Editor's Address
Artwork: Spencer Newell, Year 12, Ridgeway Campus
Welcome to The Ivy Voice!
Vanessa Chien & Xenia Theofilakos, Year 11, Ridgeway Campus
Hello! Welcome to Edition 20 of the Ivy Voice.
We hope everyone has had a great Term 2, got through exams and are looking forward to the holiday break. This edition marks our very first publication as Co-chief Editors, and we are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to continue building on the strong foundation that has been carried on previously by Alice and Liz. Their dedication to supporting student perspectives and voices has shaped The Ivy Voice into such a meaningful platform within the Ivanhoe Grammar School community.
As we begin our time as editors, we are excited to continue growing this platform as a space that celebrates creativity, encourages diverse perspectives and reflects experiences from across all campuses and year levels. We are especially passionate about strengthening student voice within the publication and ensuring it remains an inclusive platform that represents the breadth of the Ivanhoe community.
In this edition, we are excited to share a range of reflections, opinion pieces and updates from across the School. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this edition, as your ideas and perspectives are what make this publication possible. Please feel free to reach out to one of the editors and writers listed below, if you have any questions, queries or feedback. Come and join The Ivy Voice team!!
Enjoy the read,
Vanessa and Xenia.
We would like to acknowledge the founding Chief Editors of the Ivy Voice, Harriet Thorpe and Emilie Mckenna (2020) and past leaders who have contributed to the initiative that is the Ivy Voice. Their innovation and creativity founded this platform as an outlet for sharing student voice, which we hope to continue to build.
Chief Editors:
Vanessa Chien, Year 11, Ridgeway Campus
Xenia Theofilakos, Year 11, Ridgeway Campus
Plenty Campus Coordinators:
Layla Hakem, Year 11, Plenty Campus
Matteo Gliana, Year 11, Plenty Campus
Editors and Writers - IDEALS Stream
Poppy Bishop, Year 9, University Campus
Claudia Chandler, Year 11, Ridegway Campus
Darcy Foxwell, Year 11, Ridgeway Campus
Abi Homewood, Year 9, Ridgeway Campus
Ari Nordwood, Year 9, Ridgeway Campus
Isaac Nui, Year 9, University Campus
Sibina Sibinovska, Year 9, University Campus
Abby Song, Year 9, University Campus
Kieran Turner, Year 9, University Campus
Spencer Qian, Year 9, University Campus
Alan Zhang, Year 9, University Campus
Alex Zhou, Year 9, University Campus
Photographers - Ivy Voice IDEALS Stream
Robbie Blackmore, Year 11, Ridgeway Campus
Archie Harrison, Year 11, Ridgeway Campus
Sean Melling, Year 12, Ridgeway Campus
Ziggy Read, Year 10, Ridgeway Campus
Rafe Roberts, Year 10, Ridgeway Campus
Aramintha Leat, Year 9 University Campus
Alyssa Chahal, Year 9 University Campus
Jarrah Gibson, Year 9 University Campus