Having said that, it is important that all those of us who are teachers, whatever our age, realise that we need to continue to learn and develop new skills, especially nowadays when technology is rapidly becoming a core part of educational life. The moment a teacher thinks that he no longer needs to learn is the time when he really should leave the profession. Because that complacency and arrogance will disadvantage the pupils immeasurably. This has nothing to do with age, by the way. There are teachers in their 30s who have this attitude, whilst there are others twice their age who are constantly looking to improve. Teachers at Trinity all need to upskill themselves to prepare boys for life in a world where you will get nowhere unless you can think for yourself in a critical and creative way. Simply memorising facts is largely a waste of time nowadays. You can Google facts. It is what you do with those facts that matters. From an early age, children need to be encouraged to acquire higher order thinking skills, identied in Bloom's Taxonomy. I am talking about the ability to analyse, evaluate, apply and create. Of course, Lower Order Thinking Skills (basic understanding and remembering) are still necessary; but they are nowhere near enough for success in today's globalised and technology-driven world. Unfortunately, the local curriculum (based on the 1950s British curriculum) may have been good once, but now does little more than encourage Lower Order Thinking. It is all about memory and comprehension, with little chance for application, analysis, evaluation and creativity. Tuition Sri Lanka is trapped in the vice-like grip of the Tuition culture. I fully appreciate the pressure of A Levels and the difculty of getting a place at University; so a certain amount of extra support for students in the higher grades is understandable and perhaps benecial in some cases. However (with respect, Sir), if I were Prime Minister for a day, the rst thing that I would do is ban extra tuition for children under the age of 12. As you all know, children as young as 5 or 6 routinely spend hours each week at tuition classes; why their parents believe that this is a good idea defeats me. Education is a marathon, not a sprint. When children are at Junior or Middle School, I rmly believe that the time spent at tuition would be much better utilised playing games, reading, learning a musical instrument, being with friends or family… in other words, doing what children should be doing so that their intellect, creativity, curiosity and social skills are unlocked and nurtured. In a world which is changing so rapidly, forcing children to learn by rote and focus on basic comprehension skills will simply not prepare them for life. That style of teaching and learning may have been acceptable in the past; but not in a future where most jobs that today's children will end up doing have not even been invented yet. 166
Although I cannot unilaterally ban Tuition for younger children, I hope to make it unnecessary and change the culture that way. So we are no longer going to enter our boys for the Grade 5 Scholarship. It is a dreadful exam which promotes spoon-feeding and tuition; and actively penalises children for thinking for themselves. It also creates totally unnecessary and unhealthy pressure and stress, both for children and their parents. So I hope that without the spectre of the Grade 5 Scholarship, Trinity parents will quickly realise that they really have no need to send their children to extra Tuition; they can save their money… and their children can have a proper childhood. I think you have heard enough from me for the time being. I will come back to the podium later to nish off my speech. However, it now gives me the greatest pleasure to invite the Chief Guest for today, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, to address us. Part 2 I am very grateful to the Honourable Kabir Hashim for agreeing to come for our Prize Giving as Guest of Honour as well as to Mrs Kabir for giving out some of the prizes. In a few minutes we shall listen to a few words from Mr Hashim and I am personally much looking forward to that, Sir, as I have heard tell of your outstanding abilities as a Public Speaker. Along with his two brothers, the Honourable Minister had almost all of his school education here at Trinity College though he moved to Royal College for his A Levels. He then attended the University of Peradeniya. Mr Hashim is a consultant economist by profession. He rst contested the General Election in 1994 and was elected as a Member of Parliament for the district of Kegalle. During the 2001-2004 UNP administration Mr Hashim served as the Minister of Higher Education. In 2014 he was appointed the General-Secretary of the UNP, having previously served as the Chairman of the party. During the 100 Day Program, the Minister was handed the portfolios of the Ministry of Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotion. In the 2015 Parliamentary election, Kabir Hashim won the Kegalle District with over 110,000 votes. He currently serves as the Minister of Public Enterprise Development. Academic Results Academically, 2016 was a good year for Trinity, especially at O Level. I have listed a lot of names in the Report of boys who have done exceptionally well in their GCE O and A Level examinations. I will not read them all out individually, in order to save time, but they certainly deserve recognition and praise for their achievements. 254/258 boys who sat their O Levels in December 2015 qualied to do A Levels. 167
This included an impressive 100% of Sinhala stream students, with Tamil and English medium getting 88.4% and 99.04% respectively. 17 boys in the Sinhala Medium and 11 in the English Medium obtained 9A's. 19 Sinhala Medium, 1 Tamil Medium and 16 English Medium obtained 8A's. So nearly 25% of all boys gained either 8 or 9 A Grades. In a school with non-selective entry, these are good results. These are the 28 boys who gained 9 A Grades: HMKDB Herath, TMPST Tennakoon, JY Wijayananda, HMSP Dehigama, HM Dissanayake, KAYS Karawita, DH Ketipearachchi, AD Bandara, AGH Godage, DMUK Dasanayake, NPGHS Palliyaguru, SM Aluwihare, MA Haarpeen, GK Jayasinghe, DBM Ranasinghe, ESN Nanayakkara, HPML Mayadunne, PGR DB Gamlath, KL Jayasekera, VA Marasinghe, RVAAT Wijeratne, RP Gunawardena, BN Jayaratne, PGTC Mithrasena, TMDDB Tennakoon, SR Waidyatilleke, AMAU Attanayake, V H G Punchihewa. The A-Level results were very respectable too, with the Commerce stream getting especially good results this year. Overall, 237students sat for the A Level examination with 138 students qualifying to apply for University entrance. T W M C S Seneviratne obtained 3As in Bio Science whilst GGMH Liyanage and RT Nanayakkara obtained 3As in Physical Science. RT Nanayakkara was placed 1st in the District and 14th in the Island. Trinity is proud of all boys who did well in their academic studies, and we wish those who are now leaving College all the very best in their further studies and careers. Co-curricular Activities and Societies Trinity continues to have a huge number of Clubs and Societies, catering for children of all ages, abilities, faiths and interests. Once again, I am afraid that I cannot possibly mention all of them here today, as we would be here all night if I did. So I have tried to include as many of these activities as possible in the written report, but will just pick out a few highlights now. Trinity is an Anglican Foundation, and we remain a proudly Christian School. However, we welcome boys and teachers from all religions. It is important that we teach all children to be tolerant and accepting of others, whatever their religion, culture and backgrounds. I am pleased that all four of our Religious Societies organised highly successful and well-attended events this year. The Trinity College Literary Association had a good year in 2016. KASU Keragala and Shihan Maharoof were placed 2nd and 3rd in the Island, at the All Island English Day Competitions 2016. We debated with St Thomas' and Ladies' College. And there was an enjoyable and successful production of “Twelfth Night” performed both in Colombo and Kandy. 168
The Sinhala Literary Union organised many successful events including an Inter School Debate Competition, All Island Literary Competition and the annual Sinhala Day. The Tamil Literary Union also had a successful year winning several places in Zonal and Provincial level competitions. They also organised the enjoyable “Muththamil Vizha” in Term 1. The Trinity College Choir maintains very high standards, and received commendations from some renowned musicians. In 2016, as well as “Cross and Triumph of Christ” and “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols”, the Choir put on “Rhymes to Rhapsody”, a superb concert of sacred and secular music. A joint concert “Abendlied” was held with St. Joseph's College and the year ended with a joint Carol Concert in Colombo with Elizabeth Moir School and Royal College. The Western Music Society had a victorious and memorable 2016. The Primary, Junior and Senior choral Groups both became gold Medalists at the Provincial level and All Island winners at the National Level. The Junior Choral group won a special award for being the best choral group under 18. Instrumentally, our Pianists excelled too: Abhisheka Surendrakumar and Mark Senevirathne were awarded gold medals for the Piano Duet (Under 16). Lolonyo Soosapillai and Shevindra Herath became Gold Medalists at the Provincial level and All Island winners at the National level. They also received a Special Award for the best Piano Duet (Under 12). Harshith Karunarathne and Sathira Wijeythunga also won gold medals and became All Island winners at the National level. They were also awarded for the Best Duet (12years and over). Finally, Trinity College Kandy received a special award for the highest number of awards won by a school for choirs. The Oriental Music Society: At the all Island Music & Drama competition organized by the Ministry of Education, B Wijesinghe was 1st in the Zonal (2nd in Provincial) Competition for solo ute. The OMS Anniversary Concert was one of the highlights of the school year for me and my wife. It was a truly memorable evening, brilliantly put together by the inspirational Mr Upul Edirisinghe who has been leading the Oriental Music Society at Trinity for 30 Years. Kandyan Dancing and Drumming: Our celebrated National Drum and Dance Troupe of Trinity College continue to go from strength to strength, and have enthralled us all with their dynamism, creativity and professionalism on various occasions throughout the year including, memorably for me, at my Installation as well as at the opening ceremony of the CLC. During Term 3, they represented Sri Lanka with distinction in a major International Festival in South Korea. The Interact Club had a very successful year in 2016. Following their own Installation Ceremony, they teamed up with Girls' High School to help revive Interact Clubs at ve Kandy school through organising a “Hill Country Installation”. The Club is in the 169
