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This year we set out with the goal of embracing the School’s diversity of talent and building upon the achievements of the previous year, which we can comfortably say we did! We started with the House system, a vital component of any student’s journey through the School. To further motivate House members to support their teammates, show compassion and embrace what their House has to offer we, with the House Captains, introduced the House Spirit Cup. This resulted in greater involvement from all students at House events; it was a year of audience participation, passionate chanting and creative costumes. The diverse talent in our School was most evident in our sporting success. The culmination of hard work by the students and staff during the summer season resulted in six AGSV premierships. These were achieved in Boys’ and Girls’ Lifesaving, Tennis, Boys’ and Girls’ Swimming and Volleyball; all excellent examples of the School building on its previous achievements. This carried through to a competitive winter sports season where several teams were successful in also reaching AGSV finals. Our Athletics teams were also highly competitive and, in particular, the Girls’ team that achieved its highest score in the history of Girls’ Athletics at Mentone Grammar. On and off the field students have been scoring goals, as we saw with the coordination of senior student-led seminars. This saw record numbers of students share their knowledge to gain helpful guidance and structures for upcoming SACs and for the end of year Studentsexams.were greatly inspired following this year’s Keith Jones Oration where Young Australian of the Year recipient Akram Azimi, gave invaluable insight on how to make an impact within the community and the importance of a strong community in achieving great things. We have seen this with our own Community Service team in its commitment to assisting those less fortunate by raising awareness, donations and funds for many local and international charities. Again, the School’s annual Zaidee’s 24 Hour Marathon was a great success with $27,549 raised; an outstanding effort by all. Continuing the generosity, our 40 Hour Famine participants continued to amaze, with over $2000 raised for those in need. This is an incredible effort and we commend all involved in these activities.

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From the Head Prefects From the Chair of the Board of Directors

When one comes to think about what defines Mentone Grammar, you might ask, is it our competitive sports teams? Our outstanding academic achievements? Our talented stage performers? Or even the amazing community? We don’t think you can say it is any one of these things individually, but rather all of them.

The education of Directors on ‘education’ continues. We are constantly made aware of evolving attitudes and protocols impacting on education of our youth and of society’s demands placed on them. Parents and carers are also provided with opportunities to observe, and to learn, how to manage the ever changing social environment of the 21st Century student. The Board believes these opportunities to be another investment in the welfare for all at Mentone Grammar.

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2016 Infrastructure

With development of a new Years 5 & 6 Learning Centre, a new Bayview Canteen, roofing of the Bayview basketball court area and restructuring of some Naples Road properties, the School continues to facilitate growing student Directorsnumbers.acknowledge the substantial contributions made by teachers and operations staff at Mentone Grammar during the planning and implementation of these developments. Finance and Risk Mentone Grammar continues in a sound financial position. The Board constantly monitors progress with budgets and a rolling ten year forecast. The Board acknowledges the excellent management of finance by the Business Manager under leadership of the Principal. Risk management is a vital strategy in today’s education environment. The Board constantly receives updates on occupational health and safety matters, and has committed the School to the new Child Safety regulations.

Wesley Flavell and Eliza Harvey Head Prefects

Foundation Awards

The Mentone Grammar School Foundation presents awards to students who describe dedication to a particular pursuit. Students apply for these awards and are interviewed by senior staff and Directors. The awards are presented at School Campus ceremonies. This year 41 applicants were interviewed with 39 awardees being successful. We congratulate these successful students on their presentations and, in particular, the five Jonathan Greening awardees and the two recipients of the Jane Gribble award. (Awardees are listed on page 282 of this edition) Simon Appel OAM Chair

We again acknowledge the excellent attention to ‘risk’ matters afforded by the Business Manager and the Risk and Compliance Manager. Board Presentations and developments

As 2016 comes to a close, the Board acknowledges the outstanding contribution made by the Principal, Mal Cater, over his ten years as Principal. Mal Cater has delivered a caring, contemporary and productive environment based on research. We appreciate the many stories of Mal Cater’s concerns for all members of the School Community and his commitment to the Mentone Grammar education ‘model’.

The changes to the infrastructure at Mentone Grammar continue with the Creativity Centre building approaching completion. Again, over the past 10 years we have witnessed dramatic change to the School education infrastructure which has been linked to the development of our age and stage appropriate programs. At this time, completion of the Creativity Centre will be later than scheduled, due mainly to the inclement weather patterns through the winter period. The Board is confident that this new facility will deliver an outstanding cocurricular education opportunity for our growing student numbers.

Leadership

The Cadet Unit is a unique structure where students can also develop their skills as leaders. Once again our Unit provided a challenging and rewarding experience for those in Years 9 to 12. Our leaders volunteered for many functions commemorating ANZAC day, and showed great perseverance during one of the coldest and wettest Annual Camps in recent history. Our Performing Arts productions have been a massive success once again. Our senior production of Legally Blonde was spectacular following the amazing first ever cut opera production of Orlando. Our various music ensembles worked hard throughout the year and showcased their talents at the traditional Winter Concert and Spring Concert to the highest of standards. It has been exciting to see the amount of talent coming through the School, and no doubt with the opening of our new Creativity Centre, Performing Arts will continue to thrive. There is no denying that the accomplishments and great success that Mentone Grammar has achieved this year are the result of a culmination of efforts from every student, staff member and individual at Mentone Grammar. As Head Prefects, we are so proud to have led this outstanding Community and cannot wait to see what great things the School achieves in the future. This School will forever be a part of us, and from the whole Year 12 cohort we are forever grateful for the countless opportunities we have been given and the School’s support in developing us into the young men and women we are today. It has been an absolute honour to be your Head Prefects for 2016, and we have enjoyed every minute of this year and we wish our cohort well for life beyond our final exams.

– Watching the positive interactions between our Greenways students and others in the Café.

The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) will be introduced for the first time in 2017 for Year 11 students, for those whom this is a more appropriate pathway. A VCAL Coordinator was appointed to support this change. A Head of Student Wellbeing was appointed to look at the student wellbeing structures and practices throughout the School and work with the School Community to consolidate and improve these. A mentoring review was conducted throughout Greenways and Frogmore as a starting point. Strong Governance Our Board continued to support the School through both its decision making and Board member attendance at various functions throughout the School. This support has been integral to the successful rollout of the Strategic Plan in 2016.

– Feeling the richness that comes from an Assembly where people come together to celebrate one another’s successes.

Safe, Healthy, Caring Environments

You can, however, have all the best buildings in the country but the most important elements to a school are the less tangible ones: – Walking past classrooms right across the School where there is a keen sense of wanting to teach and wanting to learn to the highest level.

– Attending a concert where our students display their incredible talent in a variety of genres.

Mal Cater Principal By the time this edition of The Mentonian is distributed, the latest teaching and learning resource centre, the Creativity Centre, will be nearing completion. With facilities for drama, dance, art, music, food technology, materials technology, robotics and animation alongside a theatre that will seat 450 people, this integrated Centre will further develop the amazing infrastructure at Mentone Grammar.

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– Embracing the amazing experiential learning opportunities on offer at Shoreham and elsewhere.

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Teacher Quality, developing the structures to support continued teacher development. Academic Development, researching and implementing best practice in teaching and learning. Cocurricular Opportunities, providing students with a range of choice from an extensive cocurricular program. Safe, Healthy, Environments,Caringresearching and implementing best practice in student wellbeing and staff support.

Strong Governance, continuing our tradition of high level, transparent governance and ensuring sustainability across the organisation.

– Experiencing the support members of our Community give to one another when going through adversity. – Engaging with our students when they are undertaking Social Service work for the betterment of other’s lives.

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– Seeing the smile on the face of a young person who has just managed to master some content they found really challenging.

Cocurricular opportunities With the building of the Creativity Centre, Frogmore students will now be provided with the opportunity to apply to participate in one season of sport and one of ‘creativity pursuits’, including drama, dance, art, technological endeavours, debating and public speaking. The Years 5 & 6 Centre will house both a film studio and editing booths to complement the Creativity Centre. Sport continues to remain a focus, with the restructure of sport at Mentone Grammar, and the appointment of two Directors of Sports Coaching. Our summer teams for 2016 achieved remarkable success, with premierships in volleyball, tennis, life saving and boys’ and girls’ swimming, along with grand final appearances for our cricketers and basketballers.

From the Principal

This is a short list of intangible moments that occur in a School year. They don’t come up on a Balance Sheet but they underpin all that is good at our School and in our Community. We don’t just talk community we actually embrace it and it is one of the most awesome parts of our incredible School. Members of our Community come and go and the end of this year is no exception with the retirements of: Mr Rob Patterson (39 years of service), Mr Vic Evans (32 years of service), Mr Colin McGill (29 years of service) and Mrs Diana Henderson (25 years). We thank them for their service to our School and wish them all well for their retirement. They have served this Community exceptionally well. We congratulate all four on their appointment as Master Emeritus. thank all who have made a contribution to the School this year. In particular, l thank the Chair of the School Board, Mr Simon Appel OAM, and the Directors of the School. thank our Deputy Principals, Deb Frizza and Jarrod O’Neill along with all members of staff. I thank my Executive Assistant, Kathryn Lawlor, and Head Prefects, Eliza Harvey and Wesley Flavell. These young people, along with their School Prefects, have provided strong and decisive leadership for our School this year.

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– Enjoying the dynamic that comes with a sports team, a drama rehearsal, a dance ensemble, cross-age mentoring.

Enrolment Profile Our enrolments continued to grow for both girls and boys and we have reached the desired goal of at least 500 girls, while still continuing to have strong boys’ enrolment numbers.

– Listening to the laughter of young people enjoying each other’s company in the school grounds.

Enrolment Profile, continuing to promote Mentone Grammar as a coeducational school as our girls numbers continue to increase beyond 500. In striving to further improve these areas of strength, we continue to provide our students, staff, families and School Community with a school of which they can be proud. Teacher Quality Throughout 2016, a Head of Teaching Practice was appointed along with a variety of teaching ‘coaches’ to provide feedback and direction to our teaching staff. Alongside this, connections with the University of Melbourne and Monash University were explored. The structure of the day has moved to a 6 period, 58 minute lesson day, moving us closer to the amount of teaching time in the majority of other independent schools. Academic Development We continued with our focus on Visible Learning, but in particular with formative assessment. In 2014-15 we had looked at: ‘Where does each student need to get to?’ (Learning Intentions and Success Criteria) and ‘Where is each individual student in his/her learning?’ (the use of formative assessment techniques such as random name generators, coloured cups, exit slips and white boards). In 2016, the focus became more on what to do to assist each individual student to identify: ‘What he/she needs to do to achieve the success criteria’ and creating opportunities for this to occur.

The beginning of 2016 saw the release of our Strategic Plan 2016 – 2020. Using the traditional African proverb “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child” as a focus, the Plan outlined six strategic pillars that Mentone Grammar would focus on for the next five year period.

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– They have been involved in 41 premierships across seven different sports – something they all have mentioned as a highlight for them.

– On the way home from Assumption, they have each been asked by students over 30 times, ‘Can we stop at Macca’s on the way home? Pleeeeease?’

– They have spent over 2000 hours on buses to training and games, which, if you break it down, they have each spent approximately 83 days nonstop on buses travelling to and from training and games! This equates over 24,000 kilometres – which, to draw you a picture, is going from Melbourne to Sydney and back over 13 times!

Jarrod O’Neill Deputy Principal – Operations Some astonishing figures! years of service different types of sport different teams students games each 900 training sessions kilometres

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Upon this reflection, some extraordinary statistics emerge that speak of the commitment of these people. Consider just some of the following:

In 2016, we again evolve the program whereby, although possible, teachers will no longer be required to coach a sport, instead, focusing on what they do best – teaching in the classroom. More time will now be dedicated to growing and developing our teachers and allowing more face-to-face time for students and teachers across all subject areas. And so, we now move to a model of expert Head Coaches for all sports who will lead Team Coaches, across all ages, following an ageappropriate sporting curriculum in order to offer all students the best coaching and sporting opportunities possible.

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Throughout its history, Mentone Grammar has had its teachers coach its sporting teams. For many years, teachers were not only required to coach a summer and winter season team, they were also required to coach after school, twice a week, from 3.30pm – 5pm. In 2005, as the school continued its evolution into a more contemporary environment, this model changed to coaching one season only and training times were moved into the school day.

– Between them, these teachers have combined over 500 years of service to Mentone Grammar – an average of 29 years each. – They have coached over 19 different types of sport – with each of them, on average, coaching five different types of sports. – Collectively they have coached over 850 different teams which means that over the years, if you average it out to say that each team has 15 players; these people have collectively coached over 20,400 students.

From the Change is part of life and, as we move into a new model of Sports Coaching at Mentone Grammar and look towards the future, it is important we acknowledge the past.

Given this evolution of the sporting program, it was entirely appropriate to recognise the commitment teachers have given to the Mentone Sports Program. There are many teachers who have coached teams over many years and we thank them for all they have contributed. In particular, we acknowledge and thank 16 special staff members. These are the staff who have coached for 20 years or more: David Barber Mal

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– They have run over 900 training sessions, marking a roll before and after training, plus at games, totalling over 2300 times.

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Deputy Principal – Operations

At an assembly earlier in the year, these coaches were asked to provide me with a summary of their involvement and to mention some of their highlights over the years. Every one of them spoke of the joy they had just being involved, regardless of the sport, the age of the students or the success: all simply enjoyed getting to know the students and to see them enjoy sport together. I am sure they all have some wonderful Eachmemories.oneof these special people was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award and were taken out to dinner, with partners, to say thank you and to also spend time together, sharing so many wonderful memories.

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ReflectingPeterMichaelTrevorBrianLeighAdrianRobPaulMichaelCameronJohnEmmaWayneLeighCaterChislettEssingHeineHorlerLancasterMartinMatthewPattersonPayneRowlandsSmithStevensWiltonZermanonmyown sporting journey, it didn’t occur to me until later in life that was only involved in team sports. wondered why that was the case. was naturally attracted to these sports as not only did I enjoy the sport but, as I realised later, that part of that attraction was because was participating, developing, improving, socialising and experiencing success with my friends – my teammates. Reflecting on the so-called individual sports, such as swimming, athletics and the like, I would contest that these too should be considered a team sport. All sporting endeavours, regardless of whether you swim along a black line, run around a track or swing a golf club, require teamwork. No athlete achieves success, whether it be in traditional team or individual sports, without a team behind them, supporting them, coaching them. The 16 coaches listed are the people who have coached Mentone students, regardless of the sport, to be their best. Without coaches, there can be no improvement.

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From the Chaplains Student Leadership

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One of the strengths of Mentone Grammar is the opportunity in the school day to engage with and reflect upon the deeper questions of life and to draw strength from the Anglican traditions that have underpinned our School since its establishment. These traditions find their contemporary expression in a number of facets of school life.

Reflecting upon the past year it can be difficult to look beyond the images of some of the terrible events that have taken place in our world over the last 12 months. As a School Community seeking to prepare young people to face the future, it can be challenging when some aspects of that future seem so daunting. From comments made in class and hearing some of their words spoken at assembly, teachers readily appreciate that students can find it challenging at times to reflect upon the future in a positive light.

Head Prefects 2016 Wesley Flavell Mal Cater (Principal) Eliza Harvey Prefects

The opportunity in the classroom for students to engage with and explore issues of meaning and purpose in their Religion lessons: from relating the Bible to everyday life in Years 5 and 6, to some of the sneaking suspicions about faith in Year 7, from the life and contemporary relevance of Jesus in Year 8, to the teachings and practices of other religions in Year 9, unpacking the great themes of the Bible in Year 10, to discussing contemporary issues in Years 11 and 12. The opportunity to think, reflect and question is eagerly taken up by many of our students. Young people’s capacity to question is actively encouraged and the Chaplains regularly find themselves heading off on unexpected tangents as the result of a classroom discussion and students desire to have their questions addressed. Eblana and Bayview students regularly make the journey over to St Augustine’s to sit where generations of Mentone students have sat. Chapel Services are vibrant community times where younger students can participate and ponder the themes and issues that are addressed. Chapel is often a time for students to reflect upon the Values of our School and to grow in their understanding and practice of them. St Augustine’s is also the venue for our voluntary communion services which take place at the beginning and the end of each term. Staff and students gather together in the busyness of a school week to uphold the life of the School in prayer and to draw strength as a community by sharing in communion. Special services were held to thank and farewell Bishop Paul as our regional Bishop and at the commencement of the VCE exams where our youngest students lit tapers for our oldest students as they commenced their exams. Communion also comes to the students with a service in the bush chapel at Shoreham as part of the Chaplain’s visits to Year 7 camps. Services are held to mark Easter and Christmas with our end of year Carol Service at St Paul’s Cathedral, as well as key services to commence and conclude the Year 12 academic year. The Chaplains regularly feature in Bayview, Frogmore and Greenways assemblies providing a prayer linking in with the assembly theme and often having the chance to reflect upon the week’s events in the world and in the School. We have also enjoyed the opportunity to get out and about with students, accompanying them on excursions, camps and learning journeys.

2016 Row 5: Matthew Pertich, Finlay Dodson, James Pearman, Nathan Booth Row 4: Samuel Callahan, Frazer Kemp, Sarah Cimino, Adam Pratt Row 3: Luc van Vliet, Galina Enright, Charlotte Wiffin, Emily Keogh

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The Chaplains offer a listening ear and are privileged to share in informal pastoral conversations that take place as we encounter students in a range of circumstances from moving in between classes to the sports field. In all we do the Chaplains strive to encourage students to think beyond their own self-interest and to engage meaningfully with the world around them and the God that loves and cares for them. Rev. Andrew Stewart Chaplain Rev. Michael Prabaharan Chaplain Chapel Services are areandponderparticipatestudentswherecommunityvibranttimesyoungercanandthethemesissuesthataddressed.

Row 2: Robert McIntyre, Lucinda McIntyre, Emma Doyle, Emily Fiddes, Gail D’Souza Row 1: Wesley Flavell, Eliza Harvey, Mal Cater (Principal) House Captains 2016 Row 2: Samuel Callahan (Were) James Davidson (Jones) Max Stammers (Anderson) Marc Shermon (Lionel Large) Row 1: Luke D’Alessandro (White) Frazer Kemp (Deighton) Emma Doyle (Finlay Anderson) Nathan Booth (Drinan)

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Row 2: Lauren Malby-Luke, James Bull, Ethan Prabaharan, Tom Grant, Joshua Culley, Oskar Phillips, Jeremy Campbell, Grace Felsenthal

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2016 Row 2: Daniel Holman, Nathan Booth, Adam Pratt, Wesley Flavell, Frazer Kemp, Dylan Mann, Sarah Cimino, Kate Meehan

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Row 1: Elizabeth Algeri (Public Speaking), Charlotte Wiffin (Community Service), Jessica Paterson (Community Service), Gabrielle Burton (Cross Campus), Emily Keogh (Performing Arts)

Row 2: Xuanming Liang (International Students), Liam Grant (Visual Arts), James Pearman (Performing Arts)

Absent: Joshua Jackson, Marcus Le Gear, Felix O’Neill-Pugh, Kosta Osianlis Bayview Performing Arts and Public Speaking Captains

Row 1: Lachlan Sinclair, Archie Padley, Hannah Schmidt, Chloe Garifalakis, Brooke McCullough, Kieren Dyer, Trent Meakins

Absent: Seb Zahra

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2016 Row 2: Adam Halliday, Joshua Madden, Callum Roberts, Ella Mairs

Bayview Academic and Cocurricular Captains

Row 1: Blake Rosenberg, Akul Saigal, Sarthak Singh, Nelson Jaden, Tom Spencer, Xavier Hogios

Absent: Callum Prior

Bayview Community Service Captains

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15The Mentonian 201614 The Mentonian 2016 Student Leadership Eblana Captains 2016 Lachlan Fraser Hannah Wagner Eblana House Captains 2016 Row 2: Sophie Frost (Deighton), Ayden Roos, Kyle Roos (Were House), Tomas Barlow (Anderson), Charlotte Cowan (Jones), Holly Nish (Lionel Large), Elise Laws (Deighton), Ashleigh Hopkins (Drinan) Row 1: Ella Michell (Jones), Jordan Pyszczek (Lionel Large), Lachlan O’Hara, Charli Bucci (Finlay Anderson), Scarlet Park (Anderson) Absent: Noemi Sniezek, Nicholas Harris (White), Sienna Edwardes (Drinan) Eblana Social Service Captains 2016 Ellie McKenzieAydenNewmanTezayHood Eblana AmbassadorsReading2016 Brendan Sheppard Elisha Parkes Mia MaddoxMariaCastelloAnnaTheofilopoulouLewell Eblana Performing Arts Captains 2016 Isabel AimeeCallumEllixOrrLancaster Eblana Chess Team 2016 Sarabjeet Dawar Aaron MatthewThomasBritterKurtaShing Eblana AssistantsSports2016 Dimitrios Rellos Jake AnthonyThomasVorrathKurtaMirhom Eblana i Sea i Care Ambassadors 2016 Nina SallyBenjaminPertzelStockdaleStevens Absent: Alice Roberts Leadership LEADERSHIPSTUDENT

your peers, those younger than you and with staff. Finlay, you are a friendly and cooperative young man who continually demonstrates high personal values and the School’s Values.

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In your leadership positions in Cadets, where you are a Cadet Under Officer, and in your leadership of Drinan House you have displayed all of the qualities outlined in our definition of a Genuine Leader. You also display these qualities in our classrooms and outside of them. Your selflessness is evident in the way you go about your business around the School and outside of it. You display high levels of courtesy; your Learning Behaviours reflect most favourably on you and staff and students alike have a high regard for you. I am delighted to appoint you as a School Prefect.

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James Pearman Your involvement in a number of programs within our School is one thing – the way you go about them is another. You genuinely care about other people and you genuinely care about our School. You show this in your engagement, your endeavour and your willingness to support other people. You role model the School Values to a high level and you contribute positively I am delighted to advise you that the Head Prefects for 2016 will be Eliza Harvey and Wes Flavell.

I commend to the School Eliza and Wes as our Head Prefects for 2016. As a Community, we join in congratulating you both on these appointments and wish you both well for the year ahead.

Emma Doyle As the leader of your House, as a member of School Sport teams and in our classrooms, along with your general involvement and role modelling around the School, am delighted to appoint you as a Prefect of Mentone Grammar. You make a difference to our Community by what you do, more than what you say and this is, once again, a powerful style of leadership and worthy of acknowledgement. You also go out of your way to undertake activities that others don’t necessarily avail themselves of, such as leading in the Cadet Unit. am delighted to appoint you as a School Prefect.

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Finlay Dodson It is not unusual to see the significant frame of Finlay with several people hanging off him in the yard. This image highlights to me, your genuine caring nature in our community. You are an outstanding member of your House and in School sports. You regularly volunteer for a variety of School activities. You are involved in Cadets as a leader, working respectfully with

Each year our School runs this special event (Zaidee’s 24 Hour Marathon) and each year a number of students go above and beyond in helping organise it. This year you are one of those people but, it is through your involvement in a range of activities and through your enthusiastic approach to life in general and, therefore, the strong role model you represent within our School that I am delighted to appoint you as a Prefect of Mentone Grammar. Some people come to School and go through the motions of school, others, like you, come to School, engage in it and all that it offers and, by doing so, make a huge difference to the overall environment in which we operate.

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Eliza Harvey Eliza, you are involved in School Productions, the Choir, the Orchestra and various other music groups. You are a member of the First Volleyball Team, and will represent the School in Basketball in winter. You have been a loyal member of our School Cadet Unit and you are actively involved in Community Service initiatives such as 40 Hour Famine and the Zaidee’s Foundation. Outside of School you volunteer for World Vision and Special Children Australia, giving of your time to support others in need. Alongside all of these activities you achieve highly in our classrooms and your Learning Behaviours are extremely strong. You are well regarded by staff and students and you represent both your House and the School with great pride and you truly exhibit the School Values to the highest level.

Wesley Flavell Wes, you have recently attended the Cadet Promotions Course at Puckapunyal and your commitment to leadership through this activity has been a highlight of your Mentone Grammar journey. You are a member of the First Tennis team and, in winter you will represent the School in Football. You are also a committed member of our Athletics team. Wes, you were elected House Captain of Jones House this year such is the respect staff and students have for you. You participated in the Zaidee’s 24-Hour Run, and are a member of the Beaumaris Lawn Tennis Club outside of School. You represented the School over the summer break at the National Youth Science Forum having successfully negotiated the selection process for this. You are a fine young man who role models the School Values to the highest possible standard.

M J Cater Prefects Gail D’Souza Gail, you always give of your time to help out others, whether it be in the classroom or outside of it. You are a kind, caring and respectful person and you are always willing to offer advice or listen to anyone if need be. You are actively involved in a broad range of programs on offer here at the School and you recently represented the School in the Lions Youth of the Year competition. Your Learning Behaviours reflect very positively on your academic endeavour. You exhibit the School Values and you do not turn your leadership on and off to suit your audience. Gail, you are a consistently good leader and am delighted to appoint you as a School Prefect of Mentone Grammar.

Samuel Callahan Sam, aside from being a reliable, enthusiastic, innovative and highly respected House Captain, your leadership of the First Basketball team was commendable. You are a quiet but dynamic leader who leads by example. Whenever you are a part of a project the work gets done. You listen to those around you and try your best to mentor your team mates in a proactive and affirming manner. When you make a mistake you are very quick to acknowledge it and learn from it. Sam, your Learning Behaviours reflect favourably on your endeavour in your studies. You are respectful and loyal to our School. You work hard in every subject and you are respected by your teachers. You are a true leader within our School and am delighted to appoint you as a School Prefect. Luc van Vliet Luc, you are innately driven and disciplined. You do not seek the spotlight and yet your endeavours have continued to better both the School and yourself for some time. Your involvement in our Music program, Sport, House activities and in assisting others highlight the tenacious, resilient and caring individual that you are. You are a true gentleman in the way you go about things, always displaying our School Values. am delighted to appoint you as a Prefect of Mentone Grammar. Emily Keogh Each year we recognise the breadth of involvement students have within this School and that the busy students seem to be able to make time to do a lot of different activities whilst not hindering their studies. Your involvement in the Performing Arts program (where you are one of the Captains of Performing Arts), within your House, your strong commitment to Cadets and many other cocurricular activities highlights the breadth you bring to the School. You help others, you display a most mature approach to your schooling and am delighted to appoint you as a Prefect of Mentone Grammar. Sarah Cimino Kind, caring, ‘supportive of others’ and ‘wonderful role model’ are a few of the words your nominators use to describe you – all wonderful qualities of a young person and a young leader within our Community. You go about your business in a quiet, effective manner and, in doing so, you make a difference, not only to your own life but to those around you. Your Learning Behaviours reflect most favourably on you. You are another student who displays our School Values to a high level. I am delighted to appoint you as a School Prefect.

“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination, take a look and you’ll see into your imagination.”

From the – Prefect Citations

The list of activities you are involved in would take some matching across the School: Public Speaking, Debating, Cross Country, School Orchestra, Production Orchestra, House Music Leader, Senior Jazz Band, Flute Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Orlando Orchestra, Creativity Centre Ball performances, the list goes on. You also find time to be a highly conscientious student working in the School library after hours regularly. You role model our School Values to a high level and you are highly supportive of others. I am delighted to appoint you as a School Prefect. Adam Pratt You are a diverse leader within our School. At one moment you are performing in an opera, the next you are leading in our Cadet Unit, then you pick up a hockey stick to play sport and off to the classroom you go. This is a small number of the activities you are involved in. In all that you undertake you set and achieve high standards. Your engagement with a broad range of age-groups through these activities testifies to the mentoring you provide within our School. You role model the School Values and it is my pleasure to appoint you as a School Prefect of Mentone Grammar.

Frazer Kemp Many of us witnessed you receiving a Scholarship to attend the Australian Defence Force Academy in 2017. In order to achieve such an honour you have to present yourself as a well credentialed person who could be entrusted with the defence of our nation – you are certainly such a person. The diverse range of interests you have pursued whilst being a student here is a testament to your willingness to engage and in doing so you have not only grown into a fine young man but you have positively influenced others. You have demonstrated genuine leadership in a number of official appointments but also in an informal manner, along with demonstrating the School Values. I am delighted to appoint you as a School Prefect. Charlotte Wiffin You were a founding girl when we went coed and for several years you were, in fact, the only girl in your year group. To say that this has defined your resilience is an understatement. Throughout your time here you have immersed yourself in the holistic program of the School. You are a compassionate person and an encourager of others, you support your House strongly and your teachers comment on the endeavour you show in and outside of our classrooms. You role model the School Values and am delighted to appoint you as a Prefect of Mentone Grammar.

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19The Mentonian 201618 The Mentonian 2016 in our classrooms. You have often gone out of your way to perform at events which others have not. I am delighted to appoint you as a School Prefect of Mentone Grammar.

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Lucinda McIntyre

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One of the staff who nominated you described you as ‘a quiet, yet highly talented and creative student whose participation in a variety of programs has been exemplary’. You are heavily involved in the School Performing Arts program but also the Cadet Unit where you are a Cadet Under Officer. Alongside this you have completed the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award which is a significant achievement in itself. Your engagement in our classrooms is extremely positive, you role model our School Values and you accept challenges in your House which take you out of your comfort zone. am delighted to appoint you as a School Prefect of Mentone Grammar.

Robert McIntyre

Galina Enright and Matt Pertich have paired your citation together because you have both made a significant contribution to the academic leadership of this School not only this year but in previous years. You have done so by your role modelling of high level Learning Behaviours and through the support you provide to others. You have both been positive role models in other areas of the School including your Houses. You have run tutorials for others and have displayed the School Values to a high level. I am delighted to appoint you as School Prefects of Mentone Grammar.

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Without doubt, Eblana is a dynamic and vibrant campus full of positive relationships. Cheerfulness and laughter are encouraged and I like the fact we have humour, because it is through humour we develop.

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congratulate and thank our students for the times they focused their efforts on achieving their best in academia, cocurricular activities and in friendships. Our admirable student leaders all adhered to our School’s Values of Respect, Caring, Resilience, Service, Discipline, Endeavour and Integrity. I truly thank all our Year 4 student leaders for the times they displayed maturity, involved in leadership and role modelling and I commend them for their achievements. They are: Eblana Captains Hannah Wagner and Lachlan Fraser. House Captains, Scarlet Park and Tom Barlow (Andreson), Sophie Frost and Elise Laws (Deighton), Ashleigh Hopkins and Sienna Edwardes (Drinan), Charli Bucci and Lachlan O’Hara (Finlay Anderson), Charlotte Cowan and Ella Michell (Jones), Holly Nish and Jordan Pyszczek (Lionel Large), Ayden Roos and Kyle Roos (Were) and Noemi Sniezek and Nicholas Harris (White).

I sincerely thank my staff who have bestowed upon their students great opportunities to learn and grow, achieve and discover, laugh and love themselves. They not only brought learning, but great joy to the Campus. I also take this opportunity to thank Brigid Hicks our Campus PA whose commitment and connection with the Eblana Community are so valuable. I thank Jessica Richards, Eblana’s Curriculum Coordinator whose knowledge and guidance in the curriculum is progressive and again so appreciated and Mrs Libby Chislett, Director of the Mary Jones Early Learning Centre, whose great passion is early childhood education. These three wonderful, dedicated staff have greatly assisted me in leading Eblana this year. Their leadership characterises Eblana’s undeniable professional, friendly and caring environment of which have the pleasure to lead. also make special mention of Julee O’Flaherty and Leonie Binge, who are leaving Mentone Grammar and teaching at the end of the year.

‘i sea, care’ Ambassadors: Nina Pertzel, Sally Stevens, Ben Stockdale and Alice PerformingRoberts.ArtsCaptains: Isabel Ellix, Aimee Lancaster and Callum Orr.

Coming to school is so enjoyable, when we experience an appreciative note or word from another; two students, arms around each other, sharing an interesting book; patience and persistence leading to achievement of personal goals; a student walking to the front of assembly and performs for their peers and their peers applauding wholeheartedly; students smiling as they meet each other; caring for others; volunteering as reading and spelling tutors to younger students; teachers presenting awards to children who do the ‘right thing’; the entire staff arriving dressed as book characters and taking time after school to write cards to students who have done something special; an older student stopping to tie the shoes of a Foundation student; a parent stops to give the teacher a hug and a student stopping into the office to hand out flowers he collected on the way to school, or a picture he drew. These inspiring moments of the good within our learning community all support the ongoing implementation and success of our RULER program instituted by Marc Brackett: ‘The emotional climate of a classroom seems to be the best predictor of student engagement, student performance as well as student behaviour.’ Without doubt, Eblana is a dynamic and vibrant campus full of positive relationships. Cheerfulness and laughter are encouraged and like the fact we have humour, because it is through humour we develop. We all know laughter is the best medicine.

We are not just an academic school. We are much more than that. A range of curricular and cocurricular activities filled our busy calendar… excursions, incursions, instrumental ensembles, singing, tennis, chess, cross age learning, assemblies, swimming, camps, book week, environmental awareness, fitness activities, our DARE to Dream program, Maths, Language and Science events, reading challenges, Harmony Day, Read Aloud Day, Simultaneous Story Time, ELC family barbecues, Grandparents’ Day, Father’s Day Breakfast and Footy Morning, Mother’s Day Morning Tea and Keysborough sporting events, our annual Christmas Pageant and social service commitments … just to name a few. wish you all a peaceful, happy and safe holiday period. May it be a time rich in family adventures, friendship and laughter! look forward to continuing our journey together again in 2017 and making it too, another wonderful year!

‘The suspense is terrible. hope it’ll last’ – Willy Wonka or Mr Nolan?

What a happy, joyful and lively environment we explore each day in Eblana. The tasks of a teacher are many, but the rewards for such an esteemed role are more. How lucky are we to work where we are greeted each day by a parade of smiling, laughing, hand shaking students; always confident, always enthusiastic about Althoughlearning.academic pursuits and attainment are at the forefront, it is the everyday gestures that make Eblana’s community shine. To me it is a place with genuine heart and soul. Of high priority for me whilst always aiming for academic excellence, is to cater for the healthy wellbeing of all students. make it my goal that they are safe in their environment and importantly, socially and emotionally safe.

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Social Service Captains: McKenzie Hood, Ellie Newman and Ayden Tezay. Leading Reading Ambassadors: Mia Castello, Elisha Parkes, Maria Anna Theofilopoulou, Maddox Lewell and Brendan Sheppard. Sports Assistants: Thomas Kurta, Anthony Mirhom, Dimitri Rellos and Jake Vorrath. Their willingness and initiative to be involved was commendable and thank them sincerely.

Julee’s and Leonie’s contributions to the education of hundreds of students are immeasurable. We congratulate them on reaching this time in their life where they can take a more relaxed approach, with no need to worry about bells ringing or ongoing curriculum developments. We thank Julee and Leonie for all that they have brought to Mentone Grammar, for educating and nurturing hundreds of students throughout their successful and admirable careers. They will be greatly missed and we wish them well for theirsincerelyretirements.thankthe parents who cheerfully contributed and supported our many programs and events throughout the year. You are valued, talented and delightful to have alongside us, so thank you for adding your special touch to Eblana.

John Nolan Head of Eblana

MARY JONES

We have all really appreciated the commitment of all in our Community, to share in the role of providing ouropportunitieslearningforstudents.

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In total, 103 children attended our Early Learning Centre, where strong relationships were built with staff and students alike, along with a great collaborative partnership with the families. It has been magnificent to see so many families actively involved in the program whether it be as a helper in the rooms, as a valuable class rep, assisting with the 4YO swimming program or enthusiastically attending excursions with us. We have all really appreciated the commitment of all in our Community to share in the role of providing learning opportunities for our Overstudents.theyear the children attended several incursions starting with Sportacus, where the focus was on healthy bodies and healthy minds. The visit to Sportacus taught the children to take on ownership of what foods are good for their bodies and what foods should be considered a ‘sometime’ food. Sports candy became a catchcry; which refers to fruit and vegetables being consumed to fuel young brains and bodies.

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This has allowed more flexible floor space for the children to learn and play within, but has also enabled a stronger link to the outdoor environment with many staff opening their rooms up so children can continue their learning outdoors.

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This year, the ELC saw some significant works completed, with the establishment of a new indoor/ outdoor play space outside the kindergarten room, an expansion in all other rooms by adding a large glass alfresco area to the existing rooms.

MARY JONES

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It has been an absolute pleasure to be involved in each and every one of our students’ development and I cannot wait to see many of them next year as they move on to the ‘big school’.

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In Term 4 our year cumulated with our excursions to Raine, Hayne and Shine in Balnarring and to Werribee Zoo. Both were wonderful learning opportunities as well as a nice way to celebrate a great year with our classes and the ELC community. This was followed by our very special Grandparents’ Day and, lastly, our Christmas Pageant and graduation. It has been an absolute pleasure to be involved in each and every one of our students’ development and cannot wait to see many of them next year as they move on to the ‘big school’. Have a wonderful Christmas and a safe New Year. Wherever your travels take you, remember you and your children stay in our hearts forever and we hope to continue our special relationships for many years to come.

To assist the children’s imagination and expressive language we hosted two memorable incursions: Dreamers in Space and Drama Tool Box. It was lovely to see children’s imagination soar, creativity develop, language skills improve all through the provocation of these performances and the follow up from staff within the rooms. Father’s Day was another much anticipated event for our students. They were so excited about inviting their dads! Many fathers were able to visit us for breakfast, spend time in the rooms and best of all, join in the Footy Morning on the Junior School oval.

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We then had our fabulous Mother’s Day special morning within our rooms followed by a fun sports day at our Keysborough Playing Fields. During Term 3, the children were visited by Murrundindi, an indigenous elder who talked about our history and the aboriginal way of life. The children were taught symbols unique to indigenous culture used to communicate stories and history. Imagination is an important component of a child’s development whether expressed verbally, or non verbally. A child needs to express how they see the world and how they are feeling. The children in each room spent a lot of time learning how to name and understand their feelings and behaviours in line with the School’s RULER program, followed by all Campuses.

Libby Chislett Director Imagination is an important component of a child’s development whether verbally, or non verbally.

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Row 2: Archer Garnett, Jensen Rowsell, Alyssa Duman, Jules Alapont, Ryder Anderson

Row 2: Lukas Devereux, Ryder Anderson, Marina Basin, Riley Oliver, Rayan Hain, Miriam Floyd, Maxwell O’Connor, Curtis Ling Row 1: Leo Munro, Archie Swan, Tommy Kent, Samuel Tabois, Dominic Rowell, Abel Korybutiak

Row 1: Lachlan Waring, Hugo Donovan, Grace Newman, George Lyons, Alexis Antoniou, Pippa Leonard

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Back row: Vikki Octigan, Megan Blake, Jaki Atwell Row 3: Ella Wloszczak, Alexander Cook, Lily Walker, Oliver Barfoot-Eastwood Row 2: Helena Chorianopoulos, Lawrence Walton, Thomas Newman, Jordi Poulios, Tiffany Te, Nathan Jones

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Row 1: Issa Sabih, Linpeng Fu, Sara Yu, Callum Tzounos, Joseph Habib

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Back row: Melanie Di Rosato, Vicki Beaumont, Veronica Byrnes Row 3: Sophie Apostolidis, Ryan Magliton, Summer Lettieri, Hudson Park Row 2: Luca Pendrey, Maggie Tanner, Parker McGrath, Luke Phillips, Levi Dayaseela Row 1: Madeleine Saunders, Charlie Weber, Addison Hamilton, Troy Goddard, Kaylee Lyons, Dylan Falvo

Row 2: Christian Burrows, Siara McCarthy, Liam Nassau, Daniel Shlimak, Amelia Shimmin

Back row: Tammy Frankland, Ken Morrish, Jacqui Buchan, Megan Blake Row 3: Hudson Swifte, Siena Ricci, Sebastian Malamatinas, Harrison Arendarcikas Row 2: Taylor Sweeny, Ryan Wagner, Orlando Parry, Taron Clarke, Hudson Chan Row 1: Harry Hodgetts, Lucy Piper, Harrison Edwards, Mia Basin, Maya Withington.

Term 3 Our second semester began with the Olympics! We also investigated Our Community, including visits from policemen and firemen as well as an excursion to the LEGO Education Centre, where we designed and built our own cities. Tying in with this unit, we explored mapping and location in Mathematics, as well as creating graphs and tallies, investigating weight and capacity and continuing to build our number and place value knowledge. Complementing our Literacy focus on writing persuasive texts and poetry, along with improving reading fluency and expression, our wonderful Book Week activities included a book character dress up day and a visit from illustrator Jeanette Rowe.

Term 4 Term 4 saw us scurry into the world of Minibeasts, where we loved discovering all about insects, bugs and other creepy crawlies. As part of this unit, we also enjoyed our third exciting excursion for the year, visiting the Melbourne Museum Bugs Alive exhibition and watching Flight of the Butterflies 3D at IMAX. Back in the classroom, we consolidated our understanding of addition, subtraction and division and explored 3D shapes, patterns and money. We also developed our imaginative writing and informative writing skills. The year culminated in our Eblana Christmas Pageant, where we entertained everyone with our cheerful rendition of Aussie Christmas songs.

Term 2 We arrived back at school full of energy and with an eagerness to learn. We dived into studying farms and the importance they have in our lives. To consolidate our learning, we took a trip to Chesterfield Farm, where we fed hungry animals, rode on a tractor, milked a cow and discovered the food and materials that farms give us. Our emotional and social intelligence continued to develop through our involvement with the RULER program. Our Classroom Charter, Mood Meter Check-ins, Meta Moment investigations and Best Self explorations have enabled this development and continued throughout the year.

Meg Hayes and Laura Savage Foundation teachers

Foundation The 2016 Foundation classroom has been such a vibrant and dynamic space. This first year of formal schooling has been one crammed with new learning experiences from start to finish.

The skills, knowledge and understanding students have developed since that very first day are enormous and it has been a privilege and a thrill to be a part of their learning journey.

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Term 1 Everything was new, we settled into the routines of school, met our teachers and played with new friends. We shared stories about our families and personal history and researched creatures with claws, scales and tails! A wildlife ranger even came to visit and brought in his furry, feathery and scaly friends for us to meet and hold. We also began to read and write! We labelled diagrams and traced sentences with capital letters and full stops.

The final term was all about animals. We studied many different species, researching using both books and the internet. We were able to go to both Werribee and Melbourne Zoos and witness how these animals interact and how they live in enclosures representing their natural habitats. The students were able to take in all of this information and use it effectively within their PowerPoint presentations. We finished the term with our annual Christmas Pageant where the students learnt and sang their songs with great enthusiasm. We have enjoyed the year immensely and wish all the Year 1 students and families well with their move to Year 2. Jessica Richards, Kris Little and John Nolan What a fantastic year it has been for Year 1!

Also during the term we looked at the changes that can occur with food when you cool it or add heat to it. These experiments involved eggs, water, chocolate, popcorn and a number of other items that the students certainly enjoyed. Term 3 was all about poetry. Students learnt about alliteration, creating books full of interesting and unique tongue twisters. We moved onto free verse poetry in which the Olympics were our focus and then completed the unit by using Nick Bland as an ‘Author as Mentor’ creating our own bear stories. This focus was also complemented by Book Week where students went to great effort to dress up as their favourite character.

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To begin the year students created a timeline of their life so far. They loved sharing this with their classmates and it was great to learn more about each student’s life. Following this, pictures from the timelines were used to build a recount. The Year 1s took to this task with enthusiasm, describing and detailing these events to form their first completed writing piece for the year. During Term 2 our focus shifted to life in the ‘olden days’. This was an enjoyable unit of work that culminated with an excursion to Yarrabee Yesterday’s World. Students were a little nervous at first but eventually warmed up. They were taught what it was like to write, play, walk and talk in the olden days. They also found out what would happen if they didn’t obey certain rules!

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In the final term it was a thrill to spend the morning with our grandparents who not only visited our classroom, but became part of the learning activities. As usual our year culminated in the colourful Christmas Pageant where we entertained everyone with our cheerful renditions of favourite Aussie Christmas songs. We all agree that 2016 has been jampacked with learning experiences that have entertained and educated us from start to finish. Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season. Leonie Binge, Briana Walker, Sheree Walsh, Anastasia Antoniadis and Julee O’Flaherty

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In Term 1, a huge highlight was having Mem Fox pay us a visit and read some of her much-loved stories to us. The children learned all about her childhood growing up in South Africa and were able to interact with her personally, asking questions about where she found inspiration for her amazing stories.

Our first excursion for the year was to the CERES Education Centre on Merri Creek, East Brunswick, where the children were immersed in aboriginal culture and sustainability studies. They learned how to throw a boomerang, how to find bush tucker and how to make paint from rocks, gaining a new respect for these ancient customs.

Year 2 Another busy year has almost passed and, as usual, the Year 2s have experienced many exciting events during 2016. By far the most popular experience, was our wonderful excursion to the MCG in Term 3 which coincided with the Rio Olympic Games. The children loved viewing the players’ change rooms, the cricket room and indoor practice facilities, the media centre and the famous Long Room as well as the National Sports Museum. Our final highlight for the day was meeting Tamsin Hinchley. Tamsin is an Australian volleyball player. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, Tamsin Hinchley partnered with Natalie Cook in beach volleyball. The children enjoyed interacting with her and asking questions about her sporting life and achievements.

In Term 2 students embarked on an underwater journey through the Melbourne Sea Life Aquarium. At the beginning of our journey, students were given tools to identify animals based on their unique physical characteristics. In doing this, the children were able to understand both the importance of marine environments and habitats and the life cycles of these beautiful creatures. The students achieved their aim of gaining a deeper understanding of their Science topic: Living Things/ Marine AnotherCreatures.firstwas the Instrumental Concert which took place in the Bayview gym on a chilly Friday morning. However, this didn’t appear to dampen the spirits and enthusiasm of the performers at all.

Another memorable event was our immersion into the fascinating world of science, where the students had some serious FUN with a science incursion from the Mad About Science team! Already natural born scientists, the children adored getting their hands science-dirty and performing loads of hands-on experiments. Science was brought to life, leaving many students determined to become real scientists in the distant future!

The Year 2 Strings Ensemble was the first item on the program and the students showed their amazing skill and discipline as they proudly performed a variety of bowing exercises and open strings pieces.

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Year 3 students have been involved in many exciting activities including Maths and Science Competitions, Cross Country, House Sport, Book Week and the Christmas Pageant. We particularly enjoyed the sessions with our ELC Buddies, where we taught the younger students how to make paper planes, write stories, play games of chance and practise sports skills. We would like to thank the amazing Year 3 parents as well as John Nolan and Jessica Richards for their ongoing support of our vibrant, busy, fun-filled and happy Year 3 community!

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Year 3 3 has been an outstanding We have enjoyed a range of exciting learning opportunities and have enthusiastically embraced the School values and the RULER program.

Greg Evans and Kate Lang

We supported each other in the classroom, on the sporting field and in the playground and we celebrated some remarkable achievements. We are looking forward to the challenges ahead in Year 4, including the leadership roles that many of us will accept. We have studied so many interesting topics this year, particularly in Humanities and Science, where we investigated Celebrations, Birds and Flight, Chemical Sciences, Change in our Community and Space. A highlight of Term 3 was our study of the Olympic Games. We were visited by two Australian representative athletes and held an Olympics Expo where we demonstrated a term’s worth of learning to parents and important visitors from the school community. These units of work supported our literacy and numeracy programs and included visits to Healesville Sanctuary and Scienceworks. We headed to Shoreham for the first time in May and enjoyed two fantastic camps this year. We explored the local area on bush walks, built amazing sandcastles and went body boarding at the beach. We loved the food and can’t wait to go back as Year 4 students!

A major highlight of Term 1 was the selection of the Eblana Leaders, with students eagerly taking on their responsibilities. We wrote letters to pen pals at The Peninsula School and were introduced to our Foundation Buddies. Students thoroughly enjoyed cultivating a writing community through the Writer’s Workshop and relished the opportunity to create individual reading boxes filled with ‘Just Right’ books.

Term 2 began with much excitement as we received responses from our pen pals. During Science, we conducted many experiments as we investigated the properties relating to Force, and students thoroughly enjoyed creating magnetic racing cars. We visited Shoreham Camp and enjoyed beach walks and building huts. During Mathematics, students enthusiastically tallied, graphed and analysed data during their Jelly Bean Investigation. We continued to explore the art of writing and turned even our most reluctant participants into poets. Term 3 saw the inclusion of some additional student leaders. Our Term 3 inquiry topics were Earth’s Changing Surface, Rio Olympics and Sustainability. We developed students’ ability to create oral presentations and how to use feedback to enhance their learning. Students explored areas of interest within Sustainability and worked on finding practical ways to make a difference to our impact on the planet. We immersed students in their learning with an excursion to the Melbourne Museum and IMAX Theatre. Problem solving and technology were the focus of a much enjoyed incursion, ‘Lego Robotics’. Students wrote a ‘Dreamtime Story’ for their Foundation Buddy and presented it as a gift during one of our sessions. Term 4 was an exciting and reflective time as students prepared to transition to Year 5. We returned to Shoreham Camp. We visited CERES Environment Park to learn about how What an amazing journey the students in Year 4 have had in 2016!

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Year 4 to better manage waste in our world. Students learnt about natural and processed materials during Science, and built bridges to specifications to test their strength. Students learnt how to persuade an audience, which culminated in passionate debates. Fractions were a focus this term and students enjoyed learning through real life, edible applications. We witnessed wonderful progress and development in our students and have loved being a part of their learning this year!

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They began the year eager to learn and we only saw this fostered and continue. The students embraced many opportunities offered to them, including taking on leadership roles, enhancing academic and social skills, performing confidently and shining bright on the sporting arena.

Justine Hamilton and Michelle Brent

It is not easy to move from the alphabet writing to the character writing for young learners. Our students at Eblana were engaged with the online programs and fun games to develop their understanding on the Chinese writing form. Students from Foundation to Year 2 built up the awareness of stroke type through ‘Stroke Dig’, traced and wrote characters on ‘Chinese Class’ with attention to stroke order and direction, recognised the meaning of each character by making characters with play dough and rubber bands. Students in Year 3 and Year 4 explored a large range of pictographs and created their own imaginative character stories.

Students from Year 3 were engaged with the puppet show. They took different roles from The Three Little Pigs and retold the story in Chinese. It has indeed been an exciting year in LOTE. Gracie Gao Chinese Teacher

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Eblana Chinese program use AIM (Accelerative Integrated Methodology) which has become increasingly popular in schools teaching Chinese in recent years to engage students in a fun manner. Students develop core functional vocabulary through gestures, storytelling, music and movements. Some highlights of our learning… Fun Chinese Character Learning Activities

Qu Yuan, Chinese people eat zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), drink realgar wine and row the dragon boats on this day. Students from Year 4 made their own dragon boat and decorated it with different patterns.

Chinese New Year Celebrations

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Students at Eblana enjoyed the celebrations of the Chinese New Year by colouring in the traditional Chinese clothes, Yin and Yang monkey paper cutting and Monkey King face making. Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. To commemorate a great patriotic poet Chinese

Through learning a different language and experiencing a different culture, students also reflected on their own language and culture.

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From 16 to 26 May, the Language Perfect World Championships 2016 was held across the whole world. All the students learning languages in our school participated in this competition.

Six students from Eblana won the Silver, Bronze and Credit Awards. It is not just about Chinese… Year 1 and Year 2 students reviewed the Chinese words for colours in a different way. They made rainbow colours with three primary colours. Students applied previous knowledge to understand the experiment procedures which was mainly explained in Chinese, and predicted the possible result of each step. They also completed a simple report in Chinese at the end. After learning the topic of body parts, Year 4 students conducted a research on the life cycle of frogs. They collected the information on the different appearances at each stage and summarised with key words in Chinese. Each student produced a mini book based on their research.

This year, students from Foundation to Year 4 attended a 60 minute Chinese (Mandarin) session each week. Strong emphasis was placed on intercultural language learning and understanding.

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The aim of the Finlay Anderson Library’s junior school program is to enhance literacy across the Eblana Campus and to ensure that by the time the students move from Eblana to Bayview they are competent, independent users of our library service and its resources.

Former Mentone Grammar student and successful author, George Ivanoff, presented a writing workshop to our Years 3 and 4 students. George started with tasking the students to do two minutes of forced writing to ‘warm up’ to the writing process.

Students from Foundation to Year 4 visit the Library each week with their class to borrow a wide range of books as well as to discover how the Library and its facilities are able to support them in their learning and recreational reading. This year the theme underpinning our work in the library was ‘Curiosity’. Curiosity makes learning more effective and enjoyable as curious students not only ask questions but actively seek out answers. When students visit our library space they are encouraged to question, explore, search and discover whether it relates to an unfamiliar word in their reading or seeking further information for a project or just expanding on a topic they are interested in, they are encouraged to engage their curiosity. In May, we ran a competition for students to celebrate Library and Information Week. The task was to try and guess the number of pages in a package of books that was wrapped in plain paper. It was interesting to witness the different ways students formulated their answers – everything from wild guesses to mathematical calculations!

The key message was that to be a writer you need to write every day and ensure you write about what you find interesting and in the genre you like to read. George encouraged students to take little bits of their own lives and turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. George and the students collaboratively created a story that devised a character on a journey with a range of challenging problems and ways to get around the problem in order to achieve a successful outcome to the narrative. The students came away with renewed enthusiasm and fantastic ideas to enhance their own story Towardswriting.theend of Term 3 we welcomed the 2017 Foundation students as part of the Eblana transition program.

In Term 4, we hosted the grandparents of our Foundation students on Grandparents’ Day where they had the opportunity to see our young students in ‘action’ during their regular Library session. Students are always welcome to come in to read books, browse through magazines, draw or play games. It is always pleasing to see students take the opportunity to make the best use of our wonderful library.

Beverly Ross Eblana Teacher Librarian

The Visual Arts program in Eblana aims to foster a love of creativity, self-expression and learning. The purpose of our program is to engage and challenge students in a way that encourages them to take risks and have a go, apply their vision and to make artwork that is unique and individual.

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were visited by Jeannette Rowe who entertained the children with stories and her session focused on the idea of ‘character’ as a starting point for narrative writing. Jeannette delighted the students by demonstrating a clever way of creating multiple, illustrated characters through a combination of eye, nose and mouth shapes.

Eblana Art

Our Art Room is fully equipped for creating artworks in a broad variety of media. All students have the opportunity to work with a variety of materials in 2D and 3D forms. Many of our works are inspired by artists and artistic periods, teaching the students art appreciation while exploring their own creative ideas. The content covered in Art comes directly from the student’s interest and ideas, which helps to develop enjoyment and pride in what is created. Students’ artworks are prominently displayed throughout the School as we aim to foster an appreciation of art amongst our students. Jillian Watkins Eblana Art

Children’s Book Week in August was one of the highlights in Eblana. The theme for Book Week 2016 was ‘Australia, Story Country’ and to support the theme students were encouraged to think about how books and stories can make a difference to not only their reading life, but life beyond a book. Students were treated to two inspiring presentations by Australian authors. Foundation to Year 2 students

It was a year of great participation in many areas of the Performing Arts at Mentone Grammar. In Eblana, instrumental music, music theatre, singing and dancing all played an important part in developing our students’ creativity and willingness to create and perform. Assemblies provided the children with regular performance opportunities and this year we saw many students work on special items to perform at assembly. With regular lunchtime rehearsals in the music room to practise their items, the students really demonstrated a passion for Performing Arts. One of our assembly highlights was the Foundation and Year 4 performance of; bought me a Cat by Aaron Copland and Paul Jennings, with each Foundation student playing an instrument to represent an animal. It was a delight to see the children performing alongside their buddies. There were, of course, our formal instrumental concerts, which showcased our two major ensembles, the Eblana Strings and the Eblana Singers as well as our Years 2 and 3 instrumental groups and a variety of solo performers.

