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I welcome all who wish to wander through the images and tales of events and experiences as portrayed in this Mater Christi College Yearbook.

It becomes clear as one scrolls through its pages that we have much to be grateful for, to celebrate, to honour and to learn - a confident community of girls who strive to discover, create and act for the common good to the best of their abilities.

Across all dimensions, the ‘can-do’ spirit of girls’ education is evident. Our students collaborate and share to learn.

They are inspired by others as leaders, academics, performers, sportswomen or entrepreneurs. Together they enjoy becoming more ‘informed, compassionate and creative’. (College Motto) There is clearly no limit to what our girls can achieve.

I wish to acknowledge the contribution of all writers, photographers and creators of this record of our year of 2019, and especially thank its editor, Jacinta Crocker and designer Simonne Licciardi.

We delight in the achievements of our students and look forward to their contributions in future communities, as followers of Jesus, sharing their gifts so “that the strong have something to strive for, and the weak have nothing to fear” (Rule of Benedict:64) Mary Fitz-Gerald Principal

Build community – welcome all as Christ MATER CHRISTI COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2019

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CONTENTS College 1 Principal’s Welcome 3 Board of Governance 4 College Captains 5 Deputy Principal 6 College Leaders 9 Awards

Senior School 13 14 15 16 18 26 28 30

Senior School Report Class of 2018 VET/VCAL Year 12 Year 12 Photos Year 11 Year 10 Personal Project

Middle School 33 34 36 38 40

Middle School Report Year 9 Year 8 Year 7 International Program

Curriculum 43 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 75 76

Domain - Arts Art Gallery Performing Arts Music Domain - English Domain - HPE Domain - Humanities Domain - LOTE Domain - Mathematics Domain - Religious Education SoJuSt - Social Justice and Stewardship Domain - Science Domain - STEAM Domain - Technology Domain - Design Technology Careers Zenith Program Learning Commons

Sport 79 80

Sports Report Sports Results

House Activities 91

House Reports

College Photos 95 95 98 100 103 105 106 108 108 111 112

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Middle School Leaders Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Council Year 11 Council Year 11 SRC Year 12 Images of 2019 College Staff

BOARD OF GOVERNANCE Good Samaritan Education (GSE) is the collegial Public Juridic Person responsible for 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 GSE 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), Sr Veronica Hoey sgs, Rosalie Jones and Eileen O’Leary.

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

Fiona Purcell was Chair of the Board to May and Paul Kremer from May, and were supported by the following: Cherine Kenna - Company Secretary Paul Kremer - Director; Deputy Chair to AGM in May; Chair of Board from AGM

Mary Close - Director; Deputy Chair from May Philip King - Director Steven Langford - Director Tony Chapman - Director Sharnee Moore - Director Fiona Bygraves - Director Trudi Bons - Director from May Rick Westerhoff - Director to July Tony Lancaster - Director to May

Ex Officio Mary Fitz-Gerald - Principal Tatum Mitchell - Co-Business Manager Fiona Griffith - Co-Business Manager

Committee Members Tim Crowe - Development Committee Julie Feeney - Development Committee Collette Bond - Development Committee Philip Thomas - Compliance and Governance Committee

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COLLEGE CAPTAINS

We cannot believe how fast this year has flown by. Not only does it feel like 2019 started only yesterday, we still remember the first-day jitters from Year 7. From walking up the dreaded Mater hill for the first time to standing at the start of the rest of our lives, so much growth and development has occurred and cherished memories have been made. We could not anticipate the journey of this year with its highs, lows, laughs and tears, or the tremendous efforts shown by all. And so what a year it has been.

Preparations for our Year 12 Formal proved a crash course bonding session for all involved. From choosing our theme of ‘Starry Night’ to planning decorations, meals, seating arrangements and awards, it was a whirlwind of activity that resulted in a fantastic event. The time spent choosing outfits, inviting partners and booking hair and make-up appointments could have launched a rocket into space!

Instead, it resulted in a room full of stunningly dressed young adults dancing the night away.

Our other major event was the annual Mater Day celebrations. After last year’s success, we had ‘large shoes to fill’, a daunting prospect and yet, our team certainly managed to more than meet expectations. Despite the drizzly weather, it was incredible to witness everyone’s participation in the colour run and the bizarre hair colours that followed. Great community spirit was evident throughout the day, as acknowledged by Sister Leonie from The Philippines who spoke to us about what it means to be a part of the Good Samaritan community.

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For the Year 12 cohort, having our own common room truly was a highlight for all the year. Warm lunches, cups of tea and couches to nap on provided respite from the hard work and study that went on all the rest of the time!

The realisation that we really were in our final year of high school ‘hit home’ when we received our Year 12 hoodies.

After nearly 13 years, our schooling journey was coming to a close. The Disney Dress Up Day was a great opportunity for everyone to let their hair down and have a bit of fun re-living childhood memories, before the final study crunch began. It has been fantastic to witness the year level coming together to support each other across the year.

We wish everyone in the graduating class of 2019 the very best for all of their future endeavours. May we all look back fondly upon our time at Mater and all friendships, memories and life skills that we have gained during the time here.

Alannah McPeake and Emily Schmidt

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL Deputy Principal Schools are incredibly complex places: more than that, they are representative of the societies and communities in which they are situated. A focus on school success as measured by exam results overlooks such contextual concerns and instead foregrounds a limited measure of academic success as the only measure of value. (Keith Heggart: Independent Education-Issue 2, Vol 49, 2019) The end of each school year necessarily brings a focus on exams, final assessments, tests and measurable achievements, all of which play an important and for some a crucial role in moving to the next stage of learning.

It seems that the current majority world view is that what is important is only that which can be measured. But we know that there is more to the life of a school over a year.

As a community we enjoy celebrating student academic success, but this is only one aspect of life in our Mater Christi community. As Keith Heggart notes, the complexities of life beyond school are experienced here within and so it is essential to reflect on these, to be reminded of other ways in which our students flourish.

We have relished seeing our students developing leadership attributes both formally in appointed roles and then informally, as active participants across a range of opportunities.

Alongside this it has been apparent that many of our students are keenly aware of other social and environmental issues and are seeking knowledge and to become a voice for positive change in the future. Their leadership strengths and ideals will be very welcome in years to come.

Student learning across the year levels has been diverse, from finely tuned knowledge and expertise at Year 12 all the way to dynamic and thoughtful presentations in Year 7 classes. I was fortunate to be able to take part in the Wurundjeri Walk with a Year 9 class in August and to witness at first-hand the girls’ honest inquiry about and appreciation for our local Indigenous history and place.

It is as a community of learners that just as we gaze out at the world, it reaches into our community and calls on us to act, especially for those who have less. Pope Francis has asked us to be people who share the burdens of others, not to contribute to them nor to be passive observers.

Once again, our students have heeded this request with their generosity, their provocative questions and their compassion.

Learning and Teaching at Mater Christi College As a learning community we strive to be “organisationally and educationally innovative to meet the challenge of a rapidly changing society.� 2019 has seen staff focus on innovative ways to engage students and encourage growth, including an exploration of Blended Learning and the introduction of a new Learning Management Platform.

The rapid pace of technological change and the constant development of new ways to enrich student learning provide many opportunities for teaching and learning, but also many challenges. As staff embrace these digital resources for learning, students have to keep track of and navigate a variety of platforms. Yet we know that such resources support and extend student learning. At its best, Blended Learning provides a personalised learning experience for each student with teachers able to leverage technology to gather data about student growth and create bespoke learning programs. It provides a technologyenriched learning experience both within and beyond the classroom.

This year we adopted Canvas as our Learning Management Platform. Canvas provides a platform for staff to bring together a wide variety of digital tools as part of an easy-to-navigate and cohesive learning program. In Professional Learning Communities staff have focused on using Canvas to provide timely and constructive feedback in order to support and encourage student growth. We have also investigated how Canvas operates as a tool for rich collaboration and how we can support students, through Canvas, to become independent learners. Staff have then applied this research to build courses in Canvas for students from Years 7 to Year 12.

This professional learning and building will be ongoing in 2020 as we continue to explore the features of this platform and how it can be employed to enrich learning experiences for all students.

Collette Bond Director of Curriculum

There is a paradox in measuring success and then honouring what cannot be measured - how to do both?

I have offered but a few general observations. I know of many other instances where Mater girls have been challenged, been supported, been engaged, been persistent, been joyful. I hope that in reviewing 2019 at Mater Christi as presented in this yearbook you are able to appreciate all that forms the life of our community.

Julie Feeney Deputy Principal

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COLLEGE LEADERS

SRC Executive 2019

SRC General 2019

College Captains

Alannah McPeake Emma Schmidt

Year 7

Jess Ashton-Smith Jen MacDonald

Chisholm House Captain

Holly Hodges

Year 8

Danielle Cooke Raquel Pospischil

Middle School Captains

Jasmine Andrews Lily Calvert

Year 9

Ava Jacob Matilda McDermott

Year 10

Cassidy Ede Saasha Hundle

Year 11

Lillie Park Jenkinson Avreet Sandhu

College Captains

Alannah McPeake Emma Schmidt

Faith and Liturgy Captains Chioma Anyadoro

Alexandra Mai

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Gibbons House Captain

Chelsea Verrell

Lyons House Captain

Emily du Vallon

MacKillop House Captain

Grace Hardwick

Social Justice and Stewardship Captains

Anri Kim Olivia Koolstra

Sports Captain

Tegan Stephenson

STEAM Captains

Charlotte Buckingham Brown Mieke Florisson

COLLEGE LEADERS Middle School Leadership Team

Student Council

Middle School Captains

Year 10

Georgia Brownscombe

Cassidy Ede

Sasha Hundle

Katelyn Nicolas

Emily Pavic

Justice Singh

Jade Smith

Stephanie Williams

Arts Captains

Jasmine Andrews Lily Calvert Tamsyn Hansell Catalina Macfarlane

Chisholm House Captains Emily Herter

Matilda Kennedy Faith and Liturgy Captains Sienna Cross

Sienna Reeves Gibbons House Captains

Emily Reid Nikki Stanic

Lyons House Captains

Ella Crivera Meg Groeneveld

Pastoral Group Representatives Year 7

Jen MacDonald

Jess Ashton-Smith

Laura McPeake

Milla Macallan

MacKillop House Captains Brianna Wilcox

Madison Zapanta

Sienna Larter

Social Justice and Stewardship Captains

Year 8

Elisa Morales

Charli Hart

Danielle Cooke Raquel Pospischil

Anastasia Armitage Erin McPeake

Sports Captains

Taylah Diedrich Madyson Merrett

Jovi Simon

STEM Captains

Cassidy Germano Indigo Keating

Year 9

Matilda McDermott

Avnish Arora

Ava Jacob

Lexie Walsh

Indiana Gaunt

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Awards

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AWARDS

2018 Awards Presented in 2019 College Dux

Caltex Best All-Rounder Award

Jessica Horner

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

VCAL High Achiever Amber Johnson

ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award The ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award recognises a student in 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.

Clancy Box (Recipient) Jessica Horner Katie Warner

Hannah Kinross Social Justice Award 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.

Saasha Burby (Recipient) Amber Johnson Molly O’Bryan

Emily Clarke

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AWARDS Rebecca Jago Outdoor Education and Environment Award

90+ ATAR

Rebecca Jago (1992 - 2011) was a Mater Christi College student 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.

Clancy Box

Georgia Robinson

Charlotte Weerasinghe

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.

Sophie Clarke (Recipient) Hannah Koolstra Elyse Richards-West

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Jazmyn Barfoot Sophie Clarke Hayley Curtis Emily Goodie Jessica Horner Isis Jenkins Molly O’Bryan Katherine Warner

AWARDS 40+ Study Score Year 12

VCE Season of Excellence

Jazmyn Barfoot

Isis Jenkins

Anoushka Bhatia

Rose Bradley

Samantha Brouwers

Zoe Kavaliotis

Design Technology Visual Communication

Felecity Campbell

Tess McLeod

Jessica Clark

Alanna Mills

Hayley Curtis

Sophie Clarke

Caitlin Pearce

Hayley Curtis

Annelise Rankine

Drama

Iris de Wit

Josephine Saltalamacchia

Indigo Lowry

Tara Fowler

Yuhuan (Joy) Shen

Abbey Hutcheon

Emily Goodie

Lauren Taylor

Jasmine Cruikshank

Estella Greenwood

Hayley Turner

Jordyn Griffiths

Katherine Warner

Jessica Horner

Stephanie Wheeler

Abbey Hutcheon

40+ Study Score Year 11 Kirsten Andrich Charlotte Buckingham Brown Fleur de Wit Julia Hoefler Anri Kim Dana Kontra Alannah McPeake Georgia Robinson Jessica Taffe Paige van Leeuwen

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Senior School

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SENIOR SCHOOL

It has once again been a pleasure to work with the students in Senior School. My position as Head of Senior School provides a unique opportunity to meet students at Year 10, when they begin their journey through the senior years. At that stage, they are not too sure about what Senior School will entail, yet willing to give it all a go. I have the pleasure of watching them grow and develop over the next three years until they are ready to step outside of Mater Christi at the end of Year 12 and go on to do great things.

What I see each year, are bright, confident, young people managing to juggle their learning programs with commitments outside of school as well as getting involved in the many wonderful opportunities here at school.

Year 10s at the outset, looked ready to take on the challenges of Senior School and this was evident on Transition Day at the start of the school year. On this day, they heard what it means to be part of Senior School as students learnt new study skills and how to manage their time. Since then they have learnt to juggle higher studies, their Year 10 program, as well committing to other events and activities. Some completed the Senior School Leadership Certificate throughout the year and applied for leadership roles in Year 11.

Year 11s, equipped with a little more experience in Senior School, worked really hard to do well in their first full year of VCE or VCAL program. They too have tackled the challenges head-on that have come with learning new subjects, studying for SACs and exams, as well as balancing commitments outside of school.

Finally, the Year 12s are ready to leave Mater Christi. It has been a big year of highs and lows for them managing the heavy workload that is Year 12. In addition to this they have enthusiastically participated in various activities across the year. I wish all of them well as they embark upon the next chapter in their journey.

I thank the Senior School students for their contributions this year, as well as for their friendly smiles, warm hellos and funny interactions throughout the year.

Shae Mayes Head of Senior School

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Highlights from the Class of 2018 At the High Achievers College Assembly in February 2019, we acknowledged and offered congratulations to many of the Year 12 of 2018 students. A selection of those students and their future pathways include: Dux of the College, Jess Horner (98.5) was offered a place to study Speech Pathology at Australian Catholic University.

VCAL High Achiever of 2018 was Amber Johnson, who is studying a Diploma of Nursing at Holmesglen. Amber was also nominated for VCAA VCAL Excellence Award and received the 2018 OELLEN VCAL Award.

Top International Student, Yuhuan (Joy) Shen received an offer to study Bachelor of Design at the University of Melbourne. Joy’s achievements also included being presented with the Mater Christi College People’s Choice Arts and Technology Festival Art Award.

Katie Warner, who attained an ATAR score of 95.9, was offered a place in Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Monash University.

Jazmyn Barfoot achieved an ATAR score of 93.8 and received an offer to study Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Marketing at Monash University.

Emily Goodie, with an ATAR score of 93.75, received an offer to study Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce through Monash University.

Molly O’Bryan achieved an ATAR score of 93.4 and an offer to study Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

Isis Jenkins achieved a 93.3 ATAR score and received an offer to study Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne. Isis was also the recipient of the Jane Austen Award for Excellence in English Literature, attaining a study score of 42 for Literature.

Charlotte Weerasinghe achieved an ATAR score of 93.0 and received an offer to study Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne.

College Co-Captain, Sophie Clarke achieved an ATAR score of 92.8 and received an offer to study Bachelor of Speech Pathology at Australian Catholic University. Sophie was also presented with the Rotary Outstanding Citizen Award.

Hayley Curtis achieved an ATAR score of 90.95 and an offer to study Bachelor of Design at the University of Melbourne.

Hayley’s achievements also include being shortlisted for VCE Season of Excellence 2019 Top Designs.

Clancy Box achieved an ATAR score of 90.55 and received an offer to study Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne. She then went on to accept a further offer to study Marine Science at James Cook University in Queensland. Clancy is also the recipient of the Astrid Renehan Chemistry Prize and the Caltex All-Rounder Award.

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2018 Academic Results

2018 Academic Results

ATAR over

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Jessica Horner College Dux

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Tertiary Offers

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Season of Excellence Shortlist

Hayley Curtis

Design Technology Visual Communication

Indigo Lowry Abbey Hutcheon Jasmine Cruikshank Drama

Mater Christi College 28 Bayview Road Belgrave Victoria Australia 3160 +61 3 9754 6611 mcc@materchristi.edu.au materchristi.edu.au CRICOS No. 00589K

SENIOR SCHOOL

Vocational Education and Training (VET) Students at Mater Christi College have the opportunity to undertake a number of VET subjects. This year, 60 students studied 13 different VET subjects including Equine Studies, Tourism, Sports and Recreation, Allied Health and Hospitality which is delivered at Mater Christi College.

VCAA has produced a resource called GO VET to further advertise the opportunities and employment possibilities for young people in the future. Students can read about current and past students who explain the value in studying VET and the employability skills they have developed through studying a vocation they are interested in.

Students can study VET through VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) or VCAL (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning) and gain a nationally recognised qualification.

VET Hospitality A highlight of the year was our Industry excursion to Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort and Spa. At this venue, we got to see and understand how a front and back of house operation works and the importance of teamwork.

It was a great opportunity to get creative and prepare our own lunch with the kitchen brigade. Even better was sitting down with our class and our teachers to enjoy the 3-course lunch.

The functions we participated in throughout the year provided us with further 'hands-on' experience. This was both for front and back of house. It was great to gain further confidence and skills in Hospitality.

We also participated in Structured Workplace Learning.

This was beneficial for us as it reinforced what we learnt in our theory class. Our modules covered many areas of the Hospitality Industry. The topics we focused on were working effectively with others, interacting with customers and the use of hygienic practices for food safety.

Morgan Godfrey, Rhianna Little and Hailey Norden Year 10

VCAL 2019 VCAL (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning) continues to be a popular pathway for students who are not considering an ATAR. Students who are interested in learning about a trade or vocation while at school will consider VCAL. Students have the opportunity to not only complete the TAFE course of their choice, but to also receive certificates in RSA (responsible service of alcohol), food handling, prepare and serve espresso coffee, Certificate II in Public Safety and Certificate II in Small Business. Students spend one day a week in the work force and this is referred to as SWL (Structured Workplace Learning).

VCAA developed a resource for students to log what they are learning when on SWL allowing students to gain credits towards their Year 12 certificate. In Term 1, the students plan and run their own camp, Term 2 they run a College Main Event with this year’s theme Ocean Awareness and Term 3 is about community awareness where they cook meals for the local Tin Shed and work in a commercial kitchen assisting to prepare 3,000 meals a day.

This year, the Small Business class designed and made products for both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and sold the products to local primary schools.

In Term 4, students planned their celebration evening and prepared for their exit interviews. The VCAL program offers many opportunities to help develop employability skills and general knowledge for students’ futures.

Sara Mugridge VET and Pathways Coordinator This year to complete my Year 12 studies, I enrolled in Senior VCAL. One of the requirements of the VCAL program is that we do a VET subject. I chose an SBAT (School Based Apprenticeship) in Allied Health Assistance.

The SBAT allowed me to work at an aged care facility, one day a week. I have also completed my Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance. While doing this course, I have learnt many skills such as how to work with dementia patients and work in a team. I have decided to study a Diploma of Nursing after I have completed Year 12.

Kristy Prakash Year 12

VCAL Mother’s Day Gift Stall As part of a Small Business project, the VCAL class created Mother’s Day gifts, selling them through local primary schools for their Mother’s Day stalls. Within the class, we split up into groups and created dreamcatchers, potted plants, bath bombs and diffusers.

We had to come up with a quirky name for our unique products with names such as ‘Ants in Plants’ and ‘Drop'n Pop Bath Bombs’. The products were a big hit, with most items selling out.

Izabella Philp Year 12

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SENIOR SCHOOL

Year 12 2019 has been a great time for the Class of 2019.

They have balanced the heavy workload of Year 12 and supported each other throughout the year. There have been many highlights, laughs and a few tears along the way. It was amazing to see the focus and determination the group had when raising funds for Mater Day so that they could keep their common room. Although it is sad to say goodbye to this group of young women we do look forward to hearing from the Class of 2019 as they continue their journey of making a difference in the global community.

Amanda Bischof-Foster Year 12 Learning Coordinator

Welcome Night In February, the Year 12’s had their final Welcome Night.

Earlier that afternoon we did some activities to help prepare for the year ahead including preparing a study timetable to help us organise our time better. Our parents arrived in the evening and we returned to our Pastoral Groups where parents were given the opportunity to consider ways in which they can each support their daughters throughout the year.

After this session, we moved to the hall to listen to a presentation by Dr Michael Carr-Gregg on how to ‘Survive Year 12’. Dr Carr-Gregg gave us helpful tips to get through the year while achieving a personal best. One of his tips to help with memory, was to eat blueberries and Greek yoghurt and he recommended that study should be done in blocks of 20 minute periods with a break period between each study session. After a long day, our heads were bursting with new information on how to survive Year 12.

The class of 2019 was excited to begin their final year of high school.

Kassidy Hawke

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SENIOR SCHOOL Reflection Day Mid-June was perfect timing for our Year 12 Reflection Day, having just completed unit three studies and about to begin unit four. We were given the opportunity to reflect upon the choices we have made so far and what lies ahead.

Our guest speaker, Paul Salmon gave us great advice in identifying and dealing with the decisions we are about to face with the end of Year 12 quickly approaching. Paul helped us narrow down our goals for the rest of the year.

We wrote these goals in a letter to ourselves which we received at the end of the year. The hope is that we will have completed all of these goals by the time the letters are returned.

Formal On a Friday in mid-February, the Year 12’s headed off to makeup and hair appointments in preparation for a social night ahead. Once ready, we all packed into our limos and headed for Lincoln on Toorak.

As the building filled with all of our classmates, we knew our formal would be one to remember. The night consisted of entertaining 'banter' delivered to us by Brooke and Chelsea, as well as fine cuisine and nothing short of pure genius on the dance floor. The night truly wasn’t over until all Facebook DP’s changed the next day, in order to make the memory last that bit longer.

We then listened to a panel comprising of students and teachers. The panel shared their experiences around making hard choices even when people may disagree or encourage us to think differently. It also emphasised that even though we make assumptions and judgements about other people, we can never truly know what a person is going through and therefore it’s so important to be mindful and respectful of all.

Lastly, we finished off our day with a liturgy, allowing us to reflect on all we had experienced throughout that day.

We then provided items to the Catholic Action Program (CAP) students so they could provide care packages for those in need.

Chioma Anyadoro and Alex Mai

Overall, the night was definitely one to remember and was the best way possible to kick off the year together as a cohort.

