Australian National Chemistry Quiz. Some students from Years 7 – 10 Science classes and the Years 11 and 12 Chemistry students from TIGS took part in the Quiz and achieved highly commendable results. Seven students were placed in the top 10% of the State and have earned High Distinction awards. 17 students were ranked in the top 10–25%, and 16 in the top 25–40%, earning Distinction and Credit awards respectively. Students who received High Distinction Awards were: Year 7 Emily I’ons Year 8 Jaiden Fullerton-Harvey Year 10 Hugh Allison and Kishan Wijesinghe Year 11 Erin Cunio, Robert Henderson and Misha Kovac Students who received Distinction Awards were: Year 8 Isaac Brown and Ethan Butson Year 9 Robert Brodie, Steven Cortie, Kieran Devitt, Timothy Johnstone, Szeyin Li and Thomas Oyston Year 10 Rhys Campbell, Katherine Marvell and Callum McNeilly Year 11 Joy Li and Sarah Stone Year 12 Samantha Elliott, Owen Taylor, Jamie Tan and Peter Varcoe Students who received Credit Awards were: Year 7 Teagan Johnston and Aislinn Turner Year 8 Oliver Sekulic and Harrison Steele Year 9 Alec Adams, Angus Turner and Darshan Sitharthan Year 10 Siobhan Butler, James Early, David Kroek, Nicholas Marzano and Rahil Verma Year 11 Kye Adams and Dilpreet Wadhwa Year 12 Harry de Souza and Bransen Noel-Gough Congratulations to all who participated, and I would like to thank Mr Stutchbury for organising the competition. Martin Sormus Head of Science
Performing Arts News Coming SOON to TIGS – THEATRE WORKS The Performing Arts Faculty are excited to announce and welcome our resident theatre company – Eaton Gorge. Eaton Gorge Theatre Company are a team of local actors and educators who have been recognised both locally and internationally for their work in theatre for children and young people. In Term 4 TIGS will be launching 2 new drama ensembles after school called THEATRE WORKS. These fun and energetic classes will be led by Juliet Scrine and Ian McColm from Eaton Gorge Theatre Company and will be open also to students from other local schools. Young actors who participate will have the opportunity to build confidence, relationships and skills and students will perform devised or scripted plays at least twice a year. Classes will be open to stage 3 (years 5 and 6) on Monday afternoons and stage 4 (years 7 and 8) on Tuesdays. Classes will begin in Term IV but any interested students are invited to a FREE INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP on Tuesday 21st September from 3.30 – 4.30pm in the Begbie Centre. For more information please contact the Performing Arts Faculty.
TIGS Netball Club Saturday
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