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Speech Day 2021 Wednesday 24 November

ORDER OF EVENTS PROCESSIONAL

YEAR 10 AWARDS

Year 10 Quartet Directed by Mrs Lisa Cook Second movement from Suite para 4 Violines by Ladislav Gabrielli

Mrs Linda Morgan, Head of Year 10

WELCOME AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY

Arabella Llewelyn, 2022 Student Executive OPENING PRAYER

Eloise Rudge, 2022 School Executive INTRODUCTION OF THE PRINCIPAL

Summer Balla-Kellett, 2022 Student Executive PRINCIPAL’S ADDRESS

Mrs Michelle Carroll, Principal CELEBRATION OF 2021 – LIFE AT ST CATHERINE’S 2021 INTRODUCTION OF AWARDS

Ciara Jenkins, 2022 Student Executive YEAR 7 AWARDS

MUSICAL ITEM

Sherren Singers Directed by Ms Liv Cher Nanny’s Farewell by David Bridie YEAR 11 AWARDS

Ms Vasiliki Spanos, Head of Year 11 YEAR 12 AWARDS

Mrs Tracey McCallum, Head of Year 12 YEAR 12 GOLD AND GENERAL AWARDS

Mrs Michelle Carroll, Principal MUSICAL ITEM

Sophie Williams and Charlotte Aston Back to Black by Amy Winehouse INTRODUCTION OF SCHOOL CAPTAINS

Angela Yu, 2022 School Co-Captain SCHOOL CAPTAINS’ ADDRESS

Ms Liv Cher, Head of Year 7

Clementine Newton-Brown and Lucy Campbell, 2021 School Co-Captains

MUSICAL ITEM

VOTE OF THANKS

Yifei (Angela) Tang Spring on Xiangjiang River by Wang Zhongshan

Madeline Powell, 2022 School Co-Captain

YEAR 8 AWARDS

Ms Jenny Molloy, Head of Year 8

Sophie Williams and Holly McGlaughlin, Year 12

MUSICAL ITEM

BLESSING

Senior Strings directed by Mrs Lisa Cook Serenade for Strings (Finale) by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Arranged by Richard Myer

The Revd Keiron Jones, St. John’s Anglican Church, Toorak

YEAR 9 AWARDS

Catherine Chen, Year 11, 2022 Music Instrumental Captain and School Pianist

Mrs Kelly Brady, Head of Year 9

SCHOOL ODE – ALL

RECESSIONAL

St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association Fellowship The St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association (SCOGA) launched the inaugural SCOGA Fellowship, which is aimed to support the professional development of Old Girls and to positively impact our community.

This Fellowship offers a financial contribution of up to $5,000 towards further study, a project and/or related travel that will fulfil the purpose of the Fellowship. The recipient of this fellowship will act as an ambassador within the SCOGA community and as a role model to St Catherine’s students.

Serena Mathews

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CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS Sports Award

Drama Award

Awarded to students in Years 7 to 11 who have displayed commitment and significant contributions towards the sporting life of the School.

Awarded to students in Years 7 to 10 who have displayed an outstanding involvement in, and a contribution to, the Dramatic Arts in the School.

Emma Peele YEAR 7 GOLD Jessica Elshaug YEAR 7 SILVER Amity Morris YEAR 7 BRONZE Annabel Taylor YEAR 8 GOLD Amelie Arnold YEAR 8 SILVER Natalie Wang YEAR 8 BRONZE Mattea Demetriou YEAR 9 GOLD Sophia Atkins YEAR 9 SILVER Jixuan (Jennifer) Gao YEAR 9 SILVER Sienna Rigg YEAR 9 BRONZE Jemima Wilcox YEAR 10 GOLD Lucia Tabbagh YEAR 10 SILVER Olivia Howitt YEAR 10 BRONZE Lily Taylor YEAR 10 BRONZE Maggie Dryden YEAR 11 GOLD Adelaide Mitchell YEAR 11 GOLD Emma Froomes YEAR 11 SILVER Madeline Powell YEAR 11 SILVER

The Thora Jex Memorial Award for Sporting Enthusiasm Awarded to a Year 11 student who has shown sporting enthusiasm and has made a consistent contribution to Sport in the School. A gift of the Old Girls’ Association in memory of a benefactor and teacher of Physical Education.