Sera Long

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YEAR 12 PHOTOS

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Kassandra Adams

Kirsten Andrich

Chioma Anyadoro

Alexandra Atkinson

Emilee Baird

Tash Bartley

Zoe Barton-Smith

Monique Bast

Nicci Baum

Julia Beare

Cara Belvedere-Bain

Analeigh Birch

Alexis Blackburn

Sophie Bonnici

Meg Bottone

Brooke Bowler

YEAR 12 PHOTOS

Charlotte Buckingham Brown

Eliza Campbell

Aurelia Cannata

Madisyn Carnell

Lauren Churchward

Willow Cleary

Tania Corrie

Jasmine Cruikshank

Madelyn Curtis

Fleur de Wit

Haylee Deichsel

Brooke Della

Anyier Deng

Ebony Dickinson

Molly Dillon

Sarah Donald

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YEAR 12 PHOTOS

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Ari Dousset

Emily du Vallon

Cassandra Dunkinson

Jessica Dunning

Chelcie Farrall

Mieke Florisson

Pat Foo

Ruby Fransen

Bianca Gerard

Natalie Gerard

Ciara Goldrick

Samantha Goodie

Gladiz Gregory

Madonna Guirguis

Michelle Gulati

Stella Hall

YEAR 12 PHOTOS

Grace Hardwick

Rahni Harrison

Kassidy Hawke

Matilda Hibbert

Sophie Hill

Grace Hiosan

Holly Hodges

Julia Hoefler

Samantha Hoffman

Sophie Hrubos

Rahni Hubery

Makayla Hughes

Maya Hunter-Clear

Talisha Iacuone

Bronwyn Ireland

Lucinda Issell

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YEAR 12 PHOTOS

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Alanna Jackson

Sophie Jackson

Tara Janke

Emma Jones

Payton Kay

Anri Kim

Dana Kontra

Olivia Koolstra

Zoe Kouris

Sera Long

Talia Lovric

Alexandra Mai

Bianca Maio

Yifan Mao Mao

Molly Mardy

Hannah Matthews

YEAR 12 PHOTOS

Kira McIntyre

Cale McNess

Alannah McPeake

Hashini Ishara Nonis

Ella O'Neil

Aurea Palmer

Saraya Peluso

Izabella Philp

Kristy Prakash

Emily Preston

Rose Probst

Georgia Robinson

Colby Rough

Hayley Ruddell

Madi Sammut

Emma Schmidt

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YEAR 12 PHOTOS

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Cassidy Spalding

Tegan Stephenson

Viktorija Strazdauskaite

Sara Sworowski

Jess Taffe

Lucy Taylor

Emily Thomas

Maddison Trill

Gloria Tsang

Ella van Kollenburg

Paige Van Leeuwen

Chelsea Verrell

Amber Wallace

Annabel Weiner

Trinity West

Phoebe Wilhelm

YEAR 12 PHOTOS

Charlie Williams

Amy Winters

Zhimin Xian Xian

Lu Yang

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Year 11 Year 11, for many students, is the year things ‘start to get real’. It is a year of change, from MYP into VCE/VET/VCAL and also in many social and personal ways. The Year 11 cohort of 2019 have handled this time of change with grace and they have bright futures ahead of them.

As they have faced the pressures, challenges and opportunities presented to them the students have grown and developed individually and as a group.

Through their individual studies and participation in various pastoral, extra-curricular and personal development activities the students have developed a better understanding of themselves and their relationships with others. They have shown themselves to be a group of young women who put the Good Samaritan values of care for neighbour into action in their support for each other and their engagement with the wider school community and for many, the broader community.

This year has seen a number of successful year level activities. The Presentation Ball was exceptionally popular this year and a great success. Our ‘Constitutional Convention’ was also a great success with positive feedback from visiting schools and our guest speaker Sami Shah. This year also saw the running of a year level Wellbeing Day with the focus and activities developed by the Year 11 Council.

Our final activity for the year was a three-day retreat where the girls joined as a supportive and compassionate community to reflect on their personal journeys, relationships and aspirations.

It has been a pleasure being the Coordinator for this group of young women. I wish them all the best for the future.

James Bakker Year 11 Learning Coordinator

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Presentation Ball In June, Year 11’s participated in the Mater Christi Presentation Ball. Every Sunday for 8 weeks we practiced at the College and had many laughs watching our partners learn to dance.

A highlight of the day was our limo ride to the venue, it was a lot of fun. The evening then started with our family and friends arriving. Once presentations began we tried to contain our nerves and focus on not falling down the stairs in front of everyone. Then it was time for our dance and to show our families and friends what we’d been practicing.

Overall, it was a wonderful experience and we are grateful to our dance instructors, families, friends and partners for their support.

Hayley Mafrici and Avreet Sandhu

SENIOR SCHOOL Constitutional Convention The topic of this year’s Convention was that ‘a general election should immediately be called if a prime minister is deposed by their party’. There were four groups; strongly agree, agree, disagree and strongly disagree. In these groups we prepared our arguments and had a fiery debate which resulted in strongly disagree winning. Overall, the day was very successful and it was great to see many students engaging in political conversation.

Lillie Park Jenkinson

Wellbeing Day Wellbeing Day took place in September this year. The focus of the day, as guided by the Year 11 Council, was how to find and maintain balance in life. The first part of the day consisted of a three-part presentation from Felstead Education Consultants. The presentations focussed on school and study, physical health and mental health and wellbeing. The girls were presented with a number of practical and relevant strategies to enact in their daily lives. The consensus among the students was that the presentations were relevant and meaningful to them.

In the latter part of the day the girls took part in a selection of relaxation, wellbeing and fun activities. The focus of this was for students to stop and connect with themselves and others.

My thanks to the Year 11 Council for their help in organising the day.

James Bakker

Reflection Day Reflection Day was one that my peers and I will not forget anytime soon. We met and heard from Sam Clear, an inspiring man who trekked 15,000km around the world to promote world unity. In doing this tremendous walk, Sam stopped at every church and invited the communities to pray for unity too.

With Sam directing us, we were shown communication activities that demonstrate the limits and conditions we place on leaders and other people, therefore restricting actions and showing how we need to broaden our perspectives. Sam was incredibly strong and inspirational and along with many of my peers, was left with a tear in our eye and with a newfound respect of the world and its people fighting for change.

The day concluded with Mass being led by Father Chris, who reiterated the importance of communication in our lives and with God and how prayer is often misjudged and mislabelled. I came away from this day humbled and I learnt so much in how something can have many different interpretations in other people’s eyes. I would like to thank everyone involved in this wonderful day. It taught me many valuable lessons and made me delve deeper into my relationship with God and those around me.

Isabelle Dowell

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Year 10 A rite of passage was acknowledged as Year 10 students were officially welcomed into the Senior school, receiving the coveted senior school jumper. This was met with excitement and nervousness as students took part in a Transition Day, participating in study skill sessions and an introduction to the Personal Project.

An important focus of Year 10 is exploring career pathways.

By writing resumés and cover letters and participating in mock interviews, students developed their skills and improved confidence levels. Many students took up the opportunity to do Work Experience in a particular area of interest. The Tertiary and Subject Expo and the excursion to the Age Careers Expo presented everyone with many career pathways to consider for the future. Taster Day provided a snapshot of subject content allowing students to make informed decisions regarding subject selections and courses for next year.

Throughout the year, students participated in a range of activities including the Welcome night, Reflection Day, Wellbeing Day, an Arts/LOTE Interdisciplinary Unit and various Pastoral Group activities. The Road Smart program provided by Vic Roads offered valuable driver information for this next generation of drivers. The end of year co-curricular program provided a range of experiences including a Wellbeing Day that focused on preparing students for Year 11 and a careers day that provided an opportunity to participate in University tours and presentations together with interactive workshops. On the final day students visited Melbourne Cable Park. This was an opportunity to bring students together to reflect on their school year and celebrate achievements.

Congratulations to Year 10 on their successes and taking up the opportunities that challenged them to improve and develop their skills and knowledge. Many thanks to the dedicated Year 10 Council for its leadership, organisation and enthusiastic support throughout the year.

Lisa Costello Year 10 Learning Coordinator

Work Experience This year, we were given the opportunity to undertake work experience. Most students chose to explore options of work experience in the career path they would like to take when leaving school. We did our work experience at the Toyota Technical Centre and an architectural design company.

We were assigned many different roles and tasks which we found intriguing and engaging and gave us an insight into potential career paths.

We both enjoyed this experience as we didn’t have a very good understanding of work life and this showed us a unique aspect of this. Doing work experience helped us to make concrete and informed decisions about which subjects to choose next year and we learnt life and business skills such as organisation and time management. We were made to feel very welcome and accepted by the co-workers and they provided ample occasions for us to learn in this new environment.

Maddison Davis and Hannah Hodges

Interdisciplinary Unit Day In Term 2, Year 10s had their Interdisciplinary Unit day. This day involved activities related to two subjects, Art and LOTE. We were placed into groups of three with people doing the same LOTE subject - Chinese or French and had to work together to complete the activity. Each person in the group was in a different room around the school and had a different job to do. One person had to translate sentences from French or Chinese into English. The second person had to draw a pictogram for each of the sentences. The final person had to put the sentences and pictograms in the correct order of the story. After each group had finished this, we had to make a video clip with our pictograms and a voiceover in French or Chinese. The day was very enjoyable and a good way to practice oral skills in LOTE. Emily Pavic

Reach Foundation – Hero’s Day This year was Mater Christi’s first time attending the Reach Foundation’s Hero’s Day. Not only was it a great opportunity for Year 9 and 10 students to step out of comfort zones, but it was also great to hear the stories of other students lives.

The program involved people who wanted to share a part of their life with others but who may not have felt comfortable doing this at school or on their own. It was a chance for people who were ready to apologise, share a talent, tell their parents they loved them or even share a magic trick that they had mastered. Overall the experience was very enlightening and fulfilling. We learnt life skills that will help us later in life.

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SENIOR SCHOOL Careers Expo In early May, Year 10’s travelled to Caulfield Racecourse to attend the Careers Expo. Universities, TAFE’s and other providers showed the different pathways we can follow once we leave school.

This was a great way for Year 10’s to understand the subject pathway which they might take in order to get to where they want. It was also helpful for students who didn’t know what they wanted to pursue prior to the Careers Expo as we could see potential directions that we hadn’t thought of before. The expo was a great opportunity to ask questions about our future or courses that looked interesting, to attend lectures on potential career pathways and to see the wide range of different career opportunities.

Jess Chapman

Mock Interviews This was a professional situation where we got the opportunity to undertake a real job interview, with employers from a range of places like hairdressing, retail and hospitality.

Before the day we had to prepare a resumé and cover letter for the interview. This included a number of details that give the employer background information about us.

In the cover letter, we gave reasons why we would be a good fit for the job, by explaining our qualities and what we could bring to the workplace, should we be chosen to fill that position. Overall, the interviews were a good experience in preparation for our future working lives.

Justice Singh and Stephanie Williams

Central Australia Over 10 days in September, 44 students visited Central Australia. We left early, filled with excitement and enthusiasm and we were not disappointed when we arrived at Alice Springs airport. The dusty expanse was a new experience for many of us and we eagerly set up our tents despite the heat. However, nothing was quite as good as getting our bright orange Central Australia hats on the first day.

We spent two days in Alice Springs, visiting the town, Simpson’s Gap and trying out bush tucker food. Next, we headed to King Creek Station and spent time at the Karrke Indigenous community, helping them garden and learning about their culture. We also visited Kings Canyon National Park, completing a picturesque rim walk around the canyon. After three nights, we were back on the bus and on route for Yulara. We spent the next two days visiting Uluru, as well as neighbouring rock formations such as Kata Tjuta. Some of us also took up the opportunity to see these sights in a helicopter. The last night spent in Yulara favoured us with good weather, enabling us to sleep under the stars.

From Yulara, we travelled home via Coober Pedy, where we had a mining tour and slept underground. Overall, the trip was an amazing experience which we will cherish and remember forever.

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Personal Project The Personal Project is a significant milestone in the journey of a Middle Year Program (MYP) learner. It is the culmination of studies for all Year 10 students and is a stepping stone towards future academic work, whether it be VCE or VCAL. The project provides a unique opportunity for students to explore a topic of personal interest or learn a new skill while also showcasing knowledge gained and skills already developed throughout the MYP journey.

Skills such as self-management, critical and creativethinking, research, social and communication are essential for independent learning. These skills have also been identified as necessary for employment and that is why the Personal Project contributes greatly to the development of the whole person.

Year 10 students completed six months of independent inquiry supported by a mentor and their family and friends.

Many projects this year focused on sustainability, learning new skills, raising awareness of illness and helping vulnerable members of society.

Students have learnt valuable lessons in time management, accepting and acting upon feedback and resilience.

Congratulations to all students on completion of the project.

Jennifer Cain Personal Project Coordinator

Family Tree My personal project was about my family heritage and the towns my four grandparents came from in Italy.

I chose this topic because I think all families should have a family tree to pass down to future generations.

Before I started, I didn’t know much about where my grandparents were from. I researched the names, dates and places of birth of my parents, grandparents and great grandparents. I also found out as much as I could about the four towns my grandparents were from.

I then planned how to present the information in a clear and interesting way.

Completing the project required good organisational skills to ensure everything was completed on time.

Bianca Caron

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Hair 4 Life I wanted to raise money and awareness of the challenges faced by children going through chemotherapy.

I chose this topic because I recognise how lucky I am to be able to exercise and do what I wish with my own hair.

I think it’s extremely important to remember the freedom we have and not to take it for granted. Also, I have always wanted to donate my hair to a cancer foundation and raise money to support those experiencing cancer.

I set a goal of raising $1,000 and to do this created a Triathlon. I covered the distance between Mater Christi College and the Royal Children’s Hospital; first by walking, then riding, then swimming and recorded how long each journey took me. I was able to enlist 32 sponsors and raised $1,160 in total.

Through the project, I researched different aspects of cancer, including what happens to children during chemotherapy and the kinds of support available to them and their parents. I learnt that children undergoing chemotherapy often lose their own identity and can gain, strengthen or lose relationships with family and friends.

From a personal perspective, I was surprised how cold I was outside after shaving my own head and how it affected my immune system.

I really enjoyed creating my Personal Project and having people donate to my fundraiser. I felt like I accomplished something huge through helping someone in need.

Ella Liebler

SENIOR SCHOOL Healthy Eating Made Easy My personal project was about Type 2 Diabetes, which is becoming more common in society each day. I made a healthy eating cookbook, as a preventative step, to help reduce the number of Australians being diagnosed with the disease each year.

My inspiration for this project was my Grandpa. After he was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, he found it difficult to enjoy food again, considering the major lifestyle changes he had to make due to his condition.

First, I researched the causes of Type 2 Diabetes and the impact it has on adolescents and older Australians. I then designed and produced the cookbook.

Through the project I learnt more about the causes of the disease and the effect it has on many Australians. I gained a deeper understanding about the importance of healthy eating and good nutrition. I also learnt about the correct daily intake of different nutrients. This became a key part of my project as I included the Nutritional Value Tables for each recipe.

It was an interesting topic and I learnt a lot about Type 2 Diabetes and nutrition. I also enjoyed gaining a deeper connection with my Grandpa on a topic that is important to him and his health.

Olivia Eastwood

Poverty in the Philippines For my Personal Project I chose to focus on poverty in the Philippines. Thirty eight percent of people in the Philippines live in slums, unable to provide a suitable living for themselves and their family. They cannot afford basic living expenses or other essentials that determine their quality of life.

My goal was to contribute to the solution of ending poverty through a fundraiser, with all the proceeds going towards The Good Samaritan Sisters Early Learning Project in the Philippines. This organisation aims to help lift young children out of poverty by providing the education that families are unable to afford. Money donated is used to provide children with life skills, literacy, numeracy and other skills needed to create a better future for themselves and their family.

I created a social media-based fundraiser that was open to the public. I sold a range of unused items and set up a portal for friends, families and others to contribute to via Facebook. From the online fundraiser I raised a total of $500 which has been donated to The Good Samaritan Sisters Early Learning Project.

Doing my Personal Project has inspired me to continue to contribute to society by helping those in need, in any way I can. Through the project I have been able to make a difference in the lives of some people affected by poverty, through fundraising and educating others on this pressing issue.

Sri Lankan Influence and Culture For my Personal Project I chose to recreate a traditional Sri Lankan artwork, because I wanted to learn more about my culture’s style of art. I researched different Sri Lankan artworks including painting, pottery and jewellery. I also looked at the different styles of painting including Kandyan Procession and Sigiriya.

Overall, my Personal Project was a journey I will never forget. It was challenging and stressful, but informative and a great learning experience that has enhanced my knowledge and skills in organisation, planning, communication and research.

Indigo Bryant

From my research, I decided to do a painting using Sigiriya art as the influence. I chose to do a painting as my mother has done many paintings, so I wanted to create one as well. I chose to use Sigiriya art as the influence, because I wanted to challenge myself and to expand my drawing and painting skills. Also, I liked the look of this style.

It was a challenge to make sure the project was ready for the submission date, but I really enjoyed doing the painting and learning about Sri Lankan culture and art.

Eliza Pereira

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MIDDLE SCHOOL What a busy and productive year 2019 has been for students in Years 7, 8 and 9. Middle School students have been provided with many opportunities for learning both in and out of the classroom and have grasped these with enthusiasm and positivity. Challenging learning programs and interdisciplinary activities have enabled students to make connections between their classroom learning and the real world.

Informed by the International Baccalaureate mission to develop active, compassionate and life-long learners, the Middle Year’s Program (MYP) has enabled our students to develop a distinct set of attributes. The attributes identified in the Learner Profile encourages students to strive to be inquirers, thinkers, communicators, risk-takers, knowledgeable, caring, open-minded, balanced and reflective. These qualities embodied in the learner profile, have helped our students make valuable contributions to the Middle School and many students have been recognised and celebrated at Middle School and Year Level Assemblies.

Students have undertaken various activities such as; excursions, camps, reflection days, fundraiser initiatives, interdisciplinary units, sport, iChooz program, student leadership, liturgies, music, House activities, Masses and various clubs on offer throughout the year. It is always encouraging to witness the enthusiastic participation of our students and teachers and the way they embrace their love of learning.

I would like to acknowledge 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 positive psychology and student wellbeing continues to be the foundation for real and authentic learning and happy students.

Marlo VanderZalm Head of Middle School

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Year 9 Year 9 appears to be the year that students will ask ‘Why do we have to learn this?’. As educators we continually strive to find the balance between the vital tools for success in the senior years and a program that provides enough stimulus to ensure the students are engaged throughout their learning.

The Discover Program provides a framework to build necessary skills and tools to manage student wellbeing in a variety of situations such as dealing with problems; living harmoniously with others; managing their emotional state when things get tough; assessing and taking calculated risks; recognising the needs and defending the rights of others; remaining true to themselves; knowing when to turn the other cheek; reflecting on their actions; praying; knowing when to lead and when to follow with grace and to work towards being part of and contributing to a better world.

The Pastoral Program complements the Discover Program, focusing on life skills, emotional intelligence and creating a sense of belonging within the Year 9 cohort and community. The Sexual Assault Prevention Program in Secondary Schools (SAPPSS) studied in Term 4 is important for promoting the prevention of violence against women, teaching positive respectful relationships and reducing the incidence and impacts of sexual assault.

In addition, Year 9 students begin to plan for their careers through the Career Pathways Program. Students participated in many career-driven activities and were able to connect with the Careers Coordinator in preparation for their pathway into Senior School. With many new skills and a vision for their future, the Year 9 students are ready for Senior School.

Vicki Godfrey Year 9 Learning Coordinator

Identity In Identity, we learnt about our Indigenous Australian culture and history. We began to understand our nation’s values leading to the further learning of our own identities.

We explored the impact of European settlement and examined the changes experienced as a result of colonisation and migration. We considered ideas of sacredness and spirituality and identified the importance of reconciliation. Activities we did to better understand the content of the subject included watching Rabbit Proof Fence, completing the Wurundjeri Walking Tour and presenting a political campaign. I found this subject enjoyable and it increased my knowledge of Australian culture and history.

Brianna Wilcox

Adventure Adventure incorporates outdoor education, physical education and humanities. Before going to camp, our class researched facts about the national park and trained our bodies to prepare for the hikes to come.

We went to Hard Rock to learn rock climbing and abseiling.

This helped us overcome mental blocks and pushed us to do our best on camp. We also learnt how to use Trangias to cook our food properly.

On camp we visited many places including, Bramber Cultural Centre where we learnt about the history of Airward, painted boomerangs and tried some interesting food like emu, kangaroo and crocodile. We hiked up to the Pinnacle, visited MacKenzie Falls and climbed Mt Rosea.

On the last day, we went to Hollow Mountain and completed abseiling and rock climbing.

We overcame many challenges and faced fears during camp. We encouraged and supported one another and had each other’s back through the whole camp. When we went abseiling, Brayden our supervisor helped us understand the perceived risk vs. the actual risk to help motivate us down the wall. Overall, the Adventure program was an amazing experience and our class has benefitted and grown from the program.

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Expression Expression encouraged us to explore a range of different arts and technology subjects such as Dance, Drama, Music, Textiles and Food Technology. Students were to choose one arts subject and one technology subject that interested them. They would then use the skills learnt to create fabulous projects that were presented to the class at the end of the unit. The freedom of choice for the individual projects made Expression a highly anticipated part of the Year 9 Discover program. Over 7 weeks, we gained many new skills such as jewellery making, cooking and sewing.

Some students discovered hidden talents that they never knew existed, which made the unit a positive self-discovery and learning experience. It is fair to say that overall, the majority of the girls enjoyed Expression and would classify it as one of the highlights of their year.

Thinking about possible careers can at first be daunting and confusing. However, coming into Year 9 Careers Day we were introduced to so many new and exciting future opportunities. We were able to explore different career paths depending on our interests, using a website called WIRL. This enabled us to get a general idea on different job opportunities and watch a range of videos from people working in a particular field. This helped to give a clear insight to life beyond school. To end the day, we did 'hands-on' activities such as learning CPR, managing a photoshoot and forensic fingerprinting. Careers day was both exciting and really helped to set us up for the coming years.

Jasmine Andrews

Ignite The Passion During Term 3 we did a program called Ignite the Passion.

A small group who volunteered travelled to St Joseph’s Primary School in Boronia and taught lessons such as cooking and sport to Grade 6 girls. Over two lessons we taught the students how to make dumplings, rum balls, sausage rolls and cookies. We learnt new skills in leadership and responsibility because it was a bit challenging at times.

Overall, this experience was rewarding and we hope the girls had as much fun as we did.

Caitlin Falovic

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Communication

Self Defence

Communication was a great way to learn more about media, making sure our voices are being heard about current issues in our world today. We had the task of choosing two topics, researching them in depth and then making a podcast and an article out of our research. I have learnt from Communication, how to display my information accurately and make it interesting. I really enjoyed doing Communication because we had the freedom to choose what topics interested us. My class had a large range of topics such as ‘Dog Breed Stereotypes’ and Negative Press Coverage’ to ‘Forced Marriage: Is it Good or Bad?’

During the Challenge unit, each class undertook self-defence classes during their PE lessons. We learnt how to defend ourselves and to be street smart and more confident. We developed an awareness to be able to protect ourselves, especially if we get approached or attacked by a stranger or even a known person. We had lessons to learn moves to disable the attacker. In the final lesson we were given the opportunity to demonstrate what we had learnt on an attacker who was a self-defence teacher.

