MATER CHRISTI COLLEGE
2016
informed compassionate creative
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WELCOME I am delighted to welcome readers to the Mater Christi College Magazine for 2016 where our College theme has been “in all things, may God be glorified.” Looking through its pages, we are offered diverse sparkling examples of how our theme has been brought to life in all that we do and learn. Throughout this collection of images and reports from the many and various activities during this year, it is clearly evident that a myriad of opportunities exists within this school community for students to enjoy learning experiences which will prepare them to develop as “informed and compassionate women of faith who will take part freely and creatively in the affairs of society”. As Catholic Good Samaritan school, our programs, practices and processes are not only grounded in Benedictine values, but students are encouraged to create their own contemporary responses to problems facing our community, our world. Whether through the arts, sports, academic endeavours or social justice actions – or indeed a combination of these, our girls learn to be confident, assertive, contributing, compassionate.
An early highlight was our International Women’s Day breakfast where students, parents, staff and friends of Mater Christi College celebrated our shared commitment to all-girls education. In a world where despite the courageous efforts of some, the voices of too many women are not yet deemed as important, as equal, as worthy. However, as educators we know that society is the better enriched as girls respond positively to a challenging, rich and diverse learning environment. In seeking to inspire our students to discover and become their best selves, we were excited to this year introduce our four new Houses, MacKillop (St Mary MacKillop), Gibbons (Sr Scholastica Gibbons), Lyons (Dame Edith Lyons) and Chisholm (Caroline Chisholm) named in honour of strong women of faith. I trust that all who enjoy this magazine will also discover the peace and love that is at the heart of our response as Christians to provide an environment where our students encounter the God of compassion and justice, the heart of our Good Samaritan story. Mary Fitz-Gerald, Principal
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BOARD OF GOVERNANCE Good Samaritan Education (GSE) is the collegial Public Juridic Person responsible for each of the ten incorporated colleges in Australia, each retaining the distinctive spirit that connects them to the local Church in which they are situated. Each College is accountable to Good Samaritan Education for its Catholic ethos and mission, embodied in the Good Samaritan Benedictine tradition, and for the administration of the temporal goods assigned to it for its work. From the GSE group of 15 Members, a Governing Council of seven members is elected. Each Good Samaritan Education Member is also a Member of the Company for either one or two Good Samaritan schools and, as such, is involved in the life of the school communities. Here at Mater Christi College, we are blessed with the support of the following Members, Peter Nicholson (Chair of Members), Lucy Molony and Sr Veronica Hoey sgs. Good Samaritan Education has full responsibility for all matters of mission, finance and governance of all Good Samaritan schools.
Fiona Purcell was Chair of the Board from May and was supported by the following: ► Cherine Kenna Company Secretary ► Paula Hall Deputy Chair / Director ► Terry Stephens Chair / Director to AGM in May ► Philip Thomas Director ► Bernadette Feeney Director ► Philip King Director ► Steven Langford Director ► Tony Lancaster Director ► Paul Kremer Director ► Rick Westerhoff Director Ex Officio: ► Mary Fitz-Gerald Principal ► Mark Janke Business Manager Committee Members: ► Terry Stephens Futures/Development ► Tim Crowe Futures/Development ► Peter Bast Finance ► Carmel Feeney Compliance & Governance ► Fiona Griffith Compliance & Governance
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COLLEGE CAPTAINS Our final year at Mater Christi College was certainly the toughest yet the most exciting and momentous. Our first event was the Year 12 Formal held at Lincoln in Toorak in February. It was wonderful to see Year 12 students and their partners dressed beautifully and enjoying the special night full of dance and fun programs, including teachers’ baby photo quiz and Year 12 video. We thank the Formal Committee for their tremendous efforts in organising the night. We produced short video clips to convey important messages that cannot be conveyed in words only. One for International Women’s Day, featured students and staff singing “I am Woman” by Helen Reddy, and another promoted the importance of process over the outcome of study. We found that involving staff and students in the production of the videos resulted in a stronger message. Getting the iconic hoodies on the Year 12 Reflection Day was a joy, especially with fully embroidered front design and nicknames in silver. Not only did it give us comfort and warmth in the middle of winter, it gave us a sense of accomplishment that we were halfway through the busiest year and we were in solidarity, supporting each other. With the high aim of a fundraising target of $10,000 to support girls’ education in Timor-Leste, the SRC Executive, SRC and Year Learning Coordinators worked together to plan 2016 Mater Day. We all enjoyed eating tasty foods, taking pictures at photo booth, participating in makeovers of teachers, or just sitting in the mild sun having a relaxing day with friends. A highlight of the day was the House Performing Arts Competition. Congratulations to all participants for their dedication to the House through months of rehearsal and performances on the day. We were
also thrilled by the Year 12 act, featuring key moments across our six years at Mater, especially the High School Musical dance segment. In despite of the lack of thorough rehearsals due to the busyness in the middle of Term 3, Year 12 students were able to make a big statement about how the past six years have been so precious to us. We were privileged to attend the Deputy Principals Conference held in early September as representatives of the College. It was a wonderful opportunity to convey our perspectives on self-led learning and positive changes in education. The experience reminded us of the key role of being College captains; to listen to students and to be their voice in the discussion with teachers and leaders. We thank the SRC Executive and SRC General teams, whose insightful ideas and opinions allowed us to develop and make progress in projects. We are grateful to Year 12 Learning Coordinators, Ms Michael and Mrs Bischof-Foster, as well as Head of Senior School, Ms Mayes, for their support in improving the senior students’ school life and in organising activities. Last but not least, we also appreciate Mrs Fitz-Gerald, Mrs Feeney and Ms Feeney for mentoring us and making sure that we were managing both study and leadership roles. The year that at first felt daunting has been a challenging yet delightful year. That is because we felt that, as the Class of 2016 and as the whole college community, “we were all in this together”. We wish all Year 12 students the best luck for next year as they pursue their career and personal goals beyond Mater Christi. We would like to thank all students and staff for encouraging and trusting us to do our best as College captains. Saran Kim and Molly McKernan – 2016 College Captains
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COLLEGE LEADERS The year was filled with innovative ideas and suggestions for the Mater Christi College community from the committed and enthusiastic Student Representative Council (SRC). The SRC gives students from each Year level a voice within the school, enabling them to inspire positive change and stimulate forward thinking ideas for both this year and future years at Mater Christi. The SRC Executive is comprised of the Year 12 leadership group. The SRC General is led by the College Captains and is made up of Pastoral Group representatives from Year 7 to 9, the Year 9 Middle School Captains and the Year 10 and 11 Council Representatives. Throughout the year, both SRC leadership groups have been very productive in sharing creative ideas to hear from, inform and engage all students. Regular presentations at assemblies, the new student-managed noticeboard, reviewing the Mater Day stalls and activities, wellbeing activities, providing up to date figures for donations across the year and looking at ways to increase physical activity at lunch and recess breaks are just some of the 2016 SRC leadership groups’ efforts on behalf of the whole College Community. It has been a busy and successful year. The leadership shown across all Year levels has been admirable; projecting a sense of enthusiasm, independence and self-determination and promoting the idea of student led projects. Student leadership has enabled the Mater Christi community to thrive. We would like to thank and congratulate all the students and staff of Mater Christi College for making 2016 such a positive and successful year of innovation and growth. Molly McKernan and Saran Kim – 2016 College Captains
SRC Executive College Captains
Saran Kim Molly McKernan
Faith & Liturgy Captains
Laura Backhouse Natasha Mathiasz
Social Justice & Stewardship Captains
Vivienne O’Brien Lauryn Simpkin
Arts Captains
Sarah Camm Olivia Gyulavary
Chisholm House Captains
Madelyn Cahill Briony Edwards
Gibbons House Captains
Nikola Henkul Victoria Trichias
Lyons House Captains
Clare Di Stefano Lucy Mae McLennan
MacKillop House Captains
Caitlin Alcock Lisa Herbert
Sports Captains
Emma Walker Paige Whitworth
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Captains
Alyssa Easton Kaytlin Spencer
International Captain
Huijing (Icey) Wang
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COLLEGE LEADERS SRC General
Student Council
Year 7
Isabella Arthur Cassidy Ede
Year 8
Chelsea Carlyon Isabelle Dowell
Middle School Captains
Stella Hall Sera Long
Year 9
Brooke Bowler Charlotte Buckingham-Brown
Year 10
Sophie Clarke Sian Janke
Year 11
Ashlee Church Emma Thomson
College Captains
Saran Kim Molly McKernan
Year 10
Tess Bekkers Emily Clarke Sophie Clarke Iris de Wit Hannah Eastwood Amelia Edwards Sian Janke Tahlia Kremer Sarah Lenarcic Molly O’Bryan Keeley O’Halloran Laura Peele
Year 11
Susanne Bourchier Ashlee Church Tayla Cross Abbie Gunn Riley Haddock Kiara Henkul Niamh Keighran Caitlin MacDonald Sarah Nixon Chloe Richardson Isabella Sard Emma Thomson Elissa Tifere Gemma Tripp
Middle School Leadership Team Middle School Captains
Stella Hall Sera Long
Faith & Liturgy Captains
Chioma Anyadoro Molly Mardy
Social Justice & Stewardship Captains
Dana Kontra Alannah McPeake
Arts Captains
Jasmine Cruikshank Alexandra Mai
Chisholm House Captains
Ruby Fransen Holly Hodges
Gibbons House Captains
Kassandra Adams Chelsea Verrell
Lyons House Captains
Jessica Dunning Emma Schmidt
MacKillop House Captains
Tania Corrie Madison Sammut
Sports Captains
Emily du Vallon Tegan Stephenson
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Captains
Imogen Ball Emily Preston
Pastoral Group Representatives Year 7
Isabella Arthur Cassidy Ede Ashlynn O’Halloran Imasha Nonis
Year 8
Emma Carlin Chelsea Carlyon Isabelle Dowell India Griffiths Jordyn Yeoman
Year 9
Brooke Bowler Charlotte Buckingham Brown Anyier Deng Ebony Dickinson Abigail Trzcinski Amber Wallace
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WELLBEING Tying in well with the 2016 College theme, “In all things may God be glorified” were two key student-centred foci. The SRC Executive were asked as part of their formation workshop, to consider what their legacy would be to the College community. How would they use their time, gifts and opportunities for others’ benefit? Would it be engaging students more directly and giving greater meaning to our fundraising efforts? Would it be building a sense of belonging within the new House structure? Would it be demonstrating a sense of responsibility for self and others in our College community? Would it be providing a strong, positive role model for younger students? Looking back, it is apparent that students across all Year levels were clearly cognisant of the opportunity to build on each others’ strengths, to listen to others and to work for the common good. The notion of legacy is a powerful driver – how do we achieve positive outcomes with and for others? Project Compassion, Tinnies for Vinnies, RUOK? Day, Bullying - No Way! Day, Mater Day, assembly presentations, Variety Night, Make a Wish Day, Play Day and numerous other student led actions brought students together in ways that further strengthened our own community and facilitated reaching out to others. The second key focus was student voice. Student voice and student centred action are integral to building community and increasing student engagement. Through student surveys, student leadership team meetings across Year levels and general feedback, student voice was
heard and attended to in 2016. Student voice influenced a number of activities: Mater Day, student leadership workshops, Pastoral Program, Year 11 Convention, lunchtime activities and wellbeing initiatives. It was heartening to witness the way in which the SRC General and SoJuSt teams operated. There was obvious respect for the views of fellow students and attention to student voice. The Pastoral Program continued to affirm, empower and enable student wellbeing, sense of belonging and personal capacities through a range of activities, workshops and guest presentations. With the new House structure, it was important to renew House spirit and engage students across all Year levels. Through House activities, House assemblies and even House-referenced fundraising, the stage has been set for continued building of House spirit. There have been many opportunities to build connectedness and wellbeing and thereby strengthen student capacity to be the best version of themselves and achieve to the best of their ability across all fields of endeavour. We maintain our focus on wellbeing as the firm foundation for learning. I believe that the manner in which students have worked together, reached out to others, used their gifts and opportunities and listened to each others’ voices has meant that our Benedictine values and College theme have been lived out for all to see. Carmel Feeney- Deputy Principal Wellbeing
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LEARNING @MCC The question:
What have you learned about yourself as a learner this year?
The target audience:
Years 7-12 Mater Christi College students
The answers:
► I’ve learned I can be more independent. The work is more complex and I’m still well supported but I can manage more on my own now. ► We’ve learned that we can be effective leaders and still keep up with schoolwork. ► I know what conditions I need to learn well and how to set them up. ► We’ve enjoyed collaboration in E205, using the writable surfaces, talking and sorting out what we know as we work through Maths problems. ► I know I have learned from my mistakes. I learn from yesterday, treat today as a new page and have hope for tomorrow.
The conclusion:
► I’ve learned to develop questions about truth and perceptions as I move into adulthood. ► We’ve learned that our experience of where we belong, what we want to do and how to think about things have all been part of feeling good about learning. ► I realise as a learner that I need to develop my responses to others - not just to push my own ideas or say what I want but to listen and be more moderate sometimes. It’s also important to stand up for what I believe in too. So, it’s about being balanced. ► We have found some favourite subjects in which we learned easily because we enjoyed them so much - new ideas, new skills, new opportunities.
As learners, our students have challenged, confronted, affirmed and delighted us throughout the year and their answers are a brief indication of what they offer to our community and the potential they offer for our future. Julie Feeney - Deputy Principal Learning & Mission
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AWARDS 2015 Awards presented in 2016 College Dux Alana Majstorovic
VCE Excellence Astrid Renehan Excellence in Chemistry Alana Majstorovic Jane Austen Award for Excellence in VCE Literature
2016 Awards Mater Christi College General Excellence Scholarship Kirsten Andrich, Natasha Bartley, Cara Belvedere-Bain, Charlotte Buckingham Brown, Willow Cleary, Mieke Florisson, Zoe Kouris, Alannah McPeake, Phoebe Wilhelm
Language Perfect Holly Johnson, Ruby Jones, Zoe Kouris, Hayley Leach, Jessica McDowell, Tahlia Merrett, Jaime O’Sullivan, Emily Preston, Abigail Trzcinski, Katelyn Nicolas, Sarah Payne
Niamh Clarke, Chelsea Wilson
90+ ATAR Alana Majstorovic, Rebecca Johnson, Naoise Halliday, Chelsea Wilson, Jessica McFarlane, Madeline Anderson, Yu Wei Cai, Isobelle Caterer, Emily Peele, Stephanie Cross, Alexis Kavaliotis, Shenae Broadbent, Caitlyn Smith, Georgia Bishop, Zihui (Dorothy) Zeng 40+ Study Score (Year 12) Cody Walsh, Jessica McFarlane, Madeline Anderson, Alana Majstorovic, Rebecca Johnson, Naoise Halliday, Alexis Kavaliotis, Jessica Piazzon, Caitlyn Smith, Gabrielle Bast, Georgia Bishop, Niamh Clarke, Maddison Corcoran, Chelsea Wilson, Isobelle Caterer, Ruby Rawlings, Brittany Trill, Shenae Broadbent, Chloe Hill, Emily Peele, Meg Raupach, Tyler Twirdy 40+ Study Score (Year 11) Saran Kim, Lily Alateras, Kirrily Ireland, Emily Hamilton, Jaimie Sheil, Alexandra Steyer, Fionna Keating, Rebecca Sheil, Olivia Connell, Brooke Eccleston, Vorandi Kahandage, Stephanie Taylor, Claire Tilley, Alex Walters
VCE Season of Excellence Top Class Stephanie Sarritzu, Holly Pearce, Lisa Herbert
Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) National Titration Competition Bonnie O’Donnell, Rebecca Sheil, Kaytlin Spencer
Mater Christi College Excellence Awards These awards recognise students from Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 who have excelled across a number of scholastic achievements, sport, comunity work, conduct and leadership. The award winners are characterised by an overall commitment to doing their best in whatever they do, setting outstanding examples and assisting their peers and community. Award of Excellence (Year 7) Melissa Aldrich, Samantha Clark, Ella Lancaster, Emily Pavic, Jennifer Sahely (recipient) Award of Excellence (Year 8) Lucy Fenton, Lillie Park-Jenkinson, Amelia Patten, Ruby Southham, Stephanie Stoitsis , Emily White (recipient) Award of Excellence (Year 9) Kirsten Andrich, Tash Bartley, Charlotte Buckingham Brown, Mieke Florisson , Holly Hodges, Julia Hoefler, Dana Kontra (recipient), Sera Long, Alannah McPeake, Phoebe Wilhelm Award of Excellence (Year 10) Emily Clarke (recipient), Iris deWit, Jessica McDowell, Molly O’Bryan, Keeley O’Halloran, Elyse Richards-West, Joy Shen
Top Designs
Award of Excellence (Year 11)
Claire Tilley
Tayla Cross, Rachel Ferguson, Caitlin MacDonald, Simone McPeake, Bronte Reich, Chloe Richardson, Renee Riotto, Elissa Tifere (recipient), Gemma Tripp
Top Acts Isobelle Caterer
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SECTION AWARDS TITLE Pastoral Group Awards
Hannah Kinross Social Justice Award
Year 7:
In memory of Hannah Kinross (1986-2009): student at Mater Christi College from 1999-2004 who displayed a strong commitment to social justice both in Australia and overseas.
Cassidy Ede, Ella Lancaster, Emily Pavic, Isabella Arthur Year 8: Lauren Baker, Sarah Prass, Mary Wesneat, Holly Johnson, Chelsea Carlyon Year 9: Emily duVallon, Ruby Fransen, Dana Kontra, Emily Preston, Sera Long, Chelsea Verrell Year 10: Tess Bekkers, Emily Clarke, Sophie Clarke, Paige Brown, Keeley O’Halloran, Elyse Richards West
Vivienne O’Brien (recipient), Lauryn Simpkin
LaTrobe Leadership & Community Service Award This award recognises young people in the electorate of La Trobe for their community services and leadership skills and qualities as demonstrated throughout the year.
Year 11: Sarah Nixon, Casey Seymour, Rachel Ferguson, Ashlee Church, Blaney Murphy, Cassie Goodie, Isabella Stamenkovic
Brooke Bowler, Saran Kim, Dana Kontra, Alannah McPeake (recipient), Vivienne O’Brien
Year 12: Emma Hill, Hayley Arrnott, Bonnie O’Donnell, Emma Walker, Meg Novotny, Clare Di Stefano , Ruby Davis, Molly McKernan
ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Awards The ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership and teamwork Awards recognise a student in Year 10 and Year 12 who demonstrates leadership and teamwork within both the school and the broader community and who displays strong values (such as doing one’s best, respect for others and “mateship”) that are integral to Australia society. Year 10 Saasha Burby, Emily Clarke, Sophie Clarke (recipient), Laura Peele. Year 12 Molly McKernan (recipient), Vivienne O’Brien, Lauren Simpkin, Kaytlin Spencer
Rotary Outstanding Citizen Inaugurated in 1989, this annual award is presented to a student from any Year level, adjudged by staff to be an outstanding school citizen in that year. Corinne Carlyon, Rachel Ferguson, Saran Kim, Caitlin MacDonald (recipient) Vivienne O’Brien, Lauryn Simpkin
Maureen Keating Stewardship Award This award is open to students from any year level who are active in the Environment Group; the role of which is to create an awareness of and consideration for, “our” environment. Caitlin MacDonald, Alannah McPeake, Sarah Nixon, Vivienne O’Brien, Lauryn Simpkin (recipient)
Rebecca Jago Outdoor Education and Environment Award Rebecca Jago (1992-2011) was a Mater Christi College student from 2005-2010. Rebecca was an enthusiastic participant in all sporting activities, relished her role as a team member and actively encouraged fair play and enjoyment. Choosing Outdoor Education as a VCE subject allowed Bec to pursue her love of the natural world and appreciate opportunities to be with friends in wornderful places. Alex Walters
Monash Scholars Program The Monash Scholars’ Program enables students accesss to Monash Univresity extension studies in Year 12 and offers leadership, careers and study programs for those participants throughout Years 10-12. Those who choose to study at Monash after completing their VCE will continue to be offered special opportunities such as mentoring and leadership roles within the University. Saasha Burby, Sian Janke (recipient), Rithika Muddagowni, Molly O’Brien
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AWARDS Kwong Lee Dow Scholar Award
The Gallery B & B Arts Award
This award is presented on behalf of the University of Melbourne and recognises academic performance as well as leadership potential.
This award seeks to acknowledge and encourage students who demonstrate a high level of artistic talent and social justice awareness.
Saasha Burby, Sophie Clarke, Molly O’Bryan (recipient), Elyse Richards-West
Renee Riotto
Yuqing Deng (international)
Principal’s Art Award
Caltex Best All-Rounder Award
Jocelyn Bennett
Awarded to a Year 12 student who has excelled across a number of areas including scholastic achievements, sport, community work, conduct and leadership.
Principal’s Technology Award
Saran Kim (recipient), Molly McKernan, Vivienne O’Brien, Lauryn Simpkin
Arts and Technology Festival People’s Choice Award
Grant Thornton Auditors’ Award Awarded for leadership and participation in College activities throughout the year and for the contribution to the wellbeing of the Year 12 group. Saran Kim, Molly McKernan (recipient), Lauryn Simpkin
Crystal Mai, Madelyn Cahill
Rebecca Kuhlmann
Principal’s Excellence in Sports Award Jemma Eastwood (recipient), Holly Hodges , Rebecca Langford, Tegan Stephenson (recipient), Zarli Vandenberg
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SENIOR SCHOOL 2016 has been another productive year for our students in Years 10 through 12. After transitioning into the Senior School in the final week of 2015, Year 10 students have made a valuable contribution to different activities and demonstrated a keen interest in their studies, with some beginning a VCE subject. Girls have been leaders and members of the Year 10 Council, sporting activities, social justice campaigns and Arts events. Year 11 students have experienced their first full year of VET, VCAL or VCE. They have learned to manage workloads, meet outcomes, complete SACs, homework, as well as find time for other events such as the Presentation Ball, Central Australia trip, Year 11 Council and the Year 11 Convention.