process of helping underprivileged rural schools and Children's Homes, through Project “Illuminate”. Ten Interactors were fortunate enough to participate in an international Youth conference “Act Asia” in Sikkim, India along with Teacher-in- Charge, Mrs Agra Ratnayake. TMPST Tennakoon was 2nd in the presentation competition. Sri Lanka Unites: Also involved in Community Service, the Trinity College chapter of Sri Lanka Unites has been very active this past year in a number of projects. The chapter combined very successfully and enjoyably with Ladies' College on “Stride to Ride” a sponsored walk in Colombo which raised funds for buying bicycles in order to help young people in disadvantaged areas; and they are also working with Elizabeth Moir School on a project to rebuild a school in Gampola. The Heritage Society is one of the oldest societies at Trinity but had been largely inactive for some years. So I am delighted to say that 2016 was a very successful year for them. The trip to Sigiriya and the Heritage Day “Kuvera 2016” were the two main events for the year. The Trinity Cadet Platoon was placed 4th at the “Battalion Assessment” Camp Sgt.Rathnayake RMTM became the Best Commander, Cpl.Wijeyabandara KMRH became the Best in Drill, and L/Cpl.Kulatunge LJB became the Best Athlete. Scouting: It has been an outstanding year for the Scouts. They remain one of the most relevant, thriving and dynamic of all organisations at the school. Much of this is due to the inspiring leadership of Mr Ravindra Tammita and I wish him well as he joins the Signal Corps of the Sri Lankan Army; they are lucky to get him! Trinity once again hosted the biggest Hiking Adventure in Sri Lanka, “Journey through Nature '16” at Victoria with the participation of over 60 Schools. It was a superbly organised and conducted event. The Scouts' Annual Camp was held in Galewela, the Annual Troop Hike was held at the Knuckles Range, and Trinity scouts became All Island Champions at Devion's Challenge Trophy and Runners Up at the Sampath Ranawala Challenge Trophy. We also took part at the 9th National Jamboree held in Jaffna. President Scout Award Winners: HMRP Jayasinghe, PMAS Dissanayakr, CS Ekanayake, MAV Gunawardane. Best Explorer All Island Award Winners: HMRP Jayasinghe, DMAS Dissanayake, CS Ekanayake. Indonesian National Jamboree: MMD Samaranayake, RAKE Gunatunga, RBD Wettewa. There are so many more Societies in operation at Trinity, covering interests as diverse and valuable as Astronomy, Media, Commerce, Science, Design, Aviation, Global Link, ICT, Model United Nations and the Young Farmers. Boys regularly achieve outstanding results in all these areas, including at a National and International level. Sport remains a very important part of Trinity life. There is a huge quantity and 170
variety of sporting opportunities available for boys throughout the school. As with Clubs and Societies, I will include as much as I can in this Report, but apologise if I miss out something, such is the range and extent of sporting achievement at Trinity, both by teams and individuals. Rugby: I will start with Rugby, as most would say that it is the sport which enjoys most prominence at Trinity. It certainly creates the most passion, pressure, stress and excitement… and social media comment, not all of it fair or objective! As was the case in 2015, 2016 will not go down in history as one of the 1st XV's vintage seasons. However, it was by no means disastrous and frankly deserved much better. The results on paper simply do not reect either the quality of the team or coaching; nor do they tell the whole story, as those of us who were there for every match witnessed rsthand. The team won the majority of their matches and tied the Bradby Shield for only the second time in the trophy's 72 year history. This is not the time to go into detail about that or the various other occasions where we were poorly treated. Sufce it to say that I hope very much that we will be allowed to perform on a level playing eld this year and that the ofcials will be able and willing to do their job with integrity and impartiality. Other College Rugby teams, however, had very good seasons indeed, and the future of Rugby at Trinity is looking bright. Whatever happens, though, we must remember that as Trinity College, we are judged by the highest standards. And we must judge ourselves by those same standards. At all times, Trinitians must behave with decorum, dignity and honesty. Of course I want us to win our games, but not at any price. Though some might disagree with me, I would rather we lost whilst playing the right way, rather than won through cheating, dishonesty or foul play. Cricket: The 1st XI had a highly successful year 2016, becoming the Best All Island Team at the Observer Mobitel and Sunday Times Bata School Boy Cricketer awards. Captain Raveen Sayer was adjudged the All Island Best Captain. Three players completed 1000 runs and 2 players captured more than 100 wickets; so very unusually, ve Lions were awarded as a result of the objective criteria. Five players represented the Country: S Shanmuganathan, Dilan Jayalath, Hasitha Boyagoda and Thisaru Dilshan and our outstanding fast bowler Lahiru Kumara. He, at the age of just 19, was selected for the Sri Lankan National Cricket Team, performing with distinction and huge potential both in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Speaking of which, I am sure that all Trinitians will have been very proud to see that, for the rst time ever, three Old Boys (Niroshan Dickwella, Sachith Pathirana and Lahiru Kumara) are currently playing for Sri Lanka in the series against South Africa. 171
The current season features a very new and young team, with most of the senior players having left school. So it will be a time for rebuilding. Younger players in the school show great promise, though, and we have some exciting talent coming through. However, it may take a year or two to be reected in 1st XI results. Whilst thanking the coaches for their hard work, my particular thanks go to Mr. Bilal Fassy our most generous Cricket Sponsor, and to Mr.Nilantha Rathnayake, Amil Ramanadhan and the Cricket Foundation for all the support they give to raise the standards of Cricket at Trinity. Athletics: Trinity College Athletic Team emerged winners for the 22nd consecutive year with a 144 points lead over runners up at the Kandy Zonal Inter Schools Athletic Championship 2016; they became Champions in the U15, U17, U19, U21 age groups and also capturing the Relay Championship. Best Athletes of the meet – (U15) J. Thomas, (U.19) – P Harriprashanna. At the Junior National Athletic Championship – 2016 S Ratwatte set a new meet record in boys U20 200 metres category clocking a time of 21.75 seconds and was 2nd in the 100 metres. He was selected to represent Sri Lanka at the 17th Asian Junior Athletic Championships held in Vietnam. SN Hettiarachchi was 2nd in U18 110 Metre Hurdles. At the all Island School Relay Championship the U19 relay team clinched the Gold medal in the 4x800m Relay, The U15 team were 3rd overall and the U19 team were 2nd. We won a superb 28 medals in total including 12 Golds. And after 25 years, Trinity were once again overall winners at the All Island Relay Championship 2016. At the Central Province Athletic Championship we were Runners Up, Winning the U15, U17, and the Relay Championship. SH Sirisoma (U15) was selected as the Best Athlete of the Meet. 33 participants were selected to participate at the All Island School Games 2016. At the Sir John Tarbat Junior Athletic Championship RN Kumarage was 1st in U18 110m hurdles, DMRB Badara was 3rd in U18 110m hurdles and the College Team emerged as overall Runners-up. Last but not least, at the All Island School Games – 2016 DMRB Bandara was 3rd in U19 200m, RN Kumarage was 3rd in U19 110m hurdles and Trinity were 3rd in the Relay. The following were awarded National School colours in 2016: Under 15 J Thomas- 400M, Under 17 M N Dhiviyan-400M Hurdles, C Hewage-Triple Jump, H Keerthirathne-Long Jump, C Perera-100M, J Rathnayake-200M, 172
R M G K G Ratnayake-400M Hurdles., Under 19 D M R B Bandara 200M, M Dissanayake 100M, S N Hettiarachchi 110M Hurdles, R N Kumarage 110M Hurdles, D Dange High Jump, K Fernando 110 Hurdles, P Harriprashanna 400M, A U B Karalliyadda 800M, R Madena Shot Put, S Maralanda 100M, U N Mathew 400M, D W Premaratne Triple Jump, A Rathnayake 400M Hurdles. , Under 21 H H B Mahindarathne Shot Put, L M D Y T B T Pitawala Triple Jump, S Ratwatte 200M. Chess: We had a very successful 2016. L H Gunaratne (U17) was 7th in the National Youth Chess Championship. He represented Sri Lanka for the Commonwealth Games (9th place) and won a Board Prize in the 64 Squares Blitz Challenge. D M Ketipearachchi (U17) was 11th in the National Youth Championship, whilst M Wedagedara (U17) obtained ELO Chess Ratings in the Kandy Open international tournament. The Trinity College U17 Chess team were 4th in National Schools' Chess Championship. At U15, A B Jayasundara won the Central Province Junior Masters Blitz Chess Championship, and was Merit winner at the Hill Country Youth Chess Championship; S C Dissanayake was 2nd in the Kandy Open Championship. K Harikrishan (U13) emerged champion in the Kandy Open International Chess Festival and came 2nd in the Buddhi International championship. He was 3rd in the National Chess Championships, won a merit in the Master Mind Open Fide rating Chess Tournament (India) and was selected to play at the Would Youth chess Championship 2016 in Georgia. Hockey: The Hockey team had a good 2016. They won the Gold Star Championship at the Under 13 Sri Lanka Schools' Boys' Hockey carnival in Galle and became U15 group champion at the Kandy District Hockey Tournament. We were Runners-up at the annual Schools District Hockey tournament. Our teams performed with distinction at the annual Hockey Festival with St Peter's and St Thomas', and with credit in defeat in the Big Match against Royal College. K Jayasinghe, A Fernando and K Jayasinghe received Sri Lankan Colours. Weight Lifting: Weight Lifting and Body Building both continue to be very popular and successful at Trinity. I would personally like to see, as much as possible, boys doing these sports combining them with others, especially Rugby. Speaking of which, B J Wijewickrema impressively won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, was also placed rst at the All-Island School Games and is also a very promising member of the 1st XV Rugby squad. 173
