The Exchange has lasted 56 years because "in both schools, the tradition of The Exchange depends almost entirely on the goodwill, good behaviour and good manners of the student squad members" and Squad 56 was no exception.

In this edition of The Cheltonian, we focus on the squad members of 2023

After no event taking place in the last three years, it would have been very easy for the leaders of both schools to discontinue the event. Mr Sanders and I put the squad under a lot of pressure to understand their responsibility, as the team that would bring back The Exchange and ensure that its rich history would continue. They did not disappoint!

This was the very first Exchange for the majority of both teams. The vigorous, intense yet friendly rivalry between the teams of both schools is what carries The Exchange from year to year. As we rebuild the Exchange our students, both our Avenues Squad and their outstanding Cheer Squad, will come to understand that whether on the field, on the court or on the stage, Cheltenham Secondary College and Avenues College are friends first, competitors later.

While it was an intense week for the coordinators, Squad 56 made the experience so enjoyable. We can't thank the 2023 Squad enough, they are an amazing group of talented, funny and kind, young people and we are extremely proud of them.

A very big thank you to our College families that opened their homes to visiting students, we thank you with all our hearts, in particular the Swales family who took in seven Avenues students. Please do not underestimate that without you, we could not run this event. Thank you Jenny and Mick Aldridge for the outstanding BBQ support, 180 people, what an effort!

Congratulations to the following Exchange Award Recipients

Name	Award
Sienna Sperring	Exchange Team Captain
Xavier Antenucci-Clark	Exchange Team Captain
Eli Gibbins	Exchange Team Vice Captain
Scarlett Straford	Exchange Team Vice Captain
Sienna Sperring	The Ross Smith ‘Spirit of the Exchange’ Medal
Lachlan Maydom	Best Performance Across The Exchange by a Student in Years 7 or 8 - Male
Tyson Beames	Best Performance Across The Exchange by a Student in Years 7 or 8 - Male
L’Amour Gunn	Best Performance Across The Exchange by a Student in Years 7 or 8 - Female
Jordan Jacobs	Best Performance Across The Exchange by a Student in Years 9 or 10 - Male
Hayley Carr	Best Performance Across The Exchange by a Student in Years 9 or 10 - Female
Ilana Cooke	Dramatic Games - Best Team Performance
Anna Petroulias	Dramatic Games - Best Team Performance
Darcy Russell	Dramatic Games - Best Team Performance
Eli Gibbons	Dramatic Games - Best Team Performance
Ethan Rees	Dramatic Games - Best Team Performance
Georgia Sustenance	Dramatic Games - Best Team Performance
James Naughton	Dramatic Games - Best Team Performance
Scarlett Straford	Dramatic Games - Best Team Performance
Brodie Spence	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Charlie Aldridge	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Dylan Jones	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Jackson O'Meara	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Jade Fenton	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Jordan Jacobs	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Jovan Susak	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Keziah Hendry	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Levi Robertson	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
L’Amour Gunn	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Oliver Bonica	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Scarlett Straford	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Sienna Sperring	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Tori Edmunds	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Victoria Kevorkian	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Will Rawlinson	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Xavier Antenucci-Clark	Touch Rugby - Best Sporting Team
Zavier Lam	Volleyball - Best Male Team Performance
Harley Jacobs	Volleyball - Best Male Team Performance
Jaewoo Kim	Volleyball - Best Male Team Performance
Lawrence Tran	Volleyball - Best Male Team Performance
Levi Robertson	Volleyball - Best Male Team Performance
Matthew Leary	Volleyball - Best Male Team Performance
Mickey Moe Thu	Volleyball - Best Male Team Performance
Will Rawlinson	Volleyball - Best Male Team Performance
Xavier Antenucci-Clark	Volleyball - Best Male Team Performance
Darcy Russell	Indoor Cricket - Best Female Team Performance Team Captain
Amy Brougham	Indoor Cricket - Best Female Team Performance
Emily Campbell	Indoor Cricket - Best Female Team Performance
Grace Campbell	Indoor Cricket - Best Female Team Performance
Ilana Cooke	Indoor Cricket - Best Female Team Performance
Matilda Lloyd	Indoor Cricket - Best Female Team Performance
Shuly Peterson	Indoor Cricket - Best Female Team Performance
Sienna Gilles	Indoor Cricket - Best Female Team Performance
Molly Allen	Indoor Cricket - Best Female Team Performance
Keziah Hendry	Best Performance Across The Academic and Arts Events Male
Anna Petroulias	Best Performance Across The Academic and Arts Events Female
Xavier Antenucci-Clark	Best Performance Across The Ball Sports Male
Hayley Carr	Best Performance Across The Ball Sports Female
Oliver Bonica	Best Performance Across The Stick, Bat Or Racquet Sports Male
Marsha Kagan	Best Performance Across The Stick, Bat Or Racquet Sports Female
Oliver Bonica	Silver All Rounder Male
Ilana Cooke	Silver All Rounder Female
Jackson O'Meara	Gold All Rounder Male
Sienna Sperring	Gold All Rounder Female
Charlie Aldridge	Best Team Motivator
Scarlett Straford	Best Team Motivator
Olivia Allan	Best Individual Performance - Netball
Lewis Armstrong	Best Individual Performance - Hockey
Amy Brougham	Best Individual Performance - Soccer
Keziah Hendry	Best Individual Performance - Music
Zavier Lam	Best Individual Performance - Volleyball
Brodie Spence	Best Individual Performance - Football
Grace Moser	Best Individual Performance - Netball
Scarlett Straford	Best Individual Performance - Drama
Sam Holman	Best Individual Performance - Basketball
L’Amour Gunn	Best Individual Performance - Soccer
Victoria Kevorkian	Best Individual Performance - Touch
Lauren Hermann	Best Individual Performance - Music
Keziah Hendry	Spirit of the Exchange
Tobias Swales	Spirit of the Exchange
Tori Edmunds	Spirit of the Exchange
Jade Fenton	Spirit of the Exchange
Shuly Peterson	Spirit of the Exchange
Ellie Mackintosh	Best Captains Games Team - Team 4
Ethan Rees	Best Captains Games Team - Team 4
Hayley Carr	Best Captains Games Team - Team 4
Jade Fenton	Best Captains Games Team - Team 4
Keziah Hendry	Best Captains Games Team - Team 4
Liam Ruffin	Best Captains Games Team - Team 4
Mickey Moe Thu	Best Captains Games Team - Team 4
Tobias Swales	Best Captains Games Team - Team 4
Zavier Lam	Best Captains Games Team - Team 4

It is time to start preparing for the 57th Exchange. Travelling to Avenues College in Windsor Gardens, South Australia will have a new set of challenges for the coordinators.

Please enjoy this look at the 2023 Exchange, with thanks to student Ryan Quan

We look forward to introducing the Avenues Squad of 2024.

Karly Hargreaves and Paul Sanders

56th Exchange Coordinators

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