This year, Year 12 students have shown dedication to their studies. They have had a very busy year managing the demands of the final year of school. In between completing SACs for VCE and competencies for VCAL, they have played very active roles in Showcase, the Disney Dress Up Day, sporting teams and HPAC. I trust that the Growth Mindset and Study Skills Workshops held at the beginning of the year, helped the students to manage their thoughts and workload this year. Senior School girls are expected to show a strong commitment to their studies and I congratulate the girls on the way they have approached their learning this year. We have been very impressed with the dedication to their studies, willingness to be involved and the good nature of the girls in the Senior School. Shae Mayes - Head of Senior School
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CLASS OF 2015 Highlights from 2015 Year 12 Studies ► 145 students participated in VCE and/or VCAL studies with 100% successful completion ► 2 students achieved an ATAR over 95 ► 15 students achieved an ATAR over 90 ► 31 students achieved ATAR over 80 ► Study scores of 40 and above were achieved in 28 different studies and by 47 students ► Over 75% of VTAC applicants received their 1st or 2nd course preference ► 9 students completed a VCAL Certificate
Some notable highlights include: ► Alana Majstorovic, as Dux of the College, achieved an ATAR score of 97.45. Alana was offered a scholarship to study Engineering at Monash University. She was also the recipient of the Astrid Renehan Chemistry Prize for 2015 with a study score of 41. ► Perfect study scores of 50 were attained by Cody Walsh in Outdoor and Environmental Studies; and Saran Kim, a 2016 Year 12 student for LOTE: Japanese as a higher study. ► Louise Roupas was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). ► Isobelle Caterer received a place in the VCE Season of Excellence 2016 for Top Class Dance. Isobelle was also awarded a scholarship to study a Bachelor of Film & Television at Swinburne University. ► Stephanie Sarritzu, Holly Pearce, Lisa Herbert and Claire Tilley were shortlisted for the VCE Season of Excellence
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VET / VACL Vocational Education and Training (VET) Students enrol in a variety of VET courses through the Mullum Cluster which is a consortium of schools and TAFEs providing access to a wide range of VET courses including hospitality, early childhood, allied health, community services, equine studies, acting and many more. VET courses can be part of the VCE or VCAL program and provide nationally recognized qualifications. Many students undertook structured workplace learning placements to gain valuable industry experience. Some students also took School-Based Apprenticeships. These placement opportunities allow students to put into practice the knowledge and skills developed within an industry setting. Mater Christi delivers the VET Hospitality program and in 2016 the students ran College functions and also provided catering for neighbouring schools including the St John the Baptist Primary Mother’s Day afternoon tea and catering for the annual St Thomas More Art Show. The knowledge and skills gained from these functions are enhanced through stimulating excursions.
What is VCAL? The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is an alternative to VCE and offers different opportunities through Year 11 and 12. During the first year of VCAL we attend Mater Christi College four days each week to study Numeracy, Literacy, Religious Education, Work Related Skills and Personal Development. The College also runs a Vocational Education and Training (VET) Small Business Certificate and every Wednesday students attend a chosen off-campus VET Course. In Year 12, we take the same subjects at a higher level. Students can continue their chosen VET course or undertake a School-based Apprenticeship. We also undertake 120 hours of Community Service. Because our course is about applied learning we organise and run various projects such as a VCAL camp, Pink Day (2015), Make A Wish Day (2016) and the Middle School Aquatics Carnival BBQ. Each Year 12 student is also required to complete an individual project for Personal Development.
The Certificate II students visited the Langham Hotel where we toured the back and front of house and enjoyed an international buffet lunch. Year 12 students also visited a number of hospitality establishments in the Yarra Valley as well as a local coffee roaster.
We are often asked to organise or assist with events. VCAL offers many opportunities to help develop skills and general knowledge for our futures. To complete our certificate, we must undertake a mock interview with a panel of VCAL teachers to present our achievements over the two-year program.
Sara Mugridge - VET Hospitality Trainer, Pathways Coordinator
The VCAL qualification is also recognised nationwide as a Year 12 certificate. Jemma Goldsack (Year 12) and Chloe Crumpton (Year 11)
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YEAR 12 The year began with a focus on preparation for Year 12 with study skills sessions and a motivational presentation for parents, teachers and students from Dr Michael CarrGregg. Dr Carr-Gregg provided practical and useful tips for parents and students to help support their learning. Alongside the program, students have enjoyed a special year of celebrations from the Year 12 Formal through to the Valedictory Mass and Graduation ceremony. Students were given the opportunity to take a break from their busy timetables and focus on the theme ‘Reflection, Connection and Direction’ during the Reflection Day. Sam Clear was an inspirational keynote for the girls encouraging them to face challenges and take time to reflect on themselves and their own journey. Throughout the year there was a focus on future pathways beyond Mater Christi College. Year 12 students should be very proud of their dedication and enthusiasm throughout their final year of schooling and continue to reflect the values and beliefs instilled in them throughout their time at the College. We wish the graduates of 2016 all the best for the future. Amanda Bischof-Foster and Cathy Michael – Year Learning Coordinators
Year 7 Buddy As part of Year 12, we are partnered with a Year 7 student as a buddy or a ‘little sister’. The program involves Year 12 students showing the Year 7 students around the school, helping them find their locker and showing them how to use those confusing locks on their first day. We walk them to either the bus-stop or train station for the first week.
We also welcomed them to the whole school at opening assembly by presenting them with a box, hand-made at Year 12 retreat, and participated in many activities with them. The buddy program is a great way for the Year 7 students to become familiar with their new surroundings and if they feel they need help with anything, they know they have someone who has been through it all before. We loved taking on this responsibility not only as role models but as friends. Briahna Ascenzo
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg The Year 12 Welcome Night provided the opportunity to listen to a compelling presentation by Dr Michael CarrGregg. The presentation immersed us in thinking about the year ahead. Dr Carr-Gregg gave tips for ensuring good night’s sleep, brain foods and study techniques to help us to perform to the best of our ability. Most importantly, Dr CarrGregg spoke of the importance of taking care of ourselves as well as others throughout our challenging and rewarding final school year. His ideas influenced many Year 12 students and were very influential for our making the most of our Year 12 journey. Stephanie Steele
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YEAR 12 Formal
Reflection Day
Year 12 Formal, the night that we had all been waiting for! The weeks leading up to formal were filled with excitement as we chose our dresses and the hardest decision of all, how to style our hair and makeup!
Year 12 students came together in June to enjoy our final Reflection Day at Mater Christi.
Everyone ‘rocked up’ to Lincoln on Toorak in style, stepping out in glamorous gowns and elegant outfits with smiles from ear to ear. With the theme of “Enchanted Forest”, we didn’t hesitate to take photos, laugh, have fun and boogie on the dance floor. The night was filled with exciting awards and fun trivia games. Socialising with friends on this magical night made us forget about the stresses of study and enjoy time with our peers and staff. It was an unforgettable night, which took forever to arrive, but you know the saying, ‘time flies when you’re having fun!’ Emma Walker
We began the day with a liturgy, reflecting on how we can support those around us by contributing our gifts and talents to the community. We then listened to inspiring stories from Sam Clear who spoke of his challenging but rewarding journey, Walk4One. He walked around the world praying for unity in truth and in love. The adversities he faced and his heartwarming stories, invited us all to consider what we can do to ignite solidarity and compassion in our society. To end the day, we separated into our Pastoral Groups and reflected on the year by celebrating our personal achievements, identifying the things that were stopping us from reaching our goals and considering the things we want to work on for the rest of the year. We also enjoyed some games including pass-the-parcel and musical chairs before receiving our long awaited hoodies! Our final Reflection Day was a wonderful day of thinking about how we can support our community, appreciating our successes and resetting goals for the future. Alex Walters
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YEAR 12
Lily Alateras
Caitlin Alcock
Hayley Arnott
Briahna Ascenzo
Laura Backhouse
Sirjana Batra
Sarah Benson
Mia Bergles
Nadia Biondo
Leah Borg
Katherine Bottone
Olivia Bouloukis
Rebecca Bowden
Tabella Bown
Claudia Busatta
Samantha Butler
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YEAR 12
Laura Byrne-King
Madelyn Cahill
Sarah Camm
Pippa Chisholm
Martha Clark
Jessica Clarke
Laura Clarke
Gigi Collins
Olivia Connell
Isabella Dabb
Alexia Davies
Ruby Davis
Ashvina De Zoysa
Navkiran Deol
Clare Di Stefano
Shannon Distefano
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YEAR 12
Alisha Dixon
Jordyn Drewett
Alyssa Easton
Brooke Eccleston
Briony Edwards
Caitland Edwards-Brown
Amy Erasmus
Ashlee Evans
Katerina Feoktistov
Kartiya Fernando
Rachael Figg
Sonja Finlayson
Claire Gibson
Jessica Giderson
Jemma Goldsack
Glenda Gregory
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YEAR 12
Cassandra Grigoriadis
Olivia Gyulavary
Hayley Hall
Emily Hamilton
Nikola Henkul
Lisa Herbert
Emma Hill
Jade Hillier
Daisy Ho
Danielle Horton
Kirrily Ireland
Alexandra Jackson
Cassandra Jackson
Sarah Jaeschke
Ainsley Johnson
Carly Johnson
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YEAR 12
Breanon Jones
Olivia Jones
Vorandi Kahandage
Fionna Keating
Saran Kim
Gemma King
Bhoomika Kodela
Ciel Lai
Caitlyn Laidler
Abby Lancaster
Courtney Li
Wenzhen (Carol) Li
Gemma Liddell
Alexandra Lloyd
Hayley Lowe
Emily Lynch
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YEAR 12
Crystal Mai
Kara Marshall
Natasha Mathiasz
Tiana McInnes
Molly McKernan
Lucy Mae McLennan
Mikayla McNamara
Shae McWilliams
Mikaela Milesi
Ebony Miller
Samara Miller
Alexandra Minenna
Lily Moody
Louise Mugridge
Natalie Naidu
Grace Nixon
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YEAR 12
Meg Novotny
Vivienne O’Brien
Bonnie O’Donnell
Shannon O’Hara
Shelby Parker
Natalie Payne
Holly Pearce
Caitlin Philp
Natalie Pike
Emma Porcaro
Kiara Pospischil
Narisse Privitera
Jessica Quinn
Madeleine Redgewell
Louise Samios
Anisha Sarai
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YEAR 12
Stephanie Sarritzu
Cassandra Scarso
Tamsyn Schwind
Vihani Serasinghe
Vanessa Sgro
Jessica Shannon
Jessica Sharma
Jaimie Sheil
Rebecca Sheil
Lauryn Simpkin
Aprajeeta Singh
Georgina Smith
Isabella Smith
Jennifer Smith
Georgia Sombekke
Kaytlin Spencer
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YEAR 12
Chelsea Srinivasan
Ashleigh Staples
Stephanie Steele
Ashlee Stephenson
Tahlia Stephenson
Georgia Stewart
Alexandra Steyer
Abbie Stiff
Candice Strange
Isabelle Tasker
Ebony Taylor
Stephanie Taylor
Eden Teicher-Sapozhnikov
Kyla Thomson
Claire Tilley
Victoria Trichias
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YEAR 12
Monique Trzcinski
Mikayla Van Loon
Vonny Van Os
Alexandra Vardy-Willsher
Natasha Varghese
Emma Walker
Lauren Wallace
Bethany Wallach
Mikaela Walles
Alex Walters
Bridget Walters
Erin Walters
Icey Wang
Karen Weerasinghe
Mae Wellington
Sophie Westcott
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Angela White
Paige Whitworth
Emily Yan
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YEAR 11 2016 has been a big year for the Year 11 students. The step from Year 10 into VCE and VCAL brings its challenges with many students deciding or re-evaluating possible career paths or options for post-Year 12. Some students have tackled a Higher Study to gain invaluable experience in preparation for Units 3 & 4 next year. Others settled into the Year 11 routine, juggling SACs and exams with the added responsibility of part-time work and other commitments. No matter their pathway for Year 12, all students conducted themselves with aplomb as they prepared themselves for the final year of secondary school. As well as a plethora of extra-curricular opportunities including the Presentation Ball and the Central Australia Trip, students engaged well with the Pastoral Program, enjoying the opportunity to develop a strong relationship with their peers and their Pastoral Group teacher. They participated in a variety of activities and programs including healthy life styles, effective study habits, online safety. The year finished with 3 days together in Rawson preparing for 2017, as well as celebrating the year that was. Students traversed high ropes, flew through the air on the flying fox and strengthened connections with each other in team building activities. Working alongside the Year 11 students in 2016 has been a pleasure and we wish them well in 2017. Torie Gordon and Janine Callahan – Year Learning Coordinators
Reflection Day Year 11 Reflection Day focused on the question of “Who is My Neighbour?”. We celebrated with a liturgy which allowed us to reflect on the topic of the day. We enjoyed a presentation by Glenn Manton, (a former AFL player and Co-founder of Whitelion) who asked us to dig deep and uncover many personal things about ourselves and our peers. We also brought stationery or toiletries to package for Catholic Care, a local asylum seeker and refugee support network. To finish the day, we enjoyed an energetic workshop led by Australian family with an Indian cultural background, exploring their traditions, dance and music. Reflection Day allowed us the opportunity to relax and enjoy the company of our teachers and peers, as well as to consider our role in society in relation to all of our neighbours. Tayla Cross
Presentation Ball In Year 11, a most exciting part of our year is the Presentation Ball, a tradition held by the College for many years. Leading up to this exciting event a series of dance lessons with our amazing dance instructor Rad, and then most importantly, finding the perfect dress. After months of preparation for the event, the night finally came, in a flurry of hairdos, tuille and photos. After the formal presentation concluded, a fun night of dancing began and our family and friends congratulated us on a successful night. Riley Haddock and Gemma Tripp
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YEAR 11 TRAG
Convention
We attended the Teenagers Road Accident Group (TRAG) presentation expecting another lecture on driving safely as many of us were working towards our 120 hours. However, we were immediately confronted with real-life experiences and graphic images that made a significant impact on every single student.
In mid-August, over fifty students from across the Dandenong Ranges gathered at Mater Christi College for the annual Year 11 Student Convention. The event was organised by the Year 11 Council, under the guidance of Mrs Gordon and Ms Callahan, around the theme “Climate Change: a factor in every circumstance”.
It made us realise how one bad choice could affect not just us, but everyone around us. The presentation conveyed that driving is a dangerous task and every time we get into a car we are taking a risk; so by driving dangerously we triple that risk, which is not just putting ourselves at risk, but our family and friends too.
The day included a captivating keynote address by the Young Victorian of the Year, Thomas King, a workshop from an Amnesty International representative and group activities designed to galvanise the power of young people for positive change. Our event sought to communicate that climate change is a collective challenge which cannot be reduced to a distant issue affecting merely the Antarctic or tiny Pacific Islands. It is a dynamic and present challenge for our generation.
I have taken so much from this excursion, not only about the risks of driving recklessly, but how inspirational the presenters were. Even after their horrific accidents they still have the courage and strength to live every day and to make sure what happened to them, doesn’t happen to others. Remember to Drive 4 Life! Emma O’Rourke
Caitlin MacDonald
Central Australia ‘Central’ was an amazing opportunity with eye-opening experiences for Year 11. We saw incredible sights as we hiked around Kings Canyon, beautiful landscapes and the peaceful ‘Garden of Eden’. We also visited Uluru at sunset. We were taken on a cultural tour by an Aboriginal tour guide who showed us the beauty of Simpson’s Gap as well introducing us to some traditional bush tucker such as bush tomatoes, kangaroo steak and even emu sausage. One of the outstanding highlights of the trip was visiting an Aboriginal Community, Karrke, and assisting them to build a new garden, providing new opportunities for their community. Ashlee Church
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YEAR 10 From the day students put on their navy blue Senior school jumper to the time they wave goodbye at the end of the camp, Year 10 is full of exciting challenges. Planning future studies and potential careers is an important focus at Year 10. By writing resumes and cover letters and participating in mock interviews, the students gained new skills and confidence. Our Subject and Tertiary Expo and the excursion to The Age VCE Careers Expo presented everyone with lots of ideas for consideration. Many students also took the opportunity to participate in Work Experience. Activities such as the Amazing Race on Welcome Night, Reflection Day, Seed Day and the preparation and running of Mater Day stalls helped to further build relationships and co-operation within the group. We won’t forget the work that the girls put into their Personal Projects and the excitement of the Exhibition Night. The Keys Please Presentation, Taster Day, numerous subject excursions and Pastoral Group activities added to the positive Year 10 experience. And then, there were the amazing Central Australian trips. We congratulate all Year 10 girls for the way they accepted the challenges and participated in the huge range of activities offered. We also thank the Year 10 Council for their enthusiastic support and leadership through the year. Claire Tuminello and Denise Simmons – Year 10 Learning Coordinators
Work Experience Work experience at Holley Nethercote Commercial & Financial Services Lawyers was extremely beneficial and an enriching learning experience. It gave me an insight into what life after school and university might be. I loved going into Melbourne city and being in a working environment; having my own desk, visiting courts and being in an office with accomplished and highly qualified lawyers. As I was in the elevator going up to the office I was nervous, when I walked in the doors and said hello to everyone, I had nothing to worry about. They were all welcoming and made me feel very comfortable. Visiting the Supreme Court Library was the highlight of my week, the building was beautiful and the atmosphere was serene. Saasha Burby
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YEAR 10 Hands On Computing Workshop During the first week of Term 2 holidays, we attended a one day program of Hands on Computing held at the University of Melbourne. We learnt what IT and Technology can offer by participating in fun and interactive workshops. The program included working with lecturers and students from the university as well as collaborating with over 30 students from other schools across Victoria. We worked with the NAO robots and learnt to make them dance by using a programming software called Python. We also tested our creativity by designing video games based on a theme, characters and setting, which let our ideas come to life as we made paper prototypes of our games.
We all thoroughly enjoyed the program and were grateful for the opportunity to take it forward. We certainly recommend this wonderful opportunity as a learning experience, collaborating with professional individuals and also new students interested in the IT field. Patricia Summers, Jordan Conroy-Benson and Rithika Muddagowni
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PERSONAL PROJECT Personal Project was a wonderful opportunity for students to engage in an authentic learning experience of interest. Key to the project was looking through a global context which allowed students to develop an understanding of their common humanity and stewardship of our environment. Through research, creating a product and completing a summative report, students demonstrated action through learning and developed the attributes of an IB learner to become independent and engaged in life-long learning. To celebrate the completion of the Personal Project, all students showcased their work to the community. This was a fabulous opportunity to proudly display and share student learning. Leah Eekelschot - Director of Curriculum
My goal was to raise awareness about the importance of mental health issues, specifically depression and suicide. I chose to create a magazine (Essence Magazine) in response to the goal. I wanted to reach young people using a creative format. Mental illness has such a negative stigma, and I believe that this is due to society’s ignorance and misunderstanding. The ‘taking action’ part of my project was very long and sometimes stressful, but I think if you find one topic that deeply interests you then it makes the process so much more enjoyable. Overall, by completing the personal project I discovered a lot about myself. I am now considering a career in journalism. It also taught me about the importance of time-management and that hard work and perseverance is what is needed to accomplish a goal. Jazmyn Barfoot
My goal was to explore cultural expression through the study of a foreign language. I chose to independently learn the basics of the German language through textbooks and websites. I demonstrated my new learning by creating a children’s story written in German. I drew my illustrations by hand and then rendered and refined them using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Finally, I had my story made into a hard copy book. Molly O’Bryan
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PERSONAL PROJECT My goal was to provide equal access to educational opportunities. I achieved this by raising $1493 to purchase educational supplies, personal products and wellbeing items for eight financially disadvantaged girls in Chennai, India. I met with the eight girls and delivered my project outcome while I was on a family holiday. The experience was very rewarding, humbling and made me extremely appreciative of what I have. Although Personal Project was a nine-month project, it will stay with me forever.