School Sports Colours for 2016 were won by RN Kumarage, AM Rathnayake, N Mathew, AUB Karaliadda, SN Hettiarachchi, MJ Dissanayake, RSA Maralande, RD Bandara and Colours Re-Awarding PGDW Premaratne, P Hariprashanna (Athletics); DBM Ranasinghe, B Niyangoda, MK Bandara for Badminton; M Shalim, Anjana Jayaweera (Boxing); RKPMK Rajapakshe (Cadetting); T Dodanwela, S Gaminda, S Amarasinghe, T Dilshan, and Colours Re-Awarding H Boyagoda (Cricket); DT Ediriweera, RUB Herath, HMTDB Pitawela, BG Pethiyagoda, ND Jayalath (Football); MA Fernando, A Waleed and Colours Re-Awarding Kasun Jayasinghe, Kamesh Jayasinghe (Hockey); TS Abeywickrema, N Chang, LV Wijesuriya, D Dange, A Shiek, NTD Rajarathne and Colours Re-Awarding G Pethiyagoda, A Boyagoda, T Perera (Rugby); DC Dharmapriya, M Jayasinghe Colours Re-Awarding SMB Senanayake (Swimming); UASS Bandara, O Wijesundara, DS Peiris, A Manzil (Table Tennis); AHM Hamza and Colours Re-Awarding BJ Wijewickrema (Weight Lifting). Lions were awarded to SDS Ratwatte for Athletics; NK Weerasinghe, S Shanmuganathan, D Jayalath, D Tillakaratne, L Kumara for Cricket; and R Karunathilake for Rugby. With so much Sport taking place at Trinity there is no way I can mention everything here. So I have tried to highlight sports which have either had an especially good year or which involve a large number of people. There are so many others which take place at Trinity, always regularly and often with good results, including sports as diverse as Soccer, Badminton, Boxing, Gymnastics, Karate, Table Tennis, Tennis and even Baseball. However, at the risk of sounding negative, it has to be said that there are certain sports that, for one reason or another, seem to have fallen on hard times over the past years. In some, like Basketball and Swimming, our standards and results have dropped signicantly. I am very keen to do something about that. So I am putting in place strategies designed to bring improvements in these sports over the next 2-3 years. I am thankful to a number of Old Boys who are advising and supporting me in this. Whilst thanking the Prefect of Games, the Director of Sport and all the Coaches and MICs for their efforts this year, it may interest you to know that I have introduced a Code of Conduct for all Sports' Coaches at Trinity. I did this largely in response to concerns raised by members of the PTA as well as from my own observations. The Code clearly details my expectations of the way coaches should conduct themselves in a wide range of areas, from language and dress to fair team selection and integrity. It is a privilege to coach sport at Trinity; and all our coaches must respect that by behaving with honesty and good sportsmanship; and demanding the same from all their players. 174
Staff As I said last year, no school in the world will be good unless it has excellent and dedicated teachers. Tradition and history count for nothing if the quality of teaching is not good enough. I am therefore very grateful to all those teachers who understand what an honour, privilege and responsibility it is to work here at Trinity College. Working here is not just another job. Teachers at Trinity are required to do much more than simply deliver the curriculum. They are expected to play an active and inspiring role in many different areas of school life. Only then will Trinitians develop the all-round skills and competencies that are needed for success in today's world. Many of the finest teachers here have been at the school for a very long time; yet they remain, because they appreciate how special it is to be part of the Trinity College community. They need to guide and mentor all the younger, newer teachers; so that they, too, will understand the responsibility that they have accepted by coming to the school.Although, theoretically, teachers are expected to retire at the age of 55, the vast majority of teachers over that age have been invited to stay on as teachers at Trinity. This is because they remain outstanding educators who are certainly not too old to guide and inspire young minds. The more I see of these people, the more I realise how fortunate Trinity is to have them. I am very grateful to those teachers at Trinity who are happy to go the extra mile for their students; and who willingly contribute to school activities such as Sports and Societies in addition to their classroom work. I urge them to carry on with the same dedication and loyalty to Trinity. Those few teachers who are not like that need either to pull themselves together or look for another job. Trinity is too important and prestigious a school for people who are more interested in their Private Tuition Classes than in their ones at Trinity. There are far too many outstanding teachers to mention them all by name; but I would like to express my thanks to the former Senior Librarian, Mrs Kuruwita, who proudly ran the Milton Senanayake Library for 20 years but has now chosen to retire. And thanks, too, to Vice Principal Thomas Jeganathan. In his short time at Trinity, he worked tirelessly and with great decency for the good of the boys. I wish him well as he returns to his family in Colombo and becomes Head of Linguistics at a tertiary Institute there. Incidentally, the Board of Governors is currently advertising for a new Vice Principal. He (or She) will hopefully be appointed in time to start in Term 2. There is no great rush though, and it is more important that we get the right Vice Principal than that we fill the post quickly. I also have a very able team of senior staff around me who will ensure that we cope without a Vice Principal for as long as necessary. In particular, I have Ananda Marasinghe, the Co Vice Principal, whose encyclopaedic knowledge of Trinity and passion for the school are exemplary. He is the most charming man, who always sees the best in everyone, and he has been a wonderful support to me personally this year. I would also like to publicly express my thanks to Nirosha Gunawardane (Finance Manager) and to Ravi Amarasekera (Head of Administration). They and their teams do an outstanding job behind the scenes. However, far from getting the gratitude and support that they deserve, certain narrow-minded and petty people take every opportunity to attack and criticise. Once again, Social Media has a lot to answer for, as anybody who has the smallest grudge can post the most outrageous lies, either themselves or through proxies, seemingly without any accountability. Ravi, in particular, 175
has been the subject of much of this and he simply does not deserve any of it. Not only does he work incredibly hard for the benet of the school, but he is the most passionate Old Boy I've met; with a deep, abiding love for Trinity and its traditions and history. He simply could never do anything which might harm Trinity in any way. Nor would he let anyone else do so. Old Boys should be delighted that Ravi is now at the school. Those who are leading attacks on him are not people with Trinity's best interests at heart. I have created two new academic posts in the Upper School in order to help bring a little more focus to academic study, to ensure that teachers are more accountable, and to raise the aspirations of the boys. Mr Ruwan Jayarathne, former Headmaster of the Upper School, has been given the job of Director of Studies, with responsibility for all teaching and learning in the A Level Sections. And Mr Shiran Sampath has become Master of the Scholars; it is his duty to keep a close eye on all those who have been awarded Scholarships and to ensure that they continue to excel. I am delighted that Ruwan and Shiran have accepted these two important positions and I know that they will both do an excellent job, thereby helping to raise academic standards here at Trinity. Each year, it is customary that we bid farewell to the staff who have moved on from the school, whilst warmly welcoming those who have joined the Trinity family over the past year. The following Teaching Staff joined Trinity College during 2016: H M N S Egodawatta, A W M A I WeerasingheMenike, D M S M B Dhanasekara B K A C M Rodrigo, W M L K Wijenayake, W K Adhihetty, Y M Hitinayake The following Teaching Staff left Trinity College during 2016: B D Jayasinghe, D H M R P Tammita, B V I M Dias, B M C K Basnayake A H K W Dias, D M D S Dissanayake, K H Bandara, K G Dayarathna, W K Adhihetty Administrative Staff Left A P Navaratne, D M M B Dissanayake, L D Abeyrathna,M D S Fernando, S P Kuruwita, D K K D D Ekanayake, Joined S Kularatnam, A I Tennakoon, J H Gnanapragasam, M A M Ifham, P Nanayakkara H W Joseph, R M N S A Rathnayake, R S Siva, K T Krishnamenan, M A D Senevitathns A M C S Athauda Support Staff Left U R Wasanthi, RAS Ranasinghe, B G I MAS Ilanganthilake, M G Gunasekara, G G Nissanka H G Sirisoma, S Dinesh, G G Dhanapala Joined AG LWijebandara, S Paramasivam I thank all of the Leavers for what they have given to Trinity College, over many years in some cases.And I wish them all the very best for the future. 176
Old Boys The longer I am at Trinity, the more I realise the importance and value of the Old Boys. Not quite all of them, it must be said, as there are a small number who unfortunately have selsh personal agendas. But I have found that the vast majority of Old Boys, both in Sri Lanka and overseas, are wonderfully supportive and helpful to the College and to me as Principal. There is no way I can possibly mention all the old boys whom I have encountered this year. Instead, I am going to mention just a few who have made a particular impression on me this year. This will give you an idea of the varied ways in which Old Boys have helped Trinity and me in 2016. Firstly, an individual. Mr Lionel Perera is, quite possibly, the oldest living Trinitian, who joined Trinity in 1928, only four years after the great Rev AG Fraser left. One of my great pleasures this year has been sitting and chatting with Lionel at Asgirya whilst watching the 1st XI play cricket. I have learned so much about Trinity from this wonderful man, who has also happily listened to my ideas and given wise advice… but only when I have asked for it. Secondly, the four Old Boys of different ages and vintage, who selessly agreed to be members of the Admissions' Committee. Ajit Da Silva, Walter Perera, Nalin Wickramanayake and Rowendra Perera worked tirelessly, wisely and utterly fairly to help ensure that this very stressful and complex process was carried out with total honesty and integrity. Thirdly, I would like to thank the Old Boys Associations of Melbourne and Sydney for inviting me out to Australia in November; for looking after me so well; for listening carefully as I spoke about my vision for the school; and for generously and enthusiastically pledging their support to Trinity. I would also like to thank the members of Scrummage for their continued wholehearted and committed support of Rugby at the College, and for the huge amount of help and advice that they have given me this year. The Committees, under the Presidency of Rohan Abeykoon and now Dharshana Munasinghe, have been superb in every way and the College owes them so much. Next, I would like to mention the members of the Old Trinitian Sports Club who have always made me and my wife feel so welcome when we have visited the clubhouse. In particular, I would like to say how much I have enjoyed getting to know both the last committee (and their redoubtable president, Nikko De Silva) and the current committee (being led in such a committed fashion by new President, Kumar Dias Desinghe). To have such a positive and supportive group of Old Boys to call on here in Kandy is a real bonus. Last but certainly not least, I express my gratitude and admiration to the Batch of 1996, under the exceptional leadership of Suranga Herath, who have brilliantly converted the moribund Library into a thriving, modern educational resource. 177
