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.

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Issue 21 · 19 Dec 2024

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