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SCIENCE NEWS
BIG SCIENCE COMPETITION
BIG SCIENCE COMPETITION
As we battled through the challenges of 2021, trying to keep everything as “normal” as possible, BMGS students
in Years 7 to 10 participated in the Big Science Competition.

We were delighted by the performances of all students, and encourage everyone to keep the bar raised high as
we help develop the important skills of using evidence to draw conclusions and critically evaluating sources of
information, in preparation for the ‘information overload’ of today’s world.
High Distinctions (top 5%) were achieved by (in ascending order):

William Howells
William Howells Ale x Stewart Rub y Roberts Violet Stolk Eric Downes Sebastian Ball
Alex Stewart
Eric Downes
Violet Stolk
Sebastian Ball
Ruby Roberts
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Eve Pritchard
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Gracie Saunders
Thomas O
Charles T
Daniel Ball
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Charles Taubman Ev e Pritchard Thomas Hitchenson Daniel Ball Gr acie Saunders Thomas O’Connor
Thomas Hitchenson
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Samuel Gander
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Ben Delaney y Oliv er Stephens Sidney Edwards Z oe Gee Samuel Gander Jayden Gibson
Oliver Stephens
Zoe Gee
Ben Delane
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Distinctions (top 10%) were achieved by (in ascending order) Noah Yin (Year 7), Oliver McMahon (Year 7), Isabel
Dolbel (Year 7), Tara Naumann (Year 7), Liam Baker (Year 7), Zach Ivery (Year 8), Sophia Huckel (Year 8), Harry
Daniels (Year 8), James Reynolds (Year 8), Zachary Filla (Year 8), Charlotte Evans (Year 8), Oliver Mills-Mateer
(Year 9), Elinor Lodewyke (Year 9), Julian Brischetto (Year 9), Jade Robilliard (Year 9), Emily Monks (Year 9),
Declan Chippindale (Year 9), Orlando Aguirre (Year 9), Charlie Mannes (Year 9), William Louis (Year 9), Amelie
Hugo (Year 9), Belle Townes (Year 10), Casper Larkin (Year 10), Layla Davis (Year 10) and Ava Adams (Year 10).
A USTRALIAN SCIENCE OL YMPIAD EXAMINA TIONS
AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE OLYMPIAD EXAMINATIONS
Students in Year 11 are invited to participate in the Australian Science Olympiad Exams, which are held in the
middle of Term 3 each year. These exams are very rigorous and participating in them is a considerable challenge.
The following students are to be acknowledged for embracing this challenge, some of whom has achieved
excellent results:
• Vaughan Dugdale: Credits in Biology and Physics and Participation in Chemistry;
• Oliver Freeman: Credit in Physics and Participation in Chemistry;
• Scarlett Frosh: Participation in Biology;
• Amy Ling: Credits in Biology and Chemistry and Participation in Physics;
• Jamie Wennerbom: Credit in Biology and Participation in Chemistry;
Particular mention should be made of Ethan Patton’s achievements, as he participated in all
three disciplines (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) and gained a Distinction (top 10%) in Physics.