Mater Christi College - 2017 Yearbook

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s leader in an all-girls school, I am delighted to introduce the 2017 Mater Christi College Yearbook.

As a snapshot of this past year, it features the many events, challenges, achievements and efforts of our students, supported always by parents and teachers.

Throughout these pages, there is clear evidence of emerging skills and unique talents. You are invited to peruse through its reports and visual images, to ponder the selection of art works, to revel in the achievements of diverse sporting contests, music ensembles, debating activities, maths & science challenges, language competitions, environmental improvements and in particular, this year’s musical production of Mary Poppins, a first in full partnership with St Joseph’s College, Ferntree Gully.

At a deeper level, here at Mater Christi College, we have selected relevant and meaningful opportunities for our girls so that they will value creativity, flexibility and respect as the source for their future learning, enabling them to create effective solutions, to develop resilience through adversity and to realise the productive capability of problem-solving in teams. In other words, we work to inspire and lead our girls through “a caring atmosphere of Christian love and understanding” to become independent learners, empowered to move into their adult futures, with the skills, knowledge and commitment to make a difference.

Technology provides ever faster and more immediate connectivity across our world, where earlier constraints of time and place are replaced by new possibilities of communication, interdependence and sustainability. It is affirming to see how enthusiastically our students are preparing themselves to contribute meaningfully across a diverse range of future possibilities.

Our role as parents, teachers and mentors is to love, support and teach the girls to be lifelong learners. In preparing them for active citizenship, we are guided by the revised set of 3 Rs for learning, being relevance, respect and relationship – articulated deliberately through this year’s College theme, to “listen with the ear of our heart”.

I commend all contributors for this year’s Yearbook, especially our editing team of Tim Crowe, Jacinta Crocker and Samantha Moon for their careful preparation and competent planning and VCE student Renée Riotto for its creative cover design. I am confident that this Yearbook presents a lively year of learning at Mater Christi College, where we ‘make community happen’, with inspiration from St Benedict “so that in all things God may be glorified” (Rule 57:7) Mary Fitz-Gerald — Principal

Cover Design: ‘Listening to more than sound’

by Renee Riotto Renee created this work in response to the 2017 College theme – Listen with the ear of your heart (St Benedict)

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BOARD OF GOVERNANCE

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Board of Governance College Captains Deputy Principal College Leaders

AWARDS 10 11 Awards SENIOR SCHOOL 15 16 17 18 20 30 32 34

Senior School Report Class of 2016 VET / VCAL Year 12 Year 12 Photos Year 11 Year 10 Personal Project

MIDDLE SCHOOL 37 38 42 44 46

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Middle School Report Year 9 Year 8 Year 7 International Program

CURRICULUM 48 49 Domain – Arts 52 Art Gallery 54 Mary Poppins 58 Music 60 Domain – English 62 Domain – Health & PE 64 Domain – Humanities 66 Domain – LOTE 68 Domain – Mathematics 70 Domain – Religious Education 72 SoJuSt: Social Justice & Stewardship 74 Domain – Science 76 Domain – STEM 78 Domain – Technology 80 Domain – Design Technology 82 Careers 83 Zenith Program 84 Learning Commons

ood 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.

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Fiona Purcell was Chair of the Board and was supported by the following:

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Paula Hall, Deputy Chair/Director to AGM in May

Steven Langford, Director Tony Lancaster, Director Paul Kremer, Director

Rick Westerhoff, Director

Tony Chapman, Director from AGM in May

Terry Stephens, Director from AGM in May Mary Fitz-Gerald, Principal

Mark Janke, Business Manager

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Cherine Kenna, Company Secretary

Philip King, Director

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Good Samaritan Education has full responsibility for all matters of mission, finance and governance of all Good Samaritan schools.

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Philip Thomas, Director to AGM in May

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Terry Stephens, Development & Finance Committees Peter Bast, Finance Committee to April Tim Crowe, Development Committee

Julie Feeney, Development Committee

Collette Bond, Development Committee

Fiona Griffith, Compliance & Governance Committee

Philip Thomas, Compliance & Governance Committee

Olwen Horton, Deputy Chair/Director from AGM in May

SPORTS 86 87 88

Sports Report Sports Results

HOUSE ACTIVITIES 99

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House Reports

COLLEGE PHOTOS

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103 Middle School Leaders 103 Year 7 106 Year 8 108 Year 9 110 Year 10 Council 110 Year 10 113 Year 11 Council 113 Year 11 116 SRC 116 Year 12 120 College Staff Listen with the ear of your heart

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COLLEGE CAPTAINS

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ell, what a year 2017 has been.

For Year 12 students the formal was the first main event for the year which was highly anticipated by the cohort. It was a very memorable night filled with dancing and socialising. Many thanks to the formal committee for their hard work in the lead up to the big event!

This year, the Year 12 SRC team introduced a Careers Dress Up Day with the aim to raise money for the United Nations Refugee Appeal, focussing particularly on Syrian Refugees. The year level also generously donated food and sanitary items which were put into hampers and donated to the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre in Dandenong.

Mater Day was again successful this year, with the addition of a second photo booth. Congratulations to everyone who was involved in the day through donating food, to participating in HPAC, or running the stalls. It was a very successful day which helped to raise funds for the Good Samaritan Foundation and Caritas Australia.

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

Congratulations to Year 7s on a successful first year of secondary school and to Year 8s on their amazing engagement in Yarra Ranges Tech School robotics programs. Year 9s enjoyed a variety of challenges through the DISCOVER experiences, especially including a full week on camp in the Grampians. It was a busy year in Senior School preparing girls to ‘speak out’ with activities such as Work Experience, overseas travels to France and Borneo, a visit to New York for the Global Young Leaders and to Knox for the Young Leaders programs and a great first shared production with St Joseph’s College resulting in a wonderful rendition of Mary Poppins the musical.

A big thank you also goes to the teachers and College Leaders who have supported us throughout the year and all of our years at Mater.

We offer our best wishes to all students for their future years at Mater Christi and wish the best of luck to the graduating class of 2017 as you take on this next stage of your lives. We are excited to see what this year level achieves!

Niamh Keighran and Corinne Carlyon

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eeing one’s place through the eyes of others is always revealing. This year as educators we have particularly concentrated on student voice, feedback from our girls about the way they learn and how they experience life as Mater Christi students. This information from surveys, interviews and conversations has helped us in our design of curriculum, our planning for refurbishment and most importantly in our continued focus on building community. Three opportunities in particular - Student Perception Surveys (SPS), Year 9 Discover program review and Year 12 Surveys - provided us with some insightful commentary.

Annually students are asked to complete the SPS in selected classes. The responses of these surveys allow us to look more closely at the student experience of the learning environment. We added a question this year which asked them to describe themselves as learners in three words and responses across the Year levels had much in common and then some distinctions. In general, Middle School students identified themselves as open-minded, happy and willing to learn whilst the Senior School students were engaged, hard-working and independent, a quick snapshot but nonetheless worthwhile in increasing our understanding about our girls as learners. Teachers will look more closely at the overall data as planning for next year commences.

Year 9 Discover has a key focus on the development of the whole individual through project-based inquiry across a range of areas. We interviewed groups of students about their experience and were delighted to hear the insightful and perceptive (and frank!) comments about the different rotations and the opportunities. They remarked on their own sense of progress as learners and then their ability to persist and have a go at activities which they would not usually select. Overall their comments reflected personal growth and self-awareness beyond the measure of any assignment or project.

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Lastly, the opinions of our Year 12 students about their time at Mater Christi were collected just before their Final Assembly. Amongst a wide range of comments, they highlighted the opportunities and encouragement to excel in a variety of subjects, extra and co-curricular programs, the many friendships they developed and the encouragement and support from teachers who truly believed in their ability to succeed. Overall there was a clear sense that they had mostly enjoyed belonging during their time here.

As we come to the end of the year, there is a necessary focus on assessment, marks, results and scores, an expected part of measuring the progress made in the year. Whilst we celebrate and acknowledge these successes as an important part of the story of our community, the direct feedback from student voice is a reminder that for each girl the definition of success is varied, personal and to be celebrated.

Julie Feeney — Deputy Principal

"Powerful qualities such as leadership, empathy, integrity, resilience, humility, creativity and persistence can’t be measured per se, but are so crucial to future success. A thriving learning culture blends these elements to not only support the achievement of all learners but also to prepare them for their future."

Dr Eric Sheninger

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COLLEGE LEADERS

COLLEGE LEADERS

SRC General

Student Council

Year 7

Jasmine Andrews Cassie Maisey

Year 8

Jennifer Sahely Senithi De Silva

Middle School Captains

Claudia Dabb India Griffiths

Year 9

Danielle Luo Mira Dale

Year 10

Emma Schmidt Chioma Anyadoro

Year 11

Sian Janke Saasha Burby

College Captains

Niamh Keighran Corinne Carlyon

Year 10

Chioma Anyadoro Emily du Vallon Gladiz Gregory Michelle Gulati Alexandra Mai Molly Mardy Alannah McPeake Emily Preston Emma Schmidt Chelsea Verrell

Year 11

Saasha Burby Emily Clarke Sophie Clarke Hannah Eastwood Sian Janke Hayley Mettes Molly O'Bryan Keeley O'Halloran

Middle School Leadership Team

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his year, we have thoroughly enjoyed our roles on both the SRC Executive and the SRC General.

The two Student Representative Councils (SRC) comprise of elected girls who are capable of demonstrating leadership and setting an example for others. The ‘SRC Executive’ consists of all Year 12 Captains - representing their respective domain. The SRC General is composed of student appointed leaders from across all Year levels. Both student councils offer extensive opportunities for the voice of the student body to be heard and have influence at Mater Christi.

Both councils played a major role in the success of ‘Mater Day’ through stall selection and generating excitement. The SRC General continuously provided valuable feedback on their respective cohorts’ learning styles and favoured forms of learning. SRC Executive maintained a constant flow of events to get excited about and promote throughout the school. These included Variety Night, SoJust Week, STEM Activities, R U OK Day? and lunchtime sport competitions.

With high spirits and determination, the Year 12 Leadership and General Council have produced many memorable moments at Mater Christi throughout the year. The hard work and selfless participation of these girls (more often than not behind the scenes), should be acknowledged and applauded. We have had many successes, including the implementation of new school bags as of next year, thanks to feedback from the General Council. The Year 12 leaders also worked extremely hard, managing to balance school work and their respective roles. Our sincere thanks go to Council members, for all the generosity, dedication and enthusiasm. We look forward to hearing about new concepts and big ideas from next year’s Council members.

SRC Executive

Middle School Captains

India Griffiths Claudia Dabb

Faith & Liturgy Captains

Gemma Masterson Brianna Smith

Social Justice & Stewardship Captains

Lillie Park Jenkinson Chelsea Carlyon

College Captains

Niamh Keighran Corinne Carlyon

Arts Captains

Kirily Ashford Isabelle Dowell

Faith & Liturgy Captains

Tayla Cross Corinne Carlyon

Chisholm House Captains

Vidhi Adashara Casey Donner

Social Justice & Stewardship Captains

Caitlin MacDonald Elissa Tifere

Gibbons House Captains

Sarah Nash Emily White

Arts Captains

Grace Ashford Hayley Perrin

Lyons House Captains

Hayley Mafrici Zarli Vandenberg

Chisholm House Captains

Emily Campbell Riley Haddock

MacKillop House Captains

Shivangi Palliyil Jasmine Ray

Gibbons House Captains

Sarah Andrews Tearnha Porteous

Sports Captains

Ruby Southam Jordyn Yeoman

Lyons House Captains

Ashlee Church Abbie Gunn

Nikki Usatov Lauren Baker

MacKillop House Captains

Kodie Williams Ruby Winters

Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Captains

Sports Captains

Rachel Ferguson Kiara Henkul

Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Captains

Emma Thomson Gemma Tripp

International Captain

Yuqing Deng

Pastoral Group Representatives Year 7

Jasmine Andrews Erin McPeake Matilda Kennedy Madeleine Palivos Cassie Maisey

Year 8

Jennifer Sahely Emily Pavic Senithi De Silva Gabrielle Sard

Year 9

Shreya D'Cruz Danielle Luo Mira Dale Avreet Sandhu

Corinne Carlyon and Niamh Keighran — 2017 College Captains

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AWARDS

2016 Awards presented in 2017 College Dux Saran Kim

Top VCAL Student Jemma Goldsack

VCE Excellence Astrid Renehan Excellence in Chemistry Alexandra Steyer

Jane Austen Award for Excellence in VCE Literature Nadia Biondo

90+ ATAR Saran Kim, Lily Alateras, Kirrily Ireland, Jaimie Sheil, Rebecca Sheil, Molly McKernan, Alexandra Steyer, Hayley Hall, Nadia Biondo, Louise Mugridge, Lauren Wallace, Brooke Eccleston, Carly Johnson, Icey Wang, Ciel Lai, Candice Strange, Sarah Camm, Stephanie Taylor, Olivia Connell, Vivienne O’Brien, Alex Walters

40 + Study Score (Year 12) Sarah Camm, Laura Clarke, Olivia Connell, Isabella Dabb, Brooke Eccleston, Claire Gibson, Hayley Hall, Emily Hamilton, Kirrily Ireland, Carly Johnson, Saran Kim, Ciel Lai, Caitlyn Laidler, Molly McKernan, Mikaela Milesi, Alexandra Minenna, Louise Mugridge, Holly Pearce, Emma Porcaro, Rebecca Sheil, Lauryn Simpkin, Alexandra Steyer, Candice Strange, Stephanie Taylor, Mikayla Van Loon, Yvonne Van Os, Lauren Wallace, Alex Walters, Erin Walters

40 + Study Score (Year 11) Ella Busatta, Olivia Crofts, Tayla Cross, Taylor De ChalainMay, Riley Haddock, Caitlin MacDonald, Toni O’Sullivan, Bronte Reich, Isabella Sard, Gemma Tripp, Emma White

VCE Season of Excellence Top Designs Shortlisted: Claire Gibson, Saran Kim, Caitlyn Laidler Selected: Saran Kim

Top Class Drama Shortlisted: Caitlin Alcock, Molly McKernan

Awards Everyone can be a leader, even in the smallest ways Cassie Maisey — Year 7

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AWARDS

2017 Awards 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 Australian society.

Year 10 Chioma Anyadoro Year 12 Niamh Keighran

Arts & Technology Festival — People’s Choice Award Stacey Nesnas

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LaTrobe Leadership & Community Service Award This award recognises young people in the electorate of LaTrobe for their community services and leadership skills and qualities as demonstrated throughout the year.

Chelsea Carlyon, Sophie Clarke (recipient), Tayla Cross, Hannah Hodges, Simone McPeake, Lillie Park Jenkinson, Elissa Tifere, Emily Wellington

Mater Christi College Excellence Awards These awards recognise students from Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 who have excelled across a number of scholastic achievements, sport, community 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.

Awarded to a Year 12 student who has excelled across a number of areas including scholastic achievements, sport, community work, conduct and leadership.

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Corinne Carlyon, Chloe Crumpton, Rachel Ferguson (recipient), Niamh Keighran, Caitlin MacDonald, Elissa Tifere

Mater Christi College General Excellence Scholarship

Caltex Best All-Rounder Award

Federation University Leadership Award Sian Janke

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.

Jasmine Andrews Ella Lancaster Sophie Ryan Anri Kim Katherine Warner

Tessa Bygraves, India Griffiths, Vanessa Mackey, Molly Milne, Lillie Park Jenkinson, Sarah Prass

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 (recipient)

Ashlee Church, Bronte Reich, Elissa Tifere (recipient)

Margaret Keane Award

Hannah Kinross Social Justice Award

This award, was initiated by former College Principal Sr Margaret Keane and continues in her honour. In recognising a student who has demonstrated qualities as 'Learner, Leader and Advocate', this award supports a future opportunity for the recipient to participate in an appropriate international experience which will foster her growth towards effective leadership.

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.

Caitlin MacDonald (recipient)

Kwong Lee Dow Scholar Award This award is presented on behalf of the University of Melbourne and recognises academic performance as well as leadership potential.

Monash Scholars’ Program

Principal’s Art Award

The Monash Scholars’ Program enables students access to Monash University extension studies in Year 12 and offers leadership, careers and study programs for those participants throughout Year 10 – 12. Those who choose to study at Monash after completing their VCE will continue to be offered special opportunities such a mentoring and leadership roles within the University.

Eva Kulessa-Spires Hayley Curtis

Michelle Gulati, Olivia Koolstra, Madison Sammut

Monash University Emerging Artist Prize Jordyn Griffiths

Pastoral Group Awards Year 7 Sienna Cross, Caitlin Falovic, Emily Herter, Erin McPeake, Sienna Reeves

Year 8 Phoebe Dixon, Molly Mai, Ashlynn O’Halloran, Abbey Sammut

Year 9 Emma Carlin, Chelsea Carlyon, Mira Dale, Gemma Masterson

Year 10 Ebony Dickinson, Bianca Gerard, Zoe Kouris, Alexandra Mai, Georgia Robinson

Year 11

Principal’s Excellence in Sports Award Tegan Stephenson

Principal’s Technology Award Ashlee Church

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 Rebecca to pursue her love of the natural world and appreciate opportunities to be with friends in wonderful places.

Rachel Ferguson, Abbie Gunn (recipient)

Rotary Outstanding Citizen Award Inaugurated in 1989, this annual award is presented to a student from any Year level, judged by staff to be an outstanding school citizen in that year.

Grace Ashford, Tash Bartley, Corinne Carlyon (recipient), Rachel Ferguson, Alexandra Mai

Sportswomen of the Year Jennifer Sahely (Junior) Tegan Stephenson (Intermediate) Shelby Kay (Senior)

Tess Bekkers, Saasha Burby, Jessica Clark, Sophie Clarke, Hayley Curtis

VCAA VCE Leadership Award

Personal Project People’s Choice — Community Benefit Award 2017

The VCAA VCE Leadership Awards recognise the efforts of VCE students in promoting leadership and participation in their school and wider community.

Sera Long

Caitlin MacDonald (nominee)

Jasmine Andrews, Chioma Anyadoro, Tash Bartley, Cassidy Ede (recipient), Sasha Hundle, Alannah McPeake, Lillie Park Jenkinson

Kirsten Andrich, Cara Belvedere-Bain, Charlotte Buckingham Brown, Willow Cleary, Alannah McPeake (recipient) Joy Shen (International)

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SENIOR SCHOOL REPORT

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017 has been a busy and rewarding year for our Senior School students. Not only have they shown real focus and determination with their learning programs, they have shown great commitment to College life by participating in a range of extra-curricular activities.

We have seen girls involved in the Global Young Leaders Conference, Youth Parliament, sporting teams, debating competitions, the College Production, Leadership Certificate, Social Justice activities, STEM activities and more. We have also heard from many and been entertained by others, at our Senior School Assemblies throughout the year.

Being a Senior School student comes with great responsibility and I thank the girls for their hard work and commitment this year, as well as leading the way for younger Year levels. They have been excellent role models and I look forward to working with the next Senior School cohort in 2018.

Shae Mayes — Head of Senior School

Senior School As young women, we can bring light to the world and create positive change through our thoughtful actions Isabella Stamenkovic — Year 12

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CLASS OF 2016

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College Dux, Saran Kim attained an ATAR of 99.8

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15% of students achieved an ATAR above 90

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Over 50% of students attained an ATAR above 70

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Study scores of 40 or higher were attained in over 23 different studies

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62 students attained scores of 40 or higher

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100% completion of VCE

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100% completion of Senior VCAL

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Mullum Cluster VCAL Student Achievement and Community Project Team Achievement Awards

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5 students shortlisted for the VCE Season of Excellence

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4 students received the VCE (Baccalaureate)

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92% of VTAC applicants received 1st Round Offers

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70% of students were offered entry to their 1st or 2nd preference course

College Dux, Saran Kim (99.8) was offered a place to study a Bachelor of Design at the University of Melbourne. Saran’s Visual Communication & Design work selected for the VCE Season of Excellence.

Lily Alateras (97.15) was offered a place in Global Studies at Monash University.

Kirrily Ireland (96.6) received an offer to study Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT University.

Jaimie Sheil (95.85) received an offer to study Science Advanced-Research (Honours) at Monash University.

Rebecca Sheil (94.85) received an offer to study Science at Monash University.

Molly McKernan (94.5) received an offer to study Arts at the University of Melbourne. Molly was selected to perform in VCE Season of Excellence Top Class Drama.

Alexandra Steyer (94.4) has chosen to study in Germany where her family has relocated. Alexandra is the recipient of the Astrid Renehan Chemistry Prize, attaining a study score of 38 for Chemistry.

Hayley Hall (94.05) received an offer to study Biomedical Science at Monash University.

Top VCAL Student of 2016 was Jemma Goldsack, who was offered a place in Early Childhood at Sage Institute.

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VET / VCAL

Vocational Education and Training (VET) Students have the opportunity to choose a VET (Vocational Education and Training) course as part of their studies. A VET course can be taken within VCE or VCAL and provides nationally recognised qualifications. Popular courses this year were in Allied Health, Early Childhood and Care, Retail Cosmetics and Skin Care, Animal Studies and Equine Studies.

This year saw the launch of Roar Espresso, a business initiative developed through the VET/VCAL program.

The business raised funds for the Sumatran Tiger Trust and Caritas. All class members were appointed to a marketing, advertising or finance position by the nominated CEO, Chloe Crumpton. After gaining our barista certificates, we ran a coffee shop at various school events and sold ethical beans and pods to staff. The hope is that this business will grow.

Emily Johnson — Year 12

Sara Mugridge — VET Hospitality Trainer, Pathways Coordinator

What is VCAL?

Many students undertook structured workplace learning placements to gain valuable industry experience.

Some students also enrolled in a SBAT (School Based Apprenticeship and Training). My VET course is Allied Health and I am also doing an SBAT at Tecoma Myotherapy.

The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is an alternative to VCE. It offers many different options throughout Year 11 and 12. As opposed to VCE, students who choose the VCAL pathway don’t complete exams or SACs and don’t receive an ATAR but they do receive a Year 12 completion certificate by meeting the competencies in Literacy, Numeracy, Personal Development, VET Small Business and Work Related Skills. VCAL graduates can also enter courses at TAFE and Universities.

Completing an SBAT has given me an insight into the world of work within the Allied Health field. I interact with the wider community through real appointments, while achieving my Certificate III in Allied Health.

Chloe Crumpton — ­ Year 12

I chose to enrol in the Certificate II in Retail Cosmetics to fulfil a passion. This course allows me to expand my skills and learn what it is like to work with different face and eye shapes as well as various skin tones and types.

I also learnt procedures that need to be undertaken in a salon setting. If considering a career path in Makeup Artistry, this course is the perfect starting point.

Olivia Galea — Year 11

Mater Christi delivers the VET Hospitality program and in 2017 the students developed their skills by providing catering and service for many College functions.

VET Hospitality is all about the importance of service and catering in a business operating with food and beverages.

Classes involve learning different service techniques by operating a cafe and a coffee shop during the year.

Students learn how to make espresso coffee and gain knowledge about popular cultural dishes and specialty cuisines. We enjoyed some of the cuisines on exciting excursions to the Dandenong Market and the Langham Hotel. This subject gives us not only a qualification, but a head start for a career.

We attend Mater Christi College three days a week. Every Wednesday is spent at an off-campus TAFE course of our choice. On Fridays we do a structured work placement that gives us hands-on experience in our desired field.