Teneal Wakker

This rotation was a great way to get to know how we best learn. As the assessment was due at the end of the unit we had to be diligent and keep working towards it and not get distracted.

Lily Calvert

Challenge In Challenge we learnt how to 3D print, code with Scratch, construct EV3 Robots and play with technology such as Sphero’s and Drones. The Yarra Ranges excursions gave us the skills to make a prototype for a wearable technology that we imagined could exist in our world. The tasks we did in Challenge provided valuable tools and skills for a digital world. My favourite part of Challenge was coding because it allowed me to be creative and use my imagination to create a game in Scratch.

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Year 8 As the Year Level Coordinator, it has been a pleasure to help the Year 8 cohort embrace the many opportunities afforded them at the College. It has enabled them to grow and engage as young leaders and learners. Year 8's have readily embarked as ambassadors for the College as Student Service helpers, tour guides and being active participants in many school events such as the school production, sporting teams and collecting donations for our Good Samaritan Ministries in the Philippines.

Margherita Magagna Year 8 Learning Coordinator

Interdisciplinary Day 2019 Science/Humanities In March, the Year 8’s had their Interdisciplinary Unit day.

The goal of the day was to combine science and humanities and to create a news report on a natural disaster. Our guest speaker, Robyn Mansfield spoke to us about her job. She helps with the recovery and prevention stage of a natural disaster.

For the remainder of the day, we got to research and create our news report on a chosen disaster (earthquake, tsunami or volcanic eruption). Overall, the day was heaps of fun and we all learnt so much from Robyn.

Ebony Davine

Wellbeing Day Wellbeing Day started with an inspiring movie; Queen of Katwe. It opened our minds and hearts to kindness, gratitude and relationships. These formed the key topics of the day.

The movie was based on a true story about a young Ugandan girl who lived in a less fortunate community and continuously strived to reach her goals, to create a better future for herself and her family. Her perseverance and determination were highlighted and is a key point that we were able to take away from this day. Her ability to create strong relationships with peers and teachers in her community demonstrated how valuable friends and family are in our life and how we should be thankful for them.

We reflected upon our own relationships and took time to write special cards and messages to family members. We used this time to be thankful and appreciative of those we love and have helped us in many ways through our life.

The day enabled us to acknowledge what we are grateful for and what we have personally contributed to make a difference for others in our family or wider community. This resulted in the creation of Acts of Kindness Jars now located in the psychology office. This is to encourage anyone who reads them to contribute an act of kindness which will make someone’s day and spread happiness. Overall, we were reminded to be grateful for the people in our lives who support us whether it be a teacher, psychologist, friend or our family.

Danielle Cooke, Charli Hart and Racquel Pospischil

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MIDDLE SCHOOL Medieval Day To finally experience things that we had only talked about in class and participate in modified versions of games that people over hundreds of years ago played was surreal. We got to dress up as a knight in chain mail or like someone straight off a street from the Middle Ages. Personally, I liked the fencing and learning about plated armor and weapons used in the later part of the Middle Ages. Not only was it fun to fence with your friends but it was interesting to see the advancements that have been made over time.

Alicia Petersen

Flipside – Brainstorm Productions Year 8’s were treated to a show by Brainstorm Productions about the effects and risks of social media and online bullying. “Flipside” informed us about the multiple effects that online bullying can cause and how to prevent it. The performers were extremely engaging and captured our attention from the moment they began. Throughout the performance, they included facts and statistics showing us just how dangerous the web can be.

The play also showed us solutions and tips on what to do if we are stuck in a situation online. It encouraged us to be proactive and take action if we witness any online bullying and to inform an adult immediately. Overall, the performance was very effective and gave all of us important messages to take away from the experience. The performance was then backed up with a series of pastoral lesson activities dealing with the ethical use of social media, the positive role different platforms can have if used wisely and how to deal with cyberbullying.

Elisa Morales and Jovi Simon

Reflection Day On Reflection Day the Year 8’s participated in various activities that related to the Benedictine Values. This included learning about the Good Samaritan Foundation and its role helping communities in Australia and overseas such as the Philippines. We played games to test our communication, Kahoots to test our knowledge about the Philippines and we also split into groups to discuss and learn about the Benedictine values. Those values include humility, stewardship, hospitality, peace, justice and community. We also learnt how scarce food and other opportunities are in the Philippines and how $1.50 can send one child to school for a month.

Through this day of reflection, we learnt that giving to someone else can change their lives and also bring joy to ours.

Emmie Hervert

Project Thrive Earlier this year, the Year 8’s and 9’s listened to Andrea Downie from Project Thrive with their parents. Project Thrive is an organisation that speaks to students about stress, wellbeing and mental health.

Andrea addressed the topic of mental health and phone use with a positive outlook and highlighted that mental health and wellbeing can be influenced by social media.

She also identified the pressures that teenagers experience caused by social media. Social media enables users to share their experiences and activities for their friends and family to see. However, this creates the feeling of being left out or loneliness, which can really affect a young person’s wellbeing.

Andrea shared a variety of ways for parents to get their child off the phone and create friendships. She said that relationships are fundamental for wellbeing. She encouraged parents to limit phone use, understand how social media works and spend time with their children.

She highlighted the need to avoid phone use while driving and most of all, recognise the positives of technology.

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Year 7 Year 7 students have embraced the true spirit of the Mater Christi community. It has been a pleasure seeing the girls grow through wonderful activities in the Pastoral Program, their learning activities as well as a wide range of extra-curricular activities.

Their spirit of giving was demonstrated by their efforts in the lead up to Mater Day that supports the Good Samaritan Foundation. Year 7 is an important time to make new friends, learn to problem solve and challenge themselves, while discovering and exploring their new environment.

Community Day with St Joseph’s In May, Year 7 students from Mater Christi and St Joseph’s travelled to St. John the Baptist in Ferntree Gully to celebrate Mass as part of our community day.

After Mass, we walked to St Joseph’s and played Kahoot getting to know each other. We then got onto buses to travel to Rollerama for an afternoon of roller skating. It was a good day and there were only a few falls, but luckily everyone could laugh it off.

Abbey Morris

The girls have put in a solid effort throughout Year 7 and we hope this will continue to drive them to great things throughout their time at Mater Christi College and beyond.

Barbara Alexander Year 7 Learning Coordinator

Welcome Night and Movie In February, Year 7 students and parents participated in a “Welcome Night”.

Parents listened to an informative session from Judith Locke a clinical psychologist who specialises in parenting and child wellbeing.

For students the night consisted of free time and games, a dinner of burgers from Café Bene and watching the movie Wonder. It helped us to know our classmates better and to continue to build friendships. Overall, it was a great night that helped us settle into the Mater Christi community.

Allegra Castro

Reflection Day During Term 1, the Year 7’s participated in a Reflection day.

This day involved doing group activities and working as a team to understand the story of the Good Samaritan and its significance. The games were enjoyable but also gave us an opportunity to make new friendships and learn the Benedictine Values. The whole day was about showing empathy, hospitality, stewardship, community and love of neighbour to everyone including strangers.

Towards the end of the day we celebrated by having a whole school Mass, this included singing, listening and learning. Overall, it was inspiring and reflective.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL Wellbeing Day During Term 3, Wellbeing day was held for Year 7. We watched a movie called ‘Inside Out’. The movie is about the emotions and thoughts that are in our heads. We were then given worksheets that enabled us to identify what we typically do in conflict and brainstormed coping strategies that would be helpful in these situations. Overall, it was a fun day and everyone learnt something new about themselves.

Milla Macallan

Yarra Ranges Tech School Robotics, coding and virtual reality are some of the activities the Year 7’s participated in at the Yarra Ranges Tech School.

The virtual reality activity was very interesting. "Once you had the headset on, it was like you were in a different world!" Students had to guide a spider through a maze using a controller. We then created our own character.

Robotics was next as we learnt how coding corresponds to the robots’ behaviour. We raced the robots around a track with the majority crossing the finish line.

Students then designed their own bag tag on a computer.

We chose a font and size and then sent it to the 3D printer to create. It was very interesting as everyone got to observe the different stages the printer went through to actually make the final product. We also heard about emerging technology and future careers. It was fascinating to see how we might live in the future.

Jen McDonald

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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

This year we welcomed 14 new International students to the Mater Christi College community. We celebrated their transition to our school with local area excursions that enabled students to get acquainted with our wildlife and customs and build connections with new friends while experiencing a traditional Australian barbecue set against the backdrop of the beautiful Dandenong Ranges.

A major goal for the Senior School team was to make International students more visible in our community.

Our Chinese New Year celebrations afforded opportunities for local students to learn more about this important cultural event via competitions and winners were invited to share in a lunch with staff and International students. Chinese music filled the air and there truly was a joyous atmosphere.

In Term 3 we were joined by four enthusiastic Japanese exchange students. They immersed themselves in classes and developed relationships with local students by helping to make origami cranes to bring awareness and show our support of asylum seekers.

Our thanks go out to the Year 11 Personal Development VCAL team who hosted our International Student lunch.

This new initiative provided opportunities to strengthen friendships and allowed us to come together as a community to celebrate the year in a welcoming and informal setting.

Nicole Biggelaar International Student Coordinator

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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM Reflections I was only 12 years old when I first came to Mater Christi.

Everything was new to me, so I was very scared and didn’t know what to do. My thanks go out to all the teachers and friends who have helped and supported me through the past 6 years at Mater.

Studying overseas can be tough, but at the same time, I was able to learn about myself as well as others. I know how lucky I am to be part of this International program and being able to meet amazing friends and teachers. My final year at Mater Christi has been such a special and joyful year.

I will never forget the precious memories that I gained.

Anri Kim Year 12 This year, we experienced lots of great activities in our school. Personally, the most impressive activity was Mater Day. We had the colour run around Belgrave as a way to raise money for people who need help in our society.

Although we ran in the rain, we still had so much fun.

It was a great opportunity for us to be with the whole school and enjoy the party after running. We had delicious food from food trucks and danced in the hall together.

Besides that, Mater Christi also set some activities mainly for International students like the Chinese New Year lunch as a way to help us to reduce our homesickness.

Yao Shen and Yawei Chi Year 11 I came to Mater Christi in August. On the first day I thought the students were very friendly and the teachers were very kind, but I was a little afraid because my English was not very good. But, I still feel very happy in school!

Shi Tong Wei Year 9

Japanese Exchange Students At our welcome, we had a great opportunity to try various Australian traditional sweets and foods and to have a conversation with our teachers and host families to break the ice. I talked with some teachers and host families and I felt more confident because some of them praised my awkward English.

Our teacher took us to some landmarks in the local area and we enjoyed a BBQ under the winter sky. It was also my first time to have kangaroo meat and I found it very delicious and healthier than other meats. I also learnt that this area had an interesting history and beautiful natural environment.

Ayaka Ueno Year 10 My host family love to watch football, so I went to a football game and watched it with my host family. On the weekends we also spent a lot of time sightseeing in the city of Melbourne. My host family have helped create lots of special memories for me.

Miari Iizuka Year 10

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DOMAIN ARTS What a joy it was to start the year with Hayley Leech winning the Archbishop of Melbourne Award for Religious Art. The exhibition also displayed four other Mater Christi students; Anastasia Armitage for her Year 8 Film, India Griffiths and her pencil self-portrait with wattle, Gemma Masterson for her scraper board saint and Indiana Gaunt with her photograph of a girl with balloon.

This was quickly followed by two more of our successful Mater Christi VCE students Mieke Florisson and Annabel Wiener whose works were displayed in the ‘Yarra Ranges VCE Creative Showcase’ an annual celebration of the creative talents of art and studio art students at Burrinja Cultural Centre.

Mater Christi not only celebrates these outstanding successes, we also celebrate the arts in many of our everyday educational endeavours, for example the students produce creative responses at their reflection days, within STEAM and at the Year 12 retreat where students complete art for younger students to appreciate and admire. The students also unite in Houses to work together as a team during the Chalk Art Competition where the senior students engage, motivate and lead our Year 7’s.

The VCE Visual Art students visited the National Gallery of Victoria to see the Escher X Nendo exhibition, where they also had the privilege of a lecture by a past Mater Christi student who now works at the NGV as an educator. This trip fostered independence and promoted an understanding in a range of exhibition spaces, as they also visited the artist run initiative of the Degraves Street underpass which had work representing symbols of art and design from specific periods of time through woman’s perspective. Lastly the time students spent at the State Library of Victoria where they looked specifically at the architecture as well as a book illustration exhibition.

On another excursion the VCE Studio Art students visited ‘Tarrawarra’ International exhibit of 2019 ‘The tangible trace’ and ‘Art at Linden Gate’ which, exhibits artists at all stages of their artistic careers and the students met the wellknown sculptor, Ernst Fries who generously showed them his studio, techniques and shared life story.

Arts Captains Mater Christi has had a varied and exciting year of Arts events in 2019. It has been filled with talented students broadcasting and expressing their creative endeavours with their peers and with the whole school.

In Term 1, the Year 7 and 12 students competed in a Chalk Art Competition across the four School Houses. The day was filled with lots of joy and bonding between the two-year levels. Gibbons House took out the win on this day creating an artwork based on monsters and unicorns.

Term 2 saw the Year 10’s participating in painting their bodies to camouflage against a variety of animal textures and prints. While this happened in Visual Arts, the Year 12’s were dramatically engaged in an ‘Evolution roleplay’ performance during the STEAM cup.

In Term 3 on Mater Day, the school competed in the House Performing Arts Competition. Students who volunteered to perform in the event worked with students from all year levels and their House Captains. Overall, MacKillop came out on top, winning for the fourth year in a row.

This year, we saw the combined talent of Mater Christi and St Joseph’s in the College production of A Chorus Line: High School Edition. The students worked on this production all year and were so excited to perform. Term 3 also saw our annual Variety Night Concert, with students from Mater Christi and St Joseph’s presenting items. This was a night where students, teachers and parents came to watch the talented students who had worked hard in their chosen art form to showcase their passion.

This year has been very successful in the Arts department with the STEAM team. It has been an honour to represent the Middle School arts and we had a very enjoyable time.

Tamsyn Hansell and Catalina Macfarlane Year 9

As well as experiences external to the school, the visual art department invited in a local artist Ingrid Schmidt to enrich the student’s Year 9 Expression program. Ingrid fostered an understanding of the creative process around jewellery making. The students watched her create and discuss her experiences and were then encouraged to use at least three different techniques to produce work.

Congratulations to all the arts students who displayed their outstanding work in October. We encourage them to always be excited by art and to foster a richer life with it.

Caroline Wareham Arts Domain Leader

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DOMAIN ARTS Studio Arts – NGV Excursion In April, the Years 11 and 12 Studio Art class visited the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), where the Escher and Nendo, “Between Two Worlds” exhibition was being showcased. At the gallery, we learnt about the many design ideas the NGV has to consider when presenting an exhibition, as well as the inspiration and influence of the extraordinary Dutch artist, M.C Escher and the Japanese design studio, Nendo.

Finally, we were given the opportunity to visit Top Arts, where previous students have their Studio Art folios and artworks on display. This allowed us to reflect on our own work and gain inspiration from the processes and practices of past students.

India Griffiths Year 11

Top Screen Excursion During Term 1, the combined class of Year 11 and Year 12 media students headed to the city to watch the top Year 12 media films from 2018 at The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). With excitement, anticipation and curiosity we sat in the large cinema and enjoyed 14 films from students across Victoria.

Each film differed from the other with various forms of animation, comedic, horror or drama genre. While watching and indulging in all the films and being entertained, we were also inspired. Seeing an array of film types and various creative ideas, transitions, shots and angles, song choices, use of dialogue and lighting was highly educating, motivating and interesting. Personally, narrowing down the one particular film I favoured most is near impossible.

All of the films were brilliant in their own way and prompted sparks of imaginative creativity in each of us.

The excursion left us eager to begin our own process and journey in creating a film to the same standard and quality.

Rhianna George Year 11

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DOMAIN ARTS Drama We look back on 2019 as another successful year of Drama at Mater Christi College. In Middle School, drama students in Year 7 developed their confidence through a number of workshops and performances. They also developed their expressive and performance skills through the exploration and performance of Fantasy Plays such as ‘A Mad Tea Party’, ‘Big Red Beanie’, Jack and His Beans Talk’ and ‘Goldilocks and the Three Squares.’ In Year 8, students explored Greek Theatre tragedy and the use of the chorus in this performance style. They also worked on the characterisation of stock characters such as the villain, hero and damsel in the comedic performance style of Melodrama. Year 9 students explored improvisation, object transformation and taking a script to screen as a part of their Expression rotation. Overall, many creative interpretations were witnessed and many laughs shared.

At the Senior School, Year 10 Drama students created monologues using Stanislavski’s techniques of Realism and created ensemble performances based on exploring issues such as ‘Global Warming’, ‘Body Image’ and ‘Domestic Violence’. VCE Drama students also created ensemble performances that focused on the sociology and psychology surrounding social media and how it is more than just technology. Students performed these at Burrinja Cultural Centre for an audience of family and friends.

The Year 12 students finished the year by performing their VCAA solos at the Senior Performing Arts evening and then to the VCAA assessors as a part of their performance exam.

The solos were based on a variety of characters, including The Toy (Slinky from the film ‘Toy Story’), The Gangster (from the life and times of Al Capone), The Queen of the Red Hat Society, Miss Scarlett and a Gothic Spirit (lingering at the Villa Diodati). The students also saw a range of professional performances this year including ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, ‘Robot Song’ and ‘One the Bear’.

They were also fortunate enough to witness Abbey Hutcheon’s solo performance (class of 2018) presented as a part of the Top Class Drama Season of Excellence early in the year. What a jam-packed year of Drama!

Nardia Trubridge Drama/Dance Teacher

Dance Mater Christi College dancers have had a wonderful year of performance.

The Expression Program at Year 9 enabled a number of students to explore the field of dance in a creative direction of their choice. This included some outstanding projects from a number of students who were responsible for the creation of theme, choreography and performance. Some memorable projects included Charlotte Rose performing a Hip Hop Solo, Lani Sutherland performing a contemporary solo and Erin McPeake creating and directing a multimedia film about ‘growing up’ that featured dance.

In VCE Dance students engaged with a variety of different professional texts for analysis including ‘Cry’ by Alvin Ailey and ‘Take Me to Church’ by Sergei Polunin. Students worked with past student Amelia Edwards developing contemporary and jazz technique through their learnt works ‘After the Disaster’ and ‘Feel it Still’ before performing it to the wider community at the Senior Performing Arts Night in September. Also on the performance night students showed their Composition Trios displaying a variety of technique, choreographic and personal artistry skills. The dancers showed off their expertise in a range of different dance styles including jazz, contemporary and ballet.

Dancers also performed in a number of College events including the 2019 Combined Schools Production of ‘A Chorus Line: High School Edition’, House Performing Arts, Arts and Technology week workshops and the Year 8 Dance Competition.

Sarah Owen Dance Teacher

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ART GALLERY

Tasita Tropea

Charlie Bakker

India Griffiths

Phoebe Wilhelm

Maddison Trill

Keeley Bakes Nicci Baum

Holly Johnson

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Zoe Haritos

Viktorija Strazdauskaite

Jessie Jordan

ART GALLERY

Ruby Bakker

Willow Baker

Gosia Piosicka

Bronwyn Ireland

Emily Cantwell

Charlotte Flynn

Siju Li

Isabella Thomas

Sasha Neilson

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Throughout the rehearsal process, there was a great sense of enthusiasm, friendship and teamwork amongst the Mater Christi and St Joseph’s students. This energy continued into Production week during the Technical and Dress Rehearsals and flowed into each and every performance.

The resilience, hard work and commitment to performance from each and every student, resulted in a highly polished production. The band found the music challenging, the actors were challenged vocally by the harmonies and dancing, as well as some of the story telling involved. The small team of crew was student run and were at times, presented with some challenging technical issues, which they managed with quick decision making. However, all students positively embraced these challenges and rose above them with enthusiasm and positive support for each other.

Mater Christi College combine with St Joseph’s College to present an annual Musical, with each school hosting and producing the show on alternate years.

It was Mater Christi College’s turn in 2019, with the production of choice being A Chorus Line – High School Edition. Auditions were held and the production cast, for most students, at the end of 2018. Year 7 students had the opportunity to audition at the commencement of 2019.

A Chorus Line is a musical that is quite demanding in terms of its musical numbers, requiring all of the cast members to sing harmonies, learn multiple dance numbers as well as act. Students developed their skills in these areas twice weekly over a six-month rehearsal period. They learnt vocals with Graham Balderstone and choreography and acting with Sarah Owen and Libbie Rogers. Simultaneously, Graham Balderstone, supported

by Mary Lo, also ran the band rehearsals, while the crew organised and sorted props and costumes.

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A Chorus Line is a musical with memorable songs and an unusually broad range of lead characters with interesting and relatable stories to tell. It is a true ensemble piece that allows a number of individuals to shine and shine, they did.

Libbie Rogers Director and Producer

PERFORMING ARTS I played the lead role of Val Clark in A Chorus Line.

With support from everyone involved, I developed confidence and a real passion for a life on stage singing, dancing and acting. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to get involved as it was the best experience of my schooling to date.

Bailey Sykes Year 11 It was a fantastic experience, with the highlight being the friendships and bonds created over the lengthy rehearsal process with cast, crew and band members.

Existing friendships were strengthened, new friendships were established and it was great to welcome younger students into our production family.

Millie Metcalfe Year 11

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MUSIC 2019 has provided our music students with many opportunities to perform both within the College and the community. School fêtes were a source of performance opportunities, with appreciative primary school audiences.

Within the College ensembles and individuals had the pleasure of performing at events such as College assemblies, Masses and lunchtime concerts.

The Mater Christi VCE Music students and their teacher Elize Brozgul continued the collaborative relationship with St. Joseph’s College VCE Music Class and their teacher, Bronwyn Dean. Throughout the year, combined VCE Performance evenings were held, hosting students and staff from St. Joseph’s. These provided a supportive formal performance environment in which performance practise was undertaken, feedback provided and experience gained.

A further collaborative activity was the combined College production of “A Chorus Line: High School Edition”. I had the pleasure of working with the band, chorus and featured vocalists from both schools, who worked tirelessly to achieve a very high musical result. It was clear from the atmosphere of fun and determination that this was another highly positive learning experience for the students.

The Senior Performing Arts Evening was another successful celebration of Music Dance and Drama. Students once again were given the opportunity to perform various works in a formal setting, gaining more valuable experience to complement their VCE work, with feedback provided from each of their teachers.

We wish our students all the best in their Musical endeavours going forward and as always enjoyed the privilege of watching them grow and develop into accomplished, confident performers.

Graham Balderstone Head of Music

VCE Music Over the past year of VCE music, the class have achieved many goals and learnt new skills. From the start of the year, students have worked towards perfecting their final performance repertoire, either in groups or a solo performance. Our class was made up of a variety of different performers, including a solo clarinet, a piano and voice group, solo voice and a vocal trio. Having a variety of different instruments in our class allowed us to be exposed to different styles of music and develop our knowledge.

Throughout the year, the VCE music class have been able to perform in a number of different environments, including school assemblies, small in-school concerts and our VCE performance night. Due to the multiple opportunities presented to us, we were able to develop confidence as performers in preparation for our final exam.