The goal of my personal project was to demonstrate how different musical techniques can change the mood of a piece of music. I did this by composing a five-movement symphonic poem based on the KĂźbler-Ross model of grief for a full orchestra. The final piece went for about 12 minutes. Composing ended up being a great opportunity to hone my skills in critical thinking, analysis and creativity. I still listen to my piece - it makes an excellent study soundtrack! Jessica McDowell
Saasha Burby
My goal was to explore personal and cultural expression by reflecting on the ways in which creativity is enjoyed. I chose to learn how to play the guitar and then write a book about how to learn the guitar. The book needed to be comprehensive enough so that somebody with no prior musical knowledge would be able to play the instrument. Planning out what I needed to do and giving myself rough deadlines as to when I wanted a certain part completed helped me to achieve my goal. The most helpful thing that I did, was to write down my prior knowledge and expand on the important points and include these in the book. This process helped me to identify what areas I needed to research and I could then formulate a better plan. I also think that I was able to achieve my goal because learning the guitar was something that I was really interested in and the desire to be able to play the instrument, and write a book about it, motivated me and kept me on track. Jessica Horner
My goal was to create a greater understanding of a major historical event. I wanted to convey to others what effect such an event had on people. I chose to write a fictional story about the holocaust as I have an interest in history. The most difficult part of this was trying to relate to the characters as I had never experienced such a trauma in my life. Needless to say, it was a huge challenge and required a huge amount of time for both researching and writing. This led me to meet with two people - Rosa and Henri, both were holocaust survivors. My story is by no means finished and may never truly feel finished but I am glad that I was able to capture a story and inform my readers of the past. Abbey Hutcheon
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MIDDLE SCHOOL What an incredible year 2016 has been for students in Years 7, 8 and 9. Middle School students have been provided with many opportunities for learning both in an out of the classroom and have grasped these opportunities with enthusiasm and positivity. Learning programs and activities have enabled students to make connections between their classroom learning and the real world. We started the year with renowned psychologist Andrew Fuller speaking with Year 7 students and their parents about navigating the transition from primary to secondary school. Andrew also spoke with Year 8 & 9 students and their parents about unlocking the genius inside every child. The information evenings proved to be informative and valuable for students and parents alike and provided useful strategies to maximise student learning. Informed by the International Baccalaureate mission to develop active, compassionate and life-long learners, the Middle Year’s Program (MYP) has enabled our students
to develop a distinct set of attributes. The attributes identified in the Learner Profile encourages students to strive to be: inquirers, thinkers, communicators, risktakers, knowledgeable, caring, open-minded, balanced and reflective. These qualities embodied in the Learner Profile, have helped our students make valuable contributions to the Middle School and have been recognised and celebrated at our Middle School Assemblies each term. Students have been able to develop their learner profile attributes through excursions, camps, reflection days, fundraiser initiatives, community and service days, interdisciplinary units, sport, iChooz program, Pastoral Program, student leadership, liturgies, music, debating and masses ‌.just to name a few. It is always encouraging to witness the enthusiastic participation of our students and the way they embrace their love of learning. For it is in doing we learn. Marlo VanderZalm - Head of Middle School
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YEAR 9 Our fabulous Year 9 students took the many opportunities to show their capabilities and challenge themselve in 2016. The following reports from students feature some of the highlights. At the start of the year, we set goals to complement the core curriculum. In the Pastoral Program, we focused on life skills, emotional intelligence and creating a sense of belonging within the Year 9 community. There were also many opportunities to work with our Careers Coordinator in preparation for their pathway into Senior School. Students were excited by the options ahead. The Sexual Assault Prevention Program in Secondary Schools (SAPPSS) is a valuable course that is now included in the Pastoral Program. It promotes the prevention of violence against women and increases understanding between males and females by teaching positive respectful relationships. During Co-curricular week, the Year 9 students participated in a 3-day camp at Lake Eildon. With the support of Bindaree, we enjoyed adventures in bike riding, bush walking, canoeing, raft building, cooking on Trangias and camping. Year 9 is an important time to learn more about how to deal with problems, how to defend ourselves, how to bounce back from challenges and how to take risks and be adventurous. Barbara Alexander and Eliza Fildes – Year Learning Coordinators
Self Defence As part of the Health unit, we were introduced to self-defence techniques. An instructor taught us ways to defend ourselves if we were being physically attacked. We also learnt how to act around suspicious people and how to show that we are not afraid. It is important to not show fear and stay calm, even though you may be terrified, as this makes you less of a target. Holly Hodges
SEPEP - Volleyball During Year 9 Physical Education classes, teams competed in a round-robin volleyball competition. Grand Final day was filled with colourful and creative uniforms and some very interesting team names. ‘Team Po-Po’ defeated ‘The Teachers’ in Pool A while ‘Dream Team’ defeated ‘Pink Lemonade’ in Pool B. We had a fantastic day and everyone was happy to be involved. A special thanks to the Year 10 Competitive Sport students for organising and leading a very successful day. Emily du Vallon and Jessica Dunning
Resilience Project During the Year 9 Pastoral Program we explored emotional intelligence. We investigated how actions and words can impact a person in many ways depending on the person’s circumstance. Through the many activities, we learnt how our actions may affect our friends or others especially through social media. The way we act when young can also have an impact on the way we are treated as adults. It can affect future employment as well as how our friends and peers treat us. We want to be regarded as caring not rude or inconsiderate. Hugh from the Resilience Project was an amazing presenter. We learnt a lot about mental health and how people in different situations are affected. We realised that people who have less than us can be a lot happier as they are grateful for what they have rather than what they don’t have. Just because someone is wealthy or in a better situation does not mean they are any happier or have a bigger purpose in life. Ebony Dickinson and Madison Sammut
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YEAR 9 Baking at the Tin Shed
Ignite the Passion
Baking at the Tin Shed is a Community and Service opportunity where students volunteer to cook for the disadvantaged and the homeless at the local shelter in Belgrave.
“Ignite the Passion” is a mentoring program with Grade 5/6 students. We go to Primary Schools to teach basic skills in Drama, ICT, Cooking and Fitness.
The feeling of helping people is unbeatable. By getting to know the people and chatting with them, we appreciated our own situation. Belgrave is such a vibrant and fun area to go to school. Being part of the community and helping our fellow citizens was such an amazing opportunity. Brooke Bowler and Alexandra Mai
The program runs for 6 weeks. The Primary School students choose two 3 week courses and each course includes three 90 minute lessons. I chose to teach Drama. We played games, taught basic skills, and helped the students to produce their own performance. They enthusiastically followed the program and loved it. It was an unforgettable experience to help students enjoy school even more. Jasmine Cruikshank
Community and Service Day In early Term 2, we enjoyed a morning listening to and laughing with Scott Darlow, an Indigenous entertainer and campaigner. He spoke about his acronym, FLUTE: Forgiveness, Love, Understanding, Tolerance, Empathy He encouraged us to include these 5 words in our everyday life. If everyone lived by FLUTE he believes the world would be a much better place. We began the day by listening to his musical performances and the background to the songs that have inspired his life and heritage. The stories were confronting, talking of the past and current struggles of Indigenous Australians. After his presentation we painted bollards to represent the past, present or future of Aboriginal people. The artworks were beautiful and were displayed around the College to remind us to include FLUTE every day and to respect the original custodians of the land. Stella Hall - Year 9
Youth Summit In May, Year 9 leaders attended the Yarra Ranges Youth Summit. The Dove Body Esteem Project addressed body image and negative self-talk. Comedian, Sammy J was definitely the highlight of the day! He made us all laugh but also gave us some valuable messages about life. We also had a Meditation Capsules workshop where we learnt to meditate and calm down in times of stress. Amber Wallace
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YEAR 8 In Term 3, we were entertained by an informative performance, ‘Cyberia’. The show helped our understanding that the internet is not always safe, but can be if it is used wisely. The storyline followed the characters of two teenagers who were obsessed with digital devices. The teenage boy goes missing and it is up to his sister to decipher where he has gone by using little clues along the way. Throughout the performance they both face many troubling issues. Some of these include posting photos of others online to humiliate them, spreading rumours about people by text message, logging onto somebody else’s email account and sending hurtful and embarrassing stories to others. All of these problems were acted out in real-life situations so that we would be better able to deal with them in a responsible way. We all took something positive from the performance and learnt many ways to stay safe on the internet. India Griffiths
The Year 8 Physical Education classes competed against each other in a dance competition. We choreographed, put the music together and organised costumes. Throughout the term we studied and practiced many different styles of dance to incorporate into our dances. The styles included jazz, contemporary or hip hop and genres of pop, rock, R&B and even K-Pop. It was an exciting time for us and it helped the classes to bond and learn new skills. Jordyn Yeoman
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YEAR 8 During Term 3, we enjoyed the adventures of the medieval era. We listened to medieval music, played medieval games, created a mock shield wall, fought with rubber swords and dressed in medieval clothes. We played a game called Kubb which involved throwing short lengths of wood at our opponents’ Kubbs to knock them over. It was a fun and surprisingly intense game. We learnt about medieval armour and weapons, which included rubber sword fights and shield walls. The shields were quite heavy and uncomfortable, but a select few were able to create a shield wall and advance towards the other students who were ‘archers’, lined up and throwing tennis balls at us in the hope that they would get through our shield wall. We also learnt about medieval clothing and social hierarchy and were able to dress up. I was chosen to be the Pope, complete with robes and the tall, pointed hat, formerly known as a mitre. It was such an interesting and exciting day for everyone. We learnt so many new facts about the medieval era and were able to creatively re-enact events and the daily lives of people who lived in that era. Isabelle Dowell
Mater Day was a very enjoyable experience for everyone. The day was jam-packed with lots of different and fun activities. Year 8 classes had our own stalls to run. Some of the stalls included hair braiding, fruit skewers, cupcakes and lucky dips. The day began with Mass and concluded with the entertaining HPAC performances. MacKillop (blue house) won with an amazing performance followed by Gibbons, Chisholm and Lyons. All the funds raised were sent to our sister-school in East Timor. Emma Carlin
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YEAR 7 The Year 7 students have truly embraced the spirit of the Mater Christi Community. It has been a pleasure seeing the girls immerse themselves in the Pastoral Program, their learning activities as well as a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Their spirit of giving has been exemplified through their efforts for the Learning Activity Day where they created resources for a remote Indigenous community. The girls put in a solid effort all year and we know that this will continue to drive them to great things throughout their time at Mater Christi College and beyond. Colleen Browne and Margherita Magagna - Year 7 Learning Coordinators
Leadership Being a Pastoral Group leader was an exciting opportunity for me. I worked with different people and made a lot of new friends. It opened many opportunities to develop leadership skills and experience teamwork. I also spoke at Middle School Assemblies. I encourage Year 7 students to take the chance to become a leader. You’ll learn more on your journey as compassionate and creative woman of faith. “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another.”- John C.Maxwell Imasha Nonis
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YEAR 7 Our first Mater Day
Project Rockit
On our first Mater Day, we were super excited to see what the other Year levels were talking about. From food, to hair braiding and giving the teachers a make-over, it certainly was an exciting day. My Pastoral Group stall was Make-YourOwn-Wraps and Fairy Bread. We quickly learnt that we had to prepare the food and set up early. We enjoyed working with the Year 12 students who helped us. In the afternoon the HPAC performances were amazing and as I was a participant, the lead up was super exciting. It was a great day, and it was fantastic to see everyone’s involvement!
In May, we had a visit from “Project Rockit”, a group of people who visit schools to talk to students about bullying. They came to empower us with the knowledge that we could fix the problem of bullying, because bullying can happen in so many ways.
Isabella Arthur
Transition Week Transition week was held in the first week of school and was lots of fun. Even though I was only one of two students from my Primary School, I made lots of friends very quickly. It was still a bit scary having all the older kids look at us but I guess as new Year 7 students, we were quite the attraction. It reminded me of being in Prep again. On our first day, we met our Year 12 buddy who helped with our lockers and timetables. I still see my buddy around the school and talk to her. The Year 12 students also helped us with taking public transport. Part of the transition week was a trip to the Belgrave pool and that was definitely one of my highlights of the year. We played on inflatables and did lots of fun activities in and out of the water. It was also a great way to meet lots of people, and the best way to start my journey at Mater Christi. Cassidy Ede
They led us in a few games that made us more aware of our words and actions towards others, and how a simple negative comment could result in someone else feeling bullied. The team showed us tools we can use to stand tall and confident if we were ever felt bullied. Project Rockit was more than just teaching about bullying. It helped empower us to stand up and lead no matter what our social label, popularity stance or cultural background. We also had interesting activities directed towards building our self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth and about how we empathise with others. Ashlynn O’Halloran
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM It was a great honour to be 2016 International Student Captain. At the start of this leadership journey, I worried about my ability to lead other international students and to plan special events. It was the first time I led a group of people on my own. I am very thankful for the girls who helped me and their amazing efforts. A highlight of this year was our evening together. We had lots of fun and had time to get to know each other by playing team games and sharing a meal together. I am grateful for the support of Jenny Lee (International Coordinator) and Saran Kim (School Captain). I’ve learnt a lot from this year’s leadership and also had the chance to work with the supportive SRC girls. Year 12 life, with leadership, is just a great combination. Although it was challenging, it was the best life experience I’ve ever had. Icey Wang - International Student Captain
The past six years I spent at Mater Christi College means so much to me. Not only did it provide me with the ability to speak English, but it encouraged me to move out of my comfort zone and to give everything a go. I realise how I am lucky and have been supported by friends, teachers and mentors. Mater Christi offered numerous, invaluable opportunities that I would not have if I didn’t study here. Forever grateful, Saran Kim - Winner of The Victorian International School Students Year 11 Arts Achievement Award
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM Year 12 Reflections I really enjoy my life at Mater Christi. I gained a lot of opportunities and become more independent. I will never forget this memory!
MCC gave me a good learning environment, so that I am happy in this school about learning and life, teachers and students are very good. I like our school. Emily Yan
Ciel Lai
As an overseas student without parents’ company, I feel the warmth of family from MCC. Carol Li
MCC provided me with opportunities to know lots of amazing girls and teachers. Hug All:) Icey Wang
This five years‌ thank you to teachers and schoolmates who have taught me. They were always by my side and supported me through my journey. Daisy Ho
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DOMAIN - ARTS The year began with the Catholic Education Week exhibition featuring the art of Saran Kim, Jordyn Yeoman and Courtney Siesmaa whose creativity shone amongst the displays. Both Molly McKernan and Chanice Bourbon were also stars during the week, performing at the Time to Shine gala. At the Burrinja Cultural Centre, selected works by Year 12 Studio Arts students were exhibited as part of the VCE Creative Showcase. Artworks by Courtney Siesmaa, Isabella Dabb, Kulani Perera and Saran Kim highlighted the talents of the Mater Christi College community within the Yarra Ranges. The 2016 College theme, In All Things May God Be Glorified, inspired a number of students to create symbolic artworks. Outstanding works by Kirrily Ireland, Georgia Taylor, Erin Dekker and Brianna Smith were exhibited at Grunge Café. The Arts Committee and SoJuSt groups teamed up to work in partnership with the Yarra Ranges Council in preserving our waterways and wildlife. Students were invited to design creative cigarette butt bins to encourage correct disposal of cigarette butts that are a major cause of pollution. The designs were constructed by a blacksmith. The beautiful photography of Holly Hodges was featured in the City of Casey Art exhibition, winning a prestigious highly commended award.
Students in Year 11 Visual Communication Design participated in the Our Sunset, My World competition and were very excited to have their designs exhibited at the Atrium Gallery in Federation Square. Congratulations to Renee Riotto, Molly O’Bryan, Stephanie Wheeler, Stacey Nesnas, Jocelyn Bennett and Madison Winkler. Their designs were auctioned with all proceeds going to the Have a Heart for Cambodia Foundation, supporting the education of children in Cambodia. Performing Arts students presented a delightful Showcase event displaying the hard work and commitment of each and every student involved from Drama, Dance and Music to backstage and publicity work. Our students also performed in the St. Joseph’s production, The Addams Family. Outstanding artworks completed during Semester 1 were exhibited at Burrinja. Over 60 art and design pieces were displayed. The Arts and Technology Festival in November saw these works and many more on exhibition by students from Years 7 to 12. The Opening of the Festival saw many visitors to the College who were also treated to the popular fashion parade event, Year 12 Media screening and an inspirational talk by past fashion student, Grace Alateras. 2016 was a wonderful year for the Arts with incredible highlights, passion and a lot of creative energy. Marina Sipos – Arts Domain Leader
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DOMAIN - ARTS What a year it has been! Year 12 is of course an intensely busy, exciting (albeit somewhat stressful) year. Our first major task (besides instagramming photos together as the newly crowned Arts Captains) was hosting the 2015 Arts and Technology festival where talented artists from each Year level showcased their work. In term one of 2016 we organised Chalk Art with Year 7 and 12 students working in their Houses to create chalk masterpieces based on a Harry Potter theme which was most appropriate as an owl sat in a tree and watched proceedings. Term two saw Showcase Rehearsals well underway, Mater Day preparations were slowly beginning with Houses busily writing scripts, casting and rehearsing their HPAC performances. One of the tasks we most enjoyed was the role of Master of Ceremonies for the HPAC. We think our 90’s attire really made the day that much more entertaining. Hosting Showcase was particularly special for us in our final year with Mater Christi. It was a big highlight as we were also in many performances.
We teamed up with Viv and Lauryn, the Social Justice and Stewardship Captains as well as the Arts Captains of St Joseph’s College to MC Variety Night, the joint musical charity event to raise money for Caritas Australia. This year the money raised went to the Italian Earthquake Fund. Then it was time to hand over our Arts Captain roles to next year’s wonderful duo, Grace Ashford and Hayley Perrin. Many students worked so hard for the arts events and the Arts Committee made this year so much more extraordinary. We particularly thank the Arts teachers and Middle School Arts Captains, Alex Mai and Jasmine Cruikshank who showed enthusiasm and passion for the arts and made our job so much easier with their support and excitement for all things arts. It’s been a big year and we’re sad to be ending out time as Arts Captains, but we’re so thankful for the opportunity we had to make our own weird, whacky, hopefully good, impression in the Arts. Sarah Camm and Olivia Gyulavary – Senior School Arts Captains
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DOMAIN - ARTS We look back on 2016 as another successful year of Dance. In the classroom and around the College we have witnessed talent emerge from all Year levels. Students in Year 9 studied the importance of safe dance, styles of movement from the 1960’s and learnt about Michael Jackson and his famous ‘Thriller’ Dance. Students also discovered the world of musical theatre, performing key dances from Musicals, such as ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Grease’. Our Year 10 ‘Expressive Dance’ class enjoyed a variety of workshops in 2016, exploring dance styles such as Contemporary, Classical Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop. The elective of Expressive Dance allowed students to develop their choreographic skills by creating a story telling dance solo, duo or trio. This year some of the themes ranged from ‘body image’ to reflecting on personal experiences such as ‘loss’. Students were also given the opportunity to perform in a Group Dance Work titled ‘Esmeralda’ at the annual VCE Dance and Drama night at Burrinja. The VCE Dance class has displayed their outstanding skill in technique and choreography through their solos, duos and trios during 2016. Along with this practical element, students have performed two memorable group dances titled ‘Wilkkomen’, performed at our VCE Dance evening during semester one and ‘Showcase: Stage and Screen’. The dance work titled ‘Hurricane’ was also performed at the semester two Dance and Drama Performance Night at Burrinja. VCE Dance also focused on the study of a series of professional works along with the analysis of the student’s own dance making techniques.
2016 has proved to be another exciting year for Drama at Mater Christi. Year 7 and 8 Middle School Drama students engaged with units including Fantasy, Melodrama, Greek Theatre, Naturalism, Non-Naturalism and Improvisation which allowed students to expand their theoretical knowledge of drama and their practical acting skills. Year 9 ‘Acting for the Stage’ students wowed audiences with three productions performed in the Black Box Theatre at Burrinja Cultural Centre. The productions engaged the crowd and showed the talent of our actors through both dramatic and comedic plays. The productions titled, ‘Miss Beth, ‘The Internet is Distract! - Oh Look a Kitten’ and ‘The Last Rose’ were so popular that every seat in the theatre was filled. The evenings also had an excellent community feel, with all proceeds donated to East Timor Leste. This year’s Senior School and VCE Drama classes created their own sophisticated ensembles and solos, and performed them at Burrinja Cultural Centre for the biannual VCE Drama Performance Nights. Student ensemble performances were influenced by current issues in society such as Gender Equality, Victim Blaming, the impact of War and Conflict, Gender Roles, the impact of natural disasters and Immigration and Refugees. Solo monologues for VCE Drama were performed during two performance nights at Burrinja and were inspired by a series of stimulus characters. Senior Drama students also attended and analysed a number of professional Drama performances including ‘Blind’, ‘Tales of the City by the Sea’ and ‘Jasper Jones’. Sarah Owen and Nardia Trubridge – Performing Arts teachers
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DOMAIN - ARTS Life Drawing provided an opportunity for Art and Design students from Years 10 to 12, to develop skills, creativity and personal aesthetic, in the artistic representation of selected models as an art form. Students were instructed in the various techniques, processes and methodologies, combined with selected media, materials and equipment. The individual result of enhanced perception and application rewarded the students with personally defined works that expressed conceptual thought and application. The students found the sessions further developed their perception and provided a critical folio component for university application and entry. Anthony Clarke – Arts teacher
Units 1/2 Media has allowed us to explore representations in the media, new media, and film production. We looked at how the media creates representations and how women have been portrayed in the media since the 1950s. We produced a number of mini videos, a movie poster and analysed sources. We created a short horror sequence, exploring the way specific codes and conventions combine to form a genre. We worked from key ideas, collaboratively constructing our pieces over a series of weeks, organising, developing, scripting, casting, shooting, and editing.