Because VCAL is all about applied learning we organise and run various projects and events such as our annual VCAL camp, Make a Wish Day (2016) and White Ribbon Day (2017). Also, we run the Middle School Aquatics Carnival BBQ. Each Year 12 student is also required to complete an individual project for Personal Development.

We are often asked to organise and assist with events within the school. All Year 12 graduating students are required to attend a panel interview with senior members of the College Executive to present a portfolio of their best work.

The VCAL program, offers many opportunities to help develop skills and general knowledge for our futures.

We have loved being part of our VCAL journey and encourage other students to consider this different, but no less educational path.

Emily Johnson — Year 12 and Bree McArthur — Year 11

Hannah Eastwood — Year 11

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YEAR 12

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he year began with a focus on preparation for Year 12, with study skills sessions and a motivational presentation for parents, teachers and students.

Dr Carr-Gregg provided practical and useful tips for parents and students to help support their learning.

Alongside the curriculum programs, students have enjoyed a special year of celebrations from the Year 12 Formal through to the Valedictory Mass and Graduation ceremony. On Reflection Day, students were given the opportunity to take a break from their busy timetables and focus on the theme ‘Listen with the ear of your heart’. Sam Clear was an inspirational keynote speaker, encouraging the girls 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 2017 all the best for the future, reminding to have faith, courage, enthusiasm and to be strong.

Janine Callahan and Cathy Michael — Year 12 Learning Coordinators

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YEAR 12

Welcome Night The February ‘Welcome Night’ was an introduction into the best year of our lives. The evening started with a beautiful liturgy followed by an insightful presentation on career pathways. After the presentation, we returned to our Pastoral Groups to prepare study timetables so we could be better organised with all our tasks.

After dinner, it was time to hear Dr Michael Carr-Gregg speak about “Surviving Year 12”. He captured everyone’s attention with his humour and extremely helpful tips, including study techniques and time management. His presentation was a real eye-opener for us, as he made us realise that there is nothing to be afraid of and that no matter what our results might be at the end of the year, we can achieve success in our lives.

Kendra Nichols

Formal Friday 24 February couldn’t have come any more slowly for the Year 12 students of 2017! The morning was filled with anticipation, excitement and fake tan! For many, lunchtime could not come quickly enough, rushing to get to their hair and make-up appointments.

The preparation was key, with jewellery, nails and hair having to be perfect. However, the fun well and truly

began when it was time to get to the location. From limos, to Hummers, to vintage cars and even party buses, the Year 12 girls sure did know how to make an entrance!

When the venue was opened, in rushed the girls in their beautiful and vastly varying dresses, jumpsuits and skirts.

Everyone did a great job to hide those tired faces of a Year 12! The night started with a message from the College Captains, followed by brilliant entertainment from the Arts Captains who were the two fantastic MCs for the night. The whole evening was filled with lots of dancing and laughter between friends, partners and teachers. We are so grateful to all the teachers who made the night possible, allowing us all to de-stress and let our hair down for the night.

Tayla Cross

Reflection Day

bring our light to the world and create positive change through our thoughtful actions.

We were privileged to hear Sam Clear speak about his amazing 15,600km walk around the world in the pursuit of unity. We were all blown away at the amazing stories he told us, of the beautiful places he saw, the incredible people he met and of the physical hardships and extreme conditions he had to endure on his journey. Sam truly showed us ways in which unity can be expressed. His story touched our hearts.

To conclude our final Reflection Day, we assembled packs of necessities for refugees in Melbourne. We used items that would typically be considered ordinary, but not so for refugee communities. This was a very rewarding activity as it gave us a perspective on the things we take for granted and embodied the message of the day.

Isabella Stamenkovic

Given that the transition from Unit 3 to Unit 4 was undoubtedly a sudden one for all of us, our Year 12 Reflection Day was very much appreciated. It gave us a day to step back from the pressures of our studies and reflect on our wellbeing and wider global concerns.

We began the day with a Mass which invited us to meditate on the idea that we are “the salt of the earth… the light of the world.” This was a great opportunity to quietly reflect on the ways that we as young women can

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Sarah Andrews

Ijeoma Anyadoro

Jade Appelman

Grace Ashford

Lara Backstrom

Katelyn Baird

Ellena Bast

Chloe Bedson

Juliana Begue

Sarah Bibo

Madelyn Bills

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Kendra Bygraves

Emily Campbell

Corinne Carlyon

Ashleigh Batson

Chelsea Carnell

Isabella Chicas

Ashlee Church

Bridget Collins

Aira Belisario

Jocelyn Bennett

Orla Cook

Claudia Cosentino

Hannah Crampton

Olivia Crofts

Susanne Bourchier

Isabel Bramble

Tayla Cross

Chloe Crumpton

Georgia Cummings

Tiarna Cunningham

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Ella Czudar

Juliette Davies

Belle Davison

Shaylee de Bolster

Taylor De Chalain-May

Yuqing Deng

Emily Devine

Mohita Dhaliwal

Emma Dickeson

Rebecca Dingjan

Laura Djordjevic

Ambah Doyle

Jemma Eastwood

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Nicole Genato

Cassandra Goodie

Eliza Goodie

Hope Gould

Rhianna Gulati

Abbie Gunn

Yan Guo

Samara Dowell

Riley Haddock

Natasha Hansell

Ruby Hardwick

Jessica Hare

Ciara Flanagan

Caitlin Harry

Tayla Harry

Madelyn Hassan

Madeline Hayes

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Kiara Henkul

Danielle Hodgson

Jasmine Horne

Janis Hosking

Niamh Keighran

Andrea Kljajic

Madeline Kolb

Rebecca Kuhlmann

Renay Hrubos

Samiksha Jain

Tylah Jansen

Helani Jayawardhana

Laureen Lajtner

Rebecca Langford

Sixian (Linda) Lin

Nadiah Ljajic

Xueting Jia

Emily Johnson

Breanon Jones

Jana Jordan

Charli Long

Ashleigh Lowe

Xingyu (Yannis) Lu

Caitlin MacDonald

Jessie Kamsteeg

Christine Kassis

Harmeet Kaur

Shelby Kay

Sophie MacEoin

Georgia Mathews-Barnes

Hayley McFarlane

Kirra McKenzie-Mizis

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Neve McKersie Pearson

Simone McPeake

Alice Moore

Stacey Nesnas

Crystal Nicholas

Kendra Nichols

Blaney Murphy

Elizabeth Nicholson

Brianna Pettenuzzo

Caitlin Phelan

Tiarna Porcaro

Tearnha Porteous

Claire Power

Sarah Power

Jasmine Poynter

Lily Probst

Emma O'Rourke

Toni O'Sullivan

Jessicah Panozzo

Anastasia Papakatsikas

Georgia Raudino

Bronte Reich

Chloe Richardson

Renee Riotto

Sarah Parker

Sarah Pavey

Hayley Perrin

Teah Petrusic

Gemma Sammut

Isabella Sard

Felicity Schill

Casey Seymour

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Sonam Sharma

Naomi Smith

Isabella Sofra

Isabella Stamenkovic

Monique Stoyanovich-Kristie

Rebecca Sweetten

Sharanya Srinivas

Georgia Taylor

Emma White

Gemma Whitelaw

Maddison Wickham

H'Onorine Willenberg

Kodie Williams

Erin Wilson

Madison Winkler

Ruby Winters

Courtney Worsnop

Junqi (Shikari) Xu

Stacey Young

Olivia Thompson

Emma Thomson

Elissa Tifere

Gemma Tripp

Yin Ting (Hebe) Wong

Matilda Van-Vloten

Jennifer Wayman

Jessica Weller

Chelsea West

Victoria Young

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s Year 11 Learning Coordinators, we have had a wonderful year working with and supporting the Year 11 students of 2017. It has been exciting to see students take on the challenges of their Year 11 VCAL, VET and VCE programs. Our Pastoral Program has supported the students to develop strategies to succeed in Year 11 and to focus on becoming independent learners striving for their personal goals. Students have developed their own strategies for balancing school and personal commitments.

2017 has provided Year 11 students with many opportunities to develop leadership, participate in extracurricular activities and work to support our community and each other. Our final activity for the year is the Retreat which brings the girls together as a group to reflect on their faith journey, becoming leaders in their final year at Mater Christi and their aspirations for 2018.

Amanda Bischof-Foster and Janine Callahan — Year 11 Learning Coordinators

Welcome Night After a few weeks back at school, we took part in the annual welcome night. The theme of the night was “body image” and the way women are sexualized in the media.

To begin the fantastic night, we watched the documentary “Embrace”, an empowering film encouraging girls of all ages to love their body and be proud of all the things it allows us to do. Following a great dinner, we listened to Melinda Tankard-Reist’s thought provoking presentation on the topic of sexual exploitation against women.

The night left us feeling empowered and confident about our bodies and it brought us together to support one another.

Sophie Clarke

Presentation Ball Twenty-five Mater Christi girls and their partners were presented at the Annual Mater Christi College Presentation Ball in June. After nine weeks of rehearsals, our “show program” was polished, dresses steamed and the big day was finally here. We arrived at The Grand Receptions in Cathies Lane for final rehearsals. As guests streamed in and formalities commenced, the fear of falling down the stairs and excitement for the night ahead set in. After a successful descent of the stairs and an entertaining performance, the formal section of the evening concluded and the celebrations began.

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Poverty Convention In July, the Year 11 Council led a Global Poverty Convention at the College with invited students from other schools. The aim of the day was to raise awareness of the struggles in developing countries. The day raised many questions and we discussed the delegation of responsibility and ways to address the problems.

We held activities such as debating, games and listened to a guest speaker from the World Bank, who explained the complexities of poverty and how important it is to start with the small things. The debates were a chance for everyone to share opinions on the best way to help establish responsibilities in order to reduce poverty, not necessarily on a global scale, but in our local community.

The convention was a great way to raise awareness of the poverty faced by people all over the world and allowed everyone to leave the day feeling informed and more aware of the current issues in the world. I believe the day was a great success.

Emily Clarke

Reflection Day The focus of our Reflection Day was building positive relationships. Prior to the day, we each had been requested to donate women’s toiletries. We created carepacks for women living in transitional housing, escaping domestic violence and homelessness. This experience was a great hands-on activity.

One of the most compelling parts of the day was listening to guest speaker Glenn Manton, an ex-footballer with a story to tell. Glenn made us laugh, cry and forced us each to question how we choose to create relationships with others and ourselves. We finished the day with Mass, a reflective end to an inspiring and motivating day.

The Year 11 Reflection Day was a day of learning and personal development that allowed us to develop a deeper sense of appreciation for one another.

Keeley O’Hallaran

It was an experience to remember, where life-long friends were made and cherished memories were created and preserved by the thousands of photos taken.

Hayley Mettes

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inally putting the navy jumper on signalled the beginning to a year packed with opportunities and challenges. Work Experience, Central Australia, Vic Roads’ Keys Please, Mock Interviews, Careers Expo and Wellbeing Day were just a few of the exciting events undertaken this year. The Personal Project was completed and efforts were applauded on the Presentation Night.

Many students faced the challenge of a Higher Study, giving them insight into the rigours of VCE. The Year 10 Council worked tirelessly throughout the year to prepare activities for the students including Assemblies and Wellbeing Day. We thank them for their enthusiasm and dedication. The Year 10 cohort has been a pleasure to work with and we wish them well for their journey through their VCE or VCAL. Denise Simmons and Claire Tuminello — Year 10 Learning Coordinators

Work Experience For my work experience I had the privilege to work at Werribee Open Range Zoo. I have always been passionate about animals and believe this is the field I would like to work, either as a Zoo Keeper, Vet or Marine Biologist.

There were five days and each day I went to a different department of the zoo. I liked that I got to see different aspects. The first day, I was in reception and retail, helping in the gift shop and with other tasks. The highlight of the week was when I saw a gorilla called Yakini have a general health check which happens once every two years. He weighed close to 200kg and was 17 years old.

On other days I was in Learning Experiences, where I was involved with primary school excursions. I helped out on

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the safari guide, agriculture team and finally Life Sciences.

This is the department where all the zoo keepers work. I watched presentations and helped to feed and clean the meerkats and hippos.

Overall, it was a great experience that provided me with more information about the career pathway I want to follow beyond school.

Emily Preston

In Year 10, we are given the chance to do work experience for one whole week, experiencing a career or place that may interest us. I was very excited hearing about this opportunity, since I had set my mind on becoming a lawyer, I wanted to see what it really was like.

I was lucky to do my work experience at the Ringwood Magistrates Court, where for one week I was able to work with the clerks and shadow lawyers and talk and mingle with youth workers and magistrates.

My favourite part of work experience was when I was able to sit in court. Court is a very interesting place, where many unique and different cases are heard. I learnt that lawyers are very versatile people, who think quickly on their feet and actually care about their clients. Thanks to work experience, I feel confident and a hundred percent certain with what I want to do in the future.

Chioma Anyadoro

Young Leaders Program For one week in August and a follow up day in September, four students took part in the Knox City Council Young Leaders Program. Throughout this program, we learnt more about leadership, including types of leadership, the importance of followers and how

to give effective feedback. We also met great people from other schools in the Knox region.

We were given the opportunity to test our new skills by leading a six-minute activity for a group of our peers, ranking a list of fifteen items required if we were stranded at sea in a boat. We also organised and ran the presentation ceremony that our parents attended on the last day of the program.

This was an amazing program that gave us real insight into what it means to be a leader, while at the same time, being a huge amount of fun. It was a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and improve our skills.

Alannah McPeake

Central Australia Trip The Central Australia Trip was an amazing, fun-filled and exciting trip that I can say, on behalf of the girls that went, we will never forget. The early morning start was all worth it once we got on the plane and flew to Alice Springs.

The trip became jam-packed with exciting activities and lots of sightseeing. Each day brought a new adventure.

We climbed Kings Canyon which was absolutely beautiful and very fulfilling. Once all of us had reached the top, nearly every girl was quoting the famous Hannah Montana movie: “Life’s a climb but the view is great,” which is exactly what we were experiencing.

Being in a helicopter was another experience we all loved, the views were stunning and it was a magnificent day for a helicopter ride. We had lots of other enjoyable experiences which included, seeing Simpsons Gap, gardening at a local Indigenous community and learning about their culture, the reptile show, camel riding,

countless laughs at dinner time, beautiful sunsets, tiring bus rides, but it is fair to say that seeing the magnificent Uluru for the first time will stick with us forever. We all took lots of pictures as the sun started to set on Uluru, displaying beautiful colours across the rock that a photo can’t capture.

Overall the trip was fantastic and the memories that were created are ones that will be cherished forever!

Emily du Vallon

Wellbeing Day The Year 10 Student Council was actively involved in the planning and running of the October Wellbeing Day. The girls decided to focus on good mental health.

The day began with a reflection supporting those with mental health issues, followed by writing messages to classmates and positive notes for the message board in the locker room. Human knots and balloon relays built team spirit and led to a lot of laughter.

The second session was run by BATYR, a group that focuses on preventative education in the area of youth mental health. Speakers told of their own journeys living with mental illness and their accomplishments and future dreams. Our Wellbeing Day, coincided with the VCAL White Ribbon Day. I thank and commend the girls for their active participation and the Council for their planning and support on the day.

Denise Simmons — Year 10 Learning Coordinator

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he Personal Project was an exciting learning opportunity for Year 10 students to engage in a sustained eight-month self-directed inquiry.

Examining a global context through the project was an important part of making connections to the real world.

While conducting research, creating a product and completing a reflective report, students demonstrated action through learning and developed the attributes of an IB (International Baccalaureate) learner to become independent and engaged for life-long learning.

All students exhibited their projects to the community at a presentation evening to celebrate the completion of the Personal Project. This was a proud moment to display and share student learning.

Jennifer Cain —Personal Project Coordinator

My goal was to research different ways in which music can express emotion and arrange a piece of music focusing on elements of emotions and their impact.

I created my own arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, for an 18-piece orchestra.

This project allowed me to look into the ways in which music expressed emotion and through creating the product, I was able to further my understanding by applying the knowledge I obtained in my arrangement.

I found that I have a real passion for music composition and arrangement and my interest in the topic I chose significantly helped me find the motivation to work on my project.

Mieke Florisson

My goal was to research and learn about different mental illnesses and what it is like to live with such illnesses.

I created a book called 'Live.' I achieved my goal and I researched and extended my knowledge.

Over this project I learnt a lot about myself. I learnt how I function and work well as a learner as well as how I feel when I haven't completed things in the time frame I would like. I learnt how to stay focused on my topic and to make sure I keep referring back to the rubric and my goal. I realised that I enjoy doing projects a lot more when interest me. I have also learnt that time management is a necessary skill that can avoid stress.

Sera Long

My goal was to promote the value and importance of marine animals, by showcasing the colours they possess through tie dyeing clothing items and attaching information swing tags.

Each item was tie dyed using the colours of the endangered marine animal and an information swing tag was attached to inform the buyer of the significance surrounding the specific animal.

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PERSONAL PROJECT My product achieved my goal by providing the buyer with the knowledge to further help the endangered species.

This journey has impacted my learning as I acquired valuable skills that will positively affect my learning in the future. I have discovered and expanded my creative side throughout this project.

Caitlin de Chalain-May

My goal for the Personal Project was to learn about the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children's education and how I could help to make a difference.

My outcome was collecting books for the Aboriginal Literacy Foundation.

I researched about the education of Indigenous children and how different it is to the majority of Australian children. I learnt more about the gap that exists.

Collecting books for these children would improve their education.

Throughout this project, I learnt that I need to take more risks when it comes to my work, as I would never have thought of doing this usually but it had a great outcome and I should do more things just like this.

Kassidy Hawke

My goal was to investigate the effects that long-term stays in hospital have on interactions and relationships with children. Specifically, I wanted to create a product that would encourage social connections between children staying at the hospital.

I created a board game, with concepts that help encourage co-operation and teamwork, therefore promoting the idea of improved social connections on a path to better mental health.

The product that I created in response to my goal was used by the Monash Children’s Hospital. It is and for a long time, will be used with children aged four and over, to help them make friends and form relationships with others in similar situations.

I had a major turning point, while completing the Personal Project. This project pushed me to talk and learn from the wider world. I can now confidently connect with people I have never met before and am able to acknowledge their opinions and learn from others.

Kirsten Andrich

My goal was to raise awareness about animal cruelty and how animals should be treated humanely. I produced two brochures on the issue of animal welfare and distributed them to as many people as I could.

My project achieved my goal, as it raised awareness about the rights of animals and the cruelty they receive behind the scenes as a result of the disregard of their rights. Even if people's attitudes were changed in the slightest, I would be quite satisfied.

Gladiz Gregory

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tudents from Year 7 to 9 have had a busy and productive year as part of the Middle School. In Term 1, renowned psychologist Andrew Fuller spoke with Year 7 students and their parents about navigating the transition to Secondary school. Year 8 & 9 parents were invited to a Cyber Safety workshop run by the Alannah and Madeline Foundation as part of the school’s commitment to eSmart education. The evenings proved to be informative and valuable for students and parents alike and provided useful strategies to foster student resilience and increased learning potential.

The Middle Year’s Program (MYP) enables our students to develop their own learner attributes through the numerous learning opportunities both in and out of the classroom. Valuable learning is able to occur through activities such as excursions, camps, reflection days, community and action days, sport, iChooz program, pastoral lessons, incursions, student leadership, liturgies, music and Zenith… just to name a few. It is always encouraging to witness the enthusiastic participation of our students and the way they embrace learning.

The introduction of the Discover Program had the Year 9 students embarking upon a new and exciting way of learning, not confined to the boundaries of specific subjects. The interdisciplinary nature of the program, has enabled the students to understand more about their own capabilities as learners, a perfect preparation for Senior School.

The spirit of the College theme “Listen with the ear of your heart” was evident in the activities on offer to build and strengthen community and action. Pastoral Groups enthusiastically involved themselves in Bullying - No Way! Day, Tin Shed food preparation, White Ribbon Day, RUOK? Day, Mater Day, Project Compassion, Tinnies for Vinnies and preparing Christmas hampers. These activities allowed students to work together for a common purpose and through reaching out to others, embody our theme and Benedictine values. When we listen with our hearts, we offer others something in return, we give them our support and we give them our heart.

Middle School My problem-solving abilities were tested as the activities required focus and motivation to find a solution Tessa Bygraves — Year 9

Celebrating student learning and achievements was the central focus of Middle School assemblies throughout each term. The student led assemblies were capably convened by the Middle School Captains, Claudia and India, who have been wonderful role models to their peers and students in younger Year levels. I commend the work of the whole Middle School leadership group for their positive approach and valuable contributions in ensuring that learning at Mater Christi is engaging and inclusive.

Finally, I also commend the work of the Year Learning Coordinators and Pastoral Group teachers across Years 7, 8 and 9 for the care and support they have shown our Middle School students. Through the Pastoral Program, our focus on wellbeing continues to be the foundation for real and authentic learning and happy students.

Marlo VanderZalm — Head of Middle School

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ur amazing Year 9 students have been offered a wide range of opportunities during 2017 with the introduction of the Discover Program and continuation of the Pastoral Program.

These experiences have given the students a chance to show their capabilities and extend themselves. The following reports written by some of our Year 9 leaders show the action-packed year. At the start of 2017, we set goals which we hoped would balance with the students’ core curriculum. For the Pastoral Program we focused on life skills, emotional intelligence and creating a sense of belonging within the Year 9 cohort and community.

We also provided many opportunities for the Year 9 students to connect with our Careers Coordinator in preparation for their pathway into Senior School. Students were excited by future prospects at Mater Christi and the range of subjects offered.

The Sexual Assault Prevention Program in Secondary Schools (SAPPSS) is a valuable course that is now included in the Pastoral Program run over two half day sessions during Term 4. It is regarded as one of the most promising programs for not only promoting the prevention of violence against women, but also the increasing understanding between males and females and teaching positive respectful relationships. The students learn how to reduce the incidence and impacts of sexual assault.

Looking back on our year, we feel that our Year 9 students are taught how to deal with problems, how to defend themselves, how to bounce back from challenges and

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how to take risks and be adventurous. We wish them all the very best for their future pathways.

Barbara Alexander and Eliza Fildes — Year 9 Learning Coordinator

Discover Program The Year 9 Teaching Team researched and developed a contemporary learning program. The Discover Program offers students new and amazing opportunities to engage and inspire learners.

Students were empowered to make choices about their learning and the projects they undertake, encouraging them to be motivated and responsible. This independent style of learning prepares them for Senior School. Within each experience, students work collaboratively with other students, experience hands-on learning and solve problems in creative ways.

Our aim this year, has been to support the Year 9 students through this journey of discovery, enabling them to connect with the wider community and develop confidence within themselves. This has been achieved through the hard work and dedication of students and staff who have embraced Discover with enthusiasm. We commend students for their “can do” attitude and the fantastic projects they have completed this year.

Barbara Alexander and Eliza Fildes — Year 9 Learning Coordinators and Collette Bond — Assistant Director of Curriculum

Discover: Challenge During the ‘Challenge’ experience, we tested and created solutions using different technologies such as 3D printing, drones, gaming, coding and robotics. ‘Challenge’ tested my problem-solving abilities as I found many activities required focus and motivation to keep going and find a solution. One of the hardest and most challenging things, was when we created our games because there were so many specific elements we had to include. I learnt many new skills such as making my own game and flying a drone and making it flip in mid-air. We also went on an excursion to Swinburne University, where we participated in a gaming workshop with two current students who walked us through the complicated and detailed process of making a simple game like Flappy Golf. I found this experience engaging and challenging.

