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2020 Campbelltown Young Citizen of the Year Award

As a school community, we acknowledged the great work Riley Tonna (Year 12) is doing with his research as part of his Science Extension studies. He is exploring the local Campbelltown Koala population in an effort to improve conservation efforts. Riley is, currently, working with data from Campbelltown Council to determine the most common cause of koala deaths in the local area. He will then use this data to assess the importance and effectiveness of current and planned local management strategies such as the recent installation of koala tunnels along Picton Road and provide statistical data to Council for future consideration in conservation planning to ensure the continuation of this iconic species in the local area.

Most Outstanding Student of the Year

There was a special award for Olivia Mesa (currently completing her HSC) as the Year 11 Western Sydney Most Outstanding Student of the Year 2019. Olivia received a $20,000 Conditional Academic Excellence Scholarship for study at UWS, a guaranteed course offer to study at WSU in 2021 and a $500 study grant to assist with her HSC 2020.

All in all, a wonderful day of celebration!

Distinguished  Achievers’ 2019 Assembly

Each year, the John Therry community celebrates the hard work, dedication and achievements of our HSC students. On Thursday, 13th February, we invited our 2019 distinguished achievers to a school assembly to acknowledge their diligence and success. Amelia Melville, our DUX for 2019, thanked her teachers, friends and family for their support as well as offered students advice about overcoming the inevitable obstacles in life, quoting Frank A. Clark, “If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” Amelia also spoke of ‘channeling adversity into prosperity’:

I strongly believe, what makes a person, really, is their reaction to life. You just have to be there for yourself, find a good support system and discover what gives you your passion and motivation, even if that motivation is just to be able to walk across that stage at the end of Year 12.