Farewell to the Class of '22

Dromana College is extremely proud of the outstanding VCE results achieved by the 2022 Year 12 student cohort. These results clearly position Dromana as the College of academic excellence in the local community and bear testament to the engaging, comprehensive and sequential learning program delivered throughout Years 7 to 12.

A very big congratulations to the following students:

2022 College Dux with an ATAR of 99.8 FRANCESCA MONTGOMERY.

College Dux Proximus with an ATAR of 99.5 MAYA CARLYON.

and a special acknowledgement  to VIVIENNE FLOYD AND RANI THUAN with ATARs of 98.75.

These four students have worked exceptionally hard this year and over their entire time at Dromana College, We are all extremely proud of their results, and look forward to hearing about the journeys ahead of them. 

While we have great pride in our exceptional results and continue to set new benchmarks, our community can rest assured we will continue to strive for continuous improvement in our engaging, rigorous teaching and learning program.

Dromana College gives first priority to Literacy and Numeracy as the essential building blocks which underpin all learning, and which enable students to excel and achieve their personal best. Students thrive in our supportive culture of high expectation, and our excellent teachers are the most important resource for student success. Our hard working and dedicated staff clearly understand their core business: focusing on effective teaching and learning, and improving student outcomes. 

We encourage and promote an extensive co-curricular program to ensure that students have the right balance to complement their academic endeavours. Our outstanding College facilities, provide an environment conducive to learning while promoting a safe and orderly school.

Each graduating student in the Dromana College ‘Class of 2022’ can look forward with great confidence to a successful future as well-rounded and high achieving young adults. They are ready and equipped to begin their post-school journey. For the overwhelming majority of our graduates, this includes admission into their first choice of university course. At Dromana College we provide a steadfast guarantee to our community that we will work tirelessly to continue our impressive trend of outstanding results for all students.

Congratulations and best wishes to our ‘Class of 2022’ who have further consolidated our position as the academic school of choice on the Mornington Peninsula.

Simon Jones 

Assistant Principal. Senior School 

PRINCIPAL MESSAGE

I am sure you will be reading this with a mixture of emotions and excitement for the future.

Moreover, I hope your time at Dromana College has been special. The last few years have thrown you more challenges than anyone could have ever imagined at our class of 2022.

Your resilience, positivity, kindness, and sense of purpose held all our learning community together and produced a magnificent end of year atmosphere across the school.

Thank you for being an amazing cohort who lived our values of Respect, Responsibility, integrity, and Personal Best.

You have been exemplary role models for others to follow and have lifted the bar in your commitment to set ambitious targets for students who follow you.

You have achieved a significant goal by finishing Year 12, and it is my honour on behalf of the College community to congratulate our Year 12 class of 2022.

I wish you well in your future pathway, I thank you for the memories and friendships and trust that you will return to let us know of your achievements.

Alan Marr 

College Principal 

COORDINATOR MESSAGE

Dear class of 2022,

I am so proud of every one of you. You have displayed so much resilience over the last few years of schooling to finish as a Year 12 graduate. I will cherish the memories we have created over the last four years and miss seeing all your smiling faces as I am walking down the corridor. Whether you are continuing your studies at university or TAFE, joining the workforce or travelling, I cannot wait to see what you achieve in the future. You have been an amazing year level to work with and I am so grateful to have been your coordinator.

Shannon Rennison 

Year 12 Coordinator, Head of Year 12 

Dear class of 2022,

You made it to the finish line.

The journey along the way has been so enjoyable working with a great group of students. The great pleasure of seeing a large group all working together for the same purpose has made for a really memorable year. A big thank you to the staff and students of Year 12 2022 for their great work throughout the year.

Pat Egan 

Assistant Year 12 Coordinator  

To the class of 2022,

I’m so thankful to have been able to navigate this year with you all and see you all grow with each learning experience you came across. Over the year it has been wonderful getting to know you all more and to build core memories here at Dromana with you. From the inflatable course in the scorching heat to celebrating with you all on your final days, this year has been filled with so much fun and laughter. I have caught myself feeling so proud of you all at various times throughout the year- you all make me so proud. A huge congratulations for making it through this year, and thank you again for allowing us to be part of the adventures! I can’t wait to see where the rest of your lives take you and all of the wonderful things you will see and do.

All the best!

Kendelle Keeler

Assistant Year 12 Coordinator  

To the class of 2022,

This year I was very lucky to have been one of your coordinators. It was exciting to see you all grow and adapt to the opportunities and challenges as they presented themselves. Your resilience, hard work and determination, along with your ability to have fun and enjoy yourselves, made you a great cohort to work with. I have no doubt that an exciting future awaits. I wish you all the very best with whatever you choose to do in the years to come.

Adam Kirkwood 

Assistance Year 12 Coordinator

COLLEGE CAPTAINS FAREWELL 

It’s safe to say that my six years of high-schooling weren’t exactly conventional- but I have no hesitation in saying that the past 6 years have also been as fulfilling as they could be. As a Year 7, I was too shy to order my own food at a restaurant, yet now here I am as a College Captain! My journey through the school was constantly exciting and engaging, and I feel like I was able to pursue any path I wanted to while I’ve been at this school. Although I will remember so many wonderful things about the school, I think the relationships I have made will be what I cherish most. I have met the people who I feel truly understand me and make me happy, and had teachers who supported and helped for me through all of the ups and downs. Despite the lockdowns, I have found that my relationships with the school community remained as strong and fulfilling as ever, and I am forever grateful for the laughter, excitement and care which I have experienced from Year 7 to 12.As my final year of school comes to an end, I am so happy that myself and the rest of the school was able to experience an uninterrupted year- I want to spend as much time being around my peers and teachers as possible! This year I feel as though I have realised how valuable it is to be at a school in which everyone is accepted and cared for, and I strongly advise everyone to make the most of their time here and appreciate the wonderful school. In the future, I hope to study some field of law- I think- at university, and I have my heart set on doing exchange. I am really intrigued by the world around me, and because of this I want to study overseas for some time, during which I can hopefully travel too. Through this, I hope to be able to make changes for the better in the world in order to create a brighter future for those to come. That being said, who knows where I’ll be in five years !I’ll always remember Dromana College for the happiness it gave me, as well as the education I received. Thank you to the school for all that you haved one for me.

