St Mary MacKillop College Newsletter

PRESENTATION NIGHT AWARDS

Presentation Night was held on Monday, 11th December and it was a wonderful celebration of the outstanding achievements by our students and members of the St Mary MacKillop College community in 2023. We would like to especially thank our guest speakers; Isabella Gilchrist, Dux of 2022 and Keynote Speaker, Neane Carter.

 

We would like to extend a gracious thank you to our generous sponsors: 

  • Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Swan Hill 
  • Lions Club of Swan Hill
  • Pooles Accountants and Tax Specialists
  • The Guardian
  • Joliman Lawyers
  • Java Spice
  • Hession Medical Services
  • Marraboor Pharmacy
  • Australian Defence Force
  • Ampol
  • Families of Zoe Teague and Wendy Bennett-Teague
  • Swan Hill Business and Professional Women
  • Headspace
  • CVGT Australia
  • Campion Education
  • Mallee Cruisers Car Club
  • North West Vic Training 
  • Northern Wool Pty Ltd
  • SuniTAFE
  • The Dandy Lion Studio
  • Swan Hill Rural City Council
  • The Diocese of Ballarat

We congratulate our top students from Years 7 to 11

Year 7 Jobe Crow and Ella Whateley

Year 8 Billy Kentish

Year 9 Ava Crow

Year 10 Miley Keam

Year 11 Tess Meney

 

Scholarships and Awards:

 

MMLLEN Student Excellence Awards:

Certificate III in Beauty Services 1st Year - Charli Lovell 

Certificate III in Beauty Services 2nd Year - Olivia Ayars 

Certificate II in Building & Construction - Sebastian Papa 

Certificate II in Cookery - Eloise Storer

Certificate III in Sport & Recreation - Chloe Twentyman

Presented by Ms Deborah Quin

 

Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Swan Hill Scholarship: 

Year 9, Zion Rodriguez presented by Mr John Pye

 

Lions Club of Swan Hill ‘Geoff Fisher’ Award for Citizenship:

Year 11, Krystal Donohue presented by Mr Rhett Ehms

 

CVGT Australia Encouragement Scholarship:

Year 9, Keenan Dreyer presented by Ms Jodi Cole

 

Campion Education Award:

Year 7, Ramel Alvear and Year 8, Reesha Khosa presented by Mr Nathan Lane

 

Pooles Accountants and Tax Specialists Accountancy Scholarship:

Year 11, Jorja Plant presented by Mr Tony Haley

 

The ‘Guardian’ Scholarship: 

Year 12, Anellie Sabado presented by Ms Kate Davison

 

Joliman Lawyers Scholarship: 

Year 11, Grace Doherty presented by Ms Sharee MacFarlan

 

Java Spice Food Industry Scholarship: 

Year 10, Katrina Wilson presented by Ms Mandy McCallum

 

Hession Medical Services Scholarship:

Year 12, Amy Simpson 

 

Marraboor Pharmacy Scholarship:

Year 12, Dustin Holmes presented by Ms Sally Looney

 

Australian Defence Force Leadership Scholarships

Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award:

Year 10, Taylor Dunlevey and Year 12, Thanh Pham presented by Ms Michelle Haeusler

Young Innovators Award:

Year 10, Vanessa Hall and Year 12, Dustin Holmes presented by Ms Michelle Haeusler

 

Ampol Best All-Rounder Award: 

Year 12, Milla Scott presented by Mr Joel Murphy

 

Australian Olympic Change-Maker Awards:

Year 10, Charlie King and Year 12, Brehana Hodgson presented by Mr Joel Murphy

 

Swan Hill Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship: 

Year 12, Thanh Pham 

 

Zoe May Teague and Wendy Bennett-Teague Memorial Award:

Year 10, Tylan Collins presented by 

 

'Libby Dunstone' Memorial Scholarship:

Year 11, Sofie Mazzotta presented by Ms Jane Alderuccio

 

Headspace Positive Student Wellbeing Award:

Year 11, Sofie Mazzotta presented by Ms Kirsty Jacobs

 

Mallee Cruisers Car Club Awards:

Year 7, Jake O'Brien, Year 8, Minke Van Coller, Year 9, Ava Crow, Year 10, Koby McMillan, Year 11, Otto Conlan and Year 12, Farirai Muyambo presented by Mr Tony Rogers

 

Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Award:

Year 12, Angelica Watson presented by Mr Jeremy Wood

 

North West Vic Training Vocational Award:

Year 12, Tyson Hartshorn presented by Mr Alan Box

 

Northern Wool Agriculture Award:

Year 10, Bella Henderson presented by Mr Nathan Lane

 

SuniTAFE Vocational Award:

Year 11, Lucy McCann presented by Mr Jack Barry

 

Swan Hill Rural City Council Youth Endeavour Scholarship:

Year 12, Charlotte Angus presented by Mr Nathan Lane

 

Diocese of Ballarat Scholarship: 

Year 10, Jaya Jenkins-Jaiswal presented by Ms Michelle Haeusler

 

We thank our parents and friends, staff & students, our Student Leaders, and all those involved in the organisation of the night. We would like to wish all members of our College community a safe and enjoyable summer holiday break, and a happy and holy Christmas.

 

Here are photos of some of the award recipients, please click on the images to enlarge them.