Alumni News - Have you Heard?

Chloe Thompson, Tom Starkey & Denzel Vaghani- Wider School Community Prefect, Ridgeway Campus

Daniel’s Grand Prix Helmet! 

Many of the fans who cheered Daniel Ricciardo during the Melbourne Grand Prix last month also noticed his race helmet, which was emblazoned with native icons of Australia.

It was custom designed by Rosie Pettenon (’22) (pictured left with Daniel) who is currently studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne. Rosie won an Optus competition to design the helmet to a brief of ‘Australian optimism’ and spent more than a month creating the design. Following the race, the helmet will be auctioned off for Save the Children Australia. Ricciardo was thrilled with the design describing it as ‘very cool’ and that it is one of his favourites.

Cricketer of the Year! 

A stunning season for Sophie Day (’16) resulted in her being jointly awarded the Women’s National Cricket League Domestic Player of the Year for 2023! Playing for the Melbourne Stars, the 25-year-old all-rounder had a stand-out year with her slow left-arm orthodox bowling. Sophie was the leading wicket-taker of the WBBL season with 27 wickets at 12.48 and also picked up 14 wickets for Victoria.

Our Newest Olympian! 

Congratulations to Tristan Carter (’17) who becomes the School’s 9th Olympian after being selected to compete in the C1 Canoe Slalom at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Based in Sydney, Tristan has been a regular Australian representative at World Championships but this will be his first Olympics. He has credited his old coach Warwick Draper, himself a three-time Olympian and current maths teacher at the School for supporting him throughout the years of training and competing to help gain selection.

Old Ivanhoe Grammarian Association FC

OIGA FC Raising of the Flag happened at the first home game for the season. After a premiership win, Clubs raise the Premiership Flag.  It was a momentous day for the Old Ivanhoe Grammarians Football Club. with all 3 flags being raised. You may not know that last year the Club won 3 Premierships - the U19s, Reserves and Senior Premierships! This year they will be competing in Premier B Grade.

Old Ivanhoe Cricket Club

The Veteran Team of the Old Ivanhoe Cricket Club grabbed another Premiership. Defending only 113 runs they dug deep and Bowled Dennis out for 105! Congratulations!

Flashback - Yea roll call, 1942

Did you know, during the World War II the Australian Army evacuated the School in concern of invasion? As a result Ridgeway Campus was temporarily moved to Yea. Pictured in the photo above are students who attended Ivanhoe during the move to Yea. Can you guess how many students were at the School in 1942 and went to Yea? 

If you guessed 140 you would be right!