Thora Jex was a long serving member of staff at St Catherine’s in the 1950s and 1960s. Many Old Girls remember her as their Sports Mistress.

When Thora Jex died, St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association decided to remember her by presenting an annual award for sporting enthusiasm.

Sarah Marriott

The Margaret Woodlock Award for Outstanding Sporting Achievement An occasional award presented to a Year 12 student who has made an outstanding contribution to the sporting life of the School in honour of Margaret Woodlock-McLean (’56 Woodlock), an Old Girl who competed in the 1956 Olympics in Shot Put whilst a student at St Catherine’s School.

Chloe Cooper

The Sports Auxiliary Sports Citizenship Award A gift of the St Catherine’s Sports Auxiliary for outstanding contributions to the sporting life of the School, citizenship and displaying good sportsmanship.

Ava Murray YEAR 7 Ashleigh Jakobovits YEAR 8 Scarlet Russell YEAR 9 GOLD Lilla Barrington YEAR 9 SILVER Charlotte Upton YEAR 9 BRONZE Freya Cantwell YEAR 10

The Drama Auxiliary Prize Awarded to a Year 11 student who has shown an outstanding involvement in, and contribution to, the Co-curricular Drama programs of the School. A gift of the St Catherine’s School Drama Auxiliary.

Charlotte Aston

The Catherine Nellijke Verstoep-Hilford Drama Prize Awarded to a Year 12 student for her outstanding contribution to Drama.

Named in recognition of past student Catherine Nellijke Verstoep-Hilford (’75).

Sophie Williams

Arts Award Awarded to students in Years 7 to 11 who have displayed an outstanding involvement in, and a contribution to, the Visual Arts Co-curricular Program, in the School.

Yunchen (Amy) Luo YEAR 7 Zahra Hoban YEAR 8 Charlotte Phipps-Parsons YEAR 9 Tahlia Guzzardi YEAR 10 Scarlett Davis YEAR 11

Slawa Duldig Memorial Award for Art Mrs Slawa Duldig was a long serving member of staff at St Catherine’s, having been Senior Art and Craft Mistress at the School for 17 years from 1946 to 1963. All her past students remember her with great affection and admiration. After she died in 1975, SCOGA established a Memorial Award in her honour.

Sienna Rosham

The Anna Tegner Memorial Art Award Awarded to a Year 11 Art student whose work is imaginative or boundary breaking. The recipient displays a willingness to take artistic risks and to experiment freely with new ideas, techniques and approaches to art-making. Named in recognition of past student Anna Tegner (’00).

Megan Duong

Elodie Ferrali

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CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS CONT. School Spirit Award Awarded to students who have shown School spirit, adherence to the School Values and significant contribution to the Co-curricular life of the School.

YEAR 7

Janine Jing Hu Yunchen (Amy) Luo Skye McIntosh Sofia Sinclair May Sutton Mia Upton Lily Van der Venne YEAR 8

Heidi Axup Amelia Esposito Sophie Farrer Ashleigh Jakobovits Mietta Jenkins Catherine Ross Emily Tulloch Xi (Selina) Yao Hexuan (Helena) Zhou YEAR 9

Mattea Demetriou Millie McIntosh Sienna Rigg Chloe (Coco) Butterfield YEAR 10

Keyue (Karen) Deng Anise Imam Yifei (Angela) Tang Jemima Wilcox YEAR 11

Maggie Dryden Arabella Hall Wing Man (Cecilia) Lau Sarah Pratt Eloise Rudge

Music Awards This Award is presented to students in Years 7 to 11 who have contributed to multiple Music groups/ensembles and have made a significant contribution to the musical life of the School.

