The Peer Mentor program here at Ignatius Park College is in its seventh year and is going strong. Our wonderful cohort of Peer Mentors have again provided their valuable time to support the Year 7s in their transition to high school. Like previous years, they assisted them in the first day and weeks of school, and attended Homerooms regularly. As everyone knows, 2020 has been anything but normal and so during our online learning phase the Year 11 Peer Mentors produced a welcome back video to show the younger grades and support them back to our College. Child Protection Week was again the focus for the Peer Mentors during the year with the annual Child Protection video featuring Atticus D’Mello, directed by Kaleb Lewis and produced by Don Raju. Big effort gentlemen! It was shown at Assembly with the theme for this year being Putting Children First. Along with gold coin donations for wearing red, they also sold an amazing amount of popcorn and soft drink with $1,000 being able to be donated to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation supporting Day for Daniel.
Year 12 Peer Mentors – Sincere thanks to our departing Peer Mentors who have been supporting the current Year 8 students over the last two years. Lachlan McDermid, Luke Forster, Caleb Gunn, Dante Calliste, Edwin Jomon, Brayden Ross, Mebin Martin, Matthew Blanchard, Fionn O’Seighin, Isaac Truett, Brandon Mackay, Elijah Weeks, Zachary Judge, James Rowan. Year 11 Peer Mentors – Bailey Umstad, Atticus D’Mello, Clancy Blacklock, Zachary Lee, Kaleb Lewis, Lachlan Bourke, John Beams, Alastair Mills, Tom Duffy, Zac Brunetto, Jordan Whiteside, Don Raju, Alexander Roubicek, Lachlan Parker. Peer Skills Facilitators – Dannielle Charge, Val Derwent, Patrick Mc Mahon, Katrina Guazzo, Marita Martinez, Rohan Lloyd, Nadine Burnett. Dannielle Charge & Valarie Derwent | Student Counsellors
Peer Mentors FRONT ROW:
Atticus D'Mello, Jordan Whiteside, Kaleb Lewis, Thomas Duffy, Lachlan Parker, Clancy Blacklock, Don Raju, John Beams SECOND ROW: Ms D. Charge, Mrs V. Derwent, Mebin Martin, James Rowan, Edwin Jomon, Ms K. Guazzo, Ms M. Martinez, Mrs N. Burnett THIRD ROW: Dr R. Lloyd, Luke Forster, Matthew Blanchard, Alastair Mills, Caleb Gunn, Zachary Judge, Mr P. McMahon ABSENT: Lachlan Bourke, Zac Brunetto, Dante Calliste, Zachary Lee, Brandon Mackay, Lachlan McDermid, Fionn O'Seighin, Brayden Ross, Alexander Roubicek, Isaac Truett, Bailey Umstad
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