Tessa Bygraves

Discover: Expression Throughout the nine week ‘Expression’ course we covered units such as Food Technology, Visual Arts, Media, Dance and Drama. This unit developed our creative side, as we could design a project based on a Technology or Arts subject of our choice. All students had their own ideas and set their own direction. We all came across the challenge of using our time wisely, but we all produced amazing amounts of work that we were proud of.

I chose a project based on the foods I ate as a child and tried to recreate those dishes. I learnt many Food Technology skills such as how to ‘plate up’ a meal. I feel more prepared for the Personal Project that begins later in the year now that I have learnt about time management and explored my creative side.

Mira Dale

Discover: Identity The ‘Identity’ experience was very rewarding as it developed my knowledge of Australia’s past, in particular our nation’s Aboriginal history, while integrating creative and thinking skills for our projects. I gained an understanding of the history of Australia from presettlement through to the colonisation of Australia and the challenges facing us today and explored how Australia has developed and changed over the years. I found it really interesting to learn about Aboriginal spirituality and the Stolen Generation. For my project, I made a film focussing on the multiculturalism of Australia. I looked specifically at how Australia is made up of many cultures and traditions and that there is not one main culture, but a mix of different backgrounds which makes us Australia.

Overall ‘Identity’ was informative and fascinating.

Danielle Luo

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Discover: Communication

Baking at the Tin Shed

‘Communication’ focused on the media and how we can get our opinions and interests across by using different forms such as newspapers, television and podcasts. In this experience, we developed our research and organisation skills. We learnt how to effectively write an article suitable for a newspaper and created our own podcasts on topics of our own choice.

Baking at the Tin Shed is a community service where students volunteer and cook for disadvantaged people in Belgrave. It makes us feel grateful and appreciative for what we have. If the opportunity comes up to help our fellow citizens, then baking at the Tin Shed is a good place to start. By getting to know the people and having a laugh with them makes you want to always help out and make others smile.

A highlight for Communication was visiting Channel 7.

This was an eye-opening experience as we were able to explore what happens behind the scenes and the work it takes to produce commercials, interviews and regular television shows. This unit has helped develop many skills that will be vital in the future and I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of it!

Claudia Dabb

Discover: Adventure The ‘Adventure’ experience prepared the class for the week-long camp in the Grampians National Park. Prior to camp we explored the history of The Grampians and we developed a deeper understanding of the land, its climate, topography and human interactions. We also improved our fitness by developing a training program. To prepare for camp further and to explore our own backyard, we went on a day hike in the Dandenong Ranges National Park that took us towards Grants Picnic Ground.

We carried all our supplies for the day, including a Trangia to cook our ‘Mater Chef’ lunch on. We went indoor rock climbing, which proved to be exhilarating and extremely helpful in preparing us for camp as we had the opportunity to rock climb and abseil on a 25-metre high rock face. During camp, we were based at Halls Gap however on one of the nights we made our way to either Bugiga Campground or Borough Huts Campground which allowed us to only take what was needed in a hiking pack – food, water, shelter and warmth! We set up our own tents, cooked our group’s dinner and organised all the supplies we needed for the day. We further explored the area through numerous day walks, rock climbed and abseiled which pushed us all to our limits but was so much fun!

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Indigenous Cultural Awareness During Pastoral time Scott Darlow an Indigenous musician performed for us. He has devoted his life to educating young people all around Australia about the Aboriginal culture. It was an amazing experience as we learned a number of things about how Aboriginal people were treated in the past and what they had to do to protect themselves. Scott is a talented singer who writes songs about the Aboriginal heritage and culture and he gives his audience some perspective not only on their lives but the lives of the Indigenous Australians.

He performed his song ‘Sorry’ for us and taught us about code FLUTE which stands for forgiveness, love, understanding, tolerance and empathy. He told us to use this everyday so we are able to better understand Indigenous Australians.

Avreet Sandhu

Self Defence

From the Adventure experience, we discovered new things about ourselves and had new experiences. Overall, it was an unforgettable and extraordinary experience that we will continue to reflect on.

In Health and Physical Education the Year 9 students participated in an educational and enjoyable self defence program every fortnight for a term. During this time we learned many valuable skills and techniques from our professional mentors. Some of these include how to recognise potentially dangerous situations, appropriate behaviour and of course self- defence techniques. One of the most interesting things was hearing about past experiences and confronting encounters that girls our age were faced with. In our final lesson we were put in a hypothetical situation that we might face and we were able to demonstrate what we had learned over the course. We all enjoyed this so much as it was an opportunity to prove how our confidence and skill set has improved.

India Griffiths

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Reflection Day Year 8 students participated in Reflection Day in early September. We focused on the Good Samaritan communities. Two teachers spoke about the work of Good Samaritans among the poor in the Philippines. We found it shocking that the kids in orphanages were not allowed to speak. We also played games that increased our understanding of the values that are important in a Benedictine community. These games were fun and taught us more about hospitality, stewardship, community and love of neighbour. We finished the day with a lively Mass that lifted everyone's spirits. We enjoyed the day very much and look forward to the next Reflection Day. Emily Pavic and Pasandi Perera

In the St Benedict unit, we found out about his life, family, monasteries and the Rule.

I discovered the differences between the lifestyles of monks living in modern monasteries and ones living in Benedict's time. It would be very difficult to be a monk in his time compared to now. What they have in common is that they all love and serve both God and their neighbour.

The best part of the Reflection Day was learning about Good Samaritan Ministries, schools and kindergartens.

We got to see the positive difference that our donations make to their lives.

Molly Stowe

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In the Benedictine unit, we learned about the Rule of St Benedict and how monks in monasteries live by these rules. I really enjoyed learning about their lifestyle and dedication to following the Rule of St. Benedict.

Sara Joshi

During our Reflection Day, we focused on Benedictine values. In the morning, teachers spoke to us about their visits to a Good Samaritan kindergarten in the Philippines and a Good Samaritan school in Japan. We learnt that it costs only $9 a week for a child to go to kinder in the Philippines. If a child doesn't go to kinder, it prevents them from getting a job in the future as they are denied entry into primary school. Something that a lot of us were shocked by, is that in the orphanages in the Philippines, the children weren't allowed to talk so other children wouldn't be woken. This caused the children to have difficulty with their speech development. We also learnt about how students in Japan make paper cranes for the monument for the Hiroshima bombing. We then all got a chance to make our own paper cranes.

After recess, we went into groups and focused on different Benedictine values. My group focused on Hospitality. We played a game that showed us how we feel more comfortable if we are all treated equally. We then brainstormed what Hospitality means and defined it in a few sentences. We came together and shared what each of the groups discovered. Then we had a relay that involved teams of 4 picking one value and coming up with 5 ways that we could live out these values. We finished the day with a reflective Mass.

Emily Pavic

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Cyber Bullying Program Year 8 students learnt more about risks with the web and social media during a Cyber Bullying program called ‘Cyberia’. The show was about two siblings, Ruby and Tim. Ruby made a bad decision on social media, impacting what everyone thought about her and leading to cyber bullying against her. Tim was addicted to online games.

He was working on making a game of his own and needed to buy things online. He didn’t know the dangers of buying items online, was scammed and lost his money.

When Tim and Ruby experienced their cyber problems, it created stress in dealing with their everyday life.

The Cyberia show created a powerful message about the dangers of the web and social media.

Jennifer Sahely

Medieval Day In September, we participated in a day of medieval festivities with five sessions about medieval life followed by presentations to our families.

In the first session, our group learnt about how clothing related to position in the social hierarchy. Even though some could afford clothes from the positions above them, it was considered a faux pas to wear such things. In the second session, we learnt about knights and their armour.

We also discovered how they duelled and even had our own duels in which we attempted to hit our partners on the head with a foam sword. We then participated in different types of games, such as ‘Three Tiers’ to test our hearing senses and the like. We then learnt about music and dance in medieval times, the different instruments used to provide music at parties and how they would dance in

a chain, holding hands, when they were intoxicated. We went on to learn about how peasants would fight when unwanted people intruded on their lands.

After the day sessions, we rehearsed our presentations for our families and watched the classic movie, ‘The Princess Bride’ and ate dinner.

Then came the time to present to parents and teachers.

We had worked hard over the past few weeks, fine tuning our presentations, ready for this night. Although it involved stepping out of our comfort zone for some, presenting was a highly enjoyable way to showcase the knowledge gained through our study of the Medieval Era. Senithi De Silva and Emma Gerber

Soccer Tournament In term 3, we had a soccer tournament in our Physical Education lessons. In the weeks leading up to the tournament, we were put into teams and assigned a country to represent. We then learnt about the rules and how to play soccer, we practiced, bonded as teams and created chants and uniforms.

During the PE lessons, we held self-developed training drills and modified matches to prepare us for the tournament. The day was full of great promise and expectations as we took the field and represented our countries proudly. It was a very successful and enjoyable day of competition that enabled us to showcase our newfound skills and talents.

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here have been many highlights for our Year 7 students this year! The girls jumped into life at Mater Christi with Transition Week, the Year 7 Parent Welcome Night and Pool excursion and the Year 7 Reflection Day. As always, the Community Day with St Joseph’s College was a hit, as was our “Project Rockit” guest speakers and the “Service as Action” Day where the girls supported the Indigenous Community of Wadeye. A new addition to this year’s program was the Year 7 Wellbeing Day - facilitated by the College Psychologists and Pastoral Group Teachers. We have thoroughly enjoyed working with such a vibrant group of girls throughout the year and we hope that you enjoy some snapshots of Year 7 life.

Colleen Bolton, Lisa Costello and Margherita Magagna — Year 7 and 8 Learning Coordinators

Wellbeing Day Wellbeing Day was a fantastic opportunity that will help me throughout my journey at Mater Christi and beyond.

As part of Wellbeing Day, we watched Inside Out, an animated film that has key messages and information about how our brain works, as well as knowing that in order to be happy we have to have times of sadness.

I gained so much knowledge about mental, social, occupational health as well as many other important aspects of our lives. Wellbeing Day educated me and gave me tips on how to cope with everyday problems and challenges in life.

Jasmine Andrews

Belgrave Pool Excursion Splish, splash, splosh. Some jumped in the water, some slid down the whale shaped water slide. Others kicked and played with boards. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and didn't want to leave the pool. All in all, it was a crazy, wet, a very enjoyable and refreshing afternoon which was followed by dinner and some words of inspiration from Andrew Fuller.

Erin McPeake

Pastoral Group Pastoral Group is where you get to work closely with your Pastoral Group and Pastoral Group teacher. We participate in different activities where we collaborate on creative tasks to help us learn about different social and emotional skills - such as belonging, digital citizenship, self-worth, resilience and assertiveness. The newspaper fashion parade was one of my highlights! Time is also spent on our journals, adding many memories and reflections which we will revisit in Year 12. Pastoral Group is a great opportunity to make new friends and a time to receive support.

Matilda Kennedy

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Starting Year 7 What was I so worried about? I didn’t know what to expect, but honestly Year 7 has been amazing for me.

Everyone is super friendly, helpful and the staff are kind and very dedicated. Secondary School is usually much bigger than Primary School so I thought I would definitely get lost and be late for classes. But it's safe to say that I have not got lost or been late to class! My tips for future Year 7 students are just be yourself, be nice to everyone, have a good relationship with your teachers, pay attention in class, join lunchtime activities and sports groups and have lots of fun!

Madeleine Palivos

Being a leader Being a leader at Mater Christi College is one of the best things to experience in Year 7. It opens up many different opportunities. Qualities that I believe all great leaders should have are having an open mind, being confident to take a risk, caring, knowledgeable, communicator, focused and someone who inspires others.

Everyone can be a leader, even in the smallest way. By being a leader, you are the voice for the people who are not as confident. I’ve enjoyed going to meetings, taking notes and implementing changes.

Cassie Maisey

Community Service as Action with St Joseph’s College In May, Year 7 students joined St. Joseph’s Year 7 students at St. John the Baptist church for Mass.

Fr Paddy used his faithful froggy theme to express that we are all special and possess unique gifts.

We then went back to St. Joseph’s where we made lanterns for the Belgrave Lantern Parade. We demonstrated to the boys the techniques of lantern making. After lunch and some four-square, we went to Rollerama anticipating a lot of collisions. Luckily, only a couple of us got caught in the path of others.

Lorelei Sykes

Project Rockit With current technology making it easier to target people through places such as Instagram and Snapchat, bullying is becoming a problem for many people. So, the Year 7 girls received the opportunity to participate in the Project Rockit workshop. Project Rockit is a group of young people, intent on spreading the message about bullying to other young people all around Australia. The workshop was very engaging and relatable, consisting of confidence building games, the types and ways that people are bullied and strategies including ‘don’t try and beat them, freak them’. It was a very rewarding experience that we all took lots away from.

Anastasia Armitage

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t is my great honour to be the 2017 International Student Captain. This unique experience allowed me to gain a better understanding of the importance of leadership. I realize that any triumph cannot be achieved without frequent communication, good cooperation and immense effort.

With support from the teachers and other leaders, the international students successfully held a variety of events throughout the year and I believe that all of us had a great time.

Additionally, I appreciate the help of Jenny Lee (International Student Coordinator) for her generous support.

Yuqing Deng — International Student Captain

During our after-school activity session, we got to know the new students better and really had fun as a group. It gave us a chance to move out of study for a while and relax. We played games and wrote letters to each other.

Sometimes it is not easy to thank and appreciate others face to face and these letters gave us a chance to thank everyone in the group.

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Reflections As an international student at Mater Christi, instead of worrying about my study I feel very comfortable. Teachers are patient. When you need help they are always there for you. I have met lots of friends. All of them are nice, friendly people so I’m very happy to be a Mater girl.

I am a new international student who started in Term 3.

I have improved my English quickly, because the girls are all friendly and they help me a lot. This school has a lot of great activities.

Yuri Qin — Year 8

Kristina Guo — Year 11

I have had two wonderful years, with many friends. In this short time, my English has greatly improved and I have become more independent and confident.

I’ve learnt to be independent and have had access to a different culture which has enriched my life.

Yan Guo — Year 12

To be an international student means I am faced with so many different experiences and people. It also has opened up a new friendship circle for me. I really enjoy being an international student at Mater Christi. It is a great experience in my life.

Lili Huang — Year 11

As an international student at Mater Christi, I really enjoy my school life. When I first came to Mater Christi teachers helped me to adapt to my new school and new culture. It made things easier for me. Also, the local students are so friendly and kind, they explain what I should do and where I should go. All in all, I think Mater Christi is a great school for girls.

I am a new international student this year. In the first week, I couldn’t understand what the teacher was saying.

The other classmates were friendly and helped me.

Sometimes we have some difficult homework and local and international students will help me. I am very happy to be at Mater Christi College.

I am proud of being an international student at Mater Christi. All of the students and teachers help me when I have any problems. At Mater Christi, I made friends with Australian girls and they are friendly so I feel like they are my family. I have also improved my English. I like everything at this school. Thanks to all of the international and local students, my teachers and everyone who helped me.

Victoria Chi — Year 9

Mater Christi is very good school for international students, we have a special room for international students and we feel comfortable. The local students are nice and friendly. There is no bullying or racism and we feel we belong.

Annie Tang — Year 10

Jacqueline Mei — Year 8

Yiyi Zhao — Year 11

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tudents at Mater Christi College have excelled in the many areas of The Arts. We had great success in the 2017 Season of Excellence with three students represented: Molly McKernan (Drama), Saran Kim (Visual Communication Design) and Renee Riotto (TopShots).

Excursions were aplenty to support students in their classroom learning with visits to MUMA for architectural workshops, the NGV to look at the stunning Dior exhibition and Channel 7 studios.

We ended the year with the Arts & Technology Festival, highlighting the work of students in VCE Studio Arts and Visual Communication Design. Media Studies students had a special screening of their films at the Cameo Cinema and we were pleased to have former student, Jacquie Martin (senior designer for the AFL) speaking about her experiences. Drama students acted as living statues to mesmerize visitors and Music students performed live soirees filling the night with ambience. Year 9 student, Leah McInnes Moon also wowed us with her amazing voice as part of the welcoming celebration.

I would like to thank the contributions of the wonderful Arts Committee, led by captains Grace Ashford, Hayley Perrin, Kirily Ashford and Isabelle Dowell, for their commitment, organisation and planning of the many Arts activities.

Marina Sipos — Arts Domain Leader

I have developed many skills that will be vital in the future Claudia Dabb — Year 9

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Students in Visual Communication Design have had a wonderful year demonstrating their skills and talents with the College Community and beyond. We started the year celebrating the work of Saran Kim being accepted into the 2017 Top Designs exhibition and the work of Claire Gibson being shortlisted. For the first time, Year 11 students ran the MCC Design Market and raised money for Caritas selling their own creations. It was wonderful to see students in Year 10 explore worldly ideas for documentaries and then transfer their knowledge into DVD covers. Later in the year, they made use of the 3D printers and created their own jewellery and accessory pieces.

Marina Sipos — Arts Domain Leader

Visual Communication Design has been one of my favourite subjects because of the amazing opportunities we have had and the skills we have learnt. We attended a model making workshop with architect Ross Brewin.

This helped me to discover more about working in a design industry and the many career possibilities in environmental design. We also had typographer Kate Pullen talk to us about her work and teach us about the process she goes through to create amazing illustrations and type designs.

Arts Captains' Report

Renee Riotto — Year 12

When we were appointed to be a part of the 2017 SRC as Arts Captains we were ecstatic to have been given the opportunity to represent a Domain that we were both very passionate about. Our time as Art Captains has been no less than we expected— an amazing experience which encouraged us to extend our leadership skills and have a lot of fun while we were at it!

Visual Communication Design has helped me learn techniques and processes that have definitely helped me improve my drawing skills. It has also given me insight into the design industry where presenters like Kate Pullen and Vincent Riotto came in to talk to us.

Being a leader was not always an easy task but we happily and enthusiastically approached each responsibility. We immersed ourselves in our role with a positive attitude, leading to the astounding growth of the Arts Domain.

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Visual Communication Design

We are delighted to report successes such as the growth of the Arts Committee, Chalk Art, Variety Night, the College Theme Art Competition and much more!

We also introduced a lunchtime activity to allow girls to demonstrate their creative talents in a tissue paper dress competition! Most of all, however, we have admired the artistic talent that the girls have presented as exemplified through Production, Drama/ Solo/Music performances, Media Films, Textile Creations and Art and Design pieces.

Overall, Arts Captaincy has helped us become more actively involved in the school community, assisted our organisational skills, allowed us to demonstrate our enthusiasm and was a very rewarding experience.

Stacey Nesnas — Year 12

Being a part of the Visual Communication Design class gave me a new set of skills. The complex rules of designing things such as isometric and orthogonal drawings improved our skills greatly and students can now draw with better perspective! Making a perfume bottle and shop design was the highlight, enhancing my creativity while still following the many rules of design.

Jordyn Griffiths — Year 11

Visual Communication Design has been a fun and creative class which puts the design world into a different perspective. We have learnt so much through many inspiring guest speakers and interesting excursions.

Nadiah Ljajic — Year 12

Hayley Perrin and Grace Ashford — Senior School Arts Captains

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get a photo with Grant Denyer and yes, he is as tall as he looks on television!

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Year 11 and 12 Studio Arts students created a range of unique artworks that reflected their individualism and desire to search for a distinctive aesthetic. The students defined personal expression in a range of art forms that in many ways reflected their character and personality.

The classes embarked on a number of excursions, giving each student an opportunity to source and reflect upon artists and exhibitions that would further contribute to their artistic skills. A high point for the year was the representation of Renee Riotto, Year 12, whose photographic work, based on her installation, was selected for Top Shots at the Monash Gallery of Art.

The excursion really opened our eyes to the media industry, both its challenges and its rewards. We saw the hard work of the production process but knowing the enjoyment created makes it worthwhile. We came away knowing, that the media industry is wonderful and challenging, but the hard work is worth it.

2017 has been a busy year for Dance at Mater Christi College. Students at Year 10, 11 and 12 have thoroughly enjoyed their units and they continue to exceed our expectations each time they perform.

Drama plays an important role in teaching communication, listening and empathy. It engenders a stronger selfesteem, provides teamwork and negotiating experiences and develops creative and divergent thinking… and much more. This year:

Anthony Clarke — Arts teacher

Media Excursion Our excursion to the city included three experiences.

We visited the Australian Centre for the Moving Image at Federation Square (ACMI) and listened to a talk about Australian Media Organisations and the challenges in the film industry. Did you know that there is a huge gender imbalance with directors in the Australian Film Industry?

This was disturbing to hear and maybe something we will change in the future.

We explored the ACMI museum and enjoyed the amazing things they have, both informational and interactive. The interactive activities showed us some of the tricks of the trade.

We also visited, the NEP Studios to watch the filming of Family Feud. We were all excited to see behind the scenes of the game show and go backstage. Being part of the audience of Family Feud was an incredible learning experience. The backstage tour showed us how the editing process works and the ways in which the show needs to be edited and processed. We were also lucky to

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Emma Horne — Year 11

Units 3 and 4 Media Unit 3/4 Media students have explored the topics of Media Influence, Social Values in the Media and Narrative Texts.

The two films we studied were Damien Chazelle’s ‘Whiplash’ and Natasha Arthy’s ‘Fighter’. We investigated the ways in which a film is constructed and the ways a director communicates meaning to his/her audience through media conventions. We have taken this knowledge and implemented it into the production of our own films which we created, directed and edited.

We went through the production process where we brainstormed film concept ideas, pre-production in which we decided on actors, locations and equipment as well as drawing up story boards and writing our own scripts.

During the production stage we filmed using the camera techniques we learnt previously this year and in postproduction we spent a lot of time editing and perfecting our films in readiness for screening to our family and friends at Belgrave’s Cameo Theatre.

Jasmine Horne — Year 12

In Year 10 Dance, students explored the potential of dance as a medium of expression to tell a story, communicate an idea or feelings through a variety of dance styles including Contemporary, Classical Ballet and Jazz. At the annual Senior Dance Night in September the students performed “Creation”, a contemporary dance, choreographed by Rebecca Bickerton, allowing them to showcase their talents. In class they developed solos, duos and trios after an exploration of the origins of Contemporary Dance.

At VCE, students studied various professional dance works such as ‘Smoke’, ‘You’re All the World to me’, ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Giselle’. Dancers also composed their own Composition and Technique Solos. These solos were featured at the Senior Dance Night in September at Burrinja Theatre in Upwey. Also on the night the Year 12 Dance class performed their learnt work ‘Dancin’ Fool’ choreographed by former student Lisa Herbert, while the Year 11 Dance class performed their group dances, ‘Adore’ choreographed by alumni, Courtney Lowe and ‘Blackbird’ choreographed by Abbey Kelley. The dancing featured on the night was highly technical and wowed the audience.

Dancing was also showcased around the College this year during liturgies, the school production of ‘Mary Poppins’ and during the new Year 9 Expression Project. Students at Mater Christi have a true passion for dancing and demonstrate that 'Dancing with the feet is one thing, but Dancing with the heart is another’.

Sarah Owen/Libbie Rogers — Dance teachers

Year 7 Drama studied non-naturalism through their unit on Fantasy and Improvisation.