My personal experience of VCE music has been filled with both highs and lows. Like any VCE subject, it comes with its own challenges, the main challenge being accelerating into Year 12, without doing the Year 11 course. Along with the two other higher study girls, we helped each other overcome the difficulties by supporting each other and asking for assistance when required. The overall sense of achievement was worth any stress. I am part of a trio, with the two other Year 11 students in our class. Throughout the year, we have all improved tremendously, both technically and through our understanding of musical concepts. My friendships with the students in the trio and the class have been strengthened as we have laughed and cried our way through rehearsals, technical work SACs, theory and oral classes and performances.

Millie Metcalfe Year 11

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MUSIC Year 8 Music In music this year, we have learnt African drumming. As part of the drumming unit we had to create a song in a group and perform in front of the class while also researching the back story of how African drumming started.

Another task we did was about emotions. We were given two emotions (eg. jovial and sorry) and with those emotions we made up a song on GarageBand. While we were creating our songs, we filled in a journal about our emotions.

Ali Sanna Year 8

Strings Ensemble Strings Ensemble includes a range of girls from different Year levels who play a number of instruments such as guitar, cello, violin, viola and piano. We meet every Tuesday lunchtime to rehearse a variety of songs ranging from Forest Gump to Perfect by Ed Sheeran. We perform lunchtime concerts, school events and assemblies throughout the year. These events give us an opportunity to perform in front of others, develop music skills and gain more confidence.

Jasmine Andrews and Mackenzie Procter Year 9

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DOMAIN ENGLISH “When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young”.

– Maya Angelou Inspired by Maya Angelou’s words, 2019 provided us with wonderful opportunities to explore, create, analyse, evaluate and reflect as students expanded their horizons and took a leap into the many worlds offered in literature.

Year 7s engaged in a variety of tasks designed to introduce them to high school English and stimulate their thinking notable activities included Mater News and directing their dystopian films which yielded some incredibly creative movies. Year 7s also participated in Mater Christi’s first Drop Everything and Read Challenge which encouraged them to find a minimum of 15 minutes per day to read. The results of this challenge were extremely pleasing with students surprising themselves at the amount of time they could find to read per day. And they kept the school librarians busy as they sought out more books to feed their new reading habits.

Finally, our Year 12 students embraced their final year of formal English classes, creating and presenting their points of view about contentious current topics such as changing the national anthem, the merits of the Medevac Bill and outright bans of single use plastics. They also critically examined how authors use real events to create historical fiction set in the 17th century and 1950s. Literature students explored erudite texts ranging from Shakespeare’s genius with comedic satire through the worlds of the Regency and a newly Industrial England and then into our modern world with literature that examines contemporary concerns and the English Language classes explored double speak, euphemisms, teen slang and how identity is established through language use.

Torie Gordon English Domain Leader

Year 8 students studied a variety of text types, from some twisted short stories by the likes of Roald Dahl and Edgar Allen Poe to a student favourite, Goodnight Mister Tom and finished off the year with some impressive debates and slam poetry recitals. In Year 9, students studied the language of the bard, reading the timeless classic Romeo and Juliet; polished their presentation skills in their public speaking class; and studied the craft of writers and artists who wrote about conflict and struggle during the Holocaust, producing their own evocative writing.

To prepare them for VCE and VCAL subject selection, Year 10 students undertook a range of English discipline studies with a particular focus on perspective, justice and equality by studying To Kill a Mockingbird, The Help, and various contemporary speeches from Stan Grant, Julia Gillard, Emma Watson and Barack Obama.

Fortunate to have the choice of three VCE English disciplines - Mainstream, Literature and English Language Year 11 students launched themselves into their VCE studies.

English Language students took a journey through history, tracing English origins from its 5th century roots through to modern-day language Literature students examined popular and modern classics from new perspectives such as with a Marxist or Feminist lens and Mainstream English students learnt about the difficult path women have faced in the fight for recognition and equal opportunity through the study of Brooklyn, Bombshells and Suffragette.

Bombshells Incursion As part of Year 11 English, we were fortunate to experience a performance of a series of monologues from Joanna Murray Smith’s Bombshells. The monologues, spoken from the perspective of women at various points in their lives, were performed by a professional theatre company, Eagle’s Nest. It was a great experience as the performers were able to bring to life the characters that we had all pictured in our minds.

The session highlighted the different personalities and events that happen in an everyday woman’s life. The characters were disparate in terms of age, social situations and life experience. The best part of the whole day was when one of the performers showcased the experience of an elderly woman, Winsome Webster and her sexual awakening, to the shock of the audience. Overall, the performance was both engaging and edifying, piquing student interest in the text.

Annika Harman Year 11

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DOMAIN ENGLISH Reverse Poem – Good Relationships

Skrzynecki Visit

I hate you So I’ll never say that You’re the best teacher I’ve ever had I know in my heart that The way you act is stupid And that Being my teacher doesn’t make me happy I refuse to believe that You are extraordinary You’re nothing No longer can I say that You’re the best

To help us prepare for our Year 12 English Creative SAC we were visited by the author of Old/New World Poetry, Peter Skrzynecki. Skrzynecki regaled us with stories of his past, growing up in Germany to Polish and Ukrainian parents and coming to Australia as a five-year-old migrant in 1949, as well as how he goes about the writing process. Hearing about the inspiration of Skrzynecki’s poetry particularly the influence his family had on his work was the main inspiration for my creative piece, as I took particular interest in the story of his real father whom he has never met, with the only memory of him being a single photograph in the aptly titled poem, One Photograph. I decided to take this interest further and use it as the basis for my creative writing, taking a broader view on how his biological father’s lack of presence and the question about who this man was managed to influence his life.

Thalia Romero-Hill Year 9

Write Club Write Club has given us the chance to hone our skills and grow as writers – whether that be through spontaneous writing exercises, or consistent work on writing projects, no Tuesday is ever the same. One day at Write Club could be spent being guided by the all-sacred writing-prompt dice, where we’re challenged to make something out of modern Hieroglyphs and the next could be spent discussing and drafting pieces for competitions, such as those of Voiceworks Magazine and Furious Fiction. And some days, we’re given an image, and it’s up to us to turn that image into the foundation for something exciting.

On those days, the room is filled with quiet, except for the scratching of pen on paper (or the furious clicking of keys).

Recently, we were also given the opportunity to attend the acclaimed Melbourne Writers Festival. There, we listened to published authors, like the winner of this year’s Inky Awards, Lynette Noni. As the year drew to its close, we turned our sights to poetry, writing our own funny little stanzas and developing our own rhythm.

Pat Foo Year 12 “Okay, I’m going in,” I hissed to my partner, Teddy.

I handed him my torch and began climbing up the building using the pipe running down from the roof. As much as I wanted to be sure that Teddy was still below me, I couldn’t look down. Reaching Eugene’s window, I peeked through.

A rather prominent lump in the mounds of sheets on his bed indicated his presence. It moved up and down with each deep inhale and exhale. I managed to wedge my fingers underneath the shutters and I slowly shifted them upwards.

Analeigh Birch Year 12

Who’s Outside? (extract from Year 8 Fractured Fairytales) I woke with a start. It was past midnight and the second I woke up I could tell something was off. I silently slipped out of bed and tip toed towards the light switch. After I turned on the light, I scanned the room. Nothing seemed to be out of place but as I looked out the window into the dark and silent night, an icy chill ran down my spine. For a split second, I could just make out the silhouette of a man standing next to the old shed.

I blinked to see if my eyes were deceiving me and when I looked back, there was nothing near the shed but an old crow standing in a patch of moonlight. I could see its dark, beady eye staring up at me, as if it was trying to warn me about something. I quickly turned away from the window, I knew that I could sometimes get a little paranoid and out of hand with my imagination so I lay back down on my bed and tried to get back to sleep.

As I lay in the silence, I couldn’t stop thinking about what I had seen, or rather, what I thought I had seen, out in the garden. Was there really someone outside? If so, why were they here in the middle of the night? Was someone trying to rob me or did they have darker plans in mind?

Hannah Koolstra Year 8

When those pathetic shutters would not budge anymore, I crawled inside onto the carpet and quickly stood up again.

Eugene turned over to face the ceiling. His eyes were open.

I froze in my patch of darkness, but he gave no inclination that he knew an unwanted someone was in his bedroom.

He turned over again, and I prayed to God that he had closed his eyes again. I tiptoed towards his bedroom door and gently pulled it open until it had created enough space, and swiftly passed through it.

Chloe Telling Year 8

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DOMAIN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION The Health and Physical Education (HPE) Domain had another fun filled year in 2019. It provided students with a range of exciting opportunities with a number of excursions, incursions, Year level competitions and the thrilling staff vs students matches.

Students in Year 7 and 8 continued their cardiovascular growth setting new personal records each term. They work extremely hard over the year to improve their fitness and it has paid off.

Running club in 2019 has also taken off in only its second year. We have seen an increase in participation, despite the early morning starts. Every Tuesday the girls participate in a challenging running session down on Belgrave Oval. We have also added a Thursday training session, alternating the focus to power and strength while implementing a range of HIIT and circuit sessions.

The ultimate beep test challenge went to new heights this year with Nikki Stanic winning the Middle School section with a score of 12.2 and Sienna Hayman came in second with 11.5. A top three was rounded out with Sophie Johnstone with 10.10 The Seniors wanted to go one up on the Juniors with Ashleigh Gasson setting a new college record with a huge score of 13.2. Jennifer Sahely came in second place with 12.6 and Georgia O’Halloran finished third with 11.5.

Health and Physical Education week ran later in the year.

It was an action-packed week with each day focusing on a different dimension of health - physical, spiritual, social and mental health with RUOK day.

Melinda Lovat HPE Domain Leader

Middle School Sports Captains The Year 7 students kicked the year off with athletics to help them with skills for the House Athletics Carnival.

They also showed their creativity in the gymnastics unit and completed a football codes unit with the highlight being rugby. They had fun while learning a new sport from the Melbourne Rebels players.

Students in Year 8 began the year developing netball skills and then participated in the Year 8 Netball Round Robin.

Using these skills, they quickly moved onto learning European handball, a new and challenging sport for all.

With the success and fun of the netball round robin the classes were excited for a new competition. They challenged each other in the Volleyball World Cup, where they showed off their skills and got dressed up in their country colours, with China the victors. At the end of the year, all of the classes competed in the annual dance off where they all hoped to be champions.

Students in Year 9 experienced the Adventure Program, where we built our cardiovascular fitness to meet our personal fitness goals. We prepared for the Grampians camp with day hikes and rock-climbing.

In Year 10, some students choose the Living Safely unit, where they were engaged in a variety of topics which assisted them in understanding smart life choices. In addition, they visited METEC where they participated in driving lessons.

The Year 10 Competitive Sport unit led their own lessons for a sport of their choice. They ran a fitness, skills and tactical lesson and ran multiple round robins.

Students in Year 12 used advanced equipment to assist them in understanding energy systems, fatigue and recovery with Mets Performance Consulting. They were also lucky enough to have these experts teach them a Biomechanics session. As well as this, they covered fitness components, training methods, training principles and fitness testing.

Madyson Merrett and Taylah Diedrich Middle School Sports Captains

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DOMAIN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Outdoor Education Outdoor Education at Mater Christi engages students in practical and active learning experiences in natural environments and settings typically beyond the school boundary. In these environments, students develop knowledge, understanding and skills to move safely and competently while valuing a positive relationship with and promoting the sustainable use of outdoor environments.

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. The students learn how to prepare for and participate in an independent overnight camping trip. This experience is a way of exploring self and nature and the lesson that can be learned from minimal and sustainable living.

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

Through adventurous activities, fieldwork, nature study and conservation work, students are exposed to issuebased approaches that involve philosophical enquiry and systematic thinking. This content encourages students to face issues and consider their societies existing values while determining the values the society needs to adopt for more sustainable lifestyles. It allows students to develop the value of re-connectedness. It prompts students to respond to the elements and natural rhythms of the environment while helping to rebuild their connection with the earth.

Snow Trip 2019 On a wintry Friday in August, 23 Year 11’s and 12’s began the 6 hour drive to Falls Creek for the weekend. We began our mornings with lessons, the beginner skiers practicing their turns on Mouse Trap and the more intermediate skiers learning how to pole plant and exploring the other side of the mountain. The snowboarders went into the park and practiced jumps and the beginners learnt the falling leaf technique.

Afternoons were spent on Wombat’s Ramble, Drover’s, Highway 83 and Main Street enhancing our skills. It was a great weekend, learning how to ski, snowboard and enjoying the slopes.

Grace Hardwick Year 12

This year, our Year 9 and VCE classes have participated in a range of outdoor adventures around Victoria: - Bushwalking/Hiking and camping at Wilsons Promontory, Great Otway National Park and Grampians National Park.

- Trangia cooking - Kayaking, Yarra River - High Ropes Course, Trees Adventure in Belgrave - Rock Climbing and Abseiling, Hardrock indoor climbing, Grampians and Werribee Gorge - Indigenous session at the Cranbourne Botanical Gardens - Bike riding, Lysterfield Lake - Community action along Belgrave Rail Trail - Penguin Parade, Eco boat tour and desalination tour at Phillip Island - Cross Country Skiing at Lake Mountain Eliza Johns Outdoor Education Coordinator

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DOMAIN HUMANITIES Collaboration, critical thinking, engagement and studentinquiry are just some of the words that describe the Humanities domain in 2019. The focus on developing critical thinking skills with our students has remained the main objective and mission of the Humanities team this year.

Activities, lessons and conversations within the Humanities subjects have engaged, challenged and supported students to explore and understand the world around them. The teachers have designed their units around teaching our students how to actively and critically engage in their internal and external environments, with the aim to teach them and provide them with the necessary tools of how to think for themselves.

A highlight of Humanities’ week was the annual student v’s teacher debate, where the students took the affirmative stance on whether Humanities is the only subject that will save the world from complete destruction. Those involved presented engaging, thought-provoking arguments and our students (Emma Schmidt, Chioma Anyadoro and Alannah McPeake) exemplified how essential an understanding of the Humanities is.

Alarming data suggesting that many, especially the young and female population lack the skills to be self-sufficient and achieve financial stability saw the Commerce unit launched in the Year 9 Discover Program this year. The program has been well received by students. There have been many engaging activities for the students this year which can be seen in the following student reflections.

Janine Callahan Humanities Domain Leader

Constitutional Convention In June, Mater Christi hosted the Constitutional Convention, where students from various schools meet to discuss different views on politics. The day was full of interesting discussions and presentations.

To begin, we did some icebreaker activities to help us get to know our peers from other schools. Then we split into groups to talk about our different stances and opinions on Australia’s government and politics. During this time, we developed questions to ask our guest speaker, Sami Shah. Sami Shah is an author, journalist and comedian from Pakistan, who hosted the show, ‘News Weakly’. We all thoroughly enjoyed Sami’s presentation and asked him many questions. Sami talked about his opinions on politics and how the Australian and Pakistani governments differ, including Pakistan’s history of dictatorship and Australia’s history of deposing its Prime Ministers.

To finish the day, we debated the topic ‘A general election should be immediately called if a Prime Minister is deposed by their party’. Overall, it was a highly enjoyable and informative day and I recommend it to future students from Senior School Councils. I learned things about politics and different governments that I didn’t know before attending the Convention.

Justice Singh Year 10

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Year 9 Commerce When introduced to the Commerce subject I was overjoyed with a chance to learn a valuable life skill and possibly find a new interest in business and economics.

We were introduced to the concept of financial literacy, where we developed the ability to be fluent with money and commerce to ensure secure lifestyle for all. This led to understanding supply and demand, being a smart consumer, an introduction to economics, knowledge on types of income, building our resumés and understanding the Australian Tax System. I found this subject incredibly practical and beneficial as we plan for future financial independence.

Madison Zapanta Year 9 In the Discover program this year we learnt a variety of new things and developed our understanding and knowledge of new topics. In the ‘Challenge’ unit, we undertook humanities as one of the core subjects, where we studied commerce and economics. When we were introduced to the topic, I was a bit hesitant and was unsure whether I would enjoy it or not. Originally, I thought it was only about money, but it was so much more than that.

During the unit we learnt how to write resumés and cover letters. This was extremely useful to a large number of us as now is the time we are able to start applying for part-time jobs. We developed our knowledge regarding what goods and services are, how trades occur, exports and imports, the law of demand, the law of supply, and what opportunity costs are.

Sienna Cross Year 9

DOMAIN HUMANITIES ANZAC Day Service Having the opportunity to attend the ANZAC ceremony at the 1000 steps was a humbling experience. Gathering together with other schools from the surrounding area to pay homage and respect to the sacrifices made by soldiers in the WW1 campaign reminded us how fortunate we are to be living in a free and just democracy.

The service consisted of prayers, songs and poems dedicated to the ANZAC’s, as well as presentations from veterans, families and other significant individuals. Overall is was a moving experience that reminded us what true Australian spirit is.

Alannah McPeake and Emma Schmidt Year 12

Melbourne Magistrates Court As part of Year 11 Legal Studies, we had the opportunity to participate in an excursion to the Ringwood Magistrates Court in order to understand how what we have learned applies to real word scenarios. Our class was lucky to experience a variety of cases, from run of the mill cases such as speeding fines or, in one interesting incident, a couch fire, to more high-profile cases that involved violent offences. This experience opened our eyes to the wide range of career options available, as it provided insight into the inner workings of the court system and the sheer number of people involved, from Magistrates to clerks to lawyers. It also had the benefit of instilling our learning in a more practical method, allowing us to witness the legal system in action.

Emma Gerber and Molly Stow Year 11

Life Cycle and Sustainability of a Product During Term 2 in Humanities, Year 8 students looked at the life cycle and sustainability of a product. We were asked to research a product and find out the economic, environmental, social costs and benefits associated with its production.

I choose to research mobile phones and I found it very interesting that some brands of phones are very sustainable and others are not. We used the right (creative) side of our brain to create a mind map of our research and the left side of our brain to do our write ups.

Near the end of the term we watched the movie 2040, which was very informative and related to our topic of sustainability. At the end of the term, we looked at sustainability advertising and how effective it can be in changing the behaviour of consumers. I enjoyed creating my own advertisement on the amount of rubbish that is in the ocean.

This topic gave me a lot of insight into the need to become more sustainable with our everyday routines. It was a very engaging unit.

Simone Martin Year 8

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DOMAIN LOTE A recent BBC article declared that “learning a new language is an inherently scary idea. Thousands of unfamiliar words, an entirely different grammatical structure and the high potential for embarrassment are enough to intimidate many of us” (Rubinstein, 2019).

Although there may be potential for embarrassment and intimidation as students grapple with the correct way to conjugate in French or whether they have used the correct tone in Chinese, students have again demonstrated an admirable dedication to their language studies.

A quick visit into a LOTE classroom will see you greeted by a barrage of French and Chinese language as we endeavour to minimise the use of English in order to immerse students in an authentic environment and foster a love of language learning. A typical lesson is made up of numerous opportunities to practice pronunciation and conversation, grammar activities, songs, games including infamous Quizlet Live battles and Education Perfect competitions and even the occasional International Skype session.

With a focus on oral language and gestures, Year 7s simultaneously learnt The Three Little Pigs in Chinese and French and then faced the challenge of adapting the language from this well-known story into other everyday experiences. They participated in LOTE Day - an opportunity to engage in cultural and language-based activities designed to help them with the difficult decision of LOTE subject selection for Year 8. Year 8 students intensified their language acquisition, now only having to focus on one language, by learning relevant high-frequency vocabulary and expanding the context of these words. Year 9 students continued with the regular LOTE program but extended their language skills through ‘Communication’, an interdisciplinary subject part of the Discover Program.

By the end of Year 10, many students had completed their language journey, with students studying Chinese earning their VET Certificate II in Applied Language; however, others go on to complete Certificate III in Year 11 or VCE French.

To complement their French studies, 23 lucky Year 9 and 10 students flew to France and visited Paris and Amiens and attended a French Language school in Rouen.

It was not only students studying French who were given the opportunity for overseas travel with Year 9 students selected to participate in the Victorian Young Leaders Program to China: Sara Carlin, Sienna Cross, Cassidy Germano, Jade Hendy, Susoen Hellier, Talia Laurence, Charlotte Pither, Brianna Wilcox, Kaitlyn Wyborn and Madison Zapanta. They spent 6 weeks in China with 80 students from around Victoria refining their Mandarin, immersing themselves into Chinese life and developing leadership skills for the future with the aim of becoming true intercultural learners.

For the first time, Mater Christi offered Units 1-4 in Chinese First Language (having previously only offered Units 3 and 4), allowing Chinese-speaking students the opportunity to refine their first language skills and develop a greater appreciation of their own and other culture. In VCE French, students continued to enjoy the benefits of conversation classes learning more complex grammatical structures and exploring topics like education and personal aspirations.

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LOTE Day LOTE Day was an amazing opportunity for Year 7 students to learn about and experience French and Chinese culture, food and games. On this day, we were separated into groups and rotated around various Chinese and French activities.

First, there was a French performance which incorporated many famous French landmarks and cultural experiences such as mime performances, famous places such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe and traditional dishes such as escargot. We then played the traditional French game of pétanque, which is similar to lawn bowls and learnt to dance the can-can. We also played various Chinese games including dropping chopsticks into bottles.

To experience French and Chinese cuisine, we made (and ate) crepes and dumplings which were delicious. Overall the day was very fun and educational and gave us an insight into both countries’ cultures and tradition and made the decision of which language we would choose to continue in Year 8 even more difficult!

Jess Ashton-Smith and Sasha Neilson Year 7

China Trip This year, 10 students in Year 9 attended an immersion to China through the Victorian Young Leaders to China program. We spent two weeks in Beijing to study mandarin, Chinese culture and sightsee and three weeks at a local high school in Nanjing.

We visited all of the famous landmarks, including Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven, The Forbidden City, Summer Palace and, of course, the Great Wall. We didn’t realise that the wall was so steep, but we encouraged each other to get as high as we could. We also made friends with the other students in the program with some joining us in Nanjing and some going to Shanghai. Overall, this was an amazing, once in a lifetime opportunity, which I would definitely recommend for all.

Sara Carlin

DOMAIN LOTE Year 11 Chinese City Excursion

VCE French

In September, the Year 11 VET Chinese class went into the city for an exciting excursion. We were split into groups of two or three and were given a landmark, such as Federation Square, to make a one-minute tour guide video, in Chinese of course! After each group filmed their guide we went to China Town and had a hot pot buffet lunch, which was delicious. Overall, the day was very successful and helped us to learn more about Chinese culture and develop our language skills.

One of the reasons I chose to come to Mater Christi in Year 7 was because of the opportunity to learn French, a lifelong dream of mine. Throughout my years of high school I have been able to not only gain skills in speaking, writing, reading and listening in French, but I have also been exposed to French culture through activities such as French cooking classes and our Year 12 study of le cinéma Français.

Learning a second language has also helped to build my confidence, writing and communication skills and given me the unique opportunity to travel to France and experience life with a French family.

Lillie Park Jenkinson Year 11 The Year 11 Chinese class travelled to the city to explore different landmarks such as Flinders Street Station, Melbourne State Library and Chinatown. At each landmark students filmed themselves speaking in Chinese explaining the history of the landmark. When lunch came around, we feasted at House of Delight in Chinatown on a buffet of different foods, the main dish being a hot pot. It was a new experience for many of us, as most of us had never tried a hot pot before. It was a really fun and engaging day to learn, discover and try new things.

