Interschool Sport and House Competitions
Term 2 Sports Equipment Loan
During the first 10 minutes of recess and lunch, students are welcome to borrow sports equipment from the shipping container next to the breezeway toilets. Please see the attached Term 2 Sports Equipment Loan Roster to see when borrowing is available.
Email Miss Brugliera if you have any questions at sophie.brugliera@education.vic.gov.au
Whitehorse Division Cross Country
On Tuesday 29 April, 73 Koonung students participated in the Whitehorse Division Cross Country competition at Ruffey Lake Park. Students ran the 3km or 5km course in incredibly fast times, battling a very steep hill along the course. We congratulate all students that ran on the day, but especially the below students that placed in the top 10 or 15 for their age group and have qualified for the Eastern Metropolitan Region Cross Country competition at Yarra Glen Racecourse on the 12 June.
13 Years Girls
2nd place – Alayna Johnstone
10th place – Ruby Chapman
13th place – Rhylee Cairns
14 Years Boys
5th place – Leander Reichenbach
7th place – Tom Murley
14 Years Girls
10th place – Audrey Yip
13th place – Kaitlyn Ong
14th place – Olivia Barlow
15 Years Boys
2nd place – Tyce Ingram
11th place – James Rogers
12th Place – Tom Westein
15 Years Girls
7th place – Neve Murley
16 Years Boys
9th place – Liam Paisley
16 Years Girls
1st place – Izzy Johnstone
3rd place – Grace Walker
4th place – Ellie Dyason
5th Place – Imogen Pilgrim
6th place – Cat Floros
10th place – Millie Ferdowsian
20 Years Boys
4th place - Renos Vassiliades
6th place – Zachery Wijaya
7th place – Jude Crouch
12th place – Marco Candiloro
15th place – Joshua Tan
20 Years Girls
4th place – Phoebe Helft
6th place – Cici Lu
8th place – Olivia Cheung
9th place – Jessica Le
Koonung Secondary College Athletics Carnival 2025 – A Day of Sprints, Spirit, and Sausages
On the 13 May, the Koonung Secondary College community held its annual Athletics Carnival at Hagenauer Reserve in Box Hill. Students ran, jumped and threw their best across a full program of events including the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, the 800m and 1500m middle distance races and the field events of long jump, triple jump, high jump, discus and shot puts.
Adding to the fun and friendly competition were the novelty events where students joined in for a few games of soccer and the hilarious "Anything but a Baton Relay”, where a baguette was passed around the track during the 4x100m race. A personal highlight of mine was the highly anticipated Teachers vs Students Relay, where the teachers once again claimed “victory” (that’s six wins in a row!!)
The carnival also supported important causes with several fantastic fundraiser events. The Live Life sausage sizzle kept everyone fuelled and the Interact Club bake sale offered sweet treats for a great cause. Students flexed their muscles in the Push-Up Challenge which included a high-energy chin-up competition. Many students also signed up to take part in the Push-Up Challenge later in June where they will each do 3214 push-ups in 23 days.
A massive congratulations to Roberts house who were the champions of the 2025 Athletics Carnival scoring 2823 points on the day.
I would like to thank all students and staff who participated and helped on the day, and especially to our House Captains, Judy Ahmed, Ella Peterson, Nathan Truong and Timothy Hanus for their leadership.
The Koonung spirit was well and truly alive!
Sophie Brugliera
Health and Physical Education Domain Leader
Carnivals Coordinator
Special Mentions
Parsa Samareh
Congratulations to Year 11 student Parsa Samareh for winning the ITF International Tennis Tournament in doubles. What a fantastic achievement! Parsa is also travelling to Bendigo to represent Team Victoria in the upcoming National School Tennis Championship.
Congratulations again Parsa and the Koonung community wish you all the best for your upcoming tournaments.
Grace Sharkie
Well done to Year 10 student Grace Sharkie for her recent participation in the 2025 Marsh AFL National Development Championships for U16 Girls up in Brisbane. These games featured the most talented young players across Australia and is a fantastic achievement to be chosen!
Congratulation to Grace Sharkie (10A) for making the Vic Metro U16 Girls Trial Squad! This is a fantastic achievement and all of us at Koonung wish you all the best for the trials!
The School Sport Victoria (SSV) Team Vic representative program provides a development platform for Victoria’s emerging student athletes to participate in the annual School Sport Australia (SSA) Championships. SSV coordinates the selection process for Team Vic teams in partnership with relevant state sporting organisations.
Please read the Team Vic Information Sheet here (https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic/Documents/2025TeamVicInformationSheet.pdf) before registering. This document contains important information on the SSV Team Vic Program, in relation to eligibility, registration, multiclass, selection, participation costs, and financial assistance.
Key Dates for Registration:
https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic/Documents/2025TeamVicRegistrationKeyDates.pdf
Additional Information: https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic
Luke Ewart
Business Management/Health & PE Teacher
Interschool Sport Coordinator