Year 8 Drama students travelled back in time to where it all began… with the Ancient Greeks. They chorused with Medea and Journeyed to the Underworld with Orpheus, scripting their own adaptations of the classic tale and creating performances in the style Ancient Greek theatre, designing masks and costumes to suit. Year 8 Drama also meddled with Melodrama creating heightened drama with stock characters.

Year 10 Drama Studies learned about non-naturalism through devising their own group and solo performances.

They also joined students from VCE Units 1 and 3 to attend the VCE Top Class Performances at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

VCE Drama students viewed two plays in Semester 1, Parasites and Melbourne Talem with Year 11 students also viewing The Way Out in Semester 2. They worked on their group devised ensemble performances in Semester 1, performing them at Black Box Studio at Burrinja Cultural Centre in June. In Semester 2, the focus was on self-devised solo performances.

In the lead-up to their external examination, Year 12 students performed their solos in a public viewing at the Blackbox, while Year 11 students’ public performance took place in October, also at the Black Box Studio at Burrinja Theatre.

Libbie Rogers — Drama teacher

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017 marked the beginning of a new chapter for Mater Christi College and St Joseph’s College communities with an inaugural shared production combining the talents of both schools in the performing arts. The vision was shared by both school principals Mary Fitz-Gerald and Cathy Livingston in 2016 and the result was outstanding!

We were fortunate to acquire the rights to stage one of the most popular Disney movies of all time. Who could go past the catchy tunes of ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ and ‘A Spoonful of Sugar’ in the ‘Practically Perfect’ musical ‘Mary Poppins’. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, ‘Mary Poppins’ was a delight for both staff and students to work on with its enchanting story, catchy songs, fantastic dance numbers, magical stagecraft and unforgettable characters.

The development of the musical production of ‘Mary Poppins’ was a unique and exciting journey for both Colleges. Workshops and auditions were held at the end of October 2016 and casting of Year 7 students in February.

Over the entire process, the students and staff were busy developing scenes with Nardia Trubridge, singing the musical numbers with the assistance of Elize Brozgul, rehearsing complex dance routines under the creative eye of Sarah Owen, along with the orchestra perfecting the musical score under the direction of Graham Balderstone.

Direction of Mary Poppins was led by Nardia Trubridge in first semester of 2017 and then passed to Libbie Rogers moving into Term 3 prior to performance.

Behind the scenes there was active student and alumni involvement in roles such as assistant to the director, stage manager, backstage crew, student choreographers, costume co-ordination, prop sourcing, stage-microphone application, set construction and set painting. We were also fortunate to have extra support from St Joseph’s staff, Vivienne Egan and Barry Campbell in the organisation and construction of set items along with an enthusiastic group of VCAL students. Thanks must also be given to Bronwyn Dean who on occasions filled in as Musical Director at rehearsals.

Mary Poppins opened on 29 August with the cast performing 7 shows. Each performance was a great success with spectacular energy on display from a cast and crew of over 120 members. Our main characters were truly exceptional each night and must be congratulated on their endurance, their professionalism and talent. Many memorable performances took place each night and it was

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MARY POPPINS clear that audiences loved the show with feet tapping and many singing along in the theatre at Burrinja Cultural Centre. A highlight during performance week for many students was the Wednesday morning Primary Schools Performance complete with a meet and greet with the cast. High fives were given to over 330 young students as they exited the auditorium.

The dedication of students - cast, crew and orchestra was truly excellent over the course of Mary Poppins. Thanks to all who made it possible. It was a ‘Practically Perfect’ production!

Marina Sipos — Arts Domain Leader

I loved doing my first high school production. It was great to get to know students from different year levels who share the same interest in dance. I really liked the entire process of putting on the show and seeing what happens as well as being part of behind the scenes.

Jess Chapman — Year 8

The production was SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS! We loved getting the opportunity to mentor younger students and share our passion for performing arts.

Hope Gould and Ruby Winters — Year 12

The production community was like a family bringing different people together. I learnt lots of new skills like dancing and how to have stage presence.

Mia Vourdanos — Year 8

Mary Poppins was the best way to finish my performing arts career at Mater Christi. It was fantastic getting an opportunity to choreograph various dance routines and teach younger students. The cast of dancers was amazing something I will never forget.

Kodie Williams — Year 12

It was great to see students step outside their comfort zone and shine during the production whether it was a main character, a dance soloist or a behinds the scenes helper. I will always have fond memories performing with the cast of Mary Poppins.

Amelia Edwards — Year 11

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Main Characters Bert...................................... Caitlin Harry George Banks................Patrick Marrinan Winifred Banks............. Jasmyne Russell Jane Banks....................... Alexandra Mai Michael Banks..................... Morgan Doe Katie Nanna..................... Chelsea Verrell Policeman.........................Grace Ashford Miss Lark.........................Jasmine Horne Admiral Boom.............Riley Grygorowicz Mrs. Brill................................ Tayla Harry Robertson Ay.................... Benito Seguin Mary Poppins............... Abbey Hutcheon Park Keeper.......................... Ty McIntyre Neleus........................... Corinne Carlyon Queen Victoria................... Gemma Tripp Bank Chairman................. Indigo Lowery Miss Smyth......................Sarah Smedley Von Hussler.............. Mia SchĂźtz-Beaton Northbrook..............Aidan Link-Freeman Bird Woman................ Felecity Campbell Mrs. Corry.........................Grace Ashford Fannie.............................. Chelsea Verrell Annie..................................Hayley Perrin Valentine.......................... Mia Vourdanos Teddy Bear........................... Tegan Philp Mr. Punch............................ Tehya David Doll.........................................Tara Janke Miss Andrew...........................Ava McGill Doorman.......................... Jackson Sidoti Posiedon........................ Emma Schmidt

Orchestra Trumpet 1...........................Sarah Camm Trumpet 2........................... Luke Morton Woodwind 1......................... Clancy Box Woodwind 1....................Dylan Richards Woodwind 2....................Jess McDowell Woodwind 3........................... Ben Harris Woodwind 3...................Mieke Florisson Horn 2............................... Nathan Kouris Bass.................................... Noah Kondis Guitar............................... Josh Hardman Trombone 1............................ Ethan Doe Piano 1..................................Elton Salim

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MARY POPPINS Piano 2.......................................Mary Lo Mallet Percussion............. Poppy Adams Percussion......................... Boyan Archer .............................................. Will Rennie

Chorus Ensemble Anastasia Armitage Kirily Ashford Tess Bekkers Brooke Bowler Madelyn Brown Saasha Burby Violet Chisholm Jasmine Cruikshank Charlotte Guillet-Jones Amelyn Gilbert Tamsyn Hansell Sam Horne Bronwyn Ireland Sian Janke Holly Johnson Dana Kontra Cat MacFarlane Molly Mardy Leah McInnes Moon Ty McIntyre Zach Miller Maeve Nixon Charlotte Rose Andrew Sanna Emma Schmidt Jackson Sidoti Charlii Taylor Gemma Tripp Michael Strickland

Pit Singers Corinne Carlyon Mia SchĂźtz-Beaton Felecity Campbell Mia Vourdanos Tegan Philp Tehya David Tara Janke Jess Chapman

Shania Hennequin Gemma Masterson Kira McIntyre Brianna Smith Anastasia Armitage Madelyn Brown Charlotte Guillet-Jones Tamsyn Hansell Cat MacFarlane Leah McInnes Moon Charlotte Rose

Dance Ensemble Isabella Arthur Bianca Caron Jess Chapman Aleysha Davine Cassidy Ede Amelia Edwards Hope Gould Tayla Graham Shania Hennequin Aidan Link-Freeman Indigo Lowery Sophie MacEoin Gemma Masterson Kira McIntyre Sarah Nash Gabby Petersen Jackson Petersen Caitlin Phelan Sarah Power Claire Power Jasmine Ray Taylah Rickards Maddie Sammut Brianna Smith Ruby Southam Madeline Steele Patricia Summers Bailey Sykes Maddison Van Twest Ashleigh Waters Kodie Williams Ruby Winters Amy Winters

Behind the Scenes Director/Producer............ Nardia Trubridge Assistant Producer................Libbie Rogers Director of Choreography....... Sarah Owen Musical Director.........Graham Balderstone Rehearsal Pianist................... Elize Brozgul Singing Coach........................ Elize Brozgul Stage Manager................ Emma Thomson Assistant Stage Manager....... Katie Warner Assistant to the Director....Briony Edwards ..........................................Molly McKernan Student Choreographers...... Ruby Winters .......................................... Amelia Edwards ............................................ Kodie Williams ................................................Claire Power ............................................... Sarah Power .................................................Hope Gould ....................................... Patricia Summers ...................................Maddison Van Twest .............................................. Tayla Graham ..........................................Sophie MacEoin Backstage...........................Edward Collins .........................................Sebastian Brotto ............................................. Michael Smith ............................................. William Beggs .............................................Olivia Koolstra .............................. Viktorija Strazdauskaite .................................................Jack Davies Stage Microphones.........Mikayla Porteous ................................................. Mia Bergles ...............................................Pip Chisholm .............................................. Caitlin Alcock ..........................................Molly McKernan

Lighting..................................... Kate Taylor Rehearsal Photo/Videography.... Stella Hall ................................................Riley Skillern .............................................Ebannie Sidoti Set Construction - Staff.....Barry Campbell ....................................... Glenn Richardson VCAL Set Construction..... Lara Backstrom ..............................................Jarryd Bowler ................................... Jeremy Churchward ...................................................Liam Dove ......................................... Jonathan Hattan ............................................ Emily Johnson ........................................... Gemma Jordan .................................................. Brad Kreidl ..............................................Chloe Leipold ............................................ Joshua Mason .............................................Connor Moore .......................................... Harrison Portelli ............................................. Georgia White ......................................... Lachlan Williams VCAL Coordinators............. Sara Mugridge ............................................. Vivienne Egan Set Painting........................ Anthony Clarke ..................................... Rhomony Kennedy ............................... Caitlin de Chalain-May ............................................... Meg Bottone .............................................. Aurea Palmer .............................................. Lucinda Issell .............................................Analeigh Birch ....................................... Gemma Whitelaw ................................Taylor de Chalain-May ................................................Tash Hansell .............................................. Jane Critcher Original Costume Design..... Victoria Horne

Costume Co-ordination.......... Sarah Owen ....................................... Sharanya Srinivas ................................................. Laura Peele Costume Construction......... Debra Herbert ...........................................Michelle Flintoff Sound FX Sourcing..............Analeigh Birch Prompt.........................................Molly Mai Sound ................................. Peter Thwaites Outlook Communications Props Co-ordination............... Sarah Owen Props................................Sebastian Brotto ....................................... Jackson Petersen ...........................................Briony Edwards .......................................... Amelia Edwards .........................................Melissa Edwards .............................................. Ruby Winters ................................................Amy Winters ......................................Julie-Anne Winters Make-up....................... Rhomony Kennedy Visual & Magical Effects........Libbie Rogers .........................................Abbey Hutcheon ....................................... Felecity Campbell ...................................Graham Balderstone Projections....................... Nardia Trubridge ...............................................Marina Sipos ............................................Stacey Nesnas Projections Operator............Analeigh Birch Program Design.................... Casey Pipinis Promotions.........................Jacinta Crocker Support Staff....................... Bronwyn Dean ............................................. Siobhan Duffy

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017 has once again been a busy and fruitful time for our students in the Music program. Students had a range of performance opportunities both at school and as part of the wider Mater Christi College community. School fetes were again a favourite among the students, who revelled in the opportunity to perform for local Primary School students – always making for an appreciative audience.

The Ensemble program provided a wide range of musical experiences for the girls, catering for all skill levels. It is always satisfying to witness the support and camaraderie that shines through this program, embodied by the positive attitude of our students. Students were involved in various College ensembles – Orchestra, College Choir, Rock Band, Jazz Band, String Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and Year 7 Choir. These groups performed at many events, from College Masses to the Belgrave Lantern Parade.

A particular highlight of the year was our annual College Music Camp in June. This camp provides students with extensive rehearsal experience, opportunities to try new ensembles and instruments, building to a wonderful showcase of talent that is the Concert for Friends. The Concert for Friends provides an inclusive and supportive performance platform to which all girls are welcome to play or sing for an audience of their fellow campers and teachers.

Another highlight of Music Camp was a performance from local band, The Bean Project, who played a highenergy, engaging and sophisticated performance for the girls, after which they held a Q&A session, discussing everything from the creative process of song writing, to life on the road as touring musicians.

Our girls have experienced successes in the world of Music outside of the College in a range of domains.

Four students will perform at the upcoming Catholic Education’s “Time to Shine” and Jordyn Griffiths received an award from the Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University for her electronic music composition.

The exemplary work of our students has made for another exciting and successful year. My heartiest congratulations to all the girls.

Graham Balderstone — Head of Music

Being a part of the music program has been amazing!

I’ve made so many new friends through the various ensembles and Music Camp. The groups I am a part of, feel like a tight-knit musical community, full of support and so much fun.

Music Camp especially was a wonderful opportunity for us to share our love for music with new friends, interesting performances and relaxing activities. In particular, watching guest band ‘The Bean Project’ gave us all valuable insight into where our music can take us and how we can incorporate our instruments and practise into our daily lives, while still being heaps of fun and exciting.

Katie Warner — Year 11

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tudents often wonder why English is a compulsory subject from Year 7 through to Year 12. The protagonist in the 2016 hit, Arrival, linguist Louise Banks, believed that "language is the foundation of civilization. It is the glue that holds a people together. It is the first weapon drawn in a conflict”. As such, students study English at school to help understand the world around them.

It remains a challenge for teachers and parents around the world to encourage students to love English, particularly reading, as young people struggle to recognise the relevance of the skills they develop in the classroom and how they apply in the wider world. However, English is not just about reading and writing essays, English teachers have the privilege of incorporating anthropology, sociology, philosophy, psychology and history in everything that we do. This challenge is made a little easier by the fact that we offer a range of disciplines in Senior English – Mainstream English, Literature, English Language and English as an Additional Language – giving power to the students to choose an English discipline that suits their skills, interests and abilities.

In 2017, students’ worldview was challenged by classics like The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and To Kill a Mockingbird, coupled with student favourites like Goodnight Mister Tom. Additionally, Year 10 students were introduced to the dynamic realm of graphic novels by studying Maus. Students also grappled with language use in the real world, investigating the impact of language choice in advertising and the media, as well as the murky world of fake and alternative news.

Outside of the classroom, students continued to engage in extra-curricular writing and public speaking opportunities by displaying their creative or journalistic flair in writing competitions, demonstrating their passionate persuasive skills by partaking in debating competitions, as well as participating in the annual ICAS English competition, with Mater Christi achieving some outstanding results.

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Year 7s showcasing their coding skills by programming Spheros robots to mimic the narrative structure and character traits of their creative stories

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Visiting Channel 7 News as part of the Year 9 Discover Program

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Year 11 Mainstream English students attending a local performance of MacBeth and Literature students getting the exciting opportunity to view Much Ado About Nothing at the Pop-Up Globe

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Outstanding creative writing in all Year levels, examples of which can be seen across these pages.

Torie Gordon — English Domain Leader

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NB these are all extracts from larger works

Response to Goodnight Mister Tom Parent and Child I feel the familiar burn in my heart, a fire that always sets alight by my fears. Acid seems to bubble inside me but no words are formed from my sore throat.

What is life but an infinite black space of nothingness.

An ongoing routine consisting of apprehensive feelings from unpredictable movements. The familiar look of blank stares that always chills me. It's a sad game we play, a game of wishing and pretending.

So, I lose myself in a blissful illusion. And for a minute the feeling of leather against my skin is almost forgotten.

I almost forget the lash of your sharp tongue that cuts me as a knife cuts the flesh. I almost forget the sting of your calloused hands. Yet, just as the memory seems to fade as colour does in my dark grey world it seeps right back through the cracks of my mind and shines brightly.

Through the luminous shine I see a film playing. One I've seen many a time and it reaches out with a dark hand, it touches my pale chest and I feel my sins and demons run across the forearm of the sorrow ghost. They vibrate and thunder across its skinless bones and push through the weak force of my goodness. They plant themselves deep inside me, to forever remind me my identity. I then wake from my new nightmare, but it always returns.

My knees buckle beneath me. I fall onto purple grass. My feet are planted firmly in the ground. Yet my head is in the clouds. A soft and warm feeling engulfs me, for once the sky is blue in my vision. I hear a bird crow. A raven flies above me, making swift moves and then swooshing forward as if beckoning me to follow. I turn my head around and I look aghast at you. You with your menacing eyes and harsh looks filled with hate. Behind you I only see my own reckoning.

I whisper an un-sorrowful goodbye and follow after the beautiful raven.

Abbey Barr — Year 8

Creative response to Seamus Heaney poetry He pedals the wheels on the bike quickly, eagerly trying to keep pace with the others. Knobby knees are clean and shining, flashing in the afternoon sun. Round the hayfields they ride, that shine yellow over the soft fluctuations in the land. The mule pulling the plough through the dark soil to make the drills for the potatoes, the stalks of the corn in the cornfields rising above their heads on the sides of the road.

They reach the trees and jump off their bikes which crash in a cacophony of bells and metal hitting metal and lay there, wheels still spinning as they run into the woods.

Being there days before, he found the spot. Just by the river, under the briar, where the berries grow thick and fat and are filled with sweet, staining juice. The place just behind his jaw and below his ears tingles at the thought and he swallows to ease the sensation.

The birds cry loudly, happily (as their babies have taken flight weeks before), abandoning their nests in the elder trees to adorn the sky with their song. He walks beneath them, pushing aside bracken and forest shrub, feeling the ground begin to soften as he nears the banks of the river.

The recent showers have washed the berries, they glisten in the sunlight and he runs to them now, twigs crunching under his feet. He hurriedly fills his empty jam-pot full to the brim and then pulls out another, a pea tin and fills it too. He fills the cans that his mother gave him (that sadly would be hoarded in their byre with the other boys’ tins), but always saves one jar especially for himself to eat on the footbridge.

Monique Stoyanovich-Kristie — Year 12

She was only another she, he was only another he and I was only another I, thinking I had a story to tell. I had been so accustomed to my God-given life, that I never saw reason to peer into the shadowed corners of the tunnel that was my vision. It was easy to enjoy the postdrink merriness, the like-mindedness of my own people, the hearty proposals for good, Green, Irish revenge. I would march with him beside me as he was then and we would memorise the chants. The Protestants on the sidelines would not listen to our words, enraged only by the sight of us, a wretched mob on their side of town. But we were there first. They were tourists and they knew it, deep down.

Rebecca Kuhlmann — Year 12

Creative response to Peter Skrzynecki Old/New World Winter returned bringing its cruel and uncaring weather.

By this point I was no longer a child mesmerised by the adventures found in a backyard, I was a grown bird ready to spread my wings and take flight from the rest.

As quickly as I had grown up a shiver flew down my spine. The stone-cold chill of winter had seeped into the kitchen, covering the wall. A dark shadow flickered across the garden unleashing a flood of panicked thoughts. I called out for my mother only to find her still sitting in her wooden rocking chair. Her hearing had disappeared along with her ability to walk without assistance. Her eyes were glassy as she stared off in the direction of her skeletal plants, their petals had fallen, leaving them, like my mother, cold and stiff. I placed a hand on her bony shoulder, her skin paper thin highlighting the blue veins, her face covered in freckles and aged with wrinkles.

Tayla Harry —Year 12

He falls behind the others a bit – he has spotted the prize.

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017 was another fun-filled and exciting year for the Health and Physical Education (HPE) Domain.

Increasing physical fitness was the theme for 2017 with all Year 7 and 8 students participating in 10 minutes of cardio fitness sessions at the start of every class. The girls have made huge improvements, with many goals met and exceeded.

Students in Year 7 showed their creative side through the development of their group gymnastics routines and performed for their delegated country. They developed and refined their skills in Athletics, Basketball, Football codes and Softball.

In Year 8 the girls developed game sense skills in Netball, Badminton and Soccer and also showed great creativity and teamwork in the lead up to the all-important Year 8 Dance-off. They also covered a wide range of important health topics to promote happy, healthy and safe lifestyle choices.

Year 9 students had an exciting year with the new ‘Adventure’ class which allows students to improve fitness in the great outdoors. They also participated in the Volleyball SEPEP round-robin, overhand throwing skill acquisition and self-defence sessions. In Health, we explored mental health and drug abuse issues.

Living Safely covered a range of topics including physical health, sexual health and risk-taking behaviours, personal fitness, sports aerobics and table-tennis. The students also enjoyed a driving experience at METEC.

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Our Year 12 students investigated energy systems, fatigue and recovery with high-tech equipment at Exercise Research Australia and also completed training programs covering a wide range of content including fitness components, training methods and fitness testing.

Melinda Galt — HPE Domain Leader

Captain's Report Health and PE Week is dedicated to getting all students involved in physical activity.

We started the week with the Middle School Ultimate Beep Test Challenge. Students with a beep test result higher than 10 were nominated by teachers and all students had the opportunity to nominate themselves. Everybody put in their best effort and got astonishing outcomes, with the winner Georgia O’Halloran, achieving an amazing 11.6.

In the Senior School Ultimate Beep Test Challenge, we saw more outstanding efforts. Shelby Kay achieved a score of 11.8, earning her the championship.

In the Festival of Sports on Wednesday, students in pairs participated in a series of fun activities including dodgeball, sack races and three-legged races. The overall winners were Annie Fitzgerald and India Griffiths from Year 9. It was a great turn out with over fifty teams participating.

The student led Year 10 Competitive sport classes put each other through their paces with a fitness, skills and tactics lesson in a variety of sports. Congratulations to Sophie Hill and Chelsea Verrell who were the champions of their class.

Thursday was the day everyone had been waiting for, the day of the very popular students vs teachers volleyball.

Students from across Year levels came to defeat the ‘Dream Team’ of teachers. However, the huge turnout was not enough to regain the title and the students were beaten again by the fearsome group of teachers.

The Year 11 class covered the Musculoskeletal and Cardiovascular Systems in Unit 1. In Unit 2, they created and completed a personal physical activity plan and

We completed the week with the Athletics Carnival. It was a great day with the majority of students dressing up in their House colours and the participation was phenomenal.

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Every Year 7 student participated in the 100-metre race. To conclude the day each House performed their chants and Chisholm House took out both House Spirit and the House Athletics Cup. Health and PE week is an enjoyable and fun-filled week and it is good to raise awareness of the importance of being active.

A new addition to Health and PE this year is the HPE student of the month. This award acknowledges students from both Middle School and Senior School who display a positive attitude towards PE classes, always tries her best and sets a good example for other students.

We also have Sport student of the month which goes to a student who has participated in interschool sport that month and displayed high skill levels, excellent leadership, teamwork and good sportsmanship.

These awards are a great way to encourage students to participate during class and try out for new sports.

Jordyn Yeoman — Middle School Sports Captain

Outdoor Education Outdoor Education at Mater Christi continues to grow and provides students with different experiences outside the classroom. The ‘Adventure’ unit in the Year 9 Discover Program has offered all Year 9 students a range of recreational pursuits and environmental knowledge, not only of our surrounding environments such as the Dandenong Ranges but also the Grampians National Park.

Outdoor Education improves physical fitness, outdoor safety knowledge, staff and student relationships, selfresponsibility, 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.

After Year 9, the next opportunity to continue with the challenge of Outdoor Education is VCE Outdoor and Environmental Studies available at Years 10, 11 and 12.

Our students have consistently achieved outstanding VCE results.