By imaginatively incorporating a Creative Learning Centre within the old Milton Senanayake Library, the batch has ensured that, once again, the Library will be at the heart of Trinity life. The number of batch members who contributed was admirable, as was the turnout at the formal opening ceremony. Before that happened, at a special Assembly, the boys and staff were captivated by a brilliant and inspiring speech by one of Trinity's most famous sons, Kumar Sangakkara, himself a member of the 1996 Batch. Parents As with the Old Boys, I have found that almost all the current parents have been extremely positive and supportive over this past year, and they have done a great deal to help me settle into my role as Principal of Trinity. And for my part, I know how important it is to listen to the views of current parents. I would far rather they contacted me directly than believe often inaccurate and sometimes malicious stories on Social Media or even the National Press. PTA Exco meetings have been especially valuable for me this year, both because they have allowed me to communicate directly with parents of children of all ages and also because it has given parents a forum through which they can discuss things with me and the Senior Management. I am pleased to say that most Exco members are able to look at the bigger picture – ie what is best for the school – rather than simply use meetings to advance their own personal agenda – ie what is best for their son. Inevitably, the two are not always the same thing. Thanks go to Manesh Jayasuriya (the hard-working Secretary of the PTA) and Romesh John (the excellent PTA Representative on the Board of Governors). Both keep in regular contact with me; and all three of us try to ensure that parental interests and concerns are dealt with in a timely, appropriate and effective manner. The PTA Exco has recently shown excellent initiative and progressive thinking in a number of ways; in particular by arranging a superb Staff Training Programme for Senior and Middle Management teachers. It was an excellent occasion and one which will have directly beneted the teachers present and indirectly beneted all the boys at Trinity thanks to what their teachers learned. I am especially grateful to those parents who initiated and organised this event and I hope that they will do similar things in the future. It was a good example of how the PTA can work with the Management to benet the school in a direct and positive way. It perhaps took a while early on for parents to realise that I was happy for them to email me about anything that was concerning them and know that I would actually respond both personally and (if at all possible) straight away. And parents now know that they can always book an appointment with me. Indeed, my wonderful PA, Ashanthi, knows that if parents call her to make an appointment, she should t them in to my diary as soon as possible. 178
I am told that, in the past, parents were often reluctant to speak to the Principal for fear that their son would somehow be penalised if they did so. I hope that nobody thinks that this is the case now. I can assure parents that I would never allow that to happen. I can only deal with a problem if I actually know about it. Bullies, for example, only thrive in a society where their victims are afraid to speak out. Once they are challenged and “outed”, they tend to show themselves for what they really are – weak-minded cowards. That is as true in a country as it is in a school. Trinity 150 There is much that needs to be done to restore the buildings of Trinity College to the state in which they should be. Many of the school buildings, ranging from Classrooms to Boarding facilities need urgent renovation to make them t for purpose. I fear that this will be a long and expensive task; but one which needs to be done as a matter of urgency. As the Principal or Trinity, I believe that one of my responsibilities is to act as responsible custodian of the school; and to put in place an extensive rolling programme of decoration, maintenance, restoration, and new building and infrastructure projects which will ensure that the school remains a leading Institution long after we have all departed. This time last year, I said a similar thing. And a year on, we have started to make some progress. I am very grateful to our indefatigable Buildings & Facilities Manager, Old Boy Ifham Azwer, for all his help with this. Real and visible improvements have already been made in a number of areas of the school, including the Gaster Block (many thanks to Old Boy Afzal Marikar for his very generous contribution), the Valesca Reiman Block, both the Oriental and the Junior Music Rooms, the Teachers' Resource Centre (thanks to the generosity of another Old Boy, Mohamed Muhsin), the Junior Boarders' Common Room (thanks to the Batch of 2003), and, of course, the Library and CLC (thanks to the Batch of '96). The new Chapel Washroom and Kitchen building, designed by Channa Daswatte, has also been built and opened. Other projects are ongoing or about to start, including the renovation of the swimming pool and surrounding buildings, a major upgrade of the Quadrangle (including the proposed installation of oodlights), important improvements at Pallekelle Rugby Stadium, and the renovation of another Heritage Building, the old Science Block (thanks to the Batch of 1986). In addition, large amounts of new classroom and boarding furniture are being purchased, and a comprehensive maintenance programme has been introduced to ensure that classrooms and other areas are regularly decorated and the grounds are neat and tidy. It is good to hear that many people have already noticed a difference. So, as I say, a start has been made; but there is still a very long way to go. To use rather an un-Sri Lankan metaphor, we have only dealt with the tip of the iceberg. 179
Therefore, in the next two months or so, we shall ofcially be launching Trinity150. This is a major 5-year Development Plan, designed to restore Trinity to its former glory by the time of our 150th Birthday in 2022. It will include about 30 different projects. There are three pillars to Trinity150… a Trinity of pillars, if you will…The rst will focus on restoration and renovation projects (for example to rebuild Alison and Napier Houses so we can revitalise Boarding at Trinity). The second pillar will be new buildings (we badly need more Upper School classrooms, modern Science Laboratories and a multi-purpose sports hall, for example). And the third pillar will deal with Technology, so that Trinity can help lead the way in the new digital age in Sri Lanka. I have already appointed an Old Boy, Chamira Athauda, to be Director of ICT. Chamira has an MSc in Computer Science from London University and will, I know, ensure that Trinity embraces Technology in a positive, dynamic way. I am also extremely grateful to others who have helped so much in this area, notably another Old Boy, Susitkar Enoch, who has worked tirelessly on a number of IT projects at Trinity, including the new website, the setting up of online admissions and payment facilities, and the upcoming introduction of a major new School Management System. I hope very much that the outstanding fund-raising initiative by the Batch of '96 will act as a model and incentive for others to do the same. Batches of Old Boys, current parents, Old Boy interest groups or individuals are encouraged to support Trinity by funding specic projects in Trinity150 which appeal to them and for which they can take joint responsibility with the College. The '96 Batch raised nearly Rs 10 million for the Creative Learning Centre. That shows what can be done. I am hoping that we can raise about Rs 300 million to fund specic projects over the next ve years. That sounds like a huge amount of money; and it is. But when you consider that there are probably about 15,000 Trinitians alive today, including those at the school now, then if each of them donates just Rs4000 a year (or the equivalent of a small bottle of Coca Cola per week) for the next 5 years, that money will be raised. Of course, in reality, I hope that those who can afford to do so will donate very much more than that. I really believe that this can be achieved, and without using school fees revenue or in any way compromising the education of those boys at the school now. And I guarantee that every rupee raised for Trinity150 will go towards Trinity150 and nothing else. I am in the process of inviting certain eminent Old Boys to act as Trustees of Trinity150, and I am also intending to appoint another Old Boy, with a strong nancial pedigree, to be the full-time Project Manager for Trinity150. Let me end this Report by saying how grateful I am to the Bishop of Colombo, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and all the other Governors both for their faith in me and also for the huge amount of work that they do for Trinity College despite their 180
own busy lives. I am so fortunate to have the support and advice of such a professional and impressive Board of Governors. Contrary to what some may believe, they do not tell me what to do, but are always there for me when I need their help. Finally, I would like to thank the Boys themselves for making each day at Trinity a special occasion. It is both a privilege and pleasure to be your Principal. Respice Finem! 181
UPPER SCHOOL PRIZE LIST - 2017 I. CLASS PRIZES (GRADE 10 & 11) Grade 10S1 Dr.Rankothgedera Memorial Prize M.N.Jayalath 10S2 In memory of Maj. Danthia S.B.Wijesinghe donated by his wife & children K.N.Dayaratne 10S3 Dr.G.W.Pereira Memorial Prize donated by his son late Mr. Mervyn Pereira H.V.L.Ranasinghe K.J.A.Jayawardena 10S4 J.L.Senanayake 10E1 M.R.S.Molagoda 10E2 M.S.Wazil 10E3 S.Yaththurshan 10T Grade Donated by the TCK batch of 96 P.B.Ariyaratne 11S1 Y.M.Fernando Memorial Prize donated by 11S2 his son Anil M.Fernando W.M.B.C.Wijesinghe Lionel Samarasekera Memorial Prize donated 11S3 by his son,Buwaneka Samarasekera D.T.Jayaratne J.M.B.Dissanayake 11S4 K.L.B.Alawattegama 11E1 M.A.R.K.Mathotaarachchi 11E2 S.N.S.Lamahewa 11E3 A.K.M.Ahnaaf 11T II. SUBJECT PRIZES (GRADE 10 & 11) Christianity ArulmanySellammalMuthiah Memorial Prize E.M.Perera Grade 10 Donated by her family members T.D.D.Samaranayake Suranga Glenville Abeykoon Memorial Prize 11 Donated by his parents Buddhism Roland Tennekoon Memorial Prize donated M.P.K.Lalith Kumara Grade 10 by his widow Mrs.L.F.E.Tennekoon A.W.B.J.Waduge 11 G.Arunesh Hinduism N.Sharukshan Grade 10 11 Donated by A.H.M.JameelEsqr M.L.Mohamed Rashard M.N.Muhamed Rashard Islam Grade 10 11 Sinhala (1stLanguage) Grade 10 S.B.Yatawara Memorial Prize donated by his daughter Mrs.T.B.Werapitiya K.N.Dayaratne P.B.Ariyaratne 11 Awarded in the interests of communal harmony in memory of Willie Hensman by the late Victor Ratnavale 182
SUBJECT PRIZES (GRADE 10 & 11) Tamil (1st Language) Grade 10 Donated by Zulfikar A Nawab S.Yaththurshan 11 Awarded in the interests of communal harmony in memory of Willie Hensman by the late Victor Ratnavale M.N.Muhamed Rashard English Language Grade 10 I.B. David Memorial Prize donated by Mr.&Mrs.A.N.Seneviratne M.N.Jayalath K.J.A.Jayawardena 11 George E.De Silva Memorial Prize donated byMrs.HelgaPerera S.M.N.VB. .Samaratunga Mathematics Grade 10 P.C.Dedigama Memorial Prize M.P.K.Lalith Kumara 11 Donated by the late P.H.T.Silva R.P.Jayalath Science Grade 10 Donated by the late Mr.E.V.G.Henry K.N.Dayaratne &Mrs.E.S.S.Henry M.C.L.De Silva 11 Donated by S.Siavgnanam Esqr in memory of his father M.Sivagnanam History Grade 10 Arthur Narendra Pereramemorial Prize K.N.Dayaratne Presented by his mother R.P.Jayalath 11 Awarded in memory of Mr.J.W. Atukorala by Miss.ShariAtukorala T.D.D.Samaranayake Agriculture& Food Technology Grade 10 Donated in memory of Henry Vander Poorten by his son Dr. George Vander Poorten U.W.M.B.Y.O.Welagedera 11 Mahinda Kehelpannala Memorial Prize donated by his widow & children A.W.B.J.Waduge Business & Accounting K.J.A.Jayawardena Grade 10 Donated in memory of Mr.Claude Ratwatte J.M.B.Dissanayake his wife & children 11 Dilshan Prasad SudhakaranMemorial Prize Donated by the family Geography In honour of Mr. H.W.Mediwakedonated H.S.Kulasinghe Grade 10 by the Colombo OBA Y.H.Dayaratne 11 183