We also studied new media and the influence of technology and online social presence in our lives. This was explored through the creation of a short documentary style film on an area of new media of our choice. In Unit 2 we focussed on industry production, learning about the film industry and Australian Media organisations. We produced a film of our choice, working collaboratively on all stages of the production process including preproduction, production and post production. Media Studies is a creative subject that enables artistic imagination and views to be expressed in a collaborative setting. It’s been a fantastic and exciting first year as Media students and we are all eager to get further into the subject through Units 3 and 4. Grace Ashford and Hayley Perrin - Year 11
Completing the folio in Units 3/4 Visual Communication Design was something I had been longing to undertake since I was in Middle School. The design process pushed the boundaries of my technical skills through exploring the use of 3D CAD drawing software and the application of my designs to suit an architectural brief. The conceptual thinking strategies learnt in this subject allowed me to produce sophisticated final presentations of a new gallery space in the CBD and a welcome membership package. Saran Kim – Year 12
A KILLER P SLEEPOVER BABY G PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS A KILLER SLEEPOVER EMILY CAMPBELL CLAUDIA COSENTINO ERIN WILSON
DIRECTORS EMILY CAMPBELL, CLAUDIA COSENTINO, ERIN WILSON PRODUCED BY JULIANNA BEGUE
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Showcase - Stage & Screen featuring the talents of... Caitlin Alcock - Year 12 Isabella Arthur - Year 7 Grace Ashford - Year 11 Tess Bekkers - Year 10 Mia Bergles - Year 12 Teraize Bonner - Year 10 Clancy Box - Year 10 Saasha Burby - Year 10 Sarah Camm - Year 12 Felecity Campbell - Year 10 Corinne Carlyon - Year 11 Jessica Chapman - Year 7 Pippa Chisholm - Year 12 Violet Chisholm - Year 8 Martha Clark - Year 12 Emily Clarke - Year 10 Hannah Crampton - Year 11 Jasmine Cruikshank - Year 9 Tehya David - Year 7 Aleysha Davine - Year 7 Belle Davison - Year 11 Ashvina De Zoysa - Year 12 Amelia Edwards - Year 10 Briony Edwards - Year 12 Mieke Florisson - Year 9 Georgia Fraser - Year 11 Morgan Godfrey - Year 7 Hope Gould - Year 11
Tayla Graham - Year 10 Olivia Gyulavary - Year 12 Riley Haddock - Year 11 Caitlin Harry - Year 11 Tayla Harry - Year 11 Lisa Herbert - Year 12 Jasmine Horne - Year 11 Renay Hrubos - Year 11 Abbey Hutcheon - Year 10 Sarah Jaeschke - Year 12 Sian Janke - Year 10 Holly Johnson - Year 8 Abi Kenny - Year 9 Saran Kim - Year 12 Indigo Lowery - Year 10 Sophie MacEoin - Year 11 Alexandra Mai - Year 9 Georgia Mathews-Barnes - Year 11 Jessica McDowell - Year 10 Molly McKernan - Year 12 Louise Mugridge - Year 12 Stacey Nesnas - Year 11 Caitlin Pearce - Year 10 Holly Pearce - Year 12 Laura Peele - Year 10 Hayley Perrin - Year 11 Gabriella Petersen - Year 7 Teah Petrusic - Year 11
Caitlin Phelan - Year 11 Tegan Philp - Year 7 Mikayla Porteous - Year 7 Tearnha Porteous - Year 11 Claire Power - Year 11 Sarah Power - Year 11 Taylah Rickards - Year 7 Stephanie Sarritzu - Year 12 Emma Schmidt - Year 9 Mia Schütz-Beaton - Year 10 Isabella Sofra - Year 11 Ruby Southam - Year 8 Madeline Steele - Year 8 Tahlia Stephenson - Year 12 Abbie Stiff - Year 12 Patricia Summers - Year 10 Charlii Taylor - Year 10 Emma Thomson - Year 11 Maddison Van Twest - Year 10 Chloe Vanderschoot - Year 10 Amber Wallace - Year 9 Bethany Wallach - Year 12 Ashleigh Waters - Year 10 Kodie Williams - Year 11 Stephanie Williams - Year 7 Amy Winters - Year 9 Ruby Winters - Year 11
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SHOWCASE - STAGE & SCREEN
Showcase 2016 Stage and Screen
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MUSIC 2016 has been an active year for the girls in the music program. As in previous years, the various ensembles of the College participated in numerous musical performances, both in and around the Mater Christi College community. College ensembles - Rock Band, Materbellas, Jazz Band, Choir and String Trio all admirably showcasing the talents our students have to offer.
I have been in music ensembles since Year 8 and it has been one of my most memorable times. Even though my English wasn’t great at that early stage, I was able to communicate with other students through music. Friends in different Year levels who I met through playing music together are some of my best friends and I also still get in touch with music friends who have graduated in the past.
Our magnificent Mater musicians were involved in Showcase, highlighting talents for singers and instrumentalists alike, culminating in a wonderfully diverse show consisting of Dance, Music and Drama, delivering a consistently crowd-pleasing show at each performance.
In Year 8, I picked up drums. In Year 9, I began piano lessons and in Year 11, I started learning tenor saxophone. Along the way, I have done percussions such as marimba and a bit of singing, violin, clarinet, ukulele, trumpet and guitar. Music definitely pushed my boundaries and encouraged me to try something new while at the same time deepening my understanding of music as a means of expressing myself.
Both of our College captains were recognised this year at performances outside of the College. Saran Kim performed a drum solo at Government House for the Victorian International School Student Awards ceremony at which she received an award for her studies in the Arts. Molly McKernan was accepted as one of the lead performers in this year’s “Time to Shine” Catholic Schools Spectacular, performing a number of songs, including a wonderful rendition of “Second-Hand White Baby Grand” from Smash. Both leaders performed to a very high standard. Music Camp this year was again a highly anticipated event and the students enjoyed a very productive period of rehearsing, performing and socialising. The excitement had the students abuzz at the Concert for Friends, an annual Music Camp tradition with some wonderful performances from students and staff alike. All of this preparation culminated in a successful performance event at Ensemble Night. Graham Balderstone – Head of Music
Saran Kim – Year 12
Since Year 7, I have been involved in the Performing Arts. I have been in every Production and Showcase and these experiences have shaped who I am today. I strongly believe that without the opportunities to perform on stage and develop the love and passion for performing, I would have never have believed that I could further my study and commitment to the arts. Molly McKernan – Year 12
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DOMAIN - ENGLISH Why do we study English subjects at school?
Eliza, in the movie Bee Season , says...”words and letters hold the secrets of the universe...in their shapes and sounds [you can] find everything [and] see beyond yourself “ Our understanding of ourselves, other people and the world is shaped by our encounters with ideas. These ideas are spoken and written using language in complex ways, which influence how we think, feel and respond. The study of English encourages the development of literate individuals, capable of critical and imaginative thinking, aesthetic appreciation and creativity. English Language explores critical thinking about how the form of language, its meaning and context, influence communication. The study of Literature focuses on the enjoyment and appreciation of reading that arises from discussion, debate and the challenge of exploring the meanings and contexts of literary texts. English as an Additional Language (EAL) is specifically designed to assist students who are pursuing studies in Australia but who speak a language other than English as their first language. Together, the various studies in English equip our students to know, enjoy and use the language in ways that help them to find everything and see beyond themselves...in short, to become informed, compassionate and creative young women. In 2016, a diverse offering of text and language studies, debating and public speaking opportunities, testing and competitions have provided the framework for Mater Christi College students to develop a range of skills in written and spoken English. These pages showcase some of their achievements. I congratulate the hard working English teachers who have guided the girls towards achieving to their very best. Particular thanks to Bree Kitt, who, as Domain Leader, led and managed the program until the end of Semester 1. Mary Close – English Domain Leader (Acting)
Response to ‘Every Man in this Village is a Liar’ The streets are filled with spectators.
All those reporters with camera men teeming around them. All of them looking for a story, looking for us to tell our tale, looking for a seven o’clock segment. All of them just looking to gain some air time. They treat this war as nothing more than another story, as a chance for a promotion. Their fake grins, stretching from ear to ear, are permanently plastered on their faces as they look down at you, dominance radiating off them like the sun on a hot day. They shout words in obnoxious tones, believing that yelling will overcome the language barrier. They yell until the sound of their harsh accent reverberates in your ear and speckles of spit settle on your skin. … The streets are filled with spectators. Reporters, soldiers, civilians, are all trying to survive this war. But there’s a dirty little secret that no one wants to admit – even those who survive, don’t really survive. The scars of war, cut deeper than the skin and are etched and imprinted permanently on souls. Lily Alateras – Year 12
Response to ‘Seizure’
My grandfather’s favourite author is Oscar Wilde, who was earnest, an ideal husband and a prolific Irish playwright. Wilde once said that, “Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us” which, now seems to mock my grandfather’s love of his work, as he, George Andel, is slowly losing his mind, or at least his memory. One week ago, as I sat by his hospital bed and the doctors apathetically informed me of his “situation” I wondered how a wise, cheerful man could be felled by a stroke and slapped with vascular dementia as a reminder of it. I think Oscar Wilde is wrong; memory is fickle, inconstant and faulty, trickling away as if it never existed in the first place. Jaimie Shiel – Year 12
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DOMAIN - ENGLISH “That We Should Legalise Uber”
As a capitalist, consumer-driven society, Australians are blessed with the privilege of choice when it comes to selecting goods and services. When selecting goods and services, individuals are permitted to make assessments based the product’s price, quality, and track record. The track history of taxis in Victoria is ... and would put you off the colour yellow. In response to being compared to Uber, the Taxi Industry took to social media in a desperate attempt to recover their dignity. The social media campaign, ‘#YourTaxis’ intended to give taxi users the opportunity to share their positive experiences. Instead, the hashtag became a vehicle for angry and upset customers to share their experiences of decades of poor service including instances of homophobia, sexual harrassment, criminal negligence, and inflated prices. How did they get away with it? They were the only option. We are not asking that the government legalise and regulate Uber in order to replace taxis. We are suggesting that as a capitalist, consumer driven society, we should be given the opportunity to choose which service we would prefer. By diversifying the availability of services offered to travellers, perhaps the Taxi Industry will be forced to ‘step up’ and improve the quality of their service at a fare that is comparative to their competitors. We’re just asking for a choice. Cassandra Goodie – Year 11
Response to ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Once upon a time There was a story told in rhyme Of a young child Who despite bad circumstances, always smiled This story is of how she came to accept That the things she dreamed whilst she slept Fairies, Princes and singing sparrows that are blue Were, in fact, true It was a dark, stormy night The gloomy forest illuminated by only moonlight A young girl wanders, searching for her mother She keeps walking, on and on, one foot in front of the other Just as she had begun to distress An alluring fairy appeared, wearing a golden dress “Follow me sweetheart I will watch you grow up, until a bad young man steals your heart” The girl trusted this sprite And believed that her future was bright It was just the fairy, her talking sparrow and the child forever And there was no doubt about it, none whatsoever Clancy Box – Year 10
Creative Writing
Every Saturday, at the same time, a frail teenage girl, wearing baggy black pants and a grubby, oversized brown hoodie, carrying a lacrosse stick ran past the rat infested building that was the Carton Avenue General Store. Her name was Sleet, she was thirteen years old, and she and her family were a mystery to the townspeople. No one knew where they came from, but one day they had simply appeared. A family of nine, the children wore ill fitting clothes and vacant expressions. Her house was small and grimy, and her parents, Moe and Nikola, were artists, earning a meagre income that was barely enough to feed their children. As soon as they arrived, everyone found a label for them. ‘Unwanted’, they told themselves, ‘dangerous’. But really, they just didn’t want to get involved Emma Gerber – Year 7
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DOMAIN - HEALTH & PE The Health & Physical Education (HPE) Domain had another action packed and fun filled year. Students in Years 7 – 10 showed their creative side through the development of Gymnastics, Dance and Sports Aerobics routines. They developed and refined their skills whilst learning sports such as, Basketball, Netball, Badminton, Cricket, European handball and Table tennis. Two Sport Education in Physical Education Programs (SEPEP) were run this year including the Year 9 Volleyball and the Year 8 Olympic Round Robin. Both were a huge success. Exciting and engaging incursions and excursions ran across the different Year levels to provide some hands on learning. Year 10 Living Safely Classes learnt about traffic safety and driving skills at METEC. Year 10 Competitive Sport students received a community coaching accreditation through a Basketball Victoria Coaching Course. Year 9 students had Self Defence lessons, Surfing lessons at Phillip Island, Orienteering at Cardinia Park and Hikes through the Dandenong Ranges. The Year 11 Physical Education class explored their cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems at the 1000 Steps. They also coached Year 7 students in AFL 9’s focusing on skill acquisition. Our Year 12 class investigated energy systems, fatigue and recovery with high-tech equipment at Exercise Research Australia (ERA). Melinda Galt – HPE Domain Leader
Congratulations to Zoe Robertson on her graduation in the 2015 AFL Traineeship following her work in the Health, PE and Sports Departments. Her role included organising school carnivals, coaching sports, leading training sessions and supporting the Outdoor Education classes. Zoe was a great role model for all students and was an enthusiastic member of staff. She is continuing her studies with a Bachelor of Education, Primary. Congratulations to Sonia Spiden who completed her AFL Traineeship this year at Mater Christi. Sonia has been an active member of the Mater Christi community and has built strong relationships with both students and staff. Sonia plans to commence an Education Support program at Holmesglen in 2017. Melissa Philips - Sports Coordinator
The Rio Olympics was the theme for Health and P.E. week this year. Each lunchtime consisted of games with an Olympic theme. The week began with the Senior School Ultimate Beep Test Challenge. Middle School students had already set the bar high with Willow Cleary reaching a remarkable 12.3. Nicki Cormack took the title in the Senior challenge with an impressive 12.4. Next was an exciting Olympic round robin where competitors had to conquer Hurdles, Javelin, Table Tennis, Badminton and even Equestrian. The aim of the game was complete the courses in the quickest time. Victory went to Angela White and Bridget Walters. To finish the week, we held a Staff vs Year 12 students Volleyball match. It was a tight contest, one of the best we have witnessed, but the teachers retained the title. It was a great week thanks to the participation and enthusiasm of the students. Emma Walker – Sports Captain
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DOMAIN - HEALTH & PE Outdoor Education Outdoor Education continues to grow and provides the students with different experiences outside the classroom. Outdoor Education is part of the Year 9 Physical Education curriculum which offers sports, recreational pursuits and environmental knowledge of the Dandenong Ranges. Outdoor Education improves physical fitness, outdoor safety knowledge, staff and student relationships, responsibility, resilience and self-esteem. It provides a range of outdoor recreation experiences, education for sustainability and environmental appreciation, knowledge of different outdoor environments and opportunities to develop leadership skills and group cohesion. Students can continue Outdoor Education studies with VCE Outdoor and Environmental Studies Units 1&2 (as a Year 10 Higher Study or in Year 11) then Units 3&4. We were very excited that one of our students attained a perfect score of 50 in 2015. During 2016, Year 9 and VCE classes participated in a range of outdoor adventures including: Water safety pool sessions, Surfing, Kayaking, Bush cooking, Bushwalking/Hiking, Camping, High Ropes Course, Rock Climbing, Cross Country Skiing, Navigation/Orienteering, Bike Riding and Community Action. Eliza Fildes - Outdoor Education Coordinator
Orienteering
During term 2, we went orienteering at Cardinia Reservoir. It was a day filled with walking and adventures, and for some… getting lost! We worked in pairs and completed different orienteering courses. Each pair was given a map, a starting and finishing point. During the day we learnt many skills like how to use a map. Many of us had never used a map other than on our phone. We also worked as a team to navigate the courses. As the day progressed, it was easier to be lost and we had to use the sun to direct us. The courses were challenging and by the end we were all pleasantly exhausted.
Day Hikes
Mid-term 3, we ventured into the Dandenong Ranges on day hikes. We walked the long way to Grants Picnic Ground. Let’s just say, it was challenging at times! The support within the group to keep everyone motivated was amazing. At cooking time, the MasterChef competition began when we cooked our meals on the Trangias. Meals included nachos, pasta, garlic bread and fried rice. We also created delicious and decadent desserts like apple pies, smores, chocolate dipped meringues and hot chocolates. On the return trip we conquered mud, hills and at times rain, but the beautiful surroundings such as waterfalls made it worthwhile! Whilst walking we were continuously giving each other encouragement, ‘pump up’ comments and even singing to offer support. At the end of the day, all of the girls were proud of their efforts and what we had achieved. We definitely bonded as a class and learnt more about each other. Sera Long and Ruby Fransen - Year 9
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DOMAIN - HUMANITIES One of the key beliefs which guides the practices of teachers within the Humanities domain is that it is our role to teach our students how to actively and critically engage with their world – that is – to think for themselves. This applies not only in their education but also in their life outside and beyond school. As such, this year we have been focusing upon our methodology in developing students’ critical thinking abilities. We have also continued to ensure that our subjects consider a variety of issues which are of relevance to the students and refer to topics affecting all aspects of the individual and society. In addressing diverse and sometimes contentious material through methods which encourage investigation, we aim to provide our girls with the opportunity to explore and understand their world, and the skills to make informed judgments about how they wish to engage with it. As always in Humanities, there have been innovative and engaging activities across all Year levels, examples of which can be seen across these pages. However, it is the day-to-day learning and teaching which is often the most inspirational, not only for the students but also for their teachers. The quality of work our students completed with the help of their teachers, as well as the creativity and depth of knowledge they display is a credit to their endeavour. James Bakker – Humanities Domain Leader
A Canberra Immersion I participated in the 21st National Schools’ Constitutional Convention (NSCC) held in Canberra. 120 delegates, including 25 from Victoria, joined students representing all States and Territories for a three day convention exploring the topic of ‘Education in a Federation’. Over the course of the three days, we had many exciting experiences and opportunities. For me, the highlights were attending Question Time at Parliament House, dinner at the High Court with a presentation from Young Australian of the Year 2016 Nominee, Robert Gillies, and the international discussion panel which consisted of representatives from the Canadian, British, United States and New Zealand High Commission/Embassies. There were lots of opportunities for us to participate in soap-box sessions and plenty of group work and discussions. We had tours of the National Archives, Governor-General’s House, High Court, Museum of Australian Democracy and Old Parliament House. At the end of the third day, we had a mock referendum. We voted on whether Education in Australia should become a Federal power or stay with the States, based on all we had learnt from the speakers and presentations over the previous few days. The Referendum was passed with a high majority. I feel really privileged to have been nominated to attend the 2016 NSCC. I learnt a lot about politics, the Constitution and people. It was a fantastic opportunity, meeting new friends, developing a greater understanding of Australian politics and listening to inspiring speakers. Niamh Keighran – Year 11
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DOMAIN - HUMANITIES NAB $20 Boss Project As part of the Year 10 Dollars and Sense course, we undertook a task which required us to make and sell a product using an initial $20. This program was called ‘NAB $20 Boss’ and is part of an Australia wide competition. It enabled us to become young entrepreneurs and possibly carry our ideas to starting up our own business. As we focus on marketing as a topic in our first term, the program has helped in exploring the various marketing concepts we cover in class as well as being able to put them into action. The concept of creating a product to sell with only $20 seemed to be a somewhat difficult task at first, but as we got into it, we surprised ourselves. It was amazing to discover what we could produce with limited funds and it made the task more interesting. The ‘NAB $20 Boss’ was a fantastic idea as it helped us to develop new ways of entrepreneurial thinking and it acted as a base as to what works and what doesn’t work for a new business. It was a great opportunity and made the subject really engaging. Sami Brouwers - Year 10
Homecoming from World War 1
Reflective piece written for Year 10 History (Conflict, Culture and Change) The men appeared clean, yet there was still foreign mud under their fingernails. They left behind arms and legs, but brought sickness and shell shock. How can no-one see they are little but walking corpses waiting to rot? The women all but fall at the soldiers’ feet. Their dresses are now shorter, their footwear sturdier. Their hands are rough, their eyes cried dry, they have worked and they have grieved. The children cheer for their heroes, promising to grow up and be just as brave, just as strong. They are yet to know that to be brave there must be something to fear and to be strong there must be an obstacle to overcome. Despite the cheering and the joy, I can see that this is not the same street that it was five years ago, not even the same it was a month ago, because now the war has been and gone. In our peaceful streets walk the hundreds of living dead; men, woman, children. The cement between bricks like trenches, the horse shoes on roads like gun shots, and the cheering of the march like an explosion. There are no survivors. Mia Schütz-Beaton – Year 10
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DOMAIN - LOTE The Year of Monkey has been a fulfilling and rewarding year for our LOTE learning students. More than 15,000 primary and secondary students participate in the Berthe Mouchette poetry competition. We had a high level of participation with 11 students progressing as finalists. It was a memorable and challenging experience which encourages risk taking and develops confidence in the learning of the French language and its cultural richness. VET Certificate III in Applied Language (Mandarin) was launched this year and 11 students received their certificates. LOTE Week was again an engaging and fruitful event. We celebrated our multiculturalism through food, music and fashion. While students enjoyed all the lunchtime activities, we also raised funds for Caritas. Cathy Wu – LOTE Domain Leader
China Trip The China trip was a huge success for 22 Year 9 and 10 students. We visited major cities in China including Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai and Suzhou. The sister school visit was one of the highlights, providing a personal perspective of a student’s life in China. We experienced many extraordinary sights, sounds and tastes and enjoyed friendship, fun and wonder while learning about China, its history and language.
Emerging Language of Business As part of developing proficient business-based language skills, the Year 11 VET Chinese class visited Fujian Footwear in Mulgrave. We were privileged to meet with two senior members of the company and conversed with them in our carefully practiced sentences in Chinese. We learnt about the process which occurs before the shoes are seen on the shelf at our favourite stores, discussed the opportunities for work and travel in China and the cultural awareness needed to effectively interact with Chinese business. It was motivating and exciting to learn how our language skills could be applied within an increasingly Asian-based business world in the future! Caitlin MacDonald - Year 11
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DOMAIN - LOTE Alliance Française
iChooz French Food Safari
Year 10 French students plus small group from other Year levels participated in the Alliance Française Poetry Competition in June.
During the iChooz sessions in terms 2 and 3, French teachers offered over 60 students the chance to explore, cook and taste some simple French dishes including pommes parisiennes, truffes au chocolat, croissants, tarte dijonnaise, crêpes and assorted French dips.
We prepared for this day for many weeks. We learnt the poem as a class; taking ten to fifteen minutes out of one class each week to practice. Walking into the Alliance Française building was like being in France. The TV showed French news. French magazines sat in the waiting room and there was even a group of French speaking children in the building. As the competition neared, we could feel the nervous excitement grow. One by one, we walked into the examination room to recite our poem. Les Papillions by Gérard de Nerval was the poem our class chose and it still remains clear in my memory. We left the building proud of our performances, with some of the students destined to return for the finals. Mia Schütz-Beaton and Madeleine Ostoja-Solecki - Year 10
Students watched cooking demonstrations, discussed their menus and ingredients, worked through their recipes and prepared some delicious morsels.
