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

Student Achievements

David Winton (Year 10, Stuart) has been selected in the Northern Thunder State Lacrosse Team to represent WA in the Australian U15s Boys' & Girls' Lacrosse Tournament to be held in Melbourne during the school holidays in October.

Tobias Knox Lyttle (Year 10, Brisbane) has been selected to represent WA in the 2018 Cross Country Team to compete in the School Sport Australia National Championships in Brisbane 23 - 27 August.

Lucas Ferri (Year 11, Cameron) has been selected to represent Western Australia in the Golf 17s team to compete at the School Sport Australia National Championships in Adelaide 11-19 August.

Bailey Crothers (Year 12, Keys), Rafe Harrison-Murray (Year 12, Stuart), Connor Enslin (Year 12, Stuart) and Joshua Bird (Year 12, Shearer) all took part in the Tiger Global Case Study competition. This is an annual Business, Entrepreneurship and Consulting Case Competition open to students all over the globe. The initial stage is a regional round, whereby teams compete against others in their region. Scotch College competed against various teams from different PSA schools as well as schools from Adelaide and Indonesia. Four teams from this Australasian pool were selected to compete in the Global Finals, being held at the Australian National University, Canberra, from 3 - 6 August. Bailey, Rafe, Connor and Joshua will compete in these Global Finals against teams from the European and South-East Asian pools.

Ben Marshall (Year 11, Ross) and Matthew Murphy (Year 12, Shearer) were selected in the Australian Under 20 Water Polo team to compete at the Pan Pacific Games held in Auckland during July.  The Australian team went on to win a Gold medal at the games.

State Solo Piping at Mater Dei College, Joondalup on Saturday 14 July

David Stulpner (Year 10, Cameron) - 1st Open Piobaireachd, 2nd Grade C, 1st Grade D

Ryan Hodgetts (Year 12, Brisbane) - 2nd Grade D

Callum Griffiths (Year 11, Shearer) - 3rd Grade D

Year 12 Certificates of Academic Excellence - Semester 1

Luke Beeson, Stuart

Maurice Buren, Shearer

Frans Buys, Stuart

Liam Corrigan, Cameron

Bailey Crothers, Keys

Nicholas Crump, Shearer

Harry Foley, St Andrews

Matteo Fortier, Stuart

Darcy Frazer, Ferguson

Charles Harding, Stuart

Joshua Hook, Brisbane

Fletcher Houston, Anderson

Max Kailis, Ross

Jack Knobel, Ross

Aren Leishman, Ross

Daniel Manetas, Ferguson

George Mitchell, Shearer

Brent Morton, Keys

Laine Mulvay, St Andrews

Connor O'Sullivan, Ferguson

Conor Patton, Ross

Arthur Payne, St Andrews

Lachlan Phillips, Anderson

Alexander Porter Wilkinson, Brisbane

Nicholas Price, Cameron

Prentice Shepherd, Ross

Benjamin Skelton, Ferguson

Stuart Wallace, Keys

Falk Wiegmann, Keys

Academic Colours

The following boys have received Academic Colours previously and have also been awarded Colours for Year 12, Semester 1.

Luke Beeson, Stuart

Frans Buys, Stuart

Nicholas Crump, Shearer

Harry Foley, St Andrews

Darcy Frazer, Ferguson

Max Kailis, Ross

Jack Knobel, Ross

George Mitchell, Shearer

Brent Morton, Keys

Connor O'Sullivan, Ferguson

Conor Patton, Ross

Nicholas Price, Cameron

Prentice Shepherd, Ross

Benjamin Skelton, Ferguson

New Academic Colours

Arthur Payne, St Andrews

Alexander Porter Wilkinson, Brisbane

Year 12 Academic Honours

Luke Beeson, Stuart

Nicholas Crump, Shearer

Harry Foley, St Andrews

Darcy Frazer, Ferguson

Max Kailis, Ross

George Mitchell, Shearer

Brent Morton, Keys

Connor O'Sullivan, Ferguson

Conor Patton, Ross

Prentice Shepherd, Ross

Benjamin Skelton, Ferguson

I would also like to acknowledge the boys who are working hard to raise their grades in different subjects or across the board. Whether that be raising a D grade to a C, or a C to a B. Or improving your Diploma Grades it is all important and a credit to the time and effort you are putting in. The improvements you are making worth striving for and you should be proud of them.

Scotch College Sailors Make Nationals

As we announced last term our sailing team consisting of the following boys:

Adam Brenz-Verca (Year 12, Stuart) - Captain

Rory Blackley (Year 12, Ferguson)

Daniel Bower (Year 9, Ross)

Lachlan Norcott (Year 10, Anderson)

Marcello Torre (Year 11, Cameron)

Raffael Torre (Year 9, Cameron)

Toby Webster (Year 8, Davies)

These boys competed in the National Championships over the break and finished in second position, going down to Westminster in a tight Grand Final. They have now qualified to compete at the Interdominion Championships in New Zealand later in the year.

Mr Brad Watson
Teacher in Charge of Sailing