The Thistle - An E-Newsletter of Scotch College, Perth, Western Australia

Boys' Achievements

Rory O'Sullivan (Year 12, Ferguson) and Denver Quantrill (Year 12, Shearer) were selected in the Western Australian Rugby Union Schoolboys squad which competed in the Australian Championships in Sydney during the first week of the July school holidays. This is his second year Rory has been selected in the state Schoolboys' team.

Oliver Harding (Year 11, Keys) has been selected in the WA U16 State School Boys Hockey Team which will travel to Melbourne in August to compete in the National School Boys Championships. Ollie Benson (Year 11, Ross) and Daniel Walker (Year 10, Ross) were also selected as train-ons.

Alistair Murray (Year 11, Brisbane) has been selected in the WA U18 Men's Hockey Team which is travelling to Launceston next week to compete in the National Championships.

Sean Szalek (Year 10, Ross) represented Australia U18's at the Malanesian (Oceana) Games in Fiji and won the Gold Medal in high jump with a height of 2.03m.

Sean also represented Western Australia against Singapore and Malaysia at the Singapore international competition and won Gold Medal in high jump with a height of 2.06m (new national U17 all-comers record).

Charles Barblett (Year 12, Stuart) won 'C' Grade, at the Pipe Band WA State Solos over the holidays.

Lewis Weeda (Year 11, Shearer) won 'D' Grade, at the Pipe Band WA State Solos over the holidays.

Ethan Cassidy (Year 11, Alexander) came third in 'D' Grade at the Pipe Band WA State Solos over the holidays

Congratulations to Campbell Williamson (Year 12, Brisbane) who was nominated as a finalist in the Nation-wide Future Leaders Writing Competition. His entry will be published in the Competition's book publication.