Newington’s Young Scientist

Congratulations to Aki Flame (10/JN) who was selected to receive a prize at the STANSW Young Scientist Awards for 2012. Aki received his prize on Friday 26 October and was a fantastic representative of Newington.

To read more about the awards, click here.

Fencing

Jasper Rowley (11/ME) has just returned from competing at the 2012 Asian Junior and Cadet Championships in Indonesia, coming in at a very commendable 9th place in the Men’s Sabre. Jasper only just missed out on making the top 8 (and the right to fence for a medal) by only one point. This caps off an incredibly successful year for Jasper, which has taken him to compete in Russia as well as victories at Cadet, Junior and Open age groups both within NSW and at national level. To top it all off, Jasper has been nominated for the Inner West Courier’s 2012 Junior Sports Star Award—Congratulations!

New Waratah: Ben Volavola

Newington’s Ben Volavola (ON ‘10) (featured above) has recently secured the last spot in the Waratahs squad for 2013. It’s a fantastic achievement for such a young player. Ben’s representative honours include Australia U20s and NSW A. He backed up his inaugural year in the Sydney Premiership this year with a series of standout performances in the Shute Shield this season after making his debut in round 12. Ben is a highly skilful player who is able to play fullback and flyhalf. While at Newington, Ben was instrumental in leading the change of culture to the College’s senior rugby program.