YEAR 10

Flora Du GOLD Ava Colosimo SILVER Keyue (Karen) Deng BRONZE Emma Gregory BRONZE Jo-Jo Patterson BRONZE Yifei (Angela) Tang BRONZE Christina Wu BRONZE YEAR 11

Olivia (Rosie) Bogdan GOLD Megan Chang GOLD Angela Yu GOLD Catherine Chen GOLD Zhi Qing (Emma) Yang SILVER Charlotte Myer BRONZE Eloise Rudge BRONZE

The Danielle Lloyd Memorial Award for Music This Award is presented to a Year 11 Music student who has shown an outstanding commitment to the Ensemble program and demonstrated excellence and improvement in musical ability in the area of strings. The recipient displays courage in innovation and original creative expression in Music.

The Award is presented in memory of Danielle Lloyd (’83), a past student, Music Captain and an outstanding violin teacher at the School.

Olivia (Rosie) Bogdan

The Bertha Jorgensen Prize for Leader of the Orchestra Named in honour of Bertha Jorgensen (’19), a distinguished Old Girl (1910–1919), who became leader of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – the first female orchestra leader in Australia.

Olivia (Rosie) Bogdan

Music Citizenship Award Awarded to a Year 12 student who has made an outstanding contribution to the musical life of St Catherine’s School.

A gift of the Music Auxiliary.

Holly McGlaughlin

YEAR 7

St Catherine’s School Debating Award

Kaixuan (Isabelle) Cao GOLD Janine Jing Hu SILVER Yutong (Irina) Pan BRONZE Kari Prendergast BRONZE Mia Upton BRONZE

Awarded to a Year 12 student for excellence in Debating and contribution to Debating at St Catherine’s School.

YEAR 8

Debating Awards

Xi (Selina) Yao GOLD Chloe Barber SILVER Xiting (Christine) Chi SILVER Mietta Jenkins SILVER Asha D’Souza BRONZE

Presented to students in Years 7 to 11 who have made a significant contribution to Debating within the School.

YEAR 9

Chloe Butterfield GOLD Zoe Shen GOLD Tianyi (Lydia) Hu SILVER Jixuan (Jennifer) Gao BRONZE Nadia Mohamed BRONZE

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Victoria Patsakos

Diya Asthana YEAR 7 Gemma Thorn YEAR 8 Olivia Hargrave YEAR 9 Ava Colosimo YEAR 10 Flora Du YEAR 10 Angela Yu YEAR 11

CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS CONT. Swannie Award

YEAR 10

Flora Du YEAR 10

Lucy Dunlop – Hockey Samantha Love – Hockey Phoebe Russell – Hockey Christina Wu – Music Caitlin Wang – Music Emma Gregory – Music

Public Speaking Awards

YEAR 11

Presented to students in Years 7 to 10 who have made a significant contribution to Public Speaking within the School.

Olivia (Rosie) Bogdan – Music Zara Bongiorno – Rowing Bronte Cullen – Rowing Sarah Marriott – Rowing Madeleine Hooker – Snowsports Olivia Nigido-Scott – Track and Field

The Swannie Awards are presented to the speaker in each region and grade who has the highest average speaker score after completing at least three debates during the year.

Minnie Chen YEAR 7 Rachel Carton YEAR 8 Rhea Werner YEAR 9 Jemima Wilcox YEAR 10 Ciara Jenkins YEAR 11

The Louise Bristow Award for Debating and Public Speaking

2021 Menzies Emerging Leader as part of the Menzies Emerging Leaders Program Lan Tian Yen-West

This Award is presented to a Year 11 student who has made a significant contribution to Debating and Public Speaking.

Harvard Book Prize

This Award is presented in memory of Louise Bristow, a great contributor to the School community. Louise was a Barrister and considered Debating and Public Speaking skills integral to her profession.

Light Blue Awards

Eloise Rudge

Sophie Borland Memorial Award for Public Speaking This Award is provided by the St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association to a Year 12 student for excellence in, and contribution to, Public Speaking. Miss Sophie Borland was a long serving member of staff at St Catherine’s from 1935 to 1949. She taught English at the School and was Headmistress from 1943 to 1949.