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DOMAIN - MATHEMATICS It has been an exciting year in mathematical thinking and learning at Mater Christi College. There have been many highlights to reflect the growing opportunities for mathematical learning. Early in the year a number of students entered the Australian Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition run by the Australian Mathematics Trust. We had many good results with a special mention to Molly Stow (Year 7) and Zoe Kouris (Year 9) who received Distinction awards. Many students also competed in the Australian Mathematics Competition. Two of our students, Emma Gerber (Year 7) and Senithi De Silva (Year 7) were awarded High Distinction awards that placed them in the top 1% of their cohort. At the Year 7 STEM night, parents met the Mobius Strip (a surface that has one side and one boundary). As it was cut and manipulated it baffled many. Students had multiple learning experiences to develop their mathematical understanding. Year 8 students “trained” their potatoes to compete in the annual “Potato Olympics”. It was an interesting to way to engage students in collecting and analysing data.
We continued to work with VCCA as a trial school for the Mathematica computer-based exam for VCE Mathematical Methods. This program has recently been endorsed by the Victorian Government and is likely to be extended to other schools. We are now looking to extend the use of Mathematica to develop coding and STEM skills. The Interdisciplinary Unit for Year 7 this year was H2Life. It examined the relationship between humans and the urban water cycle. Students visited the Eastern Treatment plant for a sensory overloaded tour of what happens to our waste water. We also visited a significant wetland in Seaford that supports many different migratory birds. Using their knowledge of Science and Mathematics, students were able to create and interpret graphs based on data collected. 2017 will be year of even further developments within the Mathematical domain, with many exciting new endeavours planned. Simon Hamlet - Maths Domain Leader
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DOMAIN - RELIGIOUS EDUCATION The Year 9 Reflection Day focused on ‘Mental Health’. College Psychologists, Brigitte and Brooke spoke with us about mental health and how to maintain a happy and healthy life. We talked about our values, what can we improve and things we might sometimes take for granted. We took a values test to identify our top 20 values and how we apply them in everyday life. We were given a booklet that outlined activities about our mental health and ways we could improve it. We played charades to remind us of the role of non-verbal communication. We also chose coloured ribbons to represent four qualities of a friend. This was one of the favourite activities because it showed our friends how much we appreciated them. Chioma Anyadoro and Molly Mardy - Year 9
VCAL Religious Education In Term three, the VCAL class visited the Islamic Museum of Australia as part of an interfaith unit. We learnt about Islamic beliefs and practices, heard stories from Muslim women, enjoyed an Islamic Art lesson and Middle Eastern lunch before visiting a mosque. During the excursion, many misconceptions about the religion and people of Islam were brought to my attention. The Islamic Museum is one of the most interesting places I have been. Sherene, a member of the museum board was an insightful and powerful presenter. She spoke about her life as a Muslim and how prejudice affects the Muslim community. The way she spoke of the devastation after 9/11 when her entire religion was accused of horrible crimes and were all labelled as terrorists was heart-wrenching. Sherene is a strong believer of the teachings of Islam and in no way does she believe that terrorist actions are a true representation of all Muslims. Sherene has done many wonderful things for the Muslim community. She not only puts her heart and soul into the museum but donates all her time as well. She is such a strong female figure and one that many girls can look up to. Ebony Miller - Year 12
Philippines Immersion During the September holidays we participated in the Good Samaritan immersion trip to the Philippines. We spent most of our time in Bacolod, a small island in the Philippines, where a group of amazing and inspiring Good Samaritan Sisters run a kinder school, a training centre for mums, and a feeding program for kids living in slums. Much of the media displays poverty as misery but our experience of it in the Philippines was very different. Yes, the people of Bacolod have little to no money, most of them do not have running water in their homes and many children don’t have three meals a day. However they have strong communities and respect and love for one another. The strong community connections is sometimes lacking in our “richer” communities. We loved working with the children at the Good Samaritan kinder school. It takes only $2 a month to send a child there but parents are unable to afford it. Thanks to fundraising by the Good Sam Schools in Australia the children living in underprivileged areas of Bacolod are able to go to kinder and then to good schools. Thanks to the $200 raised from the Year 8 Reflection Day BBQ, we were able to buy resources for the kitchen and food. We are so thankful for this opportunity and have learnt and experienced so much. We strongly recommend this immersion trip to anyone who would like to see how the Good Samaritan story is lived out in the Philippines. Abbie Gunn and Felicity Schill - Year 11
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DOMAIN - RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Catholic Action Program Catholic Action Program (CAP) this year has been enjoyable and enriching. We explored topics such as Slavery, Refugees, Project Compassion, International Women’s Day, Poverty, Homelessness, Fair Trade, Indigenous Cultures and Asylum Seekers. These studies not only gave us valuable insights but also provided opportunities to take action. We have learnt to speak for those who can’t be heard. We raised money and awareness through activities like washing cars, pancake sales and a trivia night to support different community groups. Year 11 and 12 CAP classes
CAP has been a great experience. It has allowed us to come together as a class and discover ways to help the community and support those in need. Sarah Power - Year 11
I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that. Then I realised I am somebody. CAP allowed me to further my knowledge of different issues in the world. I gained a new awareness of topical issues and feel empowered to make a change, no matter how small.
CAP has opened my eyes to the everyday luxuries and strong relationships I have taken for granted while others have been suffering.
Tayla Harry - Year 11
Corinne Carlyon - Year 11
I have learnt about global issues and have learnt how important it is to be generous and empower others to create change. Rachel Ferguson - Year 11
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SoJuSt: Social Justice & Stewardship Dignity of the human person and stewardship of creation are two fundamental principles of Catholic Social Teaching that are distilled in what we do through our Social Justice activities at Mater Christi College. But why do we do this? Certainly the Gospel reminds us of our responsibilities and provides us with examples from times gone by. Beyond these readings, if we open our eyes and our hearts to the immediate human condition, we are compelled to act. To that end our College community has responded with a generosity of spirit and compassion to global and local needs through its support of CARITAS, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, the missions of the Good Samaritan Sisters in the Philippines, Kiribati and Timor Leste as well as to refugees and asylum seekers in the Dandenong area and the Good Samaritan Inn in North East Melbourne for women escaping domestic violence. Students have explored issues of homelessness, the humanitarian crises of mass migration due to entrenched global conflicts, poverty, alienation, slavery and environmental degradation and many other factors that deny the dignity of human beings. Through the collection of food and funds and through concerted advocacy to stir the souls of those in power, in ways both big and small, they have stirred to contribute to the restoration of that stolen dignity. Con Sarris - Social Justice Coordinator
We have thoroughly enjoyed being able to organise and play a part in the many social justice efforts Mater Christi focused on this year in support of Caritas, St Vincent de Paul Society and more. We sought new and exciting ways to support important charities and our environment; stepping up the bake sales and pancakes sold for Project Compassion (aka Project Com-Pancake); introducing a friendly competition into our Tinnies for Vinnies campaign while collecting plastic bags for recycling. Most exciting for us, was the introduction of our Recycling Station in the Learning Commons, a place to take easily recycled yet often forgotten items out of landfill - soft plastics, batteries, cartridges, pens and mobiles. In addition, we have maintained a strong campaign to save water and energy with newly designed signs throughout the school. We have appreciated the opportunity to make a positive contribution to our community, trying to reinforce hope and remind everyone that “every little thing helps (in a crisis)”. Vivienne O’Brien and Lauryn Simpkin - Senior School SoJuSt Captains; Dana Kontra and Alannah McPeake - Middle School SoJuSt Captains
This has been a great year for the SoJuSt group and the Year Level Stewardship Leaders. We have done all sorts of fundraising, awareness raising and activities that have all been a great success. We have raised funds for groups such as our sponsored orangutans and schools in Timor Leste and Zimbabwe. Hopefully 2017 will be even better! Amber Wallace - Year 9
Being a part of SoJuSt group this year meant engaging with the school community and beyond through dealing with social and environmental challenges. For me, baking cakes for bake sale, creating artworks to communicate ideas and moving out of my comfort zone to raise donations were some of activities I found rewarding and exciting. Saran Kim - Year 12
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SoJuSt: Social Justice & Stewardship SoJuSt Week Every year the Social Justice and Stewardship (SoJuSt) team create a fun-filled week of activities to raise awareness about social justice and environmental issues. This year we made sure the week was full of variety. We started out with a Kahoot trivia quiz to test students’ knowledge about the environment. On the Tuesday we held the Good Sams’ Biggest Picnic where everyone was invited to bring along a picnic lunch to share with friends. This was an initiative of the SRC Captains at St Mary’s Star of the Sea in Wollongong who invited all Good Samaritan Schools to participate. It was great fun! We wore free dress on the day to raise funds for schools in Zimbabwe and Kiribati. Both these regions are impacted by the devastating impacts of climate change and poverty.
Coastal Ambassadors Two groups of students ventured to Phillip Island to take part in the Coastal Ambassadors program. The program is run by Philip Island Nature Parks and aims to inform students about local environmental issues. During the camp we spoke with penguin and seal researchers, enjoyed a boat cruise, tried our hand at surfing and participated in a beautiful bike ride around the coast. The camp revealed the many problems our environment faces and gave us the motivation to tackle some of these issues. Surfing was a highlight for everyone and the skills that we all took away from this camp will greatly help us. We had to assess an environmental issue and create a plan to reduce its impact. Our groups decided to research solutions for litter problems. We created a proposal and are proud to say that our bins are going to be installed. Alannah McPeake and Charlotte Buckingham Brown - Year 9
Other activities included; plant your own succulent and create your own windmill. On the final day we held an orangutan-themed baked sale to continue sponsorship of our two adopted orangutans, Miko and Dodo. These events were very successful as they promoted awareness of our environment and gave us a chance to be charitable to important causes. Dana Kontra - Middle School SoJuSt Captain
Healesville Sanctuary Early in 2016, members from the SoJuSt team visited Healesville Sanctuary. We started the day learning about local animals and their habitats. We attended animal shows including the bird and platypus shows. At the end of the day we participated in a discussion and discovered ways to improve our environment and how to help the animals. Some of these included using recycled toilet paper and reducing litter. Overall this experience was very rewarding because we learnt new things about our favourite animals and we learnt useful tips to help our environment. Dana Kontra - Middle School SoJuSt Captain
Recycling bins This year we worked hard to build more sustainable recycling systems in the College. We are proud to have created a depot in the Learning Commons for the disposal of empty ink cartridges, mobile phones, soft plastics and batteries. This will help to reduce the amount of toxic landfill. We are also in the process of replacing bins in the classrooms with certified Carbon Neutral EcoBins. I can’t wait to see the brightly coloured rubbish and recycling bins being used. Alannah McPeake - Middle School SoJuSt Captain
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DOMAIN - SCIENCE A year of scientific endeavor at Mater Christi has seen our students faced with exciting new experiences and challenges. The Middle Years Program (MYP) emphasises inquiry based learning in which students work both collaboratively and also independently to explore issues in Science. Investigations involve research, experimentation and observation. Year 7 students have been inducted into the safe use of laboratory spaces and equipment. Highlights of their year have included learning to light a Bunsen burner, investigating separation techniques and handling native reptiles in the Reptile Show. Year 8 girls extend their investigation of living things to include a detailed study of human body systems. Students explore the value of dissection by understanding the workings of organs, such as the heart. A feature of the Year 9 curriculum is the study of Forensics. Our student sleuths work together to explore their theories in an effort to work out the perpetrator of our classroom murder scene. The elective program at Year 10 allows students to choose science units that best suit their intended VCE program. Some Year 10 students have also accepted the challenge of participating in extra-curricular events such as The Amazing Spaghetti Machine, Growing Tall Poppies and Hands on Engineering. VCE students have had excursions to Monash University, The University of Melbourne and the Synchrotron and accepted opportunities such as competing in the Titration Stakes Competition, The Alliance of Girls’ School Science Breakfast and the Monash Murder Mystery. This year the students have been inspired by the efforts of the STEM captains who organised events throughout the year and especially during Science Week and Family Science Night. Lauren Faragher - Science Domain Leader
Science Breakfast The Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia, together with Mentone Girls’ Grammar School hosted the annual Science Breakfast during National Science Week. Six Year 12 students and Mrs MacEoin, faced the cold and rain at 6am to join women who represent many different branches of Science to discuss the impact, study pathways and career opportunities across the Sciences and to become part of a network of women in Science. The amazing guest speaker was Dr Misty Jenkins, NHMRC Fellow and Laboratory Head at the Walter Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research. Dr Jenkins has been a Fellow of the University of Cambridge, the 2012 National Association of Research Fellow Investigator of the Year and was also awarded the Tall Poppy of the Year award for Science in 2015. She was a very passionate and engaging speaker who had our full attention. She is involved with many programs aimed at increasing young people’s enthusiasm for Science and education. This excellent event was designed to positively influence young women to pursue careers in the STEM disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Kaytlin Spencer – STEM Captain
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DOMAIN - SCIENCE Family Science Night
Lizzy’s Lizzards Reptile Show
During National Science Week, the College invited Year 7 families to participate in a range of activities designed to excite students about the possibilities of Science.
We learnt lots about cold blooded animals and their habitats. Lizzy got volunteers to hold the animals, the bearded dragon got to sit on my head and I also held a snake. The incursion helped us understand classification a lot better too.
Definitely one of the most popular of the activities on the night was a robotic puzzle where we needed to guide a robot through a maze and try to beat the top time. In another fascinating activity, we separated DNA from fruit. This was amazing because everything we used for it could be found in the home. The two main ingredients were dishwashing liquid and meat tenderiser. Before this night, I didn’t know how much food colouring was used in M&Ms. We put them in water and watched the colour leach out of them, leaving them grey and unappetising. An activity that was especially popular with the younger children was with the bubble caterpillars. To make a bubble caterpillar, we filled a straw with bubble mix and blew through it onto the table. By repeating this, we created big segments of bubbles that look like caterpillars. Family Science Night was a big success and a fun way for families to experience the joys of science. Poppy Adams – Year 7
Emily Wellington - Year 7
The interactive reptile show was exciting! We learned about classification. Adrenaline pumped as we faced our fears! Lizards, snakes, turtles, possums, even a bird. Jordan Van Galen - Year 7
As we walked into the Science classroom we could see cages and baskets containing animals. We got to hold most of them which we all really enjoyed. I think it was a valuable way to learn as it was hands on and very exciting. Maddison Davis - Year 7
Getting to see the lizards was so fun! It was a great learning experience. It was also nice to listen to someone else explain the animal kingdoms to refresh our memories. Paige Gorringe - Year 7
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DOMAIN - SCIENCE Growing Tall Poppies During the last week of second term a team of eager Year 10 girls took on the role of assistant research scientists at the University of Melbourne in an exciting Growing Tall Poppies program. We were engaged in a project that challenged us to design a low pressure oxygen storage device (LPOS) that could be used to deliver oxygen in medical facilities in developing countries. It was very exciting that our ideas were similar to the machine that the scientists planned to create. Being part of the Growing Tall Poppies program changed my appreciation for physical science by helping me to look at Physics from another perspective, showing me the different jobs available in science, demonstrating how Science relates to the real world, teaching me what physicists do and developing a deeper understanding of Physics. Rithika Muddagowni – Year 10
During the three days, we collaborated with scientists and students who were studying Science. We learnt to navigate our way around the university, including where to find the best food and drinks! We worked with scientists who were a part of the ‘Freo2 Foundation’. This foundation uses a machine called an oxygen concentrator to separate oxygen from the air to help provide oxygen to developing countries in order to assist young children suffering from pneumonia. In using the oxygen concentrator, the scientists encountered many challenges that could be problematic in developing countries, including the limited electricity supply. By working as a team, we came up with a couple of different solutions to take the oxygen from the machines and store it so that the oxygen could be dispensed without electricity. The Growing Tall Poppies program introduced us to exciting pathways and careers in science. Patricia Summers – Year 10
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DOMAIN - SCIENCE The Amazing Spaghetti Machine The objective of this year’s Amazing Spaghetti Machine competition was to build a machine that could water a plant. Our team decided to base the machine around photosynthesis and the other chemical processes involved in growing plants. We had different components to represent a seed, the sun, water, fertiliser and soil and used our knowledge of physics and engineering to incorporate all the components into the machine. Our machine ended up having 26 different energy transfers and involved 7 different kinds of energy.
As well as being a lot of fun, the Spaghetti Machine competition was a great way to get to know people with similar interests. With two lunchtime meetings a week as well as a few after-school sessions we were spending a lot of time together. Lots of inside jokes, memories and friendships were formed that will be maintained throughout our time at Mater Christi. Although we didn’t win any awards and placed 5th overall the competition was still a valuable and enjoyable experience. We all learned more about Physics and Engineering as well as forming friendships both within and outside of our team. Having Arts students on the team was great as well. Our machine was by far the most aesthetically pleasing! Jessica McDowell - Year 10
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DOMAIN - TECHNOLOGY Technology involves students solving problems using a wide range of materials. They learn to investigate, design, plan, create and evaluate their solutions. This has resulted in a diverse range of products, reflecting student creativity and ingenuity. Technology provides students with an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their practical skills. Jane Lawrence - Technology Domain Leader
Textiles Students were challenged with interesting design briefs in 2016. Year 7 students investigated the use of recycled materials to make soft toys for young children. Year 8 explored the use of electronics to enhance garments as part of an e-textiles workshop. A visit to textile suppliers assisted the research of Year 9 students for their successful garment creation and tie dying. And, once again, the highlight for the year was the Fashion Parade. Students from all levels took to the cat-walk to demonstrate their talents and production work.
Information Technology Year 9 and 10 has been abuzz with sphero robots and mbots as students continue to develop coding and programming skills. The visit to Vic Roads to research the role of coding and electronics in road management systems was a highlight experience. This inspired the girls in their planning for the Smart City Project held at the Exhibition Centre in October. Year 10s participated in the Grok online coding Challenge and 4 of our students proudly received full marks.
Food Technology Once again, the girls have excelled in Food Technology, producing meals of restaurant quality and catering for a range of functions. High Tea and cake decorating has been very successful with the creative flair of the students clearly evident in their production work.
iChooz Students have been able to broaden their curriculum interests in Technology through the iChooz program. Sessions have included designing and making pencil cases, creating and decorating cupcakes, developing coding skills as well as preparing for the Smart City project. Jane Lawrence - Technology Domain Leader
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DOMAIN - TECHNOLOGY Hybrid Car
Smart City Challenge
The RACV Energy Breakthrough is designed to challenge students to work together, design and construct a vehicle that represents an ‘energy breakthrough’. Mater Christi College has participated in this huge event with great success for the past decade. This year, we participated with two hybrid energy vehicles: Pink Lighting (Petrol & Human Power) and Pink Spark (Electric & Human Power)
A group of enthusiastic students participated in the Smart City Challenge for ITS: Intelligent Transport Systems 23rd World Congress at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Two teams of girls prepared for the challenge during dark winter evenings at the METEC Driver Education Centre. They developed their driving skills and whilst working with the pit crews, better understood the science and technology that drives the vehicles. On arrival in Maryborough, we quickly set up our camp, pit crew and repair areas then prepared the vehicles. The other schools quickly recognised our team members in their familiar pink overalls.
The atmosphere and displays at the congress were very exciting and it was great to see so many companies applying technology to enhance their products and services. We also tried all the interesting activities involving technology at the congress.
The 24-hour race tested all our the skills, endurance and training. We were very excited to finish second in our category and scored a first place for our display and presentation. We are very grateful for the support of volunteers Brian, Olivia, Lauren and Adele as well as the staff before and during the weekend. It was an amazing achievement from all the girls with many laughs and wonderful new learning STEM experiences. Roland Gesthuizen - Team Manager
Girls from Years 9 and 10 joined students from other schools to plan and construct a prototype smart city with robotic cars independently making their way through traffic lights, buildings and pedestrians.