Tess Hayman Year 11

There is a lot of support available for the students learning French, including one-on-one conversation classes with a native French speaker who has helped us since Year 10 prepare for oral tasks. I will continue to incorporate French into my life once I leave school, as it has become part of my life and the skills I have learned, through my study of a second language will support me in other areas of my future endeavours.

Molly Dillon Year 12

France Trip This year, a number of Year 9 and 10 students took part in a trip of a lifetime to France. We were excited but also nervous about the adventure ahead, as we said goodbye and headed to the airport.

Arriving in Paris, we checked into our accommodation and began sightseeing. Over the next couple of days, we saw and learned many new things while putting our French to the test. Some of the famous landmarks we saw were the Louvre Museum, Arc de Triomphe, The Eiffel Tower, NotreDame de Paris and many churches.

We then travelled to Amiens and visited battlefields where Australians fought. It was very interesting to learn about the wars and Australia’s involvement and legacy. From Amiens we went to Rouen and met our host families. We spent the next week with our families while we attended a language school. I was very excited to learn new skills and work on my French language. After school each day, we would eat lunch at a different park near the school. We would then split into our two study groups and complete activities that consisted of a tour of the old town, a scavenger hunt around the city and my favourite macron making.

Sadly, we said goodbye to our host families and headed back to Paris for some last-minute sightseeing and shopping including a visit to Versailles.

We were very grateful to the teachers that made this trip possible. This will be a trip that we will never forget as we made new lifelong friendships and learned many things.

Chelsea Green Year 9

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DOMAIN MATHEMATICS A key focus for the Mathematics Domain this year has been number sense and multiplicity. These lay the foundations of all numeracy and mathematical concepts.

The Australian Science Mathematics Institute (AMSI) has provided training and guidance for staff and facilitated incursions for students from Year 7 to 10 on this theme.

We believe strongly in facilitating these concepts with topic work to enhance the mathematical knowledge and skills of our students.

We have also continued to develop growth mindset (abilities developed through effort, good teaching and persistence), feedback (timely formative tasks that promote reflection and improvement on direct and indirect skill areas) and conceptual understanding (understanding mathematical ideas and having the ability to transfer knowledge into new situations and apply it to new contexts) around the key focus of the year.

The Mathematics Domain has been able to provide other opportunities for students. These have come in the form of Maths Support program, MAV games day for a small group of Year 7 students, team teaching at Year 9 Enhanced Maths (guided by a range of teachers not just one), Problems of the Week at different year levels to promote problem solving skills and the Australian Mathematics Competition for all Year levels.

We are working to create a blend of opportunities that allow a variety of learning experiences for all students and staff. This is underpinned by the relationships built between students and teachers and supported with hands on activities to promote understanding and traditional lessons to consolidate understanding and knowledge.

George Chilianis Mathematics Domain Leader

Australian Mathematics Competition High Achievers Year 7 Distinction Sienna O’Connor Tong Zhu Sasha Neilson Tanya Kurumbalapitiya Matilda Hore Year 8 Distinction Hannah Koolstra Simone Martin Year 9 Distinction Bronya Robinson Sienna Cross Year 10 Distinction Emma Gerber Shan Mei Molly Stow Year 11 Distinction

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Year 7 AMSI Project In Term 2, students from Year 7 had the opportunity to have an incursion with Nadia from the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI). We got to explore different coping strategies with math problems and ways to figure out difficult problems mentally. Nadia taught us different games to do with maths. With a connection to fractions, she gave us an origami activity with instructions to fold the paper into different shapes and sizes. This helped students to find out how to add and subtract fractions in different ways. Nadia also introduced a new game where we had to try and think of as many different ways to figure out an equation in a certain time limit (within the range of 30-60 seconds). This game benefited some of the girls who needed a little bit more help with maths, to figure out questions without having to write them down on paper in a shorter amount of time. We were additionally given an activity to divide small pentagons into many different parts.

This gave the class a wider understanding of ways to divide shapes into fractions.

Nadia also spoke about her experience in growth mindset with maths, that there are many ways to solve a problem and that it takes time to fully understand problems. She told the girls that it “takes courage to ask for help.� Overall, Nadia really helped us have a better understanding on how to figure out maths equations more efficiently and quickly.

Shannara Fernando and Brianna Sinclair Year 7

DOMAIN MATHEMATICS Year 7 MAV Maths Games Day Can you solve this problem?

All the digits in a three-digit number are odd. If digits cannot be repeated, how many such numbers are divisible by three?

This is only one of the problems we had to solve at the Year 7 Maths Games Day! We were competing against about 50 teams from 28 different schools. During the day we solved lots of problems and puzzles and played a variety of challenging maths games. Our favourite activity was competing against students from other schools in one on one Mathematic-Tac-Toe and Number 31. The hardest part of the day was the mathematical relay. Time was against us as we had to run to collect a problem and then back to our team to solve the problem. We managed to solve 8 out the 14 problems we attempted. The day was fun although our brains were aching by the end of it! By the way the answer to the problem was 24!

Disha Adeshara, Sarah Barnett, Matilda Hore and Tanya Kurumbalapitiya Year 7

Year 9 Maths – What Have We Been Up To? In Maths this year, Year 9 students have been introduced to new topics, rules, problem solving techniques and have participated in many fun activities.

One of these included a tessellation assessment. A tessellation is an artwork created by placing geometric shapes and tiles together in a pattern so that there are no gaps or overlaps. Tessellations were made popular by the late M. C. Escher, who created amazingly intricate mathematical masterpieces. We were asked to conduct research about tessellations, particularly focusing on expanding our knowledge about M. C. Escher, how tessellations work and how they are created. Additionally, we were required to create our very own tessellation.

Number Talks...The Perfect Start to any Maths Class!

Through our relationship with the Australian Mathematics and Science Institute (AMSI) students have been undertaking ‘Number Talks’ in their classrooms. Number talks are short routines that provide students with meaningful mental computation strategies. A problem such as 16 x 25 is written on the board. Students are then given time to solve the problem in their heads. They are required to indicate when they have an answer and then asked to think about another way to solve the problem.

When the majority of students have an answer, students are required to share answers and the strategies they used to get the answer. Not only do they need to explain clearly; they must listen to each other. Students are surprised by the number of ways there are to solve a problem. This discussion between students and their teacher helps build mathematical competence, flexibility and number sense, which is so important for students doing all levels of Maths. It also helps to increase a student’s confidence as a mathematical thinker.

Debbie Gould Maths Teacher

Sienna Cross Year 9

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DOMAIN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Build community – welcome all as Christ

Faith and Liturgy Captains

We all value hospitality and community, so this year’s College theme calls for us to welcome others as Christ did and also to see the person of Christ in those we welcome.

In the Christian and Benedictine tradition, we have an imperative to regard the stranger as ‘good’ and welcome them. Why? Because they ask for our welcome, because they need a place to stay. St Benedict takes it further, asking us to be the initiators. In the Rule he wrote, the community “should try to be the first to show respect to the other.”

This year’s College theme was "Build community - welcome all as Christ”. It was quite a unique and in a sense harder theme to understand than those we have had in previous years, however as a school community we soon realised that essentially, it meant to be open, loving and welcoming to all people, no matter who they are, what they believe or where they come from, just like Jesus was. We believe this theme captured the essence of what our College is about and legacy we are hoping to leave behind, which is reflected in the Good Samaritan Story, where we see an act of selflessness and putting another person before one’s self.

We often regard the ‘stranger’ as an interruption or a problem who takes us away from our focus and yet, according to Benedict, the ‘stranger’ is at the heart of the community. To welcome all as Christ takes effort and courage, we need to put aside our preconceptions. But if we do welcome all as Christ, we will develop relationships that are built on deeper understanding, appreciation and hope. Caritas, Vinnies and the Good Samaritan Ministries give us opportunities to be Christ for others.

At the beginning of the year we decided that we were going to be different. We wanted our reflections to be relatable and genuinely inspire our peers. Together we worked hard to incorporate different issues and topics that were current and relevant at the time such as stress and anxiety, homelessness, friendships and time. We feel incredibly grateful to have been able to touch on topics we are passionate about and hope we inspired some thought or conversations about them.

In Christianity, the stranger is regarded as Christ himself.

The stranger or the outsider, is created in God’s image, with the ability to think, reason, love and create. Jesus constantly kept company and sought the outsider - he recognised the divine in them, he did not condemn. And so, this year, he challenges us to see the divine and full humanity in all.

Why? Not only because they need to be welcomed but because they too can reflect something of God back to us, and they can enrich us.

During the year we were involved in several events and campaigns regarding issues such as homelessness, poverty and environmental issues. We participated in the ‘St Vinnies Sleep Out’, where we slept in the school hall, attempting to understand how it felt to be homeless. This was a thought-provoking experience which enabled us to gain somewhat of an understanding for what these people are experiencing out in the cold. For the second year in a row, with the Student Representative Council (SRC) we organised and participated in the ‘Mater Day Fun Run’, in which we raised money for the Good Samaritan Foundation and their projects in Australia and overseas.

Ewa Toomey Faith Development Leader Lisa McLean RE Domain Leader

We believe the future Mater Christi College student leaders will carry on this legacy, welcoming all as Christ and will always be inspired by the story of the Good Samaritan.

Chioma Anyadoro and Alexandra Mai Senior School Faith and Liturgy Captains

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DOMAIN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Ministry Outreach Program As part of the Youth Ministry Program, eight students were able to further their leadership skills by assisting with St John the Baptist Primary School’s Grade 3/4 reflection day.

The day provided students with knowledge about the importance of the Eucharist in preparation for receiving the sacrament of their First Communion. We assisted the teachers in art, baking and reading activities before running our own short session. In this session, we played an ice breaker game before performing a modernised play of ‘The Road to Emmaus’.

Gabby Petersen and Gabby Sard Year 10

Mary MacKillop Centre Year 11 and 12 Religious education students visited the Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre where we learnt about Australia’s first saint and her extraordinary life. Throughout the tour, our class got the opportunity to look at mementoes from her childhood and learn about her spiritual journey as a nun.

As we walked through the same halls Mary did, we grew to understand how her charity work and devotion to educating the less fortunate changed the lives of hundreds of children across Australia.

Amelyn Gilbert Year 11

Interfaith Excursion In September, Year 11 students were invited to three different places of worship in our community. The excursion was focused on the importance of interfaith dialogue as we each built our understanding of a diverse range of religions.

My group visited the Islamic Society of Melbourne Eastern Region, Church of Our Lady’s Dormition, Russian Orthodox church and Wat Buddharangsi, a Cambodian Buddhist temple. What I found really interesting was the Buddhist view that greed, ignorance and hatred are the root of suffering. I also admired Islam’s emphasis on charity and generosity which was kindly reflected in the morning tea they provided us with. Overall it was a wonderful and eye-opening experience.

Catholic Action Program The Catholic Action Program (CAP) has been an eyeopening opportunity, learning about the issues that face us in the world outside school, including climate change, slavery, homelessness and asylum seekers. Having the opportunity to see the issues in our local environment such as Tin Shed or Soup Van, where we gave food and resources to people that are in need, made us realise that even just a friendly smile can help someone who is struggling.

We knew that homelessness was a problem here in Australia, but we didn’t realise that homelessness can affect many different types of people, some that weren’t expected. To anyone thinking of doing CAP we highly recommend taking part in this subject.

Ebony Dickinson and Kassidy Hawke Year 12

Jaime O’Sullivan Year 11

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DOMAIN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND STEWARDSHIP Social Justice Coordinator

Social Justice and Stewardship Captains

One of the gifts of being human is the rare and serious thing we call conscience. Conscience drives passion and is driven by passion in things that matter.

Throughout 2019 the Social Justice team has collaborated alongside Mr Sarris and the Catholic Action Program (CAP) to implement new environmentally focused initiatives, raise awareness about global issues as well as support local communities and Caritas Australia.

Social Justice is about responding to the awakening of conscience. Many of our students have demonstrated this heightened awareness of conscience and have participated in and acted upon things that matter. They have objected to the incarceration of those seeking refuge. They have recognised that supporting others to support themselves is a good thing. They have shared the Christian vision that all humans in all circumstances are entitled to dignity and respect and they have recognised that our planet is in dire need of care and though most cannot vote, some found a way to have their voices heard.

Congratulations to our Social Justice Captains, Anri Kim and Olivia Koolstra in Senior School and Anastasia Armitage and Erin McPeake in Middle School who have demonstrated that giving is about doing.

Con Sarris Social Justice and Stewardship Coordinator

We commenced the year supporting Project Compassion - the Caritas run Lenten fundraiser focused on promoting justice and ending poverty. The CAP class put in many hours organising a fantastic Trivia Night for which we filled every seat available. The money raised was distributed amongst communities in need across Australia, Solomon Islands, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.

The focus for Term 2 was the Tinnies for Vinnies campaign, where we collected donations of non-perishable food and sanitary items to aid Australians in need. Many girls also participated in the Winter Sleep Out, which focused on providing them with a better understanding of how it feels to sleep rough.

Our fundraisers and awareness initiatives became more environmentally focused in Term 3, with the main event of SoJuSt week being a clothes swap. The purpose of the clothes swap was to raise awareness of how fast fashion is damaging our environment. Thanks to one of our Middle School SoJuSt Captains, Anastasia Armitage, students were able to participate in a climate action program working with organisations such as Caritas, World Vision, NASA and more. The program involved using NASA technology to help map areas of degradation - with the maps then being studied and used in Kenyan Universities to help minimise poverty and global warming.

We have both enjoyed our position as SoJuSt Captains.

We would like to thank the SoJuSt team as well as the CAP class and Mr Sarris who supported us throughout the year.

Anri Kim and Olivia Koolstra Senior School SoJuSt Captains

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DOMAIN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND STEWARDSHIP Caritas Trivia Night This years Trivia Night ran by the Catholic Action Program (CAP) students, raised funds for Caritas Australia. During the evening, guest’s knowledge of categories such as Harry Potter, sports, music and celebrities was tested. With many guests bringing out their competitiveness, the night was one to remember as they debated with their teams on the correct answer. But points weren’t the only thing available on the night, the guests were able to purchase raffle tickets to win hampers, with items donated from staff and students. During intermission, there were other activities such as; guessing the amount of lollies in the jar and the night also featured a few games of kahoot and testing people’s knowledge of the Mater Christi College community.

Many guests went home with hands full of prizes and the knowledge of things they didn’t know before.

Haylee Deichsel and Molly Mardy Year 12

Climate Change. It will affect and it could define our future Climate change is already impacting the lives of millions of people around the world: from unpredictable seasons to rising sea levels, floods and droughts. Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Ironically, it is the world’s poorest and most marginalised populations that are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change - rural communities in developing countries that rely on the weather to grow enough food for their children; subsistence farmers who don’t have the resources to adapt to climate change, to change their job, to move their family, or to survive through another failed crop.

The Global Evergreening Alliance bring together organisations from around the world to support poor farming communities to develop farming systems that are more resilient to the impacts of climate change even in the face of a changing climate. These practices eradicate hunger and extreme poverty, while storing amounts of carbon in the landscape.

In August, a number of students came together to be part of a student-run project that tracks the progress and impact of this important work. We worked with Kenyatta University and the Global Evergreening Alliance to analyse satellite imagery of small-scale farms in Senegal, where these projects are being implemented. This was an amazing opportunity, because we were able to work collaboratively with university students from Kenya, learn how to use sophisticated remote-sensing techniques, engage directly with one of the world’s most ambitious development projects being implemented by World Vision and Catholic Relief Services and help address an issue that will impact our future.

St Vincent de Paul Social Justice Conference

Anastasia Armitage Year 9

In May, a group of girls from the Catholic Action Program, were selected to attend the St Vincent de Paul Social Justice Conference at the Abbotsford Convent. The conference was held for students from Years 10-12 who attend a Catholic school in Victoria. It gave us an opportunity to meet new people and embrace the perspectives of students from other schools about issues in our community such as homelessness.

The St Vincent de Paul Society is made up of a number of members and volunteers who work hard to assist people in need and combat social injustice across Australia.

The conference consisted of many engaging speeches about Vinnies and their work as well as a variety of workshops which encouraged us to take up leadership in our community. The conference was a huge success.

It really inspired us to go out and volunteer in our own communities; as well as learn about issues of injustice which we, as the future generation, can make a difference towards and bring about change.

Louise Punturere Year 11

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DOMAIN SCIENCE 2019 has been a year of scientific challenges and new experiences at Mater Christi College. This year the students have taken part in a range of learning activities as we build upon inquiry learning that is central to Science in our Middle Years Program (MYP).

Our Year 7 students had an incursion from Lizzy’s Lizzards to enhance their understanding of classification and differentiation of reptile species. They also had the option to take part in The Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) - Crystal Competition to build upon their understanding of chemistry and saturated solutions. Our annual Family Science Night was another highlight, that saw the families of Year 7 students challenged to build a Rube Goldberg machine. Creativity, cooperation, problem solving and teamwork skills were all incorporated in the fun evening, which was part of National Science Week.

The Year 8s have been exploring STEAM opportunities at Yarra Ranges Technical School as well as a small team participating in the Aurecon Bridge Building Competition.

The students were supplied basic building materials and then explored a range of engineering principals to build the strongest bridge. The Year 9 program continued to engage students in key science subjects. For the first time we had two students accepted into a 4 year program through The University of Melbourne called Girl Power in Engineering and IT, a major achievement.

The elective program for our Year 10 students allows them to discover what streams of science will be of most interest to them in the future. A group of Year 10s chose to participate in the Monash University program “Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship”, where they used a coding tool to create a new product. Another group took part in the Amazing Spaghetti Machine, which is a competition run through the faculty of Engineering at The University of Melbourne. Our VCE students had excursions to Monash University and The University of Melbourne to complement their learning in their scientific studies and also provide a taste of university life many are fast approaching.

Our goal moving into 2020 is to continue to build our students scientific skills such as problem solving, initiative and enterprise, data analysis and teamwork. There have never been more opportunities for women in science, and we aim to create future researchers best placed to maximise these opportunities.

Rhoda Gavin Science Domain Leader

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Captains STEM activities have been held in many ways this year.

Ranging from the annual STEM House Cup Challenge or as of this year the STEAM House Cup Challenge to Science Week and many other things The biggest event for the science/STEM area was the annual STEAM Cup Challenge, where this year each year level had an activity to complete. Then points were added up from each year level activity and combined activities in the Hall with Gibbons and Chishom equal STEAM House Cup winners.

Our role as Middle School STEM Captains was to plan and run activities for the Year 7 and Year 8’s. The Year 8’s had the theme of computational thinking and had to complete five different puzzles (Sudoku, series of Rebus Riddles, Sphero Race, decode a letter and Towers of Hanoi), each requiring them to think outside the box in a clever way.

The Year 7’s topic was science and engineering. They had to make balloon propelled cars. Each house designed and made their own cars to race. Sadly, some of the cars weren’t too successful, but it was a fun filled day.

During Science Week, there were many activities for students to get involved in highlighting the opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, from making slime to trying out Virtual Reality goggles and Little Bits electronic building blocks. The annual Year 7 and 8 Family Science Night also saw families build a Rube Goldberg machine which is a complex feat of engineering designed to complete a simple task.

This year has been quite an eventful year for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. We have really enjoyed our role as Middle School STEM Captains.

Cassidy Germano and Indigo Keating Year 9 STEM Captains

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Monash WISE Experience

Lizzy Lizzards Reptiles

In early June, four Year 10 students attended a workshop at Monash University designed to foster an interest in STEM. The basis of the day was creating our own entrepreneurship idea, which we then planned out and pitched to the attendees. We utilised a piece of technology called a Microbit, which we coded to demonstrate our concept.

Throughout the workshop we also had a mentor, a Monash student assigned to our group, who assisted us in the development of our idea and provided us with advice.

My class had a great time learning about the animals Lizzy Lizzards had bought in to show us. We learnt about different types of snakes, lizards and turtles and were allowed to pat each creature. Overall, I think that we all came out much more interested in reptiles and we all wanted it to last longer.

Our idea revolved around the unhealthy sleep patterns students develop and a method of combatting this.

We designed a chip that is adhered to mattresses that regulates sleeping patterns and is connected to an alarm system. The Microbit technology was incorporated as a weight sensor, which would determine when the mattress was in use and then trigger a sleep timer. Throughout the workshop we 'perfected a pitch' which was presented to the other teams.

It was an enjoyable day, as we were able to interact with students from other schools and participate in an area, we had little experience in prior to the workshop.

Emma Gerber and Molly Stow Year 10

The Royal Australian Chemical Institute – Crystal Competition Throughout Term 3, a group of Year 7 students had the opportunity to take part in the RACI Crystal Competition.

This competition is about nurturing creativity and science skills. The aim is to grow the most symmetrical crystal and capture this in a creative image. The process is documented in a journal which is also submitted for a potential prize. The crystal competition is such a fun and interesting opportunity. I have enjoyed learning with my fellow classmates and building my science skills. I am hopeful that Mater Christi has some winning crystals in the Victorian competition. This was a great competition and I enjoyed it so much!

Abby Pires Year 7

Family Science and Technology Night Family Science Night was a great opportunity for everyone to show off their creativity and teamwork. We were challenged to make a gigantic Spaghetti Machine that would work from start to end. All the families were given an area of the spaghetti machine to make and had to collaborate with the groups beside them. The night was a great opportunity for me and my family to connect our ideas and to use our creativity to make something unique.

There was alot of materials to use such as wood, string, blocks, dominoes and much more. At the end of the night we did a run through of the machine to see if it worked.

Although we did need to help the machine out as it didn’t flow through completely it was still fun to watch. It was amazing to see everyone’s designs and how different they were from one another. I really enjoyed making the Spaghetti Machine as my mind was wild with crazy and cool ideas for our part of the machine.

Jess Ashton-Smith Year 7

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DOMAIN STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics (STEAM) Captains This year we were given the wonderful opportunity to be the STEAM Captains. We were able to organise many activities with the help of the STEAM committee.

We ran the House Chalk Art Competition for the Year 7’s and 12’s. The theme was mythical monsters and we got to see so much creativity from all the Houses. Gibbons won based on their house participation and wonderful use of colour and space.

STEAM Cup was an inclusive full school event with STEAM activities happening across all year levels ranging from balloon propelled vehicles to a dramatic re-enactment of the extinction of the dinosaurs. It ended with an exciting full school cup tower stacking competition, with the overall results ending in a draw between Gibbons and Chisholm.

Science Week enabled students to engage in a range of science themed activities including slime making, VR and a photo competition. It was well received and got a lot of the younger students engaged in science. We ran lunchtime concerts to provide the VCE music class with opportunities to perform their repertoires before their big exam.

During late August, the school production 'A Chorus Line: High School Edition' showcased student’s abilities from Mater Christi and St Josephs in the cast, band and crew. With five amazing shows and a special pre-show for some Primary schools, the production was a clear highlight for the Arts department this year.

It has been a big year in the role of STEAM captains, which has provided us with many opportunities and helped us to enhance our organisation and communication skills.

We have really enjoyed the opportunities that taking on this role gave us.

