23 Oct 2017
Forbes High School has announced Year 12 student Nicholas Mulligan as the school's recipient of the 2017 Caltex Best All Rounder Award, one of Australia's most prestigious secondary school prizes.
Nicholas joins a select group of secondary students around Australia who have received a Caltex Best All Rounder Award for excellence in their studies, on the sports field and for their work in the community.
Nicholas has represented the school as a part of our school leadership team in particular as our school captain and on our school representative council.
He has achieved the Caltex Best All Rounder two years in a row. Nicholas has represented the school in several school sporting events like Opens Soccer, Opens Rugby League and our Open Rugby Gala Day.
Forbes High School, Relieving Principal Mr Jason Nottingham said "Nicholas was a worthy recipient of the nationally-recognised award."
"The award recognises Nicholas's contribution across several disciplines. He has been a wonderful asset to our school and the wider community, setting a terrific example for others to follow," Mr Jason Nottingham said.
Caltex Australia Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Julian Segal, said the Australian fuel company was proud to have recognised generations of students like Nicholas since the awards began in 1985.
"I congratulate Nicholas and wish him well as he moves into the next phase of his life," Mr Segal said.
"Nicholas joins an exclusive list of Caltex Best All Rounders to have been recognised over the past three decades."
The Caltex Best All Rounder Award has been presented to thousands of final-year students around the country across its 32-year history.
As a proud Australian business that's been part of local communities for more than a century, Caltex seeks to acknowledge the all-round contribution that each student makes to their schools and communities, their leadership abilities and the good example they set for others.
Past winners include children's show actor Emma Watkins (the current ‘Yellow Wiggle') from The McDonald College in Sydney, and frisbee world-champion Adrian Gepp (PhD) from Faith Lutheran College in Tanunda, South Australia.
For further information, please visit www.caltexbestallrounder.com.au