By Emily Bates
Sunshine Beach State School welcomed back past students Jonty Redwood and Electra Outram to present the 2017 Student House Leaders with their badges and certificates at the recent Student Leadership Induction ceremony.
Jonty is the winner of 20 medals at Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships including ironman and championship lifesaver competitions, and Electra is the winner of last two Australian ironwoman titles in her age division. Both are senior students at Sunshine Beach State High School and past students of Sunshine Beach State School.
Both past students were excited to be invited back to their primary school and be part of the ceremony.
“It was great to see two past students being so successful in their sporting fields and to have them present the 2017 student house leaders was an excellent way to acknowledge their accomplishments and commitment to their chosen sports and showcase them as outstanding role models to the younger students and to the wider school community. The house leaders were certainly impressed with the amazing accomplishments these two have made and were honoured to meet such talented, dedicated athletes,” Health and Physical Education teacher, Cameron Porter, said.
Sunshine Beach State School Staff were also very pleased to see past students achieving so well.
“Jonty is an amazing young man who has represented himself, his school and his family with dignity. He and Electra always have a smile on their faces and are as gracious in their winning moments as they are in those times when they don’t. They really are both excellent role models, genuine, polite, and outstanding young sports people,” Amanda Brown, who was Jonty’s Year 7 teacher, said.
Congratulations to the following students who were successful 2017 Student House Leaders – Bella Goddard, Ockert Visser and Scarlett Olver leaders of the Seagulls team. Representing the Kookaburras team are Luke Davies and Pia Walpole. Leading the Eagles team are Zahra McNamee and Chelsea Smythe and finally – but certainly not last in any way – are the Magpies team leaders Sandon Hull and Ruby Lee Kenny.
