Celebration Assembly 2020

Celebration Assembly 2020

Year 7 to 12 Wednesday 2 December

Class of 2019

Year 12, 2020

Program Welcome Brandon Iredale Advance Australia Fair Performed by Charlotte Cottrell Ryjahn Del Re Thomas Grabau Miranda Williams Chairman’s Address Michael Houlihan Faces of ELTHAM 2020 Produced by Simon Le Plastrier House Achievements, Captains and Leaders 2020/2021 Mike Brennin Carson Trophy Issabella Borgeest Internal Awards Mark Pobjoy Specialist Captains and Leaders 2020/2021 Lesley Moulin Leadership 2020/2021 Simon Le Plastrier Principal’s Address Simon Le Plastrier Honouring the Class of 2020 Thank you Brandon Iredale College Song Performed by Charlotte Cottrell Ryjahn Del Re Thomas Grabau Miranda Williams

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Captains and Leaders 2020 College Captains Abbey Wells Brayden Ziday-Vom

House Captain - Ross Lucy Mill Maiya Tozer

College Vice Captains Lauren Gikas Matthew Hodges Ruby Kahans Sylvie Robin

House Leader - Ross Zoe Bailey Zoe Greenhill

Environmental Captain Anna Denishensky Environmental Leader Rachel Jasper Film Productions Captain Indigo Slinger-Van Der Zee Film Productions Leader Declan Morgan House Captain - Bell Riley Broadley Ruby Dixon House Leader - Bell Ella Harris Harrison Ward House Captain - Evelyn Alec Christov Isabella Figgins House Leader - Evelyn Bridie Louder Chloe Margetts House Captain - Nillumbik Sophia Laidlaw Nicholas Osborne House Leader - Nillumbik Annaliese Driscoll Macleod Gook

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Internationalism Captain Dai Ruixin (Becky) Lyu You (Leo) Internationalism Leader Zhu Yunyu (Kevin) Music Captain Bethany Williams Music Leader Ryjahn Del Re S.T.E.M. Captain Horatio Yen Sports Captain Andrew Dainton Sports Leader Brandon Iredale Theatre Productions Captain Ellie Martin Theatre Productions Leader James Forster Visual Arts Captain Aaron Herman Visual Arts Leader Abbey Perkin Wilderness Captain Amy Norton

Captains and Leaders 2021 College Captains Brandon Iredale Annaliese Driscoll

House Captain - Ross Zoe Bailey Isabella Duncan

College Vice Captains Zoe Greenhill Bridie Louder Ainsley O’Sullivan Ayden Taranto

House Leader - Ross Kate MacDonald Blake Winter

Debating Leader Chen Jiaxi (George) Environmental Captain Rachel Jasper Environmental Leader Liza Kelly Film Productions Captain Declan Morgan Film Productions Leader Grace Herbert House Captain - Bell Isabella Dixon Tye Friedl House Leader - Bell Grace Hasler Darcy Wenn House Captain - Evelyn Deakin Lawler Chloe Margetts House Leader - Evelyn India McKinnon Lara O’Donnell House Captain - Nillumbik Sam Boek Macleod Gook House Leader - Nillumbik Issabella Borgeest Caitlin Osborne

Internationalism Captain Zhu Yunyu (Kevin) Internationalism Leader Xu Shihan (Alex) Music Captain Ryjhan Del Re Music Leader Ari Danaher Flavell S.T.E.M. Captain William O’Brien S.T.E.M. Leader Oscar Geerts Sports Captain Zachary Stowell Sports Leader Rory Bradshaw Theatre Productions Captain James Forster Theatre Productions Leader Millie Craven Visual Arts Captain Lauren Stevens Visual Arts Leader Miranda Williams Wilderness Captain Chloe Toomey Wilderness Leader Emily Barker

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Beyond the Classroom Australian Geography Competition High Destinction Harrison Cavanough Distinction Issabella Borgeest Thomas Grabau Grace Herbert Chen Jiaxi (George) Derrick Liu India McKinnon Nicholas Osborne Tara Reichert Orlando Yen Credit Matthew Hodges Chen Jiaxi (George) Bridie Louder Australian History Competition Ethics Olympiad Joseph Buchan Peter Diakoumakos Dylan Johnson Elijah Taulelei Caesia Trinh Kwong Lee Dow Scholar Brandon Iredale Monash Scholars Program Students who applied for the program Chen Jiaxi (George) Oscar Geerts Amelia Irvine Griffin Reytomas Ada Whitwell Awarded to Chen Jiaxi (George) Oscar Geerts Ada Whitwell