Many Old Girls remember her with great affection and respect. Following her death on 14 April 1999, the St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association established this Memorial Award in her name.

Allegra Dennison

Rising Star Award Presented to students in Years 7 to 11, the Rising Star Award recognises students who are achieving exemplary performances in Co-curricular programs at State and/or National levels.

YEAR 7

Alexandra Aumann – Ballet Emma Peele – Basketball YEAR 8

Angela Yu

Light Blue Awards for Performance are presented to Year 12 girls who have reached a very high standard of performance in Drama, Debating and Public Speaking, Music or Sport in their Senior years.

ROWING

Isabella Bufé Chloe Cooper Alexandra Demetriou Francesca Demetriou Claire Gray Olivia Nash Clementine Newton-Brown Tamsin Sleigh Sophie Williams Jessica Yang DEBATING

Allegra Dennison Victoria Patsakos Georgina Vote Jessica Yang PUBLIC SPEAKING

Allegra Dennison Victoria Patsakos Jessica Yang MUSIC

Allison Duong Holly McGlaughlin Isabelle Musson Sophie Williams Anita Yang

Lilly Fogarty – Sailing YEAR 9

Chloe Butterfield – Music Eliza Grey – Hockey Scarlett Shelton – Basketball

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SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS The Year 7 Staff Association Award for School Excellence

The Brookes Family Prize for Determination

Kaixuan (Isabelle) Cao

Awarded to a Year 10, 11 or 12 student who has shown significant determination, and who has overcome difficult circumstances.

The Year 8 Dorothy Pizzey Award for School Excellence Rachel Carton

The Year 9 Jean Willey Award for School Excellence Presented in honour of past Head of Middle School, Jean Willey, from 1984 to 1991. More than just simply warm and caring, she had a lively mind and was well read; her girls learned much from her.

Tsz Yan (Ida) Liu YEAR 12 Soraya Meor Zain Azman YEAR 12 Yui Hay (Hazel) Wong YEAR 11

Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award The Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award is an internationally recognised achievement in the areas of Service, Physical Recreation, Skill Development, Adventurous Journey and Residential Project.

Rhea Werner

Sarah Marriott YEAR 11

The Year 10 Doris Winter-Irving Award for School Excellence

The Australian Defence Force Future Innovators Award

A gift of the St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association, this Award is presented in honour of Mrs Doris Winter-Irving, a loyal and dedicated member of the teaching staff (Senior History).

Mrs Winter-Irving joined the staff in 1956 and became Head of the Humanities Department and Chief of Staff. She retired in 1985 after nearly 30 years with the School.

Flora Du

The Year 11 Noel Warner Award for School Excellence Mrs Noel Warner (Ferguson ’35) was an Old Girl of the School and served as School Captain in 1936.

Mrs Warner was a member of the St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association for many years. Following her death in June 1973, the Committee established a lasting memorial to Noel by presenting an annual award to a Year 11 St Catherine’s student, who, like Noel, has given outstanding service to the School.

Ciara Jenkins

The Higgins Medal The Higgins Medal is awarded to a student who demonstrates leadership amongst their peers, exhibits in their behaviour a commitment to the ethos of the School, demonstrates excellence in attitude and achievement, is a strong and consistent participant in School and community activities and exhibits an awareness of others and their needs. The Higgins Medal is officially awarded by Katie Allen at an official ceremony in December.

Lucia Tabbagh

Award for Determination Awarded to students exemplifying the School Value of perseverance.

Jieya (Coco) Xu YEAR 9 Xinglu (Yuki) Tang YEAR 10

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Awarded to a Year 10 and Year 12 student who have demonstrated science and mathematics abilities while highlighting the value the Navy, Army and Air Force place on STEM skills and STEM career opportunities within Defence.

Flora Du YEAR 10 Emily Dziedzic YEAR 12

The Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award Awarded to a Year 10 and Year 12 student who have demonstrated leadership and teamwork; sponsored by the Australian Defence Force.

