Student Leadership - community involvement
Harmony Week
Monday 21 March, was Harmony Day and the first day of Harmony Week. To celebrate the multiculturalism in the Koonung community we ran a small competition asking students to send in a photo of a place, item, food or anything important to them that represents their culture or the sharing of cultures in our community. The following are the winning entries. Thank you for your submissions!
SuSu Leeding (12C)
I have chosen to submit this photo as a reflection of the Chinese culture in Melbourne. This picture was taken just in front of the Chinese Museum in the City. Lanterns are said to be of symbolic importance to the Chinese and their many social and religious events such as Chinese New Year. They are not only used as decoration during these festive times but are also said to light the way for both guests and ancestors' souls (which are said to visit their relatives in these times) alike. I think that having these lanterns, as well as having a "Chinatown" within Melbourne allows people from all backgrounds to have a shared experience of Chinese culture despite not being in China themselves, of which I believe is a very important thing.
Kian Shafaie (8D)
This is a picture of the Persian haft-seen table that is set up on Nowruz (Persian New Year). On the table the main items starts with an “s” or “س” in Farsi. Keeping in note that the Farsi translations start with “س” the items are: wheat sprouts (sabzeh), apples (seeb), garlic (seer), vinegar (serkeh), Russian olives (senjed), wheat seed pudding (samanu), and sumac (somaq).Our table also includes some other symbolic items such as a mirror (ayneh), clock (saa-at) and eggs (tokhmeh-morgh). I hope you learnt something new about Persian culture and you can share this knowledge with others!
Xingyee Pang (9E)
This picture shows what a Chinese wedding looks like that represents the freedom of Asian culture. A Chinese wedding is a place to let loose and enjoy the vibe rather than needing to act formal. I am sharing how proud I am of the culture I was brought up in, given that everyone is able to be part of this community that is constantly blooming with positivity.
In Chinese culture, red symbolises happiness, prosperity and good luck, and this is the reason why the picture below is filled with redness.
We hope you learnt something new!
Mel Lertprasertwech and Amelie Storrar-Carey
Language and Culture Captains
World's Greatest Shave
On Friday 25 March we held our annual Worlds Greatest Shave event at recess and lunch. We had a bake sale at recess and we sold an amazing 50% of our baked goods. Later at lunch the SRC ambassadors held an extremely successful sausage sizzle, hair braiding, hair spraying, our amazing band and teachers added a source of entertainment whilst people were waiting for their sausage, along with the leftover baked goods. You also can’t forget the main event of the afternoon, the hair shaving! We were unable to get any hairdressers on campus so a few of our teachers showed off their incredible barber skills, and a few showed off why they became teachers and not barbers! I was working on the very busy sausage sizzle, running back and forth delivering sausages, burgers and refreshing the supply of bread. As usual we cooked an excess of sausages so we gave the construction crew, working on the new building, some lunch for their hard work. It was an amazing and successful day and I am extremely proud to be a part of that. On behalf of the SRC ambassadors, we thank you for your contribution, it really means a lot and I know that there will be so many Leukaemia patients who are grateful for everyone's input.
Georgia Fleming (9E)
SRC Ambassador
Congratulations to the House People of Term 1!!!
Streeton - Isabella Mirsodellis (9A)
McCubbin - Olivia Lee (7I)
Conder - Max Vodopivich (9A)
Roberts - Grace Sharkie (7F)
These students earned the most points for their houses in Term 1. Congratulations and well done, keep up the amazing work!
Peter Hodkinson
Director of Learning - Engagement and Leadership
Lift the Lid for Mental Health Walk
Congratulations to members of Koonung Interact Club for participating and supporting the Lift The Lid for Mental Health Walk on Sunday 20 March 2022. The attached photo shows some of the participating Interacters with three of the Rotary Club members who also took part.
Peter Hodkinson
Director of Learning - Engagement and Leadership