Caulfield Grammarian and past Humanitarian Foundation Scholarship student, Frankleen Newar-Jarfoi recently represented Australia at the World Youth Athletics Championships in Peru. Frankleen was the CGS School Athletics captain in 2022 and was part of the successful 4 x 100m relay team that placed 5th at the Championships. He has been awarded a scholarship to attend Washington State University and will commence his studies there this coming January. He family is understandably incredibly proud of his achievements and his dedication to both his studies and athletics. Frankleen came to Australia with his mother, having escaped the civil war in Sierra Leone just before he was born. Their family story, like many other refugees, is one of immense courage, perseverance and sacrifice, and happily for them success.
Frankleen is pictured with current Caulfield campus co-captain Sienna Farrell at World Championships Peru.