Presentation Evening
On Thursday, 15th December 2022, we were very happy to hold our first in-person Presentation Evening since 2019.
We would like to congratulate all of the award recipients, whose names appear below. These students have worked exceptionally hard throughout the year to achieve their personal best. They have upheld our SOAR values which underpin everything that we do at Pakenham Secondary College.
We would also like to thank all of the students, families, dignified guests, Mr Squires, who retired as our Principal in Term 2 this year, and community members who came along to support and celebrate this wonderful evening.
Sporting Excellence Awards
Year 7 Sporting Excellence
Dante Kinchington
Brody Bishop
Indiana Kennedy
Year 8 Sporting Excellence
Hunter Beaumont
Year 9 Sporting Excellence
Joshua Attwood
Year 10 Sporting Excellence
Jemma Kendall
Samantha Dryden
Brayden Attwood
Year 11 Sporting Excellence
Nicholas Smerdon
Year 12 Sporting Excellence
Corey Smerdon
Yawa Awards
Year 7 Academic Excellence
Gowri Prabhu
Indiana Dewar Pullen
Year 7 SOAR Award
Sydney Radosavljevic
Jacob Maloney
Year 8 Academic Excellence
Dawt Za Par Hrang Lung
Gurbakhash Dhaliwal
Year 8 SOAR Award
Abigayle Smith
Alexandre L'Eveille
Year 9 Academic Excellence
Evangeli Psallas
Hannah McCumber
Year 9 SOAR Award
Trey Handley
Gurleen Kaur
Warreeny Awards
Year 7 Academic Excellence
Roseman Samra
Toba Safi
Year 7 SOAR Award
Mitchell Noller
Jaxon Learmonth
Year 8 Academic Excellence
Natasha Baumann
Anayatdeep Kaur
Year 8 SOAR Award
Max Jans
Natalie Thomson
Year 9 Academic Excellence
Kalista Thomas
Himanshi Sharma
Year 9 SOAR Award
James Nimaya
Asher Stone
School Council Awards
Year 7 Academic Dux
Mara Kerslake
Year 8 Overall SOAR Award Recipient
Ruby Kiernan
Year 8 Academic Dux
Radhini Fernando
Year 8 Overall SOAR Award Recipient
Jordan Murrell
Year 9 Academic Dux
Sienna Whelan
This year a Year 9 student, Lydia Anseline, passed away under tragic circumstances. WIth her parents permission, our College Council has established the Lydia Anseline SOAR Award.
This award will be presented each year to a student in Lydia's year level until the end of Year 12.
Year 9 Lydia Anseline SOAR Award Recipient
Shaivi Perumbuli Mudalige
Year 10 Academic Dux
Jelyzza Flores
Year 10 Overall SOAR Award Recipient
Jemma Kendall
Year 11 Academic Dux
Abigail Delia
Year 11 Overall SOAR Award Recipient
Holly Vanzetti
Bunjil Awards
Year 10 Academic Excellence Award
Grace Groves
Natalie Leith
Tess Gilbert
Van Lal Diki Khupno
Year 10 SOAR Award
Seth Campbell
Samantha Dryden
Pavithiran Vinayamoorthy
Balam Balam Awards
Year 11 Academic Excellence
Dylan O'Gorman
Madison Murrell
Arshdeep Singh
Year 11 SOAR Award
Brendan Finch
Gage Handley
Ebony Dawson
Applied Learning Award
Darcy Welbourne
Year 12 Further Mathematics
Academic Excellence
Madelyn Foott
Jade Gilbert
Attitude and Effort
Lakmini Fernando
Patrick Chen
Year 12 Health and Human Development
Academic Excellence
Pratham Sharma
Attitude and Effort
Dakoda Gellie
Year 12 Legal Studies
Academic Excellence
Shymma Harris
Attitude and Effort
Araya Hamstead
Year 12 Literacy
Academic Excellence
Lily Nicholls
Jett Edwards
Attitude and Effort
Lucas Kiernan
Kanjae Kemp
Year 12 Biology
Academic Excellence
Aleisha Lippis
Matthew Blanco
Attitude and Effort
Lydia Butler
Lakmini Fernando
Year 12 Business Management
Academic Excellence
Akshat Mehta
Attitude and Effort
Ashlee O'Meara
Year 12 Chemistry
Academic Excellence
Jade Gilbert
Attitude and Effort
Elina Cole
Year 12 English
Academic Excellence
Aleisha Lippis
Jade Gilbert
Madelyn Foott
Attitude and Effort
Tilly Gray
Pratham Sharma
Matthew Blanco
Year 12 Maths Methods
Academic Excellence
Jade Gilbert
Attitude and Effort
Elina Cole
Year 12 Numeracy
Academic Excellence
Jett Edwards
Lucas Kiernan
Attitude and Effort
Trinity Purcell
Lauren Hind
Year 12 Personal Development Skills
Academic Excellence
Lucas Kiernan
Olivia Baxter
Attitude and Effort
Lily Nicholls
Trinity Purcell
Year 12 Physical Education
Academic Excellence
Patrick Chen
Attitude and Effort
Pratham Sharma
Year 12 Psychology
Academic Excellence
Aleisha Lippis
Lucy Haley
Attitude and Effort
Ashlee O'Meara
Adrian Howard
Year 12 Sociology
Academic Excellence
Amber Jackson
Attitude and Effort
Abby-Lee Farrell
Year 12 Studio Arts
(Sponsored by ZART Art)
Academic Excellence
Elina Cole
Attitude and Effort
Patrick Chen
Year 12 Work Related Skills
Academic Excellence
Lucas Kiernan
Shania McLachlan
Attitude and Effort
Lauren Hind
Olivia Baxter
VCE Overall Academic Excellence
Aleisha Lippis
VCAL Overall Academic Excellence
Lucas Kiernan
Ampol Allrounder Award
Lakmini Fernando
Long Tan Award
Lucas Kiernan
STEM Award
Jade Gilbert
2022 College Academic Dux
Aleisha Lippis
Performing Arts Awards
Performing Arts is an expanding curriculum area of our College. In 2023, we have appointed Ms Genelle Lentini as a Leading Teacher to support and expand our Performing Arts.