SUBJECT PRIZES (GRADE 10 & 11) Health & Physical Education Grade 10 T.D.Fernando 11 Dr.H.W.Perera Memorial Prize donated annually by his wife Mrs.Priyadarshani Perera D.T.Jayaratne French K.A.B.Abeysundera Grade 11 Art Grade 10 K.N.Dayaratne 11 Presented in memory of late deshabandu Stanley Kirinde, by his wife Mrs.Ira Kirinde and sons, Ravi & Kumar S.M.N.V.B.Samaratunge Oriental Music Grade 10 K.J.A.Jayawardene 11 D.T.Jayaratne Western Music Grade 10 Donated in memory of Chulana LasanthaAlles by Ranjanee and DinapalaAlles J.L.Senanayake 11 Tony Buultjens Memorial Prize donated by the late Mervyn Pereira M.A.R.K.Mathotaarachchi Kandyan Dancing Grade 10 U.W.M.B.Y.O.Welagedara 11 I.Wickramasinghe Karnataka Music Grade 10 S.Yaththurshan 11 A.Narendranath English Literature Grade 10 In memory of Mr.&Mrs.Denzil& Muriel Wijayasinghe donated by SanjivWijayasinghe H.S.Luqman Hassan K.L.B.Alawattegama 11 Fredrick E.De Silva Memorial Prize donated by Helga Perera Tamil Literature Donated by Mr.S.M.Nayagam in memory M.N.Mohamed Rashard Grade 10 of his parents N.Mohamed Aasique Donated by Zulfikar A Nawab 11 Information& Communication Technology H.S.Luqman Hassan Grade 10 D.H.Jayasinghe 11 Design Technology M.J.Premawardena Grade 11 Citizenship Education K.A.R.K.Karawita Grade 10 D.H.Jayasinghe 11 184
SUBJECT PRIZES (GRADE 10 & 11) Tamil Second Language Ahamed Aaqil Grade 10 A.Manzil 11 S.Yaththurshan Sinhala Second Language M.N.Mohamed Rashard Grade 10 11 H.M.T.P.Seneviratne R.I.Wickramasinghe Japanese Language Grade 10 D.H.S.Weerasinghe 11 Media & Communication Studies Grade 11 III. CLASS PRIZES (GRADE 12 & 13) Grade 12 Dr.C.D.L.Fernando Memorial Prize donated H.P.M.L.Mayadunne Arts b ythe late Mr.Arjuna Fernando A.D.Bandara The Stanly Bernard Molegoda Prize Commerce Bio-Science Lucky Vitharana Memorial Prize S.C.Manawaduge Physical Science Donated by Christ Church, Kandy D.B.M.Ranasinghe in memory of Mr.G.Y.Sahayam Grade 13 Arts Deshabandu Veeloo Annamalay Memorial A.M.D.G.B.Abeysinghe Prize donated by his son AnnamalayKathiresan Commerce A.L.B.Pethiyagoda Memorial Prize donated Mohamed Akil by his son Bio-Science S.B.Dissanayake Memorial Prize donated K.A.S.U.Keragala By Mrs.S.Delgoda S.B.Wannigama Physical Science Mr. G.Y.Sahayam Memorial Prize IV. SUBJECT PRIZES (GRADE 12 ) Political Science Mr.&Mrs.E.L.Senanayake Memorial Prize donated by his son MahasenaSenanayake H.P.M.L.Mayadunne H.P.M.L.Mayadunne Logic B.Marikkar English Literature S.B.Dissanayake Memorial Prize donated by S.H.Karunaratne his wife Subadra A.D.Bandara A.D.Bandara French A.D.Bandara R.V.A.A.T.Wijeratne Accounting Sidantha Blok Memorial Prize donated by Niroshan Pereira Economics F.Mapalagama Memorial Business Studies Donated by I.B.S. Computer Center Information & Communication Lennie Ratwatte Memorial Prize Technology donated by the members of his family S.Yohaan P.J.K.Padmapriya Communication & Media Studies S.M.S.D.Seneviratne Geography 185
V. SUBJECT PRIZES (GRADE 12 & 13) Physics F.Wijesurendra Memorial Prize donated by his sons D.B.M.Ranasinghe Combined Maths 1. Gordon Burrows / G.Y.Sahayam Prize D.B.M.Ranasinghe Chemistry Donated by B.R.Hepponstall C.J.Kurukulasuriya 2. Karunanayake Memorial Prize donated by S.R.Waidyatilleke the late Mrs.Mallika Karunanayake Prof. S.B.Ellepola Memorial Prize donated by hisWife and sons Chula &Tikiri Biology Jim David Memorial Prize donated by Rodney Grade 13 and Stella St.John S.C.Manawaduge Economics G.K.Jayasinghe Paulus Mapalagama Memorial Prize W.B.W.M.R.S.R.Aluwihare Business Studies Donated by Elanga Ekanayake in memory of G.H.B.Ekanayake W.B.W.M.R.S.R.Aluwihare Mohamed Akil Accounting Donated in honor of the late Mr.Ivan M.M.B.Wickramasinghe St.Q.B.Jansze by M.V.Muhsin Information & Communication Technology Greek & Roman Civilization Donated in memory of A.M.A.G.B Abeysinghe Victor & Joyce Ratnavale Physics Donated by Dr.&Mrs Deva Athuraliye R.M.K.L.Ratnayake Combined Maths 1. D.B.Ellepola Memorial Prize donated by the family 2. Donated in memory of R.M.K.L.Ratnayake Mr.&Mrs.P.B.R.Tittawella S.B.Wannigama Chemistry Donated by Dr. Mohan Babapulle in Memory of his grandfather Mr.N.G.Jacob K.A.S.U.Keragala Biology 1.Rodney Jonklaas Memorial Prize donated by Foliage Fanciers Society 2. Albert Chellappah Memorial Prize donated B.G.LV.B.Bowattage By his children T.V.Wijetunge VI. SPECIAL PRIZE (OPEN) Scripture Pill Prize donated in memory of Mr.R.D.D.Jayasekera by his sons Bandula and Rohana Jayasekera T.D.D.Samaranayake Sermon Gaster Memorial Prize W.M.B.A.Warnasooriya Comparative Religion In memory of Ernest Galagoda by his childrenA.S.Dissanaike 186
Buddhism Donated by C.H.Seneviratne in memory of his father Mr.E.H.Seneviratne S.M.Aluwihare Sinhala Essay Donated by A.C.B.Pethiyagoda Esqr, in memory of his parents, brothers & sisters K.N.Dayaratne Sinhala Literature Adigar Sir T.B.Panabokke Memorial Prize donated by the members of his family R.C.C.A.Wijesundera Sinhala Debating The Central Province Governor’s Prize awarded in the interest of ethnic harmony by Mr. Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, R.C.C.A.Wijesundera Sinhala Elocution K.L.B.Tennekoon Memorial Prize donated by members of his family K.P.E.Dullewa Tamil Elocution P.Ramanathan Memorial Prize donated by Mrs.Shantha Mohan, daughter G.Arnesh Tamil Essay M.L.Mohamed Rashard Tamil Literature N.Wolleed Tamil Debating The Central Province Governor’s Prize awarded in the interest of ethnic harmony by K.M.Ahnaaf Mr. Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, Y.Navin English Debating Donated by Dr & Mrs..Gishan Dissanaike G.A.Dissanaike English Essay Mr & MrsH.A.J.Hulugalle Memorial Prize donated by members of the family K.L.B.Alawattegama Oratory Mr &Mrs.Ashley Kobbekaduwa Memorial Prize donated by their children S.R.Waidyatilleke English Reading H.Dias Desinghe Memorial Prize donated by Mr.L.L.Samarasinghe H.S.Luqman Hassan English Verse The Rev.W.S.Senior Memorial Prize donated by the family members of the late Dr.T.R.Jansen R.Ranathilaka English Literature Napier-Clavering Prize in memory of Barnes Ratwatte Dissawa donated by Mrs. B.S.C.Ratwatte. K.A.S.U.Keragala Shakespeare C.N.Lemuel Memorial Prize donated by the family members of Mr. Johnny Moses G.A.Dissanaike Ceylon History Andreas Nell Memorial Prize donated by the Trinity College Old Boys Association K.N.Dayaratne Current Affairs B.H.Dunuwille Memorial Prize donated by his sons. S.R.Waidyatilleke Farming Bobby Jayaweera Memorial Prize donated by late Mrs.Hyacinth Jayaweera Rahul Dhiren Social Service Project Fr.Jim Cooke Memorial Prize donated by Mrs.L.Kobbekaduwa Rahul Dhiren Social Service Essay Donated by the late Mr.S.B.Yatawara K.A.S.U.Keragala Natural History Rev.A.G.Frazer Memorial Prize M.Aakif SPECIAL PRIZE (OPEN) Agriculture W.A.V.Sinnathamby Memorial Prize donated Rahul Jayaram Folk Lore by Miss. Bernadene Shammika Jeyarajah Y.H.Dayaratne Eramudugolla Memorial Prize donated by Mr.E.Eramudugolla Innovator of the Year Donated by the members of the family of late W.T.B.Karalliedde H.A.I.U.Hettiarachchi Projects Donated by late Mr. N.S.Walter H.A.I.U.Hettiarachchi 187
Biology In memory of Prof. W.R.Breckenridge donated by his Wife & Children S.C.Manawaduge Western Music Valesca Reimann Memorial Prize donated Senior in memory of B.M.WalterR.Perera by his A.A.T.Surendrakumar brother the late MilroryA.P.Bulathsinhalage A.A.T.Surendrakumar Singing & sons D.M.M.U.Dissanayake Senior 1.Terrance P.Unamboowa Memorial Prize donated by his daughter Siromi Udurawana 2. Leo & Joy Jacob Memorial Prize Ornithology Miss. Edna Wells Memorial Prize donated by the late Dr.R.M.L.Fernando M.S.Wazil Mathematics Donated in memory of late Titus Mahima Malgahagamage by his family M.A.R.K.Mathotaarachchi Essay on “Living in Communal Harmony” T.P.De Silva In memory of Prof. W.R.Breckenridge donated by his Wife & Children S.Yaththurshan K.A.S.U.Keragala Best House in Drama (Senior Competition) Central Boarding House L.M.Waidyatilleke memorial prize donated by his Children Erandika&Kapila Best Actor (Senior House Competition) S.Mark Akash Bertie and Eva Weerasinghe Memorial Prize K.M.Ahnaaf donated by members of the family Male Role Female Role SPECIAL PRIZE (OPEN) Choir Senior Arthur H.Goonetileke Memorial Prize donated by the late Mr.Harry M.Goonetileke E.Jeyaraj Open Gordon Burrows Memorial Prize donated by Julian Anjelo Mrs.Pat Burrows and children Choir Leader 2017 Frank De Alwis Memorial Prize donated by S.M.P.Abeysekara the members of his family Chorister of the Year Valesca L.O Reimann Memorial Prize S.M.P.Abeysekara Donated by Mr.J.L.P.Perera P.B.Ariyaratne Art Donated by Mr.Upali Ratnayake in memory Mr.H.A.Hardy Oriental Music Donated by Rt.Revd.Kumara Illangasinghe,Bishop Emeritus A.G.H.R.Godage Kandyan Dancing Bishop Lakdasa de Mel Memorial Prize donated N.M.Wijewardane by the Kandy Industrial Institute P.M.H.Dissanayake 188
Special Awards 1 st place Senior Piano Solo - All Island School’s Western Music & Dance Competition - 2016 A.A.T.Surendrakumar Special Awards 1 st place All Island School’s Western Music & Dance Competition – 2016 Senior Choral Group 1 A.A.T.Surendrakumar 10. A.R.Franklin 19. T.Tennakoon 2. K.R.Abeysinghe 11. Y.S.Rodrigo 20. A.D.Hettiarachchi 3. N.E.Illeperuma 12. L.D.Fernando 21. K.Ariyathilake 4. B.M.Edirisinghe 13. R.K.Mathotaarachchi 22. M.Ratnayake 5. P.Jayasekara 14. Julian Kenneth 23. T.L.Kularatne 6.B.M.Jayaratne 15. N.S.A.B.Jayathilake 24. H.Weragoda 7. A.V.Joachim 16. K.W.A.Ananda Kumar 25. M.N.Seneviratne 8. S.R.Waidyatilleke 17. K.D.M.Morrison 26. I.C.Horadagoda 9. K.A.P.M.B.Gajanayake 18. J.L.Senanayake 27. R.Hillary 28. N.Weerasinghe VII. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES S.T.M.Joachim Leadership & Service Chandra Gooneratne Memorial Prize donated by Mrs.Margaret Gooneratne Scouts Senior Best Patrol in Camp In memory of late C.J.S.Daniel former Vice Principal & Scout Master Parakrama Patrol Best Patrol for 2016 -Senior Donated in memory of the late Mr.K.B.Alahakone, “Deputy Camp Chief Boy Scouts”by Mr.&Mrs.N.B.Alahakone Mahasen Patrol Scout of the Year -2016 in Memory of Ernest Galagoda C.S.Ekanayake President’s Scouts Award - 2016 H.M.R.P.Jayasinghe D.M.A.S.Dissanayake C.S.Ekanayake M.A.V.Gunawardane Cadet of the Year – 2016 CSM Rajapakse P. Cricket (Under 15) Batting J.Weerasinghe Bowling N.Wijesundara Fielding Umar Raizan Best All Rounder K.W.A.Anandakumar Cricket (Under 17) Batting Hector Ratwatte Memorial Prize donated by the late Mrs. Ratwatte and children S.T.Weerasuriya Bowling Maitland Keppitipola Memorial Prize donated by his daughter the late Beryl K.Naranpanawe V.Nethumal Fielding R.B.Balalle Memorial Challenge Cup donated by his son Mr.T.R.Balalle P.Wansekara Best All Rounder UpaliWijeratne Memorial Challenge Cricket (1st XI)) ShieldDonated by Mrs.Wijeratne and family K.De Zoysa Batting Donated in memory of Dr.A.P.&Nimal Maralande .N.Weerasinghe Bowling Laurie & Iona Kobbekaduwa Memorial Prize D.Thilakarathne donated by Asoka Kobbekaduwa Fielding Sene.Etipola Memorial Prize donated by Sarala &NaradaYatigammana S.Shanogeeth Best All Rounder R.L.Kannangara Memorial Prize donated byMr.A.Basnayake D.Jayalath 189