Debra McLeod Eblana Music

Eblana Music

In Eblana, instrumental music, music theatre, singing and dancing all played an important part in developing our students’ creativity and willingness to create and perform.

Overall,service.2016has been a busy year for all our Eblana performers. Thank you to our wonderful Performing Arts Captains, Isabel Ellix, Callum Orr and Aimee Lancaster for your leadership and for the excellent job you did introducing performers at assemblies and soirées.

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The Years 2 and 3 instrumental classes continued to produce some excellent work from our students. The String Ensemble performed at each assembly and all string students were invited to play in this ensemble. Students from Year 2 were also invited to sing with the Eblana singers, which rehearsed every Thursday morning. In the classroom, children tapped out tunes with the boomwhackers and chime bars, composed music, danced and sang. We rehearsed eagerly for our Christmas Pageant and our Year 4 students were excited by a special invitation to sing the blessing for the Year 12 students at their Valedictory chapel

Games

Weather conditions were magnificent for these much awaited events and it was indeed fantastic to have so many family members join us to support the young athletes and enjoy this magnificent venue. Eblana students should be proud and encouraged for their involvement in such healthy and physical pursuits. It was lovely to note the improved fitness and enjoyment levels of so many. I commend all those involved for their sporting endeavour, friendly participation and encouragement of others. The medals and ribbons were bonuses – the participants were all winners.

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Congratulations to White House athletes: Noemi Sniezek and Nicholas Harris (Captains), Mika Arvanitakis, Ava Lucas. Julian May, Jack Wall, Harrison Lloyd, Baxter Chan, Amelia Hall, Christopher Lucas, Isabella Mirhom, Leahm Orfanidis, Henry Walker, James Evans, Jae Hadjiyannakis, Reahn Orfanidis, Diesel Reid, Tyler Veza, William Clayton, Edward Hall, Robbie Hodgetts, Samaara Nakra, Siobhan Phillips, Flynn Walker, Anthony Mirhom and Nina Pertzel who were the overall winners of the Cross Country morning! Mother’s Day Morning Tea Following the Cross Country and Games events our Eblana Leaders hosted a delightful morning tea for our Eblana mothers, grandmothers and guests in the clubrooms at Keysborough. It was great to see so many present, making the most of this opportunity to be spoilt in return, by their wonderful children. What a fantastic morning it was! Nolan Day at Keysborough

Overall placements:House 1. White 2. Lionel Large 3. Were 4. Jones 5. Deighton 6. Finlay Anderson 7. Drinan 8. WeAndersoncongratulate the medal winners for each year level: BOYSFoundation 1. Oscar Cox 2. Edward Forkes 3. Patrick Reynolds GIRLS 1. Ruby Castello 2. Lily Kerr 3. Charlotte Ellix Year BOYS1 1. Ben Fraser 2. William Adams 3. Benjamin Nish GIRLS 1. Angela Hooker 2. Brooke Bernasconi 3. Annalise Di Tirro Year BOYS2 1. Ben Jackson 2. Lachlan Glotzer 3. Cooper Armstrong GIRLS 1. Alice Fletcher 2. Taj Reynolds 3. Mia Antoniou Year BOYS3 1 Angus Jackson 2. Flynn Walker 3. Luca Hayes GIRLS 1. Siobhan Phillips 2. Caitlin Smith 3. Sarah Chun Year BOYS4 1. Ayden Roos 2. Kyle Roos 3. Jasper Zdanius GIRLS 1. Noemi Sniezek 2. Elisha Parkes 3. Holly Nish A

What a wonderful day Eblana families had in May when visited our Keysborough Playing Fields to enjoy a morning of Cross Country events, ELC and Mother’s Day.

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Essentially, Bayview Learning Journeys, sequential in design, provide an extended learning experience which link different learning areas and allow students to appreciate new environments which impact on their lives, whilst promoting teamwork, learning, cooperation and responsibility.

Many relevant excursions and incursions were organised for Bayview students to assist with their studies throughout the year. Activities included the Year 8 Humanities Medieval Incursion and Market visits; the Year 5 visits to the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks, the Year 6 visits to Parliament House and Chinatown, and the Year 7 visit to the Melbourne Aquarium.

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2016 Learning Journeys included:

• Year 7 five-day Learning Journey to Central Australia

Coordinators and Assistant Year Level Coordinators –Jo Kamp, Leigh Chislett, Peter O’Gorman, Amy Long and Jacqueline Cartwright Bayview School Captains –Ella Mairs and Tom Spencer Business Manager –Nicole HumanBradshawResources Manager –Richard PropertyKeelyManager –David Teasdale. John Twist Head of Bayview

• Year 8 ten-day International Learning Journeys to China, Cambodia, Vietnam and Nepal.

Many Bayview students have a passion for performance; they are creative and have the dedication to achieve. Accordingly, they have been provided with many opportunities to participate in the School’s dynamic Performing Arts program throughout the year. Some memorable performances were delivered in 2016 in drama, dance, instrumental and vocal music productions, which included The Lion King JR, the Bayview House Arts Competition, Stagecraft, the Bayview Soiree and Music Concerts. Congratulations and thanks are extended to our talented students, supportive staff and parents involved with Bayview’s exciting Program. It goes without saying, all students and staff are eagerly anticipating the opportunity to perform and present in the School’s remarkable new Creativity Centre in Bayview’s2017!2016 Learning Journey Program absorbed students in age appropriate learning experiences away from their school environment.

In conclusion, Bayview has had a marvellous year. Congratulations, once again, to our enthusiastic students and professional staff. Special thanks to the following people for their outstanding support in 2016: Principal – Mal Cater Deputy Principals – Deb Frizza and Jarrod O’Neill

Deputy Head of Bayview –Michael Martin Bayview Campus PA –Nichole BayviewHargreavesYearLevel

In Bayview, we are committed to the recognition of academic excellence. Many students performed exceptionally well this year in relation to their academic achievement.

• Years 5, 6 and 7 visits to the School’s stunning Shoreham property

• Year 5 three-day Learning Journey to Sovereign Hill, Ballarat

• Year 6 five-day Learning Journey to Canberra

Bayview students participated in a variety of team sports in 2016. By working together in their selected sports, students shared common goals endeavouring to create a climate of success. They learned the importance of being prepared and training to reach their goals. They were encouraged to be proud of their successes, without belittling their opponents. They learned how to deal with losses, learning how to improve and have a better chance of success next time. Bayview students had opportunities to represent Mentone Grammar during the year in the AGSV, APS, the local Cheltenham District Competitions, State and National Championships, in addition to the School’s House sports competitions. Students are to be congratulated on their impressive efforts in the 2016 sports season. Special thanks are extended to our staff, our team of hard-working coaches and our wonderful parents who supported our students throughout the year.

Students have had opportunities to display their unique talents in many fields, ably supported by a dedicated staff; I commend our Bayview staff and students on the work they have undertaken. The following reflections highlight a number of events and activities experienced by our diverse community during 2016. Many other activities undertaken by Bayview students this year will be highlighted in other sections of this publication. In Bayview, we are committed to the recognition of academic excellence. Many students performed exceptionally well this year in relation to their academic achievements. Relevant Academic Awards were presented at special Award Assemblies at the conclusion of each semester to celebrate the accomplishments of those who demonstrated outstanding effort, dedication, academic achievement and improvement. Awards were also presented to students who performed admirably in a number of external challenges, which included: the Maths Talent Quest, the Language Perfect Competition (World Champions!), the German Poetry Competition, the Science Talent Search, the da Vinci Decathlon, Tournament of Minds, Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians, the Australian Maths Competition, the Gateways Challenge and the 2016 NAPLAN Assessment.

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In the Years 5 and 6 area we endeavour to develop confident individuals who show resilience and a love of learning, whilst demonstrating respect for others, and even more importantly, for themselves.

One hundred and sixty of them, to be exact! Our patient and dedicated Mentors worked closely with these young adolescents and were committed to engaging and supporting them in ways that inspired them to be their best. Expectations were elevated and personal goals were always raised, just that little bit higher, for each individual. With expectations high, it was anticipated that students would strive for success and ultimately achieve no less than their best.

Learning Journeys take our students out of the classroom and challenge them with real life learning and activities that truly involve the individual.

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Tell me and I may forget, Show me and I may remember, Involve me and I’ll understand.”

This year, Year 5 students participated in many varied Learning Journey experiences to Shoreham, the Immigration Museum, Scienceworks and Sovereign Hill, where learning promoted absolute engagement. Year 6 also had many opportunities to experience Learning Journeys that included Shoreham, Canberra, State Parliament, Art Exhibitions, Chinatown and ACMI. The leadership opportunities presented to Year 6 included applying to become Kingston Council’s Junior Mayor for 2016 and the inaugural Community Leadership summit hosted by the Cathy Freeman Foundation. In addition, many students across both year levels volunteered to showcase their School at numerous open days. The RULER program is now firmly embedded into our Mentor program and classrooms. Through the implementation of a class charter and the use of Mood Meters students can recognise, understand and label their emotions. The Middle Years is a time when students experience heightened emotions, therefore the importance of implementing a program such as RULER cannot be underestimated.

For our students, an old Chinese proverb is at the forefront of each Mentor’s mind when we investigate innovative ways to present curriculum.

Utilising the many aspects of RULER, students are better able to cope with difficult situations and generate a range of suitable solutions.

Mentors spend time developing working partnerships with the students to provide them with relevant feedback that empowers them to take control of their learning. Armed with this feedback, students have the capacity to truly reflect and develop their understanding across all subject areas. Mentors have witnessed firsthand the development in our Year 6 students as they prepare for Year 7. We have watched individuals progressively seek greater independence, develop their identities and make more decisions. They have noticeably demonstrated a growing capacity for reflective and abstract thinking. This year we have once again had the opportunity to prepare yet another cohort of fine young adolescents who will be capable role models for the influx of newcomers into Mentone Grammar for their first year of secondary school. We can only marvel at the calibre of individual we send forth. For 2016 – our job is done!

Years 5 & 6 This year energetic, persistent and excitable Years 5 and 6 students made up the initial year levels within the Bayview Middle School Campus.

Jacqueline Cartwright Years 5&6 Coordinator

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Peter O’Gorman Year 7 Coordinator

Year 7

The beginning of the secondary school journey marks an important chapter in a young person’s life. The rollercoaster of emotions felt both as the primary years culminate and the future beckons, always ensures the Year 7 students approach this transitional phase with a range of emotions, often a mix of excitement, nervousness and hope as they embark on the next important chapter of their lives. This year was no different as we saw 166 Year 7 students begin their secondary school journey at Mentone Grammar, consisting of five Boys’ Mentor groups and two Girls’ Mentor groups. From the beginning of the year, our students faced new challenges such as finding their way around a large school, working to a timetable that forms parts of the wider school jigsaw, having a wide variety of subject specific teachers and in many cases, learning to develop a newfound independence that comes with travelling to school in different ways, using a school diary on a daily basis and planning ahead in order to stay organised. Combined with the physical, social and emotional development that occurs at this stage of a young person’s life, the transition into the life of a secondary school student often takes many twists and turns, yet is extremely rewarding for the staff lucky enough to work with these students and so it was throughout this year. Our Mentor program allowed students to develop their thinking in a variety of ways, encouraging them to think beyond themselves and understand the impact they can have on each other, the community and the environment. In particular, the RULER program underpinned much of our in-class discussion, with students becoming more aware of the need for them to develop their emotional intelligence as they mature. Using the four anchors of RULER: Class Charter, Mood Meter, Meta-Moment and Blueprint, the students were encouraged to agree upon their expected feelings whilst at school, self-monitor and regulate their own emotions and understand the need to empathise with the feelings of others in a variety of situations. Year 7 students had the opportunity to participate in two Learning Journeys throughout the year, the first to Central Australia and the second to our Shoreham camp. Whilst there are different focuses for each trip, the memories of both often stay with the students for their time at School and beyond. Whilst arriving at School for a 4.30am departure to Central Australia wasn’t enjoyed by many, the incredible opportunity to engage with our Indigenous population, spend time in a remote Aboriginal community called Lilla, walk around Uluru and over Kings Canyon and the chance to experience life in such a different setting, away from the normal day to day interaction of school and home life, provided our students with an amazing experience and one that many students will look back upon as one of their favourite cocurricular activities throughout their time at Mentone Grammar. In addition, the Shoreham Learning Journey aimed to provide students with an opportunity to think beyond the now, encouraging them to contemplate the next steps in their physical, social and emotional development. Aided by an increased connection with the local community and environment, the program at Shoreham allowed students to strengthen their understanding of what it means to be a teenager in today’s society and prompted them to think about what might be next as they journey through adolescence. The students were ably led by a group of Mentors who took pride in guiding the students throughout Year 7. Students face many ups and downs as they navigate their Middle Years of schooling and the role of the Mentor cannot be underestimated. Often called upon for support in a variety of guises, these key staff members provide great guidance to our students and provide an enormous amount of behind the scenes support as the students work their way through the myriad of academic, sporting, musical and pastoral opportunities on offer. Our thanks go to Mrs Leonie Redfern, Mr Rob Paterson, Ms Katherine Gratton, Mrs Gennie McNair, Ms Sabrina van Dort, Ms Anastasia Courtney, Mr Tim Clark and Mr Liam Bassett for their fine contributions this year. Special thanks to Mrs Amy Long who provided terrific leadership and guidance for staff and students, both as a Mentor and Assistant Year 7 Coordinator.

The transition into the life of a secondary school student often takes many twists and turns, yet is extremely rewarding for the staff lucky enough to work with these students

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Peter O’Gorman Year 7 Coordinator

Returning to Yulara for the final night of the week allows each group to experience the sunset at Uluru, before witnessing a sunrise at Kata Tjuta. Again, as well as incredible photo opportunities, the students are educated on the historical significance of each area visited and all return home with a far greater understanding of the incredible history and evolution of our indigenous population and the challenges they continue to face in a world changing around them. Whilst in one sense the Learning Journey promotes the opportunity for independence and maturation for our students, simply by providing a week away from the home comforts, on the other hand the need for connection and interdependence is continually explained and encouraged throughout. This experience has provided many students over the last few years with incredible memories, exposure to the natural beauty within our country and the importance of connecting with our past. This year’s trips to Central Australia were no exception.

Central Australia

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Reminiscing with older students within the School, the Year 7 Central Australia Learning Journey nearly always provokes strong memories, positive recollections and great appreciation for the opportunity to have visited such an historic and important part of our country. Again in 2016, the Year 7 students had the opportunity to visit a truly unique part of the world and, as has been the case previously, it didn’t disappoint.

A very early 4.30am departure saw an eager group of students (and a bleary eyed group of parents and staff!) board their bus for a flight to Yulara airport, via Sydney, arriving midafternoon. As the plane descended, students were given some amazing views of Uluru, gaining a sense of what was to come over the ensuing week. Met by the infamous ‘Reg’ and his big purple bus that has now ‘toured’ nearly every Mentone Grammar student from Years 7-12, students were immediately given a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit Uluru, one of Australia’s most famous landmarks. With its sheer size and significance to boot, the students were educated on its cultural significance, with Aboriginal elders on hand to educate and support. Over the year, our School has developed a close affinity with Lilla, a remote indigenous community around three hours drive from Uluru. The highlight of this drive is the one and only left hand turn the bus makes. At Lilla, students are often completely removed from their comfort zone, out of ‘range’ but surrounded by incredible landscape and terrain that for many were left to their imagination prior to arrival. Again with the assistance of the local community, our students are initially ‘Welcomed to Country’, before participating in a range of activities including learning some indigenous language, dot painting, jewellery making and storytelling. The Kings Canyon walk, located approximately 15 km from our campsite, is one of many highlights of the trip, with the views, fresh air and incredible history making it all the more worthwhile.

Also, as part of the lead up to the main trip, students enjoyed a day trip into the CBD in their groups as a ‘test run’ to travelling together, catching public transport, working together as a team to get from place to place, visiting a market, walking the ‘thousand steps’ in Ferntree Gully and dining on the cuisine of the country they were to visit. In order to complete the community service aspect of the Learning Journey, students held a BBQ fundraiser, a chocolate drive and casual dress day to raise funds for the local schools they were to visit whilst away. They used this money to purchase stationery supplies or other materials needed by each of the Uponschools.return students put together a Travel Expo for their parents, Board members and other students to attend. The classrooms came alive with the joy, learning and understanding of the places they had visited. Visitors had a number of activities to complete in order to receive a ‘stamp’ in their ‘passport’ as they too ‘travelled’ in the footsteps of our Year 8s. Students then knuckled down and studied for their exams for each of their core subjects. Along with other activities such as House sport, Saturday sport, and personal challenges and highlights, this year has once again seen the Year 8s transition into mature young people, all suitably equipped with the skills required to enjoy the myriad adventures and challenges in Year 9 and life beyond. would personally like to thank our Year 8 Mentors of 2016 for their dedication, support and enthusiasm: Mrs Lisa Turner 8A, Miss Holly Loughran 8B, Mr Jon Wever 8C, Mr Gary Colling 8D Mr Steve Kuruc 8E (Term 1) Mrs Kelly Brady 8E, Mrs Heather Stone 8F and Year 8 Assistant Coordinator Mr Leigh Chislett 8G. Last but not least, a huge thank you to the students of Year 8 for the interest they have shown to their studies and the way they conducted and challenged themselves throughout the year. The Year 8 Mentor Team would like to wish each and every one of you much success as you move on to the Greenways Campus.

Joanne Kamp Year 8 Coordinator

During Term 2 we had a whole year level quiz afternoon where the stakes were high and competition fierce. However, Year 8 wasn’t all just fun and games! Students were challenged academically and had a wide array of subject material to cover throughout the year. Students collated their work and set personal goals. They then presented tests, assignments and other pieces of work, completed during the year, to their parents at the Student-led Parent Conferences. The conferencing certainly helped students take more responsibility for their learning. The Learning Journey was an absolute highlight. Once again classroom walls were torn down, textbooks were brought to life and learning taken to a new level. This year, Year 8 staff and students travelled to China Beijing, China Guangzhou, Nepal, and Cambodia and for the first time, Vietnam. Our intrepid students traversed the globe with respect for each other as well as the cultures they visited. They gained invaluable insight and perception into how others lived and how privileged they are. Their core values shone through; they were excellent ambassadors of Mentone DependingGrammar.onthedestination, students were able to walk the Great Wall, visit Angkor Wat, see the skyline of Hong Kong, help plant rice in the rice fields, shop for a bargain at the markets, travel on the bullet train from Hong Kong, trek the rice terraces of Guangzhou, learn traditional Cambodian dances, cycle the hutongs of Beijing, raft the river of Yangzhou, visit local schools in each of the regions and help teach English for a day. The smiles on the faces and messages home to parents said it all.

At the beginning of the year students chose their ideal destination from the number of alternatives and from the end of Term 2 they met weekly in their Learning Journey groups to begin to familiarise themselves with each other the cultural differences, geography and currency. They learnt some basic greetings and how to count in the language of their chosen destination.

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Year 8 ‘See something, do something’, is a statement that former Deputy Head Mr David Baker used to exemplify leadership. Leadership was a focus throughout the year and all Year 8s, as the most senior students in Bayview, were encouraged to be leaders whether they wore a badge or not. At the beginning of the year several students attended a leadership conference and were then formally badged at assembly for their contribution to, and leadership in, Bayview. Congratulations go to all students who did an exemplary job at leading whether or not they were formally recognised with a badge; particular thanks go to Bayview Captains, Ella Mairs and Thomas Spencer for their excellent leadership throughout Throughout2016.theyear our Year 8s immersed themselves in the Mentor program. Pastorally, the year level focused on relationships; relationships with themselves, their peers, friends, family and community. School Values and global issues were addressed and emphasised in both Mentor sessions and in Chapel services, as their journey along the path called adolescence continued. All students were encouraged to lead by example and to instil within a sense of pride and responsibility for their own actions. Students participated in the RULER program and each Mentor group came up with their own agreed charter of values.

All groups would like to thank Mr Cater and the School Board for this opportunity; it will remain in our memories for years to come. We would also like to thank the teachers for helping us with our many questions and issues, patiently and always with a smile. Our Year 8 International Learning Journey has brought us closer together and has opened our eyes to the things in our lives that we are fortunate to have. Thank you for your time, and to conclude we would just like to say ‘yeh choo’.

Finally, we took the subway to the airport. Everyone was tired and exhausted after the amount of fun and happiness we experienced on this amazing trip. We discussed before we left, the bonding on the trip of us all and we would miss the funny ‘D&Ms’ we had and the relationships we created with people we hardly knew before :)

Gennie McNair, Meg Hayes, Jarrod O’Neill, Christine Altidis, Michael Martin, Bridgitte Roberts Cambodia Beijing

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Ask any one of the students in the China Hill Trek group and we will tell you that the greatest lesson we learned in China was to appreciate what we have; drinkable water at the flick of a tap, safe roads, excellent resources for education, and the freedom to spend a whole day in bed rather than work tirelessly in a field. This trip helped us to not only recognise what we have to be grateful for, but also how your attitude can change a bad situation instantly. Each of us encountered our own personal challenges while on our learning journey, and each of us was able to adjust our attitudes in order to overcome our challenges and make the absolute most out of this trip.

Cambodia Our trip to Cambodia can be summed up in one word. AMAZING. School kids – amazing Bike ride – amazing Scenery – amazing Temples –Cambodianamazingpeople – amazing Walks and waterfalls – amazing Markets – amazing Food –Developingamazingnew friendships – amazing. It truly was an amazing experience one that we will not forget.

China Hill Trek

Each of the China Hill Trek groups met at Melbourne airport at their designated time chatting excitedly with one another about the 10 days that lay ahead. At about 9pm we said our final goodbyes to teary and proud parents, and embarked on our Year 8 International Learning Journey to China. The next week and a half flew by in a flurry of rice terraces, beautiful views, humid weather, rewarding school visits, sweaty hikes, bike rides, frantic markets, peaceful raft rides, chaotic public transport and scenery unlike anything that can be seen elsewhere on the planet.

Natalie McLennan, Andrew Stewart, Jess Richards and Mark Stembridge

Beijing is steeped in tradition and history and we certainly got to see some amazing sights, the Summer Palace was an amazing experience with a tranquil boat ride from one side of the palace to the other. The views from the Great Wall were magnificent and breathtaking. We have ticked an item off our bucket lists! Our visit to a small local school was an interesting experience. The Chinese students’ morning break is exercise that consists of marching (in time). It was so precise and orderly for primary age children. It was wonderful to meet some of these students and see them in their learning environment, which is vastly different to our own. Today has been a full schedule. We have visited many of the local parks and experienced the majestic Cyprus trees that are 600 years old. Students had a fantastic time with the local community in the parks. We were warmly welcomed everywhere we visited. We climbed the Drum Tower with exhaustion and visited the Lama Temple too. It was a wonderful experience to pray to Buddha alongside the locals. The highlight was our bike ride through the markets and around the rivers of hutongs. Interacting once again with the local community, seeing the area on bike and finishing with lunch at the home of a local family. We then had an adventure with a crowded subway and made our way to see the acrobatics show. Our days were filled with fun, culture and sightseeing. We went to the Temple of Heaven, got involved in the traditional games, tried the abnormal exercise routines they do and danced alongside the locals and shared with them a bit of our authentic Australian dance, which they all loved.

Lisa Turner, Laura Savage, Dave Bunyan and Kate Frazer Cambodia Boys’ tour Will Durston – ‘It’s amazing how lucky we are’. Jeremy Di Rosato – ‘We are so lucky to have this opportunity to go overseas at our age. The people in Cambodia cannot even comprehend it.’ Callum Prior – ‘It won’t hit you that you’re in a foreign country until you go back home.’ Ethan Murray – ‘I spoke to the school students and they were very grateful for our help and service. They wished me a safe trip home. Wow.’ Thomas Meldrum – ‘Seeing the children smile by giving them some simple stationery; that in itself was worth a nine hour flight.’ Will Currey – ‘I can’t believe these people are still happy without electricity’.

Beijing Blog We certainly hit the ground running in Beijing. After an early arrival it took us close to an hour and three quarters to clear customs. We checked into our hotel, freshened up and started our day with a Chinese lunch banquet at a local restaurant. Delicious! We then travelled by public bus to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. The size of the palace is quite unbelievable.

Kira – This trip was an opportunity of a lifetime. I loved every second of it and I’m so glad went. The scenery was astounding, and the fact that we could experience other cultures was eye opening.

James M – Going to South China was such a great opportunity. Hiking, visiting schools, markets and the sights were all truly incredible.

Joel R – The China trek was an amazing opportunity to have an insight into other parts of the world. The hikes, bike riding, and markets were definitely the highlights.

Jessica – Out of all the holidays that have been to, this was the best. loved every bit of this amazing experience. loved seeing the beautiful rice fields. Anna – I absolutely loved this trip! I loved the views and the markets the best. Hannah – I’ve overused the word incredible to describe this trip, but every moment was truly incredible. Wishing I could go back!

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Ethan P – The trip to South China was an incredible learning experience, which allowed all of the students to step into a different environment and develop new skills.

Jeremy C – The learning journey was an unforgettable experience that will remain with me for my entire life. The cultural differences were an eye opener to the other side of the world, sights and smells that impacted me that week will stay with me forever.

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Doug R – was a bit nervous going to China without my family but once got there really enjoyed my time. My favourite part of the trip was going to all the night markets each night and practising bartering. The food there was really good most of the time also, it was nice to try new things.

Ella – I am so grateful for the opportunity we were given and loved visiting the school. Matilda – The trip was so amazing loved every part of it. I am so grateful for the opportunity that I’ve had to explore this amazing place.

Tarli R – Wow, what a trip! I have enjoyed South China so much and I’m so lucky to be able to have had this opportunity. Learning about the culture has just been great. Doing all the different activities was just a great big memory that I will never forget.

Oscar P – The China trip was a great opportunity with lots of new learning experiences. enjoyed every experience with this group of boys. Every activity we did was a once in a lifetime experience.

Tom Sh – Going on the Hill Tribes learning journey will be a memory for life. My favourite part of the trip was giving presents to the young Chinese school kids and seeing the smiles on their faces. The many activities that we did in those nine days, I will remember for the rest of my life.

Spencer S – The China hill tribe learning journey was a great experience to learn about their culture, food and what they do in their everyday life.

China – Hill Tribes What the boys thought … Will S – The trip was a great learning experience on how people, with not as much as what we have, live. The mountains and scenery were amazing.

Skye – It was a great experience, seeing the poor towns were really eye opening. enjoyed every moment. Ruby – This trip was amazing! It was good to experience other cultures and Chloelifestyles.–absolutely loved the trip! Being in China for 10 days with the School was unbelievable. It especially brought all of us girls closer together. Grace – The trip was fantastic. Through the bustling cities and rural villages, it was all amazing!

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Ace B – this year’s trip to South China was an absolutely fantastic journey and I enjoyed every minute of it. Going to the markets, trekking through great big rice fields, experiencing moon hill, but most of all experiencing it with my friends. The teachers were fantastic and were also a great part of the trip.

Archie P – enjoyed playing games with the kids as well as the markets, sights, hotels, bike riding, culture and the raft. But if had to choose one it would be the sights. This was a great Oskaropportunity.P–TheChina Hill tribes were great. I loved hanging out with the kids and going on the bike ride. Bartering was a great experience and the hike, although I expected them to be boring, were actually really good. What the girls thought … Lauren – A great opportunity. The views were incredible and the school was a real eye opener. Georgia – The trip was so amazing being able to feel a part of their culture. All the views were amazing.

Jimmy C – The trip was amazing. The culture and food were so different to what we would do and eat here in Australia, almost better. would definitely go back.

Yassie – We have so much and take it all for granted They have so little yet they appreciate and cherish the smallest things.

From Hanoi, en route to Ninh Binh, we stopped in a tiny village to watch the stonemasons at work, visited the unique Phat Diem Catholic Church (which was built according to traditional Vietnamese architecture), before trekking through the enormous Ba Dinh pagoda, home to a 100 tonne Buddha.

Charlie W – The less you have the purer your heart is. Simon C – You don’t need a lot to be Xavierhappy.H – now appreciate the opportunity to have such a good education compared to the disadvantaged kids in the Himalayas.

Lily – In Australia it’s every man for themselves and we are all so selfish even though we have all the necessities of life. Where as in Nepal it’s a community and no matter how poor each person is, everyone looks after each other and shares like one big family.

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Elyssia M – used to take everything for granted and now I feel lucky for what I have.

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Bailey R – The more you have, the more you have to lose. Maddy R – We learnt from the kids, who give more than they have. Alyssa S – The smiles that I saw from the kids changed my life.

One of our many highlights was the sampan ride through the limestone caves. We spent two nights in Ninh Binh where we cycled to the Bich Dong pagoda, built into the limestone mountain. We hiked up to the highest area, a temple within a cave and we were able to enjoy a beautiful view of the surrounding countryside.

Felix O – now appreciate my school and the facilities I have from just one look at what saw.

A flight to Pokhara brought us to the Annapurna region where our fourday trek took place. A challenging introduction saw us eventually arrive at an Ecolodge which would be our last regular sleep for a while. Over the next three days the students trekked the range, encountered numerous leeches, slept under canvas, (some were rained out) and enjoyed a visit to a village and school. The visit to the school saw the students interact with local children, teaching and being taught basic information and playing football and frisbee. In the afternoon the students met with the school and local community where speeches were made, gifts from Mentone to the school given, and dancing and games undertaken. The friendliness of all of the Nepalese was something the students will remember fondly. The next day saw the students complete the trek, with a great sense of achievement. From there, the journey back home began with a mix of sadness and eagerness to share every experience with family and friends. Some thoughts … Josh C – Money can’t buy happiness. Adam H – Going to Nepal has really shown me how privileged we are because of the infrastructure we have compared to theirs.

Nepal Both groups enjoyed their learning journey to Nepal, being able to combine time in Kathmandu with a four-day trek in the Annapurna region. Under the guidance of their very knowledgeable and friendly guides, Bikash and Money, each group spent the first two days gaining an understanding of life in an Asian city. With roads crowded with buses, cars and most of all motorbikes the students saw how daily life was for most Nepalese. An interesting visit to one of the holiest Hindu shrines was a highlight with blessings from holy men (shadu), cremations and families offering tributes to family members who were no longer with them. The students gained an appreciation for the simplicity of Hindu life and the stark difference between their world and our western ways.

Our final destination, before heading back to Hanoi, was the area known as Mai Chau. Our accommodation was a homestay surrounded by hills and farms of rice paddies. We cycled and hiked through the area, stopping to visit a village where we enjoyed the opportunity to play with the children and give out our books amongst other gifts. We were hosted by a family in their home and were able to wander through a colourful local market. All in all, our trip to Vietnam was an extremely worthwhile experience. The people were friendly, gentle and welcoming. Greg Evans and Heather Stone Some thoughts … Tomas – think my favourite part of the trip was visiting the local people of Mai Chau, and socialising with the kids there. It was so nice to see the joy on their faces when gave them some of the toy koalas.

Fitzy – have really enjoyed my time in Vietnam and have enjoyed everything we’ve done. The highlight of my trip was going on the riverboat ride. We went through caves that were very low and floated past huge limestone mountains.

Sam – have had a great time in Vietnam. My highlight of the trip was meeting all the kids in Mai Chau. became friends with one of the kids.

Chris – It is almost the end of what has been both an educational and enjoyable experience. have enjoyed many things, but my highlights in Vietnam were bartering at markets and cycling through deep and muddy puddles. Everyone got dirty. Tim – Vietnam has been amazing; the best part of this trip was the boat trip. We rowed through a lake and caves.

Vietnam On Sunday 28 August, 13 Year 8 boys from various classes ventured off to Vietnam for their Learning Journey. Our first destination was the hustle and bustle of Hanoi where the temperature was hot and the humidity high. After enjoying the cultural experiences of the Museum of Ethnology, the Temple of literature and a water puppet show, we tasted the delightful food at Koto (which stands for Know One, Teach One) Restaurant. Founded by Jimmy Pham, a Vietnamese-Australian, the restaurant is a hospitality training centre that provides positive change to the lives of street and disadvantaged youth.

Over the past six years, 47 students have had an opportunity to represent Mentone Grammar at 27 Chess Tournaments. Once again, our students have been enthusiastic participants and all competed with great sportsmanship and pride. It has been terrific to witness the improvement in skill and strategy over the course of the year. Michael Prabaharan Chess Mentor

Yet again, it has been a busy year in the Finlay Anderson Library. There are very few times in the week when a class or individual students aren’t using the library. Even during lunchtime, the library is generally full with some students completing homework whilst others read, play chess or board games or spend time with friends. Our collection of resources continues to grow as recently published books are regularly added to our shelves. In the second half of the year we have added an eBook platform to our library software and we are now able to offer students and staff the opportunity to borrow books to read on their devices, with Overdrive. Building up our eBook collection does not mean replacing hardcopy books but more so to offer our readers a choice of format. For most, this has been a welcome addition to the library. Our library ‘extra’ activities started early in February with Love your Library Day coinciding with Valentine’s Day. Bayview students were encouraged to borrow a book by choosing a lucky dip book. The books had been placed in bags with a label attached that gave clues to the type of book and the storyline but didn’t tell students the title or author of the book. It was a great success with over 40 students eager to be the first to select their book bag.

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Alison Barnett Bayview Teacher Librarian

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Over the past six years, 47 students have had an opportunity to represent Mentone Grammar at 27 Chess Tournaments. Once again, our students have been enthusiastic participants and all competed with great sportsmanship and pride.

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To celebrate Library and Information Week in May we held a guessing competition where students had to identify the number of pages in a bundle of books that had been wrapped securely in brown paper. Sounds easy? Actually it wasn’t! But it was interesting to note the different methods that students employed to work out their answers. Whilst no one guessed the exact number of pages, there were five students who came close. Congratulations to Hayley Parr and Sarah Connell (6A), Shani Russell (6B) and Henry Mentiplay and Phong Phan (6C). Book Week celebrations in August this year were a low-key affair. We revived our quiz but with a different format and held it at lunchtimes over four days with students able to complete the quiz when it suited them. Students were also able to research their answers. This format was tried as previously numbers of participating students had declined because of so many other lunchtime activities. However, there were still only a few participants so perhaps this still isn’t the right format. Congratulations to our three winners who tied for first place: Max Noble (5B), Emilie Toby (6B) and Brooke McNamara (7A). During 2016 we have had two visiting authors visit. In May, Tristan Bancks spoke to Year 6 students about writing books in general as well as talking about his own books, particularly Two Wolves. Then in August George Ivanoff came and spoke to Year 5 students about writing Information Reports. Our students were encouraged by both authors and left with some handy hints and ideas to use in their own work.

After school sessions in the library on Mondays – Thursdays have been well attended with students continually developing strong work routines as the year progressed. The students all came with the right attitude of trying to complete as much of their homework as Finally,possible.forthose who enjoy looking at statistics, the Finlay Anderson Library has just over 25,000 physical resources in the library. (not including our eBook collection). By the end of Term 3, our number of circulations (resources borrowed) was slightly more than for the same period last year and is on track for a total of about 27,000 loans for both Eblana and Bayview students and staff for the 2016 school year. I think this is a good indication of how valued our library is and a demonstration that there is definitely still a genuine need for physical books.

Chess Club met on Fridays at lunchtimes with an average Bayview attendance being about 20 players and an average Eblana attendance being about 15 players, most weeks. Pleasingly, attendance has almost doubled this year compared to last year, showing a growing interest in Chess. We had a new coach and mentor this year, Vinay Lakshman who stepped in to take over from Tom Feng who successfully coached our teams for the last five years. Usually Vinay conducted a short lesson at the beginning of Club before students played against each other. Our aim was to take at least one group of students to one interschool zonal tournament every term. Once again Mentone Grammar qualified for the Chess Kids State Finals in both Primary and Middle Years Divisions. For the fourth year in a row the Mentone Grammar Middle Years Team qualified for the Chess Kids National Finals to be held at Queens College, Melbourne at the end of November. The top eight teams at the State Finals qualify for a place in the Nationals. Students from 28 schools played nine back-to-back nail biting games of chess in 4.5 hours of unrivalled intensity – not for the faint hearted or weak minded. Joseph Shim’s first game exemplified this. Playing against a very highly ranked player with much more tournament experience, spectators could hardly believe it but Joseph looked like he was going to pull off an upset victory, only to lose the game with three seconds on his opponent’s clock. But even against highly valued opponents Douglas Allen showed you can get away by being cheeky by winning while playing a variant of the ‘four move’ check mate. They represented the School with good sportsmanship and camaraderie. The team was made up of Daniel Poberezovsky, Callum Roberts, Daniel Nikolayevsky, Ethan Prabaharan, Blake Rosenberg, Harry Durand, Leonard Liu, Joseph Shim and Douglas Allen.

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It has been an exciting year for all students with the creation of a wide range of Visual Arts in Bayview.

Year 8 students focused on drawing for one semester. Mr Rowlands and Mrs McLennan worked with the students to investigate a range of observational, imaginative and design tasks which resulted in outstanding drawings including Del Kathryn Barton inspired self-portraits, a world in a jar, ink blot monsters, old boots, rear view mirror perspective and futuristic structure design drawings. The results of our students’ work were put up on display at the annual Mentone Grammar Art & Design Exhibition and, once again, showed how diversity in the Visual Arts is celebrated. Kim Wootton Faculty Coordinator – Visual Arts

Early in the year our Year 5 students were involved in art workshops while they were on their Learning Journey at Shoreham. Students from 5A worked with Ms Wootton to capture the wet and windy foreshore on canvas. Students started by sitting on the foreshore at Shoreham Beach and completed a quick study using graphite pencil to explore the direction of light and tonal values. In the studio they completed further studies using water-soluble pencils to explore washes of colour before commencing a major artwork using acrylic paint on Studentscanvas.from 5B and 5C worked with Ms Fuerst to produce artworks that reflected the natural environment. Students collected found objects to produce hand built pinch pots with applied and incised textures reminiscent of the beach. Our Year 6 students worked with a variety of media. This included drawing using watercolour pencils, printmaking in the form of Frottage and lino, as well as producing textiles that focused on sewing techniques of embellishing as well as learning how to sew on a button. The Kooky Kreature soft toys that were produced were humorous and colourful. This year all Year 7 students produced a self-portrait based on the RULER program and the Cubist portraits of Picasso. The Mood Meter is the second anchor in the RULER program where students have the ability to plot how they are feeling, in regards to energy and pleasantness, on a graph. Each quadrant on the graph has a particular colour to help portray feelings. Students portrayed an emotion and posed for the camera. They then cut up their portrait photos and rearranged them into a Cubist style. Students then transferred these images onto canvas board. The Year 7s produced their monochromatic paintings using one of the four colours red, yellow, blue or green. The RULER program helps students understand how they are feeling and where their energy levels are. These murals will be installed in Bayview once completed.

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The energy and colourful, sparkly enthusiasm presented from each House was exceptional.

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A huge thank you to all staff, student leaders and participants who made this year’s House Arts event one to remember. Also not to be forgotten was the brilliantly dressed panel of esteemed Disney judges – Minnie Mouse, Cinderella and Woody (who thoroughly honed the part of ‘deputy’ with that badge and cowboy hat!)

Thank you to Kylie Watson-Wheeler for her contribution of these gorgeous costumes, they really added to the excitement and Disney-fication of House Arts 2016. Miss Holly Loughran

Other highlights from the day included a circus spectacular from flippers and dance crew from Were House, acting credits to Carson Mumford and his brilliant French accent as Lumiere in, Be Our Guest and the most outstanding Genie costumes designed and created by Jones House for Friend Like Me go to Lachlan Howard and Jenni Harrison.

In May, all Bayview students took to the stage to perform a Disney song as part of this year’s Bayview House Arts Festival: Has Your House Got Talent? The energy and colourful, sparkly enthusiasm presented from each House was exceptional. Audience members were blown away by the talent demonstrated in the big group numbers as well as by the individuals representing each House in the solo section. Notably Hannah Schmidt (Year 8) who took a break from her champion efforts in the pool to surprise everyone with her stunningly sultry sound. Other soloists included Charlie Turner and Denzil Paranihi on vocals and guitar, Livinia Stockdale, Kira Walters, Priya Gill, Emilie Toby (vocals), Taya Brooks (dance) Freddie Liu on piano, Jed Zammit on trumpet and the crazily cool drum solo including choreographed drumstick twirling by the brilliant Shem Glasscock.

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Our Bayview music events feature boisterous large ensembles, small ensembles and soloists. They are highly anticipated events on the Middle School calendar. Students and their teachers all vie for solo spots. Unfortunately, there is only so much time available and we have to limit ourselves to a select few, such is the enthusiasm for performance in Bayview. We certainly have an enormous pool of talented students to choose from. Hopefully everyone will get their moment in the spotlight during their time in Bayview!

Soloists who featured in the Bayview Soiree were: Leonard Liu and Frederick Liu (piano), Lachlan Howard (vocal), Jed Zammit (trumpet), Hardy d’Alquen (trombone), Alex Jones (clarinet) and Avelyn Reynolds (violin). Our soloists at this year’s Bayview Concert were: Andrei Krikun (piano), Priya Gill (vocal), Riley Wollen (Piano), Zac Sniezek (trumpet), Declan McNamara (violin), Matthew Scott (violin), Megan Smith (tuba), Keira Patron (cello), Hardy d’Alquen (trombone) and Avelyn Reynolds (piano).

The large ensembles include Bayview Band, Bayview Orchestra, Bayview Singers and the Year 7 Brass, Woodwind and Strings classes. The Bayview Band is made up of seasoned musicians who have been playing their instruments for years, alongside beginners who have had perhaps only six months’ experience; a lovely mix. Together, they create wonderful sounds that express the joy and exuberance of youth. The Bayview Orchestra provides an opportunity for those students who have started their strings life in the Years 2 and 3 program and want to continue making music together. They are joined by new students who enter the School with a string pedigree.

All Masters of Ceremony did a fabulous job introducing the items and making the audience feel welcome. Congratulations go to Callum Prior, Carson Mumford (Bayview Soiree) as well as Lachlan Howard and Blake Rosenberg (Bayview Concert).

The Bayview Singers is a wondrous ensemble made up of students who understand that happiness comes from singing together in a group. It is as elemental as breathing.

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Other groups featured are the Bayview Brass Ensemble, the Bayview Flute Ensemble, The Rock Bands, our various woodwind chamber groups and our highly esteemed soloists.

Natalie Morgenstern Head of Woodwinds

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Vanessa Moore Director

The Lion King JR

Denzil Paranihi, as the noble Mufasa, demonstrated how to be a strong father and powerful man while still maintaining a gentle and sensitive side. Harrison Dart dripped resentful venom as Scar, deftly projecting the bubbling wrath of a brother who felt unjustly wronged.

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Overall, the musical lived up to more than its hype and legend, The Lion King JR was a glorious treat for young and old.

The Lion King JR opened to sold out audiences on Friday 25 November. Graced by all manner of beast and bird, the epic pageant made its debut performance in a reimagined Bayview Gym. The cast worked tirelessly on creating the beautiful sounds of the savannah, under the musical direction of Ned Dixon, for 12 weeks. The opening number brought tears to the eyes of many with the cast of 59 students bringing life to this magical storyline. Birds fluttered overhead, an elephant paraded by and crisp, rhythmic percussion poured fourth from the aisle of the seating bank. Visionary Director Vanessa Moore’s unmatched ingenuity and inventiveness provided a cavalcade of gorgeous stage pictures, both mighty and intimate in scope. While Rondel Ferrett’s costumes were a riot of lush colour it was her headpieces and masks (co-designed by Belinda and Denis Moore) that really set the production apart. It’s hard to capture the brilliant movement and expression of these design aspects. While there were flashy effects and eye-popping moments, such as the deadly wildebeest stampede, the true mark of quality came in the musical’s generous patience with quiet, heartfelt moments. There was a time for ritual, time for tradition, time for affection and time for grieving.

Charles Dashwood achieved a dazzling range of expression as bristling do-gooder Zazu and Priya Gill captivated the audience from the top of pride rock. Priya’s dialect and body language were a delight, and the joy she felt from being on stage was Lachlaninfectious.Howard was well cast as Simba, his impressive performance found an impish, restless energy in a young adult Simba, before settling into confidence maturity as Simba reclaimed his rightful place. Simba’s interactions with a sweet stage partner in the elegant Claudia Levey were beautiful to watch. Claudia showcased her extraordinary dance ability, physical acting and lovely singing voice. The Energy lifted with the arrival of crowd favourites Pumbaa (Daniel Pate) and Timon (Cameron Berry). Cameron perfected his vocal inflection and comic timing, scoring plenty of laughs as madcap meerkat Timon, and Daniel threw himself into the daggy dorkiness of stinky, well-meaning Pumbaa.

81The Mentonian 201680 The Mentonian 2016 POINTSHOUSECUPTHOROLD–SPORT Bayview ANDERSON DEIGHTON DRINAN ANDERSONFINLAY LIONELLARGE JONES WERE WHITE SOCCER 4 5 1 6 3 2 8 7 FOOTY 5 8 6 2 3 4 7 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL 1 4 5 6 2 3 8 7 SOCCER 5 7 4 6 3 2 8 1 FOOTY 3 8 5 4 6 1 7 2 GIRLS HANDBALL 2 7 5 6 4 3 1 8 HANDBALL 4 2 1 5 6 7 8 3 BASKETBALL 6 7 4 2 1 5 8 3 GIRLS FOOTY 7 3 2 1 5 8 4 6 CROSS COUNTRY 3 2 4 5 7 1 6 8 BASKETBALL 4 2 3 8 6 7 5 1 HANDBALL 6 7 4 1 2 5 8 3 GIRLS SOCCER 4 5 2 3 7 8 1 6 TOTALS 54 67 46 55 55 56 79 56 RANKING 2 7 1 3 4 6 8 5 *Final rankings based on majority of 1st place finishes if total points are equal.

83The Mentonian 201682 The Mentonian 2016 Year 6AYear 5B Year 5 class photos Year 5CYear 5A Years 5&6 class photos Emma Bennett Madi Brown Rhianne Brown Emma Burton Sarah Connell Alexandra Djurovic Molly Frankland Victoria GelbakAidan Cafarella Harrison Cowan James Dennis Makenzie Flower Michael Krol Joshua Lai Nate Leonard Frederick Liu Mia Georgantis Priya Gill Ella Heidecker Ava Ivanov Grace Laidlaw Summer Leonard Maddison Moore Zali MorrisSamuel Morgan Keegan Nguyen William Nish Max Noble Hamish O’Donnell Jackson Pastor Luca Pinzana Patrick Riley Hayley Parr Eleni Rellos Maylin Roy Ashika Sarma Sophie Sibbald Zoe Turnbull Holly Wale Mikayla WatsonAdam Sabih Matthew Scott Jeremy Sheppard Brandon Veza Finn Vorrath Steven Wan Luke Weeks Kate MENTORFrazer Jacqueline CartwrightAlexanderMENTOR Barrett Hayden Cooley Nicholas Di Rosato George Fennessy Phoenix Hall Jade Hanson Anirudh Hariram Christian HoweLexie Allan Alanah Becker Zoe Crombie Nichola Di Tirro KalogerakisMadyssen-Elana Olivia Katsouranis Alyce Kerr Jessie Leembruggen Sean Lai Declan McNamara Mathieson Meakins Peter Natsioulas Jack Rimanic Hamish Roberts Nicholas Saunders Jude ScottNalisha Ong Lucy Page Olivia Parkes Keira Patron Avelyn Reynolds Keira Richmond Ruby Samild Jamie Shepherd Lachlan Smith Jett Spence Toby Straw Gabriel Truelove Lewis Wagstaff Tim Wang Baxter Wollen Ro MENTORRichterJada Stephens Tara van Straaten Charlotte Wood Emily Zallmann Elizabeth King MENTOR

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87The Mentonian 201686 The Mentonian 2016 Year 7C Gennie McNair MENTOR Year 7E Thomas Charles Cameron Connell Ethan Dallas Alex de Vos Samuel Dyer Christian Fowler Theodore Bountroukas Elliott Carruthers Nicholas Casa Jake Dickson Jack Doulgeridis Harry Durand Tom Harris Alex Hassan Yanni Anastasiadis Ben Avni Fynn Baxter Jack Caughey Singtong Chan Samuel Chaplin Jesse Clarke Cooper Cox Will Garbelotto Oliver Halbish Jake Harvey Sam Howell Isaac Jacques Karson Kilpady Thomas Kokkinos Nicky Layton Maximilian Hine Dylan Hinton Lachie Hopkins Patrick Horne William Jackson Andrei Krikun Hugo Marcombe Daniel Matthew Hardy d’Alquen Jett Ellaway Max Fraser Toby Hynes Matt Leembruggen Damon Leffler Thomas Lewis Lloyd Macmillan Samuel Leahy Jack Littleford Ethan Martin Owen McGindle Harry Officer Peter Papadopoulos Ethan Pate Angus Reark Brayden Miller Oliver Moran Angus Newman Daniel Nikolayevsky Teddy Phillips Aaron Pickering Lochy Taylor George Zacharis Joseph Shim Rory Thomas Marcus van Straaten Anastasia Courtney MENTOR Rob MENTORPatterson Katherine Gratton MENTOR Campbell McDonald Luis McLaren Brayden Mitchell James O’Day Bailey Oregan Simon Stevens Oscar Tulloch Kane Wilson Year 7 class photos Year 7DYear 7B Year 7 class photos Denie Bellamy Kate Bosa Bethany Bratuskins Taya Brooks Mia Causer Mikaela Cummins Mia Derham Ellen Fletcher Laura Forstner Katie Goakes Olivia Goodman Olivia Hargreaves Cassandra Newman Zali Reynolds Yani Ryan Abbey Samild Elly Sfameni Anna Siemering Livinia Stockdale Georgie Terry Maya Thilak-Mathew Lana Tilli Annika Ulrich Leonie Redfern MENTOR

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91The Mentonian 201690 The Mentonian 2016 Year 8 class photos Year 8 class photos Year 8D Year 8F Mitchell Callahan Adam Carnegie Josh Culley William Currey Harrison Dart Kieren Dyer Beau Forster Shem Glasscock Angus Armstrong Jason Bartonek Myles Brown Simon Coubard Sam Davie Tom Fitzgerald James Gowan Euan Hood Tom Grant William Hibbs Xavier Hogios Adam Laws Josh Madden Adam Marrow Ethan Murray Thomas Mutton Nelson Jaden Alex Joynson Max Leaver Carson Mumford Jake O’Brien Kosta Osianlis Harry Pertzel Callum Roberts Felix O’Neill-Pugh Nelvin Ong Oscar Page Jack Pavlidis Archie Rose Thomas Spencer Frankie Varsamis Blake Williams Gary MENTORColling Lachlan Sinclair Oliver Straw Koby Thomson Finn Wheeler Seb Zahra Alexander Zhu Heather Stone MENTOR Year 8C Year 8E Daniel Alston James Carson Alexander Fennessy William Filer Michael Giannioglou Christopher Green Lachlan Howard Logan Kwan James Bull Jeremy Di Rosato Jack Gardner Will Gentle Adam Halliday Oliver Hamilton Joshua Jackson Alex Jones Henry Lewis Trent Meakins Thomas Meldrum James Mooney Oskar Phillips Bailey Reed Tarlis Reed Lucas Rowbury Timothy Koulouris Marcus Le Gear Lachlan Leason Benjamin Murphy Tomas O Archie Padley Denzil Paranihi Angus Rimanic Lachie Rundmann Akul Saigal Thomas Shepherd William Skinner Tighe Taylor Sam Tucker Jon MENTORWever William Roworth Blake Sharp Sarthak Singh Spencer Smith Jake Turnbull Charlie Webster Steven Kuruc MENTOR Kelly MENTORBrady

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Each year, I am amazed at how the Year 9s embrace everything Greenways has to offer. Many people often make comment that Year 9 must be a tough year to be involved with in an educational setting. It is well-known that students can typically disengage at this age and stage and can often be challenging to deal with in a range of contexts.

Head of Greenways

93The Mentonian 201692 The Mentonian 2016 Year 8 class photos Year 8 graduates Year 8G Ace Brodie Jeremy Campbell Bodie Carter Will Durston Dougal Etheridge Mathew Goedheer Valdis Guppy Ryan Hammer Jack Heaven Kevin Helmerson Lawson Jones Peter Katsouranis Mitchell Kershaw Ethan Prabaharan Callum Prior Dougal Rann Remus Reynolds Samuel Rose Blake Rosenberg Joel Rotar Archie Rowlands Samuel Ursprung Leigh MENTORChislett

Student wellbeing is of utmost importance to us. Greenways has seen enthusiastic involvement in the Fitness Sessions with record attendance in 2016.

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This year all students embarked on a journey of investigation and enquiry as part of the Greenways Personal Project. This was a project-based learning opportunity where students were encouraged to start with a big idea that explored an area of personal passion. One of the aims of this unit was for students to take responsibility of their own learning, to develop organisational skills and learn to manage their time.

As a parent of adolescents, I can certainly empathise with the challenges that many families can face at home. On the flip side, adolescents can also be entertaining, mature, witty and caring. Yes, at times, they even surprise us. Each child is unique and has a different set of needs. However, they all need to know that they are cared for, respected and valued. The majority of students come to school because they want to learn and enjoy the benefits of being part of a tight community. In Greenways, we have established a robust learning culture. The campus opens at 7.40am to accommodate the early-risers for a study session. The growing attendance at morning study sessions has been exceptionally pleasing. Most adolescents want to sleep at this time of day. There is much research about the importance and timing of adolescent sleep and you can investigate the work of child psychologist, Michael Fuller, to provide further information and evidence surrounding sleep. The fact that Year 9s are here and actively involved in meaningful work at this time of day is something of which we are very proud. The afternoon sessions are bursting at the seams and honestly believe that this is one of the many successful aspects of the Greenways Campus. Students can feel at ‘home’. They can purchase a snack or meal from the Café, complete a study session, collaborate with peers and access staff and tutors for additional support, all in the one space.

In Greenways, we commenced the RULER journey by creating one of the four anchor tools – the Charter. The Greenways Cohort Charter established agreed upon norms and guidelines, rather than rules, to help create a more contented, emotionally safe environment. Everyone in Year 9 had a voice and responsibility for developing the Charter and for upholding it. Our cohort agreed to the above guidelines.