Our classes have participated in a range of outdoor adventures all around Victoria: ►►

Bushwalking/Hiking and camping at Wilsons Prom, Great Otway National Park, Grampians National Park

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Bush cooking

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Kayaking, Yarra River

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High Ropes Course, Trees Adventure in Belgrave

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Rock Climbing and Abseiling, Hardrock Indoor Climbing and Grampians

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Cross Country Skiing, Lake Mountain

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Bike Riding, Lysterfield Lake

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Community Action, Belgrave Rail Trail

Senior School Snow Trip – Falls Creek An optional trip to Falls Creek Alpine Resort is offered to the Senior School students (Years 10 – 12). It is an opportunity for beginner and intermediate snow boarders and skiers to develop new skills on the varied runs offered at Falls Creek. The chance to stay on the mountain, meet new people and immerse oneself into the alpine environment through skiing and boarding lessons is one to remember!

The 2017 snow season was indeed memorable as it was referred to as ‘The Blizzard of Oz’ with two months’ snow falling in just 3 days! Resilience and the desire to improve come to mind when I think of the group that attended the trip this year.

Eliza Fildes — Outdoor Education Coordinator

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core belief that guides our teaching is that every student is capable of achieving to a high level. A reflection of this belief can be seen in the way in which Humanities teachers consistently work to ensure that all students are afforded every opportunity to work to the best of their ability. The results of these efforts, by both staff and students, have been manifest over the past year in various ways.

A key focus of the Domain over the past year has been investigating the use and development of critical thinking.

The process involved gathering student perceptions of what critical thinking is and why it matters. We were impressed with their insights.

As a Domain, we continue to enhance opportunities which develop students’ critical thinking, their ability to think clearly, logically and most importantly, for themselves.

As always in Humanities, there have been innovative and engaging activities across all Year levels, as shown across these pages. However, it is the day-to-day learning and teaching which is often the most inspirational of activities, not only for the students but also for their teachers.

James Bakker — Humanities Domain Leader

Court Excursion Our Year 11 Legal Studies class visited the Ringwood Magistrates court in August to see what we had been learning, in action.

We watched various cases ranging from traffic offences to family violence. One group even saw the beginning of a trial for an assault case including the cross examination of a key witness. Students also spoke with the lawyers and the judge before the case started. This was a great opportunity to experience things we had studied and to get an understanding of the busyness of the court system.

Alannah McPeake — Year 11

Holocaust Excursion

DOMAIN – HUMANITIES Sara’s story helped us understand that the Holocaust wasn't just an "event" from History but involved people with families, people with lives that were robbed of their humanity without any real reason other than the AntiSemitic views of the Nazis.

After Sara spoke we were able to wander around and view the various sections of the Museum. It became clear to us that the Holocaust wasn't just a mass of numbers killed, but involved people, real people.

Melissa Hawkins — Year 11

Visit from Joost Bakker Year 8 classes had the pleasure of learning from environmentalist and entrepreneur Joost Bakker. He shared his knowledge and passion for the environment and how we can have a positive influence for the future.

His passion led him to open and run a restaurant that produces no waste. Joost also designs and builds houses that have a minimal impact on the environment, providing housing options for a more sustainable future. We are very thankful that he was able to share his knowledge and inspire us to improve the sustainability of our world.

Gabriella Peterson and Gabrielle Sard ­— Year 8

Anzac Day Service Mater Christi girls attended an ANZAC Day Memorial Service at the Thousand Steps, Upper Ferntree Gully.

We were able to honour the brave men and women who lost their lives fighting for our country. It was a beautiful service in the Dandenong Ranges.

Former war veterans and ANZACS came to speak to us about the terrors they faced. We were given an insight into how meaningful it is to serve your country. It was a wonderful experience which I feel really blessed to have participated in.

Chioma Anyadoro — Year 10

The Year 11 History class visited the Jewish Holocaust Museum. This wasn't just another way to expose us to the horrors of the Holocaust but an opportunity for us to truly push ourselves to understand what caused and what stopped the horrors of World War II. We sat in a small room and watched a video that Holocaust survivors had put together when they founded the Museum. We also heard from Sara, a Holocaust survivor, who shared her story and answered our questions about her life.

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he ‘Year of Rat’ has been an exciting and rewarding year for our LOTE learning students.

The Berthe Mouchette poetry competition is undertaken by more than 15,000 candidates across primary and secondary schools in Victoria. We had a great participation with 51 students joining the competition this year. Two students were finalists and eight achieved excellence awards. It is a memorable, challenging and risk-taking experience which enhances confidence in learning of the French language and its cultural richness.

The jam-packed LOTE Week was an engaging and fruitful event. We celebrated our multiculturalism through food, music and fashion. While students enjoyed all the lunchtime activities, we also donated all the proceeds to 'Vinnies'.

Cathy Wu — LOTE Domain Leader

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 learnt about trade between Australian and China, social protocols and strategies to cope with language barriers. The manager of the company also gave us a tour of the factory (including the offices, stock room and shop) and showed us the variety of shoes that are currently in season and the new line of shoes coming out.

We asked lots of questions about his experience as a manager and working in a Chinese trading company in Australia. We asked our questions in Chinese and tried to understand the reply. It was quite challenging but fun to utilize our language skills.

It was interesting to see what opportunities might emerge as language learners.

Emily Clarke and Shiuli De Zoysa — Year 11

As it came time to have our discussion, our nerves settled down and we were all very happy when the nine minutes were over! It was a great day and it certainly improved our French oral skills. Our results were fantastic as well with two finalists and results ranging from “Bien” to “Excellent”.

Sophie Clarke — Year 11

France Trip As a part of the French Program in 2017, some of us lucky Year 9 and 10 girls had the chance to go to France.

On 20 September, it was a nervous and exciting time, as for a few of us it was our first time leaving the country.

We were all stunned by the beauty of France. In Paris, we experienced all the major landmarks. We saw places such as the Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, where the Mona Lisa is exhibited, Notre Dame, Arc du Triomphe and walked up the Champs Elysées. We were mesmerized by the art, the architecture, the lifestyle and beautiful language in Paris.

As well as experiencing all this, the highlight of the trip was spending a week with the French homestay family and attending Saint Denis International School in Loches, where we experienced French lifestyle and schooling for the week.

The school days were very tiring and long, as school went from 8am-5pm, but they were also very worthwhile. By being at the school and staying with a French homestay we were immersed in French language and lifestyle.

Compared to Australian schools, the school days in France were longer and the classes were a lot shorter, but they had more subjects. It was an eye-opening experience for us and we felt that we were speaking French more often.

The French Trip was a very positive experience for us and we recommend it to other Year levels. Many thanks to the parents, Ms Mallia, Ms Lenette, Ms Louden, Ms Michael, Ms Callahan and Mrs Fitz-Gerald who made this trip possible, safe and enjoyable for us!

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Savanna Germano and Emily Cantwell — Year 9

Year 10 and Year 11 Chinese VET Certificate III students enjoyed a unique cinematic experience at ACMI during the Melbourne International Film Festival. The award winning Chinese movie ‘Stonehead’ gave our students an insight into the ‘left behind’ children’s life in rural China while the country is experiencing rapid economic growth. Our students not only appreciated the movie, but also connected with the language, reinforcing classroom learning.

Victoria Market LOTE

Cathy Wu — LOTE Domain Leader

Alliance Française Eleven very nervous Year 11 and Year 12 students ventured into St Kilda for the annual Berthe Mouchette Competition. For ten weeks, we had been researching our in-depth study of Yannick Noah and his song “Aux Arbres Citoyens” and La Belle Époque so we could have a discussion about it with our examiners.

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In October, our Year 10 Chinese class visited the Queen Victoria Market to apply our language learning.

We went on a scavenger hunt with different missions communicated to us through the app GooseChase.

We had to ask shop owners about prices in the target language and record our conversation. We also had to find the Chinese words for particular fresh produce. Our Chinese buddies were a great help!

For lunch, we made our way to a Chinese restaurant for a shared meal which was a great treat. The excursion was a fun experience as we could extend our knowledge beyond the classroom and enjoy a great time with friends.

Tahlia Iacuone — Year 10

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mproving student learning has been a focus of the Maths Domain in 2017. Pre-testing has been used in Years 7 and 8 to inform the unit design. The post-test results have been very encouraging for both teachers and students as students are very excited to see their improvement. We believe this helps to change the mindset of ‘Maths is too hard, I just don’t get it!’ to a growth mindset of ‘I can do this!’

CHOOSEMATHS is a new program from the Australia Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI). The aim of the program is to turn around community attitudes to Mathematics and encourage students, particularly girls, to participate in Mathematics.

AMSI specialists collected data from our Year 8 students and worked with teachers. Some Year 9 students applied to be part of the CHOOSEMATHS Mentoring program, linking them with university students and career professionals who are using mathematics as part of their job or study. We are confident that involvement in the program will lead to greater student engagement and more students choosing a Maths in VCE. In second semester, Emma Thomson (Year 12) enquired about doing some Maths tutoring to complete her community service component of the Catholic Action Program. Since then she has assisted students in a Year 9 Maths class and has enjoyed being able to share her knowledge with the younger students. We hope that this will encourage further cross-age tutoring.

The Australian Mathematics Competition is an International competition with students from over 30 different countries. This year 230 of our students from

Years 7 – 10 competed and approximately one third of the students were awarded a credit certificate or higher.

Twelve students scored in the top 20% of their Year level and received a Distinction certificate. The names of those students are listed below. We congratulate all participating students, particularly Bronya Robinson (Year 7) who was awarded Best in School.

Tim Glover and Debbie Gould — Acting Math Domain Leaders

Australian Mathematics Competition

We visited Eureka Tower, National Gallery Victoria and Hosier Lane. It was great being able to guide the group around the city. We didn’t get lost but we did get sidetracked, so it took a little longer to get around and a few more steps... 5564! The highlight for most of us was the visit to the Eureka Tower.

Essential Maths class — Year 10

Year 7 Measurement

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Emma Gerber; Molly Stow; Haylee Lechner

How long would it take to walk around Australia’s coastline? If you made a bed 6 of your feet long and 3 of your feet wide, would you be comfortable? Year 7 students were asked these questions in the Measurement unit. Being able to measure and estimate length is an important skill. String was used to estimate the length of Australia’s coastline, tape measures were used to measure foot length and height. Students underestimated the length of Australia’s coastline and most decided that the bed would not be very comfortable!

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Jessica Cunnington; India Griffiths

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Maths team — Year 7

Zoe Kouris; Lucinda Issell

Distinction Awards Year 7

Bronya Robinson; Mackenzie Proctor; Sarah Goggin; Sienna Cross; Jessica Worsnop

City Excursion As part of the ‘Out and About’ unit we were required to plan an excursion to the city. We identified three places to visit and used train timetables and Google maps to help us plan the trip. We calculated the time to walk from one place to another and estimated the number of steps we would walk!

Barbie Bungee Jump Task In this task, we had to find the number of elastic bands needed for Barbie to bungee jump safely. We gathered data by dropping the Barbie from a height of 1 metre with different numbers of elastic bands attached to her feet.

This task was fun as we could collect our own data and the idea of dropping Barbie from a certain height with elastic bands was quite exciting!

Matrices In Maths during Term 3, we learnt about Matrices. For this topic, our assessment task was to make a video where we had to solve a matrix problem using skills that we learnt in class and interesting techniques. We decided to make a rap and with background music to make it fun. We enjoyed making this video because it was really different to all of the other assessment tasks we have done this year and we were able to work in groups.

Sarah Donald and Emily Thomas — Year 10

Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) In the middle of the year, Nadia, from Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI), visited our Year 8 class. She surveyed us to find out how confident we were with Maths and how much we enjoyed it. A row of seven chairs was then set up at the front of the room. Three students sat at each end of the row. The middle chair was vacant. We were then asked to work out the number of moves it would take for the two groups to change places with each other. One at a time, students moved from their chair to the next, if it was empty, or jumped over a person to an empty chair. Do you know how many moves it took?

We were successful at this activity, one group in our class discovered a pattern that had not been found by students at other schools. I think that I speak for everyone when I say that we prefer problem solving to bookwork.

Senithi De Silva — ­ Year 8

Talisha Iacuone — Year 10

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‘Listen with the ear of the heart’ Rule of St Benedict ‘He (God) is the still point of the turning world’ T.S. Eliot.

We all need still points, moments when we listen and are engaged in the wonder of the everyday, the familiar gestures and the whispers of our heart, moments when we are captured by the beauty and truth in and around us.

Listening to our own heart increases awareness of our inner needs and longings. When we listen with the ear of our heart we also become more aware of God’s presence in our lives, we are affirmed in our gifts and sometimes challenged to be more than what we let ourselves be.

When we listen with the ear of our heart to others we become in tune with one another and create a more compassionate community.

At the beginning of the day we walk up the hill, music plays and it is time to move to the classroom. The busyness of the morning is punctuated by prayer and reflection, we pause in gratitude and hold others in our thoughts and begin the lesson. Students themselves recognise the need for listening, stillness and calm. Girls from all Year levels chose to participate in a range of meditations offered as part of the Pastoral Care program.

Targeted meditations were offered to senior students who needed help to deal with the busyness of VCE. Across the school, ‘Reflection Days’ were offered to create the space to listen, think, wonder and act. Beauty, intellect and actions are the three 'pathways' where we can experience and be touched by God. Each ‘Reflection Day’ explored beauty through Eucharist, music, art and the environment as an expression of God. Guest speakers, workshops and input sessions helped in recognising and understanding God and neighbour. Practical acts of service, e.g. making care packages or creating awareness campaigns were an expression of God active in our midst.

Time away from the regular class program allowed our girls to grow in understanding of themselves, not only as loved individuals but instruments of change in their world.

Ewa Toomey — Faith Development Leader and Kathleen Ward College Chaplain

Ministry Outreach – Sydney In July, I attended the 2017 Ministry Outreach program in Sydney with three other Year 11 girls. We learnt about the qualities of the Good Samaritan in a more hands-on manner. We met with students from other Good Samaritan schools from across Australia and worked together with the Salvos and St. Vincent de Paul in soup kitchens, op shops and supported employment for people with disabilities.

Although community service was a large part of the trip, we also participated in daily reflections, games and free time with our new friends. Over the course of the trip, I learnt how important it is to help all our neighbours regardless of who they are or what they look like. I was challenged when faced with the statistics of people struggling in our country which I previously believed to be wealthy and free from poverty. Overall, I learnt the importance of compassion, love and care for the community.

Jessica Rigby — Year 11

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Faith and Liturgy Captains This year of ‘Listening with the ear of the heart’ has been a very positive year in the Faith and Liturgy department. There have been many important events where we celebrated as a community and asked for God’s assistance in times of need. With God's help we were able to raise a large sum of money for Caritas, collect thousands of cans for Tinnies for Vinnies and fundraise for the Good Samaritan Missions on Mater Day. Each Year level had the wonderful opportunity to reflect during their Reflection Day on the work of God in their lives.

Year 12 students created packages for Syrian Refugees as an act of kindness. We also had the opportunity to enlighten Year 7 students about what it means to be a Good Samaritan and how they can implement the biblical story in their everyday life. Being a ‘Good Samaritan’ can include comforting friends while they are down or giving a classmate a hand with a tricky question.

This year has been a great opportunity for us both to expand the role by assisting in Social Justice and particularly by revealing how faith can be intertwined with Social Justice. It also has been our goal to discover ways in which we can make faith appealing to youth. We will be forever grateful for the experience.

Tayla Cross and Corinne Carlyon — Senior School Faith and Liturgy Captains

Good Samaritan Immersion to the Philippines On 23 September, we commenced a much-anticipated journey to the Philippines.

Most of our time was spent at the Good Samaritan Kindergarten where new friendships were formed between children, teachers and participants in the Immersion program.

We were all amazed by how welcoming and outgoing the children were. While the children were filled with joy it was challenging for us to fathom how little they have, yet they are so delightful and grateful. This had an emotional impact on us and altered our perspective on our demanding and materialistic society. We can easily have access to almost anything we want, but these people have limited resources and are filled with so much more satisfaction.

We were moved by the positive atmosphere at the Kinder and struggled to comprehend the poverty in which these children live. While the children had an immense impact on us, the staff at the Kindergarten were also incredible. They were overjoyed to have us and were very appreciative of our company and support.

Another incredible experience was visiting the slums after working at the local Community Outreach Centre where the women prepare the food for the feeding program.

While in the slums, we assisted in the feeding program and were shown the area and the conditions in which people live. This gave us an indication of their quality of life which was truly eye-opening.

We have both grown immensely and have learnt valuable lessons which we will cherish for the rest of our lives. We are forever grateful for this incredible opportunity and

would like to thank Mrs Fitz-Gerald and Mrs Magagna who made this trip possible.

Ella Bateman and Caitlin Pearce — Year 11

Catholic Action Program This year in our combined Catholic Action Program (CAP) classes we explored many topics associated with social justice and the Catholic Social Teachings. We looked at homelessness, slavery and poverty and how we can help people in practical ways.

We also worked with the Food Security Network in partnership with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). This involved tending to edible plants we grew.

We learnt how to prepare the soil and plant our seedlings, then watered and fertilized the plants regularly. The vegetables that we grew were harvested and supplied to the ASRC, where our fresh healthy greens became nutritious meals.

Sophie Clarke and Emma Horne — Year 11

CAP has been a great experience. l learnt so many great things such as understanding, caring and loving each other, gardening and new knowledge about homeless people. This has enriched my life.

Lili Huang — Year 11

I loved being a part of CAP this year. People in our communities are struggling and I was able to make a small difference in their lives. From raising awareness of homelessness to growing veggies for asylum seekers, I gained gratitude of my life and my opportunities which could never be taught in a classroom.

Bridget Collins — Year 12

Interfaith Excursion Year 11 students visited several places of worship in August, a Mosque in Lysterfield, a Sikh Temple otherwise known as a Gurdwara and a Cambodian Buddhist temple.

We were very grateful to the Imam who led our tour of the Mosque. He spoke about the domed buildings which are linked to Muslim faith, explaining their representation of unity. He also demonstrated his prayer routine, translating the chanting to English for us.

Our next stop was the Gurdwara, the temple of the Sikhs.

We were introduced to the history and customs of the Sikh religion. Sikhs have many traditions reaching back to the time of the gurus however, in their absence, the Sikhs’ sacred text – a compilation of their ten gurus’ teaching, is revered as if it were a person. Our wonderful guide also introduced us to the Sikhs’ complex history which involved a far more militant approach. To this day they carry Kirpans - a small blade- to symbolize their fighting strength.

Our final stop was the Cambodian Buddhist temple where we heard about Buddha, the international Buddhist flag and the way Buddhists personally practice their faith through a search for enlightenment. This was a very valuable and engaging excursion.

Estella Greenwood — Year 11 Listen with the ear of your heart

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Three questions Q1: Can you think of a society that does not have a religious or philosophical tradition that celebrates the dignity of its peoples or has an aspirational love of peace, harmony and justice?

Q2: Why doesn’t this translate into consistent universal practice?

Q3: What can we do about it?

It is question 3 that our students grapple with. Through their actions, big and small they challenge the corruptions to the ideals expressed in question 1. Our students do find compassion and they do respect the dignity of the human person when they give so generously to support the good works of Caritas, or the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, or when they share a conversation at the dinner table in the Tin Shed with a local who has fallen on hard times, or when they pack personal items for women and children seeking refuge from abuse, or when they prepare gifts of friendship for the little children in missions miles away in the Philippines, Kiribati and remote parts of Australia and elsewhere, or when they grow a modest harvest as an offering of solidarity and acceptance for those trapped in the doldrums of the quest for asylum, or when they write heartfelt letters to our national leaders imploring them to demonstrate compassion and honour the rights of all.

It is through these actions that our students remind us that the core Christian values of our tradition and the human values of all traditions, are immutable and that they will survive as they always have, despite the ravages of folly.

Thank goodness for the wisdom and energy of our young.

Con Sarris — Social Justice Coordinator

Stewardship and the Environment The Benedictine value of Stewardship has shone through again this year with a small and dedicated group of students, including Stewardship Year Level Leaders, who supported our hard-working 2017 Captains.

Stewardship is about caring for all creation. For humans, that means working to protect the natural environment by learning to live with it while not destroying it for future generations.

The first environmental event of the year was Earth Hour in March. This was Earth Hour’s 10th anniversary and the Year 9 Social Justice and Stewardship Captains organised activities to emphasise the importance of reducing our use of resources, particularly energy, to conserve it for use in the future. SoJuSt Week in May was the key environmental event for the year.

Our casual dress day benefitted the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, with a total of $487 being donated to the crucial work of this foundation.

A further $240 was donated to Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia and the College’s ongoing support of two orangutans in Borneo, Miko and Dodo.

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Two other campaigns were initiated this year, after several months and considerable discussion. Firstly, during Term 3 we started to see new “Ecobins” appear in the corridors of the College. Students from the 2016 Coastal Ambassadors program, led by Alannah McPeake, put forward a proposal for the bins as a way to encourage better recycling. The bins are brightly coloured, so are easily identifiable.

Secondly, KeepCups were made available for the College community at cost price. Over 1 billion disposable cups go into landfill every year in Australia – they cannot be recycled! We had many orders for the cups and hope staff and students will be more inclined to bring re-usable cups for their takeaway latte, chai tea or hot chocolate, in and out of school.

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Borneo The trip to Borneo was truly amazing. Our group of 23 enjoyed cultural experiences at the Mari-Mari Cultural Village, watched orangutans and proboscis monkeys play at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and we were guided through Sabah by the wonderfully funny and informative Bev. Sharing this trip with such a fun group of girls made the adventure so much more enjoyable. We bonded over the new experiences, new food and had lots of fun together.

New friendships were formed across Year levels.

We look forward to continued energy and commitment from our young active citizens in the College community in 2018.

We were often reminded of historical connections between Australia and Borneo and the sacrifices made and lives lost during the Death Marches of WWII. Memorials we visited were extraordinary, telling us the stories of our brave soldiers and the selfless locals who tried to help them.

Katrina Trost — Sustainability Coordinator

Katie Warner — Year 11

Social Justice and Stewardship Captains' report In 2017, the College Social Justice and Stewardship (SoJuSt) Group has worked collaboratively under the guidance of Mr Sarris and Ms Trost to support more than ten social justice and environment-based initiatives in an effort to ‘act local and influence global’. Students from across all Year levels, including Year Level Stewardship Leaders and Middle School SoJuSt Captains, have worked together to deliver unprecedented fundraising and awareness campaigns.

The significant focus for Term 1 was supporting the work of Caritas through Project Compassion. Our College-wide target was $4000 and by the conclusion of Term One our community raised $4374.94! This total was aided by our annual Trivia Night, held at Mater Christi College in early March, run by the joint Year 11 and 12 Catholic Action Program.

In Term 2, our annual Tinnies for Vinnies House competition united students and staff alike, with a total of 5238 items being donated for the work of St Vincent de Paul. Gibbons House placed first in the House competition, collecting a total of 2312 items for local families, followed closely by MacKillop with 1905 items.

Meanwhile, Term 3 saw the success of the annual Mater Day, with $6100 raised for the Good Samaritan Foundation.

However, beyond the monetary targets and achievements lies the importance of this collaborative work as an educative experience. Through our involvement in SoJuSt, we are learning that we have a responsibility to be engaged in the social justice issues around us and that our place at Mater Christi College invites us to consider our roles as global citizens. Perhaps, SoJuSt works to empower us with the skills to understand how and why we can and must be, active participants in the social justice campaigns of our time.