Games All Round Excellence B.J.Wijewickrama (Senior) A.H.R.Joseph Challenge Cup donated by members of his family Sportsman of the Year AnandaMadena Memorial Trophy donated by S.Ratwatte his wife and sons Suren &Krishan Most Outstanding Team performan-ce Philip Buultjens Trophy donated by the late Mr.LeslieHandunge Athletic Senior Relay Team TheTeam of the Yea-r Donated by the lateMr.LeslieHandunge 1stXI Cricket Team VIII. SPECIAL ACADEMIC AWARDS Best Student in Grade 10 K.N.Dayaratne Best Student in Grade 11 EricWirasinha Memorial Prize donated by his sister the late Mrs.BenniePerera P.B.Ariyaratne Best Student in Grade 12 A.C.M.Asver Memorial Prize donated by his son M.A.Asver A.D.Bandara Best Student in Grade 13 M.A.S.Marikkar Memorial Prize donated by The members of his family K.A.S.U.Keragala Best Results G.C.E.(O/L) Examination December 2015 Donated by the late Mr.Ivan Jansze in memory of Douglas & Eric Jansze 1.H.M.K.D.B.Herath 11. N.P.G.H.S.Palliyaguru 21. R.V.A.A.T.Wijeratne 2. T.M.P.S.T.Tennekoon 12. S.M.Aluwihare 22. I.M.B.Jayathilake 3.J.Y.Wijayananda 13. M.Aakif 23. R.P.Gunawardena 4.H.M.S.P.Dehigama 14. G.K.Jayasinghe 24. B.N.Jayaratne 5.H.M.Dissanayake 15. D.B.M.Ranasinghe 25. P.G.T.C.Mithrasena 6.K.A.Y.S.Karawita 16. E.S.N.Nanayakkara 26. T.M.D.D.B.Tennakoon 7. D.H.Ketipearachchi 17. H.P.M.L.Mayadunne 27. S.R.Waidyatilleke 8. A.D.Bandara 18. P.G.R.D.B.Gamlath 28. A.M.A.U.Attanayake 9. A.G.H.Godage 19. K.L.Jayasekera 29. V.H.G.Punchihewa 10. D.M.U.K.Dassanayake 20. V.A.Marasinghe Creativity & Innovation Prize in connection with the CLC Project R.Raveendran Awarded by the TCK batch of 1996 Overall winner Special Achievement Sri Lanka Earth Science Olympiad Competition – 2016 represented Sri Lanka – japan (Bronze Medal) S.R.Waidyatilleke Best Results for Physical Science G.C.E..(A/L) Examination August 2016 obtained 3A’s Donated by Ranga S.Peiris R.T.Nanayakkara G.H.M.Liyanage Best Results for Bio Science / Agriculture Science G.C.E.(A/L) Examination August 2016 obtained 3A’s T.B.Dissanayake Memorial Prize donated by Dr.S.B.Dissanayake T.W.M.C.S.Seneviratne Best Commerce Results G.C.E.(A/L) Examination August 2016 Donated by the late A.S.Kohoban Wickema W.B.W.M.R.B.K.Aluwihare Best Arts Results G.C.E.(A/L) Examination August 2016 Stanley Hector Samarasinghe Memorial Prize donated by his son Dr.S.W.R.DeA.Samarasinghe & his grand sonsMevan & Ranmal L.M.D.Y.T.B.T. Pitawala Best Other Subject Combination Results V.B.Karunaratne G.C.E.(A/L) Examination August 2016 190
Cricketer of the Year In memory of Capt. A.K.H.Ekanayake donated by his friends R.S.Sayer Cricket Special Awards - Representing Sri Lanka Under 19 Team donated by Mr.J.L.P.Perera H.R.B.Boyagoda S.Shanogeeth D.Jayalath T.R.Dilshan Cricket Special Awards - Representing Sri Lanka Under National Team B.D.R.Lahuru Kumara OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES (GRADE 10 – 14) Rugger Special Awards- Representing Sri Lanka Under 18 A.Boyagoda Under 20 Team - 2016 D.Dange A.Y.C.Shiek The most improved Rugby player over the season A.Priyankara Donated in memory of late Vasanth Nadesan R.L.Karunathilake by his family & friends A.Y.C.Shiek Ruggerite of the Year Harry M.Goonetileke Memorial Prize donated by Mrs.O.Goonetileke S.Alahakoon Athletics Senior A.H.T.De Soysa Challenge Cup donated by his nephew H.C.Peiris, The Peiris Foundation R.N.Kumarage Open Duncan White Challenge Cup donated by the Colombo Old Boys’ Association P.Harriprashanna Promising Athlete (Field) Donated by the late Vernon Boteju H.H.A.Mahindarathne Promising Athlete (Track) D.M.R.B.Bandara Athletics - Represented Sri Lanka 17th Junior Asian Games – Vietnam S.Ratwatte Karate Award for winning international Medals for Sri Lanka N.Illukkumbura H.Weerasekera Weight Lifting - For winning National Games Title D.B.Abeyratne Footballer of the Year Insaaf Izzadeen Scholarship P.M.S.P.Premaratne donated by T.C.K. batch of 2011 D.T.Ediriweera Hockey Player of the Year D.B.G.K.E.Jayasinghe Prasad Galpoththawela Award for Tennis M.N.N.Peiris BadmintonPlayer of the Year D.B.M.Ranasinghe Table Tennis Player of the Year Donated by Dr.Lakshman Karaliedde W.M.Y.O.Wijesundera Swimmer of the YearSameera Atapattu Memorial Prize donated by hisbrother Sanka S.M.B.Senanayake ChessPlayer of the Year L.H.Gunaratne The J.WilliamAiyadurai Award for the Most G.Pethiyagoda Versatile Sportsman 191
SPECIAL ACADEMIC AWARDS Special Prize in memory of late Mr.&Mrs.E.L.Senanayake for continued Academic Excellence at the public examinations (GCE O/L & A/L- Bio Science) Donated by Mr.Mahasena Senanayake T.W.M.C.S.Seneviratne Mahinda Ellepola Memorial Medal donated by Mrs. Suriya R.T.Nanayakkara Wickramasinghe & the family of the late Mr.M.A.Ellepola XII. INTER HOUSE COMPETITIONS Senior Trophy for Studies Garrett House /Lemuel House Central Boarding House / Trophy for Sports Simithraaratchy House Lemuel House Trophy for Best the All Round House XIII. Lakshman Kadirgamar Gold Medal for Oratory K.A.S.U.Keragala Awarded by Lakshman Kadirgamar Foundation XIV. RYDE GOLD MEDAL For the Best All Round Boy Donated by the Colombo Old Boys Association L.M.D.Y.T.B.T. Pitawala 192
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRIZE LIST – 2017 I. CLASS PRIZES Grade 6A Donated in memory of Mr.T.B. & Mrs. Snehalatha Weerasekera by their grandson Harsha Jayasekera D.M.M.S.Dissanayake 6B 6C R.M.Fonseka 6D A.M.K.T.Bandara 6E P.V.R.Priyananda 6F N.P.S.Yeshel 6G I.R.Munasinghe 6H S.J.Shelomith 6I G.K.D.T.Perera S.Agilesh Grade 7A W.N.T.N.Molagoda 7B A.K.Abeywickrama 7C V.M.Jayaweera 7D N.H.Udawatte 7E A.B.Ahamed 7F H.J.Senanayake 7G I.W.T.T.Bandaranayake 7H D.Thrilowshan 7I R.M.P.M.Ratnayake Grade 8A T.P.Rajamanthri 8B S.B.Dissanayake 8C M.Z.Zavahir Memorial Prize K.G.R.L.B.Weerakoon 8D T.D.Aluthgedera 8E M.R.Aiyash 8F K.G.M.L.Dharmaratne 8G A.G.K.G.Padeniya 8H W.M.R.N.B.Walisundara Grade 9A H.I.Ratnayake Memorial Prize donated by his family M.P.Y.Lalith Kumara 9B W.M.K.Walisinghe 9C V.M.Herath 9D D.S.Jayaratne 9E K.Yathurrshs han 9F N.S.Hordagoda 9G J.J.M.Y.A.B.Jayasundara 9H Amiru Indeepa 9I S.T.Rajapakshe Christianity II. SUBJECT PRIZES (GRADE 6 – 9) Grade 6 7 In memory of Late Mr.Winkle & Mrs.Malik a Pathirana S.Abhilesh 8 Donated by Dr.Lloyd Goonawardena Y.A.Piyathilake 9 Rev.Canon John Isaac Memorial Prize donated by Mr.J.C.J.Isaac & Mrs.C.K.V.Fernando Surakshan Premesh Jesudasan Samuel Daniel & Jebamalai Daniel Memorial Prize donated by their family T.H.A.R.M.Hettiarachchi 193
SUBJECT PRIZES Buddhism D.M.M.S.Dissanayake Grade 6 N.H.Udawatte 7 8 In memory of late Mr.Asoka Keppetipola Vidurupola W.M.P.N.B.Walisundara donated by his daughter Enoka Vidurupola Boyagane M.P.Y.Lalith Kumara 9 Punchi Banda Panabokke Memorial Prize S.Mayagaluxan Hinduism D.Thrilowshan Grade 6 J.A.Ainkaran K.Yathurrshshan 7 8 F.Mohamed Faakir 9 A.A.Rumaiz Islam M.R.M.Aadhil Grade 6 M.T.Firdous 7 8 P.V.R.Priyananda 9 H.M.S.D.Herath Sinhala (First Language) W.M.R.N.B.Walisundara Grade 6 D.S.Jayaratne 7 8 9 T.B.Werapitiya Memorial Prize donated by his wife Tamil (First Language) S.Agilesh Grade 6 A.B.Ahamed P.Branawin Sharujan 7 K.Yathurrshshan 8 9 English Language Grade 6 R.L.Kannangara Memorial Prize donated by the members of his family M.A.Zaffarullah 7 Oswin A Wright Memorial Prize donated S.K.A.Wavita 8 by his daughter Romany of Australia J.A.Ainkaran 9 Terrance Dhanapala Memorial Prize donated by his widow and children H.S.Karunaratne Science & Technology Grade 6 R.A.R.M.G.S.Rajakaruna 7 Donated in memory of Dr.Mackie Ratwatte by his daughter Dr.Chandani Dammika Gunaratne N.H.Uadawatte 8 Mr.&.Mrs..A.G.G.Perera Memorial Prize R.S.D.Liyanage donated by Mr..& Mrs.Jagath Perera S.C.Dissanayake 9 Walter de Simon Memorial Prize K.Yathurrshshan Mathematics Grade 6 Mr.&.Mrs..A.G.G.Perera M emorial Prize donated by Mr.&.MrsJagath Perera R.M.Fonseka 7 Mr.&.Mrs..A.G.G.Perera Memorial Prize donated by Mr.&.MrsJagath Perera N.H.Udawatte 8 Mr.&.Mrs..A.G.G.Perera Memorial Prize T.D.Aluthgedera donated by Mr.&.MrsJagath Perera K.G.M.L.Dharmaratne 9 Dr.T.A.Frewin Memorial Prize donated by his son Prof.Derek Frewin K.Yathurrshshan 194
SUBJECT PRIZES History S.Agilesh Grade 6 H.J.Senanayake K..G.M.L.Dharmaratne 7 8 M.P.Y.Lalith Kumara 9 A.C.W.Samarakoon Memorial Prize donated by W.M.B.S.Bandara Mr.N.D.M.Samarakoon A.B.Ahamed Geography W.M.R.N.B.Walisundara Grade 6 K.Yathurrshshan 7 D.M.M.S.Dissanayake 8 N.H.Udawatte 9 K.G.M.L.Dharmaratne Citizenship Education J.J.M.Y.A.B.Jayasundara Grade 6 7 W.M.B.S.Bandara 8 T.S.Wijetunge 9 Art A.N.Godahenage Grade 6 7 N.M.Gunathilake 8 In memory of Edward Boange presented by his wife & children 9 P.B.Ranaraja Memorial Prize donate d by Mr. R.B.Ranaraja Kandyan Dancing G.KD.T.Perera Grade 6 S.P.H.I.Nawaratne C.S.Ranatunge 7 In Memory of the late Mr.K.V.N.De Silva K.K.R.W.D.Kodithuwakku 8 9 Western Music Donated in memory of Babu Jacob by S.W.P.N.N.Abeyratne Grade 6 some of his friends A.M.Jameel S.C.Dissanayake 7 8 Y.B.Walisundera 9 Oriental Music I.R.Munasinghe Grade 6 D.B.Daundasekera A.J.A.Jayawardane 7 J.P.D.S.Jayaratne 8 9 K.T.S.Sankar Karnataka Music Y.Ravindrarajah Grade 6 P.Branawin Sharujan 7 K.Yathurrshshan 8 9 195
SUBJECT PRIZES Second Language (Sinhala) S.Agilesh Grade 6 M A.B.Ahamed M.R.Aiyash 7 K.Yathurrsh shan 8 9 R.M.Aaqeel Second Language (Tamil) P.V.R.Priyananda Grade 6 G.M.K.Y.K.Gurunayake D.P.G.T.T.Gamage 7 S.P.H.I.Nawaratne 8 K.G.M.L.Dharmaratne W.M.R.N.B.Walisundera 9 M.M.N.M.B.Seneviratne Health & Physical Education S.Agilesh Grade 6 J.C.Kuruppu K.G.M.L.Dharmaratne 7 W.M.C.Weerasekera 8 9 S.Agilesh Information Technology H.J.Senanayake Grade 6 7 D.R.B.Y.Bandara 8 In Memory of Late E.L.Perera donated by M.P.Y.Lalith Kumara the members of the family 9 Greta David Memorial Prize donated by her daughter Kalpana Wijetunge Practical & Technical Skills S.Agilesh Grade 6 N.H.Udawatte I.W.T.T.Bandaranayake 7 M.R.Aiyash K.Yathurrshshan 8 9 General Knowledge R.M.P.M.Ratnayake Grade 7 C.S.Ranatunge 8 E.H.K.T.Bandara 9 In memory of Dr.M.A.S.Marikar donated I.S.Gunawardena by his wife Nancy Marikar D.P.B.Marasinghe Japanese Language K.M.W.M.K.B.Abeyaratne Grade 7 R.B.T.D.B.Uduweriya 8 9 English Literature Grade 9 James David Memorial Prize donated by Late Mrs.Greta David S.J.R.Wijetunge 196
