Trinity Grammar School, Sydney

Trinity musicians make some noise!
Over the weekend, our Chamber Music students took out three of four placements (first, second and highly commended), on offer at the Sydney Eisteddfod held at Knox Grammar School, competing against schools such as Fort street, Knox, Meriden, MLC, Cranbrook, and Pymble Ladies College.
First place Piano Trio was won by David Carreon (12St), Daniel Chu (11Ke) and Michael Lin (10Fo). Second place went to up and coming String Quartet musicians, J...ohn Choi (10He), Joseph Lin (8St), Asher Tarbox (9Du) and John Dedousis (8Mu). Highly Commended went to Clarinet Quintet Andrew Kim (12We), Monty Guo (12Ke), Leon Liang (12La), John Choi (10He) and Calvin Li (12Ar).
In the individual Brass and Woodwind Open competition, Andrew Kim (12We) competed against 24 other contestants to secure first place. This is an amazing achievement given Andrew put in a 12-hour day at the event!
We congratulate our talented musicians on these wonderful achievements.
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Congratulations Dimitri Sidiropoulos (TGS School Captain 2012) on being the first student in the history of Trinity Grammar School to sign a professional indoor volleyball contract in Greece. Dimitri started playing volleyball eight years ago while in Year 9: “Although not the most naturally gifted athlete, Dimitri was extremely determined and very inquisitive. He asked more questions and sought more feedback than any other player I have coached in 30 years in the sport. He d...id all the suggested agility and technical work required to reach the top level in his sport,” said Andrew Simos, Trinity’s Head of PDHPE and Director of Volleyball.
Last week, Dimitri was asked by the Australian Volleyball Federation to train with the National Open Men's team at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he performed very well. The National Coach made several comments about Dimitri's outstanding defensive play which is an integral part of volleyball. Dimitri is now ranked in the top 3 setters (quarterbacks) in the country for his age.
Dimitri helped cheer on Trinity at the much anticipated fixture against Sydney Grammar. The 3rds game came down to the wire with Sydney Grammar winning by one point in the third set. The 2nds also had an epic match with both teams going point for point in all four sets, with Trinity prevailing 3-1 and showing guts and determination to defeat a very good team. The 1sts fixture saw two of the best school boy volleyball teams in NSW going head to head. Some of the rallies were incredible with the ball crossing the net almost 15 times before it hit the floor - Trinity dug deep to prevail three sets to one.
We thank Dimitri for his support, and we wish him all the best with his new team in Kalamata (southern Greece). It is sure to be the start of a long and prosperous playing career in Europe.
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Tonight at 6:45 watch Old Boys Scott and Patrick Sio go head to head on opposite sides! Live and free on rugby.com.au or head down to Leichhardt Oval. Entry is free with a gold coin donation going towards Australia’s farmers. All the best boys, we look forward to seeing you soon!

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Here’s a few snaps from this morning. We had a great time with our Year 11 Boys and their Mums at breakfast!

Ethan sabres the day!
Congratulations Ethan Wang (11He), who lunged, parried and riposted his way to victory on Saturday, taking out Gold at the 2018 Australian Schools Championship Senior Boys Sabre Individuals event. Tharen Candi (11We) achieved a very commendable 7th.
On Sunday the Trinity As - Alexander Laundess (12He), Ethan Wang and Tharen Candi - were foiled by Newington As, in the Senior Boys Sabre Team event, but performed exceptionally well, walking away with Silver.... The Trinity Bs - Sanath Bala (12Ta), Alexander Robey (12Sc), Daniel Chu (11Ke) and Toby Biernoff-Giles (7La) - achieved a praiseworthy Bronze.
We congratulate these all of these boys on doing Trinity proud!
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City of Sydney Eisteddfod The NSW Doctors Orchestra Instrumental Scholarship valued at $8,000 is open to advanced students aged 16-25 years who are pursuing a career in music. The heats and semi-finals took place 16 and 17 July where Trinity Music Teacher, Andrew Del Riccio was one of the adjudicators. Two Trinity boys competed and did Trinity proud … Old Boy Brian Kim (class of 2017) and Year 12 student Andrew Kim (12We).
Both young men progressed to the semi-finals with Br...ian managing to progress to the finals. Despite not making the final, we commend Andrew for his amazing performance, and this wonderful achievement.
All contestants play from memory, with the final being a 12-18 minute recital in concert conditions. The final will take place at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music on 10 August at 6.00pm - it is sure to be an amazing concert!
Well done boys and good luck Brian!
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We are excited to announce the following spectacular achievements from our Music students!
William Chang (6O) - St George Eisteddfod 1st Prize winner of the 12 years and under Restricted and Opens sections. William is also leaving next week for Singapore for the International Festival of Music.
Monty Guo (12Ke) - First prize winner of the open age strings at St George Instrumental Eisteddfod.
... John Choi (10He) - First prize winner of the “Golden Classical Music Awards” International Competition. The judging was carried by an international panel of judges and as a result John has been invited to play as a soloist at Weill Recital Hall Carnegie Hall, New York in November this year.
Well done boys!
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Information for Parents and Students attending sporting fixtures at Knox Grammar School tomorrow:
For those attending fixtures at Knox this weekend, please be aware that there is no parking on Woodville Ave due to construction works. There is parking available at Knox in their undercover car park adjacent to Knox 1 (enter via Borambil St) under the tennis courts. The Pacific Highway and local streets are also available for use.

Congratulations Alex Kolesnikoff (12Ho) for placing 11th in Shot Put and 32nd in Discus at the World U20 Track and Field Championships held in Tampere, Finland.
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