This document summarizes the winners of a literary and art awards celebration for three age groups: junior, intermediate, and senior. It lists the titles, authors, and award levels (commended, highly commended, winner) for poems and prose pieces in each category. It also lists the award levels and artists for pieces in the art awards category. The document congratulates participants and thanks audiences for celebrating artistic talent.

1. Welcome to our celebration of literary and artistictalent

2. Poetry and Prose Awards

3. JOHNNY BARLOW Thoughts are dangerous things They should be left alone Junior Poetry – Commended Maxwell Knight Year 8

4. DANCING IN TIME Then at night I always see All the things that make me whole Rising up and dancing in time. Junior Poetry – Highly Commended Henry Dodd Year 7

5. THE COLOUR OF MY FARM The colour of paddocks with young wheat As it blows in the wind Knowing that was our next pay Junior Poetry – Winner Samuel Knight Year 8

6. THAT WAS LUCKY “You’ve just stopped Australia’s number 1 most wanted criminal, Jimmy ‘Trix’ Henderson. We’ve been after this bloke for quite a while.” Junior Prose – Commended Jack Kenny Year 7

7. I, THE HERO “This is going to be a long day,” I said to myself as I slowly shut my eyes to lapse into another sleep. Junior Prose – Highly Commended Massimo Reginato Year 7

8. A CLOSE CALL They had their sights on the slowly closing drawbridge but they also had guards on their tail. They were running fast but as they reached the drawbridge, the Princess tripped. Junior Prose – Winner Jack Fox Year 7

9. ‘OUR’ PREMIERSHIP There’s a difference between a team with players, And one with mates. Intermediate Poetry – Commended Joe Bokeyar Year 9

10. FIT FOR A KING I gladly agree, and taste my creations, They explode in my mouth, what awesome sensations. Intermediate Poetry - Highly Commended Geoffrey Choy Year 10

11. FADING TO BLACK People, black as night Feel the dark Embrace it Nothing can hurt worse than this. Intermediate Poetry - Winner Christopher Cooper Year 9

12. THE TRIAL OF RUBIN CARTER His eyes again becoming moist. Atticus stated in his persistent confident tone “And then Justice will prevail!” Intermediate Prose – Commended Matthew Hall Year 10

13. A REALITY OF FAITH Teachings of love, hope, compassion and love of neighbour suddenly became an integral part of people’s lives. Intermediate Prose – Highly Commended Henry Maher Year 10

14. SILENCE Silence resettled itself upon the band like a heavy cloak only to be broken again by the wailings of the child and the ever-approaching sound of boots. Intermediate Prose - Winner Maxwell Hall Year 10

15. MASTER OF CREATION Hopefully, my work was not in vain That’s what I’m thinking every time When someone sets an eye on me Hopefully… Senior Poetry – Commended Duen Siauw Year 11

16. WHAT IS LIFE What is life, your closest friend? It’s time to see what’s round the bed This is it; it’s time for the end. Senior Poetry – Highly Commended Hugo Davies Year 12

17. THE IMAGE OF A PAGE The page is an image, Pointless without words, Yet I was looking at a profound beauty Achieved totally without them, But what is a page without words? Senior Poetry – Winner Matthew Bartlett Year 12

18. ATTENTION! After being furious with me for a while, my mum started being really nice. I know! Weird… Senior Prose – Commended Joshua Peacocke Year 12

19. SMILE I was a cynic, and I did not believe in love at first sight, although I did believe in the quote, “I’ll believe it when I see it.” Senior Prose – Highly Commended Nicholas O’Connor Year 11

20. SIGNS The others just thought of him as an upstart, good to be an acquaintance of in order to raise their own status, but definitely not a mate nor a friend nor a confidant or anything of that manner. Senior Prose – Winner Marcus Eberl Year 12

21. Art Awards

22. COVER AWARD Alexander Prichard Year 9

23. Junior – Commended Dominic McDonald Year 7

24. James Fogarty Year 8 Junior – Highly Commended

25. Junior – Winner Harry Mansom Year 7

26. Intermediate – Commended Samuel Greig Year 9

27. Intermediate – Highly Commended Tim Palmer Year 10

28. Intermediate –Winner Finlay Bryant Year 9

29. James Fogarty Year 8 Senior - Commended Joshua Parker Year 11

30. Senior – Highly Commended Maximilian Heffernan Year 12 Joshua Parker Year 11

31. Senior – Winner Jacob Carrick Year 12

32. Thank you for joining us for our celebration of literary and artistictalent