Student Achievements

Awards - SOAR, Attendance & Learning Growth

We extend our congratulations to all students who received SOAR Awards this week (a few photos of these and other award winners appear above). These awards are given to students for their positive approach to learning and for upholding our College values:

Social and Personal Responsibility

Opportunities for All

Achieving Personal Best

Respect and Relationships

Attendance Awards were also presented to students who had a perfect attendance record in Term 3.  Attending school every day does not just have academic benefits, it instills a sense of responsibility and the importance of commitment, ready to take on challenges. Students gain an "understanding that attendance is a critical step in achieving their goals, both academically and in their future careers". (ncarson@goodtogreatschools.org.au, 2024). 

We also congratulate students who received Learning Growth Awards. These important awards acknowledge students who have demonstrated outstanding growth in a particular curriculum area. This information comes from our Progressive Achievement Tests (commonly known as PATs).

Mathematics Talent Quest

Congratulations to Dante Trott, Seth Savage and Logan Laycock from 7.1 for receiving a Distinction Award in the Statewide Maths Talent Quest Competition.

Their project, "How much will it cost to build and run an Air BnB?" was well thought out and produced to an extremely high standard.

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First held in 1982, the Maths Talent Quest is an annual activity open to all primary and secondary students.  Students select their own investigation topic based on their personal learning interests and apply mathematics in context. They understand and discover how mathematics is used and found in the world around them, providing a positive experience that reduces the barriers to learning in mathematics and often reduces student maths anxiety.

Rising Star Basketball Awards 

Congratulations to Matthew Whiting and Owen Hampton, who were presented with 'Rising Star Awards' from the Pakenham Huskies Basketball Club recently. Matt and Owen received these awards for volunteering their time each week to support the junior players of the Basketball Club as their coaches. An outstanding achievement and well deserved awards for these talented basketballers.