The project ran for three terms with checkpoints along the way. It also allowed students to work within a selfpaced environment that was closely monitored by the Personal Project mentors. It has been pleasing to see our relationship with The Yarrabah School in Mordialloc continue throughout 2016. This has been endorsed via some of the students’ Personal Projects through their choice to get more involved in helping others within the community. Yarrabah is a small school that caters for students with an intellectual disability and other associated conditions. The students are of mixed ability and the school caters for students from Kindergarten to 18 years of age. Our students had the fortunate opportunity to work with various age groups. Many of these students face the day-to-day challenges of communicating and functioning within society. Socialising with adolescents and working as part of a team are an extremely important part of the learning process for Yarrabah students. This year, the Greenways journey has continued to be dynamic, engaging and rewarding for both students and staff. I would like to personally thank the Greenways staff and the Mentone Grammar community. We continue to reflect and evolve this fantastic initiative. And to the students –ask you to continue to strive for the very best in your learning journey at Mentone Grammar. Only expect big things. Mrs Natalie McLennan Head of Greenways

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The work of Prof. John Hattie on Visible Learning lived in our classrooms and students continued to develop as successful learners. What does a successful learner look like at Mentone Grammar? Our Learning Behaviours embrace the attributes of a successful learner and we continued to encourage all families to have a conversation about how these are actioned in our classrooms. Teaching staff regularly reported on Learning behaviours via the LMS (Village Square). One of the most important aspects of this process was that students took responsibility for these behaviours in order to make progress. Students were also encouraged to seek feedback from academic staff and to use this as a platform for Studentimprovement.wellbeing is of utmost importance to us. Greenways has seen enthusiastic involvement in the Fitness Sessions with record attendance in 2016. The Greenways Sports Program has also been extended to offer yoga, relaxation, martial arts, dance and gymnastics to operate in conjunction with the AGSV training sessions and House Activities. It has also been wonderful to witness all Year 9s establish a fitness challenge for 2016, develop a training program to achieve this and fulfil their personal fitness goal. This year, we also aimed to develop the emotional intelligence and awareness of our Year 9s. In line with the Mentone Grammar Strategic Plan, RULER has been rolled out at different stages across the School. RULER is an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning that helps school communities integrate the practice of emotional intelligence into daily life.

It has been pleasing to see the language associated with Yale University’s RULER Program not only used amongst staff and students but start to emerge between students in their everyday conversations. The language to articulate individual moods and emotions developed and was plotted on a mood meter at morning roll calls and in a variety of classroom situations. Students could make the choice to share these thoughts or keep them personal. Greenways staff focused on the conversation around transforming emotional states based on Yale’s research and this also had an impact on relationships and interactions within the Campus.

Katherine Nish Greenways Café Coordinator

97The Mentonian 201696 The Mentonian 2016 Everyday in the Greenways Café brings a new unique experience and another life lesson learnt. We have had a productive year in the Café with 174 students and five staff completing their barista and food handling certificates.

‘Creating a market stall was stressful but so much fun. We made a stir fry and it sold out in the first 15 minutes.’ Dominique, Bronte and Ellen The confidence gained when students finish this program is something that we take great pride in. Many students are inspired to find a job with their newfound skills and we enjoy visiting them in their new roles. Mark, Jess and have thoroughly enjoyed the Greenways Café experience and we look forward to doing it all again in 2017.

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The chattering of plates, the whir of the coffee machine and the laughter that the Café creates is contagious. Greenways Café

‘I really enjoyed going into the city and making coffee. I have now taken this new skill and now help out at my local cricket club.’ Brett There were also a number of exciting opportunities for students to test their skills with School Tours, ELC student incursions, BBQs fundraisers, Market Stalls and Greenways Learning Journey dinners, just to name a few. The Learning Journey dinners in Greenways were met with anticipation from the students. ‘Which class are we serving? What will we make? Which side does the fork go on?’ These questions and more provided students with a valuable experience and insight into the hospitality industry.

In Terms 1 and 3 this year, our students ventured into William Angliss in the city to complete a short course in espresso basics. The course helped students to develop an understanding of the basic skills in coffee making. Within the Café program, we worked on continuing to develop their barista skills; students were subsequently put to the test whilst in the Café with a steady stream of parent groups, staff and students filling the Café each day. The lunch menus were agreed upon at the start of the week and, on average, 40 lunches were ordered and delivered each day. In a ‘normal’ week the Café would prepare up to 1000 cookies, 250 muffins, 70 fruit salads as well as other exciting options.

There is no doubt that our Friday Market Stalls were a highlight of the program. Overseeing our students plan, prepare and produce their menu items was both demanding and rewarding. If students planned effectively they had a positive smooth experience; students found that teamwork also played an important role. Some amazing food was produced and sold throughout the year: meatball subs, chicken wings, dumplings, stir fry dishes, interesting burgers and sweet dishes proved most popular.

As a part of the Greenways program, 175 Greenways students were introduced to the Cadet Unit and the core values of the Australian Army Cadets: Courage, Initiative and Teamwork.

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Beginning with an introductory training day, every student was assigned to a platoon, met their senior officers from Frogmore and were issued with their personal army kit. It was the beginning of a great adventure for most. Training days at Keysborough ensured recruits learnt a range of skills including elementary drill formations and the history and traditions of the AAC. Each platoon learnt bush skills that included setting up hutchies, cooking on trangias, first aid scenarios and navigation skills; all precursor skills for Annual Camp.

In September, 11 platoons ventured to Puckapunyal Military Base to challenge themselves in a new environment that required tapping into newfound skills, resilience and teamwork. It was a wet and cold week. However, the recruits rallied together, supported one another and showed diligence and courage. They were well equipped to deal with the challenges of the week and, overall, were impressive in their ability to overcome discomfort and relish the unique experience of Cadets. Recruits had the opportunity to visit the rifle range and spent a night bunking in together at the National Service Lines.

Learning Journeys are part of life at Mentone Grammar. The Year 9 Learning Journey is a unique and exciting aspect to the year in Greenways. Each class spends a four-week block out of the classroom and while some experiences for these groups are the same as others, some are unique to a specific class. Throughout the Learning Journeys Program at Year 9, we test our students and provide opportunities that enable them to cope with a vast variety of physical and emotional challenges. Students find themselves in a range of different environments they may not otherwise experience in a mainstream classroom which are challenging, stimulating and fun.

Shoreham While many of the days at Shoreham in Year 9 centred on how we can use the bay, our other focus was teamwork, communication and learning about one another. The living quarters rely on the classes working together to ensure we are in a safe and supportive environment that is looked after, and something of which our students are very proud. The students were required to work together in small groups to cook the evening meal, which was always a highlight for the group. Activities varied for each group and included a variety of exciting challenges, including horse riding, scuba diving and tree surfing. For our Year 9s, their last time at Shoreham on a Learning Journey will always hold some great memories for them.

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Dookie The University of Melbourne’s Agricultural Campus in Dookie provided classes with a unique opportunity to work together and learn the characteristics of their classmates while spending time on a fully operational farm. Learning about life on the land allowed our students to see just how much work goes into providing the food that ends up on our tables. Whether it was working together to pick apples at the Dookie Orchard, learning about the importance of soil or even considering how to feed the growing population in years to come, our students now have an appreciation of farming life.

Overall, it was a memorable year which has resulted in many Year 9 students expressing interest in continuing on to the Cadet Unit, aiming to become Cadet Under Officers as part of the leadership program in Frogmore. Thanks to OC Major Wever and his staff for their time in leading the Cadet Unit.

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Two of our classes were able to undertake an Urban Camp with The Brotherhood of St Laurence in Brunswick. This program seeks to educate and influence a new generation of young people to understand the issues facing disadvantaged Australians. Through a variety of observation, discussion and practical activities, our students were able to delve into the issues of social inequality, injustice and social exclusion. They engaged with Brotherhood clients and contributed to the welfare of disadvantaged people, both young and old. The Urban Camps had a positive impact on our students. Through the camps, Greenways students were given an opportunity in which they expanded their knowledge and improved their wellbeing through appreciation of their own lives and the experience of helping others. One of the highlights for many students was working with 300 (www.300blankets.org.au),Blanketswhich is a not-for-profit charity providing warmth and discussion from a friendly face to people experiencing homelessness in Melbourne. This was a unique and thought-provoking experience that will long be remembered by our students. Our students also learnt about the Social Enterprise of The Brotherhood of St Laurence, which relies on donations from the public in the form of goods. These donations help them to stock their 20 stores throughout Victoria, where items are sold to raise much needed funds for the Theorganisation.Learning Journeys Program allows our Year 9 students to participate in a wide variety of activities that they may not otherwise experience. While the four-week program is full of a variety of experiences, it flies by. Luckily, the time away from the classroom at Mentone Grammar provides a number of life long learning experiences and outstanding opportunities. Catherine Poulton Learning Journeys Facilitator and Teacher

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Melbourne During the City week, students were completely responsible for themselves – whether this be meeting at a variety of locations around the city or reading the news at ACMI. Our students were always great ambassadors for our School and experiences in the City of Melbourne varied for each class. From learning about the history of Australian sport at the MCG or considering some cold cases at the Melbourne Museum, our students were able to see a side of the city that was new to many of them. A highlight for each class was a classroom session with The Big Issue. This is a magazine produced and sold by people in Melbourne facing marginalisation and disadvantage. The culmination of these activities allows students to gain an appreciation of Melbourne while challenging them geographically and giving them independence.

103The Mentonian 2016102 The Mentonian 2016 Year 9B Year 9 class photos Year 9A Mekhala Bera Sienna Bolton Bonnie Boys Megan Bresnehan Abby Leonard Sophie Leonard Amelia Morris Helena Papasimeon Georgia Papayianneris Charlotte Pate Grace Phillips Jacinta Reading Emma Scherger Alexandra Sheppard Tarn Smith Tiffany Spitzer Tessa Styles Amelia Vise Phoebe Wearne Bridie Wilson Vanessa Moore CLASS COORDINATOR Piper Beretta Charlotte Bratuskins Grace Bunting Isabella Daddo Imogen Davis Karly Georgantis Madeleine Ghent Lani Heidecker Mackenzie Howe Ellinor Humphreys Cyanna Ilic Alana Jones Zoe Lancaster Erin Porter Cate Rausz Alexandra Richards Lilly Salter Holly Svojtka Ruby Timms Remi Trigg Mia Watkins Jenna Oliver CLASS COORDINATOR Year 9D Year 9C Year 9 class photos Jake Adderley Mark Butler Samuel Dimits Lachlan Fraser Hugo Gill Nathan Harbutt James Hornibrook Blake Ibrhaim Dylan Johnson Benjamin Jones Edward Kent Jeremy Miao Aaron Moore Tomo Owens Mitchell Pattinson Ben Pertich Luke Ray Damon Rimanic Julius Schulze Harry Siemering Samasidh Siva Ram Harvey Smethurst Harry Terry Dylan Tomlinson Mark Stembridge CLASS COORDINATOR Not pictured: Philipp Martinez Silverio Olivia Baumert Hebe Best Tess Campbell Olivia Dickson Abbey Dykas Steph Giccominato Yilin Ma Dekota Mark Jacquie Mendel Elyssa Osianlis Paris Papayianneris Sarah Petfield Bronte Reark Gemma Reynolds Eleanor Roberts Jessie Rosaia Emma Rothberg Dominique Taylor Alexandra Watkin Stacey Gwilym CLASS COORDINATOR

105The Mentonian 2016104 The Mentonian 2016 Year 9 class photos Year 9F Year 9E Lucas Armstrong Joseph Childerley Joel Cummins Tyler Denton-Gillespie Michael Garbelotto Aaron Jones William King Nathan Klein Andrew Lancaster Sean McCubbin Max McCulloch Finlay McKinnon Jaylen Mure Lachlan Nott Ben Putamorsi Hayden Richards Nicholas Thiele Max Tulloch Daniel Walliser Ryan White Jack Williams Jeremy Williams Edward Yang Cooper Zammit George Algeri Lucas Bartlett Jefferson Bauer Frixos Bountroukas Steven Chandler Oscar Clarke Cian Curley Patrick Distefano Angus Grant Angus Henry Aiden Koniuszko Phil Lan Lachlan Milburn Mitchell Newman Huntar Pace Max Pedder Theodore Politis Brett Poll Matthew Scott Ethan Staggs Timothy Syme Zac Vallis Umut Ersezer CLASS COORDINATOR Not pictured: Jin HirokiIkutaKurabe Michael Woolhouse CLASS COORDINATOR Year 9H Year 9G Year 9 class photos Callum Beach Nicholas Berry Michael Byrne Sihan Chen Jai Florent Riley Friso James Gold Cooper Hamlin Jonah Howell Lachlan Hughes Declan Latchford Adam Leander Huilong Li Jayde Maluga Nathaniel Ong Chris Perkins Samuel Pritchard Finnbar Reinehr Jakob Sloan Vincent Thai-Chan Kegan Timms Jacob Tinker Jesse Turner Stuart Cleeve CLASS COORDINATOR Zachary Angus Torey Bernamoff Spencer Blain-Bartle Daniel Carruthers Joshua Cooley Jack Cullen Thomas Dyer Jordan Evans Finlay Heath Lachlan Hiscock Charlie Howell Ethan Hunt Ben Leembruggen Alex McCann Charlie Officer Nicholas Opie Austin Parker Dylan Perry Benjamin Ryan Finn Ryan Carl Simondson Ben Sorrenson James Stavropoulos Jaiden Watts Henry Kiss CLASS COORDINATOR

Houses With an emphasis on happy, healthy and high achieving students, it is apt that the rigour of our academic program is well supported by nurturing pastoral programs, most notably through the House system, and challenging cocurricular programs.

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Having enhanced their sense of independence throughout their time in Bayview and Greenways, where our experiential programs have been designed to develop the individual beyond those lessons provided within the classroom, Frogmore students are well placed to meet the challenges of their final years in our School.

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With the ever present focus upon the VCE in our Frogmore Campus, it has been wonderful to see our students demonstrate the many and varied aspects of their character and talents as they have involved themselves in myriad activities.

The wellbeing and happiness of our senior students is facilitated primarily through our House system and commend our House Coordinators, Mentors and House Captains for the roles they played in ensuring the nurturing and encouraging environments our Houses provide. Our students enjoy a strong sense of commitment and pride in their House, which is always on show within the various House competitions, ensuring that the House Championship is

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The VCE is seen very much as a three-year process within our Campus and the emphasis placed upon learning behaviours and work habits by our staff when students join Year 10 is done with the end of Year 12 very much in mind. The evolution of teaching and learning within the Frogmore Campus continued throughout 2016 as staff moved to implement Formative Assessment within our Visible Learning framework. Formative Assessment is based on the research of Prof Dylan Wiliam and involves, at its core, the process of asking questions about student learning and then collecting and analysing data to make informed decisions regarding the direction learning will take. Under the leadership of our Head of Teaching and Learning, Mr Tim Macdonald, Frogmore staff utilised a range of strategies, including coloured cups, finger voting, mini whiteboards, or question sticks, to identify the effectiveness of teaching and learning within our classrooms. While these tools might initially appear simplistic, it is the ease of use and, more specifically, the data and insights they provide that ensure they are highly effective. Our Library The Gregory Fish Library continued to be an excellent study venue for students looking to undertake revision or complete homework, beyond the end of lessons each day and I commend our wonderful team of teacher-librarians and tutors who support our students in these study sessions. Our library staff continue to introduce programs designed to enhance the study skills and literacy standards of our Frogmore students, including numerous competitions, Top Readers and seminars from visiting authors and illustrators. In particular, we acknowledge the initiative and insight of Mrs Miffy Farquharson who is leaving us following seven years of excellent leadership in the GFL. We wish Mrs Farquharson all the very best in her new position.

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Cocurricular Engagement

Frogmore students were also heavily involved in our Cocurricular Program, which continued to provide students with a diverse range of opportunities to develop character, leadership and skills.

• Roadwyz run by Ambulance Paramedics and Victoria Police. Students took part in discussions regarding positive lifestyle choices and the responsibilities of driving a motor vehicle.

Owen Adams, Abhijit Das, Frazer Kemp, Emmanuel Garifalakis, Marc Shermon, James Miller, Wes Flavell, Harrison Edwards and Lewis Cotsopoulos for all they contributed to Mentone Grammar.

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109The Mentonian 2016108 The Mentonian 2016 always keenly contested. High levels of participation, skill and, often times, resilience, were evident in all activities. Congratulations to Jones House, including House Captain James Davidson, whose high levels of endeavour and persistence earned them the House Championship plate again this Congratulations,year. and thank you also to Mr Vic Evans, who is retiring following his eleventh year as Finlay Anderson House Coordinator. Mr Evans has made an excellent contribution to both Finlay Anderson House specifically and our pastoral program in general. Thank you also to Ms Belinda McNeil who is stepping down as White House Coordinator and to Mrs Terry Matthew who is moving from her role as Were House Coordinator to lead Year 7. We wish them all every success moving forward.

• METEC driver education, where students had the opportunity to drive cars with qualified instructors and learn practical safe driving skills.

For students not involved in the Cadet program our Year 10 Life Skills Program provided students with opportunities to participate in activities in a non-academic setting. It promoted opportunities for positive interactions whilst undertaking new challenges, gaining information and learning new skills to assist them with positive decision making. In House groups, students attended: • Party Safe at the Mordialloc Surf Lifesaving Club with School Nurses and health educators.

Elizabeth Algeri and Andrew Persic, our Public Speaking Captains. Our Debating teams, in particular, enjoyed significant success, with our Year 11 team, comprising Harry Austin, Ryan Buckler, Victor Ding, Austin Hollingsworth and Tom Siedle, reaching State Finals. Our sporting teams represented the School extremely well throughout the year, producing numerous highlights and personal best performances. In particular the efforts of our swimmers, with both our Boys and Girls teams winning their third consecutive AGSV premierships this year, our Surf Lifesaving team, the First Tennis and the Boys’ Volleyball team, who all claimed premierships, are deserving of specific mention. Our thanks go to the numerous coaches and managers, and in particular Ms Leah Percy and Ms Erin Hunt for their leadership and organisation throughout the year. Led by our Head Prefects, Wesley Flavell and Eliza Harvey, Frogmore has been well served by its student leaders who have made a wonderful contribution to raising School spirit. Covering areas including Academics, Community Service, Cross Campus activities, International Student involvement, Public Speaking/Debating and Sporting and Cocurricular activities, our leaders have developed and implemented numerous initiatives throughout the year, stimulating interest and enhancing student engagement within our School.

It was a pleasure to share in the Valedictory celebrations with our Year 12 students throughout their final week. We commenced with a Morning Tea in the Early Learning Centre for our long serving students, affectionately referred to as ‘lifers’, some of whom have been with us for up to 15 years. They reminisced about their time in the ELC, their journey into the Junior School and those students they’d met along the way. Thank you to:

• Mental Health Education and Indoor Rock Climbing & Bouldering –conducted by School Counsellors and health education staff. Students visited Bayside Rock and undertook physical challenges under the guidance of Australian Champion Indoor Rock Climbers. It is hoped that all students who undertook the program gained valuable knowledge, enabling them to make safer lifestyle decisions. Our Performing Arts program encourages students to express their creative talents and continues to offer unique experiences, including our inaugural Opera, Orlando, and culminating in the wonderful School production of Legally Blonde and our Spring Concert, both held at the end of Term 3. Led by Mr Gavin Cornish, Ms Louise Daly, Miss Holly Loughran and our talented and endlessly enthusiastic staff they all continue to mentor students who produce entertaining and exceptional Mentoneperformances.Grammar’s Public Speaking and Debating teams have again enjoyed excellent success in various competitions this year and our thanks go to Mr Mark Smith, in his role of Mentor to our students, and to

Finally, congratulations and farewell to our wonderful Year 12 cohort who have provided an excellent example to our younger students and who have contributed much to our Campus throughout the year. We wish them all the very best for their lives beyond Mentone Grammar. am fortunate to be extremely well supported in my role and the vibrancy of the Frogmore Campus owes much to the assistance, support and wise counsel of Deputy Head, Mr Paul Stockdale, and the efficient organisation and planning of former Frogmore PA Ms Melanie Angliss and our new PA Rebecca Russell. My thanks also to the House Coordinators, Faculty Heads and staff who have also provided their support and encouragement and maintained their excellent work to ensure the Frogmore Campus continues to grow as a vibrant, productive and engaging environment for our students.

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Miffy Farquharson Head of Libraries

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This year seems to have flown by, with the English Faculty department once again proving to be a hive of activity for our students. New Programs Across the Faculty, we have adopted a greater focus on the drafting process when teaching writing this year, meaning our students have been given the opportunity to respond to teacher feedback and act on their focus areas. In many cases, this has meant students have been able to make significant improvements to their original attempt, leading to a better understanding of the choices that writers make in constructing a piece. In the Middle Years, we have consolidated our reading comprehension strategies and started to extend these further in Year 9 using Visible Thinking routines. This approach provided a collection of practices that encouraged deeper understanding of content and increased curiosity about the material studied. Using these routines, our students ‘stepped inside’ minor characters and used ‘Claim-SupportQuestion’ to develop more complex readings of texts. In 2016 we also saw changes to the VCE English course, meaning that our Year 11 students were the first to grapple with a new Study Design. A greater focus on the analysis of argument to complement the analysis of language meant that students were encouraged to look at persuasive pieces more holistically. The removal of Context writing also saw the introduction of a comparative analysis of two texts. Having studied comparison as part of their Year 10 option unit, students were well placed to address this challenge and produced some insightful analysis. Incursions and Guest Speakers This year has also been a busy year in terms of incursions to enhance students’ English experience. In May, award-winning writer, Alice Pung, visited our EAL students, sharing her experiences as the daughter of migrants and her journey to becoming an author. This also supplemented the specific study of the Year 11 EAL students as they analysed her text, Growing up Asian in Australia. Similarly, our Year 10 students were given the opportunity to hear from nine visiting authors who talked about their process for devising plot and character, which they then put into practise in their own pieces.

Over the year we engaged an increased number of tutors for after-school study assistance across the three campuses of Bayview, Greenways, and Frogmore. This provided our students with access to high-achieving former students for help across a broad range of subjects and study skills. Each week more than 100 students, across the three campuses, took advantage of this fantastic service.

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Another jam-packed year in the GFL! This year saw the continuation of an integrated Wide Reading program for Year 10s, where students explicitly investigated how creative writing is structured and analysed. Year 9s battled it out for the Greenways Reading League, with 9D the eventual winners. Overall, Year 9 read more than 1000 novels in addition to their Literature Circles biographies.

During Term 3, Year 10 students were treated to presentations about Creative Writing from award-winning authors Nicole Hayes, Fiona Wood, Kim Kane, Gabrielle Williams, Bernadette Kelly, Emily Gale, Michael Panckridge, Tony Wilson and George Ivanoff. These presentations complemented the Wide Reading Unit, and prepared the students for their final English unit – Creative Writing.

The GFL is always a vibrant and engaging place to study and read and by the end of 2016 the library will have undergone a massive transformation. Fiction will be organised ‘bookshopstyle’, that is, the books will be arranged by genre rather than by author surname, and all the bays will have face-out shelving so that our fantastic collection can be seen. It is just another improvement that encourages more engagement with books, reading and learning. Thanks to everyone who has joined in our many events and sessions in the GFL this year.

Senior VCE presenters also visited the school, including Ross Huggard and Michael Daniel, who were able to consolidate our students’ understanding of the core concepts in preparation for their exam. As another year closes, we would encourage parents of students from Years 9 to 12 to purchase set texts early, and for students to have read these before returning to school for the new year. This is an important habit to develop for younger students and essential for VCE students. James Walton Faculty Coordinator – English

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Bringing Humanities based disciplines to life is a major aim for the Humanities Department, and through a series of events this goal has been actively pursued. Students have had the opportunity to be a part of many hands-on experiences this year in the classroom, as well as outside their learning spaces through incursions and Thereexcursions.hasbeen a number of highlights in the Humanities Department this year. Students have shown their passion for History by entering the National History Competition. Kiera Patron of Year 5 made it to the State Finals with her entry. Congratulations Kiera! We encourage all students to take part in all Humanities competitions. Our Year 6 students experienced Asian culture through their excursion to Chinatown and the Chinese Museum. This enhanced students’ understanding of the geography and history of South East Asia. Year 7 started the year with a field trip to Mentone to understand the history and changes that have occurred in the local area. Students analysed the effect of change and why it occurred. Undoubtedly the experience of Medieval Day has quickly become one of the more memorable occasions for students. The strength of the incursion itself lies in the ability of staff and students to breathe, live and think like Medieval people, bringing this part of the History course alive for our Year 8 students. Students were able to experience the weapons used, armour worn and the different dance styles of the Studentstime. were able to reflect on the impact and tragedy created by World War II by visiting the Jewish Holocaust Museum. Year 10 and Year 11 History students were given the opportunity to connect with survivors of the Holocaust through their excursion to the Museum in Elsternwick. Students as well as teachers found it to be a very moving and informative experience. Year 10 also experienced a fieldtrip to Point Nepean to work on their fieldwork skills and to understand the history of the area.

Year 11 Business Management students once again thrilled the School Community with their innovative and well planned small business operations, which allowed for an authentic learning experience. The students were also able to show the School Value of ‘service’ by donating all profits to charity. Year 11 Legal Studies students were able to connect with what they were learning in the classroom, by experiencing the consequences of disobeying the law in action through their excursion to Barwon Prison.

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Year 12 Business Management students ventured to the Yakult factory, a hi-tech food processing facility to observe the manufacture of plastic bottles, filling and packaging lines and quality control rooms, to enhance their studies for the Year 12 exam. Business Management students also developed their knowledge further through many guest speakers spending time with students to discuss the roles of human resources and marketing in a Finally,business.Year 12 Economics students attended a lecture presented by The RBA on its role and monetary policy. Students were able to consolidate their knowledge on the role of the RBA which includes overseeing the monetary policy, market operations, financial stability, payments systems and banking, this allowed students to have firsthand information to broaden their understanding for Unit 4. Many thanks to the Humanities Faculty for their enthusiasm, commitment, hard work and support throughout 2016 as we all look forward to another great year of enhancing our curriculum to strengthen our students’ learning experience in the Humanities.

Kara Baxter Faculty Coordinator – Humanities

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Learning about a country’s culture is a vital part of Language learning, so on 12 October, Mentone Grammar’s German students and teachers had the opportunity to experience and participate in some of Germany’s unique traditions such as cow bell music, yodelling, Schuhplattlern (Bavarian slap dancing) as well as ‘schunkeling’, swaying from side to side to Oompa music! Wunderbar! Mentone Grammar may just have a few aspiring world champions in its midst. German cuisine such as Bratwurst, apple strudel and pretzels were the culinary highlight of the day. Students and teachers sported traditional German Lederhosen, Dirndl dresses, German colours, world famous German brands such as Adidas and Puma, German soccer and tennis outfits (just in case you don’t know, but Germany is the current Soccer World Champion and home to the current No 1 female tennis player Angelique Kerber – I do like to mention that!) and even shorts with fashionable suspenders as well as German hats. By popular demand the Oktoberfest Photo Booth returned to capture all in their finest German inspired props and was again a big hit with students and staff alike. All agreed it was a wonderful exhibition of German culture allowing students to gain further insights into their language studies. Jessika Rabe German Teacher

Important parts of the LOTE program are activities which enable students to experience the cultures of the languages that are taught at the School. By popular demand Oktoberfest once again returned to Mentone Grammar. What a great day for all who participated in the annual Mentone Grammar Oktoberfest celebration!

It has been a year of unprecedented success for Mentone Grammar students in external competitions.

Mentone Grammar World Champions

Mentone Grammar’s partner school relationship with Nagoya High School has this year celebrated 25 years. The school welcomed Shinji Hibino into Year 10 as a one year exchange student and Jin Ikuta and Hiroki Kurabe into Greenways during Term 1. As always the School is most grateful to the families who so generously hosted these exchange students. Thanks go to the Adderley, Berry, Bernamoff, Buckler, Butler, Fong, Hamlin, Harbutt, Kawabata, Maluga, Richards and Thiele families. Each year there is an opportunity for selected Year 9 students to participate in an extended exchange to Japan. In 2016 Hayden Richards and Jayde Maluga represented the School as they spent an exciting and enriching seven weeks at Nagoya High School hosted by Japanese families and attending classes each day with their host brothers. New Faculty Coordinator At the end of 2016, I will be stepping down as Faculty Coordinator, although I shall be continuing in my teaching role. would like to acknowledge my gratitude to the talented and dedicated language staff for their support over the last 10 years. It is their professionalism, commitment and hard work that makes possible the range of exciting and successful programs through which our students are challenged and equipped.

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What a great day for all who participated in the annual Mentone Grammar Oktoberfest celebration!

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The national Assessment of Language Competence (ALC) competition conducted by ACER saw 76 students presented at campus assemblies with either High Distinctions or Distinctions. Chinese Continues to Grow The number of students studying Mandarin Chinese continued to grow in 2016 as the language moved into Year 7. To facilitate this expansion the school welcomed two new Chinese teachers, Ms Gracie Gao teaching in Eblana and Bayview and Ms Xin Yang in Bayview. Language Assistants The introduction of native speaker language assistants in 2015 proved so successful that the program was expanded this year to enable Year 12 students to have one-to-one conversation practice weekly through the whole year. Students report that this has been a great resource as they prepared for their end of year oral examinations.

It has been a year of unprecedented success for Mentone Grammar students in external competitions. The annual Language Perfect World Championships competition in May is always one of the highlights. Students vie fiercely online to score points for themselves, their class and their school. This year, spurred on by the enthusiasm of our Head Coach, Frau Jessika Rabe, Mentone students successfully answered 1,262,275 questions and were crowned World Champions in German. Across all languages Mentone was placed second in Victoria and sixth in Australia. The top scoring student in the School was Alanah Heidecker of Year 9 who won an Elite Award and a $50 iTunes voucher for her incredible 14,055 points. Alanah placed 27th in the world for Japanese. Nelvin Ong in Year 8 also received an Elite Award and a $50 iTunes voucher as the top Bayview student. In addition, Mentone Students earned 30 Gold Awards, 27 Silver Awards and 103 Bronze Awards. Valdis Guppy and Akul Saigul (Year 8), Yani Ryan (Year 7) and Zoe Lancaster (Year 9) were State finalists and award winners in the German Poetry competition. In the Alliance Française competition Luc van Vliet won two awards including second prize in the State for a Year 12 student.

Exchange Students

I congratulate Mr Aaron Richard as the new Faculty Coordinator. The LOTE faculty is in very good hands for the future. David Barber Faculty Coordinator – LOTE Oktoberfest

During September, 10 Years 10 and 11 students, along with Mrs Altidis and Mr Pate began a journey to Europe. After enduring the 30+ hours of flying and transit you can say that all of us were very happy to arrive at our hotel in Rome. We then spent a few days in Rome seeing exactly what Rome had to offer. We explored the streets and engaged in the Roman way of life. Items ticked off our bucket list included; the Colosseum, the Vatican, Roman Forum and of course Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps which were beautifully lit at night. Sadly, our time in Rome looking at ancient architecture and exploring the streets was over, but we were all looking forward to our road trip to Florence. On 20 September, with our Trafalgar Tour mates and knowledgeable tour guide, Gianluca, we boarded the coach bound for Florence. We were all dreading the hours of driving we had ahead of us. A welcome break along the way was the city of Pisa, where we were given time to walk around the Square of Miracles with the breath taking cathedral, baptistery and tower. Of course, the obligatory classic photos of each other holding the leaning tower up were a highlight. Then, it was back on the road to Florence. Once we settled into our new hotel, we took a bus ride into the heart of Florence. We walked around and discovered a square filled with restaurants. Plenty of pizza and pasta for all. We explored food markets and stalls selling everything from French sweets to cheese; jewellery and Pinocchios. Night time also brought out the street vendors selling glow-inthe-dark squishy balls and slingshots. After we explored the market we went to have a look at the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower – a prime example of the amazing architecture Florence is so famous for. Deciding it was time to head back to the hotel, we headed for the public bus stop. After much asking for directions and lots of hurrying, we watched as our bus left without us.

TOUREUROPEAN

Harry Scopel and Andrew Pate

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The first thing that struck us in England was that all the signs were in English! Sounds funny, but you don’t realise how much you rely on simple things until they aren’t there anymore. Our time in London was dominated by shopping! We visited the whole gamut of wares that London had to offer; from street stalls in tourist areas selling £5 t-shirts to Harrods – one of the world’s most exclusive department stores. A clear favourite was our visit to the West End’s famous Drury Lane Theatre to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We travelled the tube, where missing the train simply meant waiting two minutes for the next one, we had a cruise on the River Thames, caught a famous double-decker bus and wandered in the sunshine through Kensington Palace gardens. Historic monuments such as the Tower of London (actually 21 towers) and a day trip to Windsor Castle were among the features of London we explored. By the final day, everyone spent a lot of time and energy trying to squeeze all their extra luggage into their suitcases and were once again dreading the long, long trip home. Thanks to everyone who came for making the trip one to remember.

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A long hour waiting and a long walk from the terminal finally had us falling into our beds in the hotel. Next stop on the Tour was Venice. Along the way over the Apennine Mountains we stopped at Verona, famous for the Romeo and Juliet balcony. Lots of people crowded into a small square made it less than romantic – along with all the messages of love written on Band-Aids on the wall! Our coach took us to the port of Venice, across the long Liberty Bridge. Then it was onto the water to see the incredible canals and waterways of this famous city. A serene ride on a gondola (notwithstanding the traffic jam and typical road rage – it seems even on the river, drivers are the same everywhere), glass blowing demonstration and many more ‘leaning towers’ highlighted our time in Venice. Plenty of food and coffee, as well. Finally, after more than a week in Italy, we were all looking forward to the next leg of our trip – London. The afternoon waiting in the sunshine for our ride to the airport, eating lunch and playing cards allowed us to relax after our hectic time in Italy.

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Peter Zerman Faculty Coordinator – Technologies

What a great year 2016 was! We commenced the year knowing we had achieved praiseworthy VCE results with the 2015 Technology cohort. Students in 2016 were exposed to a variety of experiences and activities within the Technology Faculty. In all disciplines students effectively: explored and investigated, designed, produced and finally evaluated. Throughout the processes, students reflected on: processes, techniques, tools and products. In Design Technology – Woodwork, the students continued to explore, design and create a variety of projects using different techniques.

Studentscommitments.inYear 10 Computing spent Term 3 building web-based games. They worked in teams to develop interactive, fast-paced games designed to entertain and engage. From the planning, through to the complex coding required, students followed a project management plan. They constructed and worked hard to complete their projects. All students were heavily involved in finding and creating their own visual assets to bring their games to life, along with music and sound effects. Coding JavaScript objects, controlling multiple players, randomly spawning predators and those pesky bad guys, while interacting with a simple game library, students greatly expanded their knowledge of the world of software Drawndevelopment.froma wide range of inspiration, games varied in genre and style from ‘Dog Save the Queen’, where you play a corgi trying to rescue the Queen from her kidnappers, to ‘Straight Outta the Sand’, where you are a newly hatched turtle hoping to avoid near-certain doom on your way to the big sea for the first time. We had road trips, border security, ninja starfish, two-player infinite running and a good, old fashioned shoot ‘em up. Each game had its own challenges and we pushed beyond our knowledge of 2D physics and circle geometry to develop these entertaining games. This year’s VCE Software Development students undertook a School Assessed Task (SAT) for the first time. This required them to find a ‘need or opportunity’ and develop a software solution to meet it. It took a great deal of planning, time and effort to realise the ideas they had in March, but the end of Term 3 saw them complete their projects with much relief and pride. The range of projects chosen was varied – from online multiplayer turn-based games, to an airline tycoon simulator; from a find-a-friend app to a Cadet kit booking system, to an online diary. After that, studying for the exams at the end of the year should be easy!

Year 9 Digital Technology, had two courses to select from being ‘Digital Storytelling’ and ‘Systems’. In Digital Storytelling students used a range of animation techniques including ‘stop motion’ and ‘rotoscoping’. For stop motion, students used their own devices to capture images and later resized them using batch processing. They then placed the images sequentially and adjusted exposure time, for visual effect. Students explored a range of ‘tweening’ effects for text and imagery and used this to create enticing introductions and closing credits. Audio was: sourced, edited and inserted. For rotoscoping, students imported moving image and then used tracing techniques to create their rotoscoping. In Systems, students worked on web design. Designing web pages has evolved much over the years and will continue to do so.

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VCE VET Interactive Digital Media continued to explore a range of skills. This included creating and manipulating images for a variety of end uses, including marketing in print and electronic media. Units 1 & 2 students developed their thinking and experienced new software that they will use in Units 3 & 4. They created: logos, business cards and posters using vector based drawing in Adobe Illustrator. Later they manipulated pixelbased imagery in Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Flash was used to create Kinetic Typography animations based on songs and speeches. Toward the end of the year they created digital portfolios and published them to the web. The Units 3 & 4 students developed their knowledge from their previous year and undertook three large internal SATs. They created: Book Covers, very successful 2D animations on the theme of ‘Mystery’ and a website for a clothing firm. All this was made possible through the dedication of the talented and enthusiastic staff within the Technology Faculty. How lucky Mentone Grammar students are!

Year 10 students extended their accumulated knowledge to design and create a piece of functional furniture. They explored a variety of joints and researched which would be the most appropriate for their chosen design. Various drawing systems were used to create a comprehensive folio of work to document each stage of the Design Process before production could begin.

In Year 7 3D Printing, students worked to 3D Print tiny lamps out of acrylic plastic. The designs of the lamp were many and varied, but all sought to celebrate a festival, event or idea. The ability to create an object in conceptual 3D space on a flat computer screen is a skill of the future and our Year 7 students have risen to the challenge with great enthusiasm! In Digital Technology – students used electronic media to resolve solutions to specific problems.

TECHNOLOGIES

Year 7 students worked on developing their own unique clock designs. They did this by working from a Design Brief to complete set tasks and work through the Design Process in order to satisfy all the criteria. This involved undertaking effective research and using that research to develop their own concepts. Students had to refine design drawings and create cutting lists prior to production. They then cut and combined timbers to produce their concepts before applying finishes. Students worked with a range of timbers including reclaimed and recycled materials. They then were able to make their clocks with some outstanding achievements.

Year 8 Robotics: Robots are becoming more and more commonplace and more useful as time goes on. Year 8 students worked on gaining an understanding of robotics by programing Lego Mindstorms robots to complete challenges. Getting the robots to do what you want is no easy task. The students had to experiment and apply complex programing concepts to achieve their goals.

Greenways students used their past knowledge and experiences to extend their skills in Design Technology – Wood this year. Once again, working from a Design Brief, the students came up with some fantastic solutions to making a box using finger joints. They worked through the different skills involved in designing and then making their projects whilst being aware of the necessary safety issues using the equipment.

Year 9 Web Design students learnt to apply some of the fundamental concepts of making HTML, CSS and JavaScript to work together to create a fully functional web experience. Students worked along at their own pace and managed a complex series of projects around their Greenways

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Paul Matthew Faculty Coordinator – Mathematics

Mathematics

The Mathematics Faculty focused on improving Formative Assessment strategies in conjunction with the School’s Visible Learning program to improve teaching and learning.

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Eliza McDonald, Anastasia Courtney, Nadia Janetzki, Enzo Vozzo, Xin Yang and Alan Wilkes joined our staff to further strengthen our Faculty.

MATHEMATICS

Maths Challenge and Maths Challenge Enrichment Stage Students in Years 5-9 participated in the Australian Mathematics Challenge and Maths Talent Quest as part of their Maths Enrichment program. The Maths Challenge involved answering a wide array of difficult problems using a variety of problem-solving skills, a lot of effort and many mathematical tools. High Distinction certificates were awarded to Daniel Nikolayevsky (Y7), Jake Dickson (Y7) and Blake Rosenberg (Y8) and Distinctions to Dylan Hinton (Y7), Oliver Moran (Y7), James O’Day (Y7) and Joseph Shim (Y7). Students in both Bayview and Eblana achieved excellent results for the Maths Talent Quest too. Special thanks to Tony McCrae, Mark Smith and Enzo Vozzo for their excellent work in running the Maths Enrichment program this year.

VCE ResultsMathematics2015 Our 2015 VCE results were highlighted by 17 per cent of Specialist Mathematics students, 10 per cent of Mathematical Methods students and 21 per cent of Further Mathematics students achieving study scores of 40 or more. In Specialist Mathematics Jaidyn Muhandiramge scored 44 and Tyler Bradley 42. The high achieving students in Mathematical Methods were Dooyeon Lee 47, Sam Thiele 44, Adam Bouwmeester 42, Michael Demura 42, Dhamsika Samarapathi 42 and Scott Moore 40. In Further Maths Tyler Bradley 50, Bray Morrow 50, Jonathan Koh 47, Patrick Anderson 45, Amitty Edgeworth 45, William Lancaster 45, Nicholas Capomolla 44, Georgina Gore 44, Casper Bjarnason 43, Mackenzie Sheridan 43, Matilda Maher 43, Connor Bourke 42, Stephen Clarke 42, Lachlan Fryer 42, Oliver Strong 41, Todd Blasse 41, Lin Qi 41, Oliver Richards-Grubb 41 and Joseph Blain 40 all achieved outstanding results. Many thanks to all mathematics teachers in all year levels for their efforts in assisting our students to achieve their best.

Australian Maths Competition and UNSW Maths Competitions Our students’ results across both the AMC and UNSW Maths competitions were excellent: 34 per cent of our students gained a distinction or higher and 77 per cent gained at least a Credit. Jaxon Stephens and Ethan Prabaharan won prizes in the AMC and Joshua Nung topped the state in the UNSW competition. High Distinction certificates were awarded to Hudson Close, Joseph Compton, Matthew Shing, Ayden Roos, Jaden Prabaharan, Daniel Nikolayevsky (AMC & UNSW), Oliver Moran (AMC & UNSW), Cameron Connell, Joseph Shim, Daniel Matthew, Jake Dickson, Aidan Scott, Callum Roberts (AMC & UNSW), Alexander Jones, Jason Bartonek, Alanah Heidecker, Mingyuan Gao, Joshua Nung (AMC & UNSW), Thomas Siedle, Mingjie Jin and Chengzhi He. Distinction certificates were presented to Sarabjeet Dawar, Alice Fletcher, Kate Pregnalato, Ava Pregnalato, Cooper Armstrong, Kristof Buschkuehl Edward Hall, Sarah Chun (AMC & UNSW), Jaxon Stephens, Lachlan Fraser, Jasper Zdanius, Maddox Lewell, Sophie Frost, Ayden Roos, Lachlan Fraser, Ella Michell, Michelle Fong, Phong Phan, Christopher Vorster, Enrico Tirta, Phoenix Hall, Steven Wan, Ulyana Kondratova (AMC & UNSW), Jaden Prabaharan, Joshua Rabak, Angus Marcombe, Rory Thomas, Cameron Connell, Joseph Shim, Jake Dickson, Ethan Pate (AMC & UNSW), Daniel Matthew, Jack Littleford (AMC & UNSW), Rory Thomas, James O’Day, Daniel Poberezovsky, Ethan Prabaharan, Ella Mairs, Kieren Dyer, William Currey, Nelson Jaden, Akul Saigal, Josh Madden, Hannah Schmidt, Declan McComb, Denie Bellamy, Brayden Miller, Simon Coubard, Jason Bartonek, Euan Hood, Alexander Zhu, Jeremy Miao, Mekhala Bera, Grace Bunting, Blake Rosenberg, Zac Angus (AMC & UNSW), Imogen Davis (AMC & UNSW), Samasidh Siva Ram (AMC & UNSW), Jakob Sloan, Mia Watkins, Oscar Clarke, Torey Bernamoff, Philbert Lan(AMC & UNSW), Charlie Officer (AMC & UNSW), Joshua Cooley (AMC & UNSW), Anna Lofthouse, Luke Shi (AMC & UNSW), Georgia Rowan, Callum Matthew, Luqi Huang, Fraser Angus (AMC & UNSW), Jonas Schulze (AMC & UNSW), Thomas Siedle, Xiyan Zhang (AMC & UNSW), Zheyuan Shi, Duo Xu, Deng Pan, Jeffrey Fong, Mingyuan Gao, Yaohui Wang, Fan Yinchun, Xuanming Liang, Adam Bouwmeester (AMC & UNSW), Xinyi Liu (AMC & UNSW), Scott Moore, Dooyeon Lee and Dhamsika Samarapathi (AMC & UNSW). Congratulations to all students who achieved such fine results in both Mathematics competitions.

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Wes Flavell Michael Wilton Faculty Coordinator – Science

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Firstly, the 2015 students of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology produced one of the most successful set of VCE results for many years and we are all proud of their achievements. In 2016 the Faculty continued to support the initiatives of Visible Learning and Formative Assessments and we are confident that the hard work of the staff will further improve the learning opportunities for our students. Across the board our Science students have had wonderful competition results. Mentone Grammar was very strongly represented at the Science Talent Search (STS). Some 23 students from Eblana and Bayview won monetary awards which was an outstanding result. These awards reflected the diverse talents of our students with projects ranging from creative writing and posters to board games and scientific models.

The National Youth Science Forum, quite literally, is a one of a kind experience, which is not paralleled anywhere else, and is something highly recommend to anyone from Years 9 and 10 who have the slightest interest in science, as I believe it is something more people should have the chance to experience.

In conclusion would like to acknowledge Year 12 student, Wes Flavell. Wes attended the Australian Science Youth Forum in January then went on to represent Australia at the International Science Youth forum. His experiences and learning opportunities were vast and include just a couple of his thoughts on the forum and support his encouragement of other Years 9 and 10 students to take up the challenge and potentially be the scientists of the future that the Mentone teachers hope they will be.

The EuroScience Open Forum completely changed my outlook on Science and for that matter the World! Being the largest general science meeting in Europe, the forum attracted some of the best and most highly regarded researchers and students from across Europe. ESOF is held every two years, with this edition being staged at Manchester, UK. I, along with two other students from Queensland and rural Victoria, were accompanied by a chaperone, Jayson, a teacher from Sydney, as we experienced everything European science had to offer over six action packed days…

It has been an exciting, challenging and fruitful year in the Science Faculty.

Other students in Years 7, 8 and 9 competed in the ICAS Science competition and many High Distinctions, Distinctions and Credits were obtained. Data from this Australia-wide competition placed Mentone Grammar in a strong position, well above the State average in all measured categories. In Year 11 Chemistry, students also excelled in the National Chemistry Quiz. Two students, Tom Siedle and Joshua Nung, received the highest awards possible. My thanks go to the teachers who helped prepare all these students and in particular Mark Smith, Sabrina van Dort and Arena Nilsson in coordinating the respective competitions. Several new initiatives have been introduced throughout the year. Learning program ‘Stile’ and an equivalent ‘Edrolo’ have allowed some Years 9, 10 and all VCE students the opportunity to continue their learning online. In the case of Edrolo, students take their learning at home, watch relevant video explanations and try quiz questions to test their learning. This is done all under the watchful eye of their teacher who is able to also see their progress online. This initiative will continue in 2017. Also in 2017 Year 10 students will have an opportunity to study ‘Investigating Science’ as an elective. This experimental based subject is designed to give students an increased knowledge of the skills required to carry out controlled, systematic investigations for a range of physical and biological sciences. It has proven to be a very popular option with two full classes next year. This year has seen a number of staff changes in both Bayview and Frogmore. thank the teachers who have moved on for their hard work and care of the many students they taught and I thank the teachers who have taken up the classes. also welcome the new staff who joined the team in 2016. Stacey Gwilym and Kelly Brady, both have experience as scientists in their own right and have immediately made a positive impact on the students. The Science team, whether in the laboratory or the classroom, is to be thanked for its tireless, dedicated efforts in supporting our students and providing the wonderful activities that enhance the learning of Science at Mentone Grammar.

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Health & PE

To succeed today and in the future, our students will need to be inventive, resourceful and imaginative... Visual Arts

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Andrew Hayes Faculty Coordinator – HPE

The Health and Physical Education faculty continues to follow a “game sense” approach to teaching in which students learn new skills through playing different types of categorised games. Throughout the year there are a variety of game sense approach categories which allow for students to not only improve skill, but to also increase their knowledge about the strategies involved to bring about successful performance. Net/Wall, Striking and Fielding, Invasion and Target games were all taught across the year levels. Students’ engagement is maximised as they try to improve not only their sporting skills but also their knowledge of the tactics of each sport.

Year 10 Health and Sport Science subject continues to grow and it is very popular among our Year 10 students. The course is designed to develop the practical and theoretical skills necessary for future VCE studies in Health and Human Development and Physical Education. Students visited the Victorian Institute of Sport where they undertook fitness tests and learnt about different training methods for different athletes. This exposed students to the practical side of our subject and allowed them to observe a first class training facility. Unit 3/4 Physical Education continues to grow within our School and this year saw 45 students completing this subject. Students were able to fitness test their class mates and to learn about the different energy systems that fuel sporting performances. All students again visited the Exercise Research Australia facility. Students experienced lectures on Energy Systems and Fatigue Mechanisms – both major areas of study for their course. Students participated in running and managing laboratory testing in Student Body Composition Profile, Anaerobic Capacity Test, and VO-2 max Test (treadmill) with Blood Lactate. These activities provided students with the opportunity to experience the course in a more practical manner and all students involved benefited from the experience.

The Year 10 program focused on student led programs such as SEPEP Softball, Volleyball and Netball which allowed students to not only improve their skills in each of these sports, but to also develop their interpersonal and problem solving skills. Students again completed their final compulsory PE classes by participating in an elective program that allowed them access to a wider range of physical and recreational activities. Students chose to do Self Defence, Zumba or Personal Training classes.

At Mentone Grammar it is the entire visual art process, the creative journey that each student takes that we value. Students develop knowledge and aesthetic understanding through a growing comprehension of techniques, processes and skills. To succeed today and in the future, our students will need to be inventive, resourceful and imaginative and moving into our purpose-designed studios in 2017 will help to facilitate this.

Excursions are fundamental at VCE level; during Term 1, Year 12 students from VCE Art and Studio Arts undertook the ‘Kickstart Your VCE 2016’, organised by the Dax Centre and Arts Education Victoria. Then during March and April, VCE Studio Arts, VCE Art and Year 10 Art students embarked on several excursions to the National Gallery of Victoria to see the annual Top Arts exhibition. Other exhibitions and art sites students visited during these excursions included: 200 Years of Australian Fashion at NGVA, Daniel Crook’s Phantom Ride at ACMI and the always inspiring walk through Hosier Lane. Years 11 and 12 Visual Communication Design students went to Top Designs at the Melbourne Museum. Senior photography students went on an excursion to Without Pier in Cheltenham to investigate how a commercial gallery operates. Independent Schools Victoria curated an exhibition of outstanding student artwork – we were extremely proud to have students’ artwork selected for the exhibition. Congratulations to Hannah Schmidt, Will Roworth, Josh Madden, Matilda Armstrong, Xavier Hogios, (Year 8); Lotus Jeffs, Harry Kingston, Eden Filikotzias, (Year 10); Tiana Storti, Jackson Palmer (Year 12) and Georgia Petfield, Jack Oyarzun (past students). The exhibition was officially opened on 27 July with selected students, staff and families in attendance. The opening gave students a chance to experience the professional setting of an art exhibition. At Mentone Grammar we are extremely fortunate to have a talented group of past students and parents who volunteer to speak to our current student body. In August, Nicholas Hogios (parent), a car designer for Toyota visited our Year 11 and Year 12 Visual Communication Design class. He shared his passion for design and his inspirational story of the journey he took and what led him to study Industrial design and ultimately become a senior car designer at Toyota. He showed the students his past and recent designs and also demonstrated a range of sketching and rendering techniques. During Term 4, the Year 11 Studio Arts students welcomed past Year 12 student Hunter Griffin (2015) into the classroom. Hunter went through his experiences from last year in Studio Arts and gave some important advice to the students prior to Head Start. He also discussed what he has been studying at Photography Studies College and showed us his latest work, inspiring the students for the year ahead. Kim Wootton Faculty Coordinator – Visual Arts

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The Performing Arts at Mentone can point to another year of fabulous learning opportunities and artistic success. Involvement and interest continued to grow steadily in all areas: Music, Dance and Drama, as well as in the expanded cocurricular offerings. An increased number of solo and ensemble tuition sessions were offered in an expanded program that offered a great diversity of style and genres. Additionally, increased performance opportunities were created with the inclusion of small-scale soirees and involvement in external festivals and competitions in our Performing Arts calendar. The highly anticipated and exciting development of the Creativity Centre is moving ahead apace and we will see all productions eventually move to this new venue in 2017. As predicted, the school productions in 2016 have created quite a buzz. The musical and dramatic challenge of the Orlando opera project was magnificent in performance and decisively broadened the base of possible experiences for those involved in the Performing Arts. The Bayview production launched into the African styling of the Lion King JR featuring impressive lead actors with surprisingly mature voices, magically evocative costumes assisting the stunning choreography.

The 2016 senior musical production, Legally Blonde, involved students from Greenways and Frogmore as well as two little canine stars. Despite W.C Fields’ entreaty to never work with animals or children, the outcome was not only smooth but also highly entertaining. This musical followed the transformation of a seemingly simple and not overly ambitious student of ‘retail’, from a wealthy family background, to an inspirational and hardworking law graduate with an impending legal career. The characters were convincing, the costumes were colourful, the dance and choreography were sensational, the solos and choruses were rousing; overall, another great production. As usual, many students were involved on stage, back stage and in the technical support areas, all assisted and supported by skilled and motivated staff. All involved are congratulated on their efforts and achievement.

The Bayview Concerts featured Year 7 instrumental program items, soloists, small ensembles, the Bayview Orchestra, the Bayview Band and the Bayview Choir. These concerts also presented a variety of musical experiences across a broad variety of styles and genres.

The Mt Gambier Generations in Jazz Festival and competition, now a regular feature of our calendar, witnessed our Froggers jazz band and jazz ensemble, The Cat’s Meow, rise up the competition rankings, making the journey to Mt Gambier all the more enjoyable. We wish our 2016 VCE Performing Arts students all the success with their studies. Each year an increasing number of students tackle these very challenging subjects, which now includes subject offerings such as Music Composition and Styles and VCE Dance. The Carols Service this year featured our Carols Choir, comprising students selected from Eblana, Bayview, Greenways and Frogmore. This year’s featured vocal soloist was Aleisha Bernamoff, with the classic Ave by Gounod. Apart from leading the Carols, the Carols Choir performed The Heavens are telling by Haydn, from his 1799 Oratorio the Creation, with the Senior Orchestra. The Carols Service brings the school year, and the year of Performing Arts to a close in the beautiful and resonant St Paul’s Cathedral.

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The Eblana Instrumental Program involved students from Years 2 and 3. Throughout the year instrumental tuition was undertaken on a weekly basis in a classroom context. Concerts were held at the end of each semester and both provided a moment for students to demonstrate their learning to parents and staff.

The Singers’ Soirees, created for those students wishing to gain experience in front of an audience, proved to be very popular in 2016. Our annual ‘Sunday afternoon around the Piano’ moved to a Friday evening this year but still featured a sophisticated program of piano and instrumental soloists. With a cornucopia of stunning performances and a cameo from the first school opera, Orlando, the evening attracted a capacity audience. Fabulous costumes, glitter and impossible flexibility are always to be expected at the annual Stagecraft dance performances. As expected, it was a great success and credit to all those involved.

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The Winter Concert and the Spring Concert, held for the last time in the Bayview Gymnasium, once again clearly demonstrated the broad nature of the current Performing Arts program. Featuring large and small ensembles, as well as chamber ensembles and selected soloists, a broad variety of styles and genres were presented. Weekly rehearsals, commencing the first week of Term 1 and continuing through to the very last week of the year supported the students in their achievements at these performances.

Gavin Cornish Head of Performing Arts Director of Music and interest continued to grow steadily in all areas: Music, Dance and Drama, as well as in the expanded cocurricular offerings.

