Ongoing connections with the Old Michaelian community

Our rich and diverse Old Michaelian (OM) Community continues to provide support for students across our campus in a myriad of ways.

The start of the School year commenced with the commissioning service for the new Head of the School, Mr Gerard Houlihan and we were delighted to have a number of Old Michaelians participating in the choir including Katherine Lieschke (OM 2008), Kaemon Wilcox (OM 2020), Luna Verratti (OM 2022), Isaac Burgess (OM 2019), and Billie Tumarkin (OM 2014) leading the exquisite choral numbers with her soaring soprano voice.

The 10-12 Musical – The Boy from Oz, was a wonderful success, showcasing spectacular costumes and sets brought to life with the help of some experienced Old Michaelians. These included Ellie Singe (OM 2020) who worked on the bump out crew, and Louis Tuckfield-Smith (OM 2019) and Tiernan Maclaren (OM 2017) on the build crew and the bump out crew.

The development of the Performing Arts Centre, St George’s, saw many OM community members involved at every stage of the project. Harry Amos (OM 2020) featured in the video to launch the project at the commencement of the build and Maverick Newman (OM 2015) was involved in the filming of the official launch video. The St Michael’s community had the great privilege of being entertained by renowned Australian actress and soprano singer Anna O’Byrne (OM 2003) along with the 2022 New Zealand Touring Choir at the official opening of this wonderful new facility.

In March, Mia Quinn (OM 2022) returned to the School to run a workshop to guide students through the photographic process that she used to create her Cyanotypes artworks in Year 12 Art.

In early April, St Michael's competed at the Victorian Teams Racing State Championships and narrowly missed out on the finals for their division. Coaches Liam Whitehouse (OM

2022) and Anna Cripsey (OM 2022) were acknowledged for their hard work and commitment in preparing the team for competition. Several Old Michaelians are also working as coaches for our St Michael’s sporting teams and we thank them for the work they do in motivating our teams in the ACS Sport home and away fixture. The following OMs are coaching in our ACS program: Alex Wolnizer (OM 2020), Harry Townsend (OM 2021), Stella Smith (OM 2021), Roman Sowada (OM 2022), Luca Pelosi (OM 2022), Maxwell Prezens (OM 2022), Justin Bond (OM, 2019), Finn Jessen (OM 2022), and Nick Leach (OM 2018).

Every year, the Old Michaelian Association Committee (OMAC) offers support to the Year 12 cohort as they complete their final year at St Michael’s. On the same day that the Easter Eucharist was celebrated, the students surprised with Easter treats provided by the OMAC to welcome them back to School and provide a joyful start to Term 2.

The strong presence of our Old Michaelian community and the engagement of so many Old Michaelians with the School is deeply appreciated and provides a source of great joy for all involved.

If you are interested in engaging with the students, contributing to life at St Michael’s or learning more about the OMAC please contact oldmichaeliancommittee@stmichaels.vic.edu.au