III. SPECIAL PRIZE (OPEN) Special Language Prize (First Language, English & Second Language) Donated by the late Mr.G.M.Udalagama W.M.R.N.B.Walisundara Sermon Late Mr.Gerald Douglas de Alwis Memorial Prize Dodated by Mr.Anil Weerasinghe K.A.Tennekoon Scripture Elmo P.Wijesinghe Memorial Prize donated by his family K.A.Tennekoon Choir In memory of Gerald Douglas De Alwis donated by his widow & immediate family K.A.Tennekoon Singing Terrance P.Unamboowa Memorial Prize donated by his daughter Siromi Udurawana K.A.Tennekoon The Most Promising Chorister Awarded by Mr & Mrs. Erantha Cooray T.T.Premachandra Soloist at the Carol Service In memory of late J.S.Rohan Daniel donated by the Old Boys on behalf of friends of the family E.M.Pishon Elead Buddhism Donated by Mr.K.P.S.Chandrasiri & family in m emory of his Parents late Mr.K.P.Sirisoma & late Mrs.M.P.Sisilin S.B.Dissanayake Sinhala Essay Rev. & Mrs. D.L.Welikala Memorial Prize W.M.R.N.B.Walisundara Comparative Religion R.R.Jayasinghe Western Music Harry M.Goonetileke Memorial Prize donated by his son H.Malin Goonetileke R.R.Jayasinghe English Reading R.L.Kannangara Memorial Prize donated by Dr.N.Halpe R.R.Jayasinghe History of Trinity Grade 6 – 9 Donated by the late Milroy A.P.Bulathsinhalage in memory of his parents R.R.Jayasinghe Sinhala Elocution Sir Cudah Ratwatte Memorial Prize donated by the family members of the late K.J.Ratwatte C.S.Ranatunge Environmental Project C.S.Ranatunge Sinhala Literature H.P.H.K.A.Karunaratne Ceylon History Donated by Sqn. Ldr.Deegayu Abayan ake in memory of his grandparents Dr.D.E Abayanayake & Mrs. Lily Abayanayake of Badulla T.R.G.Rajapakse Tamil Elocution N.H.A.L.Hakeem Tamil Debate D.Thrilowshan Tamil Essay P.Branawin Sharujan English Literature The R.R.Breckenridge Memorial Prize donated by Mr.J.L.P.Perera P.Harshawarrdan Social Service Project M.D.B.Alawattegama Social Service Essay M.D.B.Alawattegama Ornithology M.D.B.Alawattegama Project M.D.B.Alawattegama Oratory M.D.B.Alawattegama R.M.P.M.Ratnayake English Essay Donated by Mrs.L.L.Amarasinghe in memory S.T.Rajapakse English Debate of her father late Mr. E.R.de Saram J.S.K.B.Jayasekera Current Affairs A.B.Damunupola Natural History E.H.K.T.Bandara Farming Ray Bernard Abeykoon Memorial Prize donated by the late MrsR..Abeykoon T.H.A.R.M.Hettiarachchi Technical Skills . J.A.Girihagama Memorial Prize donated by the late Mrs.G.S.Alahakone J.P.D.S.Jayaratne Science Investigation Project H.J.Senanayake 197
SPECIAL PRIZE (OPEN) Innovator of the Year Donated by the members of the family of the late W.T.B. Karallidde V.S.V.A.Wijesekera Art Donated by the late Mr. G.M.Udalagama in memory of his daughter Maya Devi M.P.Y.Lalith Kumara Mathematics Dr.&Mrs.Gerald H.A.Soysa Memorial Prize donated by their daughter Leelamani Perera A.M.Jameel D.S.Jayaratne Oriental Music G.W.P.D.Ganegoda Kandyan Dancing K.K.A.V.D.K.Kodithuwakku Special Music Prize for the best Musician Donated by the late Mr.G.M.Udalagama in memory of his daughter Nelun Devi P.L.Uvindu Sathsara Best House in Drama (Junior Competition) Squealery House Donated in memory of W.D.Navaratne by his children M.Vidhyadharan Best Actor (Junior House Competition) D.Thrilowshan (a). Male Role (b). Female Role Special Award –1St Place Junior Vocal Solo All Island Inter school Western Music & Dance Competition 2016 - H.M.D.S.Herath Special Award –1St Place Junior All Island Inter school Western Music & Dance Competition 2016 - Junior Choral Group 1.I.A.Ranatunge 2. H.S.Karunaratne 3. M.D.D.Perera 4. C.K.Egodawela 5. D.R.Pathirage 6. Y.D.M.Gunaratne 7. P.Harshawardan 8. P.P.B.Hangilipola 9. W.S.J.R.Wijetunge 10. D.Jayaratne 11. A.Samarasinghe 12. N.S.Horadagoda 13. D.M.M.A.Dissanayake 14. R.S.S.B.Weerawardena 15. R.R.Jayasinghe 16. H.D.B.Epakande 17. S.Kobbekaduwe 18. T.G.M.M.Karunaratne 19. A.S.P.Keppetipola 20. G.S.Epa 21. W.M.V.M.B.Warnasooriya 22. S.K.Kodagoda 23. L.R.Soosaipillai 24. H.J.Senanayake 25. K.T.M.M.Bandara 26. H.M.D.S.Herath 27. D.Wijesekera 28. D.B.Dissanayake 29. C.V.Keppetipola 30. Sethlath Dissanayake 31. Sethmal Dissanayake 32. N.Abeyratne 33. R.Weerasekera 34. S.J.Shelomith 35. G.A.M.M.S.Wickramasinghe Creativity & Innovation Prize in connection with the CLC Project H.M.K.C.Herath E.H.K.T.Bandara Special Award 1 st Place National Mathematics & Science Olympiad P.H.D.Pathirana Competition (Junior) 2016 V.M.Jayaweera 198
IV.OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Scouts Best Patrol in Camp – Junior Donated by Dr.Migara Liyanage & Mr.Indika Attanayake in momory of Mr.Roy Gnanapragasam Wood Pecker Patrol Best Patrol for 2016- Junior Donated by the late E.L.Wijegoonewardena Lions Patrol Scout of the Year D.Wickramasinghe Athletics - Junior Abeyratne Challenge Cup donated in memory of the late Dr.L.O.Abeyratne Under 15 S.H.Sirisoma Promising Athletes - Junior J.Thomas Swimmer of the Year – Junior N.Amarasena J.M.M.D.Jayasundara L.T.Kurukulasooriya V.Bogaswatte Table Tennis Player of the Year - Junior Donated by Dr.Lakshman Karaliedde A.Manzil Karate Player of the Year - Junior M.R.Ishkullah Chess Player of the Year - Junior Dr.&Mrs.Gerald H.A.Soysa Memorial K.C.Harrikizhan Prize donated by their daughter Leelamani Perera Cricket (Under 13) Batting Hector Felix Ratwatte Memorial donated by Mrs. S.Perera R.L.B.Amarasinghe Bowling D.I.Ehelepola Fielding KA.Muthalib Prize for the Best Sportsman of the Year (Junior) Flt.Lt.Danesh Gunasekera, Capt. Milroy Keegal& Capt. Dinapriya Weerasekera Memorial Prize donated by Trinity College Batch of 1991 and H.I.Ratnayake Memorial Scholarship Awarded by the TCK Class of 93 for Games all round excellence S.H.Sirisoma 199
V. SCHOLARSHIPS (GRADE 6 – 9) Grade 7 Prince of Wales Scholarship K.Thalgahagoda Grade 9 Gordon Burrows Memorial Scholarship A.J.A.Jayawardena Awarded by Trinity College OBA Kandy Branch Grade 9 C.J.Oorloff Scholarship (Best Student in Grade 9) Awarded by Senior Prefects of Mr.Oorl off’s Principal ship K.Yathurrshshan Scholarship in Memory of Mudliyar T.J.M.Fernando & M.D.B.Alawattegama Mrs.Rukmini Fernando D.M.U.N.B.Di ssanayake Donated by the late E.Lionel Fernando & Children Grade 10 Prince of Wales Scholarship Valesca Reimann Memorial Scholarships Grade 9 A.G.U.De Silva Awarded by the TCK Family Foundation, Australia 10 A.Jeffrey Abishai The Webb Family Scholarship B.Epitawatte VI. INTER HOUSE COMPETITIONS Trophy for Studies Sahayam House Trophy for Sports Gibson House & Saunders House Trophy for Best All Round House Donated by Athula Unantenne Gibson House VII.SPECIAL ACADEMIC AWARDS S.Agilesh Best Student Grade 6 Mrs.Cynthia Weerakoon Memorial Prize N.H.Udawatte W.M.R.N.B.Walisundera donated by Sanjiv Wijayasinghe K.Yathurrshshan Best Student Grade 7 Mrs.Ranie Wijayasinghe Memorial Prize donated by Sanjiv Wijayasinghe Best Student Grade 8 Mr.Lionel Fernando Memorial Prize donated by Sanjiv Wijayasinghe Best Student Grade 9 The Rev. Dr. W.G.Wickramasinghe Memorial Prize donated by Sanjiv Wijayasinghe Academic Excellence Grades–69The Rt. Reverend Bishop Andrew Oliver Kumarage Memorial Prize donated by Sanjiv Wijayasinghe S.Agilesh TheMost Promising Student (Middle School) Donated by late Mr.H.L.Fernando MAMEWCKA.Egodawela VIII. BEST ALL ROUND STUDENT MIDDLE SCHOOL M.D.B.Alawattegama Mr.R.L.Kannangara Memorial Prize for the Best All Round student Donated by Mr J.L.P.Perera 200
JUNIOR SCHOOL PRIZE GIVING 2017 HEADMASTER’S REPORT The chaplain, our chief guest Mr. & Mrs. Canagasabey, the Principal Mr. Andrew Fowler Watt, the Vice Principal Mr. J. D.[Shaw] Wilson, the Co Vice Principal Mr. Ananda Marasinghe, the Middle School Headmaster Mr. Palitha Senaratne, distinguished invitees, staff, parents, pupils, ladies and gentlemen. Today as we are gathered here to review this year's activities and recognize the high achievers, it is an encouragement to have you with us this evening. First and foremost I am humbled and deeply honoured to stand amidst this intellectual gathering to present my report for 2017 at the Annual Prize Giving. This evening it is my bounden duty and pleasure to introduce our most revered Chief Guest Mr. Ellis Gladwin Jebanesan Canagasabey the former Vice Principal of Trinity College. As a young graduate with a Bsc Agriculture Special Hons degree from the Eastern University of Sri Lanka he started his career as a Project Manager way back in early 80s. In 1988 he joined St Cecilia's Convent in Batticaloa as a Sectional Head teaching Botany & Agriculture at A/Ls. Mr. Canagasabey being an outstanding sportsman who holds a couple of National Records in athletics as the National Champion & the Provincial Record Holder in Javelin Throw, Putt Shot & Discuss Throw, winning National Colours and as the unbroken Record Holder at Inter University Mini Olympics in the above said events, who also represented the university at the World University Games in same events joined the Eastern University of Sri Lanka as the Head of the Department of Sports Section in 1993. He also served as a visiting lecturer in Educational Psychology & in Sports Management at the Faculty of Education at the same university. His achievements in athletics did not stop as he continued to display his talents in the sport winning four Gold Medals with a New Record in Javelin Throw at the National Veterans Athletic Meet in the 50-55 age category in the recent past. He has also represented the university in Cricket, Football, Badminton, Table Tennis, and Volleyball and of course in athletics & won university colors. Further as a veteran athlete he Represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Veterans Championship in Malaysia. Further, his achievements in academics made him a fully fledged educationist as he completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Education at the National Institute of Education, Post Graduate Diploma in Management at the Open University of Sri Lanka, Diploma in Child Psychology with an Hons. at the American College of Higher Education, MSc in Organizational Management at the Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture at the university of Peradeniya. He has also completed an Msc in Applied Psychology at the Institute of Research & Psychology University of Coventry – UK and is pending results. After serving St. Thomas College Guruthalawa as its Headmaster for three years Trinity was fortunate to have him as the Vice Principal in the year 2007. After 7 years of dedicated service he joined General Sir John Kothalawela Defence University at Ratmalane as the General Secretary. 201
Today he holds the position of Principal at Gateway College Kandy. In addition he serves the National Council of YMCA's Colombo as an Executive Member, Board Member of the YMCA Batticaloa, Advisory Board Member of the Church Missionary Society schools, Chairman – Advisory Board – Former, Manager Hillwood College Kandy. He is also a freelance Counselor in Education, a Clinical Counselor and is involved in many community projects focusing on differently abled children. He is also a Nature lover & Bird Watcher. TUTORIAL STAFF The devoted, dedicated staff continues to run the extra mile making an immense contribution to the life of school and I am indeed fortunate to claim of such a staff behind me. Performing their duties tirelessly and displaying deep commitment and professionalism is the secret of all our achievements in curricular and co curricular activities during the year. It is indeed a reection of their contribution and I am grateful to my staff. The following teachers would be leaving us at the end of the year. Mrs. Vajira Perera after a long stay of over 38 years as a class teacher, a sectional head, Mrs. Esther Senaratne 34 years, Mrs. Indrani Ambanpola 16 years and Mrs. Shalindri Mendis as teacher in charge of the Junior School choir and as the Western Music teacher . We wish to record their dedicated services rendered towards the school with much commitment. On behalf of Trinity may I wish them every success in all their future endeavors. KINDERGARTEN Always the Kindergarten provides a solid foundation for the growth of the child it. The after school activities continue to be popular among the young learners as they show a tremendous interest in arts, music, scrabble, chess, mini basketball, creative work and dancing. This year too they participated in the Sinhala & Tamil New year celebrations, the sports meet, rippa rugby tournament, swimming meet, the spell master competitions etc. My sincere thanks to Ms. Warna de Silva and the energetic staff for the service with dedication and hard work with much creativity. GRADE 3, 4, 5 While the National curriculum is taught at this level children are given opportunities to display their talents in speech, drama, verse and dictation at competitions organized at different language day celebrations in all three mediums. Introduction of exciting extra learning to the curriculum is done at this level to meet the needs of the growing child as they experience many changes that take place in their personal and interpersonal intelligence as sufcient stimulation is essential. Those who did well at these activities are awarded with merit certicates. My thanks are due to Mrs. C. P. K. de Tissera Sectional Head of 3, 4, 5 and the assistant Sectional Head Mr. D. G. P. Samarasekare. 202