Awards

Frogmore Army Cadet Unit

I am also indebted to our most senior leaders for 2016: Daniel Holman, Nathan Booth, Adam Pratt, Wesley Flavell, Frazer Kemp, Dylan Mann, Sarah Cimino, Kate Meehan, Emily Keogh, Lucinda McIntyre, Emily Fiddes, Sean Cunningham, Emma Doyle, Tiana Storti, Finlay Dodson and Georgia Tarlinton. The contributions they have made within their portfolios of responsibility have been impressive. MGACU goes from strength to strength in no small part due to the professionalism and diligence of the students who lead it.

We congratulate CUO Wesley Flavell on receiving this award for 2016. Not surprisingly, Year 12 CUO Frazer Kemp was awarded MCC Cup in the Melbourne Schools’ Army Cadets Battalion for being the best individual marksperson in Victoria. Frazer now looks towards a career in the ADF, taking with him four years of dedicated service and leadership of our unit.

• Diligence, conscientiousness and flexibility while managing responsibilities, • Superb performance under the pressure of multiple demands during Unit activities, • A caring and patient manner in all interactions with younger cadets, and respectful, cooperative interactions with Officers of the Unit.

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It has been another sensational year for the Mentone Grammar ACU. Interest was strong in Years 10 to 12 with 68 Frogmore students undertaking promotional courses and advanced lessons at the bivouac in Term 1. We also witnessed strong participation from 175 Greenways students for whom cadet involvement is just starting. With 11 platoons, including senior boys and girls and a specialist HQ team, the unit was well equipped to offer differentiated, challenging training programs that opened up myriad leadership opportunities. Importantly, targeted training allowed us to meet the changing demands of a unit which, this year, included a total of 260 cadets. We encouraged our senior cadets to extend their training by participating in the AAC’s National Adventure Training Award and higher levels of achievement in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Competence at those advanced levels augurs well for the experience of our younger Cadets as knowledge is imparted ‘downward’ through the ranks. Congratulations to Year 12 CUOs Sarah Cimino, Frazer Kemp and Lucinda McIntyre who paralleled their cadet skills with that of obtaining Gold level in the Duke of Edinburgh Award program. A great achievement by all. In addition to leading and mentoring their platoons on training days, our senior cadets also had prominent roles in several local commemoration services for ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day at the Beaumaris, Dingley and Mentone RSLs. Their ceremonial duties involved many hours of training to ensure that all AAC protocols were followed. All volunteer cadets, musicians, guards and ushers, carried out their roles with great respect and pride.

MGACU’s week-long annual field exercise took place in the last week of Term 3 at the Army’s Puckapunyal Military Area, and comprised a training program designed by our senior Cadet leaders to provide challenges to a range of ability and experience levels.

The Ken Smith Perpetual Trophy is an annual award made to the member of the Mentone Grammar Army Cadet Unit who is judged by the Officer Commanding to be the highest performing cadet and who demonstrates the following qualities:

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• Exceptional leadership of peers, including the ability to maintain an appropriate and professional distance when exerting authority,

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Throughout the week, was constantly impressed by the perseverance our Cadets demonstrated: the weather was not kind to our Year 9s for their first camp but, to their credit and that of their leaders, they were able to overcome the discomfort and engage enthusiastically in the activities for the remainder of the week. Their enthusiasm and willingness to have a go was wonderful to see. The roadside hot breakfasts, campfire bonding and opportunities to visit the firing range and weapons training facilities were allthankhighlights.allofthe Officers of Cadets for their time and commitment to the delivery of this unique educational experience. Thank you to all staff, in particular Mr James Farquharson, Mr Anthony Bingham and Mr Craig Deakins for their roles in guiding the recruit and senior training programs, and Mrs Deborah Heath has my gratitude for her tireless efforts as the Unit’s Quartermaster.

the joys of Luang Prabang was a blessing… baguettes, smoothies and the most relaxed night market in Asia. Waking at 5am to watch in silence as the monks received their daily meal reminded us all to be both mindful and grateful. The World Challenge mission is to develop life skills such as resilience, empathy and leadership and both groups took on every challenge and, most of the time, juggled all three life skills at once. In the chaos of Hanoi the groups found accommodation in the Old Quarter then discovered temples, water puppets and cheap pho. A two-day trip to the world heritage caves around Halong Bay was a relaxing break in a busy schedule. The six-hour boat ride was amazing and the caves spectacular. Catching an overnight train to the mountainous beauty of the Sapa hill tribes was an interesting experience and a tough four-day hike through the harsh but beautiful farmland was unforgettable. Slippery hill climbs and an energetic entourage of locals added to the fun and memories. Thank you to everyone for making a difference. There is a small village in northern Laos that now has endless fresh water and a shiny new playground. Good job!

KIARA DEVERS YEAR 10

World Challenge

Team 1 – Gary Kingston, Jen Blackburn, James Murphy, Alison Ahern, Caitlin Baxter, Charlotte Fryer, Grace Goodman, Guy Witherow, Jamie-Lee Munn, Lochlan Hennig, Luke Shi, Nicole Moore, Rebecca Hayes, Sasha Widelski and Trenton Johnson. Team 2 – Tony Davis, Melanie Angliss, Tim Duivenvoorden, Megan Witherow, Holly Adams, Adam Mahmoud, David Fogarty, Harry Littleford, Jessica EwartMcTigue, Kiara Devers, Lucy Bowman, Madelyn Brooks, Madison Daley, Matthew Doyle and Rachel Watson. Mentone ChallengersGrammar2016 World Challenge was a once in a lifetime experience. Being able to travel to Laos and Vietnam with my friends was great but helping out a village, going on an amazing trek and doing so many other amazing and interesting activities is what made this trip so much fun and very special. It is definitely a trip I will never forget!

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Laos and Vietnam share a border but, on the surface, not much else. Adapting to two surprisingly different cultures, governments, currency, religion and food influences added to the excitement of this trip that included three weeks of incredible experiences, people and places. This year, two teams, made up of 23 students cooked a lot of sausages so that families of a small village in northern Laos could, for the first time, access water. In addition, the children of the village returned to their school to find a swing and slide set, donated by our students. The smiles of the children made the deprivation, inevitable illness and sleeping rough all Nothingworthwhile.comes easy in a small Laos village. Food and water collection is tedious and the weather is harsh but the quiet, peaceful nature of the people was infectious. In typical Mentone spirit, everyone pitched in and worked hard digging trenches, carrying heavy pipes and living like villagers in order to complete the pipeline that stretched kilometres through terraced farmland. The tradeoff for all the hard work was the unique opportunity to share in the day-to-day lives of Laotian families, even bath time in the river. The locals shared their meagre food, traditional skills such as basket weaving and broom making and ultimately blessed each and every student with good fortune in a gentle thanksgiving ceremony. We all left wearing traditional cotton wristbands that, if worn for three days, would bring love and good fortune. So far, so Discoveringgood.

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Social Service can easily be misconstrued purely as fund raising. This year we wanted to initiate a shift in emphasis by bringing the caring, serving and learning back into primary focus with our social service and to encourage students to give of their time and effort in helping and not by just raising money. There were many health related initiatives. Under the leadership of Ryan Buckler, Nick Sheppard and Mrs Miffy Farquharson almost $14000 was raised for The World’s Greatest Shave by 26 students and staff members who cut, dyed or shaved their hair to assist families facing Leukaemia. The highly successful Zaidee’s 24 hour run saw over 100 students volunteer in order to promote discussion about organ and tissue donation as well as raising over $27000 for the Zaidee’s Foundation. The library staff hosted Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea raising $600 for the Cancer Council and last November the 36 MoBros and MoSistas from the Staff raised $6600 towards Movember’s men’s health programs. In empathising with those less financially fortunate than us, 30 students as young as 10 years old registered as part of the Mentone Grammar Team to give up something for the 40 Hour famine – to be reminded about the way most people in the world still live. We raised more than $3600 for World Vision. The Year 8 student leaders ran a number of pop up stalls and barbecues and a casual clothes day to raise money for the schools visited in Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam and China. Many wonderful memories were created as they shared their time and gifts with students in those nations. Our 23 Year 10 World Challenge students did the same, enabling them to do hands on building projects in Laos. Charlotte Wiffin, Year 12, led an amazing effort to collect clothes and non-perishable items to send to the people of Fiji after the devastating cyclone in March this year.

Year 4 students led the Eblana student body as they encouraged and promoted social awareness, donating almost $2000 to our annual Red Cross Appeal. The donations for the Keysborough Animal shelter resulted in two 4WD loads being delivered to the shelter, where they will go towards assisting staff at the Centre to continue to take in every abused, lost, injured or abandoned animal brought to their shelter, and care for each one while they find them a loving home. Later in the year the Christmas Toy Drive for the Brotherhood of Saint Laurence Appeal took place. Last year Eblana students alone donated more than 320 toys and with the rest of the School we filled a truck with toys for those less fortunate. Two Year 9 classes were privileged to attend a week with the Brotherhood in the city and experienced first hand the work they do with homeless and refugee families.

Finally a big thank you to this year’s Social Service Committee: Teaghan Avery, Brittany Chambers, Sarah Cimino, Finlay Dodson, Sarah Thompson, Sophie van Vliet and our hard working Social Service Captains: Jessica Paterson and Charlotte Wiffin. Rev. Michael Prabaharan Social Service

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Year 9 students visited Yarrabah special school on a Monday afternoon to spend time with their students and help with their classwork. Their social interaction and friendship has been very much appreciated. Greenways has also hosted classes of Yarrabah students at Mentone Grammar while giving their student leaders, opportunities for public speaking and promoting their own welfare initiatives. Taking it a step further our Year 12 Social Service Team under the leadership of Jessica Paterson organised a sibling camp for Yarrabah families, hosting them for a fun day of activities at our Shoreham campsite.

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Row 3: Joshua Nung, Ryan Buckler, Elizabeth Algeri (Co-captain)

Mentone Grammar teams performed very well across the season winning many more debates than they lost. Our teams were usually well planned and highly organised and they approached debates with enthusiasm and confidence. Given the work involved for students it was a credit to our teams that they always presented so well. Our teams were very well supported by our Debating Co-Captains: Elizabeth Algeri and Andrew Persic. These students always led by example and they went above and beyond in terms of team support and communication. If a gap needed to be filled, our Captains ensured it would be. Thanks Lizzy and Andrew for your great work.

Aside from many students winning Best Speaker in individual debates, the performance of our Year 11 –Team 2 combination, consisting of Thomas Siedle, Harry Austin, Austin Hollingsworth, Victor Ding, Ryan Buckler and Joshua Nung (research), again saw this collective make the finals after the home and away rounds. Something they also achieved as Year 10s. To do this they had to win four of the five rounds in the home and away season. In the first final they came up against a strong Trinity team at Kilvington Grammar and unfortunately were defeated. However, this has left them even more determined for next year when, as a Year 12 team, they hope to take it a step or two further. They certainly have the potential to perform really well if they can continue to perfect their skills. Debating has so much to offer our students. Not only do they become accomplished public speakers, but their ability to formulate an argument and provide authentic evidence is a key to success. Students also learn to collaborate and process information under pressure in an attempt to present clear, logical arguments. Debating encourages our students to be risk takers and it encourages them to be persuasive. These are all really valuable skills for students both at school and in later life. would like to thank our debaters for their fine efforts during the season and look forward to the ongoing involvement of many of these students next year and into the future.

Row 1: Blake Rosenberg, William Frost, Adam Persic, Joseph Shim, Adam Carnegie, Jack Littleford

Hayley Lewkowicz Years 7 and 8 Debating Year 9 to Year 12 A large cohort of students was involved in Senior Debating at Mentone Grammar this year. Prior to the commencement of the season we met to formulate teams and plan for the early debates. We competed in the Keysborough draw and participated in five rounds of competition at Haileybury College from early March to late July. We fielded two Year 12 teams, two Year 11 teams, one Year 10 team and one Year 9 team. Topics were usually ‘set’ topics such as: ‘That the media should not be permitted to report on criminal cases until after the trial’, where we either argued for the Negative or Affirmative sides. With ‘set’ topics, teams usually had a week’s notice prior to the debate. Sometimes, however, at Year 11 or Year 12 topics were ‘secret’, only being revealed an hour prior to the commencement of the debate. A ‘secret’ topic could be something like: ‘That Australia should open all international borders’. Again we would be allocated the Negative or the Affirmative side of the debate and teams would need to prepare in the hour between topic release and the commencement of the debate.

Absent: Daniel Pate, Ethan Pate, Alex Hassan, Daniel Matthew Bayview Debaters

Row 2: Mark Smith, Alexandra Siedle, Megan Siedle, Brandon Demura, Angus Goodwin

Year 7 and Year 8 The 2016 Years 7 and 8 Debating competition was held at Mentone Girls’ Grammar over four rounds. In each round the students were given opportunities to learn about debating through workshops and demonstrations run by the Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV). Topics debated included compulsory after school sport, social media monitoring by parents and whether the Government should increase funding to the Arts. Our teams put in a fine effort, winning a number of their debates. All those involved should be commended for their effort and commitment to their respective teams. The students are already excited for debating to return in 2017, where they can put their newly acquired debating skills and knowledge into practice again.

2016

Row 1: Nicholas Berry, Emily Keogh, Tessa Styles, Sarah Cimino

Public Speaking and Debating

Mark Smith TIC Public Speaking and Debating

Absent: Gail D’Souza, Luc van Vliet, Michael Todd, Harrison Spencer, Sahishnu Siva Ram, Zac Scherger, Samasidh Siva Ram, Jack Cullen, Ethan Staggs, Joshua Cooley

Row 5: Nathan Booth, Michael Demura, Abhijit Das, Piermon Schwarz

Senior Debaters and Public Speakers

Row 4: Andrew Persic (Co-captain), Robert McIntyre, Tom Siedle, Austin Hollingsworth

Row 2: Hayley Lewkowicz, Akul Saigal, Hannah Schmidt, Ella Mairs, Josh Madden, Jeremy Campbell, Mark Smith

Sarah Cimino, Frazer Kemp, Lucinda McIntyre

Service – Volunteering at Cheltenham Library (12 month commitment) ‘She was always punctual, committed and showed a great interest in the tasks she was given. We’d be happy to have her back in the future.’

Adventurous Journey – Educational Music Workshop (3 nights, 4 days)

Service – Service Assistant: Church Group (12 month commitment) This role is important in Sunday worship as the service assistant effectively leads the congregation in worship, prayers and serving the altar. Lucinda has greatly grown in confidence, is poised, speaks beautifully and clearly, is relaxed yet maintains the dignity of worship. Lucinda is confident and deals calmly with unexpected changes or problems and is greatly appreciated by the congregation.

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Adventurous Journey – Cadet Camp Puckapunyal (3 nights, 4 days) Sarah took a leading role in her group, with particular attention to providing for the needs of the younger cadets for whom she was responsible.

Cameron participated in Hockey and Tennis and received the award for Sportsmanship in First Hockey. Skill – Clarinet (12 month commitment)

Lucinda has been a valued member of the thirds soccer team this season. She has demonstrated the ability to work well as a team player and has stepped up as team captain providing great leadership. Skill – Singing (12 month commitment) Lucinda is a dedicated, hard working singer and had worked consistently to improve over the past months. She continues to work hard and lead confidently. She is a real asset to our school and will be missed.

Cameron committed to improving his playing ability with participation in numerous School bands/orchestras as well as playing the major solo piece, Oblivion, in his final year of School at the 2014 Winter Concert.

Service – Mentor Woodwind Section of School Orchestra (12 month commitment)

Award

Residential Project – Papua New Guinea village exchange (4 nights, 5 days) Frazer learnt that no matter how tough the situation is, there is always an end to it and if you persist long enough and hold on you will eventually achieve what you want.

Natalka Kostraby Duke of Edinburgh Award Leader

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is an amazing achievement which is revered world-wide and endows its Awardees with certain characteristics. It tells a story to the wider community that: you didn’t wait for your break; you made it happen for yourself. You have not let a fear of failure or a fear of comparison or a fear of judgement stop you from doing the things that will make you great, for often it is those activities which are difficult, uncomfortable and scary that pay-off in the long run.

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Cameron held the leadership position of Head of Woodwind in 2013-14. In this role he took a mentoring role with younger members and assisted with rehearsals.

Award and will be presented by the Patron of the Award, Linda Dessau AM Governor of Victoria. Natalka

Frazer Kemp Bronze: 2013 Silver: 2015 Gold: 2016 Physical Recreation – Swimming (12 month commitment) Not only has Frazer achieved national times in swimming, but he has become a great leader with his peers through positive determination in the sport.

Bronze: 2012 Silver: 2013 Gold: 2016 Physical Recreation – School Sport (12 month commitment)

Silver

Prominent employers including KPMG, Blackmores, Hungry Jack’s, Macquarie University and Aussie Home Loans look for prospective employees who have a Duke of Edinburgh Award as it helps to assess whether they are wellrounded and team players. ‘Leadership, responsibility and respect for fellow citizens are important qualities we look for in our young employees. We believe these valuable life skills are cultivated through participation in the Award.’ –Mr Jack Cowin, Executive Chairman, Hungry Jack’s Pty Ltd. At Mentone Grammar, we are extremely proud of each and every student who has committed to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Program. The achievements of over 40 students will be recognised with a Bronze, Silver and/or Gold Award, which is the end of an impressive chapter and in many ways just the very beginning of what their lives will be. As a Gold Awardee myself, I am honoured and completely humbled to enable and empower students at Mentone Grammar to also trust their own voice, their own ideas, their own ability and resilience through experiential and transformational learning, through sincere engagement in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Program. It is these qualities and attributes that will enable them to change the world around them in small ways and in big and I greatly look forward to being a part of the future they will shape.

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(2014) 2015 Awardees Tom Siedle (Bronze) Harry Austin (Silver) Casper Bjarnason – OM 2015 (Silver) Laura Cox – OM 2015 (Gold) In 2016 we would like to acknowledge the following students who have successfully completed the Gold Duke of

Bronze: 2013 Silver: 2015 Gold: 2016 Sport – School Sport (12 month commitment)

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is an amazing achievement which is revered world-wide and endows its Awardees with certain characteristics.

Residential Project – Volunteer Youth Leader – Diabetes Australia (4 nights, 5 days) Cameron assisted with the recreational programs and looked after groups of young diabetics many of whom were newly diagnosed and on their first camp.

Adventurous Journey – Hiking (3 nights, 4 days) Lucinda’s performance was of a high standard. She showed leadership skills and was central to maintaining high morale within the whole group. Her commitment was seen by younger participants who regarded Lucinda as an exceptional role model.

Residential Project – Cadet Officer (4 nights, 5 days) Lucinda met the expectations of this course confidently and enthusiastically. The completion of this qualification allows access to the highest rank a student can achieve.

2016 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Bronzeparticipants Nicholas Berry Sarah LaniKatherineEdwardLukeHaydenNicholasImogenMiaJackTarnMackenzieAndrewRileyHebeJamesJoshuaPetfieldCooleyGoldBestFrisoLancasterHoweSmithCullenWatkinsDavisThieleRichardsRayKentTsihlakisHeidecker

Lucinda McIntyre (Gold)

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Service – School Leadership Deighton House Captain (12 month commitment) Frazer demonstrated leadership and care in his role as House Captain. He showed great enthusiasm and commitment to the group and encouraged students to take considered risks to improve themselves. Adventurous Journey – Hiking (3 nights, 4 days) Frazer participated in an amazing journey trekking the Kokoda track. His determination, resilience and leadership skills were constantly utilised giving encouragement and guidance to all.

Skill – Driving (12 month commitment) Frazer has developed skills necessary to obtain his licence. Frazer has shown great improvement and commend him for his achievement.

Cameron McIntyre –OM 2014 (Gold)

Cameron embarked on gaining a better understanding of different methods of teaching music performance skills where he assisted and lead groups of young musicians who were participating in the Generations in Jazz Annual Competition in Mt Gambier, working with James Morrison and his faculty.

Residential Project –Lady Somers Camp (4 nights, 5 days) Sarah was an outstanding member of Lady Somers Camp exhibiting excellent relationships with other participants, involving herself fully in the program displaying a highly responsible, enthusiastic attitude and receiving and acting on feedback.

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Sarah Cimino Bronze: 2014 Silver: 2015 Gold: 2016 Skill – Flute (12 month commitment) Sarah regularly attended rehearsals and has improved her technical ability.

Physical Recreation – Pilates (12 month commitment) Sarah is a very focused young lady and her overall body strength and awareness have improved greatly.

“The only way is up… real quick!” That was the Anderson House motto (and catch phrase from our House Captain Max Stammers) for 2016 and our highly enthusiastic Anderson House students worked together to bring this idea to fruition. We began our year with a collaborative approach – we discussed what were our short and long term goals and what we wanted to achieve both personally and in the House setting. The Leadership group decided that they wanted to use a vertical system of peer mentoring within the House – hence our Anderson House Units were born. This consisted of 8 Units led by our Year 12 group encompassing a range of students from Years 10-12. This allowed our House to get to know one another on a more personal level – it also allowed for informal leadership to occur with the senior students as they were asked to guide and nurture those in their Units. The Units competed in fun activities in order to score points – the winning Unit was awarded a prize at the end of the semester. The collegiality and culture building can’t always be measured by external factors –it can be intrinsic and work as a thread to hold the group together. A highlight of this year’s House Competition and example of our collegiality was winning House Swimming – this was a clear example of how the students in the House came together and worked to achieve a common goal. Each student set his or her own personal goals whether in the pool or, as a spectator on the day. Our sense of pride and excitement when we realised we had won was palpable. Of course winning is only the icing on the cake – the process of coming together to support and encourage one another is without doubt the most important element. want to thank all the Anderson House students who worked to achieve their personal best – whether that was on the sporting field, on the stage or in the classroom – your positive and ‘can do’ attitudes were more than appreciated. wish our Year 12 cohort all the best for their future endeavours and hope that they will look back fondly on their time in Anderson House.

Seeing individual members of Anderson run alongside me in the Cross Country event; dive through mud for the footy out at Keysborough or hit the hardwood in basketball was inspiring. In Oratory and Debating our speakers all projected their speeches in front of crowds and on the stage they performed musical pieces for House Music and gave it their best no matter what. It was both exciting and motivating. The lift in participation and attitude shown by each and every member of Anderson was inspiring and is very promising for the future of Anderson. If this year is any indication, with the foundations that have been laid and the hard work of all the mentors and students, big things lay ahead for Anderson House. Congratulations for the great year this year Anderson, and best of luck for the many more to come.

Harry Kingston Xuancheng Lai

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James Grey Rebecca Hayes

Jessica Ewart-McTigue Kerry Feng

Samantha Cooper Timothy Edwards

Belle Leonard Zhiyuan Li Ken Lin Anna Lofthouse

Jamie-Lee Munn Lachlan Newman

Max Stammers Anderson House Captain 2016

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Anna Laidlaw

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Claudia Brown

Marcus Etheridge

Jai Magennis

Gemma Mottram

James Rosaia Eddy Zhou

The biggest challenges Anderson had faced over the years was unity across all year levels and maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude. Finishing in 8th place last year wasn’t all that bad, because it meant that the only way for our House was up! This year Anderson has become more unified than ever, and some great friendships have been formed amongst members of the House, across all year levels. This year, the House competition has been awesome in both spirit and performance. Finishing two rungs higher on the ladder at the end of the competition and winning the House Swimming event were massive achievements for Anderson. We maintained very solid performances across all events, and displayed enthusiasm and effort that have improved out of sight! The input and manner everyone undertook in applying themselves in the competition made each and every event enjoyable for all.

“We are not a team because we work together, we are a team because we trust and care for each other” A team can only work if all members have a unified vision and all work together to build and maintain a strong culture. When we all work together we win and not only in a literal but figurative sense.

Louise Daly Anderson House Coordinator

James Rickard

Fraser Kemp Deighton House Captain 2016 Andrew Pate Deighton House Coordinator

Thiele Sarah Thompson Louise Daly HOUSE COORDINATOR

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There were strong performances across a range of sports and activities, including a memorable performance by a dedicated few in House Music to the ‘theme song of the year’ Horses by Daryl Braithwaite. The sheer commitment from every member in the House, going out of their comfort zone for the team, was always evident – most notably when Ethan, Kieran and Harrison volunteered to speak at House Oratory. That is what teamwork and community spirit are all about. We made the final in three out of five events on the Winter Sports day and came equal second for Oratory and Debating, so Deighton had a mathematical chance of ultimate success going into the final event – Cross Country. While we did not reach the destination this year (not our best running performance that day), there is no doubt the journey was all the richer for the companions we had along the way. This year has been one to remember. Special memories include Tuesday Challenge trivia competitions and Guess That Song where Mr Pate would play a selection of music that no one knew! Activities during Mentor period on a Monday were also a highlight, such as M&M sorting, teabag cap catch, table tennis ball cup catch and jelly bean-boozled. Who could forget eating Orioles from their foreheads without using hands? All these in-House events were great because no-one sat back and did nothing, instead everyone got involved and everyone enjoyed themselves. This year has been the finest in all my years in Deighton because was given the honour of being Captain of a House of dedicated, committed and genuine people, a dream of mine since I first sat in House roll call as a Year 10 student.

After the long summer break 2016 for Deighton House was looking bright. Finishing second two years running and the Year 12s were determined to take the House that last step in their final year. Having won the Summer Sports Day during Changeover, with outstanding efforts from our talented Tennis, Softball and Volleyball players, we were ready.

Anderson House

Samuel

The continuing annual cycle of Year 12 students leaving us and incoming, fresh Year 10s provides opportunities for students to leave a legacy that those coming through can feel in a tangible way. Students in each year have supported each other through difficult challenges, both academic and personal, and it has been the security and consistency of mateship around the Deighton locker bay that has enabled many of our students to remain connected to our community. We are richer for their experiences too. Thank you to all the Deighton mentors who have shared our experiences with us and helped us in unmeasurable ways and thank you to all the members of a great Deighton House.

Deighton House

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Jordan Fox

Olivia Pukallus

Sarah Green Kimberley Henricks Geordie Hore Haochen Li Kai Lindsay Adam Mahmoud Damian Papadopoulos

Cara Scott Tatum

Maurice Smith Kiaan Storti

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Drinan House

This year in Drinan House we had a fun time where all 67 Drinan Frogmore students enjoyed a plethora of House events and daily interactions within the House. In Drinan we really value participation and getting involved in the wide range of events and experiences; even those that bring people out of their comfort zone. Drinan looked forward to building on a strong 2015 and began by welcoming the new Year 10 group who were very eager to contribute right away. This was evident as far back as last summer. Early success was had with Anthony Tamborriello leading the Tennis team. Things were looking good and with solid support from his fellow players they managed a great second place finish. The girls’ Volleyball team, with Sophie, Nicola, Nell, Chelsy, Tara and Christine also had a lot of fun and likewise finished in second place. March saw us gearing up for the House Swimming. Now, whilst fortunate to have some good swimmers in the House, success would require an effort by everyone including those who are not known for their swimming capabilities. For those who were worried about their speed in the pool, Mr Moutafis reminded us that the only requirement was to ‘get wet’ –participation was key. Having said that, there were many great individual efforts on the day such as Nick Archibald and Jordan Fox who each took the prize as Year Level champions for Year 10. The Year 11 Relay team of James, Lucas, Tim and Tom also put in a memorable performance with a victory that crushed the opposition and had the members of the House cheering which resulted in a second place finish in House Swimming. We were also proud of our first place in Badminton which was led by Year 12 students Andrew and Anthony. House Music proved a fun event. Luc van Vliet performed a saxophone solo for the individual performance and then joined Hannah and other Year 12s in a stellar ensemble performance of the Spice Girls classic, Wannabe. A corny choice that had everyone joining in! Next came House Athletics. The Bayview and Greenways students joined the Frogmore students and we once again showed our speed and strength on the track and in the field. Year 10 students Brady Watts and Geordie Hore dominated the long distance running events and led the way for many fine results. More importantly, it was great to see all students in the House supporting each other, which in the end helped Drinan to another fine result, second place. The Winter Sport day was less successful as far as outright results, but it was still great to see everyone having a go in classically muddy conditions. With the girls having their own Football competition for the first time, there were equal opportunities for Jess and Nell to try to get as muddy as Lewis, Damian, Peter and Sean. We think Jess almost succeeded. The House Oratory and Debating proved to be a great event for the year 12 Drinan cohort with new Year 12 student Zac Roberts debuting in the Debating team alongside Luc van Vliet and Galina Enright. Though they arguably drew the short straw on the debate topic, their organisation, adroit dissection of the topic and confident speaking yielded a solid victory for the House. In the Oratory, Nathan Booth leveraged his strong and well practised public speaking skills as he, and international student Dawei Cao, each provided a humorous but pointed take on what they would take to a desert island. House Cross Country, once again, saw everyone putting in a last final effort to finish off the year. In his usual style, Brady put in a fantastic effort to take out the Open 6km race.

Nicholas Archibald Elly Blasse Zeyang Chen

Peter Cotsopoulos

Sasha Widelski Hanbin Zhou

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Emile Tait Miles Thomas

James Eustice

Peter Varsamis Brady Watts

Eva Donaldson

Laz Moutafis Drinan House Coordinator Nathan Booth Drinan House Captain 2016

Overall, all members of Drinan are to be commended for their wonderful spirit and team efforts in supporting each other over the year. As well as being a great House Captain who worked tirelessly to ensure all students were involved in activities, special thanks go to House Captain Nathan Booth and also to Luc van Vliet for each competing in virtually every House activity, over the year. In so doing, they ultimately tied on points to be joint winners of the prestigious J. L. Wyatt medal for demonstrating outstanding House participation and spirit.

Maximillian Pena

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Kiara Devers

Sean Enright

Finlay Anderson House

Finlay Anderson House has had a year to be proud of in 2016. With regard to the inter-House Championship, all Finlay Anderson students represented their House with great pride and commitment, enjoying success in many events, whilst at the same time sharing our defeats in a supportive, honourable and good humoured fashion as a good team should. The Finlay Anderson themes of enthusiasm, support and participation were evident throughout the year and were demonstrated by all members of the House team. This resulted in Finlay Anderson House once again demonstrating a positive and inclusive team culture during all events that were part of the Frogmore House Championship. Finlay Anderson House members participated in numerous activities and it has been pleasing to see all members of Finlay Anderson House competing to the best of their ability, with a record of competition to be proud of. Finlay Anderson House is proud of the efforts of all students whether they finish first at the right end, finish first at the wrong end or finish somewhere in between and I commend all members of the House for the way in which they conducted themselves throughout the many activities. All students can feel justifiably proud of themselves and each other for their achievements this year and their strong sense of team spirit. have felt it a privilege to be the House Coordinator of our fantastic House team this year. My thanks to Emma Doyle for her dedicated leadership and inclusive support of all members, old and new. Congratulations and well done to all.

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151The Mentonian 2016150 The Mentonian 2016 Year 10 Holly Adams Caitlin Baxter Tia Botakis James Bouwmeester James Bowles Matt Doyle Maya Dunne Harry Goakes Ethan Gough Eliza Hollingsworth Jamie Hordagoda Trenton Johnson Matthew Kolivas Jacob Koniuszko Cayla Le Gear Callum Matthew Jack McGindle Joshua Miller Bridie Rann Thomas So Angus Spargo Benjamin Stone Chloe Stone Rachel Watson Year 12 Year 11 Owen Adams Elizabeth Algeri Tyler Anderson Sophie Antonellis Riley Baxter Adam Bouwmeester Yuxuan Chen Sarah Cimino Abhijit Das Emma Doyle Amelia Gardiner Lachlan Hart Keenen D’UnienvilleMarrier Dhamsika Samarapathi Sumbaro Sarigari Julian Sasson Caitlin Shepherd George Smethurst Zachary Stagg Sienna Trigg Max Watson Vic HOUSEEvansCOORDINATOR Harry Austin Joshua Bowles Will Burmeister Mingyuan Gao Austin Hollingsworth Mingjie Jin Samantha Kershaw Isabelle Koh Kaibo Ma Jamieson McKinnon Jacob Michaelides Kai Owens Lexie Paterson Edward Paton Daniel Pearce Piper Rausz Jack Ryder Zheyuan Shi Alexander Tzimokas Emily Webster Jun Zou Not pictured: Laure Margerand HouseAndersonFinlay Finlay Anderson House

James Davidson Jones House Captain 2016

It was a year to remember for Jones House, with many highs and very few lows both in the inter-House competition and in the broader context of school life. Jones House placed well in a range of academic and non-academic events, including coming first in four events – Music, Athletics, Oratory/Debating, and Cross Country – and coming second in the Academic competition. This allowed us to earn a total 52 points out of a possible 64, and meant Jones House won the Frogmore House Championship once again. This was a very well deserved result and meant we have won the House Championship two years in a row. Winning back-toback House Championships is a rare and cherished event and it meant that we achieved one of the main House goals of the year – winning the House Championship in an even year! Another proud achievement was coming third in the newly introduced House Spirit Cup, which is a separate competition, and involves non-academic and sporting events and is more of an intangible measure of participation and House morale displayed throughout the year. The many great accomplishments throughout the year came as a result of living up to the goals and values to which the House aspires. We strongly displayed a sense of community and belonging within the House as we aimed to integrate the House in terms of international and local students. This unity amongst the House, as well as an important belief in resilience and persistence, is what we pride ourselves on – not only in the competitions but also amongst the School’s life as a whole. It was these core values of team building and full participation which assisted us on our venture to win the House Championship again.

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Finally a big thank you goes to our Jones House Coordinator, Mr Payne. The influence he had on the House was huge and did not go unnoticed. A lot of time and effort goes into coordinating the day-to-day activities of the House, and, on behalf of the House, would like to acknowledge this and thank him for all his hard work and support. Finally, good luck and best wishes to Harry Spencer on his Captaincy of the House in 2017. I’m sure he and all the Jones Jaguars will take the House to even greater heights next year and, hopefully, win the House Competition for a third year running.

GO JAGUARS!

153The Mentonian 2016152 The Mentonian 2016 Year 10 Back-to-back Frogmore House Champions –2015 and 2016 – Go Jaguars!!

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One example of this was having the highest attendance rates across all House events, even including the demanding-for-some Swimming and the demanding-for-all Cross Country events, which reflects the great value of endeavour adopted by all in Jones. Another example of team building was the introduction of the Jones House Jamborees. These consisted of groups of approximately 10-15, made up of about three to five students from each of Years 10, 11 and 12, led by a chosen Year 12 Leader. The rationale of the Jones Jamboree was to further enhance House unity by creating vertically arranged sub-families within the over-arching family of the House. It was hoped to create an easier transition into the House system for the new-to-Frogmore-Campus Year 10 students and to build stronger relationships across all year levels. The initiative involved numerous activities that included the Amazing Race, the Mandarin Speaking competition, and the inaugural House Footy Tipping competition. Congratulations to ‘elder Jaguar’ Gabrielle Burton, who led her team ‘Gags for Jags’ to victory in this inaugural event. Congratulations also go to Gab Burton on winning the David Horton Medal – an award presented to the Year 12 Jones House student who has ‘contributed the most’ to Jones House in 2016 – as judged by her Year 12 peers. The House Captain and School Head Prefect are ineligible for this Award. This year brought many highlights and fond memories for the House, from the “it’s not a funeral” Happy Birthdays led by Mr Payne, to Whacky Wednesday and Casual Fridays Roll Calls, to singing, sometimes raucously and loudly, numerous House chants on House competition days. The invaluable help and tireless support of the two Vice House Captains, Ben Charnley and Jesse Reed, is acknowledged and much appreciated. They both stepped in whenever required to help run the House on a daily basis and their time and effort in running the House Footy Tipping competition was particularly noteworthy. Thanks also go to all the Jones House Mentors – Mr Barber and Ms Mancini (Year 12), Mr Wilton and Ms Fuerst (Year 11) and Mrs Farquharson and Mr Horler (Year 10). Their hard work and commitment during the Monday Mentor period and during Thursday Mentor Roll Calls were greatly appreciated. Their efforts in covering Mr Payne’s absence on his Long Service Leave was also very much appreciated.

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Robert performed an extraordinarily difficult piece on the flute in the individual competition, while Lucinda organised students across three different year levels to produce a wonderful group piece.

Craig Best Lionel Large House Coordinator Marc Shermon Lionel Large House Captain 2016 Jones House

The Music Competition held in Term 2 produced our best result in the House Competition. This was in no small part due to the hard work, dedication and leadership of the McIntyre twins.

155The Mentonian 2016154 The Mentonian 2016 Year 12 Year 11 Amelia Brooks Gabrielle Burton Ben Charnley Keling Chen James Davidson Wesley Flavell Linzhi Fu Liam Grant Matthew Grigoriou Charlotte Hamilton Chengzhi He Ellen Liu Lucy Mangion James Mullan Andrew Persic Jesse Reed Alexander Shepherd Benjamin Thompson Jacqueline Wang Felicity Warren Junlin Yan Adrian Payne HOUSE COORDINATOR Sophie Appel Alexandra Boys Makenzie Boys Devlin Brereton Leina Cato Caitriona Erskine Samuel Hutcheon Anna Mallows-Zejak Pieran Pachiyannis Max Rothberg Harrison Scopel Nicholas Sheppard Tom Siedle Harrison Spencer Kris Stober-Taing Callum Strack Xichen Sun Michael Todd Yaohui Wang

Another great performance came about in the Oratory and Debating, where Emily Giddens, Gail D’Souza and Robert McIntyre won the Rod Hardy Award for Year 12 Debating. The Cross Country was held on a beautiful afternoon at Braeside Park where every member of the House represented Lionel Large with pride, with Harry Smyth demonstrating his athletic abilities by winning the Year 11 Boys’ Respectcompetition.and recognition must go to the four Lionel Large elected Prefects of 2016; Gail D’Souza, Emily Fiddes, Lucinda McIntyre and Robert McIntyre. All have represented the School Values to the highest levels and have involved themselves in cocurricular activities over their time at Mentone Grammar. They have always displayed true leadership and are worthy recipients of this prized honour.

To be a member of Lionel Large House is to live the School Values. In 2016, our House Captain, Marc Shermon led the way, providing strong and supportive leadership, and was ably supported by the ever-popular Vice-Captain, Teaghan Avery. It was wonderful to witness students bonding within their House and strengthening relationships. No doubt, this was driven by the excellent attitudes of the Lionel Large Year 12 cohort, that has grown together over time to form an incredible sense of service and respect, facilitated by Ms Sylvia Ponnusamy and Ms Siew Pyng Lim, their wonderful Mentors. It was also great to witness the 2016 Year 11 cohort through the support of Mr Hamish Yule and Mrs Ursula ErdelyiGötz, evolve into a cohesive and caring group. And, as they become more comfortable and confident within the House system, I look forward to the Year 10 (2016) group, through the direction of Ms Emma Heine and Mr Gavin Cornish, emerge into House Leaders, driving high standards within the House. Our results in the House Competition did not reflect the nature of our efforts, with many individuals and teams producing thrilling performances. Every member of the House participated in the different sports and activities and demonstrated respect and endeavour Ourthroughout.Boys’Indoor Cricket team competed with great spirit and discipline and finished an unlucky fourth as part of the Summer Sport competition. The Lionel Large Badminton team performed admirably. The Swimming results for the House were disappointing, but it was the individual performances of Jessica Balleggi and Emily Bresnehan that stood out. Both of these girls won their age group competitions displaying skill, endeavour and discipline, and are to be congratulated on their fine efforts. The stand-out performance of the year, however, was the Boys’ House Soccer team that placed first for the second consecutive year. Their passion and endeavour were outstanding as they managed to concede only one goal in five games. Special mention goes to the Year 12 spine of the team who have been together throughout this successful period for House Soccer. The House Athletics was a fantastic day for the whole House (from Years 5 to 12) to come together and demonstrate their colour and passion whilst supporting their peers along the race track. A special mention must go to Dhruv Rodrigues Chico for his phenomenal performance winning his four events, whilst displaying humility and care by encouraging young members to perform at their best. Dhruv’s passion for the House was echoed through the loud and emotional cheering from all members of the House which was a personal highlight for many. This spirit continued throughout the year, leading to a very close second in the House Spirit Cup. A goal for Lionel Large in 2017 is to win the House Spirit Cup.

A late highlight of the year was undoubtedly the House Service and Dinner. Fr Bob Maguire was the guest speaker and he amused and entertained with his own special take on the world. It was a great night to celebrate the efforts of our Year 12 students and send them off with a flourish after years of service to the School. We wish them well in their future pursuits. With a new set of leaders in Year 12, and the next cohort coming through from Year 9, 2017 promises to be an exciting year for the Lionel Large Lions. Go Lions.

157The Mentonian 2016156 The Mentonian 2016 Year 10 Matthew Borys Lucy Bowman Emily Bresnehan Harrison Bridge Natalie Clucas Emma Coubard Kate Derham Yuchen Du Zhihang Han Lachlan Howe Thomas Jones Andrew Kennedy Jiyeon Lee George Litsios Jude Lowe Conor Murray Patrick Myles Isabella Parker Adam Pitt Aiden Renshaw Peronel Taylor Konstantinos Tsaousis Shihan Zeng Ari Zigouras Year 12 Year 11 Teaghan Avery William Avery Joanne Donaldson Gail D’Souza Drew Evans Emily Fiddes Emily Giddens Amy Gowan Dooyeon Lee Xinyi Liu Lucinda McIntyre Robert McIntyre Aman Prasad Dhruv Rodrigues Chico Marc Shermon Bryn Walker Jacob Watson Wujie Xu Dean Zaharopoulos Shengjun Zhang Craig Best HOUSE COORDINATOR Joel Amartey Benjamin Awad Jessica Balleggi Patrick Bankin Brooke Carson Jason Chen Annabelle Cosgrove Taneesha Crowe Yinchun Fan Joshua Furneaux Alexander Harris Yawen Li Oisin MacRedmond Lola Oswald Mitchell Scott Harrison Smyth Charlotte Sutton Daniel Vise Ben Xu Shane Zahra Lionel Large House Lionel Large House

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Woots of Wisdom – led by Harrison Edwards and supported by Kim Adam’sWootton.Family – led by Adam Pratt and supported by James Farquharson. E-Lemonators – led by Bridgette Kelsey and supported by Anthony Bingham. Great Ja – led by Jessica Paterson and supported by Trevor Stevens. We aimed to bring each year level closer together and promote friendships between people who did not normally converse. The family leaders were there to support their family, under the guidance of their mentor. The families also underpinned our roll call and mentor program. Throughout the year the families took part in discussions, fun activities including general sports such as Volleyball and Basketball, Wednesday morning quizzes, The Amazing Race and challenges such as doing push-ups, solving puzzles or seeing who could eat the most chocolate in the shortest amount of time. Every activity provided a fun break from the stresses of class work and brought us closer as a cohort. It quickly became obvious that, no matter what challenge was thrown at them, Ohana was determined to win. Kirra proudly accepted the title of first place for her family, with E-Lemonators coming in second followed closely by Woots of TheWisdom.familycompetition also sparked a new energy within the House. Although we were unable to finish First in the House competition this year, we succeeded in bringing home the 2016 Spirit Cup; an accomplishment awarded to the House that demonstrated the most spirit and enthusiasm at House events. We were honoured as a House to receive the Cup, which could be attributed to the consistent determination, passion and perseverance of Were House. am thankful to have been given the opportunity to lead and be a part of such an amazing group of people this year, and I cannot thank them enough for being so passionate and enthusiastic about whatever challenge was brought to the table. Our House Spirit Cup could not have been attained without the leadership of the Year 12s, plus the continued support and motivation provided by Finlay Dodson and Mrs Matthew. I am especially thankful to Mrs Matthew, the most kind, caring and considerate person in the House. Her efforts within the House over the past six years are beyond comparison. She will be taking on a new role in the school next year as Year 7 Coordinator, but will remain at the heart of Were forever. I would also like to thank the mentors for their continued support and energy, it helped to make this year special. Finally, thanks to Finlay Dodson for his constant enthusiasm and we all wish Stephanie Wilson well as she takes over leadership of Were House for 2017. Sam Callahan Were House Captain 2016

Wow, what a year to be in Were!

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This year in Were House, our theme was ‘We’re Family’. Our goal for 2016 was to develop as a group, a family, not only in the House competition, but within the House itself. To facilitate the theme, Mrs Matthew, Finlay Dodson (our Vice Captain) and I devised an intra-House competition, which comprised seven different families, each with their own Family name, colour and emblem. Each group was assigned a Family Leader; a year 12 representative who was in charge of their own and a staff mentor. The rest of the family consisted of a mix of year 12s, 11s and 10s. The House families were as follows: Red Bandits – led by Sam Callahan and supported by Mrs Matthew. Ohana – led by Kirra Pemberton and supported by Michele Gill. Ubuntu – led by Finlay Dodson and supported by Chris Te Lindert.

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161The Mentonian 2016160 The Mentonian 2016 Year 12 Were House Year 11 Lachlan Brown Sean Callaghan Samuel Callahan Riley Causer Finlay Dodson Harrison Edwards Matthew Hennig William Howroyd Bridgette Kelsey Xuanming Liang Nanton Magee Kate Meehan Barclay Miller James Miller Zoe O’Neill-Pugh Jessica Paterson Kirra Pemberton Tessa Petrie Adam Pratt Thomas Vear Haili Wang Zhao Zhang Terry Matthew HOUSE COORDINATOR Alexander Bardoel Mackenzie Bascombe Annabel Best Jingxuan Cheng Jack Feng Jemima Gordon Paul Holland Joshua Jaden Kristi Lenton Daniel Liacos Qiqi Liao Diah Marsh Harrison McFarlane Edward Newman Jonas Schulze Sahishnu Siva Ram Brannan Smith Stephanie Wilson Tom Zallmann

House spirit continued to be a motivator for the White House pack in the House competitions. During Semester 1 it was heartening to see students encouraging each other to do their best and get involved, especially in the House Swimming and House Athletics Competitions. Trivia quizzes, Vertical Mixing, ‘Sporting Bonanza’ Games in the Gym – facilitated by Mr Andrew Hayes (Year 12 Mentor) and Mr Rohan Murphy (Year 10 Mentor) were always a pleasure to see the White House family compete, laugh and enjoy each other’s company. Special lunches and valued time with the mentors and House Coordinators provided ample opportunities for everyone in White House to be united, connected and to feel valued as a White House family member. Our Year 12s provided our younger members with excellent leadership. The Year 12s, ably led by our House Captain, Luke D’Alessandro, displayed much endeavour as they worked consistently throughout the academic year to reach their aspirations and VCE goals. We take this opportunity to wish them well and thank them for the manner in which they have carried themselves during their senior years in Frogmore. All the best for your journey after Mentone Grammar as you prepare for the next chapter in your life. We would also like to acknowledge the work of our Mentors who have enabled us to be a strong and united House. Our thanks go to the following White House mentors of 2016: Year 12 – Andrew Hayes Natalie Morgenstern Year 11 – Bernadette McGill Aaron Richard Odrey Tour Year 10 – Nadia RohanJanetzkiMurphy The vibe will continue to be strong in 2017 – White House Wolves –Hawooo!!!!!!! Ms Belinda McNeil and Mrs Hanni Alston White House Coordinators

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The vibe in 2016 in the White House community has been positive with the White House Wolves celebrating another very successful year – second in the House Championship! This was possible through myriad arenas encompassing Academic, Sporting, Music, Community Service and Cadets. Our Year 10 students transitioned seamlessly into the Wolf Pack and were welcomed by the Year 11 students, Year 12 students and White House mentors. New students to join us in Frogmore included in Year 10: Lucy Burgess, Lily Horne, Zhehan Ping, Lyu Pinpin and Pengju Song. In Semester 2 we also welcomed Jericho (Heng) Liang and Zuxi Yang. In Year 11 a very talented Songyi (Eric) Li commenced at the beginning of the year settling into his ‘house away from home’. We also welcomed new to the house team, mentors for Year 10 – Ms Nadia Janetzki and Mr Rohan Murphy whilst retaining many of our Mentors from last year, Mrs Bernadette McGill, Mr Aaron Richard, Mrs Natalie Morgenstern, Madame Tour and Mr Andrew Hayes.

163The Mentonian 2016162 The Mentonian 2016 Year 10 Alexander Aridas Ruby Athanas Mina Attia Lucy Burgess Madison Daley Brandon Demura Charlotte Fryer Angus Goodwin Ella Hassan Callum Holland Lily Horne Lotus Jeffs Heng Liang Pinpin Lyu Emma Maggio Tyler Milburn Nicholas Milledge Nicole Moore Rudy Porter Cameron Rowbury Imogen Schwarz Sam Song David Xu Zuxi Yang Not pictured: Zhehan Ping Year 12 Year 11 Aleisha Bernamoff Conor Beveridge Haoluan Chen Luke D’Alessandro Michael Demura Lachlan England Samuel Lucas Marcus Marinelli Chloe McLennan Scott Moore Zachary Murphy Jackson Palmer Georgina Phillips Stephanie Sanderson Piermon Schwarz Louise Solomonides Georgia Tarlinton Renee Verginis Belinda McNeil HOUSE COORDINATOR Hanni Alston HOUSE COORDINATOR Not pictured: Evan FangleiBibbyLi Jack Athanas Jack Bunting Patrick Burford Madison Capsalis Victor Ding Samuel Hoggett Songyi Li Zoe Maggio Corbin McCullough Euan McTaggart Jack Milligan Joshua Nung Adele Oyarzun Massey Parker Sam Ralph Johanna Sawford Aidan Taylor Ying Zhou Not pictured: Zhihan Tan HouseWhite White House

165The Mentonian 2016164 The Mentonian 2016 House Championship ANDERSON DEIGHTON DRINAN ANDERSONFINLAY JONES LIONELLARGE WERE WHITE SUMMER SPORT 2 8 4 7 6 1 5 3 BADMINTONSWIMMING/ 8 5.5 7 2 3 1 4 5.5 MUSIC 7 2 3 6 8 5 4 1 ATHLETICS 3 6 8 5 4 1 1 5 ACADEMIC 3 6 7 4 8 2 1 5 WINTER SPORT 1 2 4 6 7 3 5 8 ORATORY AND DEBATING 3 8 2 5 4 1 7 6 CROSS COUNTRY 2 6 4 5 8 3 1 7 TOTAL 33 38.5 34 40 52 18 31 41.5 RANKING 6 4 5 3 1 8 7 2 ARTS & EVENTS

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In May, it was our privilege to stage our first in a series of Cut Opera productions for the School. Our intention was to provide our very talented senior students with the opportunity to explore the unique performance challenges that come with ‘sung drama’, opera. We chose Handel’s famous, Orlando, the story of one man’s descent into madness and back. With twists of magic and mythology, it is the story of a love triangle fraught with passion, valour and grief and, most importantly, what it means to be human. Weaving both Japanese inspired costumes and the sensory elements of the seasons into the aesthetics, we created raked, circular staging that worked beautifully to elevate the actors above and around the orchestra, pitted in the centre of the action. This created a very intimate connection for the singers, musicians and audience alike. Technical projections and evocative lighting completed a simple but dramatic space where the real star of the show, the beautiful score and the wonderful singing, ensured a spectacular event for our seven performers and chamber orchestra of 14 musicians. They all performed superbly and astounded their audiences with sophistication well beyond their years. We are all immensely proud of our talented Mentone Grammar students who keep meeting the bar as we raise it – their passion, commitment and joy for theatre is truly amazing. My sincere thanks to our staff and students who supported the production with musical, technical and artistic assistance beyond the stage.

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Lastly, a big thank you to Musical Director Gavin Cornish whose passion for opera has led to this wonderful opportunity being created for Mentone Grammar. The standard witnessed on stage is testament to his musical brilliance. Louise Daly Director They all theirsophisticationtheirsuperblyperformedandastoundedaudienceswithwellbeyondyears.

A Night at the Opera!

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Once again in 2016, Senior House Music was an event where all the talent, most familiar and some on debut, remind us why we are such a noted Performing Arts School. It is a show that always offers a compelling mix of brilliant confidence alongside quiet nerves as newcomers join established musicians to do their bit for their House. That’s what makes it such a wonderful celebration of onein-all-in House spirit.

All Houses presented a soloist and an ensemble piece to a panel of music experts. All eight immensely talented soloists: Nick Sheppard, Jeffrey Fong, Bridgette Kelsey, Aliesha Bernamoff, James Pearman, Elizabeth Algeri, Luc van Vliet and Robert McIntyre impressed their peers and won new fans with stunning performances. The eight ensembles were a joyful mix of high energy and musical talent that produced a mix of fun, entertaining mash ups and remixes. The audience and judges loved them all. Like all House events, there has to be a winning House. Congratulations to the talented Jones House on their deserving win, just managing to overcome the very talented Anderson House. Thank you to Performing Arts Captains Emily Keogh and James Pearman for performing and hosting the event and to all who entertained us on the day.

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Our 2016 Dance Performance Evening with a Star Wars twist took place on Wednesday 4 May. This evening highlighted how the Dance curriculum at Mentone Grammar has evolved over the past few years. Dance is now part of the curriculum at Years 5, 6 and 8 and is offered as an Elective in Year 9, all building towards our VCE Dance studies. It is evident from the outstanding performances that the coursework is laying strong foundations for our cocurricular performance productions across all Oncampuses.thenightthe entire cast joined together in celebrating the Senior Dance Ensembles recent achievements at the Crown International Dancing Championships, holding the trophies high with pride. Our Senior Dance Ensemble students followed this with their breathtaking lyrical performance that gained them 3rd place at the competition. Throughout the evening we celebrated the achievements of some of our younger dancers: Taya Brooks who had been recently accepted into the International Dance Organisation National Team that competed in Korea against other nations in July, as well as Scarlett Trudgen Frances and Stephanie Warmuz who were selected to attend the Dance Immersive Program in Los Angeles in June. When the Junior Dance Ensemble took to the floor with excitement and precision, it was clear that the peer mentoring of our younger dancers by Frogmore student Peronel Taylor and Greenways students Helena Papasimeon and Alex Richards has great benefit. These cross-campus relations were also evident in our Intermediate Dance Ensemble, Senior Dance Ensemble and a duo performed by Charles Dashwood in Year 7 and Keegan Brooks in Year 11. This culture, where students across year levels and campuses come together to celebrate their passion and learn from each other truly encompasses what makes Dance at Mentone Grammar so Thisspecial.nightmarked the end of a journey for three of our Year 12 students, Lucy Mangion, Renee Verginis and Emily Keogh. Lucy performed her VCE Technique Solo, a dance that gained her selection in Top Class, as a high achiever in the State in VCE Dance 2015. Her performance showed strength, flexibility and grace. Emily performed her VCE Technique Solo, which she has been working on in class over Terms 1 and 2, showing great control and stamina. Renee performed a lyrical solo, which showed beautiful alignment and expression. On the evening all three dancers were recognised for their mentoring, role modelling and devotion to the Dance Program at Mentone Grammar. Overall, it was a celebration of Dance achievements and highlights, with all performers combining as one in a finale filled with jazz hands and smiles. just know that the friendships and memories made through performance will last as long as our students’ love of dance. Vanessa Moore Mentone Grammar Dance

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Overall, it was a celebration of Dance achievements and highlights, with all performers combining as one in a finale filled with jazz hands and smiles.

This culture, where students across year levels and campuses come together to celebrate their passion and learn from each other truly encompasses what makes Dance at Mentone Grammar so special.