The Battle of Long Tan was one of the defining moments in Australian military history and the naming of this Award is intended as a fitting tribute to the Long Tan veterans, reflecting the traits they demonstrated such as determination, mateship, teamwork, tenacity, compassion and leadership.

Ava Colosimo YEAR 10 Allegra Dennison YEAR 12

The Illawarra Junior Boarder Award Awarded to a Junior boarder who has made a valuable contribution to boarding at St Catherine’s School.

This Award is named after our Boarding House – Illawarra. Built in 1888-89, it was presented as a gift to the National Trust in 1966. In 1997, St Catherine’s leased the property as the School’s Boarding House.

Illawarra was considered a possible site for the School in 1922 by Ruth Langley and Flora Templeton but was rejected in favour of Kilbride (Sherren House) due to the greater grounds.

Danning (Rachel) Liu YEAR 9

SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS CONT. The Illawarra Senior Boarder Award

The Warburton Citizenship Award

Awarded to a Senior boarder who has made a valuable contribution to boarding at St Catherine’s School.

Awarded to students in Years 7 to 11 who demonstrate courtesy, consideration and loyalty and reflect high values and enthusiasm for academic work and Co-curricular involvement.

This Award is named after our Boarding House – Illawarra. Built in 1888-89, it was presented as a gift to the National Trust in 1966. In 1997, St Catherine’s leased the property as the School’s Boarding House.

Illawarra was considered a possible site for the School in 1922 by Ruth Langley and Flora Templeton but was rejected in favour of Kilbride (Sherren House) due to the greater grounds.

Jasmine Glass YEAR 11

The Langley Family Memorial Award for a Boarder Awarded to a Year 12 Boarder who has made a valuable contribution to boarding at St Catherine’s School.

This Award is in memory of all members of the Langley Family who served at St Catherine’s.

Miss Ruth Langley was the second Principal of the School and served in that capacity from 1902, first in Castlemaine, then at Williams Road and ultimately at Heyington Place until her death in December 1933.

Her sister, Miss Hilda Langley, was also School Principal, from 1933 to 1946, and two other sisters, Aphra and Nona, taught at the School in its early days. This Award is a gift of the St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association.

Gabrielle Fellows Ru Yan (Megan) Ong

The Mary Davis Memorial Award to the Daughter of an Old Girl for Service to the School Awarded for service to the School to a Year 11 student who is the daughter of an Old Girl.

Miss Mary Davis was Headmistress of St Catherine’s for 21 years from 1950 to 1971.

Many hundreds of Old Girls remember her with great love and respect. When Mary Davis died in August 1991, The St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association established a lasting Old Girls’ Memorial to her by presenting an annual Service Award to a Year 11 St Catherine’s student who is the daughter of an Old Girl.

Madeleine Farrer

The Margaret Mulder Award for International Citizenship Awarded to a Year 12 international student who is courteous and considerate to peers and teachers, actively upholds the School Values, demonstrates School spirit through active involvement and is a role model to other students by promoting the value of cultural diversity.

Margaret Mulder was a staff member of St Catherine’s School (1981–2003). She taught in the Junior School and then later was School Registrar. This Award is in recognition of her dedication towards, and work with, international students.

Tingquan (Gloria) Meng

The naming of this Award recognises our School’s history with its evacuation to Warburton during the Second World War. The Toorak site was taken over by the Australian Government to become a training base for the WAAAF. After a final assembly, St Catherine’s students and staff marched down to Heyington Station to travel the three hour train journey to Warburton where they remained for eight months.

Kari Prendergast YEAR 7 Jessica Sibly YEAR 8 Jixuan (Jennifer) Gao YEAR 9 Freya Cantwell YEAR 10 Madeline Powell YEAR 11

The Caltex Best All Rounder Award Awarded to a Year 12 student who has been recognised for their leadership qualities and commitment across a range of activities: academic, Co-curricular and in the wider community; sponsored by Caltex Australia.

One of Australia’s most respected secondary education recognition programs, this Award acknowledges the recipient’s all-round contribution to the School and community.