MONITORS Mentoring programs were held for the monitors providing them ample opportunities to bond together and enhance their leadership. These included nature walks, leadership programs, programs on dining etiquettes, trips etc. The monitors day was the nal event for the year which was held yesterday. SPORTS AND EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ATHLETICS The Annual Inter House Athletic Meet was held in February at the Asgiriya Stadium. The following were the Champion Athletes. Under 8 A. G. Punchihewa of Boarding House, Under 9 K. C. Gunawardane of Campbell House, Under 10 M. A. Hamza of Carter Red, Under 11 M. A. Riffai of Carter Blue. The overall champions were carter Blue. Master M. A. Riffai represented the school at the Sir John Tarbet Junior Meet and at the Zonal Meet and won merit certicates. SWIMMING Throughout the year 2017 regular swimming squad practices were held. The Junior School Inter House Swimming Meet was held in October. The following were adjudged Champion Swimmers . Grade 3 E. S. Jayasena of Carter Red, Grade 4 K. C. Gunawardane of Campbell House and Grade 5 M. M. S. T. Madawala of Carter Blue. The squad swimmers participated in several meets such as the Central Province Swimming Meet. Novices Championship, Intermediate Age Group Championship and the Sri Lanka Schools Novices Championship. RUGGER RIPPA RUGBY With the intention of encouraging and inspiring tomorrows lions of Trinity, this year too the Kindergarten Rippa Ruby Tournament was held. TABLE TENNIS The Inter House Tournament was held during the rst term. They continue to participate at various tournaments heading towards a promising future improving their talents and skills. CRICKET Regular practices were held and the Inter House Cricket Tournament was held during the third term. HOCKEY This year too the Inter House Tournament was held for the sixth consecutive time. Carter blues won the championship. 203
SOCCER Regular practices were held once a week and around 80 students attended regular practices. The Inter House Soccer Tournament was held in August and the champions were Carter Blues. The team became joint champions at the Annual Trinity Vs Royal Soccer Encounter organized for the 14th year. BASKETBALL Regular practices were held once a week and the Junior School basketball squad comprises of 135 players from grade 3, 4 & 5. The Inter House Basketball Tournament was held in July with 60 players representing the ve houses. A coaching camp was arranged over a weekend with 3 senior coaches conducting same. GYMNASTICS Member are trained to develop their skills preparing them to face the level tests. Regular practices continued with the participation of the enthusiastic members. CHESS Members of the chess club participated at the District Chess Tournament held in May. Master N. Hansana Jayasundare represented the school at the nals of the All Island Individual Chess Tournament held in June. The members also participated at the All Island Inter School Chess Tournament held in October. The Inter House Chess Tournament was conducted in September and the winners received certicates and trophies. Carter Red House was the champions. CLUBS AND SOCIETIES SCRABBLE CLUB The scrabble club of the Junior School had their practices once a week. The Inter Class and Open Scrabble Tournaments were held in December and the winners were recognized by awarding certicates. NATURE CLUB The members of the Nature Club had the opportunity of exploring Udawattakelle with two professionals from the University of Peradeniya in May. World Environment Day was celebrated in June with many awareness programs lined up with the participation of the members of the Club. A poster presentation by three grade 5 students on minimizing polythene use and Udawattekelle was notable. STAMP CLUB Stamp Club had their regular meetings with a membership of 35 students and a special program was held in May with the intention of making the stamp collecting hobby popular among the students. SOCIAL SERVICE UNION The Social Service Union with a membership of 30 had their activities throughout the year.The charity programme conducted at Unuwinna, Mailapitiya Primary School was a tremendous success. The club was able to donate 50 stationary packs to 50 less privileged students along with 50 tables and 50 chairs. A large sum of money was collected and donated to Helpage Sri Lanka. The club wishes to thank all those who contributedtowards these charity work. 204
ART, MUSIC AND DANCING DRAMA CLUB The Drama Club of the Junior School had their rst performance “Oliver Twist” at the English Day. Their second performance “Sihina Malak” a Sinhala drama was performed at the “Cultural Show”. ART CIRCLE “Coloured Minds 2017” the Art exhibition was held in October with almost 450 students participating. The grade 3 & 4 students participated at a work shop on canvas drawing. “Clay Sculptures was another weekend program organized for it members. INDIAN DANCING TROUPE The troupe performed at the main functions of the Junior School such as the literary days, and the cultural show. JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR The Junior School Choir with 134 members met once a week for practices. The choir emerged Provincial and All Island winners for the year 2017 at the All Island Western Music and Dance competition conducted by the Department of Education. The festival of primary choirs organized once in two years was held under the title “A place in the choir” with 400 primary students from schools in Kandy participating. JUNIOR SCHOOL BAND The Junior School Band continues to appear at all important events of the Junior School. 41 members performed a spectacular display at the Bradby Shield Encounter this year too. CUB SCOUTS Year 2017 began with the awarding of 54 Silver Stars and 60 Bronze Stars to the high achievers in the cubpack. 38 cub scouts from grade 3 were enrolled at a ceremony held in the school. Grade 4 Cub Pack collected a sum of Rs. 75,400/=during their Scouting Service &Public Relationship Week with help of their parents.90 cubs participated at their annual outing. Several workshops were arranged to improve the standards of the Gold Star applicants with the help of a few ofcials from the Scout Headquarters and a few doctors participating as resource persons. 154 cubs participated at the 11th kanboree held in Pallekelle. 54 of our cubs won the Gold Star award awarded by the Scout Association which is the highest achievement a cub scout could win. RELIGIOU S ACTIVITIES The Student Christian Movement of the Junior School had a successful year with programmes arranged such as the Bible Quiz competion, Easter and Christmas programmes and a charity programme to assist the needy. Out of many events arranged by the Buddhist Students Movement the fund raising project launched towards “Little Heart Foundation” during Vesak was a tremendous success. A sum of Rupees One Hundred Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty Seven was collected with the contribution of staff and students. A dharmadeshana was arranged at Poson at Natha Devala premises and the members of the movement attended the same. 205
The members of the Hindu Student Movement continues to meet twice a week. Two visits were arranged for the membership to Pillayar Kovil at Kandy and to Amman Kovil Gurudeniya for Saraswathi Pooja celebrations respectively. Further the members sat for the “Vivekananda Examination conducted by the Sri Lanka Hindu Council. JUNIOR SCIENCE CLUB The programmes included educational excursions and seminars arranged during the year. The Annual Seminar on activities related to science, studies on Fauna and Flora were a few to name. JUNIOR SCHOOL BOARDING The boarding continues to grow from strength to strength facing all challenges successfully winning many Inter House competitions. THANKS We are grateful to the Principal Mr. Andrew Fowler Watt, the Chaplain Rev. Sanath Madagamgoda, the Vice Principal Mr. J. D. Wilson, the Co-Vice Principal Mr. Ananda Marasinghe, Head of Administration Mr. Ravi Amarasekare, the Finance Manager Mrs. Nirosha Gunawardane, the Sick Room Matron Mrs. Pearl Alwis, & the Administrative Staff, the various Heads of Departments, the librarian Mrs. Achala Illangakoon, the curator of Asgiriya Stadium Mr. C.B. Ekanayake, the Manager of the college farm Dr. C.E. Amunugama, Manager catering and the staff of the swimming pool for their co-operation and support. I am thankful to all the members of the Junior School Staff and the support staff who carried out their duties with dedication and loyalty and fullled their tasks entrusted to them conscientiously and cheerfully. We would also like to thank our school Medical Ofcer Dr. Rukshan Karunaratne the school Health unit and the Dental Unit of the Department of Education, Kandy, Parents, the Parent Teacher Association, well wishers and the old boys who have helped us in numerous ways to make the lives of the little ones a more pleasant one. A very special thank you to all of you who have donated prizes which were awarded at the Prize Giving today. CONCLUSION Dear Parents, education is dened as the relatively permanent behavioral change in a child in the modern days context. We excessively dwell in the 21st century learning competencies but to forget that the biggest feeling in the world is to know that parents smile all because of their children. Each child is blessed with multiple intelligences in singing, ying, hiking, sports, numerals, nature loving and many more. So let us ponder upon the question as parents and teachers do we allow our children to think freely….at times we inuenced our children with our own choice and blaming them for underperforming. Thus, violating the code of students' freedom to think. Hence let us allow our children to explore the world without killing their creativity. I fervently wish that the award winners today will prosper in to great citizens with cheerful upbringing and nurturing by parents and teachers around them. “Respice Finem” 206
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