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NEW SCHOLARSHIP MADE POSSIBLE BY BMGS ALUMNUS
NEW SCHOLARSHIP MADE POSSIBLE BY BMGS ALUMNUS

Mr Ste v en Coote (Principa) with Mr Ste v e Wilk es and Mr Sebastian Jurd
Mr Steven Coote (Principa) with Mr Steve Wilkes and Mr Sebastian Jurd
The Steve Wilkes Mathematics/Chess Scholarship Chess player, participated in the co-curricular
has been inaugurated through the wonderful competitions under the guidance of Mr Wilkes in
generosity of Mr Sebastian Jurd (2006) and is many InterSchool competitions, and his team were
Mr Sebastian Jurd (2006)
named in honour of Mr Steve Wilkes, who was Head State champions in their final year at School.
of Mathematics and MIC Chess during Sebastian’s Sebastian was awarded Gold Colours for Chess at
years at the School. his Valedictory Dinner in 2006 and it was he and his
Together with another BMGS past member of staff HICES Chess teammates who donated the School’s
Mr Rob Conway, Mr Wilkes also co-authored the outdoor chess set that current students continue to
Signpost Maths series of text books, a resource used enjoy today.
unilaterally by mathematics students across NSW The Award was included in the application round
for many years. Mr Wilkes was also Head of Ziele held in February this year, for 2024 entry. Both
House and a Ziele House Tutor for many years, and, Mr Jurd and Mr Wilkes attended the successful
together with Mr Donald McLean, introduced the candidate’s interview (name withheld for privacy
now legendary 45km BMGS to Bungawarra Walk. reasons), which will come into effect from January,
Mr Jurd, an extremely talented Mathematician and 2024.

Darius
The acting career of Darius
Williams (2017) continues to
Williams (2017)
flourish, with this year Darius
performing in the cast of Fences, by
August Wilson, at Sydney Theatre
Company, which ran from March to
May. This was Darius’ STC debut,
and followed this by appearing in
the cast of Is God Is in October.
Prior to Fences, Darius has also
appeared in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, with Sport for Jove, and
Blue at The Belvoir.
Photo: Zahra Newman, Damon Manns,
Darius Williams (in uniform) and Dorian
Nkono (Image: Daniel Boud)