Simian Adeshara - Year 10
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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
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Madelyn Cahill
Olivia Jones DESIGNER
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Sarah Jaeschke
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CAREERS National Skills Week provided a focus for students to consider Vocational Education and Training and related opportunities available beyond school. Themes for the week included: ► Music and Performing Arts Industry – sound production, performing, music media, live theatre, songwriting, audio engineering ► Health Industry – nursing, myotherapy, nutritional medicine ► Hospitality and Tourism Industry – focus on patisserie and commercial cookery ► Animal Industry - viticulture, floristry, landscape gardening focus
Subject & Tertiary Expo Students and parents were actively involved with teachers and representatives from universities and colleges. This annual event is a great addition to the subject selection process as well as providing invaluable direct tertiary study information. In 2016, the hot topics for young people thinking about further training or employment include: ► the future of work is ambiguous ► being able to adapt to the changing workplace ► considering all training pathways, not just university ► the value of work experience and industry based learning ► the importance of soft skills, business skills, employability skills… not just a qualification ► the growing value of humanity, ethics, creativity and imagination in the workplace Andy Donnelly – Careers Coordinator
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ZENITH PROGRAM This year has been exciting and challenging for our Zenith Program students. We grappled with the theme of life in a post-apocalyptic world. While this sounds bleak at the outset, it represents a situation laden with numerous problem-solving opportunities. Our outlook on this scenario needed to be contextualised, so the first day was spent looking at historical events. We created a physical representation of the fossil record using masking tape, a stairwell and a little bit of research. This allowed the students to recreate the different historical periods from the fossil record and provide us with a physical representation of different “layers” from history ranging from the birth of the trilobites, through the Cretaceous, past the Jurassic, all the way to modernity. We then investigated situations which might cause concern; global warming, nuclear contamination, impact from non-Earth-objects, and their effects on the environment. The ensuing debates were very passionate and articulate. This tied in well with the discussion and practical activities: What is DNA? What can affect our DNA? Why does this matter? All of these concepts were investigated, together with a hands-on session during which we physically extracted DNA from plant matter using a chemical process. Then we focused on the “aftermath” of our hypothetical situation. What do we need to survive? How do we react to our new, possibly harsh environment? With these questions in mind, the students sought to rebuild what they could, using only the resources at hand and bravely stepped into a whole new world – however not necessarily the one we expected. Graham Balderstone – Gifted & Talented (Zenith) Coordinator
Zenith Exploration of Radioactivity During our second Zenith Day in June, Mr Gesthuizen and Mr Balderstone created a huge game relating to radioactivity. We dressed in special biohazard costumes and went looking for radioactive isotope QR Codes scattered on a virtual reality course around the school. We tracked these down using our iPads and scanned the information to a central database for laboratory analysis. We were joined by Mr Kirsch and Mrs Sanders in the Physics Lab for some interesting lessons. Mr Kirsch showed us different ways to find radioactivity, including one with a geiger counter. Mr Kirsch asked me to transmit a text on my mobile phone. When I sent my text, the radiation detection equipment went crazy. Mrs Sanders explained how radiation can damage our body and how our DNA can sometimes repair itself. We also tackled some interesting mathematics challenges in teams with Mr Hamlet. It was a very cool experience and fun day. Emily Preston – Year 9 STEM Leader
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LEARNING COMMONS Knowledge Week Knowledge Week in the Learning Commons celebrated innovation, creativity and thinking with a number of events that attracted large lunchtime crowds. It began with Speakers’ Corner where students from all Year levels spoke publicly and passionately about an issue that was important to them. Articulate students delighted the audience with provocative and thoughtful presentations. “Children and youth need these services (Safe Schools Coalition). And by putting it under review, calling it an irrelevant political agenda, our politicians and older generations are dismissing crucial parts of our generation’s identity as free-thinking, conscientious young people.” (Martha Clark Year 12) Code Like a Girl founder, Ally Watson, spoke to students about the career path for women in the IT industry and the importance of coding in today’s world. Ally reiterated our theme of Connect, Collaborate and Create. She gave the important message that it is OK to fail and to fail often. It means you’re innovating and having a go and learning. “Isolation is the enemy of innovation.” “We will need a million more coders and the technology world NEEDS more girls.” - Ally Watson.
#morethanalibrary Entrepreneur Day saw a distinctive array of creative stalls set up by talented and innovative students. Stall holders offered original framed artworks, hand-made and personally designed cards, succulent plants potted in unusual containers, hand-made soaps, stationery and make-up collections. The developing skills of each entrepreneur were evident with items sold out and additional orders taken. Building a bridge with only straws and pins was a challenge as was constructing a plywood dinosaur skeleton without instructions, but when students collaborate and co-operate anything can be achieved and so they did when the competition began. Students joined forces to participate and all groups met the challenge and experienced success with a lot of fun along the way. Knowledge Week concluded with a spirited staff versus student debate about how “Grades reflect intelligence”. Once again, the students were able to argue passionately and persuasively and succeeded in convincing the judges that grades did in fact reflect intelligence. A highly successful Knowledge Week provided multiple opportunities for all to participate and showcase the many creative talents of students. Jennifer Cain – Head of Learning Commons
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LEARNING COMMONS Makerspace Makerspace in the Learning Commons is the place to be on a Thursday Lunchtime for those who want to tinker, experiment or create something. Every week a corner of the Learning Commons is transformed with activities to stimulate thinking and problem solving. Often students will continue to work on projects in between the scheduled lunchtimes knowing that they can access equipment and be supported by the Learning Commons staff. Often skills learnt are applied to Personal Projects or assignments, such as accessing bookbinding equipment to enhance the presentation of an assignment.
Activities range from playing with droids, electronics through to carving handmade stamps. Students are encouraged to suggest and request activities and the Learning Commons staff do their best to provide equipment and tutorials. We work closely with the ICT Services team to resource and install monitors and keyboards to access things like Raspberry Pi kits. At the end of term three, two new 3D Printers arrived at the Learning Commons as a resource for students who are working on curriculum and personal projects. The ability to problem solve and then convert those ideas into prototypes makes the 3D printer a powerful medium for empowering our girls to innovate, collaborate and create. Margaret Lawson – Teacher Librarian
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SPORTS The 2016 sport season produced some very exciting and impressive performances from athletes representing Mater Christi College. In our first year with four Houses, the atmosphere for both the Swimming and Athletic carnivals were at an all time high. The champions for the Swimming carnival only took the lead in the last few races and Chisholm took the cup. Lyons won the House Spirit award with their enthusiastic cheering throughout the day.
history. The girls not only showcased fantastic skills, but great sportsmanship, dedication and commitment to all sports. We congratulate everyone for the exceptional achievements. We have been lucky to have great supportive coaches who have gone above and beyond to help guide our teams. We are very appreciative of the dedication that they have shown towards their teams during morning, lunchtime, after-school and weekend sessions.
The Athletics Carnival brought great individual achievement, impressive teamwork and spirit. The overall winner for the day was Chisholm. Gibbons finished second followed closely by Lyons and MacKillop. MacKillop won the House Spirit award with their chants, cheers and novelty event participation.
The sporting calendar concluded with the Sports Awards Night when guest speaker, Tal Karp shared her insights and inspiring story. We acknowledged the commitment, hard work and successes of all athletes. Best Athlete and Coach’s Awards were presented to team members in all sports as well as the Sportswomen of the Year titles.
Mater Christi College participated in competitions for an amazing 23 sports, finishing in first place in over half. We enjoyed the highest participation rate and some say that it was one of the most successful years in our sporting
A massive congratulations to all who participated in sports this year. 2016 was a sporting year to remember. Emma Walker and Paige Whitworth - 2016 Sport Captains
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SPORTS Sports Women of the Year
SCSA Triathlon
Junior
Sophie Ryan
Intermediate
Jessica Dunning
Junior
4th
Senior
Paige Whitworth
Intermediate
3rd
Senior
4th
Individual
Imogen Ball 3rd, Shelby Kay 4th
Middle School Swimming Carnival Year 7
Ella Liebler
Year 8
Casey Donner
Year 9
Rahni Harrison
Athletics Carnival Year 7
Senithi De Silva
Year 8
Sophie Ryan
Year 9
Holly Hodges
Year 10
Olivia Ryan
Year 11
Rebecca Langford
Year 12
Paige Whitworth
Key Results
Awards Coach’s Award
Ashlynn O’Halloran, Cale McNess, Tess Bekkers
Best Athlete
Georgia O’Halloran, Imogen Ball, Shelby Kay
Team Imogen Ball Tess Bekkers Maddison Davis Emily du Vallon Ruby Hardwick Rahni Harrsion Hannah Hodges Holly Hodges Payton Kay Shelby Kay
Hayley McFarlane Cale McNess Ashlynn O’Halloran Georgia O’Halloran Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Samantha Smith Zarli Vandenberg Chelsea Verrell Jordyn Yeoman
Middle School Cross Country Year 7
Georgia O’Halloran, Hannah Hodges, Ashlynn O’Halloran
Year 8
Jordyn Yeoman, Sophie Ryan, Violet Chisholm
Year 9
Imogen Ball, Lucy Taylor, Emily du Vallon
Ultimate Beep Test Challenge Middle School
Senior School
Willow Cleary 12.3 Imogen Ball 12.2 Kirsten Andrich 11.10 Emily du Vallon 11.5 Jordyn Yeoman 11.3 Nicki Cormack 12.4 Tahlia Merrett 11.7 Rachel Ferguson 11.3 Bridget Walters 11.2 Clare Di Stefano 10.7
SCSA Tennis Key Results Junior
5th
Intermediate
3rd
Senior
1st
Overall
2nd
Best Player
Sarah Nixon
Awards Coach’s Award
Sophie Ryan, Josephine Saltalamacchia, Rachel Ferguson
Best Player
Kirily Ashford, Emma Schmidt, Sarah Nixon
Team Caitlin Alcock Kirily Ashford Imogen Ball Mira Dale Katerina Feoktistov Rachel Ferguson Alanna Jackson Niamh Keighran Kyeema Kennedy
Danielle Luo Tahlia Merrett Sarah Nixon Sophie Ryan Josephine Saltalamacchia Emma Schmidt Ella Smith Abbie Stiff Bridget Vardy-Willsher
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SCSA Indoor Cricket
Key Results
Key Results
Junior
6th
Junior
3rd
Intermediate
5
Intermediate
2nd
Senior
6th
Senior
1st
Overall
6
Best Player
Susanne Bourchier
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Awards
Awards
Coach’s Award
Gabriella Petersen, Jessica Horner, Hayley McFarlane
Coach’s Award
Emily Wellington, Tahlia Merrett, Samiksha Jain
Best Athlete
Ashlynn O’Halloran, Samantha Smith, Paige Whitworth
Best Player
Sophie Ryan,Jessica Dunning, Gigi Collins
Team
Team Ruby Bakker Imogen Ball Cara Belvedere-Bain Brooklyn Clifford Arwen Collings Maddison Davis Casey Donner Isabelle Dowell Hannah Eastwood Chloe Grandia Ruby Hardwick Rahni Harrison Jessica Horner Aman Hothi Rahni Hubery Shelby Kay Ella Liebler Danielle Luo Kira Mackrill Hayley McFarlane
Cale McNess Olivia Meagher Ashlynn O’Halloran Georgia O’Halloran Keeley O’Halloran Lillie Park Jenkinson Sarah Payne Gabriella Petersen Kiara Pospischil Sarah Prass Dakota Rendell Burns Elyse Richards-West Bailey Skyes Samantha Smith Zarli Vandenberg Chelsea Verrell Emma Walker Mikaela Walles Paige Whitworth Jordyn Yeoman
SCSA Diving Key Results Junior
2nd
Intermediate
4th
Senior
3rd
Overall
4
Kayla Beattie Susanne Bourchier Gigi Collins Iris de Wit Phoebe Dixon Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning India Griffiths Alanna Jackson Samiksha Jain Tahlia Merrett Hayley Mettes Anastasia Papakatsikas Josephine Saltalamacchia
Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Abbey Sammut Ruby Southam Tegan Stephenson Claire Tilley Zarli Vandenberg Emma Walker Bridget Walters Emily Wellington Paige Whitworth Grace Wilhelm Jordyn Yeoman
SCSA Badminton Key Results Junior
5th
Intermediate
4th
Senior
6th
Awards Coach’s Award
Lillie Park Jenkinson, Willow Cleary, Paige Whitworth
Best Player
Sophie Ryan, Iris de Wit, Saran Kim
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Team Awards Coach’s Award
Keeley O’Halloran
Best Athlete
Maya Ammendola
Team Maya Ammendola Imogen Ball Rebecca Langford Olivia Meagher Ashlynn O’Halloran
Georgia O’Halloran Keeley O’Halloran Gabriella Petersen Elyse Richards-West
Kirsten Andrich Imogen Ball Lauren Borgia Willow Cleary Miranda Cook Ella Czudar Fleur de Wit Iris de Wit Ari Dousset Rachel Ferguson Leah Franklin Annika Harman Sophie Hill Kyeema Kennedy Saran Kim
Danielle Luo Olivia Meagher Charlotte Merrett Tahlia Merrett Hayley Mettes Lillie Park Jenkinson Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Josephine Saltalamacchia Avreet Sandhu Jessica Shannon Zarli Vandenberg Angela White Paige Whitworth
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SPORTS SCSA Athletics
SCSA Indoor Soccer
Key Results
Key Results
Junior
4th
Junior
1st
Intermediate
3
Intermediate
5th
Senior
6th
Senior
2nd
Overall
3
Best Player
Zarli Vandenberg
rd
rd
Awards
Awards
Coach’s Award
Hannah Hodges, Holly Hodges, Corinne Carlyon
Coach’s Award
Arwen Collings, Emily du Vallon, Rachel Ferguson
Best Athlete
Sophie Ryan, Olivia Ryan, Shelby Kay
Best Player
Zarli Vandenberg, Imogen Ball, Clare Di Stefano
Team Chioma Anyadoro Pranita Bagri Imogen Ball Corinne Carlyon Violet Chisholm Willow Cleary Brooklyn Clifford Gigi Collins Jasmine Corless Nicki Cormack Tehya David Maddison Davis Senithi De Silva Emily du Vallon Rachel Ferguson Chloe Grandia Hannah Hodges Holly Hodges Jessica Horner Rahni Hubery Alanna Jackson Shelby Kay Rebecca Langford Haylee Lechner Rhianna Little
Team Georgia Brownscombe Cassandra Grigoriadis Hayley McFarlane Lucy McLennan Tess McLeod Cale McNess Hayley Mettes Ashlynn O’Halloran Georgia O’Halloran Keeley O’Halloran Mikayla Porteous Kiara Pospischil Jasmine Ray Elyse Richards-West Brodie Richardson Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Maddison Van Twest Zarli Vandenberg Chelsea Verrell Jemma Virgona Paige Whitworth Jordyn Yeoman
Vidhi Adeshara Kirsten Andrich Imogen Ball Susanne Bourchier Corinne Carlyon Arwen Collings Claudia Dabb Clare Di Stefano Ari Dousset Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Rachel Ferguson
Georgia Fraser Kiara Henkul Alanna Jackson Olivia Meagher Josephine Saltalamacchia Tegan Stephenson Zarli Vandenberg Ebony Vella Emma Walker Emily Wellington Paige Whitworth Jordyn Yeoman
SCSA Basketball Key Results Junior
3rd
Intermediate
3rd
Senior
4th
Awards Coach’s Award
Stephanie Stoitsis, Nicki Cormack, Bridget Walters
Best Player
Jordyn Yeoman, Allison McMahon, Naomi Smith
Team Pranita Bagri Imogen Ball Ella Bateman Willow Cleary Nicki Cormack Sarah Donald Casey Donner Emily du Vallon Brooke Eccleston Madeline Kolb Kirra McKenzie-Mizis Allison McMahon Anastasia Papakatsikas
Tahlia Merrett Blaney Murphy Imasha Nonis Felicity Schill Naomi Smith Ruby Southam Georgia Stewart Stephanie Stoitsis Olivia Thompson Bridget Walters Molly Webb Emily Wellington Jordyn Yeoman
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SPORTS SCSA Cross Country
SCSA AFL
Key Results
Key Results
Junior
4th
Junior
1st
Intermediate
4
Senior
2nd
Senior
6th
Best Player
Jessica Dunning
th
Awards
Awards
Coach’s Award
Hannah Hodges, Lucy Taylor, Hayley McFarlane
Coach’s Award
Chelsea Verrell, Paige Whitworth
Best Athlete
Georgia O’Halloran, Imogen Ball, Shelby Kay
Best Player
Jessica Dunning, Nicki Cormack
Team
Team
Imogen Ball Emma Carlin Violet Chisholm Brooklyn Clifford Arwen Collings Claudia Dabb Rhianna George Ruby Hardwick Hannah Hodges Holly Hodges Shelby Kay Rhianna Little Hayley McFarlane Ashlen McKay Tess McLeod Olivia Meagher Katelyn Nicolas Ashlynn O’Halloran
Georgia O’Halloran Keeley O’Halloran Sarah Payne Brodie Richardson Taylah Rickards Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Abbie Stiff Molly Stow Lucy Taylor Abigail Trzcinski Zarli Vandenberg Ebony Vella Chelsea Verrell Jemma Virgona Emily White Jordyn Yeoman
SCSA Hockey
Imogen Ball Susanne Bourchier Sophie Clark Brooklyn Clifford Nicki Cormack Tehya David Clare Di Stefano Phoebe Dixon Sarah Donald Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Rachel Ferguson India Griffiths Lauren Hussey Alanna Jackson Niamh Keighran Chloe Leipold Rhianna Little
Lucy Mae McLennan Tess Mcleod Olivia Meagher Tahlia Merrett Hayley Mettes Elyse Richards-West Olivia Ryan Josephine Saltalamacchia Ruby Southam Zarli Vandenberg Chelsea Verrell Emma Walker Molly Webb Paige Whitworth Grace Wilhelm Jordyn Yeoman Stacey Young
Gymnastics
Key Results
Key Results
Junior
4th
Junior Advance
1st
Senior
1
Senior Advance
2nd
Best Player
Gemma King
Senior Novice
2nd
Individual
Holly Johnson 3rd, Elyse Richards-West 3rd, Abigail Trzcinski 3rd
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Awards Coach’s Award
Chelsea Verrell, Teraize Bonner
Best Player
Emily Preston, Gemma King
Team Imogen Ball Teraize Bonner Susanne Bourchier Felecity Campbell Sophie Clark Ella Czudar Claudia Dabb Emily du Vallon Sasha Hundle Shelby Kay Gemma King Molly King Rhianna Little
Hayley McFarlane Hayley Mettes Hailey Norden Emily Preston Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Josephine Saltalamacchia Zarli Vandenberg Chelsea Verrell Emma Walker Paige Whitworth Stephanie Williams Jordyn Yeoman
Awards Coach’s Award
Elyse Richards-West
Best Athlete
Abigail Trzcinski
Team Maya Ammendola Georgia Brownscombe Jess Casey Jordan Conroy-Benson Claudia Failla Georgia Fraser Hope Gould Holly Johnson Alanna Mills Sarah Nash Elyse Richards-West
Georgia O’Halloran Keeley O’Halloran Gabriella Petersen Taylah Rickards Abbey Sammut Nicola Scarso Justice Singh Abigail Trzcinski Jemma Virgona Emily White Arwen Wilson
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SPORTS SCSA Volleyball
ISG Lacrosse
Key Results
Key Results
Junior A Junior B Junior C
4th 2nd 3rd
Intermediate A Intermediate B
2nd 3rd
Senior A Senior B
4th 3rd
1st 4th
Senior A Senior B
3rd 6th
Awards
Awards Coach’s Award
Zarli Vandenberg, Sophie Ryan, Vidhi Adeshara, Iris de Wit, Hayley Mettes, Lucy Mae McLennan, Emily Devine
Best Player
Olivia Meagher, India Griffiths, Hayley Mafrici, Nicki Cormack, Elyse Richards-West, Mikayla McNamara, Stacey Young
Team Vidhi Adeshara Susanne Bourchier Tamika Cairns Corinne Carlyon Violet Chisholm Brooklyn Clifford Arwen Collings Stephanie Cooke Nicki Cormack Claudia Dabb Iris de Wit Emily Devine Alisha Dixon Phoebe Dixon Isabelle Dowell Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Rachel Ferguson Annie Fitzgerald Georgia Fraser Jemma Goldsack India Griffiths Alanna Jackson Niamh Keighran Rhianna Little Danielle Luo
Junior A Junior B
Cassandra Grigoriadis Hayley Mafrici Hayley McFarlane Lucy McLennan Allison McMahon Mikayla McNamara Olivia Meagher Hayley Mettes Lillie Park Jenkinson Gabriella Petersen Dakota Rendell Burns Elyse Richards-West Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Josephine Saltalamcchia Ruby Southam Tegan Stephenson Zarli Vandenberg Ebony Vella Chelsea Verrell Emma Walker Emily Wellington Trinity West Paige Whitworth Grace Wilhelm Jordyn Yeoman Stacey Young
Coach’s Award
Jessica Dunning, Gabriella Petersen, Emma Walker, Molly O’Bryan
Best Player
Tegan Stephenson, Sophie Ryan, Paige Whitworth, Josephine Saltalamacchia
Team Imogen Ball Ella Bateman Susanne Bourchier Nicki Cormack Ella Czudar Emily du Vallon Jesscia Dunning Annie Fitzgerald Lauren Hussey Alanna Jackson Shelby Kay Hayley Mafrici Hayley McFarlane Lucy Mae McLennan Allison McMahon Olivia Meagher Tahlia Merrett Hayley Mettes
Molly O’Bryan Georgia O’Halloran Gabriella Petersen Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Ashwin Sarai Ella Smith Tegan Stephenson Ella Tevaga Zarli Vandenberg Chelsea Verrell Emma Walker Emily Wellington Paige Whitworth Jordyn Yeoman
Equestrian Awards Coach’s Award
Lucy Mae McLennan
Best Athlete
Julia Hoefler
Team Analeigh Birch Phoebe Dixon Ruby Hardwick Madeline Hayes Julia Hoefler Janis Hosking Cassandra Jackson Zoe Kavaliotis Jasmine Lobb
Ashlen McKay Lucy Mae McLennan Emma O’Rourke Laura Peele Danielle Sammut Jessica Weller Charli Wigg Grace Wihelm Phoebe Wihelm
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SPORTS Vic State Netball Competition
SCSA Netball
Key Results
Key Results
Junior A Junior B
3rd 9th
Intermediate A Intermediate B
2nd 7th
Senior A Senior B
3rd 8th
Awards Coach’s Award Best Player
Annie Fitzgerald, Arwen Collings, Hayley Mettes, Emma Jones, Emma Walker, Emma Hill Olivia Meagher, India Griffiths, Tegan Stephenson, Kirsten Andrich, Cassandra Grigoriadis, Corinne Carlyon
Junior A Junior B Junior C
5th 4th 5th
Intermediate A Intermediate B
2nd 5th
Senior A Senior B
2nd 3rd
Awards Coach’s Award
Stephanie Cooke, Jennifer Sahely, Gabrielle Sard, Tegan Stephenson, Alanna Jackson, Cassandra Grigoriadis, Rachel Ferguson
Best Player
Olivia Meagher, India Griffiths, Ashlynn O’Halloran, Tamika Cairns, Olivia Ryan, Mikayla McNamara, Corinne Carlyon
Team Kirsten Andrich Melissa Andrich Analeigh Birch Susanne Bourchier Tabella Bown Tamika Cairns Corinne Carlyon Sophie Clark Oriane Cleary Arwen Collings Stephanie Cooke Fleur de Wit Iris de Wit Casey Donner Alyssa Easton Rachel Ferguson Annie Fitzgerald Jemma Goldsack India Griffiths Cassandra Grigoriadis Stella Hall Emma Hill Jessica Horner Tess Horton-Crundall Lauren Hussey Alanna Jackson Emma Jones
Rebecca Langford Hayley Mafrici Hayley McFarlane Mikayala McNamara Olivia Meagher Hayley Mettes Samara Miller Molly O’Byran Lillie Park Jenkinson Sarah Prass Jasmine Ray Dakota Rendell Burns Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Chloe Sander Samantha Smith Tegan Stephenson Ella Tevaga Claire Tilley Jamee Uren Maddison Van Twest Zarli Vandenberg Emma Walker Bridget Walters Paige Whitworth Jordyn Yeoman Victoria Young
Team Kirsten Andrich Melissa Andrich Imogen Ball Analeigh Birch Susanne Bourchier Sarah Bowie Tabella Bown Tamika Cairns Corinne Carlyon Arwen Collings Stephanie Cooke Indigo Crnogorac Casey Donner Ari Dousset Alyssa Easton Rachel Ferguson Annie Fitzgerald Leah Franklin Kaitlyn Gibbons Jemma Goldsack India Griffiths Cassandra Grigoriadis Annika Harman Emma Hill Jessica Horner Tess Horton-Crundall Lauren Hussey Alanna Jackson Emma Jones Rebecca Langford Hayley Mafrici
Hayley McFarlane Mikayala McNamara Olivia Meagher Hayley Mettes Samara Miller Molly O’Byran Ashlynn O’Halloran Lillie Park Jenkinson Jasmine Ray Dakota Rendell Burns Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Chloe Sander Gabrielle Sard Samantha Smith Tegan Stephenson Ella Tevaga Claire Tilley Jamee Uren Maddison Van Twest Zarli Vandenberg Emma Walker Bridget Walters Trinity West Mary Westneat Grace Whihelm Paige Whitworth Jordyn Yeoman Victoria Young
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SPORTS SCSA Lacrosse
SCSA Table Tennis
Key Results
Key Results
Junior A
1st
Junior
1st
Junior B
6
Intermediate
1st
Senior A
3rd
Senior
2nd
Senior B
6
Best Player
Best Player
Jessica Dunning
Sophie Ryan Olivia Ryan
th
th
Awards
Awards Coach’s Award
Emily du Vallon Gabriella Petersen Iris de Wit Rachel Ferguson
Best Player
Jessica Dunning Sophie Ryan Paige Whitworth Josephine Saltalamacchia
Team Imogen Ball Ella Bateman Susanne Bourchier Nicki Cormack Ella Czudar Claudia Dabb Sarah Donald Emily du Vallon Jesscia Dunning Annie Fitzgerald Lauren Hussey Alanna Jackson Hayley Mafrici Hayley McFarlane Lucy McLennan Allison McMahon Olivia Meagher
Tahlia Merrett Hayley Mettes Molly O’Bryan Georgia O’Halloran Gabriella Petersen Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Ashwin Sarai Ella Smith Zarli Vandenberg Chelsea Verrell Emma Walker Paige Whitworth Jordyn Yeoman
Coach’s Award
Olivia Meagher Emily du Vallon Rachel Ferguson
Best Player
Sophie Ryan Olivia Ryan Paige Whitworth
Team Ruby Bakker Corinne Carlyon Arwen Collings Nicki Cormack Tehya David Fleur de Wit Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Rachel Ferguson Jemma Goldsack India Griffiths Rhianna Little
Lucy Mae McLennan Olivia Meagher Tahlia Merret Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Josephine Saltalamacchia Tegan Stephenson Zarli Vandenberg Emma Walker Bridget Walters Angela White Paige Whitworth
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SPORTS SCSA Softball
Australian All Stars Cheer Dance Championships
Key Results
Key Results
Junior
5
th
Intermediate
1
st
Senior
1st
Stunt Team
1st
Pom Team
1st
Awards Awards Coach’s Award
Best Player
Hailey Norden Jessica Dunning Iris de Wit Olivia Meagher Teraize Bonner Isabella Smith
Gemma Jordan Alanna Mills Hope Gould
Best Athlete
Cale McNess Amelia Edwards
Team
Team Ella Bateman Teraize Bonner Susanne Bourchier Jessica Casey Nicki Cormack Tehya David Iris de Wit Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Annie Fitzgerald Shelby Kay Hayley McFarlane Lucy McLennan Olivia Meagher Tahlia Merrett Hayley Mettes
Coach’s Award
Hailey Norden Sarah Payne Imagen Reibelt Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Josephine Saltalamacchia Avreet Sandhu Ella Smith Isabella Smith Tegan Stephenson Maddison Twirdy Maddison Van Twest Zarli Vandenberg Emma Walker Paige Whitworth Stacey Young
STUNT
POM
Layla Balakas Nicci Baum Chanice Bourbon Tara Burke Jessica Casey Gemma Jordan Cale McNess Alanna Mills Sarah Nash Georgia O’Halloran Elyse Richards-West Abbey Sammut Madison Sammut Hannah Srinivasan Emily White
Jessica Casey Amelia Edwards Hope Gould Tayla Graham Alanna Mills Caitlin Pearce Caitlin Phelan Claire Power Sarah Power Patricia Summers Maddison Van Twest Kodie Williams Amy Winters Ruby Winters
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HOUSE ACTIVITIES This year saw the introduction of the new House structure. Each House has been named after a woman considered to be an exemplar of our mission statement, ‘Informed, Creative and Compassionate women of faith’.