Charlotte Buckingham Brown and Mieke Florrison STEAM Captains

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DOMAIN STEAM Yarra Ranges Technical School (YRTS) As part of Year 9 Challenge we visited Yarra Ranges Tech School where we were faced with two different design problems. Our first excursion was all about LittleBits, where we had to create some kind of wearable technology that could be used to help the community. My group created a thermometer that could be worn as a headband and whenever the temperature was over a certain degree the headband would beep to let the patient know if they were over-heating.

Our second excursion was about 3D printing. For this my group created a prototype ring. When you are in an emergency and the ambulance needs your medical ID, they scan the ring and it will come up on their device.

After participating in both excursions, I believe they worked very well hand in hand as you could create the shell with 3D printing and then experiment with what you want the device to do with the LittleBits.

I learnt that it takes a lot of trial and error and sometimes it might not work but that only builds to help you with your final product. The challenges I faced, I found beneficial as I am looking at working in the fields of coding and robotics.

The Amazing Spaghetti Machine Competition The title may sound strange but, in fact, this is simply an event where schools around the state create their own machines to meet a prompt.

The competition is based on Rube Goldberg machines, which are complex, exaggerated feats of engineering designed to complete a simple task. This year’s instruction was to raise a flag.

Throughout the months of preparation, we were required to build a machine that could effectively utilise a variety of mechanisms such as dominoes and marble tracks so that a flag could be raised at the conclusion of our 30 second segment. Each team across the state was given a budget of $70. However, we were able to use pieces from old machines, items collected from the physics lab and objects we had at home to prevent us from spending too much and purchasing unsustainable parts.

From the experience, we each developed skills related to the mechanism we concentrated on throughout the course of the project; learning and understanding the different elements to ensure that each step worked accordingly.

In addition to this we developed a strong foundation of teamwork, as well as patience, as the process could be tedious at times.

In the future, I would love to experiment more on what kinds of things can be created through coding and 3D printing software.

Meg Groeneveld Year 9

Girl Power in Engineering and IT Program Before this program, we only had a basic understanding of what engineering was and that it involved STEM-based creation and design. Now we realise that engineering employs critical thinking and problem-solving skills in order to make the world a better place. Engineering has changed and improved so many people’s lives and works to solve everyday problems for the benefit of society.

This program broadened our understanding of engineering and how we can be a part of changing the workforce in the future. We were exposed to all the different areas of engineering and IT and this helped us with exploring what interests us and how we can apply it to something as fun and beneficial as a career in STEM. We both enjoyed mechatronics, computer sciences and biomechanical. We programmed EV3 robots and attempted to create a prosthetic limb. The different ways in which engineering can be applied are amazing and all areas of engineering are fascinating.

Although it was sometimes difficult to brainstorm or overcome various obstacles, the experience was highly valuable as it enabled team bonding, an investigation of the basics of physics and a showcase of creativity outside the traditional artistic world.

The experience opened our minds to possible job opportunities in the future. We found out about the different types of engineering and how they are applied in everyday life. We highly recommend this program for students who have a passion for maths, science and want to make a difference.

Emma Gerber and Keely Rodgers Year 10

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DOMAIN TECHNOLOGY Mater Chef This year has been the second year of Mater Chef and the course is continually evolving for the better. Students once again completed the Belgrave Food Truck Burger Challenge and they continue to invent and produce unique and delicious burgers. These included hamburgers such as the ‘Miss Beet’ (a vegetarian burger, using a beetroot bun) and ‘The FOG Burger’ (a gluten free burger making reference to the Belgrave Winter and a play on the GFO symbol). The students have also undertaken a Budget Challenge, where they were asked to produce a meal for four adults, for under $10.00 and a Mystery Box Challenge requiring them to design and produce a meal from the ingredients in the pantry in 75 minutes.

However, the most rewarding challenge was the Team Challenge. For this task, students formed small groups and were required to plan and implement a food event to help support a community organisation. This could either be in the form of providing a service or to raise funds for a charity.

The community groups the students supported were varied and included organisations such as the Berwick CFA, The Tin Shed, a Charity Shop, a Primary School and a Retirement Village.

High Tea Students have again displayed an amazing level of skills and creativity in High Tea this year. They learned how to produce a range of High Tea food items, such as scones, chocolate eclairs, lamingtons and sausage rolls as well as researching and learning about the tradition of High Tea. They then undertook the challenge of cake decorating and designed and produced some amazing celebration cakes ranging from Baby Reveal cakes, to a 16th Birthday and Halloween inspired cakes.

This unit would not be complete without a High Tea experience and this year the students went on an excursion to ‘Hatter and the Hare’, in Bayswater. They enjoyed a delicious High Tea lunch and were able to observe the production of food items on a commercial level. The excursion was thoroughly enjoyed by all and was a wonderful way to celebrate the students achievements.

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DOMAIN TECHNOLOGY Food Technology This year in Year 8 food technology, we looked closely at the Australian guidelines for healthy eating, safety in the kitchen and all the different food groups. We started off making a fruity oat slice, then ended up cooking a pizza for our assessment task. We cooked once a fortnight, something different every time such as ham and cheese rings, choc chip muffins, fried rice, spaghetti and choc chip cookies.

After we finished cooking, we got rewarded by getting to eat what we had made and it always tasted great!

Mera Pringle Year 8

Mater Chef Team Challenge Year 7 Design Technology During Year 7 all students complete a semester of Design Technology - Textiles. The girls have enjoyed their time using the equipment in the textiles room including learning how to iron, thread the sewing machine and sewing. They have designed their own pyjama pants or boxer shorts, choosing their own fabric and individualising their designs.

Alongside the creative process, the students have also worked on their design folio which has documented the design process. Inquiring and analysing, developing ideas, creating solutions and evaluating are the sections that make up the design cycle process. Students are required to present their final garment as they would if they were marketing it for retail sale. The pride and excitement that the girls feel when they complete their garment is wonderful to see. The students also have the opportunity to create other products including an iPad cover, 3D printed design such as a button or label and accessories to match their boxer shorts or pyjama pants. All students are able to enjoy wearing something they have made with their own hands and have developed a life skill they can use into the future.

As part of our Year 10 Mater Chef class, we had to provide a service as a way to give back to a local community group.

Our group decided to provide a service to Waterford Valley Lakes Retirement Village for their ‘Happy Hour’. Together we cooked 10 different foods that included 5 savoury and 5 sweet items. Some of the items we made included sausage rolls, lemon slice, rumballs, quiches and brownies. We chose to have our event at a retirement village as we thought it would be a good opportunity to do something out of our comfort zones. The event we hosted for the retirement village was a surprise for them, so they were very pleased and excited when they found out. Through the completion of our event we learnt how to manage our time in the kitchen, how to cater for a number of people at the event and for individual dietary needs.

Olivia Eastwood Year 10

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Designer - Rahni Harrison Client - Samantha Smith

Designer - Vanessa Mackey Client - Josh Trippett

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CAREERS Careers Week Our Annual Careers Week aims to raise student awareness of the careers and courses available to them in various industries.

This year, displays and activities focussed on health, hospitality, event management, tourism and fashion and were designed to include students at all Year levels.

In addition to lunchtime quizzes and activities, appealing particularly to our younger students, Year 12 enjoyed a visit from Australian Catholic University (ACU) regarding their Early Achievers Program and latest course information.

Deakin International spoke to Year 11 and 12 International students, Deakin Health Faculty presented a lunchtime seminar to interested Senior School students and Year 10, 11 and 12 Product Design students went to Kangan Institute to participate in workshops around Fashion and Interior Design.

The key messages reinforced to students throughout the week were: - Career. It’s more than just a job.

- Discover who you are!

- You’re never too young to start exploring.

- Make well informed decisions.

- Keep learning. Be resilient.

Careers education is an important part of our students’ overall education at the College and begins at Year 7. This ensures students are well informed about their options by the time they reach Year 12 and are ready to make decisions about further education, training and employment.

This year at Mater Christi College we undertook the following activities: • All year levels completed a career action plan online • Career news delivered every fortnight • Applying for a job program • Careers Expo excursions • Fashion and Visual Merchandising Workshop • National Careers Week with a focus on vocational jobs • MCC Tertiary Expo • “What’s it Really Like” videos and job profiles workshop • One on one interviews with Year 11 and Year 12 students • University and Tertiary Provider Careers Day • Mock Interview Program • Work Experience opportunities • Structured Workplace Learning on-the-job • Girls in Engineering workshops • Multiple STEAM activities and excursions Andy Donnelly Careers Coordinator

Caulfield Careers Fair In Term 2, Year 10 students visited Caulfield Racecourse where we participated in the Careers Fair. The exhibits ranged from universities who gave us information about the kind of courses we could take to achieve our future career while others were on what we could do after school before university such as travelling. We were also exposed to different career paths that we could take after our university course. We were given lots of booklets and guides about the different courses that we were able to go through at home. There were also lectures we could listen to and they were very interesting and enlightening. Outside there were activities run by different universities. Some of these included creating your own tote bags, virtual reality driving, mini golf and an intelligence test where you could win prizes such as a jumper or mini sphero. Overall, it was a really fun day to spend with friends, gather knowledge and expand ideas for our future.

Cassidy Ede Year 10

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ZENITH PROGRAM 2019 has been another exciting year of learning and discovery for students in the Zenith program. Each year we focus on a particular theme, which for this year was Climate change and Sustainability an issue that has certainly attracted much attention in recent times.

We held two excursions to the Yarra Ranges Tech School.

The first had a focus on building models using a range of materials to experiment with creating energy-efficient housing. Using heat pads, fans, heat lamps and the plethora of other technology and materials available, the students tracked and analysed changes in their data using laptops, temperature sensors and dataloggers.

Our second excursion to Yarra Ranges Tech School focused on digital technologies in urban housing design.

Using professional-grade 3D modelling software, the students were given the following challenge: Design a 3D model of an urban property with the smallest carbon footprint possible. Once the students were confident with the software, they donned virtual reality goggles and experienced their properties in a 3D computer simulated environment. This gave them a closer view to allow them to adapt their designs.

Our sessions on campus investigated a range of topics on the issue of climate change. Through practical activities in the Science labs, students simulated and noted different phenomena and their effects on the oceans, including ocean warming, ocean acidification due to atmospheric carbon and the difference between land and sea-based glacial melting on sea levels. Students discussed and debated many concepts including emissions trading schemes and their effects on different stakeholders, scepticism versus denialism and the long-term effects of climate change on society. They also analysed and discussed different opinions and interpretations of Climate Art, after which students created their own pieces and discussed the messages behind their work.

We congratulate the Zenith students on another wonderful year of challenging, thought-provoking and high-quality work that culminated in the Zenith Presentation Evening.

Graham Balderstone and Rhoda Gavin Zenith Program Leaders

During Zenith in 2019, we focused on climate change and learning more about it and its impact. We started with learning the difference between weather and climate then continuing onto learning about how it has changed over the years and how its changing now. Some of the activities we did during the year were testing ocean acidity by blowing through a straw into a beaker of cabbage juice and creative climate art consisting of paper and technology methods. These activities enlightened us as to what we are doing to the climate and our earth. Overall, it was an amazing year of learning about climate change which is something that is very prevalent in our current world.

Jessica Silva Year 9

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LEARNING COMMONS The Learning Commons offers a collaborative physical and online space that ignites participatory learning for both students and staff supported by the team of teacherlibrarians and library technician.

It is the virtual hub of school activities and is the centre of inquiry, creating, performing and sharing. It is often the ‘third space’ for students; neither home nor school. It is a place young people love - their space.

Knowledge Week – Truth Integrity Knowledge Rochelle Kirkham (Class of 2014) spoke to the students about the values she learnt at Mater Christi that have shaped her career as a journalist for The Ballarat Courier.

She emphasised the importance of checking information before sharing on social media.

The Goose Chase Knowledge Quest and the daily Fake News Quiz challenged students to locate information and think critically while participating and exploring the resources of the Learning Commons.

Entrepreneurial skills were on display with the dazzling student Market Fair, featuring hand-drawn animal prints, crocheted chickens, bath pamper products, up-cycled jewellery and many more artisan goods.

A very successful Knowledge Week concluded with a teacher versus student Would I Lie To You game, where the student team claimed victory after using their questioning and reasoning skills to great effect.

Melbourne Writer’s Festival Students from both the Book and Write Club ventured to the Melbourne Writers’ Festival to participate in some thought-provoking sessions with authors. They were encouraged to persevere in their writing in order to improve and learn strategies to overcome writer’s block.

Students were also encouraged to include diverse characters in their writing to reflect the true nature of society. This was an enriching experience which added to the students’ perspective about writing and literature.

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Reading The fiction collection has been reorganised and arranged into genres not unlike a bookshop which has enabled students to easily find a book from their favourite category.

As a result, and in part, borrowing statistics have risen dramatically by 66% while eBook loans have also increased this year, climbing by 60%.

The Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) Challenge for Year 7 students began in Term 3 to promote reading for pleasure and invited students to find just ten minutes a week to read. The competition was fierce between classes who were keen to improve their overall total reading time.

When asked what the Drop Everything And Read Challenge has meant to students the responses were extremely encouraging and inciteful: • I have improved in my creative writing and speaking to people. Books have improved my vocabulary in many situations.

• This challenge has encouraged me to read much more and I found that reading calms me down.

• What has surprised me is that my English has been getting better. As I’m Sri Lankan I was not able to speak English very well.

• Yes, I learnt that reading could be fun because before I did not really like it because it was boring for me but now, I find it fun.

Research The Learning Commons team has supported the academic achievement of all students by curating online and print resources. These resources provide scaffolding for inquirybased learning projects and are accompanied by teaching the essential skills of research and critical thinking.

Jennifer Cain Head of Learning Commons

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SPORTS REPORT 2019 saw great participation and enthusiasm from girls in all year levels in an extensive range of sports. Everyone who participated gave it their all and this resulted in amazing results over the year, with many teams coming home with the win. Despite some extremely early mornings and hard training sessions we still beamed with pride wearing our MCC uniforms. We always gave 100% despite the conditions at many competitions.

The year started off with our annual Middle School Swimming Carnival. As usual it was the customary competitive and highly energetic spirit that made the day one to remember. It was amazing to see all the girls participating, cheering and performing well. The girls refused to let the poor weather conditions hinder their participation in the many events of the day.

To end an amazing year, we celebrated with the Sports Awards Night. On this night we acknowledged the amazing effort, energy and hard work of the girls. Awards presented on the night include 'Best Athlete' and 'Coach's Award’ in each sport and concluded with the overall 'Sportswoman of the Year' being awarded to one girl in each of the Junior, Intermediate and Senior levels.

Students are extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to be physically active and display our amazing talents through the sports offered. We are gratelful to the teachers who coached, encouraged, organised and met us often when it was still dark at the bus stop to head off for our day of competition. It was all greatly appreciated.

Tegan Stephenson Sports Captain

After having to reschedule the Athletics Carnival due to the hot weather, it turned out to be an extremely successful day. It was amazing to see everyone dressed up in their House colours. Not only was the variety of costumes in ‘Fashion on the Field’ fantastic, but also it was great to see everyone getting involved in the House spirit and track and field events. All year levels demonstrated amazing competition. After coming a close second last year, Chisholm celebrated a win and MacKillop again won ‘House Spirit’ this year.

Along with the House events the girls had the opportunity to engage and participate in a wide variety of sports throughout the year. The sports ranged from equestrian to gymnastics, volleyball to football and basketball to cricket. The girls trained hard prior to competition day and the efforts put into the lunchtime and after school training sessions ensured the girls competed well, showed determination, encouragement and enthusiasm often producing amazing results. We are extremely proud of every girl who participated.

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SPORTS RESULTS Junior Sportswoman of the Year

Ultimate Beep Test Challenge

Champions Cup Basketball

Middle School

Best Player

Sami Lane

Nikki Stanic

Junior Intermediate Seniors

Intermediate Sportswoman of the Year Jennifer Sahely

Senior Sportswoman of the Year Sophie Ryan

Athletics Carnival Year Level Champions Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12

Sienna Kurdian Jessica Pacevski Emily Herter Hannah Hodges Sophie Ryan Holly Hodges

Overall House Spirit Chisholm

MacKillop

Middle School Swimming Carnival Year Level Champions Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

Chloe Robinson Summer Mitchell Abbey Preston

Overall House Spirit Chisholm

Middle School Cross Country Year Level Champions Year 7 1st 2nd 3rd

Sophie Johnstone Sienna Hayman Ella Edwards

Year 8 1st 2nd 3rd

Jessica Pacevski Charli Hart Danielle Cooke

Year 9 1st 2nd 3rd

Madyson Merrett Nikki Stanic Indigo Keating

Overall House Winner Gibbons

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Senior School Ashleigh Gasson

AAS Cheer Dance Championships Results Cheerleading Pom 2nd Cheerleading Stunt 1st

Cheerleading Stunt Best Athlete Sienna Aldons

Coach’s Award Charli Hart and Sami Lane

Team

Jemma Mason Nikki Stanic Meg Robinson

Coach’s Award Junior Intermediate Seniors

Vanessa Bateman Pranita Bagri Casey Donner

Junior Team Vanessa Bateman Georgia Birch Jasmin Donner Eliza Forbes Jemma Mason Abbey Morris Aly-Jack Robinson Taylah Robinson Ava Zidek

Sienna Aldons Rachel Bumbak Allegra Castro Charli Gardiner Teagan Gebing Poppy Goyne Charli Hart Jessie Jordan Hayley Kenna Sami Lane Sienna O’Connor Jessica Pacevski Rubey Philp Holly Quinton Lily Ryan Madeline Scott Acacia Semenow Ashleigh Thomson

Intermediate Team

Cheerleading Pom

Cross Country Relay

Best Athlete

Results - Overall 10th

Charlotte Link-Freeman

Coach’s Award Charli Gardiner

Team Amy Barfus Hollie Brown Charli Gardiner Charli Hart Gayana Kulatunge Charlotte Link-Freeman Jessica Pacevski Charli Petersen Gemma Przychodzki Holly Quinton Madi Sammut Sanduni Wijiarupage Amy Winters

Pranita Bagri Claire James Madyson Merrett Ruby Merrett Imasha Nonis Nikki Stanic

Senior Team Sarah Donald Casey Donner Emily du Vallon Zoe Harritos Georgia Robinson Meg Robinson Tegan Stephenson Trinity West

Team Georgia O’Halloran Jennifer Sahely Penelope Dousset Ashleigh Gasson

Best Athlete Georgia O’Halloran

Golf Coach’s Award Piper Wilson

Best Player Taylah Robinson

SPORTS RESULTS Victorian Interschool Gymnastics Competition

Equestrian

Results

Coach’s Award

Division A Team 1 B1 Team 2 B1 Division B2 Division D Division E

1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st

Best Athlete Junior Senior

Lorelei Sykes Jessica Casey

Coach’s Award Junior Senior

Lane Marcuccio Emily White

Team Sienna Aldons Helena Anestis Rachel Bumbak Zoe Christensen Emily Copelin Teagan Gebing Poppy Goyne Charlotte Guillet-Jones Ella Handasyde Charli Hart Sari Keating Lane Marcuccio Laura McPeake Lily McQuillian Emily White Arwen Wilson Lily Ryan Madeline Scott Eloise Seipolt Justice Singh Scarlett Stephens Lorelei Sykes Ashleigh Thomson Mila Wesley Chloe Robinson

Best Athlete Amelia Anderson

Kirsten Andrich

Team Jana Hoefler Phoebe Wilhelm Kirsten Andrich Rosie Schnell Amelia Anderson Grace Wilhelm Shanae Geysen Ava Grimes Matilda Kennedy Sarah Goggin

Intermediate Team Hannah Hodges Emily Herter Ashleigh Gasson Jennifer Sahely Georgia O’Halloran Madyson Merrett Nikki Stanic Emily Herter Caitlin Falovic Meg Robinson Pranita Bagri Emily Wellington Katelyn Nicolas Phoenix Whitty Heather Ladley Catherine La Ponder

Senior Team

SCSA Athletics Results - Overall 3rd Junior 1st Intermediate 3rd Senior 4th

Holly Hodges Tegan Stephenson Georgia Robinson Sophie Ryan Chloe Grandia Casey Donner Kathleen O’Mahoney

Best Athlete Junior Intermediate Senior

Natasha Kindler Jennifer Sahely Holly Hodges

Coach’s Award Junior Intermediate Senior

Paityn Horne Hannah Hodges Holly Hodges

Junior Team Natasha Kindler Paityn Horne Sophie Johnstone Sienna Hayman Sienna Kurdian Emma Costello Ashleigh Thomson Charli Hart Jemma Mason Mollie Keene Jessica Pacevski Aly-Jack Robinson Tasita Tropea Summer Mitchell Jasmin Donner Sami Lane Georgia Birch Allegra Castro Lily Ryan Charlotte Sard Ava Ray Simone Martin Sienna O’Connor

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SPORTS RESULTS SCSA AFL

SCSA Badminton

SCSA Basketball

Results

Results

Results

Junior 4th Senior 2nd

Junior 6th Intermediate 5th Senior 4th

Junior A 4th Junior B 2nd Intermediate 5th Senior 1st

Best Player Junior Senior

Sami Lane Jessica Dunning

Coach’s Award Junior Senior

Angel Edwards Tegan Stephenson

Junior Team Anna Hughson Abbey Morris Lily Ryan Summer Mitchell Jessica Pacevski Ruby Merrett Madison Zapanta Nikki Stanic Vanessa Bateman Jemma Mason Sienna Hayman Ella Winkworth Sami Lane Emily Herter Alicia Masterson Phoenix Whitty Ally Smart Angel Edwards Ashleigh Thomson Sienna Hayman Madyson Merrett

Senior Team Emily du Vallon Tegan Stephenson Trinity West Jennifer Sahely Hannah Hodges Holly Hodges Keeley Morris Sarah Payne Molly Webb Penelope Dousset Cale McNess Ruby Southam Gemma Masterson Zoe Harritos Madi Church Jordyn Yeoman Ashlynn O’Halloran Georgia O’Halloran Stephanie Williams Georgia Robinson Jessica Dunning

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Best Player Junior Intermediate Senior

Jemma Mason Madison Zapanta Sophie Ryan

Coach’s Award Junior Intermediate Senior

Sami Lane Taylah Diedrich Jamee Uren

Junior Team Jemma Mason Jessica Pacevski Sami Lane Sienna Kurdian Grace Campbell Danielle Cooke Martha Box Elisa Morales Lilly Gaudion-Arrowsmith Phoenix Selvon

Intermediate Team Madison Zapanta Nikki Stanic Taylah Diedrich Jasmine Andrews Emily Herter Ella Smith Ruby Merrett Melissa Andrich Shanae Geysen

Senior Team Emma Carlin Zoe Harritos Jamee Uren Sophie Ryan Claudia Dabb Jordyn Yeoman Zarli Vandenberg Avreet Sandhu

Best Player Junior A Junior B Intermediate Senior

Jemma Mason Georgia Birch Pranita Bagri Zoe Haritos

Coach’s Award Junior A Junior B Intermediate Senior

Aly-Jack Robinson Indigo Lambie Maudie Paterson Emily du Vallon

Junior Team Jemma Mason Aly-Jack Robinson Abbey Morris Alana Tomkins Eliza Forbes Jasmin Donner Vanessa Bateman Angelina Perikleous Indii Lambie Nieve Paterson Ava Zidek Georgia Birch Abbey Reeves Charlotte Brache Kyah Gebing