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Our smaller music ensembles continue to grow in popularity, with five included in this year’s Concert. The Frogmore Trio, featuring Eliza Harvey, Robert McIntyre and Xinyi Liu performed Liebertango with the urgency and rhythmic style that characterises the modern Astor Piazzolla Tango. Astor Piazzolla, reimagined the Argentinian Tango during his lifetime and produced many works that continue to be played across the world. Supersax, performed a medley of well known 1960s spy movie themes, the Brass Ensemble played a Rondeau by the famous English Baroque composer Purcell. The Flute Ensemble played an Allegro by the oft’ underrated composer Anon. Bridgette Kelsey and Becca Mendel performed Valerie, the Amy Winehouse version. The School’s contemporary string group, Vibe, joined forces with a rock ensemble to perform an arrangement of the 1980s classic The Final Countdown. Although not a small ensemble, The Wind Chamber Ensemble performed a sonorous arrangement of the first movement from Schubert’s Symphony 5.

The Senior Vocal Ensemble performed a superb a cappella arrangement of Under Pressure, by David Bowie, Freddie Mercury et al. Of special note were the various original melodic and rhythmic components effortlessly transformed into vocal parts within the ensemble. Accompanied by a soulful band with a brass section, the ensemble finished with a medley of well-known songs by the Jacksons. This year, our solo performers were all Year 12 students. Eliza Harvey reprised Vorrei Poterti Amar; her aria from Orlando. Bridgette Kelsey performed The Ships of Arcady by Michael Head, a VCE performance item. James Pearman performed an arrangement of Space Oddity by David Bowie, accompanied by the Senior Orchestra; which then performed Jupiter from Gustav Holst’s evocative Orchestral Suite, The Planets, in which each movement is named after a planet in our solar system. The concert closed with the highly percussive and decidedly Celtic Song of the Dragon Born from the video game Skyrim by Jeremy Soule. Gavin Cornish Head of Performing Arts Director of Music Winter Concert

Froggers jazz band, recently returned from the Generations in Jazz festival and competition, opened the Concert with two emblematic big band pieces that demonstrate their growing strength and confidence in performance. The traditional spiritual Swing Low Sweet Chariot featured the silvery solo tones of Tom Siedle on trumpet, followed by Sam’s Boogie in a lively mid-20th Century dance style.

From our recent performances of the opera Orlando, three leading characters performed by Bridgette Kelsey, Eliza Harvey and Aleisha Bernamoff were back by popular demand and revisited the sublime Consolati o bella. Superb. The Cat’s Meow jazz singers also performed at the Generations in Jazz festival, with inspiring results. Their performances of This Old Man and Fascinating Rhythm, set a new high standard in vocal performance. Luke Shi should also be commended for his fine accompaniment of the singers both at Mt Gambier and at the Winter Concert.

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With 400 years since his passing, the Bard contemplates the power and ultimate beauty of music within his great work, The Tempest. The Winter Concert, held for the last time in the Bayview Gymnasium did indeed experience an opening of the clouds both figuratively and literally; musical riches flowed whilst the rain fell.

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‘Thank you so much for the past six months, it has been the most amazing experience and I am so, so sad that it is over. This team has been Legally Blonde

‘Snaps everyone’, you have been amazing to work with and the success of the show is credit to your passion and work ethic. Congratulations SoBlondies!whatdid the audience and cast have to say?

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‘What a wonderful performance and what great student talent we have on display, actively developed by our committed staff! Well done.’

Legally FUN #yesss #omg #DeltaNu #blondeisbest Whoever said tangerine is the new pink is seriously disturbed. This year, 37 of Mentone Grammar’s most senior Performing Arts students and two furry professionals took to the stage for the dizzyingly energetic production of Legally Blonde. Together with a truly amazing production team, the cast and crew collaborated for seven months to bring the hit show to life on stage, for the final time at the Drum Theatre in Dandenong. The extremely talented cast worked tirelessly with a dedicated group of choreographers, directors, musical directors, designers and vocal coaches to get ‘whipped into shape’ for roles that required skipping and singing simultaneously, dancing and leaping in heels, cheerleading, dog training, sales assisting, golf buggy driving, violin playing, backflipping, American accent nailing and some very serious wig wearing. Some students played up to six different characters, seamlessly altering accents and outfits from scene to scene while others, notably the challenging role of Elle Woods, required Anna Mallows-Zejak to be on stage for almost every musical number over the entire two hours, maintaining dialogue even when in the wings for quick changes. As the Director of this year’s production, I could not be more proud of the bubbly, enthusiastic and committed cast of gorgeously gifted and supportive students who continued to encourage, motivate, congratulate, and reassure each other throughout the production process, despite every challenge that comes with producing a high calibre show.

Theatre is a place where every race, creed, sexuality and gender is equal, is embraced and is loved.

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‘Hi Miss Holly, Legally Blonde was incredible! The actress who played Elle was so inspiring! I hope I can be just like her some day.’

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The story of Legally Blonde is based on the novel and film of the same name, with music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin and the book by Heather Hach. It tells the story of Elle Woods, President of Delta Nu sorority who enrols at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III. In order to succeed Elle must defy simplistic expectations of what it means to be ‘blonde’ and prove that what you see is not always what you get.

so amazingly supportive and patient with me, I couldn’t ask for a better family to help me get back into doing the things that I ‘Doinglove.’Legally Blonde is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I have made so many new friends and I have had the best time of my life in the week just gone. I now regret not doing past productions! I would just like to thank you for all of your support and for pushing me out of my comfort zone! I will never forget Legally Blonde! I can’t thank you enough for the wide variety of challenges you presented to me. The last 6-7 months have been some of the most enjoyable and I can’t believe it’s over!

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While on one hand, characters in Legally Blonde were presented archetypally; pink and fun, or dull and driven, on the other, we as the audience experienced the vibrancy that comes with breaking down these barriers and finding originality beyond the surface of each individual. We were asked to dispose of judgement based on stale and old-fashioned perceptions of how things ‘should be’ and instead embrace diversity, uniqueness and aspiration against all Mentoneodds.

Grammar’s 2016 production aimed to show that life is indeed more complex than a series of twodimensional stereotypes, through the process of theatre making. dedicate this production to all the women who suffer indignities every day by being judged on surface value over substance. Thank you to the amazing group of young men and women who supported my vision for this show and helped make it happen – you have made me so very proud –‘who run the world?’ #omggirls Holly Loughran Director

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The music was energetic and bluesy; the mocktail bar busy and colourful and the dance floor full and explosive.

Jazz Cabaret

Blues Brothers comes to Greenways! Once again, the Jazz Cabaret reminded us just how much we all love jazz at Mentone Grammar. For the last six years our jazz musicians have created their own night, solely devoted to jazz and its icons. It is now a showcase fixture on the Performing Arts calendar. Following another successful trip to Generations in Jazz in Mt Gambier, the Greenways Campus was transformed into a glittering cabaret venue with festoon lights, white table cloths and flickering candles. Over one hundred guests enjoyed the sounds, a Blues Brothers vibe and dance floor. They were entertained by a full big band, Froggers, and myriad singers including the Cat’s Meow jazz ensemble, all dressed in authentic 70s Blues Brothers style; suits, fedoras and sunglasses. The music was energetic and bluesy; the mocktail bar busy and colourful and the dance floor full and explosive. Thank you to all our jazz musicians and singers for spreading the infectious joy of jazz. We particularly thank our Year 12 performers who have been an influential part of establishing our talented jazz ensembles and making this event their own over the past six years. Natalie Morgenstern Mentone Grammar Jazz

Gavin Cornish Head of Performing Arts Director of Music

Froggers opened the 2016 Spring Concert, the final Senior Concert of this year’s calendar with their characteristic style and vigour. On this occasion performing the theme from Hawaii 5-0 and the new swing styled Zuit Suit Riot. This leading school ensemble comprises a group of highly committed and experienced performers from across several campus’. Building on their success at the Generations in Jazz festival early this year, Froggers, equipped with dark sunglasses, black suits and white socks also presented an evening of Blues Brothers inspired music at the annual Jazz Cabaret in July.

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As expected, Kamikaze Crash Helmets blitzed the stage with a performance of the Beatles classic, Come Together. Whilst the song featured blistering guitar solos and a tidy arrangement, Ben Landgraf, Sean Butler and Ben Lofthouse demonstrated how a fine rock rhythm section can unite in performance, while Nick Sheppard successfully navigated the absurdist lyrical content with style and energy.

The Frogmore Trio, formed in 2011, performed the Third Movement of Bach’s Trio Sonata BWV 1038. Eliza Harvey, Robert McIntyre and Iris Liu, all Year 12 students, will leave a legacy of fine trio performances and three chairs of excellence to be filled.

The Senior Vocal Ensemble followed with an a cappella, voices only, arrangement of the unofficial national anthem of Australia, You’re the Voice.

The final item of the Spring Concert was provided by the Senior Orchestra. The performance of the joyous Valse No.2 from Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake, based on Russian folk tales about a Princess magically turned into a swan by an evil sorceress, is a happy farewell to the Bayview Gymnasium (Keith Jones Gymnasium) as the venue for Senior concerts in anticipation of the new and fabulous Creativity Centre.

Solo performances at the Spring Concert are usually programed for Year 12 and VCE music students. Robert McIntyre, on flute, played the exotic Bali Moods by Anne Boyd followed by Luc Van Vliet on saxophone with Café 1930 by Astor Piazzolla. With an easy segue, the Chamber Wind Ensemble assembled on stage. Comprised of senior orchestra members, the group performed the charming Minuet 1 and 2 by Seixas.

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Vibe, the senior string ensemble, performed Adagio. Often attributed to Baroque Composer Tomaso Albinoni, but written by Albinoni’s biographer Remo Giazotto, this emotive and reflective work is widely used in films, notably in the 1981 Movie “Gallipoli” directed by Peter Weir.

Bridgette Kelsey’s arresting performance of Music For a While by Henry Purcell, cast a spell across the audience. Her supernal voice, with the purest of tone, resonated throughout the space creating an exquisite Theatmosphere.everpopular Supersax, a saxophone quartet that explores various genres of music from classical through to jazz, presented an early taste of Christmas cheer with The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, a composer of the Late European Romantic period. The Orlando Orchestra provided the musical accompaniment for Mentone’s first opera production Orlando by George Handel. The Orchestra performed a suite of instrumental pieces taken from the production, comprising the Overture, Gigue, Sinfonia for the Heavenly Potion and the Act 3 Sinfonia.

The iconic song released in 1987 by John Farnham, remains the most popular and best selling songs of his career. The Ensemble performed this unconventional though beautiful version with skill and assurance, featuring all aspects of the choir. On piano, Iris Liu performed The Hunting Song by Felix Mendelssohn, the much appreciated German composer, piano soloist and conductor of the early European Romantic period. Mendelssohn was a contemporary of progressive composers Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz but was known to be a little less adventurous in his musical tastes. However, his piece The Hunting Song features highly effective picturesque musical images, replete with tumbling notes reminiscent of galloping horses and bucolic hunting horn calls.

higher register and dark in the lower, Eliza gave a beautiful and commanding performance of Mozart’s famous Aria The Senior Brass Ensemble performed War by the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The Chicago based Hypnotic Brass Ensemble comprises 8 sons of trumpeter Phil Cohran, famous for his work with the iconoclastic Sun Ra Arkestra, and the mystical Space Harp. However, some may have recognised the piece War from the recent film, The Hunger Games.

Eliza Harvey is a distinguished leader and a dedicated musician. Following the trio performance she rested her violin and stepped forward to sing An Chloe by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In relation to voice matters, tone may indeed be everything. Strong in the Spring Concert

The Cat’s Meow, a group of dedicated and high achieving singers from years 9 to 12, also veterans of the Mount Gambier Generations in Jazz Festival, performed an a cappella version of the heart wrenching Gospel standard Wayfaring Stranger arranged by Melbourne musician, Tracey Miller. Callum Matthew and Shinji Hibino performed the second work by Bach in this year’s Spring Concert program. The Double Violin Concerto movement 1 is a popular concert item and features both soloists in equal measure. The Flute Ensemble performed Faded by Alan Walker and Louise Solomonides performed Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps by Osvald Farres with certainty, and a beautiful sound.

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On 27 July, Froggers along with special guests The Cat’s Meow and a slew of solo vocalists took over the Greenways Learning Lounge and delivered a Blues Brothers extravaganza! Festoon lights, white table cloths, flickering candles, liberally sprinkled glitter, a grand piano and a full big band set the stage for a rollicking night of entertainment. The dance floor was packed and all performers were dressed in their 70s best. Even some brave members of the audience joined in and dressed up! As always, our Mocktail team served up beautiful liquid creations throughout the night. Our vocal soloists of the night were: Eliza Harvey, Ryan Buckler, Adam Pratt, Nick Sheppard, Anna Lofthouse, Anna Mallows-Zejak, Aleisha Bernamoff, Ben Lofthouse, Louise Solomonides, Emily Keogh, James Pearman, Becca Mendel, Charlotte Bratuskins and Helena Papasimeon.

Froggers – Big Band Sunsets Festival After a long hot summer break, Froggers was back and our energetic team of seasoned young crooners, presented a one hour show on the Mordialloc Foreshore. Two weeks back into school with only a handful of lunchtime rehearsals under their belt, they were performance-ready! This is how we give back to our community and get the word out on some of the wonderful things happening at Mentone Grammar and the depth of talent of our crazy, hardworking, jazz-loving music students. Featured soloists on the afternoon included: Robert McIntyre A Nightingale Sang on Berkley Square ), Hardy d’Alquen ( Love Potion #9 ), Luc van Vliet ( Sway ) and Tyler Milburn ( Am I Blue ). Thanks to Andrew Persic for tinkling those ivories. Our vocal Soloists on the day were: Anna Lofthouse ( Pennies from Heaven, Sunny Side of the Street ), Chloe Stone Nature Boy ), Aleisha Bernamoff Stormy Weather ) and Nick Sheppard Can’t Take my Eyes off of You ). The band and singers were looking more amazing than usual (and that’s saying something). I’m sure the casual audience member would have been thinking that Mentone Grammar must have special standards for dress code. A standard that goes way beyond ‘tuck your shirt in young man!’ Little did they know that half the band was jumping into a limousine and rushing off to their Year 12 formal straight afterwards!

Shoreham Jazz Camp Frogs (Froggers) and Cats (The Cat’s Meow) join a new animal kingdom! We drove to Shoreham on Friday directly after school. The Greenways Café team had prepared our weekend meals for us. The bus smelled deliciously of Spaghetti Bolognese. This year we remembered to ask them not to freeze the sauce. Last year it took us at least an hour and a half to thaw it! The downside was that it made us so hungry throughout the drive. We had to break open a few loaves of bread. As Jude Lowe said, ‘to feed the pigeons’. Miles Thomas established himself unequivocally as the person who can eat unlimited quantities of bread. On opening rehearsal (where everyone’s opinions are shared and rehearsal strategies are developed) Ben Stone offered this pearl of wisdom: ‘Let’s play it faster because when we play it slower everyone hears the Ryanmistakes’.Buckler lost a bet to Eliza Harvey on which footy team would win the big game. Band and choir members were evenly spaced up and down the steep steps to the beach cheering Ryan on as he ran up and down those steps four times.

Also circulating throughout the crowd was a team led by Hardy d’Alquen. They took selfies with everyone including festival officials and special guest Kaichiro Kitamura, a beat-boxing percussionist from Korea via Japan, with all the right moves.

Mentone Grammar is a thriving hub of jazz activity throughout the year. In the same sense that Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance Man, our Mentone Grammar students are Renaissance Musicians; they can play many styles of music with authority. But, Jazz has a way of stealing centre stage whenever we get together.

A Year of Jazz

Natalie Morgenstern Head of Woodwinds Director of Froggers

turned heads. The Cat’s bumped up their ratings substantially from last year. They incorporated some very funny dramatics into their performance with all of them twitching and mildly going nuts in their own individual way to, Fascinating Rhythm The Improv Stage should be renamed, ‘The Mentone Grammar Stage of Stardom’. Our students entertained the masses throughout the entire weekend swapping instruments seemingly arbitrarily. What? Didn’t that Austin guy play sax? What’s he doing on guitar? And that Jude dude. What’s he doing playing bass? Even Louise Solomonides, who was not feeling very well (wrapped in scarves and white as a ghost) could not resist belting out a tune. The students from all around Australia (including Tasmania and New Zealand!) waved their arms madly and cheered in full voice; excitable groupies. What a community! Ben Lofthouse was our top ambassador. He introduced himself to everyone (there were 5000 students present) and made new friends at every mealtime. With his Mohawk beanie and his infectious, delirious enthusiasm, I could not think of a better mascot.

Tom Siedle and Austin Hollingsworth led the study momentum by buckling down between rehearsals, noses in books, getting school work done. Generations in Jazz, Mount Gambier Both Froggers and the Cat’s Meow performed well in their divisions. Tom Siedle blew a ripping solo in, 3 to Get Ready, and Dawei (David) Cao’s gritty tenor sax solo in, Sam’s Boogie,

Speaking of Japan, Shinji saved the day by stepping up and being the official page turner for Luke Shi, our Cat’s Meow accompanist, who had a piano chart a million pages long. He enjoyed himself so much that he joined the choir after Mt Gambier! Of course there were monster concerts after monster concerts and insanely amazing music. But a surprise poster boy for jazz emerged throughout the events: Harry the bassist! James Morrison’s son. Huge, almost Frankenstein tall with his impressive mullet. Every time the roving camera lit upon his face the crowd went wild. The Jazz Cabaret

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Following is an excerpt from the keynote address by the Visual Art Captain Liam Grant.

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Matthew Year 10 Paint Brush

Art Mackenzie Bascombe Year 11 Paint Brush

Brittany Chambers Year 12 Paint Brush

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Technology-Wood Aidan Scott Year 7 3D Printing

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Troy Flavell Year 11 Paint Brush

Art and Design have always been a passion in my life, even from a young age. As a dyslexic, the Visual Arts have provided me with a different avenue to express myself. It has given me the confidence to be able to stand before you here today, to speak in public. Studying at Mentone Grammar has been crucial in my endeavours as an artist and designer. The last few years at this school have given me opportunities to work in a multitude of media, ranging from traditional processes such as ceramics and painting, to contemporary computer software. Each experience has been invaluable, as it helped refine my skills, my interests and, ultimately, my choice in tertiary studies in the Visual Arts. This year I studied three VCE folio subjects – Art, Visual Communication Design and Interactive Digital Media. This was a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with like-minded students and build friendships that will stand the test of time. The relationships between folio students were strengthened by countless hours spent in the studio space outside of scheduled class time, that included lunch times and after school. Art, Studio Art, Visual Communication Design, Interactive Digital Media and Wood Technology are subjects that go hand in hand together. They speak a universal visual language and there is a cross-over of ideas between them. Furthermore, the analysis involved in studying Visual Arts subjects can provide students with a unique way of thinking, which is advantageous across all school subjects. It is the staff at Mentone Grammar who have helped us realise the effect our work can have on those around us and they have worked tirelessly to improve the art and design programs at this School, making it, safe to say, a program the entire School can be proud of. would also like to thank our parents for all of their support in what has been a very busy year. So as you wander around the gallery space tonight, please take a moment to appreciate the amount of time, effort and emotion which have gone into the creation of these fantastic works. I hope you are inspired and, perhaps, even challenged. look forward to seeing you next year in the new Creativity Centre.

Exhibition Award Winners 2016 Year 5 Paint Brush

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Cameron Moorhouse People’s Choice

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The Mentone Grammar Parents & Friends Association is a highly valued and vital part of our Community. Our aim is to promote and facilitate friendraising events and generate fundraising for projects that have a direct benefit to the School and students. Our friend raising events have been designed to introduce parents to each other, provide support where needed and promote friendship and goodwill amongst staff and parents within our Community. From Parent Welcome Mornings to our beautiful Christmas Lunch and everything in between: the Mother’s Day stall, our P&F Shop, Easter raffles, Class Representatives, the P&F aims to make it easier for all families to be connected to this funloving Community. Once again this year, we raised funds for projects and facilities that benefit the School and its students through our P&F Shop and specific events. Our major fundraisers were our Community Golf Day and our annual Christmas Lunch. Funds raised by the P&F are redirected back into School projects and in 2016 the P&F funded the installation of five shade sails throughout the Campuses. We have had another successful year of enthusiastic involvement but this has only been achieved with the dedication, time and humour of our Executive Committee and parent Onvolunteers.behalfof the P&F Association we would like to thank all organisations and individuals, parents and staff who have been involved throughout the year; we could not make it work without your valuable contributions. In particular we would like to thank Natalie Wilson, Events Manager, for her tireless assistance and to all at Mentone Grammar for their tremendous support in 2016. We look forward to another year of fun events in 2017!

FRIENDSANDPARENTS Community COMMUNITY

President – Mia Le Fevre Taylor Secretary – Jo Howe Treasurer (Retail) – Karen Kemp Treasurer (Fundraising) –Rowena Thiele Vice President (Events) – Andrea Dyer Vice President (Community Relations) – Julie Ahern Vice President (Retail) – Neeri Widelski Vice President (Merchandise) –Renee Dads@MGRimanic–Grant Holland Bayview Coordinators –Belinda Gourlay & Ros Carruthers Frogmore/Greenways Coordinator –Christine NewsletterDavieEditor

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P&F Committee With thanks… P&F CommitteeExecutive2016

Our Community has enjoyed a busy year of big gatherings and inspiring guests as we celebrated our successes and great performances. It was standing room only at our many events and we are grateful to our supportive friend-raising Parents and Friends Association, Events Manager Natalie Wilson and to Greg Wilkinson and Fiona Dallas from The Mentonians Association along with all our staff who helped us celebrate the many memorable moments of 2016.

Once again this year, we raised funds for projects and facilities that benefit the School and its students...

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In July, more than 400 members of the Mentone Grammar Community dressed up and headed into the spectacular Atlantic, Docklands to celebrate our new Creativity Centre. As part of the fundraising effort, guests were treated to a variety of entertainers including our very talented student performers, funny man Brian Nankervis and the gorgeous Kate Ceberano AM. There was something for Someeveryone!luckyguests also picked up a bargain in the live and silent auctions.

For all of 2016, we have all watched as the landscape shifted and grew and the stunning new Creativity Centre emerged from beyond the colourful hoarding boards. What a sight! It now dominates the northern end of the Frogmore Campus and will open its doors early in 2017.

It is the largest development seen at Mentone Grammar for generations and will transform the School’s performing and visual arts, technology and senior school facilities. It will include a 450 seat theatre; inspiring learning facilities including light-filled purpose designed visual arts studios for painting, sculpture, drawing, digital photography, printmaking and visual communication design; specialist food and materials technology, robotics, animation and 3D labs, a recording studio as part of an extensive new music school, drama and dance studios, passive and active learning zones and courtyards, and a stunning gallery space.

A big thank you for the Creativity Centre Ball major sponsor, MercedesBenz Brighton.

Creativity Centre Ball

A big thank you and congratulations to all the Mentone Grammar staff and our parent group organisers who worked tirelessly to bring the night together: Margie Read Flavell, Heather Para, Trudy Brooks, Tim Leonard, Kristin McKinnon, Michelle Sfameni, Renee Rimanic, Gavin Cornish, Anne Louise Halliday, Nicki Wragg, Andrew Oxland, Caroline Phillips, Mia Le Fevre Taylor, Christine Davie and Jo Shermon.

On Founders’ Day, to name but a few, we reflected on our former Olympians who have come out of the School like Alex Hillhouse, Robert Frank and David Wilson, footballers like Glenn Nugent, Chad Liddell and Mitch Brown, former World Champions like sailor, Mark Fisher, and our most recent high achiever, John Peers who represents Australia in the Davis Cup Tennis. There’s a cricketer who did pretty well named Shane Warne and before him another international representative in Cricket, Dav Whatmore. Sport is, at this time, in an amazing space. Our Volleyball, Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Touch Rugby, Swimming, Life Saving and Sailing teams all competed in Finals, which resulted in six separate premierships. Thanks go to our guests for attending our Founders’ Day presentation and to our two youngest ELC students who cut the Founders’ Day cake: Kennedy Grant and Mandel De Zoysa-Lewis.

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Mentone Grammar was founded in 1923 and, in March, the School came together to celebrate this momentous occasion. Our Founders identified the need for an Independent School in this area which, in those days, was a beach holiday location. A small contingent of loyal locals banded together to create this wonderful school, which is now renowned in educational circles as a contemporary, coeducational School offering high calibre educational and cocurricular Theprograms.theme for this year’s Founders’ Day was Sport. Our Sport Captains, Harrison Edwards and Brittany Chambers, presented a slide show and accompanying speech highlighting the journey the School has been on in relation to sport. Sport has been an integral part of Mentone Grammar since its inception and remains, to this day, one of the important elements of our overall program. The social integration of young people along with the obvious physical health aspects to this program make it an important part of a Mentone Grammar education. At a time when the media are obsessed with discussions about childhood obesity we stand out, as a school population, for being highly active and, generally, very fit. Our Year 9 students, for example, as part of their overall program are required to complete an additional fitness session each timetable cycle. This, like all of the sport programs on offer, not only enhances their fitness but also their academic performance.

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Greg Wilkinson Alumni Director

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Our Sports and Community Day again proved to be an outstanding success. In addition to the 11 different competitions played between Mentonians and current students there were also teams of young student basketballers and netballers. What a great innovation that proved to be as they loved being part of the day and also the medal they received as a keepsake. Hopefully, next year we will be able to add a couple more sports for the juniors. With bands and soloists again a feature and an Animal Farm and Jumping Castle the event is now really starting to acquire a real community feel. As usual the day of friendly competition was capped off with lunch, this time in the Denyer Courtyard due to the Creativity Centre building works, where results were announced and best players acknowledged. In all, well over 350 attended what was a terrific day; a day that just keeps getting bigger and better every year.

Greg Wilkinson Alumni Director Community Sports Day

Despite his circumstances of being born into a war torn Afghanistan, Akram highlighted how he felt so lucky to have a loving family and a meal each night when so many around him did not.

Keith Jones Oration

Despite his circumstances of being born into a war torn Afghanistan, Akram highlighted how he felt so lucky to have a loving family and a meal each night when so many around him did not. He showed our students that privilege is not about material possession or status, but the ability to have a choice. He was lucky that he had a choice and was able to make a life in Australia. He then used that privilege to focus on his studies to gain the knowledge that, while it enabled him to obtain outstanding marks, has allowed him to influence others to explore what it means to be truly grateful for what you have, which is so profoundly influenced by serving others.

On the occasion of the Keith Jones Oration in May, our students were privileged to meet with Mr Akram Azimi – 2013 Young Australian of the Year – a refugee of war torn Afghanistan.

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Akram’s message centred on how our youth can help to ensure Australia becomes a truly multicultural nation. In referencing his own upbringing, Akram challenged our students to look at another’s life through their lens; to challenge your own beliefs and cultural expectations and to truly see that what mostly separates us is something which we have no say over; where and when we were born.

As per our School’s Social Service Mission Statement, our aim is to: educate and encourage lifelong empathy and action. We thank Akram for bringing real life perspective to our most fortunate lives.

Whilst sharing lunch with students from our Social Service Committee, Akram challenged them to think not only about how we must learn to look at cultural differences through a different lens, but to also consider how we can use our gifts to help others. Students were encouraged to have conversations with their peers, their teachers and their families about what a truly multicultural society looks like.

Cameron Lancaster This year we came together on many special occasions; welcomed new guests and created some great memorable moments. Once again The Mentonians Association shared some events with our current families and the wonderful synergy between ‘old and new’ added to our sense of community. We celebrated our mums, dads and grandparents to thank them for the support they give the School. Our Community also showed its endearing generosity again in 2016 by supporting all our fundraising projects, big and small. Whether it was for our international connections with developing countries or, closer to home, fundraising for our magnificent Creativity WheneverCentre.wecome together, there is always music. Students love getting up and entertaining the masses and this year, again, provided some incredible performance highlights both on and off the Campus. Sport is another great reason to get together and with six premierships this year, there was a lot to celebrate and everyone joined in the party. Our Mentone Stories series of speakers was a sensational hit this year too, with all three guest speakers: children’s author Mem Fox, international speaker Dan Haesler on Future Proofing your Kids and a two-part seminar with Hugh van Cuylenburg on The Resilience Project, filling the Keith Jones Bayview Gymnasium. We ended the year by farewelling our Year 12s in style before their final Thankexaminations.youtoeveryone who has been a part of our year. Enjoy the year in pictures…

Akram Azimi

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What an amazing Summer Season

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Cricket Cricketers require a lot of stamina and focus and our teams showed that throughout the entire season. One of the main highlights was the exceptional sportsmanship and effort all teams showed throughout the season. Our First team had a tough preseason with plenty of training sessions and numerous practice matches. This hard work saw them finish the season on top of the AGSV ladder and playing off in the Grand Final. After a tremendous season our cricketers fell just short of the premiership, after what was a remarkable year all round. Our Intermediate B Blue team also had a fantastic season, finishing undefeated. Sailing This year’s Sailing team, led by our experienced Years 12s, had a great mix of students that included boys and girls from as young as Year 6 all the way through to Year 12. This has been a great recipe for success to ensure we always have up and coming sailors to continue a strong sailing legacy here at Mentone Grammar. The team had a great lead up to the Victorian Schools Championships and although all students produced a great day of racing on the day of the Final, the team was unable to come away with the silverware.

Measure of success at Mentone can certainly be determined by the number of premierships, but it is also in the development,participation,and the social and emotional wellbeing of our students.

we have had at Mentone Grammar. Historically this is the most successful Summer Season that Mentone Grammar has ever had, with six premierships, in Tennis, Swimming, Volleyball and Surf Life Saving. Additionally, our First Boys’ Basketball, Cricket XI and Girls’ Touch Rugby teams also had a remarkable season, all making it to the AGSV Grand Final matches.

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Measure of success at Mentone can certainly be determined by the number of premierships, but it is also in the participation, development, and the social and emotional wellbeing of our Therestudents.isstillwork to be done, but we are very proud of our students’ achievements this year. Summer success has not just happened in the nine weeks of fixture; it all began many months prior during many hours of preseason training, practice matches and events that have all come together to create the wonderful moments of premierships. We all found success in the following summer sports: Badminton With both our Boys and Girls Badminton teams making the leap into the First Division of the AGSV, they knew that every school they competed against was going to provide strong competition. Despite not recording a great deal of wins, our players are to be commended for their enthusiasm to improve and the resilience they showed in what was a tough first year in this division. We know that this year was a great learning curve for all involved and we look forward to establishing ourselves in the competition next year.

Volleyball Premiers This season, Volleyball received a bit of a shake up with new coaches and new players, adding to our already strong list. This proved to be a recipe for success. All of our Volleyball teams had a great season with some really closely fought wins and losses, but none more outstanding than our First Volleyball team. In true Mentone Grammar spirit, the team took out the AGSV Premiership after a superb summer season. Proving our newfound depth in the sport, the Seconds and Thirds Blue team were also undefeated.

Basketball With over 25 individual teams making up our Basketball program, it was a busy, fun and successful season. With many students having the opportunity to move between teams, all students endeavoured to give their all at training and games which was great to see. Our First team also had great success making the AGSV Grand Final for the second year in a row. Unfortunately, they came up short by 4 points but with only two Year 12s in this team; it has potential for great things in the near future. A special mention also to the players of our 10C team who finished undefeated. Table Tennis With a couple of other AGSV schools dominating in Table Tennis for a number of years, it was always going to be tough season for our students. Despite this, due to strong coaching, determination and hard work, all of our teams did a great job at both trainings and games. Players found some great form in the back end of the season which holds us in good stead for next season.

Softball

Swimming is somewhat of an institution here at Mentone Grammar. am sure the students would agree that swimming can often be a lonely sport. Most often it is just you and the black line on the bottom of the pool. Occasionally, however, there are opportunities to come together as one, to compete as a team. Friday 18 March was one such night that provided this opportunity, and once again, the swimmers proved that all their hard work was worth it. It was a fantastic evening, with both Girls’ and Boys’ teams swimming brilliantly and bringing home both premierships. Congratulations to all on a truly memorable summer season that brought so much joy to so many. Please enjoy a selection of Coaches reports from the season.

Our Softball teams all had a positive year, with not only a number of wins but the students really enjoyed themselves and were competitive week in and week out. Due to the great success of our Second team we will look at putting the girls back into the First Division next year.

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SPORTSUMMER Sport

Many thanks to Molly Ford and Julian Sasson and their families for the great contribution and support they have given Mentone Grammar Sailing over many years.

Touch Rugby Touch Rugby is one of the fastest growing girls’ sports in the School and with healthy numbers comes new players with limited experience, in what is not a mainstream sport. Despite this, all teams performed well and improved throughout the season. Our First Girls’ team was extremely unlucky with how the draw panned out. Unfortunately, the last round was called off due to extreme heat and, with no Finals structure, the girls were unable to defend their 2015 title. They did, however, have a successful day at the Victorian Schoolgirls’ Championships to conclude the season.

Tennis – Boys Premiers

Leah Percy Director of Sport – Administration

Surf Life Saving Champions Surf Life Saving is a relatively new sport at Mentone Grammar. But thanks to the hard work of our highly enthusiastic competitors, we are quickly proving to be the school to beat. This year the students competed in harsh, gusty conditions at Mordialloc beach. Rather than being daunted by this, our students showed their resilience and skill and recorded outstanding results, being crowned champions in the Girls’ and Boys’ competition and, therefore, the overall competition. Congratulations to all. Tennis – Girls Our teams had an up and down season, resulting in some impressive wins mixed in with some hard fought losses. We will continue building this program so we can establish a place back in the First Division. With a number of experienced senior players and some talented youth coming through, we are excited to see where this program goes in the near future.

Overall, Boys’ Tennis had an exceptional year, recording the highest percentages of wins over all ages when compared to all other sports at Mentone Grammar. With a couple of teams finishing off the season undefeated, our First team finished on top of the ladder after the last round of AGSV. This First Tennis team has been developed over a number of years and has been led by great coaching and a supportive management panel. The players put in a lot of hard work and rode the wave of momentum to eventually win the AGSV Premiership. All those who have contributed to this success are to be commended. Not only did we win the First premiership, the Thirds, 10B/C Blue team and the 9A team all recorded undefeated seasons which is a fantastic effort.

Swimming Premiers

Volleyball – Girls Our Girls’ Volleyball results are not a true representation of how well the girls played during the season. A number of teams have had some close encounters, only to fall short at the final hurdle to just miss out on taking away the win. Our First girls trained hard both throughout the preseason and during the season, which will hold the team in good stead for the 2017 summer season.

Swimming Premierships

The 2016 AGSV Swimming Carnival consolidated Mentone Grammar at the pinnacle of AGSV Swimming: three in a row for boys and for girls. No one has ever held both Cups for two consecutive years and now we’ve moved the goal further out to three: 2016 was our three-peat. In all, 55 students represented Mentone Grammar on another incredible night to remember in March. With the cheer squad in full voice, spectators witnessed every female event result in a ‘top 3’ finish and celebrating nine wins overall. The boys finished ‘top 3’ in 29 of their 39 swims, with 13 wins. Our Girls’ team finished on 155 points, 12 points clear of our nearest rivals. The opening six events set the tone for the evening with the team performing beyond expectations. Four of the medley relays collected a first place finish. These girls understand what it means to fight, and that is exactly what they did. The girls led from start to finish. At the conclusion of the evening, nine School records were broken, with Emily Bresnehan claiming two AGSV records for her 50m Butterfly (28.89s) and 50m Backstroke (30.93s). The girls also competed spectacularly at the Victorian All Schools meet to come away with the Premiership against some very tough competition. Our Boys’ team finished the night on 290 points, their highest score in five years. Knowing that a number of other schools were making a concentrated effort to challenge for this premiership, our boys prepared for a challenge and backed this up with performance. The beginning of the night didn’t go as smoothly as anticipated, whilst the boys put up their best efforts, the increase in level of competition created a new, unforeseen challenge. The boys were always in it and the turning point was the individual freestyle events. From then on the boys showed what it meant to have faith in one another and the power of a champion team. The boys broke two School records, the U/15 medley relay, who were a fingernail off an AGSV record and Josh Cooley broke the 50m Butterfly record in a time of 27.17s. Being a Mentone swimmer requires a massive commitment. Thank you to all the parents who get up so early in the mornings; to the coaches for pushing the swimmers to perform to their best; to the staff who helped in their final year as Mentone Grammar sports coaches, both for this year and for all the previous years of service. Mostly, my thanks to the swimmers, without you, your passion, drive and persistence there would be no Mentone Grammar Swim Team. You have earned all of the rewards and should be so proud of yourselves and each other; these memories can never be erased. Bring on 2017.

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Amanda Barnhoorn TIC Swimming

PREMIERSHIPSSWIMMING Sport

Captains’ Commentary Max Williams: The opening individual events, where the strengths of each school are on display, are always a great start to the night. The 100s of Josh Cooley, Brannan Smith and Hannah Schmidt resulted in finishes slightly above what we expected and set the three of them up for a very big night. Josh set a new PB, Brannan was reliable as usual and Hannah the youngest in the field by three years, set a new School record. Lastly, one of our captains stood up to show what can be done through years of hard work. Frazer Kemp’s 200 freestyle was brilliant and he powered to a very respectable second place and a new PB. Boys in front by four; Girls in front by two. The medley events highlight the depth that each of the schools possess, and we looked okay going in: one sixth place finish, one fifth, three seconds and six first place finishes.

From the introduction of the new Year 7 swimmers to the legacy that is Mentone Grammar Swimming and allowing a few of the Year 12s to go out on a high, we had some great results. Three School records were broken by the U/15 Girls of Emily, Tarn, Bridie and Phoebe, U/15 Boys of Michael, Ben, Spencer and Jack and U/16 Girls of Brianna, Jordan, Lotus and Nat. Nothing beats the moment the tiny Year 7s, or in this case Year 5s, walk out onto the pool deck for the first time. Fingers crossed it ignites a passion for swimming that so many of the older year levels have developed across their time at School. Boys behind by one; Girls in front by seven. Molly Ford: Breaststroke was next with only one first place finish from Brannan Smith in the 100; it was all about putting the best effort forward. Times for the evening were on par with what was achieved throughout the season. Thanks to those who swam off minimal training and in age groups that were not their own. Boys behind by 6 points.

The girls decided that this year our number was the number 3, all girls finished in third position. As we know it doesn’t matter the number, it matters how far behind the rivals are. They did a brilliant job and concluded the breaststroke, four points in front. Butterfly was our most dominant stroke; we concluded the ‘fly’ events with five wins including Ben Putamorsi, and five in the top three. A highlight was watching our new Year 7 members of Lachlan Bourke and Nicholas Layton win their respective events. Emily Bresnehan set a new AGSV record and Josh Cooley set a new School record. Then Max made it to the end in second, and that’s all that mattered, at least he would never have to swim the 100 fly again. Boys behind by three; Girls in front by six. Freestyle events are scary from up in the stands, almost any school can pull

It was a little bit of pressure to continue the winning streak to gain the three-peat this year as the targets on our back keep getting bigger. After a fantastic evening it is great that everyone played their part and made sure all of the talking was done in the water. Well done to everyone who competed with so much focus and enthusiasm. You represented yourselves, us as Captains and the School to the highest level. On behalf of the Captains this year we would like to thank our parents, our coaches, our incredible cheer squad and most importantly each other for all of the support, spirit and effort that was on display throughout our season.

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Stephanie Sanderson: Our backstroke events were always going to be a gamble, with three Year 9 boys covering three different age groups it was a game of statistics, the wrong one in the wrong place could spell disaster. But it worked and the boys gave a valiant effort. They represented themselves brilliantly and collected a significant number of points for the team. Two first place finishes by Emily Bresnehan and Spencer BlainBartle and a new AGSV record to Emily. Boys and Girls both in front by 10. The Year 7 boys and girls always pose a conundrum; what will the other schools have picked up? One or two big names walk into a school swim team somewhere else and we are all done for. The twins, Alec and Declan, Matt who sneaked into the team at the last minute and Lachlan blew everyone away with a massive win. The girls were actually hit with this exact problem from Ivanhoe Grammar, but it didn’t stop them from an incredible second place finish. The Under 14s both came second; the Under 15 and 16 Boys’ and Girls’ relays won their four events. Then finally the Open Boys hit the proverbial jackpot, demolishing the competition, a perfect end for the male captains of the swim team and the remaining Year 12 boys… and then Ivanhoe were disqualified. School records were set by the Under 15 Girls Tarn, Bridie, Phoebe and Jess and the Under 16 girls Emily, Lotus, Emily and Jordan. Boys in front by 25 and Girls in front by 12! Frazer Kemp: The screens around School showed photos of the Captains this year in one of their earliest years as a member of the Swimming team as well as the slogan of leaving it all in the water. And leaving it in the water was what we did. The boys scored 290 points, their highest score since 2011. The girls scored 155 points. Both teams scored well over 80 per cent of the possible maximum score.

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Game 3 versus The Peninsula School saw our boys assert their dominance, winning comfortably 14/2, with strong performances in all doubles pairings, and emphatic singles results from Trent Jones and Jaiden Watts. Our next match was going to be our biggest challenge against the strong Ivanhoe Grammar team. True to our prediction, the match came ‘down to the wire’, with us winning narrowly by 15 games. Excellent results were recorded by Oliver, Jaiden and Sahishnu Siva Ram in their singles.

Games 5 and 6 against Marcellin College and Yarra Valley Grammar saw impressive wins – stabilising our pairings and building confidence in all players’ singles play. A solid win against Camberwell Grammar, followed by a brutal win over arch rivals Trinity Grammar, saw us go into the Final undefeated and brimming with confidence. The Final against Ivanhoe Grammar was going to be tough, but we knew that our doubles pairings were going to be the key. Hard fought wins by Anthony Tamborriello and Trent, Oliver and Braden, and Jaiden and Wes were crucial. However, it was the two inspirational wins by our third pair of Zac Scherger and Sahishnu which proved to be the dominant motivation for our singles. Knowing we had to win four singles wins to secure the Premiership meant that every hard fought game was crucial. Wes battled gallantly to go down 6/8, as did Zac (4/8) and Trent (3/8), however, Sahishnu grinded out a great win (8/6), and the Watts brothers dominated their matches (Jaiden 8/3 and Braden 8/0). The last two matches on the courts were Oliver’s and Anthony’s – both playing against higher ranked players. Fortunately, they both won enough games for us to get across the line by the bare margin of four games – 8 sets all, 100 games to 96! It was a very tense and exciting climax to an extraordinarily close match. All players are to be congratulated on their determination and poise to triumph under immense pressure and scrutiny. My personal thanks go to Anthony Tamborriello for his excellent leadership throughout the season, culminating in his second AGSV Tennis Premiership, his third AGSV Rep selection, and being named Captain of that team. Thanks also go to Oliver Florent, Trent Jones and Wes Flavell for their leadership and support, not only during this season, but over the past 5-6 years. Finally, would like to thank the teams’ external coaches in Marcus Petrou and Brad Crosher who did a magnificent job in keeping the boys focused on the task and providing consistently varied drills and tuition. Also, to all the parents and Mentone Grammar staff who supported the boys on a regular basis throughout the season. Lastly, wish the younger players all the best for the future and hope they can continue to keep Tennis at Mentone Grammar in good shape.

Leigh Rowlands Team Manager Tennis Premiers

It was a very tense and exciting climax to an extraordinarily close match. All players are to be congratulated on their determination and poise to triumph under immense pressure and scrutiny.

After a couple of years of moderate results, we knew that our 2016 season’s success hinged on all of our top 8-9 players remaining fit –in particular, that of our Vice Captain Oliver Florent. After promising hitting sessions during the end of Term 3, it was quite apparent that we had the right blend of players to press for a potential premiership –experience, exuberant youth and good doubles players. Our first match against Assumption College was, as expected, a onesided affair, winning comfortably 16/0. However, the next match against the consistently strong PEGS side gave us a much better indication of our prospects, with a hard fought win – 10/6. Our Captain Anthony Tamborriello teamed well with Braden Watts to win both doubles, as did Wes Flavell and Jaiden Watts at No. 4 pair.

PREMIERSHIPTENNIS Sport

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Stuart Bainbridge and Team

While there were some tight times in the Final we played consistent and aggressive volleyball to achieve a convincing 3-0 victory, 25-22, 25-18, 25-16. Winning 6-0 through the finals is quite an achievement after only a single 3-0 victory through the season. It happened because of the attitude and attendance at training from the players. Nothing more could be asked of a group of players new to a sport.

• The Board Relays in U13, U14, U15 and in both Open heats.

• Michael Garbelotto winning the Surf Race, the Board Race and the 1km Run.

• The Aqua Cameron in U13, U14 and both heats in U15.

Congratulations team! Team Members: Cameron Moorhouse, Harrison Edwards, James Davidson (Captain), Josh Stephenson, Keenen Marrier D’Unienville, Matt Grigoriou, Mitchell Scott, Pat Bankin, Ryan Buckler, Will Burmeister Best Player: Cameron Moorhouse Coaches Award: James Davidson Luke Campbell and Hanni Alston Coaches

In the individual events, a number of students recorded first place finishes:

• Alec McComb winning his 1km event.

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A special mention to Year 10 student Trenton Johnson for winning his Board Race and 1km Run, but also for competing in multiple events in both U15 and Open age groups, often making his way from the finish line to the start line to compete again. Our final overall score was 547 points. Our victory margin was 150 points. Well done to all students who represented the School with such determination.

• The Board Rescue in U13, U14 and U15.

Surf ChampionsLifesaving

We started in third term with two less than inspirational trainings where most of the players were there just to ‘fill in’ time with Summer Sport. As coach, I asked the players to let me know if they were willing to commit to training hard and playing as a team. Those who said yes were selected and we had a squad of 16. That slowly dropped down through the season to the 10 players we had through Term 1 and into the Grand Final. Our season started against the most successful team in AGSV Volleyball history, Yarra Valley Grammar. We lost 0-3 but were very competitive. The boys agreed that we had a lot to work to do but our upside was massive and we had four months to prepare for the Grand Final, provided we made it, of course. The very next week, we started to build our winning culture and attitude on court. We beat Marcellin 25-6, 25-6, 2624 to set the tone for what would follow. Seven consecutive wins including three courageous five set victories in which we were well behind at times. The hard work at training and attitude on court enabled us to get through tough moments in matches when we weren’t playing our best, but were willing to fight hard and scrap around for points. We were not necessarily the silkiest skilled team in the AGSV, but we were athletic and had an attitude that we would not be out played and weren’t afraid to throw our bodies around to keep the ball alive. Our Semi Final versus Trinity we knew we’d improved out of sight since out five-setter in November and that was brutally obvious in the score line of 25-12, 25-22, 25-13. The Grand Final was against Ivanhoe, who we went to four sets with in January, but it was obvious they didn’t play very well. Over the final two weeks we trained harder and more often with faultless attendance. This enabled us to revamp our block and defensive system specifically for playing against the Ivanhoe attacking style.

PremiersVolleyball

• Thomas Lewis, Declan McComb and Spencer Blain-Bartle winning their Wade event • Tarlis Reed winning Flags and the Beach Sprint.

A hot, blustery day on the beach at Mordialloc did not deter our Surf Lifesavers as local knowledge and a summer of training brought out the best in our beach athletes. Both our Boys’ and Girls’ teams battled the gusty conditions and a strong field of schools to win both Premierships! Life Saving Victoria runs the School Surf League which is open to individual and school entries from all schools in Victoria. The 2016 event took place with teams from 17 schools including Scotch College, Star of the Sea, Caulfield Grammar, St Leonard’s College, The Peninsula School, Yarra Valley Grammar, Toorak College and Mentone Girls’ Grammar. The Girls’ team produced some excellent results in the team events including winning the U13 Board Rescue, U14 and U15 Beach Relays and U15 Board Relay. There were also a number of victories in individual events including: Hannah Schmidt winning the Surf Race; Chloe Garifalakis winning the Beach Sprint and Wade Race and Natalie Clucas also winning the Beach Sprint and Wade Race. These victories were complemented by numerous second and third places in events throughout the program. Overcoming the girls from Peninsula became our greatest challenge. We were able to achieve this by 9 points –Mentone Grammar 220 points and The Peninsula School 211 points. The Boys’ team completed a demolition of our opponents, scoring 327 points with The Peninsula School finishing second on 186 points. Team victories were recorded in:

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Unfortunately this side of the season was challenging as many teams decided to do some training of their own over the holidays. We were a little unprepared, yet managed to pull back to our good form towards the end of the season. Going into the last round at Davey’s Bay, Mt Eliza, we were one point ahead of the other schools, but unfortunately didn’t have a great regatta, finishing 4th for the Middleton Trophy. The State Titles were upon us! As a team we were going into this extremely keen to win! We arrived on the Friday morning to thunderstorms and a cold front sweeping through the area, with 40+ knot winds, the officials deemed the weather to be too extreme and cancelled the racing for the day, which was in favour of our somewhat light team. The next day we were keen as beans to get going, and with our racing going quite well, we held our own against many teams who should have beaten us. Our streak couldn’t keep going though and we ended up against St Bede’s, whose tricky tactics kept everyone on their toes. Even though we sailed our best, we ended up going down against the lighter, eventual State Champions. We ended finishing 7th overall after some careless racing late in the day. Although it’s not what the team had anticipated coming in, we were still happy with the result, and with Molly and both finishing Year 12, we wish the best of luck to new Captain, Brandon Demura, and the rest of the team for the 2016-17 season! We have had great support from our families, and those leaving will be greatly missed. It is an end of an era for the Sailing Team with Julian Sasson the last of the three Sasson boys, all Captains of the team over many years, and Molly Ford along with sister Jemma, also a past team Captain. Thank you to all for the immense contribution you have made to Mentone Grammar Sailing.

Sailing

In 2016 the Mentone Grammar Sailing Team had a relatively successful season, and as a Captain am really happy with our performances. This was my last year as Captain of the team, and along with fellow Skipper Molly Ford, it was our last chance to show everyone what we had in us. With thanks to the rest of team, I believe that we did just that throughout the year, with a lot of the credit going to our coach, Lewis Duncan. The season started last October with our first Saturday at Sorrento, it was quite a trek to get there, and it paid off with a fairly successful day with Mentone winning four from five races! This continued much the same way up until Christmas with our worst performance, sailing out of Western Port Yacht Club, where we only won about half our races that day. After the summer holidays, we were all keen to get back in it and start winning every race that came our way. We had the end in sight, the State Championships!

Julian Sasson Team Captain Max Marrow TIC Sailing

SPORTSUMMERGIRLS’ Sport

The Intermediate B Softball team had quite a successful season, only losing two games. It was a strong team with Cate leading the way on the pitching mound who was backed up in the field by Charlotte P, Sarah, Elyssa, Helena, Jessie and Dekota. Ally S adjusted well to playing catcher and did a fantastic job and Paris did well when she was needed to come in to pitch. As well as being a strong fielding team, the girls were excellent batters and I could always rely on them getting on base and scoring each other home. I can’t wait to continue with this success next season.

Intermediate C Pamela Bardis, Tia Botokis, Michaela Burgess, Alleisha Stephens, Daisy Causer, Olivia Pukallus, Jiyeon Lee, Cayla Le Gear, Kate Derham, Emma Coubard and Sophie Milligan.

First Touch Rugby The 2016 season was full of promise as emotions were still running high after our breakthrough Premiership the previous season. We knew we had lost three of our best players but the legacy they had left made us believe we had the quality to once again be there on Grand Final day. Finals day would not eventuate as the new rule applied which meant that the team that finished on top of the ladder wins overall. We steadily knocked off teams and improved throughout the season, we beat our arch rivals The Peninsula School which set up what would be a decider against the experienced Haileybury team. We lost a strike weapon in Stephanie Kelly the day before the game to injury, and this would prove costly as Haileybury had too much leg speed to match and we went down by three. It was a tough defeat to take but we played with fewer players and less experience and played the game till the final whistle. Our only chance remained if TPS caused an upset and defeated Haileybury in the final round, which ultimately was called off due to heat, which meant handing the trophy to Haileybury. In the All Schools competition we were missing our Captain Belle Leonard to injury as well as still having Stephanie Kelly injured on the sidelines. We also lost our reliable Siedle sisters half way through the season with previous commitments which left us struggling for numbers. This did not deter the team and we fought on. Led by the season’s MVP in Lauren Fagan we battled to make the Grand Final and came up against Haileybury who had beat us convincingly during the season. With a few new tactics we went in confident of causing an upset, which we almost did. The full time siren sounded with scores locked at 3-3. We would eventually lose the game in extra time but we definitely won a lot of praise as we were not expected to get close. A big thanks to all the players involved as well as to the teachers and parents for their help and support throughout the season. We look forward to another big year.

A great season, well done girls! Senior Seconds Tennis Aleisha Bernamoff, Georgia Bowen, Sophie Antonellis, Amelia Brooks, Sophie van Vliet, Taneesha Crowe, Annabel Best, Charlotte Sutton, Galina Enright (Captain), Amy Gowan, Stephanie Wilson, Danyi Wei.

The Junior 1 Touch Rugby girls stood out. They trained hard, honed their skills and worked well together as a team. Most importantly they had the mindset to achieve and be the best they could in training and in each match that they played. Drew – had the speed and ability to catch the opposition off guard.

Lily – a strong set of hands, she could be relied on to pass and receive the ball accurately.

Elyssia – a tough competitor and new team member this year brought strength to the team as wing and link.

Jenni Harrison

Touch Rugby – Junior 1 Coaches Morgan Drumett and Jenni Harrison Team Members Drew Barclay, Lily Bowles, Ava Castle, Yasmin Duffin, Charlotte Holland, Meg Magennis, Ella Mairs, Elyssia Middlemo, Charlie Peachey, Sophie Peachey Season Result Four losses and three wins for the season.

Girls’ Summer Sport

Touch Rugby – Senior White Coach Chloe Sinclair Team Members Emily Fiddes, Hannah Sinclair, Bridie Easton, Jemima Gordon, Nicola Briggs, Felicity Warren, Lucy Bowman, Jamie Riddell, Alison Ahern, Charlotte Fryer, Abby Leonard

First Badminton This year, our Girls’ First Badminton team had a very difficult task to compete in the Open Grade but what they lacked in experience, they made up in spirit and courage. Some of them were new to the sport, so the season proved to be a ‘work in progress’ for most but with more training and commitment, they could certainly be competitive. Although the girls didn’t quite have the ability to win any games, they always had a positive attitude and were willing to take on the hard challenges to compete against their much more experienced opponents.

Tennis The Tennis season was a successful one for our team. As the girls began to develop and fine-tune their techniques, they quickly gained the skills and confidence to win a number of matches throughout the season. The team came to the training sessions eager to improve and learn and were supportive of each other during the matches. It was great to see the girls utilising new tactical moves during their games. Led by our captain Galina Enright, the sportsmanship demonstrated by our team during competitions was commented on by spectators and our opposition, and the girls certainly made the School proud. Due to the large size of our team, we were able to create a few different doubles combinations to establish what works best and to ensure everyone had the opportunity to learn from each other. Most commendably, Isabella Parker, Emma Vear, Nina Alston, Nicole Moore, Aleisha Bernamoff, Galina Enright, Charlotte Sutton, Anabelle Kidd, Chloe Stone and Jamie-Lee Munn are to be commended for the skill and consistent effort they demonstrated on the court. All players improved their technique, which will serve them well in the upcoming season. The girls showed outstanding teamwork, encouraging and supporting each other at all games and training sessions.

Intermediate A Annabelle Kidd, Issy Parker, Nina Alston, Eliza Hollingsworth, Nicole Moore, Arabelle Scanlon, Chloe Stone, Emma Vear, Madelyn Brooks, JamieLee Munn, Sasha Widelski.