Jessica Yang

The Jeanie Hood Prize Awarded to a Year 12 student who has displayed the School Values – Curiosity, Integrity, Gratitude, Perseverance and Empathy.

Named in honour of Jeanie Hood, the Founding Principal of St Catherine’s (then called Castlemaine Ladies College) who served in that role from 1886 to 1902. The award is donated by the St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association.

Anouk Heidenreich

Melbourne University Principals’ Award The Melbourne Principals’ Award is awarded to Victorian Year 12 students in recognition of academic achievement and contribution to the School and/or wider community.

Tingquan (Gloria) Meng

The Parents’ and Friends’ Association Citizenship Award Awarded to a Year 12 student who has displayed community awareness, outstanding School spirit, and actively upholds the School Values.

This Award is donated by the St Catherine’s Parents’ and Friends’ Association.

Gabrielle Fellows

Principal’s Award for the CoCaptains of the School Awarded annually to the Co-Captains of the School in recognition for their service and leadership.

Lucy Campbell Clementine Newton-Brown

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SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS CONT. General Award for Service to the School General Awards are presented to students in Year 12 who have made an outstanding contribution to the School as demonstrated through their attitude, work and participation in School life.

Alexandra Demetriou Francesca Demetriou Gabrielle Fellows Holly McGlaughlin Ruby Moir Isabelle Musson Ruby Seymour Tamsin Sleigh Georgina Vote Sara Zayontz

MUSIC HALF COLOURS

Allison Duong Victoria Patsakos Ziyi (Selina) Zhang MUSIC CONTRIBUTION COLOURS

Lucy Campbell Elodie Ferrali Anouk Heidenreich Victoria Patsakos Ziyi (Selina) Zhang PUBLIC SPEAKING FULL COLOURS

Allegra Dennison Victoria Patsakos PUBLIC SPEAKING HALF COLOURS

Jessica Yang

Gold Award for Outstanding Service to the School

PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTRIBUTION COLOURS

Gold Awards are presented to students in Year 12 who have made an exceptional contribution to the School as demonstrated through their attitude, work and participation in School life.

SERVICE COLOURS

Lucy Campbell Allegra Dennison Elodie Ferrali Victoria Patsakos Clementine Newton-Brown Jessica Yang

Year 12 Colours DEBATING FULL COLOURS

Victoria Patsakos Georgina Vote Jessica Yang Sara Zayontz DEBATING HALF COLOURS

Lucy Campbell Allegra Dennison DEBATING CONTRIBUTION COLOURS

Lucy Campbell Allegra Dennison Victoria Patsakos Sara Zayontz DRAMA PERFORMANCE FULL COLOURS

Zara Carter Allegra Dennison Eloise Kewley Sophie Williams DRAMA PERFORMANCE HALF COLOURS

Victoria Patsakos Holly McGlaughlin DRAMA PERFORMANCE CONTRIBUTION COLOURS

Allegra Dennison Victoria Patsakos Lucy Campbell Elodie Ferrali Caitlyn Le Ruby Seymour Sara Zayontz SPORTS FULL COLOURS

Isabella Bufé – Rowing Chloe Cooper – Rowing Alexandra Demetriou – Rowing Francesca Demetriou – Rowing Claire Gray – Rowing Olivia Nash – Rowing Clementine Newton-Brown – Rowing Tamsin Sleigh – Rowing Sophie Williams – Rowing Jessica Yang – Rowing SPORTS HALF COLOURS

Elodie Ferrali – Swimming Caitlyn Le – Swimming Eleni Papastergiadis – Swimming Sara Zayontz – Swimming SPORTS CONTRIBUTION COLOURS

Lucy Campbell Alexandra Demetriou Francesca Demetriou Allegra Dennison Elodie Ferrali Anouk Heidenreich Stella Heidenreich Tabitha Manson Ruby Seymour Alessia Tzelepis Sara Zayontz

