St Mary MacKillop College Newsletter

PRESENTATION NIGHT AWARDS

Presentation Night was held on Monday, 9th December and it was a wonderful celebration of the outstanding achievements by our students and members of the St Mary MacKillop College community in 2024. We would like to especially thank our guest speakers; Charlotte Angus Dux of 2023 and Alumnus, Kyal Tripodi. 

 

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
  • Country Universities Centre Mallee
  • 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 Ava Bissett

Year 8 Ella Whateley

Year 9 Emily Pekin

Year 10 Athena Leo

Year 11 Miley Keam

 

Scholarships and Awards:

 

Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Swan Hill Scholarship: 

Year 9, Patrick Eade presented by Mr Ian Triplett

 

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

Year 10, Athena Leo presented by Mr Rhett Ehms

 

CVGT Australia Encouragement Scholarship:

Year 9, Charlie Graham presented by Ms Jodi Cole

 

Campion Education Award:

Year 7, Jed Ingram-Cutts and Year 8, Jenna Gray presented by Mr Nathan Lane

 

Pooles Accountants and Tax Specialists Accountancy Scholarship:

Year 10, Will Johnston presented by Mrs Alison Wright

 

The ‘Guardian’ Scholarship: 

Year 11, Tylan Collins presented by Ms Meagan McGregor

 

Joliman Lawyers Scholarship: 

Year 11,  Jaya Jenkins-Jaiswal presented by Mrs Catherine Smith

 

Java Spice Food Industry Scholarship: 

Year 11, Mawa Abitama presented by Ms Mandy McCallum

 

Hession Medical Services Scholarship:

Year 12, William Gilchrist presented by Mr Nathan Lane

 

Marraboor Pharmacy Scholarship:

Year 12, Tess Meney presented by Ms Sally Looney

 

Australian Defence Force Leadership Scholarships

Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award:

Year 10, Ava Crow and Year 12, Otto Conlan presented by Mrs Mandy McCallum

Young Innovators Award:

Year 10, Vanessa Hall and Year 12, Dustin Holmes presented by Mrs Mandy McCallum

 

Ampol Best All-Rounder Award: 

Year 12, Gabby Atkinson presented by Mrs Catherine Smith

 

Swan Hill Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship: 

Year 11, Annica Diaz presented by Ms Elise McDonald

 

Zoe May Teague and Wendy Bennett-Teague Memorial Award:

Year 10, Lisa Bail presented by Mrs Sally Looney

 

'Libby Dunstone' Memorial Scholarship:

Year 11, Lillie Wallace presented by Mrs Alison Wright

 

Headspace Positive Student Wellbeing Award:

Year 11, Charli Lovell presented by Mrs Hayley Neuschafer

 

Mallee Cruisers Car Club Awards:

Year 7 - Hattie Merrett, Year 8 - Archie Alderuccio, Year 9 - Scarlett Benham, Year 10 - Keenan Dreyer, Year 11 - Brooke Pearson, Year 12 - Luke Pastore presented by Mr Tony Rogers

 

Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Award:

Year 12, Trinity Sutton presented by Mrs Alison Wright

 

North West Vic Training Vocational Award:

Year 10, Grace Gibson presented by Mr Alan Box

 

Northern Wool Agriculture Award:

Year 12, Harrison Kelly presented by  Mrs Sally Looney

 

SuniTAFE Vocational Award:

Year 11, Nataivia Jones presented by Ms Caitlyn Conlan

 

Country Universities Centre Mallee Scholarship:

Year 11, Koby McMillan presented by Mr Hayden Hogan

 

Swan Hill Rural City Council Youth Endeavour Scholarship:

Year 12, Parker Condely presented by Cr Stuart King

 

Mallee Excellence Award: 

Year 10, Elisapeta Tohi presented by Mr Nathan Lane

 

Diocese of Ballarat Scholarship: 

Year 10, Ava Crow presented by Mr Matt Byrne

 

Fr James Wall Bursary:

Year 10, Mitchell Anderson presented by Ms Michelle Ross-FitzGerald

 

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.