Ava – a terrific link no matter where she Charlotteplayed.– no longer doubted herself. In the match against PEGS she scored a massive four trys of the team.

Charlee and Sophie – often interchanged as centre and link playing side by side having the ability to read each other’s play so well, and move the ball forward for the team.

A roaring win over PEGS 8-5 and the final match against Ivanhoe a three try victory. The Best player award for this team goes to Yasmin Duffin. The Coaches Award goes to Ella Mairs.

The girls had a great season, winning all but one game. They were highly competitive and hard working in every game. With a mixture of seniors and juniors, the team had great cooperation and improved remarkably throughout the season. All team members contributed immensely to every game, but special mention to Jamie Riddell for her great encouragement and hardworking attitude; Abby Leonard for her persistence and positive approach and Emily Fiddes for leading by example and always being a strong key player for the team. Finishing second in the Division, the team had a fun and rewarding season. Thank you to all the Year 12 players for their commitment to summer sport!

Ella – a fast reliable centre, always drove the ball forward.

Yasmin – Her speed, tenacity to steal the ball and outsmart the opposition inspired the team. Every week she gave 100 per cent. Together these girls can stand proud. The final matches speak volumes for their Touch Rugby future together.

Girls’ Intermediate A Badminton Caitlin Baxter, Lucy Burgess, Maya Dunne, Eden Filikotzias, Rebecca Hayes, Bella Houlahan, Isabelle Verrills and Rachel Watson all joined the Badminton team this season, playing in the intermediate A team. It was a steep learning curve but the girls showed much improvement over the season, developing skills and game technique. The girls won two of their seven games, and came very close in two others. Sets were won in each game, and win or lose, each of the girls won a number of their sets in either doubles or singles. hope the girls continue with Badminton in the future, as they work towards becoming a competitive First team in the years to come. Thanks to our coach Margaret Lee for her assistance. Softball

Meg – an ever-reliable wing or link demonstrated the ability to dodge, manoeuver and score for the team.

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Boys’ First Badminton Coaches David Barber and Allen Ling Team Captain Keling (Colin) Chen Team Members Keling (Colin) Chen, Xiyan (Rocky) Zhang, Minghui (Peter) Fan, Dooyeon Lee, Fanglei (Francis) Li, Junlin (Samuel) Yan, Xichen (Gregory) Sun, Lucas Filikotzias, Yuanyuan (Arthur) Zhang, Haoran (Leo) Liu, Zeyan (Alan) Chan Season Result Seventh on the ladder (out of seven teams).

First CoachesBasketball Stephen Hoare and Kate Hore Team Members Sam Callahan (Captain), Ben Charnley (VC), Kai Owen, Bailey Clarkson, Joel Amartey, Finlay Dodson, Sam Ralph, Sam Lucas, Harrison Smyth, Barclay Miller, Harrison Bridge Season Result Runners up to Marcellin. After a close loss in the final last season, a lot was expected from the First Basketball in 2016. With most of the team returning from last year we began strongly by winning the preseason competition and headed into our first game against Assumption full of confidence. It was a much tougher and closer game than expected and took a clutch 3-pointer from Sam Callahan with 10 seconds remaining to seal the win. The following week our first home game was against PEGS and resulted in a big 50-point win. It was a great opportunity for all players to get court time with both Finlay Dodson and Sam Lucas taking advantage of the extra time on court. Our next game against The Peninsula School saw another close away win. After leading comfortably early in the second half, it took a huge 3-pointer from Bailey Clarkson with 20 seconds remaining to get a 2-point win. Next up was a solid win against Ivanhoe Grammar at home that saw Kai Owen continue his excellent form with great support from Joel Amartey and Ben Charnley. We entered the Christmas break 4-0 having played two great home games and two average away games in a trend that would continue for the rest of the season. Our first game back was away against Marcellin and it was the first game for new player Barclay Miller. Unfortunately we played poorly (especially the first half) and lost by over 20 points and we were lucky to get that close. Next up we beat a very determined Yarra Valley team by

Touch Rugby – Junior C Coaches Tayla Fiddes and Giancarlo Leung Team Members: Kate Bosa, Bethany Bratuskins, Mia Causer, Ellen Fletcher, Katie Goakes, Olivia Hargreaves, Sophie Porter, Abbey Samild, Anna Siemering, Megan Smith and Maeve Spargo Season Result Their overall record was four wins and one loss in their Division. The Junior C Touch Rugby group, was made up of Year 7 students all new to the game. Over the training sessions it was important to show them the skills and tactics required to play the sport of Touch Rugby. Their ability to improve after receiving feedback was vital in understanding how to play better. Along with people showing natural talent derived from other sports, we saw their potential transfer in the matches. So, as coaches, it was extremely satisfying to see them apply it on the field. The development displayed by many of these girls looks very good for the School’s future success in the sport. So I hope they continue on and progress further over the next few years. It was great to have these students show an enthusiastic attitude about participating in Saturday morning sport and more importantly getting along so well with all their teammates. This made it a very enjoyable experience to see and work with them over the season.

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First Girls’ Volleyball Going into this season, we had a strong aim to strengthen our skills, improve the volleyball culture within the School, and to set a really strong foundation for the next few seasons. With only one existing player left on the team from last year, we had already planned for a tough year. However, we were not willing to allow this to be an excuse and still set high expectations for the girls to do well. After only a few trials and training sessions, we were thrown straight into the preseason tournament against fellow APS schools. The tournament got off to a flying start. We played our first game against The Peninsula School and despite the limited amount of time the girls had played together, they instantly gelled. Already we could see the work we did at trainings translate into the game when we won our first game of the tournament. The next two games were played against PEGS and eventual winners, Caulfield. The girls continued to provide the same effort and enthusiasm, however, they were just outclassed. That being said, we were happy with how the tournament went as a starting block for the season. After a few more training sessions, the season was underway. We fought through a fair amount of ups and downs in the first few games. At times, the girls did some amazing things. However, they were not able to manage to hold that level for a full game. It gave us a lot of areas we needed to work on during the upcoming summer break when we ran well-attended training sessions. It was great to see the girls willing to sacrifice their holidays in order to sharpen their skills. During this period, the girls showed much stronger progress as their improvement allowed us to progress to more advanced style. All the hard work was evident when we faced Peninsula again, this time beating them convincingly. The highlight of the year would be the strong win we had against Carey. In this game, everyone stepped up and contributed. We ended the season meeting the expectations we made at the start and it was a shame to only just miss out on finals. It was a great season with the girls and we all look forward to next year!

Keling Chen did a great job as Captain and is congratulated on his award of Half Colours for Badminton. Looking ahead to next season, Mentone Boys’ Badminton can look forward to building on the solid foundations that have been laid this year.

David Barber

Belinda McNeil

Regular players were Keling (Colin) Chen (Captain), Xiyan (Rocky) Zhang, Minghui (Peter) Fan, Dooyeon Lee and Fanglei (Francis) Li. Joining them when regular players were not available were Junlin (Samuel) Yan, Xichen (Gregory) Sun, Lucas Filikotzias, Yuanyuan (Arthur) Zhang, Haoran (Leo) Li and Zeyan (Alan) Chan.

Under Colin Chen’s able and enthusiastic leadership and boosted by training from Allen Ling, each member steadily improved their skills and confidence as the season progressed.

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For Boys’ First Badminton this was another season of continuing to build the team and laying foundations for the future. With a squad of relatively inexperienced players it was important to develop the skills of individuals while also giving the opportunity for promising young players to step up into the Firsts and gain valuable experience and confidence.

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Girls’ Fourth White and Blue, Inters Team Some of the biggest highlights of the Volleyball season often occurred at training. The Intermediate team fiercely challenged the Fourths Blue team, often coming out on top. Much was at stake with the losing team required to undergo five burpees per point if the team had not implemented three touches over the net. Needless to say, that all teams increased in fitness, commitment and bonded as a team. On match days it was pleasing to witness the girls adopt what was emphasised at training with strategies such as three touches, communicating and providing positive reinforcement. Many strategic time-outs on match day provided us with an opportunity to take stock of what was working well and what needed to change. The Girls’ Fourth Blue had a particularly successful season with stand-out performances by Chelsy Hardy and special mention to Bianca Malby-Luke and Jasmine Grey who dived for balls and did all they could to keep our team competitive. Regardless of the final outcomes on, was proud to be associated with these teams who took on constructive advice and still wanted to compete to their best whether it meant trying to win a ‘dead’ set when the result was already determined. The sportsmanship that they displayed was evident in their interactions and something of which the girls should be very proud.

In the semi-final Minghui Fan played outstandingly, pushing his Trinity opponent in the singles to a third set. Then he and his doubles partner, Xiyan Zhang, followed up with another onslaught, but unfortunately were not quite able to secure victory. The highlight of the season, however, was in Round 2 when Lucas Filikotzias and partner, Dooyeon Lee, in an extremely hard fought doubles match managed to snatch victory from their Trinity opponents 31:29.

Victory proved hard to find, but undaunted, the team persevered with determination, commitment and outstanding sportsmanship.

The final was another rematch against Marcellin who had won the previous five AGSV Championships. With a great crowd in attendance it was an amazing game from both teams.

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The team ended the season with four wins and a number of close losses – a respectable season of basketball given the quality and height of some of the opposition teams. A committed core group of players gave their all throughout the season and participated enthusiastically in training sessions and practice matches. An unfortunate shoulder dislocation for Steven Daly saw the core reduced slightly; however, the return of Mitchell Booth provided athleticism and scoring power to the team. Riley Causer proved his worth defensively and offensively, while Maxwell Stammers and Conor Beveridge tied down the opposition’s big men as well as they could – a tough task required of them every week.

Overall, I think it has been a successful season despite some of the inconsistencies faced by the team. Six wins and three losses was a solid campaign and the boys should all be proud of their effort this year.

Basketball Thirds Blue Coach Ben Bruin Team Members Maxwell Stammers, Riley Causer, Alexander Wong, William Howroyd, Daniel Holman, Mitchell Booth, Steven Daly, Conor Beveridge

Thanks Basketball Senior 2nds Coach Brian Moyle Team Members Lachie Brown, Matt Pertich, James Pearman, Tom Gamble, Shane Zahra, Fraser Angus and Lewis Cotsopoulos. Season Result Three wins and six losses. The team line up was unsettled throughout the season mainly due to injuries. With a full squad for our first game and some great team play we recorded a 37-point win against Assumption. Pieran Pachiyannis, after playing well in the first game, missed the rest of the season due to a knee injury. With only five players for our second game we were away to PEGS. After matching them for most of the game, fatigue set in late and we lost by 12 points. The next game was a hard fought win by 4 points at home against The Peninsula School. From this point we went on a threegame losing streak, teams such as Ivanhoe Ridgeway and Marcellin had too much depth for us and we were unable to compete with them for the full 40 minutes. In the third game against Yarra Valley we had only four fit players available; would like to thank Damian and Harry from the 10C team for playing in this game, again Yarra Valley had a little too much depth for us. The next game was the highlight of our season. Lewis Cotsopoulos joined the team for the first time and after a 20+ point game from him we won by 36 points. The next two games resulted in a loss to Trinity Grammar and a narrow loss to Ivanhoe Plenty. would like to thank Tom, Shane and Lachie who played every game and were the mainstays of the team. Tom was our top scorer for the season. Playing point guard Shane ran the team for us while Lachie was a great team player. A few games into the season James Pearman joined the squad and showed great leadership. After the Christmas holiday break three International students moved out of the team, they were replaced by Fraser Angus who acquitted himself well, moving up a grade and Lewis Cotsopoulos who, as mentioned, had an outstanding game against Camberwell Grammar. The boys put together a great season and should be proud of their efforts and attitude. It has been a pleasure to coach the group and would especially like to wish the Year 12s all the best for the future.

2 points with our ‘bigs’ dominating the game and we followed this up with another close game against Camberwell Grammar. After coming from 9 points down at three quarter time it took a 3-pointer on the buzzer from Sam Ralph to win the game. The final game was against Trinity Grammar with the winner to play Marcellin in the final. Bailey came out firing and helped us build an early lead and from there we controlled the game. Both Bailey and Kai were tremendous but they had great support from all players especially Harry Smyth and Harrison Bridge who made significant contributions off the bench.

It was a difficult year for the boys with fixturing and coaching changes interrupting the season, especially with the Round 1 team being split into two teams (Blue and Gold). Despite this weekly uncertainty and the loss of 3-point king Harry Scopel to the Gold team the boys put in a really great performance throughout the season.

The Blues were an undersized team, reliant on a team effort to support singular tall player Sam with the rebounds. However, this meant that we were often gifted a speed advantage which we utilised better and better as the season progressed. With a focus on high pressure and aggressive defending we were able to create numerous fast break opportunities allowing us to score some easy baskets. As a coach, one of the most pleasing sights was that we had contributions from different players throughout the season, with a new player stepping up each week when called upon. Whether it was Scotty or Harry’s shooting, Rees or Jacques’ physicality or Kristian’s vision and composure it was always exciting wondering who would step up to lead us on the day. Some highlights of the year included:

Congratulations to Kai for making the AGSV Representative team and to Bailey for being selected as a reserve even though he should definitely have made the team. A special thanks to Kate Hore for her assistance throughout the year and to all the guys who gave their best effort all season long. I loved coaching this team and I wish the seniors all the best for the future. For the rest, the elusive premiership remains the target again for next year.

• Holding Yarra Valley off in a thriller where they missed a buzzer beater to tie the match (Round 3)

Basketball 8C Blue Coach Daniel Xiang Team Members Simon Coubard, Jake O’Brien, Myles Brown, Lachlan Leason, Marcus Le Gear, Max Leaver, James Mooney, Tighe Taylor, Will Gentle Season Result The 8C Blue was excited to get the season underway after showing promise in the training seasons. The team entered their first game against PEGS with high hopes of coming out victorious. After a powerful performance from Max Leaver and Marcus Le Gear, the team was well underway in to what would turn out to be a very successful season. After winning the first game, the team had built up the confidence that is needed to impact the season. Through every training season the team’s skills gradually improved, turning it into an almost perfect season only losing one game. Throughout the season we saw tremendous efforts from Jake O’Brien and Tighe Taylor being the leaders of this team, leading in points and assists. The team also received great help with players coming off the

The first half was a high scoring, high quality game that saw Marcellin lead 32-28 thanks to some accurate outside shooting from the hosts. The second half was a defensive struggle with both sides struggling to score but neither side giving an inch. Just like the previous year, it again came down to the wire. We lead by 2 with two minutes to play and had a chance to win the game with 15 seconds remaining but unfortunately came up short, eventually losing 4541. It was a heartbreaking loss but I am so proud of the guys and the effort they showed throughout the game. We just weren’t quite good enough.

Wong improved immensely throughout the season and played as a small and tall player when required. Holman’s efforts off the bench were greatly appreciated and his skill level gradually caught up to his athleticism.

Basketball 4ths Blue Coach Sam Fletcher Team Jacob, Rees, Harry, Jacques, Kristian, Josh, Sam, Scott, Nick

• Jacob’s quick burst of scoring to almost win from behind against Trinity (Round 5) • Josh putting the nail in the coffin in our demolition of Peninsula (Round 4)

Our first home game of the season against PEGS saw conditions favour the bowlers as wet weather left plenty of moisture in the wicket. No batter scored over 35 but a total of 9/139 proved enough as PEGS was kept to 79. Wickets were shared between the bowlers, however, Jack Cunnington starred taking five dismissals with the gloves.

The 7A boys had a season of mixed results. There were games when the team performed well and won convincingly, and there were games where we didn’t play as well and lost to the opposition. Overall, the boys did attempt everything asked of them, which is all a coach can hope for. They should be proud of their wins, and hopefully learn from their losses. I hope they enjoyed this season of Saturday Basketball, it was a pleasure to coach them.

As an introduction to the Mentone Grammar Saturday sport program the Year 7 Boys were patient with the changing of players between teams and were always able to give 100 per cent each weekend. The 7B White team had some great successes early on in the season with outstanding performances from players Brandon Bridge, Patrick Horne, William Jackson and Liam Beach. With a greater focus on our defence and our ability to keep possession of the basketball, this team became a strong force in the competition, with majority of wins falling into a 20+ point margin. The work ethic of players Tom Riley, Connor Hewlett and Elliott Carruthers at trainings was evident with big scoring games mid season. Coming into the final rounds with big success it was an opportunity to acknowledge the work efforts of players in other teams and new students to, as we said, find a better fit for each student in each team. The team list names all players that played on this team and each player deserves to be congratulated on their efforts for the season and are encouraged to return next summer season to improve upon the individual abilities and take part in another successful season of Basketball.

As recognition for their outstanding seasons Jack Cunnington, Sam Hutcheon and Edward Newman were selected in the AGSV Representative team.

The 2016 season started with a road trip to Assumption College which is never an easy game but it turned out to be a very memorable day. On debut Massey Parker produced remarkable figures of 6/1 to set a new AGSV First XI record for best bowling figures since the introduction of the current format. This performance had opposition schools worried we had unearthed the next Shane Warne. The win was achieved for the loss of just one wicket and before the lunch break.

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Coaches Award – Simon Cubard Best Player – Max Leaver

The Peninsula School has been a strong cricket team in recent years and this was the case in 2016. Batting first we were in early trouble at 5/51 before a match winning partnership of 71 between Abhijit Das (48) and Callum Strack (29) rescued the innings. Tight bowling and early wickets put pressure on Peninsula with Ed Newman taking four wickets, eventually dismissing them for 98. A victory against Ivanhoe Grammar, who again was kept under 100 runs, saw us the only undefeated team going into the holidays. In the new year we picked up where we left off and had Marcellin in early trouble at 8/31. Pace bowlers Lewis Diggins and Aidan Taylor took three wickets each before some lower order hitting allowed them to reach 126. Two early wickets had us a little nervous but a 111 run partnership between Jack Cunnington (52no) and Sam Hutcheon (53no) reached the target without further loss. Against Yarra Valley Grammar we looked on track for a huge score thanks to half centuries to Lewis Diggins and Edward Newman but a steady loss of wickets in the last 10 overs restricted us to 7/196. This proved to be a winning total with Newman having an all-round impressive match taking four wickets to allow the boys a night of celebrations at the formal. Camberwell Grammar had struggled with the bat in 2016 but we didn’t want to underestimate them as the battle for a top two spot was still up for grabs. Bowling first, an early run out by James Kerr triggered a collapse to see Camberwell all out for 59. Will Avery took three wickets before Abhijit Das, Sam Hutcheon and Matt Henning scored the required runs in 16 overs and an important percentage boost. With a place in the Final virtually guaranteed we were slightly off our game against Trinity in the last round of the season and lost by two wickets. We still earned the right to host The Peninsula School in the Final a week later. Batting first we soon found ourselves in huge trouble at 9/56. A vital 36 run partnership between Aman Prasad and Aidan Taylor allowed us to scrape to 90. Early wickets would be vital and 1/0 then 3/31 saw us in the game at drinks. From there we toiled hard but couldn’t break the partnership but held our heads high until the winning run was scored in the 39th Althoughover.disappointed to lose the Final, the season as a whole was filled with highlights and memorable moments that all players can be extremely proud. Of particular note was the camaraderie between our players on and off the field. Best wishes to the Year 12 players in their future cricket endeavours while the returning players are already looking forward to 2017.

Basketball 7B White Coach Zac TeamIbrhaimMembers: Brandon Bridge, Tom Riley, Liam Beach, Oliver Halbisch, William Jackson, Theo Bountroukas, Elliott Carruthers, Connor Hewlett, Keenan Haagen, Max Fraser, Jack Caughey, Christian Fowler, Andy Regester, Ethan Dallas, Campbell McDonald, Harry Zammit

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Cricket First XI Coaches Everard Fenton, Michael Wilton, Trevor Stevens Team Members Jack Cunnington (C), William Avery (VC), Matthew Hennig (VC), Abhijit Das, Lewis Diggins, Sam Hutcheon, James Kerr, Edward Newman, Massey Parker, Aman Prasad, Aidan Taylor, Emile Tait, Callum Strack Season Result 7 Wins, 2 Losses (Runners Up).

2016 Awards Player of the Season: Edward Newman Batting Award: Sam Hutcheon

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Basketball 7A Coach: Mark Linnett

Bowling: Massey Parker All Rounder: Jack Cunnington and Edward Newman Craig Chambers Award: Jack Cunnington Table Tennis Years 7 and 8 Boys Team Mentone Grammar 1, 2, 3 and 4 Coach Jonathan Kuhn Four teams played in the competition this year under the guidance of Mentonian Jonathan Kuhn. The boys worked hard to improve their skills, therefore becoming more successful as the season progressed. We started off the season playing at home, then ventured out to PEGS and Camberwell Grammar for the rest of the Challenginggames. each other each week at training was important for the placement in teams and many boys took this on seriously, showing good sportsmanship and enthusiasm in doing Congratulationsso. to all the Years 7 and 8 Table Tennis players and good luck with your future Saturday sports. Thanks to Jonathan for being a great coach and giving the boys a wonderful opportunity in the Summer Sport season at Mentone Grammar. Ro Richter Teams Manager

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Bernadette McGill Manager Tennis Boys’ 9A The 9A Tennis team had a great season and won all eight matches. This should place them as Rundas Trophy winners for 2016. The Mentone 9A team had a great season in 2016, successfully winning all eight matches with no bye round. All players continued to perform well and made sure that in each match they put as many games as possible on the scoreboard. Tom Dyer managed to win all matches in both singles and doubles. Finlay Heath also had a very strong season, winning all singles matches. All players improved noticeably over the season with Samasidh Siva Ram and Julius Schulze showing increasingly powerful returns. Mitchell Pattinson played one match with the Firsts but was a jovial support throughout the season. Jeremy Miao and Ethan Hunt continued to be reliable. Fine efforts all around resulted in 9A being a top team at Mentone Grammar in 2016.

Michael Martin Coach Year 7A Tennis The Year 7A Team started the season in Term 4 of 2015 with a handful of boys, and a Year 6 girl, Alex Djurovic. We had a disappointing start with players away due to illness and an opposition team needing to forfeit its match. Once the 2016 school year began, the new Year 7 intake meant that there was a restructure of teams and we were able to field two teams for the remainder of the season, an A and a B team. Mrs Heather Stone was manager for the 7A tennis team and Mr Tim Clarke was manager for the 7B team. At this level, the overall teams’ abilities across the AGSV competition varies between players with a few years experience under their belts and players who haven’t played much at all. As Term 1 progressed, it was pleasing to see the enormous growth and improvement in the players. We developed some depth in our singles order and as the doubles pairs became more familiar with their partner, their game improved too. Over time the players became tougher opponents, developing game strategies and by thinking through a point. The teams developed camaraderie and friendship during the season aided by the (sometimes) long bus trips and early starts. I enjoyed getting to know the players on these bus trips.

The team trained each Wednesday at Le Page Tennis Club together with the 10B White team. With the expert guidance of the EXCEL coaches, Will and Ollie, the boys’ skills steadily improved and their hard work certainly paid dividends when competing on Saturday mornings. The strongest win was against Yarra Valley with a score of Mentone Blue 12 sets: 72 games defeating Yarra Valley 0 sets: 11 games. However, this score was typical of most Saturday matches. I commend the core group of players who consistently showed commitment, sportsmanship, camaraderie and a great sense of fun: these were Luke Shi, Troy Flavell, Sean Enright, Callum Matthew, Billy Bromidis, Thomas So, Matthew Doyle and James Campbell. Thank you to Markos Koulouris, Peter Cotsopoulos, Peter Varsamis, Matthew Borys, Tyler Milburn and George Litsios from the 10B White team who filled in as required and showed great enthusiasm. wish all the boys well for Senior Tennis next season.

Tennis Boys’ 10B/C Team 10B Blue Manager Bernadette McGill Team Members Luke Shi, Troy Flavell, Billy Bromidis, Callum Matthew, Thomas So, Matthew Doyle, James Campbell and Sean Enright

The 10B Blue Tennis team had an exceptional 2015/2016 summer sport season. The team was undefeated against Assumption College, Ivanhoe Grammar (Plenty), Trinity Grammar, Yarra Valley Grammar School, three Camberwell Grammar teams and The Peninsula School.

Year 8A Tennis The Year 8A Tennis Team enjoyed much success winning seven out of their eight matches. The ability to play well in not only their singles matches but in doubles matches, enabled them to regularly defeat the opposition. Calm heads, the ability to think through the point, precision of shots and excellent decision making skills, attributed to a great season. The camaraderie on and off the court made coaching this team a delight. We were often successful because of our depth in covering players who were ill or injured. Congratulations to all boys and a special mention to Adam Halliday who remained undefeated in singles and losing only one doubles match. The team was ably led at the top by Jason Bartonek who lost only one singles match and Tom Shepherd who won six singles matches and lost only two matches. Mitchell Callahan also only lost two singles matches.

Heather Stone Year 7 Tennis Team Manager Boys’ First Volleyball –Premiers In our summer of sporting success, it was our courageous First Volleyball team that most surprised the competition with a team lacking in experience but full of Mentone Grammar spirit and bravado.

It is with great pride and honour that thank our Team Manager Mrs Alston, Ms Percy and Ms Hunt for organising the buses or taxis each week, and making sure we arrived on time and well prepared for the games. To our coach Luke Campbell, don’t know how he managed to do it, but by gathering two previous inexperienced volleyballers, a drama fanatic and six footy players who didn’t even know the rules, he managed to turn us into an AGSV Premiership team, which truly says enough in itself. Finally, would like to acknowledge the boys: Matt Grigoriou, Mitchell Scott, Will Burmeister, Cameron Moorhouse, Keenen Marrier D’Unienville, Josh Stephenson, Pat Bankin, Ryan Buckler and Harry Edwards. It was a pleasure training until late on those Friday evenings, and even getting up early on our school holidays; the games we played together have given me memories that will last forever, and to do something that seemed impossible at the start of the year shows how determined and committed we were as a team. The trophy with the Mentone 2016 engraving is a great reward for our efforts. The year has been a great journey and would be more than happy to do it all again.

Captain James Davidson reports on the School’s first ever Volleyball ForPremiership:thefinaltime in our schooling lives the Boys’ First Volleyball Team travelled to Dandenong State Volleyball Centre. Although this may have seemed like just your average Saturday sport game, it was in fact very different. This round represented the Grand Final of the competition with the winners receiving the cherished Premiership Cup. With many excited yet nervous boys on the bus we couldn’t wait to get on court and play the rival school of Ivanhoe. It is with great pleasure that I can say we defeated Ivanhoe in straight sets to win the 2016 Volleyball Premiership. However, the scoreboard didn’t reflect the true result of the game. To their credit the Ivanhoe players certainly came prepared and were not willing to give up their chances at making history, by winning their school’s first ever Volleyball premiership. This resulted in an increased amount of strategic gameplay and skills which, in comparison to last time we played, was significantly higher. Although they came prepared, we were ready to match it. Of course the game was not perfect as we had some downturns within the sets, however, we stayed calm and managed to play our way back to take the lead on many occasions.

Season Result 8 match wins, 1 Bye (Undefeated!).

James Davidson Captain (Year 12)

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Again, our season has seen a lot of personal growth and development, which is part of the intention of our sports program, to eachandaccountability,encouragededication,leadershipwithinteam.

After a most successful summer season, it was always going to be a challenge to replicate that in winter. With all of our First teams training hard during preseason again, we knew that we would be a good chance to ruffle a few feathers. We fell just short of a Finals birth with our Boys’ Football and Soccer teams despite both putting in extraordinary performances in the AGSV Semi Finals. We also had impressive results in the junior levels with some teams going through the season undefeated; a remarkable feat in itself. Again, our season has seen a lot of personal growth and development, which is part of the intention of our sports program, to encourage accountability, dedication, and leadership within each team. Putting all of this together by playing a sport is a winning combination that builds great teams for the future. Cross Country Our AGSV Cross Country team finished fourth in the seven rounds of competition. Our Girls’ team finished second in the AGSV Girls’ race, reflecting the improvement that our girls have made in recent seasons. This improvement has been reflected in the number of girls in our team, increasing from 2 girls in 2011 to 23 current Individualrunners.highlights of the season were the individual AGSV medals for Corbin McCullough achieving Year 11 Bronze, Brady Watts winning Year 10 Silver and Will Garbelotto winning Year 7 Silver. Our girls were not to be outdone with Jessica Ewart-McTigue winning the Year 10 Silver medal, Lucy Burgess achieving Year 10 Bronze, Brooke McCullough winning Year 8 Gold and Hannah Schmidt winning Year 8 Silver. Aerobics This season, seven teams represented the School admirably in the Victorian Preliminary Aerobics competition, with three Primary and four secondary teams advancing to the State Aerobics TheChampionships.girlsperformed extremely well and were a credit to the School displaying excellent sportsmanship and resilience

Football Overall, Boys’ Football had an exceptional year, recording the highest percentages of wins over all ages when compared to all other sports at Mentone Grammar. A special mention of our Year 7 footballers, finishing the season undefeated, which is a great sign of the future. Our First team finished fourth on the AGSV ladder after the last round, which set themselves up for a very tough Semi-Final against Marcellin. The team showed tremendous talent, determination and courage in the SemiFinal but unfortunately they came up short by a goal in the dying seconds of the game. Although heartbreaking, all players and coaches should hold their heads high to a tremendous season. Netball With over 12 individual teams making up our Netball program, it was a busy, fun and successful season. With many students having the opportunity to move between teams, all students endeavoured to give their best at training and at games which was great to see. Our Junior and Intermediate programs had some great success and set a good platform for great things ahead. Our First players showed their commitment and endeavour with 7am Monday morning trainings; however, during the season they came up just short on a few occasions. The girls are looking forward to putting their best foot forward and moving onwards and upwards in 2017.

Table Tennis Our Girls’ Table Tennis team had a positive year with a number of wins and a lot of enjoyment. Along with strong coaching, determination and hard work, all of our teams showed great endeavour at both training and on game days.

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Hockey Like our Basketball teams, both Junior and Intermediate Hockey teams were placed in A Division. It was also a challenging season for them but they came away with a lot of experience and an understanding of what they could improve on for next year.

Soccer – Girls Our Soccer teams had a very positive year. They all had a number of wins and the students really enjoyed themselves and were competitive week in and week out. Our Girls’ First Soccer team had a challenging year but with a number of our Junior and Intermediate students playing up a level, it has provided great depth in the team list. We saw a number of our First Girls’ selected to represent the AGSV in the Representative games which is a wonderful achievement. Soccer – Boys Our Soccer program as a whole had a successful season. Sitting at about 50 per cent of win/loss ratio there was improvement at all ages and greater participation and skill development. Our First team, had a solid preseason, with plenty of training sessions and numerous practice matches. This hard work saw them finish the season fourth on the AGSV Ladder and playing off in the Semi-Final against PEGS. After what was a remarkable year all round the team fell just short of making the AGSV Grand Final. All students and coaches are to be commended for their attitude and commitment to success.

Basketball With our Girls’ First Basketball team taking the leap back into the First Division following great success last year, both Junior and Intermediate teams were placed in A Divisions. All students knew that every school they competed against was going to provide strong competition. Despite the mixed results, our players are to be commended for their enthusiasm to improve and the resilience they showed in what was a tough, competitive season. We know that this year was a great learning curve for all involved and we look forward to rebuilding and developing the entire Basketball program in 2017.

– Netball Courtney Munn (Co VC) – Basketball Bianca Malby-Luke (GK) – Soccer Charlotte Fryer – Soccer Stephanie Giccominato – Soccer Alexandra Boys – Soccer Samantha Fifer – Soccer Congratulations to all players on a season full of personal and team Pleasehighlights.enjoy a selection of Coaches reports from the season. Leah Percy Director of Sport – Administration

Overall, Year 8A had the most success throughout the season. However, with plenty of students playing above their year level, it shows great depth and confidence for future seasons.

ASGV Representatives We have had some great highlights in the 2016 season along with a large number of students selected to represent Mentone Grammar in the AGSV Representative teams. This is a great reflection of the hard work that all of our students have put into the program, their teams and with personal fitness training. We proudly acknowledge our Mentone Grammar representatives: AGSV Boys’ Representative Team Kai Owens – Basketball Corbin McCullough – Cross Country Thomas Siedle – Hockey Lewis Cotsopoulos (GK) – Soccer George Smethurst – Soccer Nanthawat Magee – Soccer Max Williams – Football Matthew Grigoriou – Football Edward Newman – Football Oliver Florent (Co VC) (Inj) – Football Emergencies Bailey Clarkson – Basketball Lachlan Moorhouse – Cross Country Jack Laidlaw – Football Riley Sawyer – Hockey AGSV Girls’ Representative Team Brooke McCullough – Cross Country Hannah Schmidt – Cross Country Grace Bunting – Cross Country Jessica Ewart-McTigue (Inj) –Cross MadisonCountryCapsalis

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Over the season our Aerobics teams trained very hard, both during Sports training times and in extra sessions early mornings and lunch times.

Seven teams represented the School admirably in the Victorian Preliminary Aerobics competition, with three primary and four secondary teams going through to perform in the Wildcard and State Aerobics TheChampionships.girlsperformed extremely well and were a credit to the School, displaying excellent sportsmanship and resilience in a very tight competition.

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Two teams, Mentone Magic and Mentone Mystic, placed in this event and then progressed to represent Mentone Grammar at Nationals in Queensland. This is an outstanding achievement and it was pleasing to see such talent and dedication rewarded with the experience of competing at a national level. Competing at the national level in Aerobics is tough and although our students performed to an extremely high standard, this year we were unable to secure a medal. Congratulations to all on being excellent representatives for the School and your sport. The following girls were recognised for their contributions: Coaches Awards

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Aerobics is a demanding sport that requires a sustained level of fitness and great attention to detail. All teams are to be commended for their discipline and dedication throughout 2016.

Commendation Charlotte Bratuskins Emma Rothberg Distinction Madeleine Ghent Maya Dunne Half Colours Sarah Caley Full Colours Lucy Mangion Mentone Grammar Aerobics Coaching Team

The Mentone Grammar AGSV Cross Country team finished fourth after seven rounds of fiercely contested competition. Our Girls’ team finished second in the AGSV Girls’ race reflecting the improvement that our girls have made, improving from fifth place in 2011. This improvement has been reflected in the number of girls in our AGSV team increasing from two girls in 2011 to 23 girls in 2016. Individual highlights of the season were the individual AGSV medals for Corbin McCullough achieving Year 11 Bronze, Brady Watts winning Year 10 Silver and Will Garbelotto winning Year 7 Silver. Our girls were not to be outdone with Jessica Ewart-McTigue winning the Year 10 Silver medal, Lucy Burgess achieving Year 10 Bronze, Brooke McCullough winning Year 8 Gold and Hannah Schmidt winning Year 8 Silver.

Corbin McCullough, Jessica EwartMcTigue, Grace Bunting, Brooke McCullough and Hannah Schmidt all represented the AGSV Cross Country team against the APS team with Lachie Moorhouse as first emergency, reflecting the quality of runners in our team. Corbin was incredible as he won the 6km AGSV v APS race in a blistering average time of 3.10min/km in muddy conditions at Marcellin.

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The top runners in each year level were: Year 12 Kyle Solterbeck, Luc van Vliet and Will McCann Year 11 Corbin McCullough, Lachie Moorhouse and Zac Scherger Year 10 Brady Watts, Callum Matthew and James Rickard Year 9 Michael Garbelotto, Jesse Turner and Edward Kent Year 8 Brooke McCullough, Hannah Schmidt and Alexander Jones Year 7 Will Garbelotto, Jordie Michell and Daniel Matthew Our most improved Senior, Intermediate and Junior runners were: Robert McIntyre, Edward Kent and Jordie Michell. Mentone Grammar also achieved excellent results in the All Schools Cross Country championships at both Jells Park and Albert Park with the best results being the Boys’ U20 team of Corbin McCullough, Lachie Moorhouse, Kyle Solterbeck and Brady Watts finishing fifth and the Boys’ U14 team of Will Garbelotto, Daniel Matthew, Jordie Michell and Campbell McDonald finishing sixth. Corbin also finished third in the U20 Victorian Cross Country Championships at Bundoora, earning him a place in the Victorian team for the National Championships, where he finished 16th. Finally, would like to thank Lachie Moorhouse, Emma Doyle and Corbin McCullough for their tremendous leadership of the teams this season. They have inspired others with their performances, their commitment to training and encouragement of others and by organising Strava membership to help our team monitor their runs and encourage each other to improve.

Dr Paul Matthew Cross Country

Filling a team with players lacking basketball experience left us at a disadvantage but it was their efforts and determination that motivated them to develop an understanding of the game and make great improvements in their skill levels.

From a coach’s perspective, it was a long yet successful season where we faced many challenges early on, but everyone should embrace the satisfaction of knowing that the efforts they exerted and trust that they held in themselves to improve, paid off. With many more wins than losses in the second half of the season they had reached the level of accomplishment they worked so hard for in trainings.

In any given game you could potentially see Jacquie Mendel and Holly Svojtka each go to score 15+ without breaking a sweat, if any player made it possible to get seven fouls in a game it was Megan Bresnehan only because she was determined to lock down the best player on any opposing side. Jacinta Reading caught every ball that came her way. When it came to raw shooting power you would find Piper Beretta and Remi ‘Stephen Curry’ Trigg spacing the floor for the open ‘3s’. When there was a need for a spark of energy off the bench, Sophie Leonard had the X factor, never failing to get everyone involved. The raw talent of Hebe Best showed her prowess as an inside scorer and the ability to defend any shots under the basket and the pairing of Kat Tsihlakis and Emily Hill were a solution to any issue. They were game changers that could play make, score, defend and rebound. Lastly, Jordan Fox when available was known as the ‘ultimate scorer’ and was all over the stat sheet. With a passion to play every single game, you could see in the eyes of each player donning the navy blue and the white jersey the respect they held for one another. In the season result, after being graded to a fair Division where they could truly compete, the team battled for their season filled with many tough wins.

Ambitious goals make for outstanding achievements.

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Leah Percy and Chloe Sinclair Team Members Ellen Chick (Captain), Emily Fiddes (Co-Vice Captain), Madi Capsalis (CoVice Captain), Teaghan Avery, Sarah Thompson, Alex Siedle, Meg Siedle, Lauren Bartlett, Kim Henricks, Brooke Carson, Mackenzie Bascombe, Dominique Taylor

The First Netball team had a competitive season, with many ups and downs and lots of high quality netball. With a range of ages, the team improved and grew each week. They worked extremely hard at weekly 7am trainings where they pushed each other and themselves to the next level. Though only winning four games for the season, and having some close losses as well, every single game was hard fought and each player should be commended for the hard work and dedication they brought to every game. All the girls brought their best, but special mention to Madi Capsalis, Alex Siedle, Meg Siedle, Emily Fiddes and Ellen Chick who were dominant players every Congratulationsweek.toMadi Capsalis, our phenomenal shooter, for making the AGSV Representative team, and to Ellen Chick, our superstar defender, for being chosen as an emergency. Also, special thanks to our Year 12s: Ellen Chick, Emily Fiddes, Sarah Thompson and Teaghan Avery, for being great leaders and stand out players. We are really looking forward to building on this again next year and we know that there are a number of strong juniors and intermediate players who will add to this First team over the coming years.

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Coach Tobi Cunningham Team Members Caitriona Erskine, Charlotte Wiffin, Chloe McLennan, Gabrielle Burton, Georgina Phillips, Hannah Sinclair, Lexie Paterson, Molly Ford, Sienna Trigg, Stephanie Wilson and Zoe Maggio

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First CoachesBasketball Arran Batish and Kate Hore Team Members Eliza Hollingsworth, Madison Daley, Jamie-Lee Munn, Courtney Munn, Lucy Bowman, Ella Ryan, Sophie van Vliet, Stephanie Kelly, Georgia Cooper, Ruby Timms Season Result: 1 – 11. The 2016 season was one to remember for the Girls’ Basketball program. With our resurrection back in to the First competition we had to be switched on. Only having two practice matches before our first game, it was always going to be tough to get off to a good Comingstart.upagainst Carey in Game 1 we did quite the opposite, with the game coming down to the wire. Unfortunately, we fell short by three points: 44-47, just running out of time. This was our warning shot to the competition that we weren’t just back, but back to leave our mark and compete to the end. In our next nine games, we fell short in six games by six points or less but went on to win our last game in Kilmore against Assumption, 50-47. As a team with a short playing history we have not focused on the win/ loss record as a measure of success this season as it doesn’t do the girls justice. The real results are reflected in the girls’ determination and hard work week in, week out; not giving up and pushing quality well coached teams to the wire. Due to representative and state commitments we were sometimes down to only six players but that made them more determined. As coaches we cannot fault them. would like to thank Assistant Coach, Kate Hore, for her efforts this year, and Leah and Erin for keeping us organised throughout the year. A massive thanks goes to the girls, for not giving up when it got tough and not being deterred by the cold and wet mornings travelling all the way to Kilmore, Ivanhoe and beyond. We have definitely laid the foundations for future years, where one day Mentone will raise the AGSV Cup. Good luck to all the girls in the Basketball program with their future endeavours! Intermediate Basketball Coaches Zac Ibrhaim and Daniel Xiang Team Members Piper Beretta, Hebe Best, Megan Bresnehan, Jordan Fox, Emily Hill, Sophie Leonard, Jacquelyn Mendel, Jacinta Reading, Holly Svojtka, Remi Trigg, Katherine Tsihlakis It was a frosty Saturday morning awaiting the arrival of the comfortable Ventura bus, but the players expected no such comfort when they arrived in hostile territory. Away games were something these girls reveled in, this group of individuals had the mentality to walk into any gym against any competitor and come out on top, sometimes not in score but always in spirit. This quality in players is something that cannot be taught and can only be attributed to the strength of character of each of these girls. It was in these tough away games where we saw their strength.

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The team had a superb season, with only three losses for the season. The girls started the season slowly, with the first two games ending in losses. These results, however, made the girls realise that this season was going to be tough, and in order to finish with more wins than losses, they had to work hard at training and work together as a team. With the girls’ determination to win, training became more intense and the girls worked on their weaknesses, such as rushing their passes, and focused on their strengths, such as remembering set plays and definite hard drives to the ball. Our goaling combination was magnificent, with Georgina Phillips always being an option along with Molly Ford’s quick base line drives. For that unexpected pop up, Stephanie Wilson with her determination and outstanding accuracy was also effective. The defence combination of Charlotte Wiffin with her tight defence in the circle; Chloe McLennan with her amazing ability to read the play; Gabrielle Burton’s rebounds and Lexie

The team enjoyed a very successful season with many memorable moments. The girls, when playing their best, would have convincingly beaten any team in their Division. Sometimes, however, they seemed to want to make glorious comebacks to torment a very stressed coach and shock parents watching from the sidelines. Our captains Emma Vear and Erin Porter were exceptional role models and great team motivators that led the team in a fantastic season. The girls’ development was tremendous from the start of the season; the training sessions with the First team may even lead to some of the girls stepping up next season into the top team. The girls have so much to be proud of this season not only in their results but also in their teamwork and cooperation on and off the court. With the majority of the team being bottom age for this Division the team will look to next season to build and develop even further.

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It has been an absolute pleasure to train with these fantastic girls, a team shall never forget for their mateship, respect for the game and hard work. Many an umpire spoke to me post game of their technique, ability and sportsmanship. We won most of our games and we walked away feeling very proud. Girls’ First Soccer Coaches Theresa Deas, Team Manager Tegan Johnston Team Members Tiana Storti (C), Sophie Antonellis (VC), Brittany Chambers (VC), Bianca MalbyLuke, Chelsy Hardy, Holly Adams, Cassidy Hardy, Lauren Fagan, Cate Rausz, Piper Rausz, Charlotte Fryer, Samantha Fifer, Alexandra Boys, Sasha Widelski, Alyssa Hardy, Stephanie Sanderson, Stephanie Giccominato

Paterson’s exceptional hunting skills and quick drives were all amazing.

The team performed with courage and conviction this season, steadily improving from week to week. Both Yarra Valley and The Peninsula School were unable to field First teams in the 2016 competition, two of our closest rivals, so Mentone looked for wins against the strong APS Schools.

Soccer Intermediate Blue The Intermediate Blue girls were looking to continue their great form from the previous season and that they did. The girls played some impressive soccer throughout the season, going through undefeated. Lotus Jeffs would prove to be the most consistent player during the season whilst Bec and Daisy were our two highest goal scorers. Whilst the girls went through without a loss they did so with great sportsmanship and humility.

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The Junior A team demonstrated strength, tenacity and team spirit from the onset. Their pure dedication to the sport, to learn many new techniques and support each other made them a stand out against the best of other teams. They fought hard with gusto during every game and were supported by their peers and family at all home games. The team comprised a very strong mid court including Taylor Fox, Sophie Porter, Caitlin Bourke and Charlie Peachey. A relentless Taylor called tactic numbers and girls had them memorised for each and every game often defying their opponents. The goals were rarely missed by both Matilda and Sophie and they were well supported by Caitlin and Elly. Elly, Bethany, Tiana and Lauren proved to be a formidable defensive system and were able to lead the ball out of the ring on every occasion. The GS and GA on the opposing teams found them very difficult to score against!

Lexie was also a part of the impressive mid-court combination that involved Caitriona Erskine, Hannah Sinclair with their impressive ability to feed into the ring as well as pick off intercepts all down the court. Sienna Trigg had an outstanding ability to make a quick drive to reach the top off the ring with a great feed into the goals. Zoe Maggio applied magnificent pressure on the ball and her loud encouragement of her team mates was always brilliant. The energy and the encouragement on and off the court is what made this team successful and their phenomenal achievement made their coaches very proud.

The girls took every game in their stride and gave all the teams close, strong competition. A highlight was beating Wesley 2-1 mid season. The Year 12 leadership group of Captain Tiana Storti, Sophie Antonellis, Brittany Chambers (Vice Captains), and Stephanie Sanderson, gave clear direction on game day and through the course of the season. Good performances all round from Bianca Malby-Luke (GK), Stephanie Giccominato, Charlotte Fryer, Samantha Fifer, and a late call up of Alexandra Boys were rewarded with AGSV selection. Our ranks were bolstered this season with the inclusion of Alyssa and Cassidy Hardy (Year 8), who stepped up to First Soccer with ease and added speed and enthusiasm to assist strong performances from Sasha Widelski and Lauren Fagan. Chelsy Hardy, Holly Adams, and Piper Rausz played pivotal roles as utility players without question, as did Cate Rausz in her first year in the First team.

If our results in the 2016 season were based this year on enthusiasm, spirit and improvement, Mentone would have finished top of the ladder this year.

Table Tennis – Girls Coaches Jonathan Kuhn, Ms Siew Ping Lim Team A Jacqueline Wang, Iris Liu, Jiin Jeon, Jinhong Cho, Jane Liao, Danielle Wei, Vicky Meng, Rebecca Wang Team B Antonia Chen, Genevieve Li, Phoebe Yu, Elea Zhou, Mickle Chen, Ellen Liu, Louise Solomonides, Miranda Li

Coach Brooke Hiscock Team Members Emma Vear (C), Erin Porter (C), Olivia Dickson, Belle Leonard, Amelia Vise, Bronte Reark, Lily Horne, Sarah Petfield, Bella Daddo, Lucy Burgess

Having only two schools competing against each other (Mentone Grammar and Haileybury) throughout the winter season, this year became more about the development in skills and attitude towards the game of Table Tennis. Having lost many former Year 12s had a large impact on our overall skill level, however the remaining seemed unaffected by it. Throughout the Wednesday trainings and Saturday games the girls showed enthusiasm, some plainly enjoying the sport and competitive vibe, while others were determined to improve their skill. Not only was it good to see such a positive attitude to their sport, but also how they maintained it throughout the season whether they were winning or losing. Well done on a wonderful season, even though Haileybury won in the end! I wish the Year 12s all the best for the remainder of their studies and future endeavours. Well done!

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Additionally, Matthew Kolivas and Patrick Myles regularly trained with the First squad and gained valuable experience that will greatly assist in their future development.

A reset was needed, and it came in the form of the unbeaten Marcellin, who visited ‘The Keys’ on a damp Saturday morning in late May. They ran straight into an ‘ambush’ as the Mentone Grammar First XVIII set about a fierce ‘hard to play against’ game of football. From the moment in the middle of the first quarter when Ed Newman tackled his opponent off the ground, into mid-air and over the boundary line, we were never going to be beaten – and the players set themselves a new ‘gold standard’ of team football.

Danny IntermediateRyan Football With over 80 Years 9 and 10 boys on the list for the first training session, it was easy to see that AFL is alive and well at Mentone. After a successful 2015; with a number of victories, some narrow losses and most importantly, a number of boys getting the opportunity to play in the Firsts, the focus for 2016 would be the same – challenge the boys to be the best they can, regardless of the level they are Whileplaying.itwould have been nice to have them, it was pleasing that two Year 10 boys, Lachlan Newman and Harry Houlahan didn’t play a single game with us as they played all games with the Firsts – a fantastic achievement.

Still with unfinished business in 2017!

In 2015, the team was dominated by Year 10 students, which allowed us to be one of the ‘stronger bodied’ teams; 2016 would not be the same with the majority of the team coming from the Year 9 cohort. And, while not as physically mature as much of the opposition, they showed a great deal of skill, courage and teamwork throughout the year.

Each game we discussed that the Intermediate years were about individual and team development and, while winning is nice, was always more interested in the boys learning to play a certain style of football that will help them and the School achieve success as they move through into their senior years.

First XVIII Football Coaches Danny Ryan and Peter O’Gorman Season Result 6 wins and 2 losses – Lost to Marcellin in final, finished 4th on Ladder. The season started over the Christmas holiday period with several of the First XVIII squad getting together for ‘Sat Nite Skills & Thrills’ on the School oval. Along with a Summer Running program, there was a real focus on improved skills to complement the ‘system’ of play at Mentone Grammar.

Preseason matches were mostly uneventful – but the dominating win over Aquinas College from Perth with close to our full squad, including the addition of the St Kilda scholarship holder in Barclay Miller. This gave Peter and myself cause for optimism going into Round 1 against Assumption. Round 1 saw us play some good football in patches and we hung on to outlast Assumption and record a two point win; the first ever over Assumption by any Mentone Grammar First team. Whilst that was cause for celebration, we were quickly bought back to earth with a thud, and had bad losses against both PEGS and Ivanhoe, over two consecutive ‘away’ Friday matches, as well as the unfortunate loss of one of our premier midfielders in Will Burmeister during the PEGS game.

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Jarrod CoachFootballO’Neill7A Craig Kernick Team Members Tom Harris, Declan McComb, Alec McComb, Lachlan Brooks, Lachlan Jones, Lachlan Bourke, Angus Newman, Angus Perkins, Peter Papadopoulos, Dylan Hinton, Jacob Farrow, Mitch Owens, Jacob Edwards, Nick Plevritis, Harry Officer, Oliver Moran, Sam Leahy, Harrison Zammit, Jack Caughey, Daniel Altoff-Dowell

An enjoyable year was had by all and appreciate the support of fellow coaches, John Horler, Ben Rossi and Lachlan Petfield. Regardless of the result, and they had many victories, they were always prepared, motivated and supportive of the students in their Footballdevelopment.atMentone is bright with some very strong and able students moving through the Intermediate years and into the senior squad. am confident a number of boys going into Year 10 will, like Lachie and Harry, be a part of the First XVIII Squad in 2017.

Congratulations and a huge thanks to all the boys who trained with and played First XVIII throughout the 2016 Season – you have been magnificent and a pleasure to work with. Also a big thanks to both Peter O’Gorman (Asst Coach), Greg Evans (Team Manager), and Rob Foyster (Team Physio) for your undying support for myself and the team.

The season played out with an unbeaten streak against Yarra Valley, Camberwell (where Barclay Miller kicked six goals) and a strong win against Trinity to close out the season with a 6-2 win-loss record. We then took on Marcellin in the first Semi-Final in a Top Vs 4th clash, for the right to progress to the Grand Final. In the end we lost by a solitary goal. Throughout the match we suffered significant adversity in the form of injuries to: Lachlan Newman (Q1: 3 mins), Matt Grigoriou (Q1: 10mins), Matt Hennig (Q2: 20mins), and Tom Gamble (Q4: 5mins). But to the players credit they ‘never ever gave up’ and indeed made the School and their families extremely proud, as they fought the game out right to the end –even hitting the lead late in Q4, before eventually losing by that solitary goal. Marcellin went on to win the Grand Final, and have only lost the one game in the last two years – to the mighty men from Mentone Grammar!

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Round 1 was an eye-opening game against Camberwell; a team that always finishes in the Top 3. While Mentone was able to defend well and provide a solid opposing pressure against the constant Camberwell attacks, the team’s combined inexperience at this level was evident and by the end of the match, Mentone had given it all. Round 2 should have been a much closer game against Marcellin, but unfortunately the team had a lot of senior players missing due to School music and other commitments. While the team did step up to fill the gaps, again inexperience was our downfall and Marcellin was able to run away with their first win. Despite the second loss, Mentone players kept their heads high and, with the addition of the Round 3 Bye, trained well leading into Round 4 against Ivanhoe.

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Overall, it has been a pleasure and privilege to have the opportunity to coach 7A Football. A fantastic achievement by all the boys involved.

Although, they kept their heads held high and stuck to the task asked of them each week. As their confidence in each other and the game plan grew, so did the score board, which culminated in finishing the back end of the season 5-1. These boys have now completed their second year of a six year journey in School Football, so they are a third of the way through. As they continue to develop as individuals and as a team in 2016, look forward to seeing each year’s growth particularly when it culminates in Year 12, when fulfilling that elusive dream of a Football premiership for Mentone Grammar which could become a reality.

Football Year 8 Coach Peter Ryan Team Members Jeremy Campbell, William Durston, Tighe Taylor, Adam Laws, James Mooney, Angus Rimanic, Charlie Webster, Thomas Shepherd, William Skinner, Ben Murphy, Archie Padley, Josh Culley, Trent Meakins, Blake Williams, Tarlis Reed, Kieren Dyer, Ace Brodie, Oskar Phillips, Koby Thomson, Lachlan Rundmann, Tom Grant, Sebastian Zahra, Thomas Spencer, Samuel Rose Season Result Played 9, Won 5, Lost 4 We had a slow start to the season being 0-3 after the first three rounds. What was so impressive from this group of young men was their determination and effort each quarter and each week but, unfortunately, couldn’t put the score on the board.

Hockey First XI Coaches Ed Fisher and Laz Moutafis Team Members Thomas Siedle (C), Riley Sawyer (VC), Steven Chandler GK, Elly Blasse, Dekota Mark, Tim Cansdale, Daniel Liacos, Cameron Moorhouse, Piermon Schwarz, Adam Pratt, Josh Miller, Nick Sheppard, Luke Shi, Geordie Hore, Jacob Althoff-Dowell, Jack Bunting, Jackson Palmer, Liam Grant, Guy Witherow, Steven Daly, Daniel Carruthers, Ranjith Prasannan(GK) Season Result 0 Wins, 7 Losses.

Season Result 9 Games/9 Wins – undefeated.

Round 4 had a delayed start thanks to both umpires not turning up. A solution was found through Ivanhoe graciously putting forward two members of their supporter group to umpire the game and allow the teams to still play their game. Mentone provided strong opposition, even with Steve playing injured and Dekota missing in the backline due to injury, but Ivanhoe was just too strong. Round 5 was yet another tough game, but was Mentone’s best game to date. Facing PEGS, who were minor premiers this season, at home was a daunting task, but Mentone was determined. The first half saw Mentone actively pressing the PEGS backline thanks to multiple plays up forward by Riley, with ever present support from the rest of the team. With this, the team managed to have three shots on goal and kept PEGS at five goals at half time. The second half was a continuation of the first half, with everyone playing as a team. Unfortunately, PEGS was able to double their score thanks to multiple penalty corners and their State grade drag flicker.