Caitlin MacDonald and Elissa Tifere — Senior School SoJuSt Captains

Australian soldiers asked for far and wide When asked their age they made sure they lied 250km in only 3 days Tortured and punished in the cruellest of ways No shoes, no food and limited water Walking non-stop, following the Japanese order There was no time to rest or be fed If you couldn't keep up they'd make sure you were dead The story is tragic and it's easy to get upset But we must remember them and Lest We Forget.

Claudia Dabb — Year 9

SoJuSt We have enjoyed immensely being the Middle School Social Justice and Stewardship Captains of 2017 because the SoJuSt team is always so positive and supportive. We have learnt so much and made many new friends. The SoJuSt team has helped raise money for charities like Caritas Australia and Tinnies for Vinnies. It has also helped raise awareness for important issues such as global warming, homelessness and so much more. Through this leadership position we have learnt and developed skills in public speaking, collaboration and communication. 2017 has been such a successful year for our school in terms of generosity of students from all Year levels.

Chelsea Carlyon and Lillie Park Jenkinson — Middle School SoJuSt Captains

My role as a Year 11 Stewardship Leader in 2017, has allowed me to work with the entire SoJuSt team and provided me with an opportunity to run an activity to plant succulents during the SoJuSt week. I have learned valuable skills such as problem solving, developing ideas and most of all gained satisfaction from working towards a good purpose.

‘Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?’ - Martin Luther King, Jr. Rithika Muddagowni — Year 11

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his year has seen a continuation of wellestablished programs as well as exciting new challenges in Science. The implementation of the new study designs were completed this year. Students in all VCE Science subjects have completed a student designed research investigation which was presented as a poster. This task prepares students for the style of research presentation required at university.

DOMAIN – SCIENCE and a special performance from Nicholas Johnson with his show ‘The Psychology of the Magic’.

It has been really exciting to watch stereotypes being challenged this year and to see so many enthusiastic students participating in STEM related initiatives. It is our hope that the presence of STEM at Mater Christi College continues to grow and develop in the future.

Gemma Tripp and Emma Thomson — STEM Captains

Teachers conducted their own research as well, with the formation of professional learning communities. VCE teachers explored ways of improving student preparation for SACs and exams. Middle School teachers developed activities to prepare younger students for conducting and reporting practical investigations to enhance the research skills needed in VCE Science subjects.

Highlights of the regular curriculum included learning to operate safely in a Science lab and the chance to handle our native reptiles for Year 7. Year 8 had fun programming robots and learning about the elements. Year 9 had both regular science classes and project based tasks that incorporated Science concepts. The chance to have extended time on a project provided these girls with skills they will need for their Personal Project.

Year 10 students had the chance to focus their Science studies in second semester electives to those subjects they intend to pursue in VCE. They also took part in the Growing Tall Poppies work experience program and prepared our entry for the Amazing Spaghetti Machine competition.

VCE programs were enhanced by participation in The University of Melbourne and Monash University programs.

Students also competed in the Titration Stakes and the National Chemistry Quiz.

Lauren Faragher — Science Domain Leader

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM ) Being STEM Captains has been a rewarding experience that has enabled us to foster our love of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, as well as sharing this passion with others within our school community.

It has been wonderful to be a part of a diverse range of activities during the year.

Regular Makerspace activities were run throughout the year, some of which include Sphero racing, the Great Ikea Flat Pack Challenge and construction of minibots.

An innovative variation to the typical ‘guess the number of lollies in the jar’ was featured on Mater Day, with the task being to guess the number of sucrose molecules in the jar. Science Week was enlightening and empowering, featuring a range of lunchtime activities, such as a special talk from April Staines regarding how to use 3D printing in unexpected ways, selected senior science students attending a science breakfast at Mentone Girls Grammar

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Alliance of Girls’ Schools Science Breakfast Six students from Year 11 and 12 attended The Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia Annual Science Breakfast at Mentone Girls Grammar in August.

The breakfast gave us the opportunity to meet likeminded students and talk to women in science professions.

The highlight of the morning was the keynote speaker Dr Obranovich, a patent attorney with a PhD in Biology.

She spoke of her various endeavours particularly her involvement in the case of patenting of genes in Australia.

Dr Obranovich highlighted how scientific knowledge is needed more than ever within our society and that a career in science is not simply in a lab but the directions are endless.

Molly O'Bryan — Year 11

Lizzy’s Lizzards Reptile Show Year 7 students had an exciting and positive experience with Lizzy’s Lizzards Reptile Show. The show included snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs and Lolly the lorikeet.

The activity focused on how classification of reptiles is accomplished. We learnt that if the animals had a backbone they were in the phylum Chordata, how to tell the gender of the Blotched Lizards and Eastern Lizards and how to tell if the turtles were female or male by their shells. We were also able to see how the lizards were fed by waiting to see movement from the meal worms.

This was such a great time as many of class members have never held a reptile before and it was a great first experience. Liz was so friendly and happily answered any questions we had about the reptiles.

Lily Calvert, Jana Hoefler — Year 7

Elements in our World

We were able to be creative about how we presented the impacts of our element. I decided to create a website using the app ‘Weebly’. This way, information about my element was easy to find, whilst giving details about my element. Creating the website was a challenge for me, as I had no idea how to use the app, but I eventually learnt how to use it. The website I created has had over 200 page views, which I was extremely happy about! I wanted to create a presentation that was different and something that everyone enjoyed.

This was one of the most favourite tasks that I have ever completed as it allowed me to be creative, different and it allowed me to think outside of the box. I had fun both presenting and creating my website!

Jennifer Sahely — Year 8

Family Science Night The Year 7 Family Science Night was really enjoyable.

It started off with solving problems like the match stick fish. Then we watched a Chemistry Show lead by some of the senior Chemistry students. I thought it was really enjoyable to watch especially because they looked like ‘Science Dementors’. We then tried different small activities like making play dough, a Lava Lamp and some others. My friends and I made a big mess while making play dough. It was a fun night which I will remember for ages and would love to attend again.

Jessica Silva — Year 7

High Achievers ICAS Science Competition Distinction

Indigo Keating (Year 7) Bronya Robinson (Year 7) Talia Laurence (Year 7) Molly Stow (Year 8) Zoe Kouris (Year 10)

High Distinction

Emma Gerber (Year 8)

High Achievers National Chemistry Quiz Distinction

Yuqing Deng (Year 12) Sian Janke (Year 11) Keeley O’Halloran (Year 11) Jasmyne Russell (Year 11) Zhou Zhou (Year 11)

In Term 3, each Year 8 student had to complete a research task about an element on the Periodic Table.

I decided to choose Platinum, as it is all around us. As part of the task, I had to find out about the impacts of Platinum, how to replace Platinum and what would happen if Platinum was ever eliminated from our world.

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eing Middle School STEM Captain has allowed me to improve my leadership as well as run, participate and create some fun activities for students to get involved in. We had a very successful Science Week, with guest speakers and activities like Kahoots.

As a Middle School Leader, you provide support to the STEM Captains and also get to suggest and run STEM activities during lunch times. This is a great experience full of lots of opportunity and I highly recommend it.

Lauren Baker — Middle School STEM Captain

Spaghetti Machine A Spaghetti Machine is a complex machine that performs a relatively simple task. This year the objective was to crush a soft drink can and deliver it to a recycling bin. In order for the machine to qualify, it needed to run for between 30 seconds and 2 minutes, have at least 12 energy transfers and complete the objective.

Twenty-two schools competed for people's choice award and an overall placing at the University of Melbourne event.

Every machine was different with some featuring dissected bicycles, water pumps, shot puts, chemical reactions and boots to name a few. The crushing method of choice for the Mater Christi team was a 5-kilo free weight rolling down a ramp. We were very excited to win third place.

The Amazing Spaghetti Machine contest was a fantastic and enjoyable experience that taught us many engineering skills.

Growing Tall Poppies Growing Tall Poppies was an amazing learning experience. During our 3 days at La Trobe University we experienced university life and saw detailed Physics, Chemistry and Biology experiments.

In a crystallisation experiment, we varied the concentration of a protein (Lysozyme) and percipient agent (NaCl and PEG600) in a systematic way across four wells of a crystallisation plate. We then left them for about 10 minutes and checked the results under a stereomicroscope to see if crystals had formed.

We froze our crystals in liquid nitrogen and blasted x-ray beams at the crystals for 2x10 second breaks. From this we were able to collect diffraction data to show the patterns of the molecule. We then made a 3D model of the molecule.

We saw how science is used in the real world to solve problems and to find new information. We met people who were committed and passionate about science which made us very excited to learn new things.

Ari Dousset — Year 10

Participants in the Growing Tall Poppies program Aurea Palmer Anri Kim Ari Dousset

Alannah McPeake Zoe Kouris

Alannah McPeake — Year 10

Spaghetti Machine Engineers Alexandra Atkinson Charlotte BuckinghamBrown Ebony Dickinson Michelle Gulati Kassidy Hawke Bronwyn Ireland Anri Kim

Zoe Kouris Alannah McPeake Izabella Philp Emily Preston Jaimee Rayner Maddison Trill Annabel Weiner

Yarra Ranges Tech School Year 8 students spent 2 days at the Yarra Ranges Tech School in Lilydale.

On the first excursion, we programmed humanoid and puppy robots to either entertain or aid hospitalised children. We programmed our robots to do pushups, pick up an object, sit, stand and even do a headstand.

During our second visit, our task was again to help children but this time we used electronic pieces to create useful devices. There were many pieces to choose from and endless possibilities. Music players, wireless clap lights and vibrating alarms were just some of the amazing creations our class created.

Sasha Hundle — Year 8

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echnology involves solving problems using a wide range of materials to investigate and analyse, design, plan, create and evaluate their solutions.

This has resulted in a diverse range of products that reflect student creativity and ingenuity as well as providing an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their practical skills.

Food Technology Students have excelled in Food Technology, producing meals of restaurant quality and catering for a range of functions. High Tea and cake decorating have been very successful with the creative flair of the students clearly evident in their production work.

Textiles With the introduction of STEM to Year 7 Textiles, students have mastered basic electronics, to create LED bookmarks using miniature LED lights and conductive thread. Senior students have continued to reach new standards of excellence with their design folios and garments. Once again, the highlight for the year was the Fashion Show held in November. Students in Year 7-12 took to the catwalk to demonstrate their talents and production work.

Discover: Challenge This year saw the introduction of a new unit at Year 9 as part of the Year 9 Discover program. Students studied robotics, coding, 3D design and printing, web page design and animation, with the core focus being around the big question ‘How can STEM assist communities?’

The work created by students included computer games designed to develop literacy and numeracy skills, 3D prototypes of assistive devices to assist sufferers of arthritis, informative web sites and much more.

Discover: Expression Another new unit within the Year 9 Discover program was one in which Food, Textiles and The Arts were combined. With exposure to so many different creative elements, the students demonstrated great creative flair, designing fabric books, 3D models, cake sculptures and many more impressive products.

Jane Lawrence — Technology Domain Leader

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Designer: Chloe Bedson Client: Madeline Kolb

Designer: Shaylee de Bolster Client: Lisa de Bolster

Designer: Renay Hrubos Client: Isabelle Hrubos

Designer: Madeline Kolb Client: Niamh Keighran

Designer: Nadiah Ljajic Client: Emma White

Designer: Ashleigh Lowe Client: Emily Campbell

Designer: Brianna Pettenuzzo Client: Shaylee de Bolster

Designer: Sharanya Srinivas Client: Teah Petrusic

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CAREERS

ZENITH PROGRAM

What does the future look like for our girls?

So, Careers Education at MCC is about planning, from Year 7 all the way through to Year 12, for Life after Secondary School.

The world of work is changing rapidly. Our girls will need to navigate a future we can’t yet describe, so we need to build skills and encourage optimism.

Key Activities?

Most commentators suggest that they will need to be job creators, entrepreneurial and innovative.

At Mater Christi College (MCC) we encourage our students to participate in further education and training because it is a strong predictor of:

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Career Action Plans Online – a planning tool guiding the girls to develop and plan for the future.

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Year 9 “What its Really Like” Career Workshops

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Year 10 Mock Interviews

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Year 10 Careers & Course Expo Excursion

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Success in the workforce;

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Personal health and well-being; and

Year 11 One-on-One Career Planning Interviews

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Positive family and social outcomes.

Year 12 Applications for University & TAFE

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Andy Donnelly — Careers Coordinator

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The SAGAN Board — a circuit board laden with sensors, including a magnetometer, gyroscope, UV and IR sensors to name a few;

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Python 3 — a programming language used across a variety of applications.

The girls firstly explored the question of “Why do research in space?” in order to contextualise their work.

They concluded that there is much to learn from such research, both on and off our planet.

The girls then learnt the basics of the computer programming language Python 3 and explored options for creating their own space-based experiment. Our teams of experimental coders set about programming, testing and debugging their projects, firstly on a Virtual Machine and then on our very own hardware.

Once they completed their code, it was submitted to CubeRider, in collaboration with NASA, who organised for the experiments to be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) and run in real-time by an astronaut.

The next phase of the project was to compile, collate and interpret the data that came back from the ISS. It was a very active year for the Zenith girls with seven Zenith Days, an excursion and several lunchtime sessions. As always, it was inspirational to witness the innovative solutions from the girls and see their experiments through to a point of realisation. Using their skills of collaboration and abstract problem-solving, the girls were able to realise their ideas and quite literally aim for the stars.

Graham Balderstone — Gifted & Talented (Zenith) Coordinator

Wow! This year in Zenith has been so amazing. I have learnt so many new things such as coding, living conditions in space and much, much more.

Did you know that 1 million Earths can fit inside the sun? Or that you grow taller when you’re in space? We have experienced so many new opportunities in Zenith including being able to go to the Mt Burnett Observatory.

Zenith is an amazing experience and a bonus is that we don’t have to know much about the topic beforehand. All you need is a great attitude and a smile on your face.

Erin McPeake — Year 7

This year in Zenith we learnt about the moon cycle, the environment in space and how to program a SAGAN board to measure all different kinds of things like temperature and speed. Zenith was a great opportunity for us meet new people and team up with them to design, code and send an experiment into space.

Sarah Prass — Year 9

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ollaboration, experimentation, engagement and creativity are just a few of the words that describe the learning that has been experienced in the Commons throughout the year. Many of the exciting activities have been led by the STEM captains, Emma Thomson and Gemma Tripp, who began with the Flat Pack Challenge. Teams of students from all year levels enthusiastically competed to build a small bookcase in the fastest possible time with nothing but an Allen key.

There was team work, collaboration and problem solving along with plenty of fun and a whole lot of laughter with a winning time of eleven minutes.

Sphero obstacle races challenged all students to think creatively by using coding skills and an iPad app to navigate the Sphero through a maze, under the tables and around the couches to the finish line in record time.

Some lightning fast calculations involving distance over time were necessary to avoid collisions and experience success.

Students created some imaginative uses for the Buzz Bot robots by attaching them to paper cups loaded with pens which then danced across the paper creating weird and wonderful patterns and designs.

Emma and Gemma have made a positive contribution to the learning success of students who participated in all these activities.

Knowledge Week Imagine, Innovate and Invent was the theme of Knowledge Week 2017. The Commons was abuzz with lots of different things to make and do during lunchtimes.

Imagination, innovation and creativity certainly came to the fore at the Mini-Maker Faire as students took the initiative and set up their own workshops, showcasing

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their skills and sharing their knowledge with others.

Students made dreamcatchers, greeting cards and stationery, paper tissue flowers, jewellery, origami and paper planes. The VCAL students also participated by making and selling bath-bombs, potted succulent plants and jewellery pieces. The entrepreneurial skills of students were certainly on display.

“Fake News” made an appearance in the staff versus student play-off of the panel game show ‘Would I lie to you?’ There were certainly some tall tales told on both sides and in the end, it was a fun way to learn the importance of critical thinking in order to be informed in a world of information overload.

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Parent information evenings

Jennifer Cain — Head of Learning Commons

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he 2017 Sport season saw big numbers of girls participate in a variety of sports and represent Mater Christi College in the best way possible. It was satisfying to see committed athletes perform to their best and bring home numerous awards and plaques.

The year began with the Middle School Swimming Carnival. It was thought that this year had the highest participation from the Year 7-9 students. The fight for first place was close, however MacKillop House won overall and Lyons was awarded House Spirit.

Following the Swimming Carnival, was the whole school Athletics Carnival. The day was filled with a lot of sun and amazing participation. The overall winner for the carnival was Chisholm. Not only were they fast, strong and powerful on the track and field events, but their chants, cheers and novelty event participation also led Chisholm to first place in House Spirit.

We are grateful for the work of all the coaches who supported the girls throughout the year in the sporting events. We are so lucky and appreciative of the constant enthusiasm and dedication that they have shown during training sessions and competition days.

The year concluded with the Sports Awards Night, where the girls’ achievements were acknowledged and celebrated. The awards consisted of the Best Athlete and Coach’s Award in each team for every sport, as well as the Sportswoman of the Year title.

A huge congratulations goes to all the girls who showed off their sporting skills and amazing sportsmanship this year.

Rachel Ferguson and Kiara Henkul — Sports Captains

Throughout the year, we participated in twenty-five sports, including our first ever Sports Aerobics competition. The girls combined their motivation, dedication and commitment to training and competing and were rewarded for their efforts.

Sports Everybody put in their best effort and got amazing outcomes Jordyn Yeoman — Year 9

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SPORTS RESULTS

Athletics Carnival Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Overall House Spirit

Ava Dreher Hannah Hodges Sophie Ryan Holly Hodges Olivia Ryan Shelby Kay Chisholm Chisholm

Middle School Swimming Carnival Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Overall House Spirit

Lana O'Brien Ella Liebler Casey Donner MacKillop Lyons

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Madyson Merrett (1st) Ruby Merrett (2nd) Emma Downward (3rd) Georgia O'Halloran (1st) Jennifer Sahely (2nd) Ashlynn O'Halloran (3rd) Sophie Ryan (1st) Ruby Southam (2nd) Casey Donner (3rd) Chisholm

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SPORTS RESULTS

Ultimate Beep Test Challenge Middle School Senior School

Georgia O'Halloran Shelby Kay

AAS Cheer Dance Championships

Champions Cup /VCC Best Player

Coach's Award

Key Results Cheerleading POM Cheerleading Stunt

2nd 1st

Awards Best Athlete

Patricia Summers; Alanna Mills

Coach's Award

Amelia Edwards; Tara Burke

Team POM

Stunt

Shiuli De Zoysa Amelia Edwards Hope Gould Alanna Mills Gabriella Petersen Claire Power Sarah Power Patricia Summers Maddison Van Twest Kodie Williams Amy Winters Ruby Winters

Nicole Baum Milly Bradley Tara Burke Jess Casey Cale McNess Alanna Mills Georgia O'Halloran Rubey Philp Charlotte Pither Elyse Richards-West Taylah Rickards Abigail Trzcinski

Meg Robinson (Junior) Georgia Robinson (Intermediate) Nicki Cormack (Senior) Pranita Bagri (Junior) Tegan Stephenson (Intermediate) Allison McMahon (Senior)

Ruby Hardwick Phoebe Dixon

Key Results 2nd 1st 3rd 6th

Awards Best Athlete Coach's Award

Nicola Scarso Elyse Richards-West

Team Helena Anestis Georgia Brownscombe Jess Casey Lane Marcuccio Sarah Nash Georgia O'Halloran Keeley O'Halloran Holly Johnson

Junior Intermediate Senior

3rd 4th 5th

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Best Athlete

Jennifer Sahely; Holly Hodges; Shelby Kay Hannah Hodges; Sophie Ryan; Olivia Ryan

Team

Gymnastics Team E Team 1 B2 Team 2 B2 Team A2

Key Results

Coach's Award

Equestrian Best Athlete Coach's Award

SCSA Athletics

Petersen Charlotte Pither Elyse Richards-West Nicola Scarso Justice Singh Lorelei Sykes Abigail Trzcinski Arwen Wilson

Helena Anestis Pranita Bagri Milly Bradley Georgia Brownscombe Violet Chisholm Stephanie Cooke Nicki Cormack Ella Crivera Sienna Cross Maddison Davis Senithi De Silva Phoebe Dixon Ava Dreher Jessica Dunning Emily du Vallon Alanah Epps Annie Fitzgerald Shanae Geysen Hannah Hodges Holly Hodges Jessica Horner Rahni Hubery Shelby Kay Abigail Kenny Rebecca Langford Haylee Lechner

Rhianna Little Lane Marcuccio Bridget McGreal Hayley McFarlane Cale McNess Ruby Merrett Tahlia Merrett Madyson Merrett Alana Myatt Katelyn Nicolas Georgia O'Halloran Keeley O'Halloran Kathleen O'Mahony Elyse Richards-West Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Ella Smith Ruby Southam Nikki Stanic Tegan Stephenson Lucy Taylor Chelsea Verrell Teneal Wakker Grace Wilhelm Jordyn Yeoman

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SCSA AFL

SCSA Badminton

SCSA Cross Country

SCSA Diving

Key Results

Key Results

Key Results

Key Results

Junior Senior

3rd 2nd

Junior Intermediate Senior

Ruby Southam; Tegan Stephenson

Awards

Awards Best Player Coach's Award

India Griffiths; Rachel Ferguson

Best Player Coach's Award

Team Kirsten Andrich Paige Brown Chelsea Carlyon Sophie Clarke Nicki Cormack Tehya David Phoebe Dixon Ari Dousset Emma Downward Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Rachel Ferguson India Griffiths Holly Hodges Tess Horton-Crundall Lauren Hussey Alanna Jackson Rhianna Little Madyson Merrett Ruby Merrett Tahlia Merrett

Ashlynn O'Halloran Georgia O'Halloran Lillie Park Jenkinson Sarah Payne Gabriella Petersen Elyse Richards-West Georgia Robinson Meg Robinson Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Ella Smith Ruby Southam Nikki Stanic Tegan Stephenson Ella Tevaga Chelsea Verrell Molly Webb Stephanie Williams Jordyn Yeoman

4th 4th 5th

Madison-Rae Zapanta; Fleur de Wit; Iris de Wit Ella Smith; Willow Cleary; India Griffiths

Team Melissa Andrich Emma Carlin Sienna Cross Willow Cleary Fleur de Wit Iris de Wit Phoebe Dixon Sarah Donald Alanah Epps Rachel Ferguson Leah Franklin Shanae Geysen India Griffiths

Sophie Hill Danielle Luo Hayley McFarlane Kendra Nichols Brodie Richardson Bronya Robinson Sophie Ryan Josephine Saltalamacchia Avreet Sandhu Ella Smith Zarli Vandenberg Bridget Vardy-Willsher Madison Zapanta

SCSA Basketball Key Results Junior Intermediate Senior

3rd 2nd 3rd

Awards Best Player Coach's Award

Pranita Bagri; Emily du Vallon; Nicki Cormack Zoe De Wit; Jordyn Yeoman; Naomi Smith

Team Pranita Bagri Ella Bateman Willow Cleary Nicki Cormack Zoe De Wit Sarah Donald Ari Dousset Emily du Vallon Rhianna Little Allison McMahon Madyson Merrett Ruby Merrett

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Tahlia Merrett Blaney Murphy Anastasia Papakatsika Georgia Robinson Meg Robinson Felicity Schill Naomi Smith Nikki Stanic Tegan Stephenson Emily Wellington Trinity West Jordyn Yeoman