Chisholm
Caroline Chisholm was one of the first women to realise how difficult and cruel life was for women in the earliest days of colonial life in Australia. Her example reminds us as Christians, of the need to ensure a dignified and respectful welcome to all who come to our shores. She understood fully the power of a compassionate heart and a helping hand. She truly ‘listened with the ear of the heart’ and in welcoming the stranger modelled the Benedictine value of hospitality.
Gibbons
Sr Scholastica Gibbons came to Sydney from Ireland as a member of the Sisters of Charity. She soon became their leader and was running a women’s refuge when approached by the then Archbishop of Sydney, John Bede Polding. Another group of five sisters became the congregation that we know today as the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, the founders of our school here in Belgrave. When we sometimes struggle to reconcile our belonging in different contexts, Sr Scholastica Gibbons provides a model of commitment to the higher principle of being neighbour to all and following God’s call with determination.
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HOUSE ACTIVITIES
Lyons
Dame Enid Lyons raised a family of 11 children. As a skilled speaker she assisted and campaigned with her husband who began as local politician and then rose to become State Premier and then Prime Minister of Australia. She claimed to live ‘not as a woman but as a citizen’ and so provides a model for all girls here, who as per our mission statement, are growing to become “women of faith who will participate actively and creatively in the affairs of society.”
MacKillop
St Mary MacKillop of the Cross was acclaimed for her great work in education and for the church and was pronounced Australia’s first saint. Her motto was to “never see a need without doing something about it.” Her life was most truly a practical example of being Good Samaritan and so she reminds us of the need to be generous in our responses to the needs of others, as Jesus bids the lawyer in the story of the Good Samaritan, to ‘go and do likewise’.
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HOUSE ACTIVITIES House Sport
House Spirit
There was amazing participation in our Middle School House Swimming Carnival in February, made even more enjoyable by the warm weather. There was great enthusiasm in the swimming lanes and in the novelty events. Overall, Chisholm won the cup for events.
Houses competed for House Spirit awards at the Middle School Swimming Carnival and the Athletics Carnival. Each House created brand new chants; Lyons with “The Lyons win tonight”, Gibbons with “Who let the Gibbons out” and a variation of the theme from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Chisholm with “Sweet Caroline” and “Eye of the Tiger”, and MacKillop with “Proud Mary”. The chants also involved energetic dance moves that were hard to compare, but eventually Lyons won the House Spirit trophy at the Middle School Swimming Carnival and MacKillop won at the Athletics Carnival.
In March, the College Athletics Carnival was a day full of colour and determination as the four new Houses battled for victory. Chisholm House ended victorious, finishing first overall. It was a beautiful day full of motivated participation and high energy. The Middle School Cross Country in May began with a buzz, bright displays of House colours and the excitement of House spirit. All students finished the race successfully and with big smiles. After the run we enjoyed lunch at Grants Picnic Ground and walked back to school for presentations to the House winners: Year 7 – Lyons Year 8 – MacKillop Year 9 – MacKillop Overall - MacKillop
The Athletics and Swimming Carnivals provided visual feast with the different and colourful costumes including a green lion, orange is the new black, loofahs, Toy Story characters and even police officers and army soldiers. They were great days for everyone.
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HOUSE ACTIVITIES House Arts Events The House Chalk Art Competition in March was based on the magical theme of Harry Potter. The event brought together Year 7 and 12 buddies for creative expression. The pavement in the main courtyard was decorated with broomsticks, snitches, wands, owls and magical spells. This successful event led by the Arts Captains was won by MacKillop House. Their Chalk Art featured a poem cleverly worded like the graffiti in the Chamber of Secrets plus MacKillop House emblem inspired by the Houses of Hogwarts. The House Performing Arts Competition was a feature of Mater Day. Houses responded to the theme “A journey to the Rio Olympics”. The theme was interpreted in different ways with Dance, Drama and Music on stage.
The guest judges Ainsley Butler, Jaymee James and Julie Feeney were overwhelmed by the talent and creativity in each House. Highlights of the competition included Lyons House and their synchronised swimming dance routine, Gibbons House leaving everyone in hysterics when they took the British Royal family (led by Laura Backhouse as the Queen) to the Rio Olympics to compete, MacKillop House showing off the hilarious rivalry between the Italian and French Olympic Teams as well as a dancing Christ the Redeemer and Chisholm’s humorous Greek Gods, Usain Bolt and the finale from the energetic Year 12 dancers! MacKillop took out the top spot on the day. The event was truly memorable with an excellent community feel, involvement of all Year levels and wonderful House spirit.
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 7A
Front Row: Eliza Pereira, Cassidy Ede, Grace Smedley, Melissa Andrich, Hailey Norden, Ciara Stephenson, Georgia Brownscombe, Gabrielle Hamlet Middle Row: Charli Wigg, Haylee Lechner, Leah Franklin, Charlee-Adele Rennie, Sara Joshi, Ashley Bennett, Ava Margolis Third Row: Samantha Clark, Ella Smith, Stephanie Williams, Ella Walden, Keeley Morris, Phoebe Dixon, Jessica Kelly, Sarah Payne Teacher: Annie Zou Not Pictured: Jasmine Corless
7B
Front Row: Molly Webb, Bianca Caron, Jessica Chapman, Jemma Edyvane, Tehya David, Olivia Eastwood, Molly Mai, Taylah Rickards Middle Row: Ashlynn O’Halloran, Sarah Bowie, Felicity Morris, Oriane Cleary, Penelope Dousset, Shayla Thomas, Hannah Hodges, Indigo Sangster Third Row: Gosia Piosicka, Ella Liebler, Rhianna Little, Mikayla Porteous, Ella Lancaster, Tegan Philp, Sasha Hundle, Ruby Bakker Teacher: Graham Balderstone Not Pictured: Poppy Adams
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 7C
Front Row: Jennifer Sahely, Justice Singh, Molly Stow, Arwen Wilson, Pasandi Perera, Abbey Sammut, Katelyn Nicolas, Georgia O’Halloran Middle Row: Tahnee Meehan, Ebannie Sidoti, Keely Rodgers, Abbey Barr, Ella Tevaga, Kaitlyn Gibbons, Rebecca Hurley, Morgan Godfrey, Jasmine Lobb Third Row: Ruby Lucas, Gabriella Petersen, Ebony Vella, Emily Pavic, Indigo Bryant, Jazmyn Beckerleg, Imasha Nonis, Hannah Srinivasan Teacher: Angelina Singh
7D
Front Row: Emma Gerber, Emily Wellington, Maddison Davis, Jocelyn Doyle, Paige Gorringe, Kristin Crosby, Gianna Genato, Jordan Van Galen Middle Row: Madelyn Rode, Ashwin Sarai, Ashlen McKay, Pranita Bagri, Isabelle Hrubos, Tess Magee, Imagen Reibelt, Aleysha Davine, Gabrielle Sard Third Row: Jemma Virgona, Indigo Crnogorac, Isabella Arthur, Amala Sunny, Mia Vourdanos, Senithi De Silva, Lakisha Peluso Teacher: Helen Ferguson
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 8A
Front Row: Brooke Bekkers, Madelyn Brown, Shivangi Palliyil, Milly Bradley, Gabriella Macfarlane, Claudia Failla, Erin Dekker, Tess Hayman Middle Row: Jessica Hands, Chloe Sander, Lauren Baker, Jess Casey, Emma Carlin, Mira Dale, Tessa Bygraves, Rhianna George Third Row: Dinithi Ranatunga, Arianna Forman, Hayley Mafrici, Ruby Southam, Chloe Kamsteeg, Jasmine Ray, Kirily Ashford, Arwen Collings Teacher: Jenny Got Not Pictured: Olivia Whyte
8B
Front Row: Shivon Alley, Suhaila Cattini-Schultz, Paige Chiarilli, Chloe Grandia, Carly Miller, Maya Ammendola, Emma Dickson, Sarah Nash Middle Row: Jordyn Yeoman, Shivani Adeshara, Bailey Sykes, Molly King, Bridget Vardy-Willsher, Tanisha Kremer Third Row: Grace Wilhelm, Shreya D’Cruz, Jamee Uren, Stephanie Stoitsis, Sarah Prass, Isabella Thomas, Mary-Christie Duivenvoorden, Chanice Bourbon Teacher: Gregoria Rivaloro Not Pictured: Shania Madrid
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 8C
Front Row: Emily Goldman, Violet Chisholm, Mary Westneat, Casey Donner, Claudia Dabb, Dassa Main, Lucy Fenton, Laura Marotti Middle Row: Isabelle Dowell, Madison Embury, Alana Myatt, Madeline Steele, Miranda Cook, Amelyn Gilbert, Chloe Spooner Third Row: Hannah O’Reilly, Layla Vourdanos, Louise Punturere, Mele Ngauamo, Zarli Vandenberg, Beverleigh Brown, Brooklyn Clifford, Kira Mackrill Teacher: Tamara Hume Not Pictured: April Earl
8D
Front Row: Dawt Zaitu, Holly Johnson, Gemma Masterson, Danielle Sammut, Danielle Luo, Olivia Meagher, Madelyn Wilson, Sophie Ryan Middle Row: Amelia Patten, India Griffiths, Jessica Cunnington, Hayley Leach, Lillie Park Jenkinson, Jaime O’Sullivan, Avreet Sandhu Third Row: Emily White, Maeve Nixon, Charlotte Merrett, Brianna Smith, Nikki Usatov, Annie Fitzgerald, Amy Sondhu, Leah McInnes Teacher: Mary Lo
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 8E
Front Row: Ruby Dealy, Vidhi Adeshara, Estella Huijbregts, Molly Milne, Rhomony Kennedy, Laura Thomas, Sandra Joseph, Shania Hennequin Middle Row: Nyah Dennis, Anna Bullock, Savanna Germano, Chelsea Carlyon, Ainsley Smith, Dakota Rendell Burns, Molly Paton, Aimee O’Connor Third Row: Grace Mardy, Annika Harman, Emma Johnston, Emily Cantwell, Stephanie Cooke, Kathleen O’Mahony, Chantelle Gerard, Sofie Thomas Teacher: Deborah Gould Not Pictured: Vanessa Mackey
9A
Front Row: Cassandra Dunkinson, Annabel Weiner, Emily du Vallon, Emma Jones, Madisyn Carnell, Zoe Kouris, Anri Kim, Jaimee Rayner Middle Row: Kassandra Adams, Emily Thomas, Holly Hodges, Emma Schmidt, Talisha Iacuone, Sophie Bonnici, Zoe Findlay Third Row: Hashini Ishara Nonis, Sophie Jackson, Ebony Dickinson, Maddison Trill, Alexandra Atkinson, Willow Cleary Teacher: Kate Hazeldine Not Pictured: Jenny Cao
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 9B
Front Row: Izabella Philp, Samantha Warren-Hoffman, Kiara Ventieri, Tara Burke, Aman Hothi, Grace Hiosan, Gloria Tsang, Layla Balakas, Tara Janke Middle Row: Cara Belvedere-Bain, Megan Naranpanawa, Zoe Barton-Smith, Amber Wallace, Viktorija Strazdauskaite, Bronwyn Ireland, Stephanie Martini, Abi Kenny Third Row: Cally Ferguson, Analeigh Birch, Matilda Hibbert, Stella Hall, Fleur de Wit, Sidonie Cooper, Ruby Fransen Teacher: Rebecca Woff
9C
Front Row: Alexandra Mai, Bianca Maio, Mikaela Field, Michelle Gulati, Gladiz Gregory, Dana Kontra, Lucy Taylor, Payton Kay Middle Row: Tash Bartley, Emily Spizzo, Caitlin De Chalain-May, Gabrielle Turner, Ari Dousset, Abbey Wentworth, Mieke Florisson Third Row: Madelyn Curtis, Julia Hoefler, Brooke Bowler, Kirsten Andrich, Ciara Goldrick, Sophie Hrubos, Imogen Ball, Phoebe Wilhelm Teacher: Dom Loschiavo Not Pictured: Haylee Deichsel
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 9D
Front Row: Emily Preston, Elena Twirdy, Lucinda Issell, Molly Mardy, Madison Sammut, Ruby Jones Middle Row: Natalie Gerard, Monique Bast, Sarah Donald, Hannah Spencer, Alanna Jackson, Abigail Trzcinski, Tania Corrie Third Row: Brianna Damen, Sara Sworowski, Olivia Koolstra, Tegan Stephenson, Trinity West, Kassidy Hawke Teacher: Elize Brozgul Not Pictured: Kitty He, Qianxuan (SooJoo) Wang
9E
Front Row: Ella van Kollenburg, Tahlia Briggs, Emilee Baird, Jasmine Cruikshank, Kristy Prakash, Makayla Hughes, Saraya Peluso, Brooke Della Middle Row: Aurelia Cannata, Sera Long, Cale McNess, Zoe Quirk, Alannah McPeake, Colby Rough, Rahni Harrison, Holly Doran, Sophie Hill Third Row: Hayley Ruddell, Pat Foo, Rahni Hubery, Anyier Deng, Grace Hardwick, Chioma Anyadoro, Tayleisha Board-Kay, Alyssa Moxham Teacher: Bernd Kirsch
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 9F
Front Row: Zoe Tomlinson, Ella O’Neil, Nicci Baum, Molly Dillon, Amy Winters, Sutria Stewart, Julia Beare, Puneet Arora Middle Row: Alexis Blackburn, Aurea Palmer, Bianca Gerard, Alyssa Watt, Kira McIntyre, Alice Huijbregts, Hannah Matthews, Charlotte Buckingham Brown Third Row: Lauren Churchward, Jessica Dunning, Samantha Goodie, Kyeema Kennedy, Talia Lovric, Meg Bottone, Rose Probst, Chelsea Verrell Teacher: Katrina Trost
10A
Front Row: Ashna Adeshara, Lili Huang, Caitlin Schimleck, Grace Koski, Tahlia Davison, Caitlin Box, Rithika Muddagowni, Alanna Mills Middle Row: Laura Peele, Lauren Taylor, Kayla Beattie, Ashleigh Waters, Chloe Vanderschoot, Jordan Conroy-Benson Third Row: Melinda Bertuna, Madison Parker, Tamika Cairns, Jazmyn Barfoot, Katherine Warner, Tess Bekkers, Yiyi Zhao, Tess McLeod Teacher: Patricia Louden Not Pictured: Anoushka Bhatia, Jessica Rigby, Yuhuan (Joy) Shen
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 10B
Front Row: Tharini Sivakumaran, Bree Jackson, Stephanie Wheeler, Carly Waller, Bree McArthur, Sarah Smedley, Jasmyne Russell, Annelise Rankine Middle Row: Emma Morcos, Katie Board-Kay, Jessica Horner, Tara Fowler, Chloe Leipold, Palvir Kaur, Natalie Welch Third Row: Hannah Dale, Chloe Nieuwenhuizen, Emily Clarke, Samantha Brouwers, Bryn Mahon, Georgia Young, Jayde Salan, Jessica McDowell Teacher: Lisa McLean
10C
Front Row: Amelia Edwards, Maddison Van Twest, Felecity Campbell, Grace Tomlinson, Jasmine Frost, Tess Horton-Crundall, Nicki Cormack, Saasha Burby Middle Row: Molly O’Bryan, Tahlia Kremer, Hayley Mettes, Ashleigh Goldman, Jordyn Griffths, Emma Harris, Sophie Clarke Third Row: Hannah Eastwood, Brittany Fernandez, Mia Schütz-Beaton, Aoife Hubbard, Abbey Hutcheon, Sian Janke Teacher: Marjorie Lenette Not Pictured: Margaux Roques-Labbe
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 10D
Front Row: Amber Johnson, Areti Dougramagis, Kayra Oztunar, Josephine Saltalamacchia, Charlii Taylor, Melissa Hawkins, Baylee Eason Middle Row: Taniesha Marsh, Shiuli De Zoysa, Madeleine Ostoja-Solecki, Eva Kulessa-Spires, Zoe Vanderputt, Georgia White, Paige Brown, Lauren Hussey Third Row: Emily de Haan, Tahlia Smithson, Rose Nixon, Teraize Bonner, Claire Liebler, Rey Logan, Samantha Smith Teacher: Eva Glac
10E
Front Row: Natarsha Irshad, Simran Adeshara, Rachel Fermaha, Jessica Clark, Phoenix Lee, Tayla Graham, Emily Bencsics, Ruby Dempsey Middle Row: Suliana Ngauamo, Gemma Jordan, Meli Hellier, Indigo Lowery, Jasdeep Bal, Keeley O’Halloran, Alyssa Gabriele Third Row: Hayley Curtis, Charlotte Mason, Chelsea Wright, Emily Goodie, Clancy Box, Nicola Scarso, Olivia Ryan, Hayley Turner Teacher: Nick Redfern Not Pictured: Aleisha Reynolds
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2016
COLLEGE PHOTOS 10F
Front Row: Krishna Santhosh, Ava McGill, Maddison Twirdy, Zhiyuan Huang, Caitlin Pearce, Bridget McCaughey, Florence Tao Middle Row: Olivia Galea, Ella Bateman, Sarah Lenarcic, Mikayla Navakas, Emma Horne, Samantha Walters, Sona Zhou, Elyse Richards-West Third Row: Ravneet Arora, Iris de Wit, Tahlia Merrett, Brodie Richardson, Taylor Smith, Allison McMahon, Zoe Kavaliotis Teacher: Linda Tilson Not Pictured: Nancy Fang
11A