Frankie Montgomery

2022 College Captain

I’d say high school was like a marathon. At the starting line of Year 7, I was incredibly nervous but excited at the same time, unsure of how the next 6 years would be. So focused on the days as they come, getting through the morning for recess, then third period for lunch, and finally fourth period for the end of the day, suddenly, I find that those 6 years have passed in what feels like both no time and forever.

In the first half of the run, my junior years, I found my rhythm in maths and science, which I have relied on in my senior years. That being said, I found enjoyment in a variety of subjects outside of science such as outdoor ed, food studies, humanities, and Japanese. The teaching I have received has created a hunger to know more and understand and explore the world and society we live in, and I am grateful to my teachers who encouraged this passion and answered my endless questions.

Schooling was so much more than education though. There were my friends, who have made this experience noticeably more fun, full of laughs and enjoyable than if they hadn’t been alongside me, and it is to them that I am most thankful for. They have supported me to keep moving forward, one foot in front of the other, day after day, as they do the same beside me. Further, I found encouragement in my cousins and brother, who I am incredibly fortunate to have shared the Dromana College journey with since the very beginning. I now aspire to show them every day that their strength and belief in me was not for nothing.

Reflecting on how I composed myself in this run, I have certainly learned how to pace myself; when to work harder and when to remain steady, conserving my energy, something that took an annoyingly long time to learn. Though lessons come from the journey not the destination, after all, so I focus on the path that I have taken as I approach the finish line.  I’m exhausted but I have made it this far so I will not give up. I will make it across that finish line and graduate with a smile on my face.

Melody Johnson

2022 College Captain

I want to start my send off letter with the word that means something to me and that word is ‘honest’. This word has been one of great significance to me throughout my schooling and life in general. So, I will be honest with you all in saying that school wasn’t always easy or trouble free for me. There were times where I struggled and I thought I would not be able to finish. My other peers and future students may or may not relate to this at one point or another.

But the thing is, you see, I started to be honest with my teachers and more importantly myself. I asked myself what I wanted to achieve whilst being at school and began to set goals for myself knowing that the only way I could do this was if I believed in myself and surrounded myself with people who supported me. There will be times when you tell yourself that you can’t do something- not just in school but life as well- but you need to be honest with yourself and think there is nothing stopping me from trying. Don’t be afraid to reach out to others for help. Everyone is unique and everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. This is natural, this is what got me where I am in school today. I was honest with myself about what my strengths and weaknesses were and thought to myself; how I can improve these?

I am very grateful for, not just the time I have had at Dromana College, but for the help provided by some of the most amazing teachers who are so encouraging and whom I am lucky to have been taught by. I am grateful for the friendships I have made that, no doubt, will be ongoing after school and the experiences and opportunities given to me that have helped grow my courage. I have learnt how to believe in myself and back myself, finding the confidence I have now. One example of this acquired confidence, is being a College Captain . If you had asked the girl in Year Seven who would get nervous to speak in front of big crowds and would cry a little when struggling to write in English. She never would have imagined herself being where she is now. She would be so proud of future-me.

So I want to thank Dromana College, my teachers and my peers for helping me shape the person I am today. My plans for the future is to complete my Diploma & Bachelors in Nursing. Best wishes to all the students in Year 12 2022 and I hope their plans and hard work pay off.

Kyneisha Czowhan

2022 College Captain

As my time at Dromana comes to an end, I am grateful for the memories I have made here. From the supportive staff and amazing friends, to the valuable lessons that I have learnt along the way. I will be forever grateful.

My journey throughout college has gone by too fast. I  cannot believe that six years have passed since I began my secondary schooling. As I look back, I begin to remember all of the incredible experiences that I was able to participate in. From breaking my arm in Year 7 playing soccer for the school team, to singing in music soirees and performing in front of hundreds of people in the Chicago the school musical. I feel so lucky that I got to be a part of the senior girls cricket team that made it to the state finals and I also spent years waking up at 6 every Tuesday morning to get to dance club. All of these are truly memories that I will never forget.  I think it is safe to say that I have fully immersed myself in the opportunities this school has to offer.  

As my life after school continues, I aspire to pursue my passions and continue my education  at university. Although the future is unclear, I find comfort in the knowledge that Dromana College has prepared me for the world ahead and provided me with an education that has opened up so many pathways. I have been so fortunate to have had such a wonderful and fulfilling schooling experience. It has been an honour to be a part of such an amazing student leadership program. Since Year 9, I have been fortunate enough to be one of the school’s many student leaders. This experience has allowed me to collaborate alongside so many amazing people and inspired me to make positive change. My involvement in the music department has allowed me the opportunity to gain so many wonderful friendships and it has helped to give me the confidence to become the person I am today. I will forever treasure the supportive environment that was provided to not only me, but to all of my fellow peers.

I will never forget the years I have spent at this school. I would like to thank Dromana College for providing me with the memories and friendships that will stay with me throughout my life.

Krystabel Forward

2022 College Captain