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This team is one of very talented boys who were fortunate to have come together this season. All the boys showed great attitude to learning the game and all brought incredible effort and skill throughout the entire season.

The 2016 season was always going to be a tough season for the Mentone First XI Hockey team, with only three squad members having previously played at this level. This meant that the majority of the team were playing in a much higher grade than they’d previously played. However, the team was determined to keep focused on playing as a team and improving themselves every week.

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Special congratulations should firstly be made to Steve Chandler, who was the team’s main goalkeeper. Steve did an amazing job in goals for his First XI season debut, being a Year 9 student playing against senior players, some of whom also play at State and National level.

Hockey 9A Coaches Hayden Mitchell and staff support Kim Wootton Team Members Andrew Lancaster, Cooper Hamlin, Daniel Carruthers, Edward Yang, Jack Cullen, Jake Adderley, Jakob Sloan, Jeremy Miao, Joseph Childerley, Nathan Harbutt, Nathan Klein, Nicholas Berry, Nicolas Opie, Tarn Smith. The Year 9A Hockey team demonstrated what it means to never give in, play with discipline, teamwork, selflessness and a huge dose of courage. The final score was not our measure of success, it was the emphasis on team effort – all the contests and tackles laid on opposition players, the pressure, the will and commitment to help each other out.

First XI Soccer The First XI Soccer team had an outstanding season. Following a tough preseason where the team was undefeated, the season proper began at home against 2015 Runners up, Ivanhoe Grammar School. A dominant first half display gave Mentone a deserved 2-0 lead at half time. Ivanhoe took the ascendancy in to the latter half of the second period and were rewarded with two goals, one with the last kick of the game salvaging a 2-2 draw for IGS. The team would use this game as motivation for the rest of the season and went on to win the next four games, 4-0 against Peninsula, 3-2 in the dying stages against Camberwell, 2-1 in similar circumstances against Yarra Valley and finally a commanding 2-0 victory against 2015 Premiership team, Marcellin. Unfortunately, the next two games would not go to plan, a 5-0 defeat to PEGS followed by a 2-1 loss to Trinity pushed Mentone down to fourth position for the finals series. This meant a tough semi final trip to PEGS, who had won every game during the home and away season. The trip to PEGS was made even harder after 25 minutes when the home side took a 1-0 lead; from here it was all Mentone for the following 25 minutes and this dominance was

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Kim Wootton and Hayden Mitchell Hockey 8A Coaches Luke Linden and Arron Richard Team Members Adam Carnegie, Lachlan Howard, Simon Coubard, Harrison Dart, William Hibbs, Mitchell Kershaw, Joshua Madden, Jake O’Brien, Felix O’NeillPugh, Jeremy Di Rosato, Sam Davie, Myles Brown, Henry Lewis, Harry Pertzel, Angus Armstrong, Valdis Guppy, Kevin Helmerson, Denzil Paranihi When the season started was confronted with a team of young men who were largely uncertain of what was in store for them. However, as the season progressed the team was surprised with the early results. Securing two draws and a win just within the first three rounds, the team could barely believe their own performance with only losing a total of two matches throughout the season could not be more impressed with the development and performance of this group of young men who gave every match their all, regardless of the situation. Even though there were only a few boys who played club hockey all of them learned to better understand the game and play to a much higher standard as a team, compared to the beginning of the season.

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Round 8 was a playoff final for last place against Yarra and unfortunately this meant another long trip to Croydon. Through the pre-game words of Piermon, ‘I am proud to play for this team’ and after the massively improving season Mentone had produced thus far, the team walked onto the pitch with confidence in each other and the knowledge that win or lose, they were Mentone. The first half looked to be anyone’s game as both sides had multiple shots on goal, but Yarra Valley managed to get a single late goal. The second half saw Yarra Valley show their scoring experience by scoring four more goals, but thanks to Steve and a solid Mentone defence, Yarra Valley did have to work hard for them.

Round 6 was an early and wet start against Yarra Valley at Croydon. Mentone was wary of Yarra, who finished as minor premiers last season but were currently just above Mentone on the ladder. Mentone continued their improving form and were able to finish the game with the many positives to look Roundon.7 was a home game against Trinity, another Top 3 team. As it had been the whole season, Mentone were determined to show their opposition that they were an improving team and they did just that. Our Mentone team gave everything it could against Trinity and, through some team basics, were resulted with Geordie scoring their first (and only) goal for the season.

Hayden Mitchell coached the team with passionate direction and the development of improved skill level and cohesion became evident during the season. Really pleasing was the improvement in individual basic skills (pushing, hitting and trapping), structure, decision-making and the willingness to make personal improvements. The defensive players exhibited working together and manning up to help the keeper in protecting the goals. It is hard to imagine how it could have been any more tense for all of us who witnessed the ‘never give in’ spirit the team displayed. The season result did not reflect the true nature of how the team played. There was a lot to be positive about – continued improvement in passing the ball, trapping and tackling skills. We are very proud of your effort, your courage against stronger opposition and your ‘never give up’ attitude. Amazing! To all members of the team who contributed to such a great team effort – well done!

The boys had a tough season in their first year of AGSV sport at Mentone Grammar, however, they approached every training and game with high levels of enthusiasm and determination. As the boys were in a high level competition, it was unfortunate to only draw once and end the season without a win. Nevertheless, their skills improved immensely and their teamwork was remarkable, with every team member attending training and each of the games. wish the boys the best in their sporting endeavours; they were a pleasure to train.

The Inter-As walk away from the season with a greater appreciation of the importance of a consistent performance, along with the knowledge that finishing is an area for improvement, but also with a strong core group who will no doubt rise to the challenge next year.

Boys’ Winter Sport

SPORTSWINTERBOYS’ Sport

245The Mentonian 2016244 The Mentonian 2016 rewarded with a goal to Captain George Smethurst to level the scores. The team had a few chances but was unable to convert; they were then hit by the ‘sucker punch’ as PEGS went up the other end to take a 2-1 lead. As we pressed forward for an equaliser, PEGS hit them on the break to score two more goals. The final result of 4-1 flattering the home side. The SemiFinal loss meant a third place play off game against Trinity, with the boys determined to make up for the regular season loss. This determination led to a 4-2 victory and a third place finish, the highest finish since the one and only premiership in the early 1990s.

Soccer Intermediate D Coach Giancarlo Leung Team Members James Bouwmeester, Alex Cai, Alan Chen, Tommy Du, Peter Fan, Tom Goodman, Jamie Hordogoda, Roy Li, Ken Lin, Lucas Lyn, Jayde Maluga, Sean McCubbin, Nathan Ong, Paul Pan, Ivan Ping, James Siadis, Sam Song, Henry Wang, Jack Zhang and Jericho (Heng) Liang.

Soccer Intermediate A Coach James Walton Season Result 13 per cent win ratio. The 2016 season was a tough one where we promised much, but lapses in concentration cost us dearly. In many of the games, we held our own against some of the top teams in the competition, yet periods where we would switch off for a few minutes would see us concede goals that we were then unable to claw back.

Soccer 7B Coach Jordan Johnson Team Members Jesse Clarke, Zane Cooper, Toby Hynes, Leonard Liu, Marcus van Straaten, Lachlan Taylor Singtong Chan, Andreas Michael, Ben Gerresheim, Daniel Nikolayevsky, Cooper Cox, Matt Leembruggen, Elliot Carruthers, Daniel Poberezovsky, Karson Kilpady, Ed Phillips, Max Hine, Tom Litsios, Jack Littleford, George Zacharis, Simon Stevens

An outstanding season punctuated with the selection of three players in to the AGSV team to play the APS and a number of other players unlucky to miss out.

The highlight of the season was a memorable victory against Trinity away, a resolute performance that made up for a loss to the same team in a fiery encounter earlier in the season. Despite arriving at the game with no subs, due to some late withdrawals, there was a sense of purpose to our approach from the outset. With some clinical finishing from Captain Will Carter, we took an early lead before Trinity got one back. It felt like a very familiar scenario but with some determined defending from Jamie Rosaia, Adam Mahmoud and Tim East, alongside strong midfield play from Mina Attia and Zac Vallis, we avoided our familiar pitfalls. In fact, we regained the lead just before half time with another sterling effort from Carter and, from a position in which we might previously have capitulated, we held out for a memorable win.

Season Result 3 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw in their Division. This squad was made up of Years 9 and 10 students, as well as a number of boys on international exchange to Mentone Grammar. While there were some challenges with self-belief in playing abilities and finding someone who wanted to play goal keeper, they all gave their best efforts in training and in matches and their skills improved immensely. It was great to see a group of students encourage and support each other, which created a good team atmosphere. During the whole season the boys put more focus on the process of applying the skills which built their confidence to play the game. This team played eight matches over the winter and their development as a team to be competitive in all those games is very rewarding not just for themselves, but satisfying as a coach.

Staff members put their own time in to offer a program to coach the students to improve as best they can so their efforts are noted: would like to thank the following staff members for their efforts over the season: Mr Andrew Hayes, Miss Jenna Oliver, Mr Michael Woolhouse, Mr Michael Martin, Mr Henry Kiss, Mr Craig Best, Mr Rohan Murphy, Ms Kym Willett, Mr Wayne Essing, Ms Robyn Fuerst, and Mr John Twist – your contribution has been fantastic. A special thank you also goes to Leah Percy and Erin Hunt from the Sport’s Department for their terrific support.

The Mentone Grammar students can be tremendously proud of the way they performed as individuals and as a team. The day saw the culmination of many training sessions come together for this one event. It is always a tough season due to the many commitments that the students have at this time of the year. The team performed with great distinction on the day and there were many personal bests across a variety of events, so well done to all.

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Girls and Boys Individual Top 3 finishes are listed: 400m Clucas

On Wednesday 7 September, the Mentone Grammar Athletics team competed against the other AGSV schools at the Lakeside Stadium at Albert Park. It was a fantastic carnival which saw both the Boys’ and Girls’ teams compete alongside each other.

Open

– Natalie

The Girls’ team finished an excellent 4th and the Boys’ team finished fifth. With several injuries in the lead up and on the day – both teams should be very proud of their achievements. This is an excellent finish as both teams scored more team points than ever before. Everyone should be very proud of what they all have achieved as a team.

2nd U17 100m – Anna Laidlaw 2nd 200m – Anna Laidlaw 3rd 400m – Anna Laidlaw 2nd Discus – Jamie-Lee Munn 1st 4 x 100m – Anna Laidlaw 3rd Rebecca Hayes Mia AlisonMcCullochAhern U16 800m – Lucy Burgess 1st Long Jump – Lucy Burgess 2nd 100m – Natalie Clucas 1st 200m – Natalie Clucas 1st 400m – Lucy Burgess 2nd 1500m – Jessica Ewart-McTigue 2nd Discus – Stephanie Kelly 2nd Shot Put – Alex Siedle 3rd 90m Hurdles – Lauren Fagan 3rd High Jump – Lauren Fagan 3rd 4 x 100m – Rachel Watson 1st Stephanie Kelly Lauren Fagan Natalie Clucas U15 Triple Jump – Bronte Reark 3rd Shot Put – Dominique Taylor 2nd 1500m – Brooke McCullough 2nd High Jump – Ella Mairs 2nd 80m Hurdles – Skye Carter 1st Long Jump – Lauren Malby-Luke 3rd 4 x 100m – Skye Carter 3rd Lauren Malby-Luke Bronte Reark Meg Bresnehan U14 Long Jump – Cassie Newman 2nd U13 Triple Jump – Cassie Newman 3rd Long Jump – Olivia Hargreaves 2nd 100m – Summer Leonard 3rd 200m – Summer Leonard 2nd 400m – Riley Spence 2nd Discus – Lily Clucas 3rd Shot Put – Summer Leonard 1st 80m Hurdles – Olivia Hargreaves 2nd 800m – Cassie Newman 2nd High Jump – Bethany Bratuskins 2nd 4 x 100m – Summer Leonard 2nd Cassie Newman Riley OliviaSpenceHargreaves Open 100m – Dhruv Rodrigues Chico 1st 200m – Dhruv Rodrigues Chico 1st High Jump – Barclay Miller 3rd 1500m – Corbin McCullough 2nd 3000m – Corbin McCullough 1st 4 x 100m – Dhruv Rodrigues Chico 1st Harrison Edwards George Smethurst Jesse Reed 4 x 400m – Jesse Reed 2nd Luke TomDhruvD’AllessandroRodriguesChicoSiedle U17 Hurdles – Aidan Taylor 2nd Shot Put – Ben Awad 2nd U16 1500m – Geordie Hore 2nd Trenton Johnson 2nd High Jump – Conor Murray 3rd 800m – Geordie Hore 3rd Shot Put – Damien Papadopoulos 2nd Triple Jump – Aaron Moore 2nd U15 Discus – Jeremy Campbell 3rd Long Jump – Chris Perkins 2nd U14 High Jump – Ethan Martin 1st Hurdles – Ethan Martin 1st 800m – Will Garbelotto 2nd 1500m – Will Garbelotto 3rd Alec McComb 3rd 100m – Ethan Prabaharan 3rd 200m – Ethan Prabaharan 3rd U13 800m – Jordan Michell 3rd Long Jump – Mitch Owens 2nd High Jump – Mitch Owens 3rd Andrew Hayes Director of Athletics Girls’ Team Result 1 Ivanhoe 318 2 Yarra Valley 263 3 Peninsula 262 4 Mentone 260 5 PEGS 258 6 Assumption 141 Boys’ Team Result 1 Trinity 530.5 2 Peninsula 446.5 3 Marcellin 409 4 PEGS 400 5 Mentone 379 6 Ivanhoe 376.5 7 Camberwell 348 8 Yarra Valley 268.5 9 Assumption 249 AGSV Athletics

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Row 2: Scarlet Park, Kyle Roos, Tom Wale, Mackenzie Hood, Ashleigh Hopkins, Ayden Roos, Jasper Zdanus, Nina Pertzel

Boys’ Swimming Premiership Team

Girls’ Swimming Premiership Team

Row 3: Jessica Balleggi, Emily Bresnehan, Brianna Vassiliadis, Bridie Wilson, Emily Webster, Isabelle Koh

SWIMMING

Junior AGSV Swimming

Row 6: Tom Lewis, Oskar Phillips, Jessica Ewart-McTigue, Ben Putamorsi, James Kerr, Tom Lapa, Quayd Duffin, Tim Silvester, James Rickard, Jordan Fox, Nicholas Archibald, Jack Williams

Row 3: Emily Webster, Jessica Balleggi, Harry Dart, Bridie Wilson, Jack Cullen, Joshua Cooley, Chloe Garifalakis, Trenton Johnson, Kai Lindsay, Brianna Vassiliadis, Michael Garbelotto, Emma Scherger, Declan McComb, Max Rothberg

Absent: Spencer Blain-Bartle, Matthew Harris, Kyle Solterbeck

Row 4: Monique Zahra, Tully McKinnon, Carlos Reynolds, Alex Barrett, Ashton Phillips, William Hughes, Riley Spence, Alanah Becker

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Row 4: Lulu Moore, Tayla Fox, Jenna Wale, Jayde Boyd, Tarn Smith, Teah Vassiliadis

Row 1: Elise Laws, Jett Spence, Holly Wale, Hudson Bucci, Tomas Barlow, Alexander Hopkins, Nichola Di Tirro, Toby Straw, Holly Nish

Row 4: Brannan Smith, Alecsander McComb, Jack Williams, Tom Lewis, Tighe Taylor, Declan McComb

Absent: Spencer Blain-Bartle, Joseph Childerley, Matthew Harris, Grace Howell, Jude Lowe, Corbin McCullough, Bronte Reark, Emma Rothberg, Kyle Solterbeck, Lucas Waters, Guy Witherow

Row 1: Natalie Clucas, Amy Long, Kate Frazer, Stephanie Sanderson, Amanda Barnhoorn, Molly Ford, Stuart Bainbridge, Jordan Fox, Phoebe Wearne

Row 2: Nalisha Ong, Samantha Fifer, Brooke McCullough, Chloe Garifalakis, Jessica Ewart-McTigue, Hannah Schmidt, Sophie Appel, Lotus Jeffs

Row 1: Amy Long, Jamie Brown, Kate Frazer, Max Williams, Amanda Barnhoorn, Frazer Kemp, Stuart Bainbridge, Sam Thiele, Jesse Reed

Cocurricular

Absent: Grace Howell

Swimming Squad

Row 3: Sophie Sibbald, Sarah Connell, Zoe Pertzel, Summer Leonard, Sienna Salisbury, Amelia Pritchard, Grace Laidlaw, Lulu Moore, Madison Brown

Row 5: Tighe Taylor, Hannah Schmidt, Brooke McCullough, Natalie Clucas, Carl Simondson, Phoebe Wearne, Maya Thilak-Mathew, Brannan Smith, Ella Mairs, Summer Leonard, Felix O’Neill-Pugh, Ben Sorrenson, Sophie Appel, Sammy Fifer, Alecsander McComb

Row 4: Nicholas Layton, Lily Clucas, Lachlan Bourke, Olivia Goodman, Tarn Smith, Fynn Baxter, Jayde Boyd, Isabelle Koh, Jenna Wale, Lily Gorringe, Sam Rose, Tayla Fox, Evie Sorrenson, Kieren Dyer, Kane Wilson

Row 2: Lachlan Bourke, Quayd Duffin, Tom Lapa, Nicholas Layton, James Kerr, Ben Putamorsi, Max Rothberg, Michael Garbelotto, Fynn Baxter

Cocurricular – Sport

Row 5: Jed Zammit, Ella Heidecker, Nalisha Ong, Michael Krol, William Nish, Emily Zallmann, Hayden Cooley, Charlotte Wood, Sean Lai

Row 2: Brayden Johnson, Ethan Gorringe, Valdis Guppy, Jack Heaven, James O’Day, Brayden Miller, Teah Vassiliadis, Lulu Moore, Lotus Jeffs, Xavier Hogios, Angus Armstrong, Georgia Terry, Isabella Terry, Nalisha Ong

Row 1: Cameron Connell, Sam Thiele, Amy Long, Jamie Brown, Stuart Bainbridge, Stephanie Sanderson, Frazer Kemp, Amanda Barnhoorn, Molly Ford, Max Williams, Kate Frazer, Jesse Reed, Emma Doyle, Finn Wheeler, Emily Bresnehan

Row 3: Carl Simondson, Oskar Phillips, Nicholas Archibald, James Rickard, Trenton Johnson, Joshua Cooley, Kieren Dyer

Mitchell

Mr

253The Mentonian 2016252 The Mentonian 2016 Cocurricular VOLLEYBALL,TENNIS,SAILINGBASKETBALL,CRICKET, Cocurricular – Sport First XI Cricket Row 2: Everard Fenton, Michael Wilton, Massey Parker, Callum Strack, Aidan Taylor, Emile Tait, James Kerr, Lewis Diggins, Trevor Stevens Row 1: Edward Newman, Abhijit Das, Matthew Hennig, Jack Cunnington, William Avery, Aman Prasad, Samuel Hutcheon Absent: Harry Austin, Owen Leonard, Thomas Siedle First Netball Row 2: Alexandra Siedle, Sarah Thompson, Dominique Taylor, Lauren Bartlett, Mackenzie Bascombe, Megan Siedle Row 1: Emily Fiddes, Brooke Carson, Chloe Sinclair, Ellen Chick, Leah Percy, Teaghan Avery, Kimberley Henricks Absent: Madison Capsalis

Joshua Stephenson, James Davidson, William Burmeister, Cameron Moorhouse

Matthew

First

First Hanni Alston, Buckler, Scott, Edwards, Grigoriou, Luke Campbell Marrier D’Unienville,

Boys’ PremiershipVolleyballTeam Row 2: Mrs

Ryan

Patrick Bankin, Harrison

Row 1: Keenen

Boys’ PremiershipTennisTeam Row 2: Mr Leigh Rowlands Zac BradenWesleySchergerFlavellWatts Row 1: Jason SahishnuTrentAnthonyBartonekTamborrielloJonesSivaRam Absent: Oliver JaidenFlorentWatts First Boys’ Basketball (Runners up 2016) Row 2: Sam Ralph Joel Amartey Kai HarrisonOwensSmyth Row 1: Harrison BarclaySamuelSteveBenjaminBridgeCharnleyHoareCallahanMiller Sailing Row 2: Grace NicholasPatrickElizaLachlanPhillipsHughesEwartDistefanoBerry Row 1: Patrick Myles Julian BrandonMollyMaxwellSassonMarrowFordDemura

Row 1: Thomas Gamble, Barclay Miller, Kai Owens, James Davidson, Oliver Florent, Danny Ryan, Harrison Edwards, Matthew Hennig, Max Williams, Jack Cunnington

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Row

Senior Boys’ Badminton

XiyanDavidKelingMargaretFanLeeChenBarberZhang

Absent: Allen Jing, Fanglei Li, Junlin Yan, Boyuan Zhang, Zeyang Chen Senior Aerobics

Row 2: Tessa

Row 1: Maya Dunne Lucy Mangion

Bella HelenaSophieAlexandraHoulahanRichardsAppelPapasimeon First Girls’ Touch Rugby Row 2: Megan Bresnehan Megan KimberleyAlexandraMadisonSiedleCapsalisSiedleHenricks Row 1: Madison LaurenBelleEliesStephanieDaleyKellyElChaarLeonardFagan First Girls’ Volleyball Row 2: Tara CharlotteElizaLaurenCharlotteWhiteWiffinBartlettHarveyHamilton Row 1: Courteney Munn Anthea Counsel Brittany Chambers Senior Girls’ Badminton Row 2: Yuqi JacquelineMeng Wang Yinuo HailiYawenLiLiWang Row 1: Qiqi Liao Ying Zhou Xinyi Liu Yue MiaoYuMiao Chen

First XVIII Football 2: Peter O’Gorman, Lachlan Newman, Edward Newman, Harrison Houlahan, Massey Parker, Nicholas Walliser, Lewis Diggins, Mitchell Scott, Max Rothberg, Joel Amartey, Finlay Dodson, Harrison Smyth, Sam Ralph, Jesse Reed, Tom Zallmann, William Armstrong, William Avery, Greg Evans

Row 1: Minghui

SarahMadelynMadeleineAlexandraScottSheppardGhentBrooksCaley

Table Tennis Matthew Dunkerley Jack AllanJoshuaDhamsikaRyderSamarapathiJadenCheng Absent: Alexander Harris Jonathan Kuhn

Row 2: Lucas DooyeonXichenHaoranFilikotziasLiuSunLee

Absent: Arran Batish, Lucy Bowman, Kate Hore, Sophie van Vliet

First Boys’ Soccer Squad

Absent: Jack Athanas, Bradley Chick, Lewis Cotsopoulos, Tim Macdonald, Jacob Michaelides, Alexander Tzimokas, Peter Varsamis

Row 1: Luke Shi, Jacob Althoff-Dowell, Riley Sawyer, Thomas Siedle, Geordie Hore, Cameron Moorhouse

First Girls’ Soccer Squad

Row 2: Samantha Fifer, Holly Adams, Lauren Fagan, Cate Rausz, Bianca Malby-Luke, Charlotte Fryer

Cocurricular

Absent: Theresa Deas, Stephanie Giccominato

Row 2: Adam Leander, Kiaan Storti, Aidan Taylor, Lachlan England, Dhruv Rodrigues Chico, David Gibson

First Girls’ Basketball Squad

Row 3: Stephanie Sanderson, Chelsy Hardy, Piper Rausz

Cocurricular

BASKETBALLSOCCER,HOCKEY, – Sport

Row 2: Stephanie Kelly Jamie-Lee Munn Madison Daley

Row 1: Nanthawat Magee, Riley Ghent, Luke D’Alessandro, George Smethurst, Marc Shermon, Rees Emsley, Julius Schulze

Row 1: Alyssa Hardy, Alexandra Boys, Sophie Antonellis, Tiana Storti, Brittany Chambers, Sasha Widelski, Cassidy Hardy

Absent: Harry Kingston, Dekota Mark, Jackson Palmer, Nicholas Sheppard, Guy Witherow

Eliza RubyGeorgiaHollingsworthCooperTimms

Row 2: Laz Moutafis, Steven Chandler, Tim Cansdale, Elly Blasse, Steven Daly, Josh Miller, Ed Fisher

Row 1: Courteney Munn Ella Ryan

Row 3: Daniel Liacos, Piermon Schwarz, Jack Bunting, Adam Pratt

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First Hockey Squad

Row 3: Harry Austin, Damian Papadopoulos, Paul Holland

Row 4: Mathieson Meakins, Holly Wale, Emily Zallmann, Jada Stephens, Madeleine O’Hara, Alanah Becker, William Nish, Tara van Straaten, Toby Straw

AGSV Athletics Squad

Row 2: Hudson Bucci, Riley Spence, William Garbelotto, Dennis Tezay, Peter Papadopoulos, Cassandra Newman, Lily Clucas, Lucy Mangion, Livinia Stockdale, Mitchito Owens, Jordan Michell, Carlos Reynolds, Ethan Prabaharan, Thomas Byrne

– Sport

Row 2: Kirra Pemberton, Zac Scherger, Hugo Marcombe, William Garbelotto, Brooke McCullough, Benjamin Stone, Jenna Wale, Phoebe Wearne, Campbell McDonald, Blake Ibrhaim, Jayde Boyd, Natalie Clucas, Thomas Charles, Cassandra Newman, Jordan Michell, Alexander Jones, Grace Bunting

Absent: Spencer Blain-Bartle, David Cao, Collin Chen, Jason Chen, Matthew Doyle, Michael Garbelotto, Leo Liu, Anna Lofthouse, Max Pedder, Paul Stockdale, James Stone, Xichen Sun, Hunter Wang, Shawn Wang, Lucas Ying, Joe Zhang

Row 1: Mathieson Meakins, Holly Wale, Toby Straw, Ayden Roos, Kyle Roos, Luca Hayes, Hudson Bucci, Maddison Moore, Cameron Berry

Row 2: Thomas Byrne, Alexander Hopkins, Ella Heidecker, Jack Rimanic, Kai Reed, Victoria Gelbak, Angus Marcombe, Tara van Straaten

Cocurricular

Row 5: Bronte Reark, Lauren Malby-Luke, Megan Siedle, Anna Laidlaw, Rachel Watson, Rebecca Hayes, Jessica Ewart-McTigue, Benjamin Charnley, Angus Marcombe, Alexandra Siedle, Mia McCulloch, Lauren Fagan, Georgia Rowan, Grace Felsenthal, Phoebe Wearne

Row 5: Sean Lai, Josh Lai, Jaden Prabaharan, Lachlan Fraser, Sophie Frost, Jack Rimanic, Lucy Page

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Row 3: Lachlan Smith, Lexie Allan, Carlos Reynolds, Zali Morris, Sienna Salisbury, Summer Leonard, Dennis Tezay, Max Athanas, Riley Spence, Hudson Bucci Row 2: Jasper Zdanius, Ella Michell, Nina Pertzel, Ayden Roos, Tomas Barlow, Kyle Roos, Holly Nish, Elisha Parkes, Luca Hayes

Cross Country Squad

Row 3: Jamie-Lee Munn, Corbin McCullough, Christopher Perkins, James Gold, George Smethurst, Harrison Edwards, Dominique Taylor, Benjamin Awad, Aidan Taylor, Barclay Miller, Wesley Flavell, Conor Murray, Jesse Reed, Chloe Garifalakis, Thomas Siedle, Jeremy Campbell, Lucy Burgess

Cocurricular

Row 4: Miranda Li, Shinji Hibino, Rocky Zhang, Scott Shi, Mingyuan Gao, Timothy Silvester, Lucas Waters, Luc van Vliet, Samuel Callahan, Mingjie Jin, William McCann, James Rickard, Braden Watts, Charlotte Hamilton

Row 3: Finlay Heath, Galina Enright, Robert McIntyre, Callum Matthew, Kaibo Ma, Edward Kent, Kyle Solterbeck, Mark Butler, Patrick Distefano, Corby Zoujun, Eric Li, Hollie Wright, Jesse Turner, Jessica Ewart-McTigue

Row 1: Emma Scherger, Hannah Schmidt, Daniel Matthew, Olivia Hargreaves, Carson Mumford, Teah Vassiliadis, Terry Matthew, Corbin McCullough, Emma Doyle, Lachie Moorhouse, Paul Matthew, Sabrina van Dort, Keenan Haagen, Holly Wale, Hudson Bucci, Tara van Straaten, Sienna Bolton

Cheltenham District Athletics

Row 1: Mia Castello, Catherine Galati, Jude Scott, Hayley Parr, Kai Reed, Angus Marcombe, Nichola Di Tirro, Thomas Byrne, Monique Zahra, Noemi Sniezek

Junior AGSV Cross Country

Row 4: Patrick Myles, Braden Watts, Ethan Martin, Brittany Chambers, Luke D’Alessandro, Lachlan Moorhouse, Aaron Jones, William Carter, Trenton Johnson, Geordie Hore, Jaden Prabaharan, Amelia Brooks, Cameron Connell, Matthew Grigoriou, Michael Garbelotto, Declan Latchford

Row 1: Emily Bresnehan, Brooke Carson, Jenna Wale, Michael Martin, Michael Woolhouse, Craig Best, Dhruv Rodrigues Chico, Andrew Hayes, Ella Ryan, Wayne Essing, Kym Willett, Henry Kiss, Hannah Schmidt, Natalie Clucas, Brooke McCullough

ATHLETICSCOUNTRY,CROSS

Row 3: Jordan Kurta, Emily Zallmann, Riley Spence, Riley Wollen, Summer Leonard, Zali Morris, Alanah Becker, William Nish

Row 3: Mia Collins, Lulu Moore, Summer Leonard, Sasha McLennan, Madison Brown

Row 1: Hayley Parr Riley Spence Mia MikaylaCollinsWatson

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Row 2: Holly Wale, Sarah Connell, Zoe Pertzel, Summer Leonard, Sienna Salisbury, Amelia Pritchard, Lulu Moore, Sophie Sibbald

Row 2: Luca Hayes, Flynn Walker, Angus Jackson, Lachlan Fraser, Jasper Zdanius

Cheltenham District Girls’ Football

Cocurricular

Cheltenham District Girls’ Basketball Row 2: Madison Brown Summer Leonard Sienna Salisbury

Row 3: Ayden Roos, William Nish, McKenzie Hood, Elise Laws, Ashleigh Hopkins, Sean Lai, Kyle Roos

Row 1: Alanah Becker, Toby Straw, Alexander Hopkins, Tomas Barlow, Jed Zammit, Hudson Bucci, Emily Zallmann

Cheltenham District Swimming

Row 2: Lily Riley, Eleni Rellos, Daisy Laws, Lexie Allan, Lucy Page, Hayley Parr

Row 4: Monique Zahra, Alexander Barrett, Ashton Phillips, Carlos Reynolds, Nalisha Ong

Cheltenham District Cross Country Row 3: Noemi Sniezek, Holly Nish, Siobhan Phillips, Elisha Parkes

Row 1: Sarah Chun, Caitlin Smith, Ayden Roos, Kyle Roos, Nina Pertzel, Sophie Frost

BASKETBALL,DISTRICTCHELTENHAMSWIMMINGFOOTBALL,COUNTRY,CROSS Cocurricular – Sport

Row 1: Keira Patron, Holly Wale, Keira Richmond, Mikayla Watson, Jamie Shepherd, Ava Ivanov, Olivia Katsouranis

Cheltenham District Boys Basketball Row 2: Joshua Rabak Ashton Phillips William Hughes Jordan Kurta Row 1: Alexander Hopkins Charles Daddo

Lulu Moore

Kai HudsonReedBucci

Row 1: Claudia Brown, Charlotte Bratuskins, Holly Svojtka, Callum Matthew, Megan Bresnehan, Emily Keogh, Helena Papasimeon

Cocurricular

Group Senior Orchestra

Row 2: Miles Thomas, Benjamin Stone, Austin Hollingsworth, Jude Lowe, Tarn Smith, Ms Natalie Morgenstern, Luke Shi

Row 1: Ben Lofthouse, Tyler Milburn, Kai Lindsay, James Hornibrook, Jed Zammit, Thomas Siedle, Ryan White

Absent: Dawei Cao, Hardy d’Alquen, Imogen Davis, Markos Koulouris, Jayde Maluga, Benjamin Sorrenson

Row 2: Anna Lofthouse, Jude Lowe, Lucinda McIntyre, Aleisha Bernamoff, Eliza Harvey, Louise Solomonides, Luke Shi, Chloe Stone, Miss Lidia Mancini

Row 2: Mr Anthony Bingham, Emma Rothberg, Isabella Svojtka, Ashley Dandoulis, Bridgette Kelsey, Megan Bresnehan, Holly Svojtka, Elizabeth Algeri, Charlotte Bratuskins, Peronel Taylor, Eliza Harvey, Miss Lidia Mancini

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Absent: Dawei Cao, Hardy d’Alquen, Benjamin Sorrenson

Group Senior Vocal Ensemble

Froggers

Row 3: Miles Thomas, Jeffrey Fong, Bronte Reark, Louise Solomonides, Lucinda McIntyre, Georgia Rowan, Alexandra Sheppard, Callum Matthew

Absent: Tiadora Botakis, Keegan Brooks, Jack Bunting, Bridie Easton, Karly Georgantis, Ella Hassan, Emily Hill, Benjamin Landgraf, Sophie Leonard, Anna Mallows, Rebecca Mendel, Jackson Palmer, Harrison Scopel, Renee Verginis

Row 1: Charlotte Pate, Tessa Petrie, Anna Lofthouse, Kristi Lenton, Luke Shi, Lachlan Howard, Ryan White, Emily Keogh, Claudia Brown, Priya Gill, Helena Papasimeon

Cocurricular – Performing Arts

ENSEMBLESENIORANDORCHESTRASENIORMEOWCAT’STHEANDFROGGERS

Row 1: Callum Matthew, Vincent Thai-Chan, Sarah Cimino, Mr Gavin Cornish, Eliza Harvey, Robert McIntyre, Xinyi Liu, Megan Siedle, Simon Stevens

The Cat’s Meow Row 3: Shinji Hibino, Andrew Lancaster, Nicholas Sheppard, Ryan Buckler, Tyler Milburn

Row 2: Miles Thomas, Ms Natalie Morgenstern, Shinji Hibino, Hanlin Wang, James Hornibrook, Austin Hollingsworth, Jude Lowe, Tarn Smith, Holly Adams, Mr Matthew Cohn, Ruby McGuinness

Row 4: Ben Lofthouse, Tyler Milburn, Ryan Buckler, Nicholas Sheppard, Maxwell Stammers, James Pearman, Andrew Lancaster, James Hornibrook

Absent: Rebecca Mendel

Row 3: Shem Glasscock, Benjamin Stone, Tyler Milburn, Kai Lindsay, Thomas Siedle, Alexandra Siedle, Luke Shi

Row 1: Andrei Krikun, Hamish Berry, Jed Zammit, Carson Mumford, Zachary Sniezek, Nicholas Di Rosato, Ethan Pate, Riley Shilson-Josling

Row 3: Enrico Tirta, Anna Siemering, Daniel Nikolayevsky, Rory Thomas, Adam Halliday, George Zacharis, Victoria Gelbak, Brandon Veza Row 2: Keira Patron, Avelyn Reynolds, Ethan Pate, Matthew Scott, Nicholas Saunders, Baxter Wollen, Declan McNamara, Daniel Pate, Mr Matthew Cohn

Row 1: Noemi Sniezek, Poppy Samild, Ella Michell, Anika Cherney, McKenzie Hood, Grace Sibbald, Michelle Fong

Arts

Bayview Singers

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Row 3: Felix O’Neill-Pugh, Tomas O, Harrison Dart, Maeve Spargo, Kate Bowcock, Denzil Paranihi, Jamieson Howe, Sienna Salisbury

Cocurricular

Absent: Mr Frank Recchia Rock Band Zone 5 Row 2: Livinia Stockdale, Bethany Bratuskins, Trent Meakins, Nicholas Casa, Row 1: Shem Glasscock Absent: Mr Frank Recchia Band Hyper Social Row 2: Nicholas Berry, Jake Adderley, Hamish Berry

Absent: Emma Burton, Jasmin Hadjiyannakis, Xavier Hogios, Callum Orr, Eleni Rellos, Callum Roberts, Maylin Roy, Shani Russell, Livinia Stockdale, Georgia Terry, Isabella Terry, Emilie Toby, Emily Zallmann

–

Absent: Jeremy Campbell, Hardy d’Alquen, Jake Turnbull

Row 4: Mikaela Cummins, Kira Walters, Lachlan Howard, Grace Laidlaw, Callum Prior, Sophie Sibbald, Megan Smith

Rock Band Kamikaze Crash Helmets Nicholas Sheppard, Benjamin Landgraf, Ben Lofthouse, Sean Butler

Row 2: Ms Natalie Morgenstern, Megan Smith, Tess Shilson-Josling, Adam Marrow, Logan Kwan, Jake Harvey, Akul Saigal, Jason Bartonek, Elliott Carruthers, Jeremy Di Rosato

Bayview Band

Row 1: Ryan White

ORCHESTRABAYVIEWANDROCKBANDSSINGERSBAYVIEWANDBANDBAYVIEW

Absent: Mia Castello, Anirudh Hariram, Daniel Matthew, Callum Roberts, Simon Stevens, Youran Wang, Mrs Debra McLeod

Absent: Mr Frank Recchia Rock Band Supernova Timothy Edwards, Henry Green, Chloe Stone, Benjamin Stone, Jude Lowe Absent: Mr Frank Recchia

Row 2: Samuel Dyer, Victoria Gelbak, Blake Rosenberg, Lexie Allan, Lily Clements, Tess Shilson-Josling, Priya Gill, Charlie Turner, Camille Brewer, Miss Lidia Mancini

Row 1: Keira Patron, Mathieson Meakins, Emma Bennett, Ulyana Kondratova, Nicholas Saunders, Daniel Pate, Ella Heidecker, Madyssen Kalogerakis, Ethan Pate, Avelyn Reynolds

Row 3: Joseph Shim, Danielle Pedersen, Riley Wollen, Harrison Zammit, Shem Glasscock, Brayden Miller, Dylan Hinton, Alexander Jones

Bayview Orchestra

Rock

Cocurricular Performing

267The Mentonian 2016266 The Mentonian 2016 Executive Malcolm J Cater B Bus (Acc), Dip Ed, MACE, MACEL, MLM Ed, MAICD Principal Deborah Frizza M Ed, B Ed Deputy Principal – Strategic Acting Head of Bayview (Term 4) Jarrod O’Neill B App Sc, Grad Dip Sports Sc, MSL Deputy Principal – Operations Wayne Reed M Sc, B Sc (Education) Student ManagerPerformance Cameron Lancaster B ASc (Digital Technology), Dip Ed, MLMEd, Head of Frogmore Natalie McLennan B Ed (Visual Arts), Cert IV HeadTraining(WorkplaceandAssessment)ofGreenways John Twist (to Term 3) M Ed, B Ed, Grad Dip (Ed Admin) Dip Teach (Primary) Head of Bayview John Nolan B Ed, Dip (Primary Teaching) Head of Eblana Tim Macdonald B Comm (Hons), BIS, M DirectorTeach of Teaching and Learning Emma Heine B Ec, Grad Dip (Education) Head of Pastoral Care Frogmore Teacher Nicole Bradshaw B Bus (Acc) CPA Business Manager Richard Keely Dip Teach, B Ed Grad Dip HumanResources(HumanDevelopment)ResourcesManager Teaching and Support Staff Debbie Agetzis B Ed (Secondary) Cert IV (Training & LegalBusinessAssessment)Management/Teacher Hanni Alston B Sc (Hons), M Teach WhiteMathematics/Science(Secondary)HouseCoordinator Christina Altidis B (Mgt), Dip Ed, CPE, Cert IV (fromHeadEconomicsBusinessHumanitiesFacultyTraining(WorkplaceandAssessment)Coordinator–(Sem1)Management/TeacherofTeachingPracticeSem2) Anastasia Antoniadis (from Term 2) B Ed, Dip Teach (Primary) Eblana Teacher Year 2 Jaki Atwell Cert III (Children’s Services) ELC Coeducator Stuart Bainbridge MLM Ed, BA, B Ed Daily TimetablerOrganiser/(Sem 1) Director of Sports Coaching (Sem 2) David Barber BA, MA, PGCE, Dip RSA Faculty Coordinator - LOTE/ International Exchange Alison Barnett Dip Teaching, M App Sc (Teacher Librarianship) Bayview Teacher Librarian Amanda Barnhoorn B Comm, Grad Dip Commerce(Education) Teacher Head of Swimming Vicki Baron (Sem 2) BA (Business Studies), Dip Ed Expert Observer/ Humanities Teacher Lisa Barton B Ed (Secondary), B Sc Maths Teacher – Frogmore Marina Basin Certificate III (Children’s Services) ELC Coeducator Liam Bassett B Ed (P-12) Year 7 EnglishMentorTeacher Kara Baxter BA, Dip Ed (Secondary ACU) (SemCoordinatorTeacher,Psychology/HumanitiesActingFaculty–Humanities2) Vicki Beaumont BA (Early ELCEducation)ChildhoodTeacher Susan Bennett Cert III (Children’s Services) ELC Coeducator Craig Best BSc Dip Ed, Grad Dip (Outdoor Education) Maths Teacher, Lionel Large House Coordinator Leonie Binge Dip (Primary Teaching) Grad Dip Ed Eblana Teacher Year 2 Anthony Bingham B Mus, Dip Ed Director of Choral Studies Megan Blake Cert III (Children’s Services) ELC Coeducator Kerryn Bosdorf Cert Ed IntegrationIntegration(EducationSupport)Aide Mark Bradley (to Term 3) BSc, DipEd Cert IV Science/ChemistryTraining(WorkplaceAssessment)Teacher Kelly Brady (from Term 2) BSc (Hons), Grad Dip Ed Year 8 ScienceMentorTeacher Michelle Brent B Ed (Primary) Dip Teach (Primary) Eblana Teacher Year 4 Ben Bruin BA (Arts and Humanities), B Ed, Senior(CreativeDiplomaWriting)EnglishTeacher Jacqueline Buchan (to Term 3) BEd (Early Childhood) ELC Teacher David Bunyan Dip (Outdoor Recreation) Outdoor Education Facilitator Sarah Byrne BA (Early Childhood Studies) BTEC Higher National Dip (Early Childhood Studies), Certificate (Nursery) Nursing (NNEB) CACHE, Cert III (Childminding Practice) ELC Coeducator Veronica Byrnes Cert III (Children’s Services) ELC Teaching Coeducator Jo Caley BA, CertLLB,III(Education Support) Learning Enhancement Jodie Campain (Sem 1) Registered Nurse Div1 Cert IV in Training and SchoolAssessmentNurse Colleen Carapetis Dip (Library and Information LibraryEblana/BayviewServices)Assistant Sue Carey BA, Dip Ed, Grad Cert Careers Education Careers Counsellor Jacquie Cartwright Dip Teach (Primary), Grad Dip Special Education (Hearing Impairment), Grad Dip Deaf studies (Auslan) Years 5&6 Coordinator Bayview Mentor Mandy Chamberlain Dip Teach (Primary) Grad Dip (Information and Communication Technology) Bayview Mentor Tim Clark B Ed (Technology and Applied Studies) Digital Technology Teacher Leigh Chislett BSc BayviewGradGrad(Education),DipBus(Comp),DipSpSc,FHRMentor Libby Chislett M Ed (Special Ed) Dip Early Childhood Ed, B Ed ELC DirectorTeacherofELC Nicky Chiswell BA (Hons) CounsellorPsychologist/SchoolPsychology Natasha Chrysanthou M Teach (Secondary) B Sci (Maths) Stuart Cleeve B Ed (Secondary), M GreenwaysTeach Class Coordinator Matthew Cohn B Mus, M Ed, Cert IV MusicHeadTraining(WorkplaceandAssessment)ofStringsTeacher Staff Register Staff REGISTERSTAFF Eblana Singers Row 3: Sienna Lyons, Taj Reynolds, Caitlin Smith, Ella Michell, Zoe Richmond, Sally Stevens, Grace Sibbald Row 2: Amelia Tabois, Nate Trowell, Isabel Ellix, Emma Adams, Callum Orr, Abigail Barrett, Jordan Pyszczek, Oscar Mentiplay, Miss Lidia Mancini Row 1: Poppy Samild, Sarah Chun, Flynn McEneaney, Zoe Nixon, Riley Hamilton, Alitsia Piotrowski, Michelle Fong Absent: Olivia Aspostolidis Eblana String Orchestra Row 3: Poppy Samild, Ella Michell, Hannah Wagner, Anika Cherney, Montana Cheers, Siobhan Phillips, Emma Adams, Taj Reynolds Row 2: Noemi Sniezek, Michael Di Tirro, McKenzie Hood, Jake Frankland, Angus Jackson, Edward Hall, Jaxon Stephens, Maria Anna Theofilopoulou, Lucas Wagner, Grace Sibbald Row 1: Oliver Tzounos, Hudson Close, Cooper Armstrong, Michelle Fong, Marlon Turco, Sarah Chun, Aaron Britter, Oscar Mentiplay, Harrison Tzounos Absent: Mia Castello, Robert Hodgetts, Mrs Debra McLeod Cocurricular – Performing Arts

Cert

Sylvia Ponnusamy MA (Writing and Literature) BA (Writing), Dip Ed Frogmore English/ EAL Teacher

Gavin Cornish B Mus, Grad Dip Ed, Cert IV (Workplace Training and HeadAssessment)ofPerforming Arts, Director of Music Anastasia Courtney (from Sem 2) M Teach (Secondary), BSc Bayview(Hons)Mentor Samantha Cunnington Dip (Children’s Services) Cert III (Children’s Services) ELC IntegrationCoeducatorAide Louise Daly B Ed (Drama Dance SeniorSociology)Drama Teacher Anderson House Coordinator

Prue Richards BA, Grad Dip (Secondary)

Drinan

Hong-Yi

Umut Ersezer B Sc (Biology Major) Greenways Class Coordinator Science Teacher Essing B Ed Bayview(Primary)Mentor Greg Evans B Ed Eblana(Primary)Teacher 3 Evans Grad Dip Soc Sc (Student Guidance & Welfare) IV

Senior English and Humanities Teacher

Angela Eaton Grad Dip (Library and Information Management) B (Fine Art) (Hons) Library Technician (Audio Visual) Barbara Edgar B App Sci (Library and Information Services), Grad Dip Sc (Arc Rec) Frogmore Librarian Ursula Erdelyi-Götz LLB, BA, Grad Dip Ed

Rhonda Deed Dip Teach (Primary), Grad Dip (Library and Information Studies), Cert (Reading Recovery) Reading Recovery Teacher

Wayne

Finlay

Rohan

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Rev. Michael Prabaharan BTh (Hons), Dip Min, M Ed (Counselling), Dip (Training and EducationChaplain,Assessment)ReligiousTeacher

Tracey Pate BA, Grad Dip Ed, Post Grad Dip (Psych) Literacy Coach English BayviewTeacherMentor Rob Patterson Dip Teach (Primary), B Ed Bayview Mentor Tanja Pausenberger BA/BSC (Hons), P Grad Dip Psych, M Psych (Counselling) MAPS, Psychologist/ School Counsellor Adrian Payne BA (Hons), Grad Dip TESOL Jones House Coordinator Humanities Teacher Sarah Peng (Term 4) B Sc, B Ed Science Teacher

Catherine Poulton B Teach (Primary and Secondary), BA (Criminology and Linguistics), TCRG: An Coimisiun Le Rinci Gaelacha (TCRG) Learning GreenwaysFacilitatorJourneysandTeacherCampus

Bernadette

Colin McGill MA, BSc (Ed), Cert Ed (Int) Foundation Maths Teacher Debra McLeod B Ed (Secondary) A Mus A (Violoncello) Suzuki Piano/Violoncello Eblana Music Teacher Eblana Instrumental Music Coordinator Genevieve McNair B Ed (Sec Arts) Cert IV (Training and EnglishAssessment)andDrama Teacher Bayview Mentor Belinda McNeil M Ed (Special Education), BA, Dip Ed (Secondary) White House Coordinator Learning Enhancement Teacher Tony McRae B Ed (Hons) Mathematics Frogmore

EAL/

Shelley

LOTEBayview/FrogmoreTeacher

Bev

B Ed Maths/ScienceBayview(Secondary)MentorTeacher

Year

Were

Gary Colling BA, Dip TechnologyMaths/Science/BayviewEdMentorTeacher

Melanie Di Rosato Cert III (Children’s Services) ELC Coeducator Troy Drinan B App Sci (Hons), DipEd Eblana Sport Teacher Frogmore Teacher Timothy Duivenvoorden Cert IV (Outdoor Rec), BSOR, B BusCom (HRM), M Teach Outdoor Education Facilitator

Registered

Div 1 Cert

Laz

Year

Gisela Paffenholz (Sem 2) MA, Dip Ed, German Teacher Michelle Palfrey BA, Dip Ed English and Humanities Teacher Andrew Pate B Ed, Cert IV (Program DeightonTimetablerTechnologies)(Sem2)HouseCoordinator

Terry

Jessika Rabe 1st and 2nd State examination for Primary and Secondary School Teaching –GermanGermanyTeacher

Grad

B

Eliza McDonald B Eng (Chem) (Hons), M Teach Mathematics(Secondary)Teacher Maths Teacher Meeking Nurse IV (Training and SchoolAssessment)Nurse Moore BA (Music Theatre), MA Morgenstern Dip Ed, BFA (Jazz Studies) Head of Woodwind Music Teacher Morrish Ed, ECE ELC Teacher Moutafis Ed (Mech), B Bus (Banking & Finance), Grad Dip Ed House Coordinator Physics and Science Teacher Muir (Sem 2) BA, PG Dip Psych, Dip Ed (Secondary) Coordinator Murphy B Health Sci (Human Movement), Grad Dip Ed Frogmore HPE Teacher Arena Nilsson B Ed (Hons) (Secondary) Dip Genetic Counselling Maths and Science Teacher Nish B Ed (Secondary), B (Health Science) Cert IV (Training and ProgramGreenwaysAssessment)CaféCoordinator Novak Dip Teach (Primary), Trained Teacher’s Certificate Teacher of the Deaf (TTCTD), BA, MA (Education Hearing Impaired), Grad Dip Ed (School FrogmoreLibrarianship)TeacherLibrarian

Kirsty Petschel BA (Visual and Media), Grad Dip Ed (Secondary) Cert IV (Training and VisualAssessment)ArtTeacher

B

Graduate

Jenny

Frogmore

Jessica Richards B Ed, B EblanaCurriculum(Teach)CoordinatorTeacherYear1

CoordinatorInternationalCocurricularHouseFinlayStudentAdolescentCertTraining(Workplace&Assessment)IV(HROperations)CertIV(OH&STraining)Cert(ProfStudies)Cert(Youth&Dev)ServicesOfficerAndersonCoordinatorCoordinatorStudent

Chloe Otten B (Primary), Dip (Dance –Ballet & Performing Arts), Certificate III Dance Dance and Drama Teacher

Alana Leahy B Ed (Early Childhood) ELC Teacher Hayley Lewkowicz B Mus, Dip Ed, M Ed andTeacher(Gifted)–GiftedTalented Jackie Liepa B Ed (Primary & Secondary) Eblana Year 3 Teacher Pyng Lim BA, Dip Frogmore/BayviewEd Humanities Teacher Michael Linahan BSc (Hons), PGCE, Cert IV (Careers Ed) Grad Dip (Bus Policy St), Ass Dip (Art Sculpture) Careers Counsellor Sailing Coordinator VET Coordinator Michael Martin Dip GradTeach,Dip(Curric Admin) Deputy Head of Bayview Paul Matthew PhD, BSc (Hons), Grad Dip Ed, MACE Mathematics Teacher, Faculty Coordinator –CrossMathematicsCountry Coach Matthew B Ed (Hons) B Primary Ed House Coordinator English Teacher Cross Country Coach McGill B Sc Mathematics(Education)Teacher

Peter O’Gorman M Ed (Leadership and Management) B Ed, B App Sci (Human Movement) Year 7

Leonie Redfern

Hayley

Myfanwy Farquharson B Ed HeadLibrarianship(Secondary)FrogmoreTeacher/MentorofLibraries Miriam Floyd B (Early Childhood Studies), Dip Soc Sc (Child Care Services), Cert (Applied Social Sciences – Child Care Studies) ELC Teacher Tammy Frankland Dip (Children’s Services) Cert III (Children’s Services) ELC Coeducator Kate Frazer M Teach BayviewBLeadership),(Primary/Comm(Journalism)Mentor Catherine Friend B Mus (piano/singing), A Mus A (piano/singing theory), MIMT, Grad Dip Ed VCE Music Teacher School InstrumentalPianist/AccompanistMusicTeacher Robyn Fuerst Dip (Art & Design – Ceramics), Grad Dip Ed, Grad Dip (Visual Arts), Cert IV (Workplace Training) Visual Arts Teacher Jessica Galloway Certificate of Hospitality Dip Greenways(Tourism)Café Assistant Gracie Gao B Arts (App Linguistic: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language) M ChineseTeach Teacher Eblana and Bayview Michele Gill B Ed FrogmoreVisual(Design)ArtsTeacherandBayview Amanda Gluyas Laboratory Manager Jonathan Gooley (Sem 1) BA (Fine Art - Painting), VCA Post Grad Dip (Teaching) Visual Arts Technician Katherine Gratton M Teach, Post Grad Dip (Humanities and Commerce), M AsiaPac (Hons), B Com (Marketing and andBusiness(IndonesianGradBManagement),AsiaPac(Anthropology),DipAsiaPacStudies)ManagementHumanitiesTeacher Stacey Gwilym M Teach (Secondary), B Ec Hons (Biology), Grad Dip (Clinical Embryol) Greenways Class Coordinator Science Teacher Justine Hamilton BA, B Eblana(Teach)Teacher Year 4 Jenni Harrison Dip (Teach), B Ed Years 5 & 6 Curriculum BayviewCoordinatorMentor Andrew Hayes B App Sci Movement),(HumanGradDip Ed Faculty(Secondary)Coordinator –Health and PE (5 to 12) Meg Hayes B Ed (Hons), Dip (Modern Languages – Indonesian) M Ed Doctor(Research)ofPhilosophy (PhD) Eblana Teacher Foundation Caroline Hegarty Dip (Children’s Services) Cert III (Children’s Services) ELC Coeducator Anna Hope B Eng, Dip MathematicsEd.Teacher John Horler B FrogmoreEd Teacher Mary Howard Cert III (Education), Cert IV Disability (ACRACS), Cert IV Education Support Education Support Officer Learning Enhancement Bayview Campus Dimity Hughes Grad Dip Ed (Secondary) BA – Humanities and Social Sciences EAL and English Teacher Nadia Janetzki B Sci, B Teach (Secondary) Mathematics Teacher Joanne Kamp B Ed (Science) Year 8 BayviewCoordinatorMentor Elizabeth King B Ed (Primary), BA Bayview

Christene Orchard (Sem 1) Dip (Early Childhood), Certificate III (Community Services, Children’s Services) Integration Aid ELC Coeducator