The Performing Arts Awards for 2022 are as follows:
Performing Arts Award
(Sponsored by Colman's Music)
Emileigh Maloy
Drama Award
(Sponsored by Cardinia Cultural Centre)
Ruby Kiernan
This year the College has introduced a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Award.
STEM Award
Matthew Whiting
The Australian Defence Force have offered a new Future Innovators Award to Year 10 and Year 12 students.
Year 10 Future Innovators Award
Van Lal Diki Khupno
Year 12 Future Innovators Award
Jade Gilbert
Wellbeing Awards
Yawa Years 7-9 Wellbeing Award
Isabella Peres da Cunha
Warreeny Years 7-9 Wellbeing Award
Bailey Irwin
Bunjil Year 10 Wellbeing Award
Daniel Whittaker
Balam Balam Years 11 & 12 Wellbeing Award
Taliyah De Melo
Principal's Award
Indiana Groves
At the end of the year, our Principal team recognise a Year 8 student who has been nominated by teachers as always demonstrating our SOAR values, in particular striving to achieve their personal best. The Principal team will financially support and sponsor this student. Congratulations to Indiana Groves, this year's winner.
CWA Scholarships
Jelyezza Flores
Achok Ruk
For a number of years, the Country Women's Association, Pakenham Branch have provided scholarships for two of our students. These scholarships are valued at $300 each year, until the student completes Year 12.
We are very appreciative of the generosity towards our students, as the branch put together fundraisers to provide these scholarships. We would like to thank the Country Women's Association Pakenham Branch for the many years they have provided these awards, as the local branch will cease operations this year.
Thalia Vocational Award
Tadhg Manning
Mr Jack Mitchell, a long-time supporter of our College, presented the Thalia Vocational Award. Mr Mitchell's family established the award to support Year 10 student to pursue their vocational pathway during their senior years of schooling. The name Thalia has remained an important part of his family's property names for more than a century. Thalia means to flourish or to blossom. We would like to thank Mr Mitchell for his continuous and outstanding support of Pakenham Secondary College.
Duffy and Simon Lawyers Legal Studies Award
Lucy Moir
Duffy and Simon Lawyers offer an award to a Year 11 Legal Studies student who intends to go on and study law. Congratulations to this year's winner, Lucy Moir.
Sam Webster Family Trust Awards
Tara Cudmore - Year 11
Madelyn Foott - Year 12
Sam Webster graduated from Pakenham Secondary College in 1999 and went on to complete a Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Tourism degree at Monash University. His family wanted to support a Year 11 and a Year 12 student. The Webster Family Trust was established over 30 years ago by Noel and Marj Webster who were deep rooted in the Pakenham Community. Both Noel and Marj lived well into their 90s. Both were highly active in the local community through pursuits such as local sports, the fire-brigade, businesses and many charitable organisations. Noel was stationed in Darwin during World War Two and was also Captain of the Pakenham Fire Brigade during the Ash Wednesday bushfires. Marj, even though she raised four children, was always on hand to support others in her charitable pursuits. The core focus of the Trust was focused on education. Its inception was purely around supporting their 10 grandchildren through primary, secondary and further education, but also for the children to pursue other business and career interests. Eight of the grandchildren completed their secondary education at Pakenham Secondary College and owe a great deal to the College and their teachers from the time they spent here. We thank Mr Webster for his continuing patronage of Pakenham Secondary College.
Long Tan Award
Alice Rogers - Year 10
Lucas Kiernan - Year 12
At the recent Valedictory dinner, Lieutenant Commander Dave Lassam from the Australian Defence Force Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award presented Lucas with this award. Mr Smith, our Principal, presented Alice with her award on the 15th December.
The Australian Defence Force recognise and reward students who contribute to their fellow students and the broader community by displaying the qualities of leadership, teamwork, respect for others, doing one's best and mateship, as well as a willingness to serve within both their own school's and the broader community.
The Award was named after the Battle of Long Tan, which took place in a rubber plantation in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War in 1966. On this occasion, just over 100 Australian soldiers from D Company of the 6th Royal Australian Regiment held off a much superior force of between 1500 and 2500 Vietcong, this turned a probable Australian military disaster into a decisive victory. Although outnumbered 20 to 1 by a better equipped and more numerous enemy, the tenets of the qualities that the ADF rely on in their personnel came to the fore on that day.