1st 4th 6th Georgia O'Halloran (1st); Jennifer Sahely (6th); Ashylynn O'Halloran (7th); Abi Kenny (6th)

Awards Best Athlete Coach's Award

Georgia O'Halloran; Abi Kenny; Shelby Kay Meg Groeneveld; Lucy Taylor; Holly Hodges

Team Emma Carlin Maddison Davis Taylah Diedrich Phoebe Dixon Casey Donner Penelope Dousset Alanah Epps Meg Groeneveld Emily Herter Hannah Hodges Holly Hodges Shelby Kay Indigo Keating Abi Kenny Candice Lepore Hayley McFarlane Ashlen McKay Madyson Merrett

Ruby Merrett Katelyn Nicolas Ashlynn O'Halloran Georgia O'Halloran Keeley O'Halloran Maudie Paterson Sarah Payne Taylah Rickards Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Nikki Stanic Lani Sutherland Lucy Taylor Ella Tevaga Molly Webb Emily White Jordyn Yeoman

Junior Intermediate Senior

3rd 1st 3rd

Awards Best Athlete Coach's Award

Jess Casey Elyse Richards-West

Team Jess Casey Rebecca Langford Ashlynn O'Halloran Georgia O'Halloran

Keeley O'Halloran Gabriella Petersen Abigail Trzcinski Elyse Richards-West

SCSA Hockey Key Results Junior Intermediate Senior

2nd 4th 2nd

Awards Coach's Award Best Player

Lane Marcuccio; Phoebe Dixon; Emily Preston Molly King; Jordyn Yeoman; Ella Czudar

Team Jasmine Andrews Pranita Bagri Ruby Bakker Teraize Bonner Susanne Bourchier Felecity Campbell Sophie Clarke Ella Czudar Maddison Davis Phoebe Dixon Alanah Epps Rachel Ferguson Ciara Flanagan Jade Hendy Lauren Hussey Shelby Kay Molly King Rebecca Langford Rhianna Little Marcuccio Lane Hayley McFarlane

Hailey Norden Ashlynn O'Halloran Georgia O'Halloran Sarah Payne Emily Preston Meg Robinson Keely Rodgers Charlotte Rose Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Gabrielle Sard Stephanie Stoitsis Ella Tevaga Zarli Vandenberg Emily Wellington Stephanie Williams Jordyn Yeoman Stacey Young

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SCSA Indoor Cricket

SCSA Lacrosse

SCSA Netball

SCSA Soccer

Key Results

Key Results

Key Results

Key Results

Junior Intermediate Senior

3rd 1st 2nd

Junior A Junior B Senior A Senior B

Tehya David; Jessica Dunning; Susanne Bourchier

Awards

Awards Best Player Coach's Award

Ella Crivera; Tegan Stephenson; Rebecca Langford

Best Player Coach's Award

Team Kayla Beattie Susanne Bourchier Ella Crivera Sienna Cross Tehya David Phoebe Dixon Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Hope Gould India Griffiths Lauren Hussey Alanna Jackson Shelby Kay Rebecca Langford

Cassie Maisey Hayley McFarlane Hayley Mettes Anastasia Papakatsikas Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Ruby Southam Tegan Stephenson Zarli Vandenberg Emily Wellington Grace Wilhelm Olivia Winters Madison Zapanta

SCSA Indoor Soccer Key Results Junior Intermediate Senior Best Player

5th 1st 5th Emily du Vallon

Awards Best Player

Coach's Award

Emily Wellington; Zarli Vandenberg; Kiara Henkul Jennifer Sahely; Emily du Vallon; Jessica Weller

Team Kirsten Andrich Ruby Bakker Charlotte Buckingham Brown Sienna Cross Claudia Dabb Ari Dousset Emma Downward Jessica Dunning Emily du Vallon Alanah Epps Kiara Henkul Emily Herter

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Jordyn Yeoman; Rubey Philp; Emily du Vallon; Shelby Kay Georgia O'Halloran; Lorelei Sykes; Jessica Dunning; Ella Smith

Junior A Junior B Junior C Intermediate A Intermediate B Senior A Senior B

Best Player

Hayley McFarlane Georgia O'Halloran Kathleen O'Mahony Sarah Payne Gabriella Petersen Rubey Philp Bronya Robinson Olivia Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Ella Smith Nikki Stanic Emilia Stazi Tegan Stephenson Lorelei Sykes Ella Tevaga Elissa Tifere Maddison Van Twest Emily Wellington Emily Wilson Jordyn Yeoman Madison Zapanta

Coach's Award

Ella Tevaga; Leah Franklin, Phoebe Dixon; Stella Hall; India Griffiths; Susanne Bourchier; Allison McMahon Melissa Andrich; Kaitlyn Wyborn; Keeley Morris; Emily du Vallon; Jessica Dunning; Tamika Cairns; Lauren Hussey

Team Mia Acosta-Harvey Kirsten Andrich Melissa Andrich Helena Anestis Susanne Bourchier Sarah Bowie Milly Bradley Tamika Cairns Sophie Clarke Stephanie Cooke Ella Crivera Indigo Crnogorac Iris de Wit Taylah Diedrich Phoebe Dixon Sarah Donald Casey Donner Ari Dousset Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Rachel Ferguson Olivia Fitt Annie Fitzgerald Leah Franklin India Griffiths Stella Hall Jessica Horner Tess Horton-Crundall Estella Huijbregts Lauren Hussey Alanna Jackson

Junior Intermediate Senior

Indianna Lamb Rebecca Langford Ruby Lucas Hayley Mafrici Hayley McFarlane Allison McMahon Tahlia Merret Bridget Moran Keeley Morris Molly O'Bryan Ashlynn O'Halloran Lillie Park Jenkinson Sarah Payne Eliza Pereira Gabriella Petersen Sarah Prass Hannah Rachelski Taylah Rickards Meg Robinson Olivia Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Gabrielle Sard Ebannie Sidoti Tegan Stephenson Ella Tevaga Maddison Van Twest Emily Wellington Kaitlyn Wyborn Jordyn Yeoman

6th 4th 5th

Awards Coach's Award Best Player

Awards

Team Ruby Bakker Nicki Cormack Ella Czudar Maddison Davis Phoebe Dixon Penelope Dousset Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Alanah Epps Rachel Ferguson Emily Herter Tess Horton-Crundall Rahni Hubery Lauren Hussey Alanna Jackson Ava Jacob Shelby Kay Caitlin Kiel Viveca Kleinert Catherine La Ponder Rhianna Little Cassie Maisey

6th 6th 6th 3rd 6th 3rd 3rd

Phoebe Dixon; Ari Dousset; Rachel Ferguson Emma Downward; Zarli Vandenberg; Kiara Henkul

Team Vidhi Adeshara Georgia Brownscombe Charlotte Buckingham Brown Arwen Collings Stephanie Cooke Sienna Cross Madelyn Curtis Ella Czudar Claudia Dabb Tehya David Maddison Davis Phoebe Dixon Ari Dousset Emma Downward Alanah Epps Rachel Ferguson Rachel Fermaha Georgia Fraser Kiara Henkul Emily Herter

Rhianna George Estella Huijbregts Lauren Hussey Clover Johnston Shelby Kay Palvir Kaur Candice Lepore Hayley McFarlane Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Ella Smith Emilia Stazi Lucy Taylor Teneal Wakker Jessica Weller Emily Wellington Chelsea Wright Jordyn Yeoman Madison Zapanta Zarli Vandenberg

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SPORTS RESULTS

SCSA Softball

SCSA Sports Aerobics

SCSA Swimming

SCSA Table Tennis

Key Results

Key Results

Key Results

Key Results

Junior Intermediate Senior

4th 1st 1st

Year 7 Year 8 Intermediate Senior

Hailey Norden; Tegan Stephenson; Tahlia Merrett

Awards

Awards Best Player

Coach's Award

Jennifer Sahely; Emily du Vallon; Teraize Bonner

Team Ruby Bakker Teraize Bonner Georgia Brownscombe Saasha Burby Nicki Cormack Phoebe Dixon Ari Dousset Penelope Dousset Emma Downward Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Alanah Epps Estella Greenwood India Griffiths Emily Herter Alanna Jackson Sian Janke Caitlin Kiel

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Cassie Maisey Hayley McFarlane Tahlia Merrett Hailey Norden Lillie Park Jenkinson Sarah Payne Imagen Reibelt Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Ella Smith Tegan Stephenson Maddison Van Twest Zarli Vandenberg Molly Webb Emily Wellington Stephanie Williams

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2nd 1st 3rd 6th

Junior Intermediate Senior

Coach's Award

Team Jess Casey Aleysha Davine Cloe Douglas Alanah Epps Holly Hodges Holly Johnson Cassie Maisey Alanna Mills Georgia O'Halloran Keeley O'Halloran

Caitlin Pearce Gabriella Petersen Emily Reid Elyse Richards-West Taylah Rickards Abbey Sammut Emma Sealy Abigail Trzcinski Maddison Van Twest

Lana O'Brien; Rahni Harrison; Samantha Smith Abbey Preston; Lillie Park Jenkinson; Elyse Richards-West

Team Jasmine Corless Ella Crivera Zoe De Wit Sarah Donald Casey Donner Isabelle Dowell Jessica Dunning Morgan Godfrey Rahni Harrison Ellie Haynes Ava Jacob Shelby Kay Tanisha Kremer Ella Liebler Danielle Luo Catalina Macfarlane Kira Mackrill

Junior Intermediate Senior

5th 4th 3rd

Awards

Awards Best Player

Elyse Richards-West Holly Johnson

4th 5th 4th

Hayley McFarlane Bridget McGreal Lana O'Brien Lillie Park Jenkinson Gabriella Petersen Sarah Prass Abbey Preston Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Samantha Smith Tegan Stephenson Lorelei Sykes Lucy Taylor Maddison Van Twest Zarli Vandenberg Chelsea Verrell Jordyn Yeoman

Best Player

Coach's Award

Jasmine Andrews; Sophie Ryan; Nicki Cormack Tamsyn Hansell; Alanna Jackson; Annelise Rankin

Team Jasmine Andrews Ruby Bakker Arwen Collings Nicki Cormack Ella Czudar Phoebe Dixon Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Alanah Epps Estella Greenwood India Griffiths Tamsyn Hansell Emily Herter Alanna Jackson

Rhianna Little Hayley McFarlane Tahlia Merrett Annelise Rankine Brodie Richardson Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Tegan Stephenson Zarli Vandenberg Molly Webb Jordyn Yeoman Madison Zapanta

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SCSA Tennis

SCSA Volleyball

Vic State Netball Competition

Key Results

Key Results

Key Results

Junior Intermediate Senior Best Player

6th 6th 3rd Tegan Stephenson

Awards Best Player Coach's Award

Ella Smith; Emma Schmidt; Jana Jordan Tamsyn Hansell; Kirily Ashford; Rachel Ferguson

Sarah Andrews Kirily Ashford Stephanie Bent Mira Dale Rachel Ferguson Tamsyn Hansell Alanna Jackson Jana Jordan Caitlin Kiel

Tahlia Merrett Abbey Preston Josephine Saltalamacchia Emma Schmidt Ella Smith Isabella Stamenkovic Tegan Stephenson Bridget Vardy-Willsher Madison Zapanta

SCSA Triathlon Key Results Junior Intermediate Senior Overall

5th 4th 4th Chelsea Verrell (7th)

Awards Best Athlete Coach's Award

Georgia O'Halloran; Chelsea Verrell; Shelby Kay Ruby Merrett; Julia Hoefler; Tahlia Merret

Team Maddison Davis Ava Dreher Emily du Vallon Rahni Harrison Hannah Hodges Jana Hoefler Julia Hoefler Payton Kay Shelby Kay Hayley McFarlane

Junior A Junior B Junior C

2nd 2nd 1st

Intermediate A Intermediate B

1st 1st

Senior A Senior B

3rd 3rd

Best Players

Jennifer Sahely; Tegan Stephenson; Stella Hall

Madyson Merrett Ruby Merrett Tahlia Merrett Ashlynn O'Halloran Georgia O'Halloran Keeley O'Halloran Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Lucy Taylor Chelsea Verrell

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7th 8th

Intermediate A Intermediate B

2nd 6th

Senior A Senior B

4th 8th

Awards Best Player

Awards Best Player

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Coach's Award

Ashlynn O'Halloran; Phoebe Dixon; Jennifer Sahely; Tegan Stephenson; Stella Hall; Iris de Wit; Susanne Bourchier Ella Tevaga; Emily Herter; Indiana Davis; Jessica Dunning; India Griffiths; Kiara Henkul; Rachel Ferguson

Team Mia Acosta-Harvey Kirsten Andrich Pranita Bagri Ruby Bakker Susanne Bourchier Romy Cairns Tamika Cairns Corinne Carlyon Nicki Cormack Indiana Davis Maddison Davis Senithi De Silva Haylee Deichsel Phoebe Dixon Ari Dousset Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Rachel Ferguson Annie Fitzgerald Hope Gould India Griffiths Stella Hall Kiara Henkul Emily Herter Hannah Hodges

Lauren Hussey Ava Jacob Rhianna Little Hayley Mafrici Hannah Matthews Allison McMahon Imasha Nonis Ashlynn O'Halloran Georgia O'Halloran Sarah Payne Annelise Rankine Elyse Richards-West Georgia Robinson Meg Robinson Olivia Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Ruby Southam Emilia Stazi Tegan Stephenson Ella Tevaga Emily Wellington Brianna Wilcox Madison Zapanta

Coach's Award

Jennifer Sahely; Leah Franklin; Tegan Stephenson; Hayley Mafrici; Rebecca Langford; Allison McMahon Ruby Lucas; Gabrielle Sard; Ari Dousset; India Griffiths; Molly O'Brien; Maddison Van Twest

Team Mia Acosta-Harvey Kirsten Andrich Melissa Andrich Susanne Bourchier Milly Bradley Tamika Cairns Corinne Carlyon Stephanie Cooke Ella Crivera Indigo Crnogorac Iris de Wit Taylah Diedrich Phoebe Dixon Ari Dousset Emily du Vallon Jessica Dunning Annie Fitzgerald Leah Franklin India Griffiths Stella Hall Jessica Horner Tess Horton-Crundall Estella Huijbregts Lauren Hussey

Alanna Jackson Rebecca Langford Ruby Lucas Hayley Mafrici Hayley McFarlane Allison McMahon Molly O'Bryan Ashlynn O'Halloran Lillie Park Jenkinson Gabriella Petersen Sarah Prass Taylah Rickards Olivia Ryan Sophie Ryan Jennifer Sahely Josephine Saltalamacchia Gabrielle Sard Ebannie Sidoti Tegan Stephenson Stephanie Stoitsis Ella Tevaga Maddison Van Twest Kaitlyn Wyborn

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House Sport

House Performing Arts

The 2017 Middle School House Swimming Carnival, held in February, showed our girls at their best, with amazing levels of participation and energy on display in both the competitive and novelty events. It was a closely contested event this year, with MacKillop taking 1st place for both events.

In mid-August the school came together for Mater Day and our annual House Performing Arts Competition. This year, Houses followed the prompt, “Heroes and Villains”.

The prompt statement was interpreted in different ways by each House with each group featuring Dance, Drama and Music on stage. Many well-known characters were used on the day by each House with Gibbons showing Disney, Lyons drawing inspirations from DC, Chisholm choosing the Marvel Universe and MacKillop featuring familiar faces from Pixar.

In March, the College Athletics was held at Knox Athletics Track, showing all four Houses at full force in a fine display of House pride. It was a hugely successful day of events, with some outstanding individual performances. Great enthusiasm and determination to take out the top honours saw Chisholm emerge the victors.

The House Spirit competition was contested at the Middle School Swimming Carnival and the Athletics Carnival with a Spirit trophy being awarded at each event.

Plenty of spirit was on show early at the Middle School Swimming Carnival. The Belgrave pool was awash with Blue, Green, Orange and Purple, with chants and cheers ringing out across the day. Each House came up with an original chant and in a close finish, Lyons took the trophy, followed by Chisholm, Gibbons and MacKillop. Spirits were also running high at the Athletics Carnival, with students donning a variety of colourful costumes. We saw construction workers and unicorns cheering on social media platforms, fairies and Olympic athletes. The Houses not only came up with some inspiring chants but showed some great preparation and participation in the chant-off.

Chisholm emerged the victors, Lyons and MacKillop tied for second and Gibbons placed fourth.

House SoJuSt — Tinnies for Vinnies The Inter-House Social Justice Competition this year was based on Tinnies for Vinnies. Students donated a record number of cans (5238) to Tinnies for Vinnies, with Gibbons donating over 2312 cans to win. Mackillop came in second with 1905 cans, Chisholm third with 718 cans and Lyons donated 308 cans to come fourth.

House Activities We saw the positive impact of our donations Molly Stowe — Year 8

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House Chalk Art Students enjoyed this year’s House Chalk Art Competition in March, with murals displaying nature.

The activity was a paired event bringing Year 7 and 12 together to work as buddies. Houses filled the pavement with jungles, oceans, deserts and our own Australian landscape.

Guest judges Julia Doig (alumni 2012), Molly McKernan (alumni 2016) Elize Brozgul and Julie Feeney, were overwhelmed by the talent and creativity on display in each House. Highlights of the competition included Lyons House villain The Joker serenading Mrs Fitz-Gerald, Gibbons House saving our IT staff from the horrible villain Jaffar, Chisholm House bringing their Year 12 group onstage for a hooded dance routine and MacKillop House with the help of three informed, compassionate and creative girls saving MCC from a money hungry evil Principal, Lord Farquaad and his personal fundraising project for the Principal’s pocket.

It was MacKillop that 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.

House Cup Overall Placings 1st Place

MacKillop House 49 points

Equal 2nd Place

Chisholm and Gibbons Houses 48 points

4th Place

Lyons House 38 points

Congratulations to the Senior and Middle School House Captains, for all of their efforts in building team spirit and participation.

Vicki Godfrey — House Leader, Chisholm Libbie Rogers and Nadia Trubridge — House Leaders, Gibbons Amanda Morris — House Leader, Lyons Sarah Owen — House Leader, MacKillop

The event was run by the Mater Christi Arts Committee and saw Chisholm come in first place followed by Gibbons, Lyons and MacKillop.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERS

Top Row: Emily White, Isabelle Dowell, Brianna Smith, Nikki Usatov, Zarli Vandenberg, Hayley Mafrici, India Griffiths; 2nd Row: Marlo VanderZalm, Casey Donner, Ruby Southam, Jasmine Ray, Kirily Ashford, Lillie Park Jenkinson, Lauren Baker, Mary Fitz-Gerald; 1st Row: Shivangi Palliyil, Gemma Masterson, Sarah Nash, Jordyn Yeoman, Chelsea Carlyon, Claudia Dabb, Violet Chisholm.

College Photos All you need is a great attitude and a smile on your face Erin McPeake — Year 7

7A

Teacher: Mary Lo; Top Row: Mia Acosta-Harvey, Samantha Miller, Romy Cairns, Zoe de Wit, Aysia Spender, Devapriya Shiva Kumar, Angeline Pavic; 2nd Row: Olivia Winters, Madison Zapanta, Anastasia Armitage, Madeline Attalla, Brianna Wilcox, Jade Hendy, Alessia Cannata, Sienna Cross; 1st Row: Candice Lepore, Lili Davies, Charlotte Pither, Ellie Haynes, Alexandra Kund, Katrina Stokes, Jasmine Andrews, Emma Downward, Cassidy Germano.

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Teacher: Debby Gould; Top Row: Juanita Branson, Nikki Stanic, Bella Baker, Grace Henry, Lana O'Brien, Brooke Pels, Heather Ladley; 3rd Row: Charlotte Rose, Eve Tsolakidis, Emma Sealey, Charlotte Guillet-Jones, Sanjana Ganjoo, Chelsea Green; 2nd Row: Susoen Hellier, Rubey Philp, Shreya Srinivas, Lorelei Sykes, Alana Spiteri, Cloe Douglas; 1st Row: Deana Riotto, Erin McPeake, Ebony Rafferty, Alanah Epps, Alexandra Pirotta, Emily Wilson.

7B

Teacher: Elize Brozgul; Top Row: Maudie Paterson, Madeleine Palivos, Chloe Welch, Caitlin Kiel, Ava Jacob, Lexie Walsh, Sara Carlin; 2nd Row: Sienna Reeves, Cassandra Toskov, Tamsyn Hansell, Madyson Merrett, Talia Laurence, Claire James, Ava Guario, Indiana Davis; 1st Row: Ella Crivera, Ella Collins, Alicia Masterson, Kaitlyn Wyborn, Mackenzie Procter, Emma Beckwith, Rachel O'Reilly, Indianna Lamb, Helena Anestis.

7C

7E

Teacher: Genevieve Mallia; Top Row: Abbey Preston, Jana Hoefler, Indigo Keating, Divya Adeshara, Lily Calvert, Hannah Rachelski, Bridget McGreal, Nyobi Stallbaum; 2nd Row: Eva Gajdek, Jasmine Rotchan, Charlotte Anderson, Stephanie Bent, Jessica Silva, Rakhsha Gurukhal, Sophie Redgewell, Jessica Worsnop, Saskia Hansom; 1st Row: Emily Reid, Mia van Kollenburg, Lane Marcuccio, Shanae Geysen, Matilda Kennedy, Caitlin Falovic, Indiana Gaunt, Olivia Fitt.

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Teacher: Amanda Morris; Top Row: Megan Prass, Georgia Atkinson, Sinead Hubbard, Bronya Robinson, Kyra Bechaz, Ruby Merrett, Catherine La Ponder; 3rd Row: Viveca Kleinert, Avnish Arora, Jasmine White, Lani Sutherland, Taylah Diedrich, Angelina Djeri; 2nd Row: Maddison Bednarz, Emily Herter, Teneal Wakker, Catalina Macfarlane, Thalia Romero-Hill, Ava Dreher; 1st Row: Amelia Anderson, Sarah Goggin, Bridget Moran, Cassie Maisey, Stephanie Damon, Faith Raux.

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Teacher: Jenny Got; Top Row: Kaitlyn Gibbons, Ashlen McKay, Rhianna Little, Keeley Morris, Ella Walden, Ruby Lucas, Isabelle Hrubos, Hannah Hodges; 2nd Row: Ava Margolis, Pranita Bagri, Indigo Bryant, Keely Rodgers, Hannah Srinivasan, Justice Singh; 1st Row: Ashlynn O'Halloran, Jennifer Sahely, Maddy Court, Emily Wellington, Tahnee Meehan, Morgan Godfrey, Gianna Genato, Maddison Davis.

8A

Teacher: Angelina Singh; Top Row: Mia Vourdanos, Ella Liebler, Isabella Arthur, Mikayla Porteous, Indigo Crnogorac, Tegan Philp, Charli Wigg; 2nd Row: Jemma Edyvane, Melissa Andrich, Oriane Cleary, Leah Franklin, Ella Tevaga, Senithi DeSilva, Aleysha Davine, Jasmine Corless; 1st Row: Tehya David, Bianca Caron, Jessica Chapman, Molly Mai, Arwen Wilson, Ebannie Sidoti, Cassidy Ede, Jasmine Lobb, Eliza Pereira.