Allegra Dennison Victoria Patsakos

VISUAL ARTS CONTRIBUTION COLOURS

MUSIC FULL COLOURS

SCHOOL COLOURS

Holly McGlaughlin Anita Yang

Lucy Campbell Allegra Dennison Elodie Ferrali Victoria Patsakos Sara Zayontz

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Emily Maren

ACADEMIC AWARDS HOUSE COLOURS

Georgia Boots Isabella Bufé Lucy Campbell Zara Carter Saskia Christian Chloe Cooper Florence Corsham Alexandra Demetriou Francesca Demetriou Allegra Dennison Allison Duong Emily Dziedzic Elodie Ferrali Sophie Gorton Sophie Gough Scarlett Graham Anouk Heidenreich Stella Heidenreich Isabella Hornor Ella Johns Chloe Joubert Mia Jurcevic Lucy Keilar Alicia Livolti Eliza Mailer Tabitha Manson Emily Maren Emily McAllister Holly McGlaughlin Tingquan (Gloria) Meng Ruby Moir Mayuri Muralidharan Isabelle Musson Clementine Newton-Brown Megan Nixon Natalia Oberoi-Kearney Eleni Papastergiadis Victoria Patsakos Louisa Reinke Molly Robertson Emily Ryan Eliza Seymour Ruby Seymour Charlotte Stern Emerson Stuchbery Bridget Vogel-Paul Georgina Vote Sophie Williams Jessica Yang Sara Zayontz

Academic Excellence Awards The Academic Excellence Award is presented to a student who has achieved placement in the top 10% of the cohort following the application of weightings, and the student has been nominated in at least two Core subjects (English, Humanities, Maths and Science).

YEAR 7

Kaixuan (Isabelle) Cao Diya Asthana Angela Feng Emma Peele Isabelle Peter Caydence Lim Minnie Chen YEAR 8

Natalie Wang Rachel Carton Annabel Taylor Chloe Barber Lauren Lam Lilly Fogarty Valerie Chau Harriet Syme YEAR 9

Rhea Werner Sienna Rigg Angelina Chumbley Olivia Hargrave Megan Chang Alice Molnar Olivia Monkman-Straub Jixuan (Jennifer) Gao YEAR 10

Flora Du Freya Cantwell Tahlia Guzzardi Emma Gregory Lucia Tabbagh Caitlin Wang Leanne Hiew Christina Wu YEAR 11

Angela Yu Paula Chen Sophie Simons Annabelle Green Madeleine Farrer Eloise Rudge Emilia Searby Ruby Wake

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ACADEMIC AWARDS CONTD. General Academic Achievement Awards

ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

The General Academic Achievement Award is presented to a student who has achieved placement in the top 15% or above of the cohort when all subject areas are combined.

ENGLISH

YEAR 7

Mila Heng Qiyao (Grace) Shen Alexandria O’Mara Yutong (Irina) Pan YEAR 8

Asha D’Souza Xiting (Christine) Chi Aeryn Lee Amelie Arnold Fiona Gillies YEAR 9

Nguyen Thu (Anna) Nguyen Diep Nadia Mohamed Jiarun (Karen) Ai Amy Ding YEAR 10

Scarlett Song Keyue (Karen) Deng Agnes Winzar-Sdraulig Ava Colosimo YEAR 11

Audrey (Scarlett) Rose Olivia Cunningham Wing Man (Cecilia) Lau Penelope (Poppy) Glenning Charlotte Myer

Subject Awards, VCE Units 1&2

Ruby Wake Angela Yu FRENCH

Angela Yu GENERAL MATHEMATICS

Olivia Cunningham GEOGRAPHY

Sophie Simons SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS

Angela Yu HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Audrey (Scarlett) Rose JAPANESE

Charlotte Myer LEGAL STUDIES

Amy Cooper LITERATURE

Angela Yu MATHEMATICAL METHODS

Sophie Simons MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Charlotte Aston PHYSICS

Paula Chen PSYCHOLOGY

Tahlia Guzzardi

ACCOUNTING

STUDIO ARTS

Emma Gregory

Megan Duong

AUSTRALIAN AND GLOBAL POLITICS

TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY

Eloise Rudge

Emilia Searby

BIOLOGY

VISUAL COMMUNICATION

Flora Du

Yui Hay (Hazel) Wong

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

The Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program

Olivia Cunningham CHEMISTRY

Paula Chen CHINESE

Lan-Tian Yen-West CHINESE ADVANCED

Julie Ren

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Awarded by the University of Melbourne.

The Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars are involved in an academic enrichment program designed to support high-achieving students.

Flora Du YEAR 10 Emma Gregory YEAR 10 Wing Man (Cecilia) Lau YEAR 11

ACADEMIC AWARDS CONTD. Dark Blue Awards for Academic Excellence

The Sue Bell Humanities Prize

Dark Blue Awards for Academic Excellence are presented to Year 12 students who have reached an outstanding level of achievement in Units 3&4 subjects.

Tingquan (Gloria) Meng Jessica Yang Allegra Dennison Clementine Newton-Brown Francesca Demetriou Alexandra Demetriou Ruby Moir Emily Dziedzic Tamsin Sleigh Allison Duong Natalia Oberoi-Kearney Alicia Livolti Eleni (Ellen) Papastergiadis Emily Ryan

The Sue Bell Humanities Prize is awarded to a Year 12 student who has demonstrated outstanding academic results across two final year Humanities subjects. Subjects can include History: Revolutions, Global Politics or a University History extension program. The recipient displays academic rigour, intellectual curiosity and displays a love and engagement in Humanities.

Sue Bell (Staley ’59) attended St Catherine’s as a day student, and for a short time as a boarder, from 1948 to 1959. She was Captain of Langley House and a School Prefect in 1960. After graduating in Arts at Melbourne University, she began her teaching career finally returning to St Catherine’s where she quickly became a much loved teacher of Politics and History, and Head of Humanities. This Award is donated in her memory as a dedicated educationist and supporter of the School.

Harvard Book Prize Awarded to a student in Year 11 displaying excellence in academic and high character, combined with involvement in extracurricular activities, shows initiative, enterprising ideas, and leadership and is of good character.

Emily Ryan

Angela Yu YEAR 11

VALEDICTORY CERTIFICATES Georgia Boots Isabella Bufé Lucy Campbell Zara Carter Yanqi (Vivian) Chen Yinuo (Cathy) Chen Saskia Christian Chloe Cooper Florence Corsham Alexandra Demetriou Francesca Demetriou Allegra Dennison Allison Duong Emily Dziedzic Gabrielle Fellows Elodie Ferrali Sophie Gorton Sophie Gough Scarlett Graham Claire Gray Annie Gubbins Madeleine Hardy Anouk Heidenreich Stella Heidenreich Katherine Herc Kelly Hiew Isabella Hornor Sin Sang (April) Huang

Ella Johns Chloe Joubert Mia Jurcevic Lucy Keilar Eloise Kewley Deána Laletas Ava Lansell Caitlyn Le Katherine Lee Tsz Yan (Ida) Liu Alicia Livolti Lillian Lu Eliza Mailer Isabella Mangano Tabitha Manson Emily Maren Emily McAllister Holly McGlaughlin Tingquan (Gloria) Meng Soraya Meor Zain Azman Ruby Moir Mayuri Muralidharan Isabelle Musson Olivia Nash Clementine Newton-Brown Megan Nixon Natalia Oberoi-Kearney Ru Yan (Megan) Ong

Shihan (Kirsten) Ouyang Abby Page Eleni Papastergiadis Victoria Patsakos Yuanbo (Alice) Qu Louisa Reinke Molly Robertson Emily Ryan Eliza Seymour Ruby Seymour Tamsin Sleigh Charlotte Stern Emerson Stuchbery Annabel Sweetnam Jiaxin (Jasmine) Tao Helena Thorburn Alessia Tzelepis Bridget Vogel-Paul Georgina Vote Sophie Williams Stella Wilson Anita Yang Jessica Yang Sara Zayontz Ziqi (Miranda) Zhang Ziyi (Selina) Zhang

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