Intermediate Team Ruby Merrett Pranita Bagri Imasha Nonis Maudie Paterson Claire James Madyson Merrett Emily Wellington

Senior Team Sarah Donald Emily du Vallon Ebony Dickinson Georgia Robinson Trinity West Zoe Haritos Casey Donner

SPORTS RESULTS SCSA Cross Country

SCSA Diving

SCSA Hockey

Results - Overall 3rd

Results - Overall 2nd

Results

Junior Intermediate Senior

Junior Intermediate Senior

Junior Senior

4th 1st 3rd

Best Athlete Junior Intermediate Senior

Best Athlete Sophie Johnstone Ashleigh Gasson Lucy Taylor

Coach’s Award Junior Intermediate Senior

2nd 2nd 2nd

Sienna Hayman Jennifer Sahely Kirsten Andrich

Junior Team Jemma Mason Charli Hart Zoe Christensen Sienna Kurdian Vanessa Bateman Angel Edwards Sabrina Morales Jasmin Donner Tahlia Harriss Hayley Kenna Elisa Morales Sophie Johnstone Danielle Cooke India Christie Kaesha Christie Charlotte Rickards Piper Wilson Evie Bamford Charlotte Link-Freeman Sienna Hayman Emily Armitage Chloe Asbury Angelina Francis Hanna Rush Ella Edwards

Intermediate Team Hannah Hodges Katelyn Nicolas Ashleigh Gasson Madyson Merrett Jennifer Sahlely Georgia O’Halloran Lani Sutherland Penelope Dousset Emily Herter Indigo Keating

1st 2nd

Best Player

Summer Mitchell

Junior Senior

Coach’s Award

Coach’s Award

Charlotte Pither

Junior Senior

Junior Team Summer Mitchell Rachel Bumbak Charli Hart

Intermediate Team Charlotte Pither Ashleigh Thomson Chloe Robinson

Senior Team Monique Doherty Lily Ryan Sami Lane

Sophie Johnstone Hannah Hodges

Lane Marcuccio Emily Preston

Junior Team Charli Hart Sophie Johnstone Sienna Kurdian Sienna Hayman Ashleigh Thomson Alicia Petersen Taylah Diedrich Lane Marcuccio Madison Zapanta Ally Smart Danielle Cooke Grace Campbell Jemma Mason Emily Herter Ella Decorrado

Senior Team Emily Preston Ella Smith Stephanie Williams Georgia Brownscombe Emily Wellington Jennifer Sahely Hannah Hodges Jordyn Yeoman Hailey Norden Gabrielle Sard Tahnee Meehan Penelope Dousset Molly Webb Indigo Sangster

Senior Team Kirsten Andrich Jordyn Yeoman Lucy Taylor Phoenix Whitty

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SPORTS RESULTS SCSA Indoor Cricket

SCSA Indoor Soccer

SCSA Lacrosse

Results

Results

Results

Junior Intermediate Senior

1st 2nd 1st

Best Player Junior Intermediate Senior

5th 3rd 2nd

Sami Lane Jennifer Sahely Tegan Stephenson

Junior Intermediate Senior

Junior A 2nd Junior B 6th Senior 3rd

Best Player

Best Player Sami Lane Emily Wellington Zarli Vandenberg

Junior A Junior B Senior

Nikki Stanic Mera Pringle Jordyn Yeoman

Coach’s Award

Coach’s Award

Coach’s Award

Junior Intermediate Senior

Junior Intermediate Senior

Junior A Junior B Senior

Alexandra Smart Taylah Diedrich India Griffiths

Aly-Jack Robinson Molly Webb Ari Dousset

Lane Marcuccio Ashleigh Thomson Sophie Ryan

Junior Team

Junior Team

Junior Team

Alexandra Smart Bella Palandri Jemma Mason Mera Pringle Poppy Goyne Danielle Cooke Martha Box Mollie Keene Sami Lane Lily Ryan

Charli Hart Sienna Hayman Sami Lane Jemma Mason Abbey Morris Aly-Jack Robinson Alexandra Smart Ava Zidek

Sami Lane Abbey Morris Nikki Stanic Ruby Merrett Alana Robinson Madyson Merrett Taylah Diedrich Danielle Cooke Emily Herter Charli Hart Lane Marcuccio Ava Zidek Angel Edwards Ally Smart Ella Decorrado Martha Box Ashleigh Thomson Madison Zapanta Shanae Geysen Vanessa Bateman Lilly Gaudion-Arrowsmith Phoenix Selvon Mera Pringle Phoenix Whitty Bridget Moran Mollie Keene Disha Adeshara Ella Edwards Sienna Hayman

Intermediate Team Emily Wellington Hannah Hodges Jennifer Sahely Taylah Diedrich Madison Zapanta Ella Smith Lane Marcuccio Sanjana Ganjoo Scarlet Stephens

Senior Team Tegan Stephenson Ruby Southam Zarli Vandenberg Sophie Ryan Annie Fitzgerald India Griffiths Alanna Jackson Jamee Uren Abbey Morris

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Intermediate Team Taylah Diedrich Ashleigh Gasson Emily Herter Madyson Merrett Jennifer Sahely Ella Smith Molly Webb Emily Wellington

Senior Team Kirsten Andrich Ari Dousset Gladiz Gregory Julia Hoefler Lucy Taylor Zarli Vandenberg Phoebe Wilhelm Jordyn Yeoman

Senior Team Sophie Ryan Ruby Bakker Ella Smith Annie Fitzgerald Zarli Vandenberg Jamee Uren Ashlynn O’Halloran Emily Wellington Jordyn Yeoman Mary Westneat Jennifer Sahely Hannah Hodges

SPORTS RESULTS SCSA Netball Results Junior A 1st Junior B 3rd Junior C 3rd Intermediate A 3rd Intermediate B 6th Senior A 1st Senior B 3rd

Best Player Junior A Junior B Junior C Intermediate A Intermediate B Senior A Senior B

Danielle Cooke Mera Pringle Abbey Morris Jennifer Sahely Brianna Wilcox Tegan Stephenson India Griffiths

Intermediate Team Romy Cairns Ashlynn O’Halloran Jennifer Sahely Meg Robinson Melissa Andrich Indigo Sangster Taylah Diedrich Gabrielle Sard Abbey Barr Ella Smith Mia Acosta-Harvey Bridget Moran Brianna Wilcox Shanae Geysen Katelyn Nicolas Emily Wellington Helena Anestis Keeley Morris

Coach’s Award

Senior Team

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

Kirsten Andrich Annie Fitzgerald Chelcie Farral Stephanie Cooke Madi Church Jamee Uren Tegan Stephenson Emily du Vallon Trinity West Illyah Reid Sophie Ryan India Griffiths Sarah Prass Lillie Park Jenkinson Keeley Bakes Jordyn Yeoman

Eliza Forbes Charlotte Rickards Nina Price Abbey Barr Emily Wellington Stephanie Cooke Sophie Ryan

Junior Team Charlie Bakker Eliza Forbes Lily Ryan Danielle Cooke Milla Macallan Ebony Davine Maggie Long Jemma Mason Raquel Pospischil Ruby Salems Ava Thompson Alli De Hoogd Lilly Gaudion-Arrowsmith Vanessa Bateman Mikayla Forbes Charlotte Rickards Mera Pringle Sienna Larter Emily Portelli Abbey Morris Emily Copelin Nina Price Aly-Jack Robinson Jasmin Donner Julia Mazzone Martha Box Sienna Hayman

SCSA Soccer Results Junior 3rd Intermediate 2nd Senior 1st

Best Player Junior Intermediate Senior

Jemma Mason Molly Webb Zarli Vandenberg

Coach’s Award Junior Intermediate Senior

Alexandra Smart Emily Wellington Talia Lovric

Junior Team Alexandra Smart Charli Hart Danielle Cooke Jemma Mason Lara Talarico Sami Lane Sienna Hayman Phoenix Selvon Disha Adeshara Aly-Jack Robinson Vanessa Bateman Ella Decorrado Ava Zidek Mollie Keene

Intermediate Team Alicia Masterson Taylah Diedrich Bridget Moran Jennifer Sahely Nina Handler Emily Wellington Hannah Hodges Ella Smith Emily Herter Lane Marcuccio Ashleigh Gasson Maudie Paterson Molly Webb Madison Zapanta Ashlynn O’Halloran

Senior Team Ari Dousset Kirsten Andrich Haylee Deichsel Aurelia Cannata Gladiz Gregory Talia Lovric Phoebe Wilhelm Zarli Vandenberg Jordyn Yeoman Mary Westneat Ava Guario Claudia Dabb Penelope Dousset Indigo Sangster

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SPORTS RESULTS SCSA Softball

SCSA Sports Aerobics

SCSA Swimming

Results

Results

Results Overall - 2nd

Junior 3rd Intermediates 3rd Senior 5th

1st 2nd 1st 1st

Junior Intermediate Senior

Best Player Junior Intermediate Senior

Sami Lane Hailey Norden Sophie Ryan

Coach’s Award Junior Intermediate Senior

Jemma Mason Emily Wellington Jordyn Yeoman

Junior Team Ashleigh Thomson Sami Lane Keiley Crook Vanessa Bateman Aly-Jack Robinson Ava Zidek Charli Hart Alexandra Smart Sienna Hayman Jemma Mason

Intermediate Team Hailey Norden Shanae Geysen Taylah Diedrich Lane Marcuccio Madison Zapanta Ella Smith Jennifer Sahely Emily Wellington Hannah Hodges

Senior Team Sophie Ryan Illyah Reid Madi Church Annie Fitzgerald Jamee Uren Jordyn Yeoman India Griffiths Lillie Park Jenkinson Zarli Vandenberg

Division 2 Juniors Division 2 Juniors Division 3 Juniors Division 3 Seniors

Best Athlete Junior A Junior B Junior C Senior

Charlotte Link-Freeman Sienna O’Connor Ashleigh Thomson Aleshya Davine

Coach’s Award Junior A Junior B Junior C Senior

Tess Grandia Charli Gardiner Lane Marcuccio Abbey Sammut

Team Aleshya Davine Abbey Sammut Georgia O’Halloran Taylah Rickards Georgia Brownscombe Paige Casey Charlotte Link-Freeman Charli Hart Tess Grandia Chloe Yeoman Emma Costello Summer Mitchell Emily Reid Charli Gardiner Jessica Pacevski Sienna O’Connor Sami Lane Helena Anestis Ashleigh Thomson Lane Marcuccio Lily Ryan Poppy Goyne Mila Wesley

Best Athlete Junior Intermediate Senior

Summer Mitchell Lana O’Brien Chelsea Verrell

Coach’s Award Junior Intermediate Senior

Chloe Robinson Abbey Preston Sami Lane

Junior Team Chloe Robinson Jessica Ashton-Smith Sophie Johnstone Brianna Zull Sienna Hayman Sienna Kurdian Sari Keating Allegra Castro Summer Mitchell Elisa Morales Charli Hart Tahlia Harriss Jasmin Donner Bethany Koster Paityn Horne Abbey Reeves

Intermediate Team Lana O’Brien Abbey Preston Indigo Keating Gabrielle Blewer Meg Groeneveld Phoenix Whitty Raquel Pospischil Maddison Davis Ella Liebler Ella Smith Ashleigh Gasson Ella Edwards Lily Ryan Sabrina Morales Monique Doherty

Senior Team Chelsea Verrell Casey Donner Sophie Ryan Jordyn Yeoman Brianna Sinclair Sami Lane Emily Copeland Chloe Asbury

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SPORTS RESULTS SCSA Table Tennis

SCSA Tennis

SCSA Triathlon

Results

Results

Results

Junior Intermediate Senior

5th 4th 5th

Best Player Junior Intermediate Senior

Junior Intermediate Senior

5th 6th 6th

Best Player Ally Smart Madison Zapanta Sophie Ryan

Junior Intermediate Senior

Junior Intermediate Senior

5th 6th 3rd

Best Athlete Milani Danyi Mia Peeters Mira Dale

Junior Intermediate Senior

Charli Hart Jennifer Sahely Phoenix Whitty

Coach’s Award

Coach’s Award

Coach’s Award

Junior Intermediate Senior

Junior Intermediate Senior

Junior Intermediate Senior

Charli Hart Taylah Diedrich Zarli Vandenberg

Alexandra Smart Madison Zapanta Emma Schmidt

Elisa Morales Taylah Diedrich Emily du Vallon

Junior Team

Junior Team

Junior Team

Lily Ryan Keiley Crook Ally Smart Olivia Ward Ebony Davine Charlotte Rickards Charli Hart Vanessa Bateman Georgia Birch Jemma Mason

Keiley Crook Alexandra Smart Milani Danyi Brianna Sinclair Lily Ryan Alicia Petersen

Charli Hart Sophie Johnstone Elisa Morales Jessica Pacevski Chloe Robinson Ella Edwards Sienna Kurdian Bethany Koster

Intermediate Team Shanae Geysen Taylah Diedrich Helena Anestis Ruby Bakker Madison Zapanta Emily Herter Madyson Merrett Lane Marcuccio Ashlynn O’Halloran Jennifer Sahely

Senior Team Sophie Ryan Jamee Uren Mary Westneat Jasmine Ray Zarli Vandenberg Jordyn Yeoman Stephanie Stoitsis Claudia Dabb

Intermediate Team Mia Peeters Madison Zapanta Tamsyn Hansell Ella Walden Stephanie Bent

Senior Team Emma Schmidt Annabel Weiner Kirily Ashford Sophie Ryan Mira Dale Kashish Kashish

Intermediate Team Georgia O’Halloran Ashleigh Gasson Emily Herter Indigo Keating Taylah Diedrich Melissa Andrich Jennifer Sahely Maddison Davis

Senior Team Lucy Taylor Jordyn Yeoman Kirsten Andrich Emily du Vallon Summer Mitchell Phoenix Whitty Sabrina Morales Sienna Hayman

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SPORTS RESULTS SCSA Volleyball Results

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

1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 6th

Best Player Junior A Junior B Junior C Intermediate A Intermediate B Senior A Senior B

Eliza Forbes Charlie Bakker Mollie Keene Hannah Hodges Jennifer Sahely Tegan Stephenson Ari Dousset

Coach’s Award

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

Aly-Jack Robinson Neive Rendell Burns Georgia Bridgford Ashlynn O’Halloran Taylah Diedrich Emily du Vallon Chelcie Farrall

Junior Team Eliza Forbes Olivia Ward Gemma Smits Sami Lane Aly-Jack Robinson Ava Zidek Keiley Crook Alli De Hoogd Jemma Mason Charlie Bakker Neive Rendell Burns Danielle Cooke Lily Ryan Alexandra Smart Allegra Castro Georgia Bridgford Sienna Kurdian Mollie Keene Ella Edwards Mikayla Forbes Jasmin Donner

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Intermediate Team

Senior Team

Madison Zapanta Alicia Masterson Emily Herter Ruby Merrett Hannah Hodges Ashlynn O’Halloran Ruby Bakker Imasha Nonis Niamh Hunter-Clear Jessica Pacevski Ella Smith Jennifer Sahely Taylah Diedrich Brianna Wilcox

Trinity West Tegan Stephenson Emily du Vallon Annie Fitzgerald Sophie Ryan Kirsten Andrich India Griffiths Haylee Deichsel Lillie Park Jenkinson Chelcie Farrall Ari Dousset Ebony Davine Alanna Jackson

SPORTS RESULTS Victorian Schools Netball Championships

Premier Soccer Competition

Results

Best Player

Junior 2nd Intermediate 4th Senior 3rd

Danielle Cooke Jennifer Sahely Tegan Stephenson

Coach’s Award Junior Intermediate Senior

Ashleigh Gasson

Coach’s Award Ally Smart

Best Player Junior Intermediate Senior

Results - Overall 3rd

Sami Lane Gabrielle Sard Chelcie Farrall

Team Ari Dousset Penelope Dousset Ashleigh Gasson Emily Herter Hannah Hodges Mollie Keene Sami Lane Talia Lovric Lane Marcuccio Jemma Mason Ally Smart Ella Smith Zarli Vandenberg Molly Webb Emily Wellington Jordyn Yeoman

Junior Team Charlie Bakker Eliza Forbes Alisha McGaffin Lily Ryan Danielle Cooke Sami Lane Maggie Long Jemma Mason Raquel Pospischil

Intermediate Team Romy Cairns Ashlynn O’Halloran Jennifer Sahely Meg Robinson Melissa Andrich Indigo Sangster Taylah Diedrich Gabrielle Sard Abbey Barr

Senior Team Kirsten Andrich Annie Fitzgerald Chelcie Farral Stephanie Cooke Madi Church Jamee Uren Tegan Stephenson Emily du Vallon

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Chalk Art

The House Cup Competition began this year with the Middle School Swimming Carnival. The morning was cold and wet which wasn’t the most ideal weather for swimming but this didn’t stop the Year 7-9’s competitively racing and showing off their swimming talents. The girls competed in many different races including freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. The last race of the day was between teachers and captains in a teacher vs student relay. This got all students and teachers cheering loudly from the side of the pool, with the students narrowly beating the teachers. The day ended with each House presenting their chant as loudly and as passionately as possible to try and win the House Spirit Award.

The Year 7’s and Year 12’s had a blast doing the ‘Chalk Art challenge’ in the main courtyard. Our theme was ‘Mythical Monsters’ and all the teams did exceptionally well with creative drawings of monsters and dragons.

Lyons came first, closely followed by Chisholm in second place, MacKillop third and Gibbons fourth. With their loud chanting Chisholm won House Spirit with Gibbons in second place, MacKillop third and Lyons fourth.

Emily du Vallon Year 12

Whole School Athletics Carnival After a false start due to extreme heat the 2019 Athletics Carnival got underway with sunny weather. The Houses were ready with everyone getting involved in a variety of track and field events. It was great to see lots of the girls getting out there and trying new events and giving it their best shot, producing some amazing results from each year level on and off the track. 'Fashions on the Field' was a highlight of the day with many spectacular outfits and combined with the House chants it showed off the House spirit brilliantly. MacKillop came first for House Spirit followed by Chisholm, Lyons and Gibbons. Chisholm took out the win for the athletics with Gibbons second, Lyons third and MacKillop fourth.

Holly Hodges Chisholm House Captain

Middle School Cross Country In late May, the Middle School students participated in the Middle School Cross Country. This event is a challenge for most girls as they participate in a 2k run to Grants Picnic Ground. All the girls that participated gained points to contribute toward their House points and the girls who competed and came first were given more House points.

After the run everyone enjoyed a lunch at Grants Picnic Ground. Back at school, we rested and the results were in.

In Year 7, Gibbons won first place, Year 8 Chisholm won, Year 9 Lyons won. A big congratulations to Madyson Merrett who has won her Year level three years in a row.

Overall places were: Gibbons 1st, Chisholm 2nd, Lyons 3rd and Mackillop 4th.

Emily Herter and Matilda Kennedy Middle School Chisholm House Captains

I am in Gibbons House and my housemates and I enjoyed drawing all over the ground. We all did an excellent job of working as a team and the Year 7’s and Year 12’s bonded a bit more. Personally, I loved the banner at the top and I was very happy with our art and it all paid off with first place. We drew a Monsters University Theme to make a class photo with all our monsters and unicorns.

Chisholm drew a theme of story books. Lyons drew a theme of drawing a few Mike Wasoukis (Monsters Inc.) and some dragons. MacKillop drew an original theme.

Overall everyone got involved and we had a beautiful and colourful courtyard at the end of it.

Abby Pires Year 7

House SoJuSt This year SoJuSt has gained many positive responses from teachers and students alike, with high participation rates in the many fundraisers and activities that the school supports. These include Caritas’ Project Compassion, the Tinnies for Vinnie’s campaign, Mater Day, SoJuSt Week and the recent Climate Action project.

During SoJuSt Week, students participated in activities such as crazy socks day, the bake sale, casual for a cause and clothes swap - all of which were a huge success! For Tinnies for Vinnies earlier this year, the school collected 1,305 tins as well as 91 care packs and a variety of warm clothing such as beanies and gloves. We appreciated the generosity and support that these important causes received.

Anastasia Armitage and Erin McPeake Middle School SoJuSt Captains

House STEAM Cup Competition Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.

A genuinely fun filled seventy-five minutes jam packed with brilliant activities relating to all aspects of STEAM. There was great teamwork and a competitive and encouraging atmosphere throughout all activities.

Later, all the Houses gathered in the Hall, ready to take on one another for the grand title of ‘STEAM Cup Champions.’

Drones buzzed through the air, some fatally crashing into obstacles, handmade recycled cars whizzed across the floor, heading for the finish line and cups were stacked individually, tall and wide by all members of each House.

In the end, despite all the tremendous efforts from Houses it was accepted that not every House could win.

Congratulations to both Gibbons and Chisholm for equally taking out the title of the 2019 Mater Christi STEAM House Cup Champions!