James Farquharson B Ed CadetLibrarianship(Secondary)CertII(ResourceOperations)HumanitiesTeacher–Training Mentor Henry Kiss BA (Rec Management), Dip Ed, M Ed (Experiential Learning), Cert IV (Workplace Training and Assessment) Greenways Class Coordinator Kornberg B Ed (Art & Craft), TechnologyPASE Teacher Acting House Coordinator Anderson (Term 2) Natalka Kostraby DipEd (Secondary), BA CoordinatorDukeEconomics(Economics)TeacherofEdinburgh Kuhn Welfare HomestayOfficer/Manager Kuruc (to Term 4) B Sci, Dip Ed (secondary) Bayview Mentor Science Teacher Lamb B App Sc, Cert App Sc Science Technician Lang M Teach (Prim), BA (Media and Communication) Cert III (Sport and EblanaRecreation)Teacher 3

Rosemary Richter Dip Ed, B Ed, Grad Dip (Maths BayviewLeadership)Mentor

Julee O’Flaherty Dip Ed (Primary) Grad Dip (Special Ed) Eblana Teacher Year 2

Bridgitte Roberts M (Psych), Grad Dip (Adolescent & Child Psych), BA (Psych/Comm) CounsellorPsychologist/SchoolMediator

CoachingTeacher,EnglishBayviewCoordinatorMentorandHumanitiesDirectorofSports(shared,Sem2)

VCAL

Leah Percy First Aid Management of DiplomaAnaphylaxis,inPersonal Training Director of Sport – Admin

Siew

Kate

Mathematics/ITSeniorAssessment)(WorkplacePhysics/Teacher Kris Little B Ed (Primary), B AppSc (Human Movement) Eblana Teacher Year 1 Amy Long BA, B Ed (Secondary), Dip Lang (French), Assistant Coordinator Year 7 Bayview Mentor English Teacher Holly Loughran BA, Grad Dip, Cert Music Theatre Cert IV (Dance Performance) English Dance/ Drama BayviewTeacherMentor Yan Ma BA, Dip Ed Chinese Language Teacher Lidia Mancini Bachelor of Music (Hons) Classroom(Education) Music Teacher Max Marrow Grad Dip Ed, Grad Dip

DramaDeputyRecreation)Cert(Teaching)III(CommunityHeadofGreenwaysandDanceTeacher Natalie

Aaron Richard BA, BSc, Grad Dip Ed French, Chinese and German Teacher

Vikki Octigan BA (Early Childhood Studies), Assoc Dip SocSc (Childcare), ELC Teacher

Jenna Oliver B Teach (Physical and Health Education) HPE Teacher

Penny Redgrave BA, Dip Ed, M Ed (Special Ed) Learning FacilitatorEnhancement–Frogmore

Kaylen

Katherine

Vanessa

Vic

Staff Register Staff REGISTERSTAFF

Paul Stockdale B Ed (PE & Health), MEd DeputyPolicy(Leadership,&Change)HeadofFrogmore

Grad

Visual

Bachelor

Susan Batten (Oboe/Piano) Chris Bieniek (Guitar) Justine Clark (Suzuki Violin/Violin)

Cameron McCormick (VCE Tutor) Catherine Narayan (Suzuki Violin/Strings)

Reave Maloney (Guitar/Bass/Double Bass)

Lisa

Comb

Bayview Mentor Maths Teacher

Samantha Robertson (Voice) Kirra Sebbel (Music Theatre)

Niran Dasika (Brass) Kirstin Drew (Strings) Stephanie Evison-Williams (Musical Theatre/Voice) Julia Kaplan (Piano) Victoria Landy BAB.Com(Flute/Piano)(Economics),(Indonesian),AMus A (flute), STCA Int. (Suzuki flute)

Facilitator Marianna

Term

Year 2 Sheree Walsh B Teach (Primary) B Ed Eblana(Primary)Teacher Year 2 James Walton BA (Hons) English Studies, PGCE Secondary English Faculty Coordinator – English Jillian Watkins B Teach, Grad Dip (Children’s Services) Eblana Visual Arts Teacher Fiona Watts Dip Ed (Primary) B Ed, M Ed (Special Education)LearningEnhancementFacilitatorEblana Jonathan Wever BSc, M (Ed Management), Grad Dip Ed, Cert III (Outdoor Recreation) Bayview Mentor/ Maths/Science Teacher eLearning ArmyMentoneOfficerSchools)31CommandingCoordinatorOfficerBattalion(MelbourneMAJ(AAC),CommandingGrammarCadetUnit Simone White BA (Early Childhood Studies) ELC Teacher Tanya White (Sem 2) Dip (Early Childhood Education and Care) ELC Coeducator Alan Wilkes (Sem 2) BE (Chem) Hons, MBA, M Teach Mathematics(Secondary)Teacher Kym Willett MHRM (Training and Dev), B Ed HPE and English Teacher Michael Wilton BSc, Dip Ed, Grad Dip (Health Ed) Faculty Coordinator – Science Michael Woolhouse B App Sci Coordinator,(Ed),Movement),(HumanGradDipGreenwaysClassHPETeacher Kim Wootton BA (Fine Art), Dip Ed Faculty(Secondary)Coordinator –Visual Arts Xin Yang M Teach (Secondary), B (Arts), Mandarin Chinese Teacher Mathematics(Bayview)Teacher Jennifer Yoffie BA, B Teach (Secondary), M Ed (Special and Inclusive Education) Senior English Teacher Hamish Yule BSc, M JapaneseTeachTeacher Peter Zerman BA, Grad Dip Ed, MMM, Cert IV (Workplace Training and Assessment), Faculty Coordinator –Technologies MusicSessionalTutors

Bayview Mentor Enzo Vozzo

Cinzia Posega (French Horn/Brass)

VCE French

271The Mentonian 2016270 The Mentonian 2016 Dean Rogers Dip Ed, B Com Senior Business Teacher Beverly Ross BA, Dip Ed (Secondary), M Ed (Teacher librarianship) Eblana Teacher Librarian Kerry Rowan Cert III (Education) Cert IV (Integration Aide) Cert IV (Workplace Training and IntegrationAssessment)Aide Leigh Rowlands B VisualEd Arts Teacher Ruth Same (Term 4) B Sc (Hons), Dip Ed Science Teacher Laura Savage B Ed Eblana(Primary)Teacher Foundation Deb Sewell B EblanaEd EnhancementLearningTeacher Karen Sheehy BA, B Ed (Primary and BayviewLeadership)(EducationPostSecondary)GradCert-MathsMentor Michelle Shepherd (from Sem 2) Dip App Science (Nursing), Bachelor Nursing (Hons), Grad Dip Registered(Midwifery)NurseDivision 1 School Nurse Mark Smith M Ed, Grad Cert (Gifted Ed) B Ed, Dip (Teach) Gifted and Talented Coordinator Head of Learning Enhancement (Sem 2) Sally Smith ELC Coeducator Lalene Souter B Soc Sc, M Ed (Psych) School PsychologistCounsellor/ Mark Stembridge Grad Dip (Tech Ed) Cert IV FoodAssistantandCookery),(ProfessionalCertIV(TrainingAssessment)CaféManager&TechnologyTeacher

Madeleine Thomas B AppSc, Grad Dip Ed, M Ed (Special Education) Learning Enhancement Bayview Tour B Arts and Education Teacher Truscott (Sem 2) Arts Technician Turner BA (Psychology), B Ed (Primary & Secondary) Aerobics Coordinator Mentor Dort (to 3) MSc (MedBiol), MSc (Comm and Science Teacher, (from 2) of Technology (Computer Studies), Dip (Secondary BA, B EblanaTeachTeacher

Andrew Strano (Voice/Speech and Drama/Improv)

Rebecca Stembridge M Ed (Specific Learning Difficulties), BA, Grad Dip Ed (Middle Years) Grad Dip (Journalism) Learning Enhancement Teacher Eblana and Bayview Trevor Stevens BSc, FrogmoreHEd Science Teacher Rev. Andrew Stewart BEc, MA, B Div, Adv Dip Theo, Dip Ed ReligiousChaplain Education Teacher

FrogmoreTechnologiesMathematics,Education)ScienceandTeacherMentor Briana Walker

Bayview

GradGradBARock(Drums/Guitar/Bass/teacherBandExperience)(Mus),GradDipEd,DipHum,DipArts(Mus)

Ed), Maths

Thean (Clarinet/Piano) Angela Wasley (Voice) Felix Watson (Brass) Operations Melanie Angliss (to Term 4) B (Exercise Science) Grad Dip Ed (Secondary) PA to Head of Frogmore Suzanne Ashley (from Term 4) Alumni Relations Manager Robyn Baldrey PA to Business Manager HR Coordinator Sharon Bates Accounts Receivable Officer Jillian Baxter School Receptionist Bonnie Bester B Bus (Acc), CPA Finance Manager Jennifer Blackburn MA (Prof Comm), Grad Dip Dip(Communications),(ProfWritingand Editing) Publications Manager Isabella Blair Catering Services Campus Supervisor Rae Byrom (from Term 2) Dip BDMA Direct Marketing, CAM (Cert Communications) Cert IV (Prof Writing and DirectorEditing)ofDevelopment Judy Cleverley PA to Teaching and Learning Daily Organiser (Sem 2) Fiona Dallas Alumni Office Manager Craig Deakins Double Dip AdministratorSystemsworking),Engineering(NetworkandInternetMCE,MCPandNetwork Liz Dimitriadis Cert PayrollAccounts(Accounting)PayableOfficer Pernilla Eklund Allan Registrar Julliet Eksiyan Adv Dip Business (Acc) Management Accountant Claire Forbes Accounts Assistant Alicia Gerasimou (Sem 1) BA (Fine Performing(TechnicalArts)Production)ArtsCoordinator Nicole Gray BA (Social HR(PsychologyScience)&Marketing)Coordinator Hugh Green BA, Dip Ed, Grad Dip (Lib & Info Sc), ALAA Archives Coordinator Yana Hall BA (Business Administration) MA RiskHealth(Ergonomics,andSafety)andCompliance Manager Will Harding ICT Assistant Nichole Hargreaves PA to Head of Bayview Gwen Harper International Administration Deborah Heath Cert IV (Frontline Management) Facilities Manager MGACU Quartermaster Diana Henderson Archives Administration Brigid Hicks PA to Head of Eblana Erin Hunt BA (Sport and Recreation Management), Sports Administration Assistant Kathryn Lawlor PA to Principal Jan Longworth Dip Enrolments(Secretarial)Officer Jessica Matthews (from Sem 2) BA (Film & PerformingTelevision)ArtsCoordinator Janine Mayer MPRIA, Adv Dip Bus (PR) Marketing and Communications Manager Man-Chi Nguyen B App DatabaseSc Administrator Colleen Robinson School Receptionist Rebecca Russell Cert iV Service Coordination (Aged & Disability) PA to Head of Frogmore Georgina Scully (from Term 2) B Comm (Human Resources), BA CoordinatorHuman(Criminology)Resources Karen Sherburn Cert III PAAdministration)(BusinesstoDeputyPrincipal Fiona Slocombe PA to Head of Greenways Brian Smith B App Sc, DipEd Registrar of International MathematicsStudents Teacher David Song ITBScAdministrator Jack Styles (from Term 2) Adv Dip Business (Public CommunicationsMarketingRelations)and Assistant Paul Watson Cert III (Printing and Graphic Arts) Dip (Printing and Graphic Arts) (Digital Production) Xerox Printing Services Sarah Wells (Sem 2) BSc (Math/Statistics) Data Analyst Greg Wilkinson B Ed, Grad Dip (Curric Admin) Alumni Director Natalie Wilson D Dip (Business Management and Event Management) Dip Meetings(Tourism,and Events) Events and Catering Manager Danny Yardis Dip (Art & Design –Graphic Design) FXA Senior Graphic Designer Alex Zolkover (to Term 4) Assoc Dip (Engineering Computer Technology and ITILPRINCE2Electronics)PractitionerV3,ICTManagerBaysideAquatics Chris Dixon (Sem 1) B Ed (Physical Education & Outdoor and Environmental AquaticStudies) Centre Manager Tim Mulvihill (from Sem 2) BA, B Ed, M Ed, ASCTA Silver Licence Head Swimming Coach Wendy Davidson Schools Program Coordinator Eric Du B Sc (Physiology and ASCTAManagement),Bronze Licence Learn to Swim Coordinator Bayside Aquatics Shoreham David Coghlan BEd, DipEd, Dip ShorehamAdministration)(EducationalCamp Caretaker Grounds Maintenanceand David Teasdale Property Manager Barry Watts Maintenance Supervisor Chris Larson Maintenance Patrick McCarthy Grounds & Gardening Assistant Steven Petrellis Maintenance and Technical Support Henry Zalega SecurityGroundsman Graeme Mitchell Peter Francis Keysborough Tom Donnell Keysborough Supervisor Wayne Fuller Groundsman Staff Register Staff REGISTERSTAFF

Sabrina van

Chris te Lindert BA, Grad Dip Ed (School Librarian), Dip Ed Frogmore Teacher Librarian Frogmore English Teacher

Heather Stone Higher Dip Ed

Serena

Term

Daniel

Frank Recchia Classroom

273The Mentonian 2016272 The Mentonian 2016 Debbie Agetzis Hanni Alston Christine Altidis Melanie Angliss Anastasia Antoniadis Jaki Atwell Stuart Bainbridge Robyn Baldrey David Barber Alison Barnett Amanda Barnhoorn Vicki Baron Lisa Barton Marina Basin Liam Bassett Sharon Bates Natasha Chrysanthou Timothy Clark Stuart Cleeve Judy Cleverley David Coghlan Mathew Cohn Gary Colling Gavin Cornish Anastasia Courtney Samantha Cunnington Fiona Dallas Louise Daly Wendy Davidson Craig Deakins Rhonda Deed Melanie Di Rosato Jillian Baxter Kara Baxter Vicki Beaumont Susan Bennett Craig Best Bonnie Bester Leonie Binge Anthony Bingham Jennifer Blackburn Isabella Blair Megan Blake Kerryn Bosdorf Mark Bradley Nicole Bradshaw Kelly Brady Michelle Brent Ben Bruin Jackie Buchan David Bunyan Sarah Byrne Veronica Byrnes Rae Byrom Jo Caley Jodie Campain Colleen Carapetis Sue Carey Jacqueline Cartwright Mal Cater Mandy Chamberlain Leigh Chislett Libby Chislett Nicola Chiswell Liz Dimitriadis Chris Dixon Tom Donnell Troy Drinan Eric Du Timothy Duivenvoorden Angela Eaton Barbara Edgar Pernilla Eklund Allen Julliet Eksiyan Ursula Erdelyi-Götz Umut Ersezer Wayne Essing Greg Evans Vic Evans James Farquharson John Horler Mary Howard Dimity Hughes Erin Hunt Nadia Janetzki Joanne Kamp Richard Keely Elizabeth King Henry Kiss Kaylen Kornberg Natalka Kostraby Hong-Yi Kuhn Steve Kuruc Jenny Lamb Cameron Lancaster Kate Lang Mifanwy Farquharson Miriam Floyd Claire Forbes Tammy Frankland Kate Frazer Catherine Friend Deb Frizza Robyn Fuerst Wayne Fuller Jessica Galloway Gracie Gao Alicia Gerasimou Michele Gill Amanda Gluyas Jonathan Gooley Katherine Gratton Nicole Gray Hugh Green Stacey Gwilym Yana Hall Justine Hamilton Nichole Hargreaves Gwen Harper Jennifer Harrison Andrew Hayes Meg Hayes Deborah Heath Caroline Hegarty Emma Heine Diana Henderson Brigid Hicks Anna Hope Staff photos

275The Mentonian 2016274 The Mentonian 2016 Christopher Larson Kathryn Lawlor Alana Leahy Hayley Lewkowicz Jackie Liepa Siew Pyng Lim Michael Linahan Kristopher Little Amy Long Jan Longworth Holly Loughran Yan Ma Tim Macdonald Lidia Mancini Max Marrow Michael Martin Michelle Palfrey Andrew Pate Tracey Pate Rob Patterson Tanya Pausenberger Adrian Payne Leah Percy Steve Petrellis Paul Matthew Terry Matthew Jessica Matthews Janine Mayer Eliza McDonald Bernadette McGill Colin McGill Natalie McLennan Debra McLeod Gennie McNair Belinda McNeil Tony McRae Hayley Meeking Vanessa Moore Natalie Morgenstern Ken Morrish Lazaros Moutafis Shelley Muir Tim Mulvihill Rohan Murphy Man-Chi Nguyen Arena Nilsson Katherine Nish John Nolan Bev Novak Julee O’Flaherty Peter O’Gorman Jarrod O’Neill Vikki Octigan Jenna Oliver Christene Orchard Chloe Otten Kirsty Petschel Sylvia Ponnusamy Catherine Poulton Michael Prabaharan Jessika Rabe Leonie Redfern Penny Redgrave Wayne Reed Aaron Richard Jessica Richards Prudence Richards Rosemary Richter Bridgitte Roberts Colleen Robinson Dean Rogers Beverly Ross Kerry Rowan Leigh Rowlands Rebecca Russell Laura Savage Georgina Scully Deb Sewell Karen Sheehy Michelle Shepherd Karen Sherburn Fiona Slocombe Brian Smith Mark Smith Sally Smith David Song Lalene Souter Mark Stembridge Rebecca Stembridge Trevor Stevens Andrew Stewart Paul Stockdale Heather Stone Jack Styles Chris te Lindert David Teasdale Madeleine Thomas Marianna Tour Daniel Truscott Lisa Turner John Twist Sabrina van Dort Enzo Vosso Briana Walker Sheree Walsh James Walton Jillian Watkins Paul Watson Barry Watts Fiona Watts Jonathan Wever Tanya White Staff photos Simone White Greg Wilkinson Kym Willett Natalie Wilson Michael Wilton Michael Woolhouse Kim Wootton Xin Yang Danny Yardis Jennifer Yoffie Hamish Yule Henry Zalega Peter Zerman Alex Zolkover Not pictured: Suzanne Ashley Peter Francis Will GiselaGraemePatrickHardingMcCarthyMitchellPaffenholz Sarah Peng Frank Recchia Ruth AlanSarahSameWellsWilkes

Artissimo Award for Dance/Drama Lucy Mangion

The W.S. MemorialLeslieMedal (Awarded to the Year 12 student(s) who has been most outstanding in their final year in Scholarship, Leadership, and Sportsmanship)

The Ken Smith Perpetual Trophy is an annual award made to the member of Mentone Grammar Army Cadet Unit who is judged by the Officer Commanding to be the highest performing cadet and who demonstrates the following qualities: – Exceptional leadership of peers, including the ability to maintain an appropriate and professional distance when exerting authority, – Diligence, conscientiousness and flexibility while managing responsibilities, – Superb performance under the pressure of multiple demands during Unit activities, – A caring and patient manner in all interactions with younger cadets, and respectful, cooperative interactions with Officers of the Unit.

Half Academic Colours Fraser JonasJoshuaAngusNungSchulze

Cameron Moorhouse

The Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership Awards recognise students in Years 10 and 12 who demonstrate leadership and teamwork within both the School and wider community and who display strong values such as ‘doing one’s best’, ‘respect for others’ and ‘mateship’, that are integral to Australian society.

Frogmore Academic Awards Semester 1 Year 12 Full Academic Colours Adam

Thomas

Wesley Flavell (Year 12) Matthew Gouldthorpe Award Charlotte Sutton Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Awards Sarah FrazerLucindaCiminoMcIntyreKemp LucSamuelMatthewScottDooyeonChengzhiBouwmeesterHeLeeMoorePertichThielevanVliet

Eliza WesleyHarveyFlavell

Jessica Paterson

Ken PerpetualSmithTrophy

The MemorialGibson-RobertsPrize (Awarded to the best all-round sports person in Frogmore in 2016) Jesse Reed

Siedle Sophie Antonellis Ellen ConstantinosHollieReneeKyleLouiseCaitlinPiermonJulianDhamsikaAmanTessaAndrewJacksonZacharyCourteneyYuqiChloeMarcusRhysSamuelXinyiHaoranXuanmingMiaEmilyFrazerCharlotteLiamEmilyRileyMollyWesleyGalinaGailEmmaMichaelChickDemuraDoyleD’SouzaEnrightFlavellFordGhentGiddensGrantHamiltonKempKeoghLabozzettaLiangLiuLiuLucasMahoneyMarinelliMcLennanMengMunnMurphyPalmerPersicPetriePrasadSamarapathiSassonSchwarzShepherdSolomonidesSolterbeckVerginisWrightZaharopoulos Certificate of Academic Excellence Bradley MeganAlexandraChickSiedleSiedle Certificate of Academic Merit Holly Adams Nina RyanHarrySashaAlleishaLukeGeorgiaOliviaConorCallumAnnaJiyeonCaylaLuqiLachlanAngusTroyJessicaSeanMatthewBrandonJeremyPeterSeanJamesMatthewAlstonBorysBouwmeesterButlerCotsopoulosDavieDemuraDoyleEnrightEwart-McTigueFlavellGoodwinHoweHuangLeGearLeeLofthouseMatthewMurrayPukallusRowanShiStephensWidelskiAustinBuckler Leina Cato Anna ChristineXiyanSophieMichaelCharlotteSahishnuTimothyNicholasZacJohannaKristiIsabelleAustinJemimaMingyuanJeffreyDalyFongGaoGordonHollingsworthKohLentonSawfordSchergerSheppardSilvesterSivaRamSuttonToddvanVlietZhangZhong Greenways Academic Awards Semester 1 Academic Excellence Award Zachary Angus Academic Merit Awards Jefferson Bauer Mekhala Bera Charlotte Bratuskins Grace Bunting Oscar JackMiaJesseKeganNicholasVincentHarrisonTessaJakobSamasidhAlexandraBronteBenjaminElyssaCharlieJaydeAbbyBlakeJamesAngusAlanahOliviaImogenIsabellaJackJoshuaClarkeCooleyCullenDaddoDavisDicksonHeideckerHenryHornibrookIbrhaimLeonardMalugaOfficerOsianlisPertichRearkSheppardSivaRamSloanStylesTerryThai-ChanThieleTimmsTurnerWatkinsWilliams Performing Arts International Music Student Excellence Award Shinji Hibino Senior Artissimo Award –Dance/Drama Lucy Mangion Senior Artissimo Award – Music Robert McIntyre Senior Brass Award Thomas Siedle Awards Awards AWARDS Senior Chorister Award Emily Keogh Senior Contemporary Award Ben Lofthouse Senior Percussion Award Benjamin Stone Senior Piano Award Xinyi Liu Senior String Award Eliza Harvey Senior Woodwind Award Robert McIntyre Senior Vocal Ensemble Leader Aleisha Bernamoff Senior OrchestralOrchestraLeader Eliza Harvey Senior WoodwindOrchestraLeader Robert McIntyre Senior Orchestra Brass Leader Thomas Siedle Senior PercussionOrchestraLeader Benjamin Stone Froggers Leader Miles Thomas Greenways Artissimo Award (Dance/Drama) Helena Papasimeon Greenways Artissimo Award (Music) Tarn Smith Senior Dance Award Anna Mallows-Zejak Senior Drama Award Nicholas Sheppard Bayview Artissimo Award – Dance/Drama Claudia Levey Bayview Artissimo Award – Music Lachlan Howard Bayview Brass Award Hardy d’Alquen Bayview Chorister Award Blake Rosenberg Bayview Strings Award Simon Stevens Bayview Woodwind Award Alexander Jones Bayview Piano Award Riley Wollen Bayview Percussion Award Hamish Berry Bayview Singers Leader Blake Rosenberg Bayview Band Leader Carson Mumford Bayview Orchestra Leader Daniel Pate Eblana Singers Leader Callum Orr Eblana String Leader McKenzie Hood Music – Full Colours Robert McIntyre Adam Pratt Eliza ShinjiJamesKristiEmilyRyanNicholasLucLouiseBridgetteAleishaHarveyBernamoffKelseySolomonidesvanVlietSheppardBucklerKeoghLentonPearmanHibino Music – Half Colours Dawei Cao Xinyi MaxwellJacksonTessaAnnaLucindaRebeccaBridieThomasAustinBenSarahLiuCiminoLofthouseHollingsworthSiedleEastonMendelMcIntyreMallows-ZejakPetriePalmerStammers Music – Commendation Valdis Guppy Shinji Hibino Henry JamesJudeBenjaminHollyPriyaLachlanCharlotteMegCharlotteHelenaAnnaGeorgiaClaudiaLukeVincentHollyCallumWangMatthewAdamsThai-ChanShiBrownRowanLofthousePapasimeonBratuskinsBresnehanPateHowardGillSvojtkaSorrensonLoweHornibrook Drama – Full Colours Anna AdamBridieJamesMallows-ZejakPearmanEastonPratt Drama – Half Colours Ryan RebeccaTessaNicholasBucklerSheppardPetrieMendel Maxwell Stammers Lucy GailLouiseBridgetteAleishaElizaCaitlinJacksonHannahLucindaMangionMcIntyreSinclairPalmerShepherdHarveyBernamoffKelseySolomonidesD’Souza Drama – Commendation Peronel Taylor Emma ClaudiaMaggioBrown Dance – Full Colours Anna Mallows-Zejak Lucy EmilyReneeMangionVerginisKeogh Dance – Half Colours Peronel Taylor Dance – Commendation Claudia HelenaAlexandraLeveyRichardsPapasimeon Social Service Full Colours Teaghan Avery Aleisha Bernamoff Conor CharlotteJessicaEmilySarahBrittanyGabrielleNathanBeveridgeBoothBurtonChambersCiminoFiddesPatersonWiffin Cadets Full Colours Sean AdamFrazerCunninghamKempPratt Half Colours Nathan Booth Sarah Cimino Emma Doyle Emily GeorgiaTianaLucindaDylanEmilyWesleyFiddesFlavellKeoghMannMcIntyreStortiTarlinton Public Speaking Full Colours Elizabeth Algeri Nathan Booth Abhijit AndrewRobertEmilyGailMichaelDasDemuraD’SouzaKeoghMcIntyrePersic Piermon Schwarz Luc van Vliet Half Colours Harry Austin Ryan ThomasAustinVictorBucklerDingHollingsworthSiedle 2016 CompetitionMathematicsAustralian Sponsored by InCommonwealththeBank.2016,162Mentone Grammar students from Years 3-12 participated in this year’s Australian Mathematics Competition. Competing against school students world wide, 42 per cent of our entries gained at least a distinction and 84 per cent of our students gained a credit or higher. Best in School Jaxon Stephens (Year 3) Ethan Prabaharan (Year 8) High Distinction Winners Year 3 Matthew Shing Year 7 Daniel Nikolayevsky Oliver AidanJakeDanielJosephCameronMoranConnellShimMatthewDicksonScott Year 8 Callum Roberts Year 9 Alanah Heidecker Year 11 Mingyuan Gao Joshua Nung Year 12 Chengzhi He Distinction Winners Year 3 Edward Hall Sarah Chun Year 4 Lachlan Fraser Jasper AydenSophieMaddoxZdaniusLewellFrostRoos Year 6 Phong AngusJoshuaJadenUlyanaEnricoChristopherPhanVorsterTirtaKondratovaPrabaharanRabakMarcombe

Academic Merit Awards are based on the ranking of students from all classes as judged by their various subject teachers. The two criteria considered for an award are general excellence in a number of subjects and outstanding results in particular

HollieReneeLucSamuelKyleCaitlinDhamsikaTessaMatthewZacharyCourteneyScottXinyiDooyeonMiaChengzhiLiamEmilyGalinaMichaelGailAdamSophiesubjects.AntonellisBouwmeesterD’SouzaDemuraEnrightGiddensGrantHeLabozzettaLeeLiuMooreMunnMurphyPertichPetrieSamarapathiShepherdSolterbeckThielevanVlietVerginisWright

Academic Merit Awards

Artissimo Award for Music

Robert McIntyre

The Good Samaritan Prize

The Spirit of Mentone Grammar Award (Awarded to the Year 12 student who based on a peer vote demonstrates ‘the spirit’ of what our School stands for) Finlay Dodson ADF Long Tan Awards

Our award winners for 2016 are: Year 10 – Luke Shi Year 12 – Lucinda McIntyre

277The Mentonian 2016276 The Mentonian 2016 Valedictorian Awards

Special Valedictorian Awards

The Principal’s Award for Art Liam Grant Art and AcquisitiveDesignPrize

–Certificate of Excellence

279The Mentonian 2016278 The Mentonian 2016 Awards Year 7 Rory BraydenDenieJackDeclanEthanThomasPateMcCombLittlefordBellamyMiller Year 8 Simon Coubard Jason Bartonek Euan BlakeAlexanderHoodZhuRosenberg Year 9 Zac SamasidhImogenAngusDavisSiva Ram Jakob Sloan Mia JoshuaCharliePhilbertToreyOscarWatkinsClarkeBernamoffLanOfficerCooley Year 10 Anna Lofthouse Luke CallumGeorgiaShiRowanMatthew Year 11 Fraser Angus Jonas FanDengDuoZheyuanXiyanThomasSchulzeSiedleZhangShiXuPanYinchun Year 12 Xuanming Liang Adam Bouwmeester Xinyi Liu Scott DhamsikaMooreSamarapathi 2016 University of NSW CompetitionMathematics A total of 218 students from Years 2-12 participated in this year’s UNSW Mathematics competition. Mentone Grammar students achieved: 1 Prize – Josh Nung, Year 11 won a medal for highest score. 12 High Distinctions 54 Distinctions 80 Credits Prize Winner Joshua Nung of Year 11 High Distinction Winners Year 2 Hudson Close Joseph Compton Year 4 Ayden Roos Year 6 Jaden Prabaharan Year 7 Daniel Nikolayevsky Oliver Moran Year 8 Callum JasonAlexanderRobertsJonesBartonek Year 11 Joshua MingjieThomasNungSiedleJin Distinction Winners Year 2 Sarabjeet Dawar Alice Fletcher Kate Pregnalato Ava KristofCooperPregnalatoArmstrongBuschkuehl Year 3 Sarah Chun Jaxon Stephens Year 4 Lachlan Fraser Ella MichelleMichellFong Year 5 Phoenix Hall Steven Wan Year 6 Ulyana Kondratova Year 7 Cameron Connell Joseph Shim Jake DanielJamesRoryJackDanielEthanDicksonPateMatthewLittlefordThomasO’DayPoberezovsky Year 8 Ethan Prabaharan Ella HannahJoshAkulNelsonWilliamKierenMairsDyerCurreyJadenSaigalMaddenSchmidt Year 9 Zac SamasidhPhilbertGraceImogenMekhalaJeremyAngusMiaoBeraDavisBuntingLanSiva Ram Charlie Officer Joshua Cooley Year 10 Luqi Huang Luke Shi Year 11 Jeffrey YaohuiXiyanFraserJonasMingyuanFongGaoSchulzeAngusZhangWang Year 12 Adam DooyeonXinyiDhamsikaBouwmeesterSamarapathiLiuLee Science National Chemistry Quiz ICAS Science Competition Year 7 Distinctions Anna Siemering Lana DaneilOliverTilliMoranPoberezovsky Year 8 High Distinctions Alexander Jones Callum Roberts Year 8 Distinctions Akul Saigal Josh BlakeEthanAlexanderJasonAdamNelvinMaddenOngHallidayBartonekZhuPrabaharanRosenberg Year 9 Distinctions Zac AlanahMiaTessaSamasidhToreyAngusBernamoffSivaRamStylesWatkinsHeidecker Science Talent Search Years 7 and 8 Danielle Pedersen Anna IsabellaLaurenMatthewHannahEthanHarryOliverBraydenJosephCameronSiemeringConnellShimMillerMoranOfficerPateSchmidtLeembruggenMalby-LukeTerry Chemistry Quiz Year 11 – Excellence Awards 100 per cent Tom JoshuaSiedleNung High Distinctions Sahishnu Siva Ram Sam PaulAustinJefferyFraserRalphAngusFongHollingsworthHolland Distinction Deng KaiJoshuaSamuelHenryMingyuanLeinaCharlottePanSuttonCatoGaoGreenHoggettJadenOwens LOTE Awards Alliance Française Berthe Mouchette competition Luc van Vliet (two prizes) Writing: 3rd prize and Runner up for all of Year 12 participants. Awards AWARDS German Poetry Competition State Finalists – Year 7 Yani Ryan State Finalists – Year 8 Valdis Guppy Akul Saigal State Finalists – Year 9 Zoe Lancaster 2016 ALC (Assessment of Language CompetitionCompetence) All students of languages in Year 8-12 participated in this competition. To earn a distinction student must achieve in approximately the top 25 per cent of the cohort and students who have gained a High Distinction have scored in approximately the top 15 per cent. Frogmore French Certificate 2 High Distinction Reading Daisy Causer High Distinction Reading High Distinction Listening Emma Coubard Japanese Certificate 2 Distinction Reading Ryan Buckler Distinction Listening James Eustice Distinction Listening Distinction Reading Jeffrey Fong Henry Wang High Distinction Listening High Distinction Reading Jack EddyAustinFengHollingsworthZhou High Distinction Listening Distinction Reading Shinji DavidJoshuaHibinoNungXu German Certificate 2 Distinction Listening Brandon Demura Sean Enright Anna ImogenLofthouseSchwartz Distinction Listening Distinction Reading Jessica Ewart-McTigue Lachlan Howe High Distinction Reading Distinction Listening Bradley Chick Kiara Devers High Distinction Listening Kai ConorLindsayMurray High Distinction Listening Distinction Reading Alexandra Siedle Julius Schulze High Distinction Listening High Distinction Reading Megan Siedle French Certificate 3 Distinction Listening Sophie Antonellis Aleisha Bernamoff Emma Doyle Kristi Lenton Kate Meehan High Distinction Listening Lola Oswald Luc van Vliet High Distinction Listening High Distinction Reading Sahishnu Siva Ram High Distinction Reading Distinction Listening Harrison Smyth Japanese Certificate 3 Distinction Listening Distinction Reading Jessica Paterson High Distinction Listening High Distinction Reading Leina DhamsikaCatoSamarapathi German Certificate 3 Distinction Listening Distinction Reading Conor MarcusAlexanderMichaelBeveridgeDemuraHarrisMarinelli High Distinction Listening Distinction Reading Sarah Cimino High Distinction Listening High Distinction Reading Jonas Schulze Emma NicholasStephensonStephenson High Distinction Reading Distinction Listening Luc van Vliet Greenways French Certificate 1 Distinction Listening Mark Butler Distinction Reading Eleanor EdwardNicholasRobertsThieleYang High Distinction Reading Hayden Richards Distinction Listening High Distinction Reading Gemma Reynolds French Certificate 2 High Distinction Listening High Distinction Reading Samasidh Siva Ram Japanese Certificate 2 Distinction Listening Distinction Reading Alanah Heidecker Distinction Reading High Distinction Listening Tomoya Owens Bayview Chinese Certificate 1 Distinction Listening Mo Sha High Distinction Listening Leonard Liu Japanese Certificate 1 Distinction Reading Eliza Ewart Josh Madden Skye Carter Tayla AlyssaEvaKierenFoxDyerDallman-BellStuart High Distinction Reading William Currey German Certificate 1 Distinction Reading Anna SamThomasAngusOskarSophieTomasLaurenLachlanNelsonLilyanaGraceHarrisonCaleyDartFelsenthalGorringeJadenLeasonMalby-LukeOPeacheyPhillipsRimanicShepherdTucker Distinction Listening Valdis KiraEthanSophieGuppyHennigMurrayWalters Distinction Listening Distinction Reading Tayla AdamLangenfeldsLaws High Distinction Listening Jack Gardner High Distinction Listening Distinction Reading Alex Jones High Distinction Reading Distinction Listening Ella CallumMairsRoberts High Distinction Listening High Distinction Reading Akul Saigal High Distinction Reading Sarthak Singh Language Perfect World Championship Results Elite Awards Alanah Heidecker Year 9 Japanese Nelvin Ong Year 8 German Gold Awards – German Lauren Malby-Luke Blake JamesValdisJosephSeanTrentGeorgiaZoeEthanJeremyThomasRosenbergShepherdMiaoPrabaharanLancasterBowenMeakinsEnrightShimGuppyO’Day Gold Awards – Japanese Samuel Pritchard Mia EthanKarlyAnnabelleMackenzieAidanGeorgiaMadisonTessaFinlayBenjaminImogenWatkinsDavisLeembruggenHeathStylesDaleyRowanScottHoweKiddGeorgantisHunt Gold Awards – French Nathaniel Ong Jack Cullen Sean EmmaEnrightCoubard Gold Awards – Mandarin Nalisha Ong Bayview Awards Mark Dreyfus Community Spirit and Leadership Award William Frost Eblana Awards Academic Foundation H – Christopher Hobbs Foundation S – Lily Kerr Year 1L – Rhys Basin Year 1R – Sophie Shing Year 2BW – Joseph Compton Year 2OW – Ava Pregnalato Year 3E – Jaxon Stephens Year 3L – Aaron Britter Year 4B – Michelle Fong Year 4H – Ella Michell

281The Mentonian 2016280 The Mentonian 2016 Awards Citizenship Foundation H – Zoe Dwyer Foundation S – Lachlan Smith Year 1L – Baxter Chan Year 1R – Blake Schultz Year 2BW – Mia Antoniou Year 2OW – Natalie Nomikos Year 3E – Poppy Samild Year 3L – Sara Weeks Year 4B – Brendan Sheppard Year 4H – Nina Pertzel Sportsmanship Foundation H – Jack Wall Foundation S – Claudia Piotrowski Year 1L – Angela Hooker Year 1R – Elliot Grant Year 2BW – James Evans Year 2OW – Diesel Reid Year 3E – Siobhan Phillips Year 3L – Scott Marrow Year 4B – Ayden Roos Kyle Roos Year 4H – Nicholas Harris Visual Arts Year 4 – Nicholas Harris Musical Excellence Year 4 – McKenzie Hood Speech Year 4 – Aimee Lancaster Drama Year 4 – Callum Orr Cashion Brothers Writing Award Year 4 – Ella Michell LOTE Awards Language Perfect World Championship Results Silver Awards – Chinese Matthew Shing Bronze Awards – Chinese Aimee Lancaster Ella Michell ‘Dare 2 Dream!’ Award Winners and Special ParticipantsProgram Science Talent Search Major Bursary – Year 2 Alice Fletcher Major Bursary – Year 4 Noemi HannahSniezekWagner Major Bursary – Year 5 Peter Natsioulas Major Bursary – Year 6 Sarah Connell Riley Wollen Minor Bursary – Year 2 Hudson Close Minor Bursary – Year 3 Abigail Barrett Minor Bursary – Year 4 Sophie Frost Ayden Roos Kyle Roos Merit Award – Year 2 Cooper Armstrong Kate Pregnalato Ava LucasPregnalatoWagner Merit Award – Year 3 Edward Hall Nate EmmaTrowellAdams Merit Award – Year 4 Callum EllaLachlanMichelleOrrFongFraserMichelle Project Completion – Year 6 Ella Heidecker Project Completion – Year 5 Lucy Page Jude Scott Ruby Samild Keira AidenHamishWilliamPatronNishBerryCafarella Project Completion – Year 4 Maddox Lewell Jordan Pyszczck Holly Nish Project Completion – Year 3 Jack (SelectedAaronJaxonSiobhanDavidSarahMatthewNewmanShingChunSprungPhillipsStephensBritterforState Level Competition but unable to attend) Project Completion – Year 2 Oliver PatrickJosephTylerSarabjeetKristofCampbellDieselJamesZakariaNatalieHarrisonTzounosTzounosNomikosRahhaliEvansReidBrownBuschkuehlDawarVezaComptonSaunders Maths Talent Quest High Distinction – Year 2 Joseph Compton Distinction – Year 2 Kristof SarabjeetBuschkeuhlDawar Distinction – Year 3 Emma Adams Distinction – Year 4 Ella HannahNoemiMichellSniezekWagner Credit – Year 2 Cooper Armstrong Hudson Close James Evans Alice LucasHarrisonOliverDieselNatalieFletcherNomikosReidTzounosTzounosWagner Credit – Year 3 Aaron Britter Sarah NateMatthewJaxonSiobhanJackEdwardChunHallNewmanPhillipsStephensShingTrowell Credit – Year 4 Michelle Fong Callum Orr Jordan Pyszczek Ayden Roos Kyle Roos Credit – Year 5 Aiden BaxterAvelynWilliamKeiraMichaelMakenzieJamesCafarellaDennisFlowerKrolPatronNishReynoldsWollen Credit – Year 6 Sarah Connell Ella ChristopherAshikaJadenMaddisonHeideckerMoorePrabaharanSarmaVorster Credit – Year 7 Jacob CameronDeclanFarrowMcCombConnell Maths Olympiad Equal Top Year 8 Team Scorer –Top 10 per cent overall Keiran Dyer Callum Roberts Year 8 Top 20 per cent Ethan EllaAkulJoelWilliamHannahPrabaharanSchmidtCurryRotarSaigulMairs Top Year 7 Team Scorer –Top 10 per cent overall Cameron Connell Year 7 Top 20 per cent Daniel JosephNikolayevskyShim Top Year 6 Team Scorer –Top 10 per cent overall Angus Marcombe Year 6 Top 10 per cent Jaden Prabaharan Year 6 Top 20 per cent Charlie Daddo Sarah MaylinUlyanaConnellKondratovaRoy Top Year 5 Team Scorer –Top 20 per cent overall Aiden Cafarella Aurecon Bridge Building – Innovation Award Year 8 Joshua Madden William Currey Akul Saigul Special ParticipationProgram Da Vinci Decathlon Year 7 Bethany LiviniaJosephEthanDanielCassandraEllenCameronBartuskinsConnellFletcherNewmanPatePateShimStockdale Tournament of Minds Year 5 Aidan MackenzieGeorgeCafarellaFenesseyFlower Awards AWARDS Phoenix Hall Keira Patron Lucy BaxterRubyAvelynPageReynoldsSamildWollen Year 6 Sarah Connell Ethan Esakson Sasha RileyAshkiaSiennaMcLennanSalisburySarmaWollen Gateways Challenge Year 3 Emma Adams Aaron PoppyEdwardBritterHallSamild Year 4 Callum Orr Kyle HannahAydenRoosRoosWagner Year 5 Aidan Cafarella Keira AvelynPartonReynolds Year 6 Cameron Berry Sarah EnricoMaddisonHamishConnellNeumannMooreTirta Gateways Leadership Seminar Year 6 Sarah Connell Emilie Toby Justin SophieGrantSibbald Debating Year 7 William Frost Alex Hassan Jack JosephEthanDanielDanielLittlefordMatthewPatePateShim Year 8 Jeremy Campbell Adam HannahBlakeEllaJoshuaCarnegieMaddenMairsRosenbergSchmidt Year 9 Tessa Styles Jack SamasidhNicholasCullenBerrySiva Ram Ethan JoshuaStaggsCooley Year 10 Angus Goodwin Megan BrandonAlexandraSiedleSiedleDemura Year 11 Ryan HarryMichaelHarryVictorThomasAustinBucklerHollingsworthSiedleDingAustinToddSpencer Year 12 Michael Demura Nathan Booth Luc van Vliet Piermon Schwarz Gail AndrewAbajitD’SouzaDaasPersic (Co Captain) Elizabeth Algeri (Co Captain) Lions Youth of the Year 2016 Local Winner and Regional Public Speaking Award Emily Keogh Year 12 Representatives Sarah Cimino Gail D’Souza Luc van Vliet Lions Youth of the Year 2017 Elected Students Ryan Buckler Zac Scherger Ainger Public Speaking Year 12 Piermon Schwarz Gail D’Souza Rotary Public Speaking Elizabeth Algeri Screen It! – National Finalist Junior Animation Year 3 Edward Hall Screen It! – Encouragement Award – Games Year 5 Phoenix Hall Screen It! Animation and Movie Making ‘Mystery’ Theme: School Representation Year 3 Emma Adams Abigail Barrett Aaron Britter Sarah MatthewPoppySiobhanOscarAngusRobertEdwardChunHallHodgettsJacksonMentiplayPhillipsSamildShing Year 4 Mia HannahSallyNoemiKyleAydenJordanCallumHollyEllaEliseMcKenzieMichelleCastelloFongHoodLawsMichellNishOrrPyszczekRoosRoosSniezekStevensWagner Year 5 Aidan RubyLucyWilliamPhoenixCafarellaHallNishPageSamild Year 6 Sarah Connell Ella RileyEmilieEnricoAshikaJadenPhongHeideckerPhanPrabaharanSarmaTirtaTobyWollen Year 7 Daniel Nikolayevski Jack Littleford Luke Bouwmeester Hugo Marcombe Oliver BraydenMoranMiller Year 8 Ella TaylaHannahMairsSchmidtFox Year 10 Alexandra Siedle Megan Siedle James Bouwmeester Connor Murray Jeremy Howe Screen It! Animation and Movie Making ‘Mystery’ Theme: Completion Year 2 Cooper Armstrong Kristof TylerHudsonOliverHarrisonPatrickNatalieAliceSarabjeetCampbellLucasDieselKateAvaJaeJamesJosephBuschkuehlComptonEvansHadjiyannakisPregnalatoPregnalatoReidWagnerBrownDawarFletcherNomikasSaundersTzounosTzounosCloseVeza Year 3 Madeleine Lewell Year 4 Tomas Barlow Charli RileyNinaElishaScarletLachlanAshleighNicholasSophieLachlanIsabelCharlotteBucciCowanEllixFraserFrostHarrisHopkinsO’HaraParkParkesPertzelShilson-Josling Year 6 Max MaddisonAngusCharlesCameronAthanasBerryDaddoMarcombeMoore

283The Mentonian 2016282 The Mentonian 2016 Awards Hamish Neumann Joshua ChristopherRabakVorster Year 7 Jacob DylanSamJosephDouglasLeonardEthanEllenLiviniaCassandraTianaDanielDanielDeclanFarrowMcCombPatePoberezovskyDimitsNewmanStockdaleFletcherPateLiuAllanShimChaplinHinton Year 8 Oskar EthanJeremyJasonBlakeAlexanderCallumMatildaLaurenSarthakJoshuaAkulWilliamPhillipsCurreySaigalMaddenSinghMalby-LukeAppelRobertsJonesRosenbergBartonekCampbellPrabaharan Year 10 Anna Lofthouse Holly Adams Luke Shi Luke Huang Ink About It! Kingston Youth Services Writing Competition ‘Hero’ Year 7 Hugo DanielCassandraEllenBraydenMarcombeMillerFletcherNewmanPoberovsky Year 8 Ethan MatildaCallumJeremyPrabaharanCampbellRobertsAppel Year 10 Luke MegBradleyShiChickSiedle ‘What If?’ CompetitionWriting–Fantasy Year 3 Siobhan Phillips Sarah EdwardBenJaxonOscarAbigailMadeleineMatthewChunShingLewellBarrettMentiplayStephensParrHall Year 4 Lachlan Fraser Callum IsabelJasperMcKenzieNoemiHannahAimeeSophieEllaMichelleOrrFongMichellFrostLancasterWagnerSniezekHoodZdaniusEllix Art & Design Exhibition Award Winners 2016 Year 5 Paint Brush Award for Visual Arts Jessica Leembruggen Year 6 Paint Brush Award for Visual Arts Maylin Roy Year 7 Paint Brush Award for Visual Arts Nicholas Layton Year 7 Design Award for Technology – Wood Aidan Scott Year 7 3D Printing Award Milana Cherney Year 8 Paint Brush Award for Visual Arts Lauren Malby-Luke Year 9 Paint Brush Award for Visual Arts Olivia Dickson Year 9 Digital Storytelling Award for Technology Lachlan Milburn Year 9 Design Award for Technology – Wood Nicholas Opie Year 10 Paint Brush Award for Art Callum Matthew Year 10 Paint Brush Award for Studio Photography Matthew Borys Year 10 Paint Brush Award for VCD Caitlin Baxter Year 10 Design Award for Technology – Wood Troy Flavell Year 11 Paint Brush Award for Art Mackenzie Bascombe Year 11 Paint Brush Award for Studio Arts Isabelle Koh Year 11 Paint Brush Award for VCD Ellen Mooney Unit 1/2 VCE VET Interactive Digital Media James Bouwmeester Unit 3/4 VCE VET Interactive Digital Media Scott Moore Year 12 Paint Brush Award for Art Tessa Petrie Year 12 Paint Brush Award for Studio Arts Brittany Chambers Year 12 Paint Brush Award for VCD Liam Grant Packers’ Prize Liam Grant Principal’s Award for Art Max Watson Mentonians’ Acquisitive Art Award Cameron Moorhouse People’s Choice Award Liam Grant Foundation Awards 2016 Year 4 Ella Michell – Writing Year 5 Lucy Page – Animal Welfare Olivia Parkes – Creative Arts Matthew Scott – Writing Year 6 Hamish Berry – Sailing Riley Spence – Athletics Emilie Toby – Performing Arts Hamish Neumann – Design Angus Marcombe – Cricket Sam Murphy – Baseball Year 7 Taya Brooks – Dance Charlie Dashwood – Dance Benjamin Gerresheim – Tennis Mitchita Owens – Basketball and SammyFootballCartwright – Basketball Olivia Goodman – Equestrian Year 8 Skye Carter – Athletics Adam Halliday – Futsal Year 9 Phoebe Wearne – Swimming Charlotte Pate – Gymnastics Dominique Taylor – Netball Karly Georgantis – Soccer Grace Phillips – Sailing Year 10 Jordan Fox – Swimming Imogen Schwartz – Fine Arts Massey Parker – Cricket William Carter – Athletics Year 11 Lucas Waters – Lifesaving Corbin McCullough – Running Tom Zallmann – Alpine ski racing Callum Strack – Golf Lachie Moorhouse – Cycling Year 12 Liam Grant – Creative Arts Marc Shermon – Photography Gabrielle Burton – Hospitality Ben Thompson – Building & LucyConstructionMangion – Performing Arts Luc van Vliet – Music Renee Verginis – Performing Arts Summer Sport Awards Badminton Coaches Award Liam Grant Half Colours Keling Chen Xinyi YuxuanLiuChen Cricket Coaches Awards Christopher Perkins Ethan Pate Max Bull Tom WilliamSiedleRoworth Half Colours Aidan Taylor Aman Prasad Lewis WilliamDigginsAvery Full Colours Edward Newman Jack SamuelMasseyCunningtonParkerHutcheon Sailing Half Colours Lachlan Hughes Patrick Distefano Patrick Myles Full Colours Brandon Demura Julian Sasson Molly Ford Softball Coaches Awards Alexandra Sheppard Madeline Ghent Basketball Coaches Awards Bailey Reed Ben JesseJacquesHarryFraserElliotDanielDanielCallumPertichBeachAlthoff-DowellViseCarruthersAngusHoulahanSteedmanTurner Awards AWARDS Joshua Madden Liam Beach Luis ZacThomasRileyOwenOliverMaxLukeMcLarenD’AlessandroLeaverPontifexMcGindleCauserGambleAngus Full Colours Benjamin Charnley Samuel Callahan Bailey Clarkson Kai Owens Table Tennis Coaches Awards Alexander Zhu Benjamin Stone Matthew Dunkerley Half Colours Jayde Maluga Full Colours Chengzi JoshuaDhamsikaHeSamarapathiJaden Touch Rugby Coaches Awards Emily Fiddes Emily SophieEmmaKerrMaggioPorter Full Colours Lauren Fagan Half Colours Belle MadisonLeonardCapsalis Surf Life Saving Half colours Jesse QuaydJessicaReedBalleggiDuffin Full Colours Jamie TrentonStephanieNatalieKyleJessicaBrownEwart-McTigueSolterbeckClucasSandersonJohnson Tennis Coaches Awards Alex WilliamTiadoraThomasSophieSamNathanMichaelLukeAridasShiToddBoothPritchardvanVlietHughesBotakisHibbs Full Colours Anthony Tamborriello Braden Watts Jaiden Watts Oliver SahishnuFlorentSiva Ram Trent Jones Troy Flavell Zac Scherger Volleyball Coaches Awards Bianca Malby-Luke Caitlin SiennaPeronelNickMikaylaMaxKentaroJeremyGabrielleCallumShepherdHollandBurtonCampbellBowdenWatsonCumminsStephensonTaylorTrigg Half Colours Joshua Stephenson Ryan Buckler Full Colours Brittany WilliamPatrickMitchellMatthewKeenenJamesHarrisonCameronChambersMoorhouseEdwardsDavidsonMarrierD’UnienvilleGrigoriouScottBankinBurmeister Swimming Half Colours Grace Howell Quayd Duffin Sam TomSophieSamanthaThieleFiferAppelLapa Full Colours Brannan Smith Brianna Vassiliadis Emily Bresnehan Emily StephanieNatalieMollyMaxMaxLotusJoshuaJordanJessicaJesseJamieJamesIsabelleHannahFrazerWebsterKempSchmidtKohKerrBrownReedBalleggiFoxCooleyJeffsRothbergWilliamsFordClucasSanderson Winter Sports Awards Aerobics Coaches Awards Anna EllieClaudiaCharlotteCaleyHollandLeveyWright Full Colours Lucy Mangion Half Colours Sarah Caley Basketball Coaches Awards Charlotte Sutton Claire MeganMakenzieSymeBoysBresnehan Full Colours Courteney Munn Half Colours Sophie van Vliet Cross Country Coaches Awards Edward Kent Robert McIntyre Zac Scherger Full Colours Brooke McCullough Corbin McCullough Grace LachlanJessicaHannahBuntingSchmidtEwart-McTigueMoorhouse Half Colours Kyle Solterbeck Luc van Vliet Football Coaches Awards Fynn Baxter Jack ThomasRyanJoshuaJamesPavlidisBowlesStephensonWhiteVear Full Colours Edward OliverMaxMatthewJackHarrisonNewmanEdwardsLaidlawGrigoriouWilliamsFlorent Half Colours Jack MatthewJoelJamesCunningtonDavidsonAmarteyHennig Hockey Full Colours Thomas Siedle Half Colours Riley Sawyer Netball Coaches Awards Abbey Dykas Abby KateImogenYaniStephanieAlleishaLeonardStephensWilsonRyanSchwarzMeehan Katie Goakes Tara white Full Colours Madison Capsalis Half Colours Ellen Chick Emily Fiddes Soccer Coaches Awards Aleisha TrentonToreyThomasNicholasLotusJamesIsabellaDougalCallumBenjaminAmanAlexanderAlexanderBernamoffAridasWongPrasadGerresheimRobertsRannParkerBouwmeesterJeffsSpitzerFisherBernamoffJohnson Full Colours Alexandra Boys Bianca DhruvStephanieSamanthaNanthawatLewisGeorgeCharlotteMalby-LukeFryerSmethurstCotsopoulosMageeFiferGiccominatoRodriguesChico Half Colours Jack TianaSashaAthanasWidelskiStorti Tony Dunkerley Award Finn McCall Athletics Full Colours Dhruv Rodrigues Chico Corbin Jamie-LeeAnnaNatalieBenAidanTomLukeJesseHarrisonGeorgeMcCulloughSmethurstEdwardsReedD’AllessandroSiedleTaylorAwadClucasLaidlawMunn Half Colours Rebecca Hayes Mia PleaseBarclayAlisonMcCulloughAhernMillernotethat not all award recipients are listed as some had not been decided at the time of publication. Additional awards and competition winners will be noted in the School’s newsletters, available on the Mentone Grammar www.mentonegrammar.netwebsite:

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