Front Row: Helani Jayawardhana, Emma Dickeson, Sharanya Srinivas, Lingke Zhao, Laureen Lajtner, Elena Frawley, Isabella Chicas, Chloe Jia, Caitlin Phelan Middle Row: Orla Cook, Claire Power, Ruby Winters, Emma Thomson, Rebecca Langford, Charli Long, Sarah Power, Sarah Nixon Third Row: Georgia Mathews-Barnes, Madeline Hayes, Ashleigh Batson, Madeline Kolb, Lily Probst, Katelyn Baird, Caitlin MacDonald Teacher: Ewa Toomey Not Pictured: Solange Albert
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 11B
Front Row: Kiara Henkul, Juliana Begue, Samiksha Jain, Jasmine Poynter, Monique Stoyanovich-Kristie, Jemma Eastwood, Christine Kassis, Emily Campbell Middle Row: Tayla Cross, Casey Seymour, Kirra McKenzie-Mizis, Hayley McFarlane, Elissa Tifere, H’Onorine Willenberg, Ellena Bast Third Row: Kodie Williams, Crystal Nicholas, Renay Hrubos, Gemma Tripp, Jade Appelman, Eliza Goodie, Sophie MacEoin, Emily Johnson Teacher: Shanae Burnett-Raby Not Pictured: Gemma Whitelaw
11C
Front Row: Harmeet Kaur, Tylah Jansen, Matilda Van Vloten, Olivia Thompson, Abbie Gunn, Tiarna Cunningham, Mohita Dhaliwal, Olivia Crofts Middle Row: Chloe Bedson, Georgia Taylor, Jana Jordan, Sarah Parker, Rachel Ferguson, Kendra Nichols, Janis Hosking Third Row: Erin Wilson, Emma O’Rourke, Gemma Sammut, Nadiah Ljajic, Riley Haddock, Isabella Sofra, Isabella Sard, Shelby Kay Teacher: Laura Parkin
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 11D
Front Row: Renee Riotto, Lara Backstrom, Corinne Carlyon, Chloe Richardson, Hayley Perrin, Teah Petrusic, Emily Devine, Madison Winkler Middle Row: Juliette Davies, Ella Czudar, Linda Lin, Ashlee Church, Stacey Nesnas, Kendra Bygraves, Yuqing Deng Third Row: Jocelyn Bennett, Shikari Xu, Rebecca Kuhlmann, Samara Dowell, Ijeoma Anyadoro, Chloe Crumpton, Chelsea Carnell, Taylor De Chalain-May Teacher: Marina Sipos Not Pictured: Loki Chen, Zixin Zhuang
11E
Front Row: Nicole Genato, Shaylee de Bolster, Emma White, Scarlett Lu, Jennifer Wayman, Ashleigh Lowe, Andrea Kljajic, Anastasia Papakatsikas Middle Row: Elizabeth Nicholson, Laura Djordjevic, Sonam Sharma, Bridget Collins, Ella Busatta, Simone McPeake, Yannis Lu Third Row: Courtney Worsnop, Niamh Keighran, Brianna Pettenuzzo, Naomi Smith, Ciara Flanagan, Blaney Murphy, Neve McKersie Pearson, Indy Bakker Teacher: Mary Clark
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 11F
Front Row: Jessicah Panozzo, Tiarna Porcaro, Madelyn Bills, Caitlin Harry, Susanne Bourchier, Rebecca Dingjan, Stacey Young, Hebe Wong Middle Row: Rebecca Sweetten, Tearnha Porteous, Ruby Hardwick, Alice Moore, Olivia Edgley, Toni O’Sullivan Third Row: Chelsea West, Cassandra Goodie, Natasha Hansell, Maddison Wickham, Sarah Pavey, Jasmine Palamara, Rhianna Gulati, Bronte Reich Teacher: Jane Lawrence
11G
Front Row: Danielle Hodgson, Georgia Raudino, Isabel Bramble, Claudia Cosentino, Tayla Harry, Jessica Hare, Yan Guo, Aira Belisario Middle Row: Belle Davison, Victoria Young, Hannah Crampton, Georgia Fraser, Jessica Weller, Jasmine Horne, Ambah Doyle Third Row: Isabella Stamenkovic, Emily Mitchell, Grace Ashford, Felicity Schill, Jessie Kamsteeg, Madelyn Hassan, Georgia Cummings, Hope Gould Teacher: Tony Chu
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 12A
Front Row: Tamsyn Schwind, Briahna Ascenzo, Lauren Wallace, Molly Jones, Jennifer Smith, Georgia Stewart, Gigi Collins Middle Row: Alexandra Vardy-Willsher, Isabelle Tasker, Mikayla Van Loon, Olivia Connell, Lauryn Simpkin, Laura Backhouse Third Row: Jessica Sharma, Tabella Bown, Grace Nixon, Sophie Westcott, Victoria Trichias, Emma Hill, Abbie Stiff Teacher: Con Sarris Not Pictured: Laura Clarke
12B
Front Row: Kiara Pospischil, Shannon O’Hara, Glenda Gregory, Vihani Serasinghe, Samara Miller, Briony Edwards, Hayley Arnott, Kyla Thomson Middle Row: Emily Lynch, Stephanie Steele, Angela White, Kartiya Fernando, Claudia Busatta, Natasha Mathiasz, Stephanie Taylor Third Row: Shelby Parker, Kaytlin Spencer, Cassandra Jackson, Celeste Lowe, Lily Moody, Caitlin Philp Teacher: Anne-Louise Sheehan
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 12C
Front Row: Bridget Walters, Bonnie O’Donnell, Katerina Feoktistov, Jade Hillier, Crystal Mai, Tiana McInnes, Carly Johnson, Mikaela Milesi Middle Row: Alexandra Lloyd, Rebecca Sheil, Bhoomika Kodela, Navkiran Deol, Candice Strange, Brooke Eccleston, Lauren Borgia Third Row: Alexandra Jackson, Ebony Taylor, Tahlia Stephenson, Jordyn Drewett, Vonny Van Os, Hayley Hall Teacher: Lauren Faragher
12D
Front Row: Mae Wellington, Aprajeeta Singh, Holly Pearce, Claire Tilley, Amy Erasmus, Louise Samios, Sirjana Batra, Rebecca Bowden Middle Row: Saran Kim, Jessica Shannon, Ainsley Johnson, Erin Walters, Emma Walker, Olivia Jones Third Row: Lily Alateras, Eden Teicher-Sapozhnikov, Mikayla McNamara, Narisse Privitera, Cassandra Grigoriadis, Katherine Bottone Teacher: Anthony Clarke
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2016
COLLEGE PHOTOS 12E
Front Row: Pippa Chisholm, Ashleigh Staples, Leah Borg, Karen Weerasinghe, Meg Novotny, Emily Hamilton, Shannon Distefano, Georgina Smith Middle Row: Mikaela Walles, Alexandra Minenna, Breanon Jones, Vivienne O’Brien, Lisa Herbert, Shae McWilliams, Claire Gibson Third Row: Rachael Figg, Jaimie Sheil, Alexandra Steyer, Sarah Benson, Courtney Li, Vanessa Sgro Teacher: Roland Gesthuizen
12F
Front Row: Laura Byrne-King, Olivia Bouloukis, Isabella Smith, Jessica Giderson, Vorandi Kahandage, Ashvina De Zoysa, Emily Yan Middle Row: Gemma Liddell, Wenzhen (Carol) Li, Kara Marshall, Clare Di Stefano, Alyssa Easton, Ebony Miller Third Row: Louise Mugridge, Ashlee Stephenson, Georgia Sombekke, Jessica Quinn, Madelyn Cahill, Danielle Horton, Monique Trzcinski Teacher: Judy Lawson Not Pictured: Alexia Davies
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COLLEGE PHOTOS 12G
Front Row: Isabella Dabb, Martha Clark, Mia Bergles, Ashlee Evans, Abby Lancaster, Nikola Henkul, Lucy Mae McLennan, Anisha Sarai Middle Row: Alex Walters, Caitlyn Laidler, Sonja Finlayson, Paige Whitworth, Bethany Wallach, Olivia Gyulavary, Caitlin Alcock Third Row: Chelsea Srinivasan, Alisha Dixon, Jemma Goldsack, Sarah Camm, Gemma King, Ruby Davis Teacher: Kate Jay
12H
Front Row: Daisy Ho, Molly McKernan, Stephanie Sarritzu, Fionna Keating, Cassandra Scarso, Natasha Varghese, Ciel Lai Middle Row: Nadia Biondo, Hayley Lowe, Emma Porcaro, Caitland Edwards-Brown, Samantha Butler, Natalie Naidu Third Row: Madeleine Redgewell, Jessica Clarke, Kirrily Ireland, Sarah Jaeschke, Icey Wang, Natalie Pike, Natalie Payne Teacher: James Bakker Not Pictured: Molly Issell
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2016
COLLEGE PHOTOS SRC EXECUTIVE
Front Row: Lucy Mae McLennan, Laura Backhouse, Saran Kim, Carmel Feeney (Deptuy Principal), Julie Feeney, Shae Mayes, Molly McKernan, Briony Edwards, Olivia Gyulavary Middle Row: Alyssa Easton, Lauryn Simpkin, Lisa Herbert, Emma Walker, Clare Di Stefano, Natasha Mathiasz, Vivienne O’Brien, Nikola Henkul Third Row: Paige Whitworth, Icey Wang, Sarah Camm, Madelyn Cahill, Victoria Trichias, Kaytlin Spencer, Caitlin Alcock
YEAR 11 COUNCIL
Front Row: Susanne Bourchier, Tayla Cross, Ashlee Church, Elissa Tifere, Isabella Sard, Abbie Gunn, Sarah Nixon Middle Row: Janine Callahan, Julie Feeney, Shae Mayes, Carmel Feeney, Torie Gordon, Chloe Richardson Third Row: Emma Thomson, Caitlin MacDonald, Gemma Tripp, Riley Haddock, Niamh Keighran
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COLLEGE PHOTOS YEAR 10 COUNCIL
Front Row: Keeley O’Halloran, Laura Peele, Sophie Clarke, Tahlia Kremer, Amelia Edwards, Molly O’Bryan Middle Row: Julie Feeney, Claire Tuminello, Shae Mayes, Denise Simmons, Carmel Feeney Third Row: Hannah Eastwood, Iris de Wit, Tess Bekkers, Emily Clarke, Sarah Lenarcic, Sian Janke
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERS
Front Row: Alexandra Mai, Madison Sammut, Kassandra Adams, Chelsea Verrell, Jessica Dunning, Tania Corrie, Molly Mardy, Emily Preston Middle Row: Emily du Vallon, Sera Long, Julie Feeney, Marlo VanderZalm, Carmel Feeney, Alannah McPeake, Dana Kontra Third Row: Holly Hodges, Ruby Fransen, Chioma Anyadoro, Tegan Stephenson, Stella Hall, Imogen Ball, Emma Schmidt
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2016
ALUMNAE REUNIONS
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ALUMNAE REUNIONS
Excellence in all-girls education
2016
COLLEGE STAFF Board Directors Fiona Purcell Chair/ Director
Paula Hall Deputy Chair/ Director & Chair of Development Committee
Philip Thomas Director & Chair of Compliance & Governance Committee Philip King Director & Chair of Finance Committee Bernadette Feeney Director
Tatum Mitchell
Gloria Bower
Andy Donnelly
Finance Committee
Teacher
Careers Counsellor
Julie Brown
Evelyn Dousset
Learning Assistant
Administration Assistant
Colleen Browne
Leah Eekelschot
Year 7 Learning Coordinator, Liturgy Coordinator
Director of Curriculum
Tim Crowe Development/ Futures Committee
Carmel Feeney Compliance & Governance Committee
Fiona Griffith Compliance & Governance Committee
College Leaders Mary Fitz-Gerald
Carmel Feeney
Director
Deputy Principal, Wellbeing Julienne Feeney
Paul Kremer Director
Rick Westerhoff Director
Ex Officio
Teacher Jennifer Cain Head of Learning Commons Janine Callahan
Steven Langford
Director
Teacher Shanae Burnett-Raby
Principal
Tony Lancaster
Elize Brozgul
Deputy Principal, Learning & Mission
College Staff AnneMaree Abikhair Scholastica Supervisor Barbara Alexander Year 9 Learning Coordinator James Bakker Domain Leader, Humanities
Year 11 Learning Coordinator David Christie Property Manager Priscilla Chu Year 8 Learning Coordinator Tony Chu Teacher Mary Clark
Casey Eruvelil Development Officer Lauren Faragher Domain Leader, Science Virginia Farrell Administration Assistant Leon Fent Finance Officer Helen Ferguson Teacher Eliza Fildes Year 9 Learning Coordinator Michelle Flintoff Teacher Melinda Galt
Teacher
Domain Leader, Health & Physical Education
Anthony Clarke
Roland Gesthuizen
Teacher
Gifted and Talented Coordinator
Catherine Close
Eva Glac
Teacher
Teacher
Mary Close
Tim Glover
Domain Leader, English (T3-T4)
Operations Coordinator
Brooke Cooke
Vicki Godfrey
Psychologist
House Coordinator
Lisa Costello
Torie Gordon
Mary Fitz-Gerald
Graham Balderstone
Principal Mark Janke
Head of Music, Gifted and Talented Coordinator
Year 8 Learning Coordinator
Year 10 Learning Coordinator
Business Manager
Jack Bennett
Jacinta Crocker
Jenny Got
A/V Support Technician
Community Liaison
Teacher
Nicole Biggelaar
Tim Crowe
Debbie Gould
Teacher
Director of Development
Teacher
Amanda Bischof-Foster
Denis Cunningham
Fiona Griffith
Year 12 Learning Coordinator
Teacher
Collette Bond
Rochelle Davy
Assistant Business Manager – Compliance
Assistant Director of Learning / MYP
Finance Officer
CommitteeMembers Peter Bast Finance Committee
Terry Stephens Finance Committee & Convenor Futures Committee
Deepika Dissanayake Learning Assistant (T2-T4)
Yvonne Gyulavary Teacher
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COLLEGE STAFF Simon Hamlet
Kylie Lee
Tatum Mitchell
Philip Skiller
Domain Leader, Mathematics
Registrar
Assistant Business Manager(T4)
ICT Technician
Shona Hardwick
Jennifer Lee
Maria Mitchell
Sonia Spiden
Administration Assistant
International Student Coordinator
Teacher
AFL Trainee
Amie Moody
Kelly Sullivan
Administration Assistant
Office Manager
Sara Mugridge
Linda Tilson
Pathways Coordinator
Teacher
Kim Neate
Ewa Toomey
Food Techology Assistant
Faith Development Leader
Sharon Olive
Katrina Trost
Tutor
Sustainability Coordinator
Sarah Owen
Nardia Trubridge
House Coordinator
House Coordinator
Laura Parkin
Claire Tuminello
Teacher
Year 10 Learning Coordinator
Melissa Phillips
Alisa Turner
Sports Coordinator
Learning Assistant
Nicholas Redfern
Saskia VanSchie
Teacher
Homestay Coordinator
Lia Reyerse
Marlo VanderZalm
Learning Assistant (T1-T2)
Head of Middle School
Gregoria Rivaloro
Sandra Waldron
House Coordinator
Teacher
Malcolm Roberts
Christopher Walker
Grounds Services Officer
Instrumental Teacher
Andrew Rousche
Kathleen Ward
Instrumental Teacher
Chaplain
Con Sarris
Wendy Warren
Social Justice and Outreach Coordinator
Food Techology Assistant
Head of Senior School Jennifer McAdam
Anne-Louise Sheehan
Tutor
Education Support Coordinator
Jennifer McKane
Amanda Shepherd
Laboratory Technician
Finance Officer (T1)
Annette McKernan
Denise Simmons
Nurse
Year 10 Learning Coordinator
Lisa McLean
Judith Simpson Teacher
Teacher Librarian
Domain Leader, Religious Education
Judith Lawson
Catherine Michael
Teacher
Year 12 Learning Coordinator
Wayne Harman Grounds Services Officer Kate Hazeldine Teacher Tamara Hume Teacher Nadia Jackson Assistant Business Manager (T1-T3)
Marjorie Lenette Teacher Mary Lo Teacher Daniel Lodder Learning Assistant Dominic Loschiavo Teacher
Mark Janke
Patricia Louden
Business Manager
Teacher
Katrina Jay
Sue Lyford
Teacher
Office Manager
Jessica Journoud-Ryan
Melissa MacEoin
Tutor
Teacher
Peter Kadar
Anthea Mafrici
Teacher
Finance Officer (T3-T4)
Cherine Kenna
Margherita Magagna
Executive Assistant / Company Secretary
Year 7 Learning Coordinator
Bernd Kirsch Teacher Bree Kitt Domain Leader, English (T1-T2) Tony Kolb Daily Organiser Maureen Lambden Laboratory Technician Wendy Langford Nurse Brigitte Laville Psychologist Jane Lawrence Domain Leader, Technology Margaret Lawson
Genevieve Mallia Teacher Debbie Malmo Teacher Cara Manion Tutor Shae Mayes
Angelina Singh Teacher Marina Sipos Domain Leader, Arts
Rebecca Woff Teacher Kaitlyn Woods Library Technician Cathy Wu Domain Leader, LOTE Annie Zou Teacher
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2016
COLLEGE STAFF
Anne Maree Abikhair
Barb Alexander
James Bakker
Graham Balderstone
Jack Bennett
Nicole Biggelaar
Amanda Bischof-Foster
Collette Bond
Gloria Bower
Julie Brown
Colleen Browne
Elize Brozgul
Shanae Burnett-Raby
Jennifer Cain
Janine Callahan
David Christie
Priscilla Chu
Tony Chu
Mary Clark
Anthony Clarke
Catherine Close
Mary Close
Brooke Cooke
Lisa Costello
Jacinta Crocker
Tim Crowe
Denis Cunningham
Rochelle Davy
Gill Di Stefano
Deepika Dissanayake
Andy Donnelly
Evelyn Dousset
Leah Eekelschot
Lauren Faragher
Virginia Farrell
Carmel Feeney
Julie Feeney
Leon Fent
Helen Ferguson
Eliza Fildes
Mary Fitz-Gerald
Michelle Flintoff
Melinda Galt
Roland Gesthuizen
Eva Glac
Tim Glover
Vicki Godfrey
Torie Gordon
Jenny Got
Deborah Gould
Fiona Griffith
Simon Hamlet
Shona Hardwick
Wayne Harman
Kate Hazeldine
Tamara Hume
Nadia Jackson
Mark Janke
Kate Jay
Peter Kadar
Cherine Kenna
Bernd Kirsch
Bree Kitt
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COLLEGE STAFF
Tony Kolb
Maureen Lambden
Wendy Langford
Brigitte Laville
Jane Lawrence
Judy Lawson
Margaret Lawson
Jenny Lee
Kylie Lee
Marjorie Lenette
Mary Lo
Daniel Lodder
Dom Loschiavo
Patricia Louden
Sue Lyford
Melissa MacEoin
Anthea Mafrici
Margherita Magagna
Genevieve Mallia
Deborah Malmo
Cara Manion
Shae Mayes
Jennifer McAdam
Jennifer McKane
Annette McKernan
Lisa McLean
Cathy Michael
Maria Mitchell
Tatum Mitchell
Amie Moody
Sara Mugridge
Kim Neate
Sharon Olive
Sara Owen
Laura Parkin
Melissa Phillips
Casey Pipinis
Monica Rankin
Nick Redfern
Lia Reyerse
Gregoria Rivaloro
Malcolm Roberts
Yvonne Sanders
Con Sarris
Anne-Louise Sheehan
Amanda Shepherd
Denise Simmons
Judith Simpson
Angelina Singh
Marina Sipos
Phil Skiller
Sonia Spiden
Kelly Sullivan
Linda Tilson
Ewa Toomey
Katrina Trost
Nardia Trubridge
Andriana Tsikouris
Claire Tuminello
Alisa Turner
Saskia van Schie
Marlo VanderZalm
Sandra Waldron
Chris Walker
Kathleen Ward
Wendy Warren
Rebecca Woff
Kaitlyn Woods
Cathy Wu
Lifei (Annie) Zou
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