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National History Challenge Issabella Borgeest Pauline Toner Awards Entrants Anna Denishensky Sylvie Robin 2020 Winner of the Pauline Toner Award Anna Denishensky Triple J’s Unearthed High Competition Oscar Kahans University Extension Subjects Isabella Figgins Michaela Page Victorian Global Learning Awards commendation Cao Wenqian (Vivian) Young Carer Scholarship Craig Rinderer Orlando Yen

Beyond the Classroom ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership Award This award recognises students who demonstrate leadership and teamwork within both the school and the broader community.

Awarded to Rory Bradshaw Amy Norton Alain D Phillips Language Scholarship Named in honour of Alain Phillips who occupied the position of Vice Principal between 1978 and 1993 and was an ardent supporter of languages.

Awarded to Ruby Kahans – Chinese Indigo Slinger-Van Der Zee – French Australian Olympic Change Maker award – formerly known as the Pierre De Coubertin Award For overall excellence in leadership and sport.

Awarded to joint winners Annaliese Driscoll Ayden Taranto

Carson Trophy Name in honour if the Carson family – strong public speakers who continue to support this art at ELTHAM College.

Awarded to Issabella Borgeest Christopher Barnes Award Named in memory of former ELTHAM College student Christopher Barnes for excellence across music or visual arts.

Awarded to Lauren Gikas LifeWork Achievement Awards Has not be awarded this year due to the restrictions on activities by the pandemic.

Scott Coffey Drama Encouragement Award Named in honour of former ELTHAM College student Scott Coffey for excellence in drama.

Awarded to Peter Gallagher

Caltex Best All Rounder Award This award is sponsored by Caltex.

The award recognises participation and excellence across a wide range of activities, in leadership, the academic arena, in sport, in service, in community activities and in conduct and attitude.

Awarded to Sylvie Robin

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Early University Offers Australian Catholic University (ACU) Tara Reichert Australian National University (ANU) Amy Norton Ruby Kahans Sylvie Robin Abbey Wells Bond University Maiya Tozer La Trobe University Aspire Awards Alec Christov Ruby Dixon Isabella Figgins Lauren Gikas Aaron Herman Sophia Laidlaw Joshua Munnings Nicholas Osborne Michaela Page Maiya Tozer Swinburne University Alec Christov Daniel De Fazio Aaron Herman Kate Sharpe Nattapat (Pat) Thientanukij Bethany Williams Horatio Yen

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Farewell Year 12 2020 Callum Barker Lachlan Bennallack Riley Broadley Benjamin Burr Wenqian Cao (Vivian) Nathan Chan Alec Christov Thomas Clarke Ruixin Dai (Becky) Andrew Dainton Daniel De Fazio Anna Denishensky Ruby Dixon Benjamin Donehue Isabella Figgins Lauren Gikas Jaspa Gook Mackenzie Harkin Strain Aaron Herman Matthew Hodges Tyler Jowett Oscar Kahans Ruby Kahans Liam Kavanagh Sophia Laidlaw Li Cuiting (Cassie) Liu Leyao (Vaness) Liu Yanxin (Rachel) Brendan Loy Lu Yicheng (Ethan) Grace Luttick-Bannister Lyu Lulin (Rachel)

Lyu You (Leo) Ellie Martin Liam Matthes Oliver McIntosh Deanna Mierisch Lucy Mill Benjamin Mitton Joshua Munnings Amy Norton Nicholas Osborne Guy Ossa-Bordes Alasdair Page Michaela Page Marcus Patamia Tara Reichert Sylvie Robin Kate Sharpe Shi Haoyang (Jason) Indigo Slinger-Van Der Zee Matthew Switkowski Nattapat (Pat ) Thientanukij Maiya Tozer Harrison Turvey Wang Qianru (Alice) Abbey Wells Bethany Williams Wu Tongrui (Terry) Nathan Ye Horatio Yen Brayden Ziday-Vom

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If there are any errors in this program, please accept our sincere apologies.

We have endeavoured to ensure the information is as accurate as possible.

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Photography Challenge 2020 Caesia Trinh - Year 7