Student Voice
Beginning Of Term 2:
Student Voice
2025 College Captains
Hello South Oakleigh College community.
As College Captains, we would like to reflect and congratulate everyone on an amazing start to term 2.
With it being already 5 weeks into the term, there has been a number of highlights throughout this time. Additionally, there are many highlights throughout the next few weeks of term 2 to look forward to.
On Thursday May 1st, our students participated in the school’s cross country event held at karkarook park. We would like to congratulate all the students who attended this event, as well as all the students for giving their best efforts.Further congratulations to the students that placed high and progressed into district. We are immensely proud of all of you and the hard work you put in on this day.
On Friday the 25th of April, we had the opportunity to attend the ANZAC day dawn service held in Oakleigh. At 6am, we engaged in a minute of silence to remember and acknowledge the soldiers that served in the first world war, as well as recognise the values they possessed such as courage, teamwork, and resilience, which we honour to this day. We also laid a wreath down on behalf of our college community and as a way of honouring the soldiers that fought for us. At school, we also delivered our own minute of silence for the entire College Community as a way of recognising the sacrifices the soldiers made for our country
A reminder was also shared about the upcoming GAT, which will take place on Tuesday, June 17th. It’s an important part of the senior journey, but there’s no need to stress, just stay prepared, look after yourself, and do your best on the day. Additionally, exams for Years 7 to 11 are fast approaching, marking a key point in the term for many students. It’s a great chance to reflect on what you’ve learned so far and put your hard work into action.
Behind the scenes, there’s been a lot of planning and effort from both the Year 11 and Year 12 committees as they work hard to prepare for the Year 11 Formal and Year 12 Valedictory later this year. These events are such a big part of the high school experience, and the committees are doing their best to make them as memorable as possible. To help make that happen, they’ve been organising fundraisers and coming up with creative ways to raise money, so be sure to support them when you can! Every bit of help brings us one step closer to two incredible events
Last week, our Year 12 students had the privilege of receiving their jackets in the official Year 12 Jacket Ceremony. What made this moment even more special was the involvement of the Year 7s, who joined us to celebrate this milestone. It was a meaningful reminder of how far we’ve come, from the beginning of high school to our final year, and the powerful legacy each Year 12 leaves behind.
This coming Monday, many of our students will proudly represent our school in interschool sports, competing against other schools. It’s been amazing to see the dedication and teamwork each team has shown during training, and we can’t wait to see that same energy and school spirit shine through on the day!
We wish everyone in our community a great rest of the term ahead. To our students, we wish you all the best in the upcoming exams, SAC’S, CAT’S or any assessments . Make sure to stay focused, but a reminder to also keep a balance and maintain a positive mindset throughout. That’s all from us for now, and to all our community members, don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you need any support, or have any questions or concerns.
Kristina Andreev
Stefan Krozian
2025 College Captains
S.R.C. Newsletter Article
Coming back into this fresh new term, our Student Representative Council has proudly worked towards an exciting term ahead, and we are thrilled to be holding our events with the whole school community.
Starting off strong, our Health and Wellbeing team has held IDAHOBIT Day (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia) to build a bigger sense of awareness and a welcoming space for the LGBTQIA+ community among us. We celebrated this day by holding a bake sale which sold tons of sweet treats, pens, stickers, and badges, which was quite a success! All funds collected was donated to Minus18, a non-profit organisation supporting LGBTQIA+ adolescents.
The Student Experience portfolio has also been anticipating and planning the Biggest Morning Tea, which will be held on May 29th where hot chocolate, tea, muffins, and much more will be sold during recess. This fundraiser is done to support Cancer Council, a non-profit organisation that focuses on cancer research and prevention, and all funds collected from the sale will go to the organisation.
Our Breakfast Club and Communications portfolios have also been working hard to continue their initiatives. The yearbook is continuing to be filled by Communications, and the weekly breakfast club is still running as successful as ever! We’re looking forward to be working on another exciting term, so stay tuned! Hope you guys are all anticipating another great term.
S.R.C. Presidents
Jack Wright
Yohanb Soju
Abigail Avienna
SRC Presidents
Melbourne Holocaust Museum
On Wednesday 23rd of April the year 10 cohort ventured to Elsternwick to visit the Melbourne Holocaust Museum to learn about the events of the holocaust that occurred 80 years ago.
This opportunity let us speak to survivors, Sarah Sarroni and John Lamovie and their death-defying stories of how they escaped the Nazi’s. These testimonies allowed us to learn what it was like to live in a place where you could be condemned to death purely based on your culture. It was described to us that “These people come here every Wednesday to tell their stories again and again not because it’s easy and interesting but because they don’t want anyone to repeat these mistakes ever again.”
Sarah Sarroni escaped the Nazi’s with sheer instincts and ‘blessed luck’ (although, everyone could agree it was her will and smarts). John had survived thanks to the kindness of others and his father’s tenacity to save his only son. After listening to their stories, we were split into smaller groups each examining range of primary sources. These included artifacts and passports of those who tried to flee or the yellow star that identified those of Jewish beliefs.
Afterwards we went upstairs where some students saw exhibits of those who resisted the unjust laws of the Nazi’s. Others saw the aftermath of the tragedy and those trying to move as far away as possible from such a terrible place. While some managed to live as normal lives as they could some of those cursed survivors never really could leave the camps even after their destruction. Despite the bitterness of the whole event some would agree it was important to learn to prevent such a terrible and unimaginable thing ever happening again.
Jonno Jaslowitz
Year 10 Textiles CAT 1 Soft Plastic Redesign
The first unit of textiles focused on sustainable fashion. Students were tasked with crafting a garment or accessory from soft plastics like plastic wrappers, packaging and other scraps collected from home. Through our research and exploration of the materials it highlighted both the waste we face through the fashion industry and our own consumption, as well as resourceful ways to redesign and think about the how we view waste.
Orion Hansen