8B

8D

Teacher: Melissa Phillips; Top Row: Sarah Payne, Stephanie Williams, Ella Lancaster, Phoebe Dixon, Emily Pavic, Ruby Bakker, Ella Smith, Sara Joshi; 2nd Row: Grace Smedley, Felicity Morris, Molly Stow, Sarah Bowie, Indigo Sangster, Freya Taffe, Gosia Piosicka, Ashwin Sarai, Poppy Adams; 1st Row: Molly Webb, Emma Gerber, Georgia Brownscombe, Penelope Dousset, Ciara Stephenson, Pasandi Perera, Katelyn Nicolas, Jordan Van Galen; Absent: Alana Myatt.

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Teacher: Katrina Trost; Top Row: Imagen Reibelt, Charlee-Adele Rennie, Amala Sunny, Gabriella Petersen, Imasha Nonis, Tess Magee, Lakisha Peluso; 2nd Row: Jocelyn Doyle, Abbey Barr, Shayla Thomas, Haylee Lechner, Samantha Clark, Sasha Hundle, Rebecca Hurley, Gabrielle Sard; 1st Row: Madelyn Rode, Georgia O'Halloran, Olivia Eastwood, Kristin Crosby, Hailey Norden, Taylah Rickards, Abbey Sammut.

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Teacher: Nicholas Redfern; Top Row: Emily White, Stephanie Stoitsis, Sarah Prass, Stephanie Cooke, Amy Sondhu, Jamee Uren; 3rd Row: Jessica Cunnington, Chelsea Carlyon, Grace Mardy, India Griffiths, Jaime O'Sullivan, Shivani Adeshara, Ainsley Smith; 2nd Row: Bridget Vardy-Willsher, Molly Paton, Erin Dekker, Vanessa Mackey, Maya Ammendola, Suhaila Cattini-Schultz; 1st Row: Danielle Luo, Molly Milne, Laura Thomas, Sophie Ryan, Gabriella Macfarlane, Madelyn Wilson, Shania Madrid; Absent: Rhianna George.

9A

Teacher: Graham Balderstone; Top Row: Leah McInnes, Maeve Nixon, Annie Fitzgerald, Nikki Usatov, Emily Cantwell, Emma Johnston, Beverleigh Brown; 2nd Row: Jess Casey, Annika Harman, Ruby Southam, Hayley Mafrici, April Earl, Sofie Thomas, Anna Bullock, Shivon Alley; 1st Row: Tess Hayman, Shania Hennequin, Jasmine Ray, Louise Punturere, Claudia Failla, Nyah Dennis, Mira Dale, Milly Bradley, Laura Marotti.

9B

9D

Teacher: Kate Hazeldine; Top Row: Lillie Park Jenkinson, Olivia Whyte, Zarli Vandenberg, Brianna Smith, Shreya D'Cruz, Madeline Steele; 3rd Row: Casey Donner, Alana Myatt, Tanisha Kremer, Molly King, Arianna Forman, Rhomony Kennedy, Chloe Spooner; 2nd Row: Grace Wilhelm, Dakota Rendell Burns, Jordyn Yeoman, Claudia Dabb, Madison Embury, Dawt Zaitu; 1st Row: Gemma Masterson, Estella Huijbregts, Tessa Bygraves, Mary Westneat, Sarah Nash, Violet Chisholm, Shivangi Palliyil.

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Teacher: Bernd Kirsch; Top Row: Isabelle Dowell, Isabella Thomas, Mary-Christie Duivenvoorden, Chloe Kamsteeg, Kathleen O'Mahony, Chantelle Gerard; 3rd Row: Kira Mackrill, Hannah O'Reilly, Hayley Leach, Arwen Collings, Bailey Sykes, Kirily Ashford, Emma Carlin; 2nd Row: Chloe Sander, Carly Miller, Amelyn Gilbert, Aimee O'Connor, Lauren Baker, Avreet Sandhu; 1st Row: Vidhi Adeshara, Madelyn Brown, Holly Johnson, Lucy Fenton, Savanna Germano, Emily Goldman, Chloe Grandia.

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YEAR 10 COUNCIL

Top Row: Mary Fitz-Gerald, Alannah McPeake, Emma Schmidt, Chioma Anyadoro, Claire Tuminello, Denise Simmons; 1st Row: Alexandra Mai, Molly Mardy, Emily du Vallon, Michelle Gulati, Chelsea Verrell, Gladiz Gregory, Emily Preston.

10A

Teacher: Lisa McLean; Top Row: Emma Schmidt, Rahni Hubery, Anyier Deng, Stella Hall, Pat Foo, Sophie Hrubos; 3rd Row: Holly Doran, Rahni Harrison, Rose Probst, Samantha Goodie, Sera Long, Talisha Iacuone, Lucinda Issell; 2nd Row: Ella van Kollenburg, Alyssa Watt, Lauren Churchward, Chelsea Verrell, Annabel Weiner, Charlotte Buckingham Brown; 1st Row: Tara Janke, Zoe Kouris, Molly Mardy, Zoe Tomlinson, Anri Kim, Alice Huijbregts, Cassandra Dunkinson.

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10B

Teacher: Marjorie Lenette; Top Row: Ruby Fransen, Brooke Bowler, Analeigh Birch, Kirsten Andrich, Chioma Anyadoro, Meg Bottone; 3rd Row: Caitlin De Chalain-May, Madisyn Carnell, Zoe Quirk, Maddison Trill, Alannah McPeake, Cale McNess, Monique Bast; 2nd Row: Saraya Peluso, Ari Dousset, Stephanie Martini, Shirley Wang, Aurea Palmer, Kristy Prakash; 1st Row: Emily Preston, Emilee Baird, Brooke Della, Grace Hiosan, Samantha Warren-Hoffman, Bianca Gerard, Florence Tao; Absent: Zhimin Xian.

10C

Top Row: Colby Rough, Kassidy Hawke, Julia Hoefler, Grace Hardwick, Fleur de Wit, Matilda Hibbert, Hayley Ruddell, HashiniIshara Nonis; 2nd Row: Payton Kay, Makayla Hughes, Kira McIntyre, Aurelia Cannata, Tayleisha Board-Kay, Natalie Gerard, Amy Winters; Gloria Zhimin; 1st Row: Alexis Blackburn, Ruby Jones, Dana Kontra, Indya Arendse, Tara Burke, Jaimee Rayner, Lucy Taylor, Puneet Arora; Absent: Willow Cleary, Emily Spizzo, Yifan Mao, Mary Clark.

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Teacher: Linda Tilson; Top Row: Haylee Deichsel, Sophie Jackson, Jenny Cao, Trinity West, Willow Cleary, Olivia Koolstra; 3rd Row: Kitty He, Gabrielle Turner, Phoebe Wilhelm, Alanna Jackson, Olivia Young, Tash Bartley, Gladiz Gregory; 2nd Row: Bronwyn Ireland, Gloria Tsang, Mieke Florisson, Sarah Donald, Kassandra Adams, Jingxia Tang; 1st Row: Madison Sammut, Alexandra Mai, Cara Belvedere-Bain, Emily Thomas, SooJoo Wang, Molly Dillon, Julia Beare.

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11A

Teacher: Patricia Louden; Top Row: Viktorija Strazdauskaite, Talia Lovric, Ebony Dickinson, Jess Taffe, Madelyn Curtis, Sara Sworowski; 3rd Row: Emily du Vallon, Ella O'Neil, Jessica Dunning, Alexandra Atkinson, Hannah Matthews, Holly Hodges, Sophie Hill; 2nd Row: Amber Wallace, Abigail Trzcinski, Tania Corrie, Sophie Bonnici, Emma Jones, Zoe Barton-Smith; 1st Row: Bianca Maio, Michelle Gulati, Nicci Baum, Abi Kenny, Jasmine Cruikshank, Izabella Philp, Zoe Findlay; Absent: Tegan Stephenson.

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Top Row: Janine Callahan, Amanda Bischof-Foster, Emily Clarke, Hannah Eastwood, Mary Fitz-Gerald, Cathy Michael; 1st Row: Sophie Clarke, Saasha Burby, Sian Janke, Molly O'Bryan, Hayley Mettes, Keeley O'Halloran.

Teacher: Maria Mitchell; Top Row: Ashleigh Goldman, Brittany Fernandez, Iris de Wit, Emily Goodie, Samantha Brouwers, Allison McMahon, Aoife Hubbard; 3rd Row: Katie Board-Kay, Chloe Vanderschoot, Zoe Kavaliotis, Hayley Curtis, Kayla Beattie, Jordyn Griffiths; 2nd Row: Stephanie Wheeler, Georgia White, Tahlia Davison, Shiuli DeZoysa, Olivia Galea, Grace Tomlinson; 1st Row: Baylee Eason, Alanna Mills, Maddison Van Twest, Amelia Edwards, Ruby Dempsey, Tharini Sivakumaran; Absent: Phoenix Lee.

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Teacher: Ewa Toomey; Top Row: Emma Horne, Ashleigh Waters, Tahlia Merrett, Katherine Warner, Clancy Box, Jessica McDowell, Olivia Ryan; 2nd Row: Nicki Cormack, Ava McGill, Jessica Rigby, Hayley Mettes, Molly O'Bryan, Hayley Turner, Jessica Horner, Melissa Hawkins; 1st Row: Amber Johnson, Natarsha Irshad, Felecity Campbell, Caitlin Pearce, Maddison Twirdy, Saasha Burby, Rithika Muddagowni, Mikayla Navakas, Patricia Summers; Absent: Jayde Salan, Krishna Santhosh.

11B

Teacher: Judy Lawson; Top Row: Tara Fowler, Yiyi Zhao, Hannah Dale, Tess Bekkers, Georgia Taylor, Chelsea Wright, Chloe Leipold; 2nd Row: Jasmine Frost, Keeley O'Halloran, Zoe Vanderputt, Emma Harris, Sona Zhou, Natalie Welch, Paige Brown, Josephine Saltalamacchia; 1st Row: Annelise Rankine, Lili Huang, Jasdeep Bal, Taniesha Marsh, Sarah Smedley, Grace Koski, Tayla Graham; Absent: Bridget McCaughey, Elyse Richards-West.

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11E

Teacher: Amy Raggatt; Top Row: Claire Liebler, Georgia Young, Jazmyn Barfoot, Tamika Cairns, Teraize Bonner, Nicola Scarso; 3rd Row: Eva Kulessa-Spires, Tahlia Kremer, Abbey Hutcheon, Tess McLeod, Sian Janke, Sarah Lenarcic, Samantha Walters; 2nd Row: Zhiyuan Huang, Gemma Jordan, Indigo Lowery, Madeleine Ostoja-Solecki, Tess Horton-Crundall, Kayra Oztunar; 1st Row: Simran Adeshara, Joy Shen, Meli Hellier, Ella Bateman, Aleisha Reynolds, Lauren Hussey, Jessica Clark.

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11D

Teacher: Anne-Louise Sheehan; Top Row: Taylor Smith, Emily Clarke, Brodie Richardson, Bryn Mahon, Chloe Nieuwenhuizen, Ravneet Arora, Christina Guo; 3rd Row: Palvir Kaur, Melinda Bertuna, Mia Schütz-Beaton, Rose Nixon, Samantha Smith, Hannah Eastwood; 2nd Row: Shelby Chiu, Sophie Clarke, Caitlin Schimleck, Bree McArthur, Carly Waller, Lauren Taylor, Laura Peele; 1st Row: Nancy Fang, Anoushka Bhatia, Jasmyne Russell, Charlii Taylor, Rachel Fermaha, Ashna Adeshara.

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Top Row: Caitlin MacDonald, Grace Ashford, Gemma Tripp, Riley Haddock, Niamh Keighran, Emma Thomson; 2nd Row: Mary Fitz-Gerald, Yuqing Deng, Elissa Tifere, Ashlee Church, Chloe Richardson, Kodie Williams, Rachel Ferguson, Hayley Perrin, Julie Feeney, Shae Mayes; 1st Row: Kiara Henkul, Emily Campbell, Tearnha Porteous, Ruby Winters, Tayla Cross, Sarah Andrews, Corinne Carlyon, Abbie Gunn.

12A

Teacher: Anthony Clarke; Top Row: Natasha Hansell, Niamh Keighran, Riley Haddock, Blaney Murphy, Brianna Pettenuzzo, Isabella Sofra; 3rd Row: Georgia Fraser, Olivia Crofts, Taylor De Chalain-May, Sarah Bibo, Courtney Worsnop, Breanon Jones, Hope Gould; 2nd Row: Shaylee de Bolster, Emma White, Belle Davison, Teah Petrusic, Jasmine Horne, Rebecca Sweetten, Tayla Cross; 1st Row: Emma Dickeson, Renee Riotto, Anastasia Papakatsikas, Andrea Kljajic, Abbie Gunn, Madison Winkler, Gemma Whitelaw.

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12B

Teacher: Kate Jay; Top Row: Nadiah Ljajic, Eliza Goodie, Gemma Sammut, Naomi Smith, Chloe Crumpton, Grace Ashford, Crystal Nicholas; 3rd Row: Kodie Williams, Cassandra Goodie, Neve McKersie Pearson, Caitlin MacDonald, Isabella Stamenkovic, Charli Long; 2nd Row: Olivia Edgley, Ruby Winters, Ambah Doyle, Rachel Ferguson, Toni O'Sullivan, Jennifer Wayman; 1st Row: Nicole Genato, Tiarna Porcaro, Corinne Carlyon, Juliette Davies, Hayley Perrin, Jasmine Poynter, Emily Devine, Janis Hosking.

12C

Teacher: Con Sarris; Top Row: Madelyn Hassan, Renay Hrubos, Samara Dowell, Madeline Kolb, Jessie Kamsteeg, Georgia Mathews-Barnes; 3rd Row: Chloe Bedson, Casey Seymour, Bridget Collins, Ashleigh Batson, Emma O'Rourke, Georgia Cummings, Laureen Lajtner; 2nd Row: Matilda Van Vloten, Stacey Young, Victoria Young, Elizabeth Nicholson, Caitlin Harry, Ashleigh Lowe; 1st Row: Helani Jayawardhana, Harmeet Kaur, Emily Campbell, Tearnha Porteous, Tylah Jansen, Georgia Raudino, Caitlin Phelan; Absent: Felicity Schill.

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12D

Teacher: Marina Sipos; Top Row: Sonam Sharma, Chelsea Carnell, Lily Probst, Ciara Flanagan, Sarah Pavey, Erin Wilson, Ruby Hardwick; 2nd Row: Ellena Bast, Georgia Taylor, Hayley McFarlane, Sarah Parker, Chelsea West, Shikari Xu, Stacey Nesnas, Laura Djordjevic; 1st Row: Mohita Dhaliwal, Hebe Wong, Sarah Andrews, Madelyn Bills, Jemma Eastwood, Chloe Jia, Danielle Hodgson; Absent: Tiarna Cunningham, Linda Lin, Alice Moore.

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12F

Teacher: Nicole Biggelaar; Top Row: Rhianna Gulati, Madeline Hayes, Ijeoma Anyadoro, Rebecca Kuhlmann, Jocelyn Bennett, Emma Thomson; 3rd Row: Sarah Power, Claire Power, Bronte Reich, Katelyn Baird, Jana Jordan, Ella Busatta, Elissa Tifere; 2nd Row: Christine Kassis, H'Onorine Willenberg, Kendra Nichols, Isabel Bramble, Ella Czudar, Jessica Hare; 1st Row: Juliana Begue, Susanne Bourchier, Monique Stoyanovich-Kristie, Kendra Bygraves, Rebecca Dingjan, Claudia Cosentino, Aira Belisario.

12E

Teacher: Lauren Faragher; Top Row: Rebecca Langford, Sophie MacEoin, Jade Appelman, Gemma Tripp, Maddison Wickham, Isabella Sard; 3rd Row: Yuqing Deng, Jessica Weller, Shelby Kay, Hannah Crampton, Ashlee Church, Emily Johnson, Yannis Lu; 2nd Row: Olivia Thompson, Tayla Harry, Orla Cook, Simone McPeake, Kirra McKenzie-Mizis, Chloe Richardson; 1st Row: Yan Guo, Kiara Henkul, Jessicah Panozzo, Lara Backstrom, Isabella Chicas, Samiksha Jain, Sharanya Srinivas.

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College Leaders

Deepika Dissanayake Learning Assistant

Peter Kadar Teacher

Annette McKernan Nurse

Angelina Singh Teacher

Mary Fitz-Gerald Principal

Andy Donnelly Careers Counsellor

Cherine Kenna Executive Assistant/ Company Secretary

Lisa McLean Domain Leader – Religious Education

Marina Sipos Domain Leader – Arts

Bernd Kirsch Teacher

Catherine Michael Year 12 Learning Coordinator

Tony Kolb Daily Organiser

Maria Mitchell Teacher

Maureen Lambden Laboratory Technician

Tatum Mitchell Assistant Business Manager – Finance

Julienne Feeney Deputy Principal

College Staff Barbara Alexander Year 9 Learning Coordinator James Bakker Domain Leader – Humanities Graham Balderstone Head of Music, Gifted and Talented Coordinator Jack Bennett A/V Support Technician Nicole Biggelaar Teacher Amanda Bischof-Foster Year 11 Learning Coordinator Colleen Bolton Year 7 & 8 Learning Coordinator Collette Bond Assistant Director of Learning/MYP Trudi Bons Teacher Julie Brown Learning Assistant Elize Brozgul Teacher Jennifer Cain Head of Learning Commons Janine Callahan Year 11 & 12 Learning Coordinator David Christie Property Manager Mary Clark Teacher Anthony Clarke Teacher Brooke Cooke Psychologist Lisa Costello Year 7 & 8 Learning Coordinator Jacinta Crocker Community Liaison Tim Crowe Director of Development Rochelle Davy Finance Officer

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Evelyn Dousset Administration Assistant Justine Edwards Teacher Leah Eekelschot Director of Curriculum Shelley Falconer Teacher Lauren Faragher Domain Leader – Science Virginia Farrell Administration Assistant Leon Fent Finance Officer Eliza Fildes Year 9 Learning Coordinator Michelle Flintoff Teacher Melinda Galt Domain Leader – Health & Physical Education Rhoda Gavin Teacher Tim Glover Operations Coordinator Vicki Godfrey House Leader – Chisholm Torie Gordon Domain Leader – English Jenny Got Teacher Debbie Gould Teacher Fiona Griffith Assistant Business Manager – Compliance

Wendy Langford Nurse Brigitte Laville Psychologist Jane Lawrence Domain Leader – Technology Judith Lawson Teacher Margaret Lawson Teacher/Librarian Jennifer Lee International Student Coordinator

Katrina Jay Teacher Jessica Journoud-Ryan Tutor

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Sharon Olive Teacher/Tutor Sarah Owen House Leader – MacKillop

Casey Pipinis Development Officer

Mary Lo Teacher

Jett Prout Laboratory Technician/ Teacher

Daniel Lodder Learning Assistant Patricia Louden Teacher Emma Lowing Teacher Sue Lyford Office Manager Melissa MacEoin Teacher

Margherita Magagna Year 7 & 8 Learning Coordinator

Mark Janke Business Manager

Kim Neate Food Techology Assistant

Marjorie Lenette Teacher

Shona Hardwick Administration Assistant

Kate Hazeldine Teacher

Sara Mugridge Pathways Coordinator

Melissa Phillips Sports Coordinator

Anthea Mafrici Finance Officer

Andrea Hayman Administration Assistant

Amanda Morris House Leader – Lyons

Kylie Lee Registrar

Simon Hamlet Domain Leader – Mathematics

Wayne Harman Grounds Services Officer

Samantha Moon Development Officer

Genevieve Mallia Teacher Debbie Malmo Teacher Cara Manion Tutor Shae Mayes Head of Senior School Jennifer McAdam Tutor

Amy Raggatt Teacher Monica Rankin Teacher Nicholas Redfern Teacher Gregoria Rivaloro Teacher Libbie Rogers House Leader – Gibbons Malcolm Roberts Grounds Services Officer

Phil Skiller ICT Technician Kelly Sullivan Office Manager Linda Tilson Teacher Ewa Toomey Faith Development Leader Katrina Trost Sustainability Coordinator Nadia Trubridge House Leader – Gibbons Andriana Tsikouris Teacher Claire Tuminello Year 10 Learning Coordinator Alisa Turner Learning Assistant Saskia VanSchie Homestay Coordinator Marlo VanderZalm Head of Middle School Sandra Waldron Instrumental Teacher Chris Walker Instrumental Teacher Kathleen Ward Chaplain Wendy Warren Food Techology Assistant Paige Whitworth AFL Trainee Rebecca Woff Teacher Kaitlyn Woods Library Technician Cathy Wu Domain Leader, LOTE

Andrew Rousche Instrumental Tutor Con Sarris Social Justice and Outreach Coordinator Anne-Louise Sheehan Education Support Coordinator Denise Simmons Year 10 Learning Coordinator Judith Simpson Teacher

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Barbara Alexander

James Bakker

Graham Balderstone

Jack Bennett

Julie Brown

Elize Brozgul

Jennifer Cain

Janine Callahan

David Christie

Jacinta Crocker

Tim Crowe

Rochelle Davy

Deepika Dissanayake

Lauren Faragher

Virginia Farrell

Julienne Feeney

Tim Glover

Vicki Godfrey

Torie Gordon

Andrea Hayman

Kate Hazeldine

Mark Janke

Maureen Lambden

Wendy Langford

Brigitte Laville

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Colleen Bolton

Collette Bond

Trudi Bons

Mary Clark

Anthony Clarke

Brooke Cooke

Andy Donnelly

Evelyn Dousset

Justine Edwards

Leon Fent

Eliza Fildes

Mary Fitz-Gerald

Jenny Got

Debbie Gould

Katrina Jessica Jay Journoud-Ryan

Jane Lawrence

Nicole Amanda Biggelaar Bischof-Foster

Judith Lawson

Mary Lo

Daniel Lodder

Patricia Louden

Emma Lowing

Sue Lyford

Melissa MacEoin

Anthea Mafrici

Margherita Magagna

Genevieve Mallia

Debbie Malmo

Lisa Costello

Cara Manion

Shae Mayes

Jennifer McAdam

Annette McKernan

Lisa McLean

Catherine Michael

Maria Mitchell

Tatum Mitchell

Samantha Moon

Amanda Morris

Leah Eekelschot

Shelley Falconer

Sara Mugridge

Kim Neate

Sharon Olive

Sarah Owen

Melissa Phillips

Casey Pipinis

Jett Prout

Amy Raggatt

Nicholas Redfern

Monica Rankin

Michelle Flintoff

Melinda Galt

Rhoda Gavin

Gregoria Rivaloro

Libbie Rogers

Malcolm Roberts

Con Sarris

Anne-Louise Sheehan

Denise Simmons

Judith Simpson

Angelina Singh

Marina Sipos

Phil Skiller

Fiona Griffith

Simon Hamlet

Shona Hardwick

Wayne Harman

Kelly Sullivan

Linda Tilson

Ewa Toomey

Katrina Trost

Nadia Trubridge

Andriana Tsikouris

Claire Tuminello

Alisa Turner

Saskia VanSchie

Marlo VanderZalm

Peter Kadar

Cherine Kenna

Bernd Kirsch

Tony Kolb

Sandra Waldron

Chris Walker

Kathleen Ward

Wendy Warren

Paige Whitworth

Rebecca Woff

Kaitlyn Woods

Cathy Wu

Margaret Lawson

Jennifer Lee

Kylie Lee

Marjorie Lenette

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