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Education Perfect Regional Languages Championships

Oberon placed second overall in this competition, winning top place for both German and Indonesian. 

We won 44 certificates and our top students were:

2 x Emerald – Isabella Dyson, Saathvik Balaji

6 x Gold – Alizee Recites, Elaina Laurie, Zunairah Sharif, Amelia Matheson, Ruhani Ruhani, Tayla Henderson

1 x Silver – Enjay Kabylakis

8 x Bronze and 27 x Credit

Well done to all students who competed. Not only did they practise, revise and learn new vocabulary and grammar but also won the competition for Oberon! An amazing effort.

SAGSE German Scholarship Program

Three students have been awarded an interview for one of these prestigious scholarships. We wish Josh Rachor and Darby Doherty (Year 12) and Sam Jordan (Year 11) the best of luck preparing for the interviews on Sunday 24 August in Melbourne.

Geelong Regional German Poetry Competition

This competition was held at the Geelong German Club last Thursday evening. Unfortunately our Year 8’s were on camp and could not compete.

Students in Years 7 and 9 did extremely well, taking out 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in Year 7 and 1st and 3rd place in Year 9. 

Well done to all who participated and competed so well:

Year 7 - Saathvik Balaji 1st, Harrison Coppock 2nd, Isabelle Dyson 3rd, Enjay Kabylakis

Year 9 - Otis Pogue 1st, Phoenix Marsden 3rd, Cormac Shearer, Sonny Duval, Raf Hontarigo.

Saathvik, Harrison and Otis will compete in the State Final on Saturday 23 August at Austrian Club in Heidelberg, Melbourne.

We wish them the best of luck! 

Indonesian

On Monday the Year 12 Indonesian class attended a screening of Ellis Park at The Pivotonian. The documentary showcased famous musician Warren Ellis' (Dirty Three, Nick Cave and The Black Seeds) passion and drive to establish and fund a wildlife sanctuary in Sumatra to rescue trafficked, endangered animals. The material covered complements their unit on the Indonesian Environment.

Hari Kemerdekaan Indonesia- Celebrating 80 years of Independence on 17th August.

In classes next week students will be celebrating with our Language Assistant Neili with special games and activities.

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