KATIE McIvor's academic performance during her Year 10 schooling year resulted in her being named the 2013 Killarney State School dux at the 49th annual awards night last week.

Other awards presented were:

Sporting awards:

•  Female cross country, Jackie Siebel Trophy: Sissy Lee Willis;
•  Male cross country, Steven Farmer Memorial trophy: Brenton Giblin-Lloyd
•  Sportsmanship award: Jack Thornton
•  Sportsperson of the Year: Jacob Polzin

Cultural awards:

•  Choral music award: Rachel Smith
•  Conductor's award: Olivia Keogh
•  Performing arts award: Isabella Walz and Jack Bartz

Instrumental awards:

•  Conductor's award: Staci Thomas
•  Principal's award: Akala Stumkat
•  Most outstanding effort: Amber Goodwin
•  Susan Ballard Award: Teal Stumkat
•  Natasha Brosnan fellowship award: Demi Grayson
•  Japanese subject award: Lucas Bowman and Isabella Walz
•  Commercial award: Katie McIvor
•  QCWA award for hospitality: Tamara Bloomfield
•  Manual arts award: James Taylor
•  Agriculture award: Sam Bartz

Merit Awards:

•  Year 4: Zachary Beckwith, Abbie Giblin-Lloyd, Cody Grayson, Leanne Milward, Michaela Paterson, Lauren Smith.
•  Year 5: Amber Goodwin, Alex Ristuccia, Gabriel Sanluis frost
•  Year 6: Erin Giblin-Lloyd, Hamish Hamilton, Carlos Smith, Chloe Smith, Louise Stonehouse, Staci Thomas, Katiejane Watts
•  Year 7: Isabell Brown, Trudy Farmer, Demi Grayson, Olivia Keogh, Caiti Popple, Breanna Ragh
•  Year 8: Cody Byrne, Claudia Graham, Jack McIvor, Courtney Lamb, Samantha Ristuccia.
•  Year 9: Akala Stumkat, Shania Macmullan, Damon Goodwin
•  Year 10: Samantha George

Academic awards

•  Year 7: Lucas Bowman
•  Year 8: Isabella Walz
•  Year 10 elective subject: James and Lewis Taylor.