Sarah MacDonald Year 8

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HOUSE ACTIVITIES House Cup Overall Placings 1st

Chisholm

58 points

2nd

Gibbons

52 points

3rd

MacKillop

46 points

4th

Lyons

44 points

House Captains Chisholm Holly Hodges Gibbons

Chelsea Verrell

MacKillop Grace Hardwick Lyons

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Middle School Leaders Top Row Brianna Wilcox, Madyson Merrett, Indigo Keating, Anastasia Armitage, Nikki Stanic, Lily Calvert, Catalina Macfarlane Second Row Mary Fitz-Gerald, Cassidy Germano, Sienna Reeves, Madison Zapanta, Jasmine Andrews, Tamsyn Hansell, Sienna Cross, Marlo VanderZalm First Row Emily Reid, Erin McPeake, Meg Groeneveld, Matilda Kennedy, Taylah Diedrich, Emily Herter, Ella Crivera

Year 7A Top Row Elida Licciardi, Gemma Przychodzki, Keeley Maloney, Charlie Hobbs, Georgia Bridgford, Teresa Di Santo Third Row Alana Lepp, Michailey Barton-Smith, Sienna Kurdian, Taya McNamara, Charlotte Hiosan, Matilda Dixon Second Row Nieve Paterson, Meredith Chiong, Disha Adeshara, Zoe Powell, Claudia Winters, Indiana Bright, Jen MacDonald, Debbie Gould First Row Holly Rennie, Sahani Mudunkotuwa, Anlia Van Reenen, Violet Tabone, Ella Winkworth, Acacia Semenow, Isabella Colussi, Sophie Johnstone

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Year 7B Top Row Ella Handasyde, Allegra Castro, Suhani Dogra, Amali Harrison, Abbey Morris, Lilly Lucas Third Row Kaesha Christie, Ellie Godbehere, Sasha Neilson, Fern Stow, Erin Rizio, Tamaya Dando-Martinez, Phoenix Selvon Second Row Zara Feltham, Caitlin Ferdinands, Erin Woods, Alice Zhu, Charlotte Flynn, Mia Briggs, Andriana Tsikouris First Row Eloisa Foti, Sienna Wentworth, Arlia Tourian, Isabella Palandri, Jess Ashton-Smith, Brianna Zull, Tanner Pohls Absent Charlotte Sard

Year 7C Top Row Sari Keating, Emma Costello, Ava Ray, Willow Bakker, India Christie, Paige Bromfield Third Row Mila Wesley, Hollie Brown, Faith Downard, Elizabeth Vogel, Alexandra Dillon, Jessica Thomas, Anna Hughson Second Row Tasita Tropea, Mitali De Zoysa, Sienna O’Connor, Laura McPeake, Aria Bryant, Pria Wilson, Audrey Gearon, Graham Balderstone First Row Jemma Smith, Kyra Ghalay, Lily McQuillan, Sienna Hayman, Diane Gill, Indii Lambie, Teagan Gebing

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Year 7D Top Row Lara Talarico, Ruby Salems, Amelia Walters, Rhiannon Carroll, Milla Macallan, Bonnie Jacob, Leah Clowes Third Row Monique Enriquez, Emelia Kenna, Samantha Damon, Mikayla Forbes, Brianna Sinclair, Mannat Kaur Second Row Loti Davies, Julia Mazzone, Shannara Fernando, Ella Edwards, Gracie Gay, Holly Quinton, Sarah Barnett, Elize Brozgul First Row Sienna Aldons, Chloe Robinson, Lilly Ziino, Emily Gianfriddo, Jasnoor Arora, Eloise Seipolt, Chelsea Boce, Alyshia Walton

Year 7E Top Row Gemma Smits, Natasha Kindler, Elly Lucas, Matilda Hore, Liana McNamara, Emily Armitage, Steph Dall Third Row Morgan Brace, Abby Pires, Chloe Asbury, Caitlyn de Ryk, Cartier Bendix, Amy Barfus Second Row Sienna Kinsella, Angelina Francis, Mikaela Corrie, Sabrina Morales, Leah D’Souza, Bethany Wight, Sienna Larter, Mary Lo First Row Charlotte O’Meara, Beatriz Panlilio, Tanya Kurumbalapitiya, Phoebe Andrews, Madeline Scott, Gayana Kulatunge, Lucy Day, Lainey Flynn

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Year 8A Top Row Rachel Bumbak, Ava Thompson, Charlie Bakker, Sarah MacDonald, Elisa Morales, Monique Doherty Third Row Bethany Lobb, Neive Rendell Burns, Eva McNamara, Taylah Robinson, Vanessa Bateman, Maria Girgis, Sejal Dogra Second Row Ella Jonker, Abbey Reeves, Sashri De Alwis, Kahlani Gage, Lucy Clair, Olivia Hewins, Charithi Fernando, Lisa McLean First Row Hayley Kenna, Charlotte Brache, Zoe Henderson-Rosaia, Alicia Petersen, Jialu An, Mera Pringle, Zoe Christensen

Year 8B Top Row Hannah Koolstra, Harriet Seip, Georgia Birch, Angelina Hochholzer, Liliana Cartwright, Jessica Pacevski Third Row Sisley Huang, Kaitlyn Briginshaw, Ashleigh Thomson, Shelby Edgar, Dakota Jackson, Jessie Jordan, Tara Kamari Second Row Sanuli Wijesingha Arachchige, Sineka Premaratne, Charli Gardiner, Charli Hart, Olivia Ward, Kavinaya Athithan, Sanduni Wijjarupage, Natalie Nash First Row Poppy Goyne, Ally Smart, Maggie Long, Jerusha Fernando, Lily Ryan, Ella Decorrado, Emily Dahlborg

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Year 8C Top Row Alice Findlay, Danielle Cooke, Alison Sanna, Paityn Horne, Simone Martin, Paige Casey Third Row Zara Cumming, Alana Tomkins, Bethany Koster, Summer Mitchell, Caitlyn Whitelaw, Kyah Gebing, Alex Brown Second Row Milla Blackburn, Angel Edwards, Nina Price, Chathu Herath, Emma Di Nardo, Ebony Davine, Angelina Singh First Row Piper Wilson, Varina Rami Meina, Natalie Tsagazones, Polly Payne, Ava Zidek, Scarlett Stephens, Chloe Telling

Year 8D Top Row Lilly Gaudion-Arrowsmith, Alli De Hoogd, Jasmine Haimovich, Jasmin Donner, Martha Box Third Row Lily King, Tess Grandia, Bella Kropman, Evie Bamford, Grace Campbell, Freya Nixon Second Row Charlotte Link-Freeman, Angelina Perikleous, Mollie Keene, Emily Copelin, Charlotte Thompson, Vanessa Mills, Raquel Pospischil, Simon Templin First Row Amy Cunliffe, Sienna Ross, Milani Danyi, Asha Day, Willow Simandjuntak, Jemma Mason Absent Sami Lane, Jasmine Woodgate

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Year 8E Top Row Sierra Dempster, Jaya Kumar, Eliza Forbes, Charli Petersen, Lucy Jones, Keiley Crook, Maddison Mitchell Third Row Tahlia Harriss, Rosemary Roberts, Phoenix Whitty, Aly-Jack Robinson, Emily Portelli, Epreet Hothi Second Row Hanna Rush, Gemma O’Grady, Harper Guerin, Jessica Brown, Chloe Yeoman, Alisha McGaffin, Emily Tyquin, Colleen Bolton First Row Maya George, Kiara D’Sylva, Jovi Simon, Emmie Hervet, Charlotte Rickards, Ariella Berton, Elise Bardsley, Kimberly Berry

Year 9A Top Row Maudie Paterson, Matilda McDermott, Kyra Bechaz, Georgia Atkinson, Madyson Merrett Third Row Stephanie Bent, Jade Hendy, Siann Thomas, Sara Carlin, Emily Balster, Ella Collins Second Row Emily Herter, Chelsea Green, Alicia Masterson, Indiana Davis, Samantha Miller, Sienna Cross, Alexandra Kund, Eliza Johns First Row Mackenzie Procter, Caitlin Falovic, Lorelei Sykes, Susoen Hellier, Stephanie Damon, Lili Davies

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Year 9B Top Row Nikki Stanic, Anastasia Armitage, Ruby Merrett, Indigo Keating, Chloe Welch Third Row Avnish Arora, Jasmine Andrews, Rakhsha Gurukhal, Sinead Hubbard, Niamh Hunter-Clear, Nyobi Stallbaum Second Row Cloe Douglas, Katrina Stokes, Yuxin Zhang, Catalina Macfarlane, Charlotte Pither, Sophie Redgewell, Kate Hazeldine First Row Emily Reid, Ellie Haynes, Mia van Kollenburg, Tamsyn Hansell, Lane Marcuccio, Emily Wilson

Year 9C Top Row Devapriya Shiva Kumar, Brianna Wilcox, Madeline Attalla, Saskia Hansom, Madeleine Palivos Third Row Emma Beckwith, Brooke Welsh, Grace Henry, Charlotte Guillet-Jones, Ava Jacob, Angeline Pavic Second Row Rachel Webb, Shanae Geysen, Sienna Reeves, Taylah Diedrich, Teneal Wakker, Olivia Winters, Leo Zito First Row Cassidy Germano, Thalia Romero-Hill, Bridget Moran, Ava Guario, Olivia Fitt, Ella Crivera

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Year 9D Top Row Abby Denman, Romy Cairns, Cassandra Toskov, Lexie Walsh, Lani Sutherland Third Row Emma Rossi, Jana Hoefler, Viveca Kleinert, Lily Calvert, Catherine La Ponder, Sanjana Ganjoo Second Row Helena Anestis, Alana Spiteri, Talia Laurence, Rubey Philp, Jasmine Rotchan, Emily Wright, Jiayuan Li, Bernd Kirsch First Row Alexandra Pirotta, Charlotte Musk, Amelia Anderson, Sarah Goggin, Erin McPeake, Deana Riotto

Year 9E Top Row Caitlin Kiel, Jasmine White, Bronya Robinson, Megan Prass, Claire James Third Row Juanita Branson, Abbey Preston, Erin Thomas, Heather Ladley, Madison Zapanta, Jessie Thomas Second Row Matilda Kennedy, Kaitlyn Wyborn, Alessia Cannata, Lana O’Brien, Mia Acosta-Harvey, Charlotte Rose, Mackenzie Carter, Francois Armansin First Row Meg Groeneveld, Indiana Gaunt, Divya Adeshara, Jessica Silva, Ava Grimes, Gabrielle Blewer

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Year 10 Student Council Top Row Sasha Hundle, Cassidy Ede, Emily Pavic, Stephanie Williams, Jade Smith, Lisa Costello First Row Justice Singh, Maddison Davis, Hannah Hodges, Georgia Brownscombe, Katelyn Nicolas

Year 10A Top Row Leah Franklin, Shan Mei Mei, Ruby Bakker, Ella Lancaster, Rhianna Little Third Row Samantha Clark, Poppy Adams, Indigo Bryant, Imasha Nonis, Freya Taffe, Ella Smith Second Row Taylah Rickards, Yuhan Ye, Hannah Hodges, Indigo Sangster, Jennifer Sahely, Jocelyn Doyle, Gregoria Rivaloro First Row Tahnee Meehan, Olivia Eastwood, Imagen Reibelt, Emily Wellington, Hailey Norden, Emma Gerber Absent Gabrielle Sard

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Year 10B Top Row Meg Robinson, Indigo Crnogorac, Ruby Lucas, Isabelle Hrubos, Nina Handler Third Row Sara Joshi, Jade Smith, Sarah Payne, Bailey Caldow, Cassidy Ede, Lakisha Peluso Second Row Aradhana Gowda, Justice Singh, Kaitlyn Gibbons, Arwen Wilson, Abbey Sammut, Jiayu Zhang, Penelope Dousset, Denise Simmons First Row Felicity Morris, Molly Webb, Jordan Van Galen, Molly Stow, Jessica Chapman, Eliza Pereira

Year 10C Top Row Melissa Andrich, Isabella Arthur, Gabriella Petersen, Keeley Morris, Ella Walden, Mikayla Porteous Third Row Gosia Piosicka, Ashlynn O’Halloran, Oriane Cleary, Mia Peeters, Sarah Bowie Second Row Fei Lyu, Aleysha Davine, Ashwin Sarai, Feiyan Yin, Bianca Caron, Janine Callahan First Row Ashleigh Gasson, Morgan Godfrey, Chrysta Colpman, Ebannie Sidoti, Molly Mai

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Year 10D Top Row Emily Pavic, Mia Childs, Ke Xu, Shayla Thomas, Haylee Lechner Third Row Jemma Edyvane, Ella Tevaga, Stephanie Williams, Ella Liebler, Rosie Schnell, Sasha Hundle Second Row Georgia O’Halloran, Georgia Brownscombe, Pasandi Perera, Keely Rodgers, Abbey Barr, Pranita Bagri, Anne-Louise Sheehan First Row Jasmine Lobb, Grace Smedley, Maddy Court, Tegan Philp, Maddison Davis, Katelyn Nicolas Absent: Ciara Stephenson

Year 11 Student Council Top Row Louise Punturere, Lillie Park Jenkinson, Holly Johnson, Annika Harman, James Bakker First Row Shivangi Palliyil, Avreet Sandhu, Chelsea Carlyon, Sarah Nash, Vidhi Adeshara

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Year 11A Top Row Molly King, Brianna Smith, Stephanie Cooke, Emma Johnston, Rhomony Kennedy Third Row Yeurou Feng, Yao Shen, Grace Mardy, Erin Dekker, Siju Li, Miao Miao Yu Second Row Laura Thomas, Carly Miller, Keeley Bakes, Tanisha Kremer, Ainsley Smith, Anna Bullock, Grace Dillon First Row Laura Marotti, Madelyn Wilson, Lauren Baker, Claudia Dabb, Shelby Benporath, Clover Johnston Absent Yidan Chen, Chloe Kamsteeg, Jie Mei

Year 11B Top Row Hayley Mafrici, Lillie Park Jenkinson, Holly Johnson, India Griffiths, Sofie Thomas Third Row Madison Embury, Sophie Ryan, Kirily Ashford, Jessica Cunnington, Shreya D’Cruz, Louise Punturere Second Row Shivangi Palliyil, Tessa Bygraves, Mira Dale, Emma Carlin, Hong Ling Fan, Madelyn Brown, Ren Zhou First Row Gabriella Macfarlane, Milly Bradley, Amelyn Gilbert, Arianna Forman, Molly Milne, Tess Hayman Absent Shivon Alley, Rhianna George, Tess Goodie

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Year 11C Top Row Isabelle Dowell, Yihui Wang, Zarli Vandenberg, Stephanie Stoitsis, Kathleen O’Mahony, Emily White Third Row Dakota Rendell-Burns, Yawei Chi, Hayley Leach, Illyah Reid, Sijia Zhang, Jamee Uren, Taraneh Kamari Second Row Dawt Zaitu, Qianqian Dong, Jordyn Yeoman, Grace Wilhelm, Lucy Fenton, Vanessa Mackey, Linda Tilson First Row Shania Hennequin, Kira Mackrill, Mary Westneat, Madi Church, Chelsea Carlyon, Avreet Sandhu, Sarah Nash Absent Emily Goldman, Jasmine Ray

Year 11D Top Row Maeve Nixon, Emily Cantwell, Annie Fitzgerald, Sarah Prass, Millie Metcalfe, Alycia Fisher Third Row Madeline Steele, Molly Paton, Bailey Sykes, Isabella Thomas, Amy Sondhu, Chantelle Gerard, Beverleigh Brown Second Row Jaime O’Sullivan, Bridget Vardy-Willsher, Annika Harman, Alana Myatt, Casey Donner, Ruby Southam, Kashish Kashish, Melissa MacEoin First Row Gemma Masterson, Zoe Haritos, Shivani Adeshara, Jess Casey, Chloe Grandia, Savanna Germano, Vidhi Adeshara

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SRC Top Row Olivia Koolstra, Chioma Anyadoro, Tegan Stephenson, Grace Hardwick, Alannah McPeake Second Row Julie Feeney, Mieke Florisson, Emily du Vallon, Emma Schmidt, Shae Mayes, Mary Fitz-Gerald First Row Charlotte Buckingham Brown, Anri Kim, Alexandra Mai, Holly Hodges, Chelsea Verrell

Year 12A Top Row Maddison Trill, Julia Hoefler, Kirsten Andrich, Maya Hunter-Clear, Viktorija Strazdauskaite Third Row Samantha Hoffman, Alanna Jackson, Phoebe Wilhelm, Alexandra Atkinson, Aurelia Cannata, Alexandra Mai Second Row Alexis Blackburn, Amber Wallace, Willow Cleary, Mieke Florisson, Kira McIntyre, Judy Lawson First Row Payton Kay, Brooke Della, Nicci Baum, Ari Dousset, Bianca Gerard, Michelle Gulati

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Year 12B Top Row Pat Foo, Stella Hall, Georgia Robinson, Ebony Dickinson, Chioma Anyadoro Third Row Sophie Jackson, Haylee Deichsel, Hashini Ishara Nonis, Kassidy Hawke, Olivia Koolstra, Bronwyn Ireland Second Row Paige Van Leeuwen, Annabel Weiner, Alannah McPeake, Rose Probst, Tania Corrie, Cara Belvedere-Bain, Madonna Guirguis, Con Sarris First Row Emily Preston, Anri Kim, Jasmine Cruikshank, Zoe Kouris, Lucinda Issell, Molly Mardy

Year 12C Top Row Ciara Goldrick, Matilda Hibbert, Fleur de Wit, Charlie Williams, Analeigh Birch Third Row Hannah Matthews, Madelyn Curtis, Ruby Fransen, Eliza Campbell, Rahni Harrison, Emma Schmidt Second Row Sarah Donald, Talisha Iacuone, Tash Bartley, Lauren Churchward, Cale McNess, Cassidy Spalding, Torie Gordon First Row Gloria Tsang, Molly Dillon, Chelsea Verrell, Lucy Taylor, Grace Hiosan, Emilee Baird

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Year 12D Top Row Hayley Ruddell, Grace Hardwick, Anyier Deng, Tegan Stephenson, Sophie Hrubos Third Row Sophie Bonnici, Colby Rough, Emily Thomas, Dana Kontra, Samantha Goodie, Chelcie Farrall Second Row Charlotte Buckingham Brown, Ella van Kollenburg, Sera Long, Lu Yang, Sophie Hill, Yifan Mao, Emma Jones, Tara Baker First Row Bianca Maio, Gladiz Gregory, Ella O’Neil, Zhimin Xian Xian, Madi Sammut, Tara Janke

Year 12E Top Row Meg Bottone, Jess Taffe, Rahni Hubery, Talia Lovric, Brooke Bowler Third Row Natalie Gerard, Sara Sworowski, Trinity West, Monique Bast, Jessica Dunning, Zoe Barton-Smith Second Row Aurea Palmer, Kassandra Adams, Madisyn Carnell, Emily du Vallon, Holly Hodges, Amy Winters, Kate Jay First Row Kristy Prakash, Saraya Peluso, Makayla Hughes, Izabella Philp, Cassandra Dunkinson, Julia Beare

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COLLEGE STAFF College Leaders Mary Fitz-Gerald Principal Julienne Feeney Deputy Principal

College Staff Barbara Alexander Year 7 Learning Coordinator Francois Armansin Sports Coordinator Tara Baker Teacher

Kate Jay Teacher

Jennifer McKane Laboratory Technician

Rochelle Davy Finance Officer

Eliza Johns Teacher

Grace Dillon Teacher

Jessie Journoud-Ryan Tutor

Andrea McKay Marketing and Communications Officer

Deepika Dissanayake Learning Assistant

Peter Kadar Teacher

Andy Donnelly Careers Counsellor

Cherine Kenna Executive Assistant/ Company Secretary

Evelyn Dousset VASS Coordinator/ Daily Organiser

Amanda Morris House Leader - Lyons

Judy Lawson Teacher

Sara Mugridge Pathways Coordinator

Margaret Lawson Domain Leader - STEAM

Natalie Nash Teacher

Jennifer Lee Teacher

Kim Neate Food Technology Assistant

Michelle Flintoff Teacher

Kylie Lee Registrar/Director of International Students

Sharon Olive Teacher/Tutor

Rhoda Gavin Domain Leader - Science

Mary Lo Teacher

Tim Glover Operations Manager

Melinda Lovat Domain Leader Health and PE House Leader - Chisholm

Lauren Faragher Teacher

Nicole Biggelaar International Students Coordinator

Virginia Farrell Administration Assistant

Elizabeth Brozgul Teacher Jennifer Cain Head of Learning Commons

Siobhan Merritt Teacher

Wendy Langford Nurse

Graham Balderstone Head of Music

Collette Bond Director of Curriculum

Lisa McLean Domain Leader - Religion

Tatum Mitchell Business Manager

Shelley Falconer International Students Coordinator

Colleen Bolton Teacher

Annette McKernan Nurse

Bernd Kirsch Teacher

James Bakker Year 11 Learning Coordinator

Amanda Bischof-Foster Year 12 Learning Coordinator

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Tim Crowe Director of Development

Leon Fent Finance Officer

Vicki Godfrey Year 9 Learning Coordinator

Janine Callahan Domain Leader - Humanities

Torie Gordon Domain Leader English and LOTE

George Chilianis Domain Leader - Maths

Jenny Got Teacher

Catherine Close Teacher

Debbie Gould Teacher

Jessica Connell Psychologist

Fiona Griffith Business Manager

Brooke Cooke Psychologist

Shona Hardwick Administration Assistant

Lisa Costello Year 10 Learning Coordinator

Andrea Hayman Administration Assistant

Jacinta Crocker Marketing and Communications Manager

Kate Hazeldine Teacher

Cherene Oslow Nurse Sarah Owen House Leader - MacKillop Jason Prochazka Teacher

Sue Lyford Office Manager

Karlene Rainbow Teacher

Melissa MacEoin Teacher

Gregoria Rivaloro Teacher

Anthea Mafrici Finance Officer

Libbie Rogers Director/Producer School Production

Margherita Magagna Year 8 Learning Coordinator Genevieve Mallia Teacher

Con Sarris Social Justice and Outreach Coordinator

Cara Manion Tutor

Anne-Louise Sheehan Education Support Coordinator

Shae Mayes Head of Senior School

Denise Simmons Teacher

Jenny McAdam Tutor

COLLEGE STAFF Judith Simpson Teacher Angelina Singh Teacher Simon Templin Teacher Linda Tilson Teacher Ewa Toomey Faith Development Leader Nardia Trubridge Teacher Naomi Trumino Teacher Andriana Tsikouris Teacher Alisa Turner Learning Assistant Saskia van Schie Home Stay Coordinator Maddi van Twest AFL Trainee Marlo VanderZalm Head of Middle School Sandra Waldron Instrumental Teacher Chris Walker Instrumental Teacher Kathleen Ward Chaplain Caroline Wareham Domain Leader Arts and Technology Wendy Warren Food Technology Assistant Rebecca Woff House Leader - Gibbons Kaitlyn Woods Library Technician Caitlin Yann Administration Assistant Ren Zhou Teacher Leo Zito Teacher

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Barbara Alexander

Francois Armansin

Tara Baker

James Bakker

Graham Balderstone

Nicole Biggelaar

Amanda Bischof-Foster

Colleen Bolton

Collette Bond

Elize Brozgul

Jennifer Cain

Janine Callahan

George Chilianis

Catherine Close

Jessica Connell

Brooke Cooke

Lisa Costello

Jacinta Crocker

Tim Crowe

Rochelle Davy

Grace Dillon

Deepika Dissanayake

Andy Donnelly

Evelyn Dousset

Shelley Falconer

Lauren Faragher

Virginia Farrell

Julienne Feeney

Leon Fent

Mary Fitz-Gerald

Michelle Flintoff

Rhoda Gavin

Tim Glover

Vicki Godfrey

Torie Gordon

Jenny Got

Debbie Gould

Fiona Griffith

Shona Hardwick

Andrea Hayman

Kate Hazeldine

Kate Jay

Eliza Johns

Jessie Journord-Ryan

Peter Kadar

Cherine Kenna

Bernd Kirsch

Wendy Langford

Judy Lawson

Margaret Lawson

Jennifer Lee

Kylie Lee

Mary Lo

Melinda Lovat

Sue Lyford

Melissa MacEoin

COLLEGE STAFF

Anthea Mafrici

Margherita Magagna

Genevieve Mallia

Cara Manion

Shae Mayes

Jenny McAdam

Jennifer McKane

Andrea McKay

Annette McKernan Lisa McLean

Siobhan Merritt

Tatum Mitchell

Amanda Morris

Sara Mugridge

Natalie Nash

Kim Neate

Sharon Olive

Cherene Onslow

Sarah Owen

Jason Prochazka

Karlene Rainbow

Gregoria Rivaloro

Libbie Rogers

Con Sarris

Anne-Louise Sheehan

Denise Simmons

Judith Simpson

Angelina Singh

Simon Templin

Linda Tilson

Ewa Toomey

Nardia Trubridge

Naomi Trumino

Andriana Tsikouris

Alisa Turner

Saskia van Schie

Maddi van Twest

Marlo VanderZalm

Sandra Waldron

Chris Walker

Kathleen Ward

Caroline Wareham

Wendy Warren

Rebecca Woff

Kaitlyn Woods

Caitlin Yann

Ren Zhou

Leo Zito

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