Graduating Class of 2017 – Mr Tim Watson’s Year 12 Mentor Group

Kyle Chapman
Jemima Cleaver (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
David Ea (Achievement-Endeavour)
Elena Holland (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Jessamy Hutchins (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Braenna Newham
Iris Petropolus (Academic Excellence)
Noemi Sabulao (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Sam Trewavas (Academic Excellence and Community Service)

Graduating Class of 2017 – Mr Simon Cummins’s Year 12 Mentor Group

Liam Chapman
Jasmine Claypole (Community Service)
Frong Damnong
Kelsey David (Community Service)
Laura Epperlein (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Rana Good-Jackson
Tyler Joy
Tiara King
Jordan Paerau
Jericho Sanger
Jenny Zha

Graduating Class of 2017 – Ms Sonja Hill’s Year 12 Mentor Group

Chloe Canavan (Community Service)
Leila Conlan
Madison Croft
Kyle Du Plessis
Matthew Head-Niewand (Achievement-Endeavour)
Tom Hopkins
Cole Howard-Smith
Grace McInerney
Edward Phan (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Kayla Strode (Community Service)
Jason Tang (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Travis Thompson
Rhian Wheel (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Noraine Zuniga (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)

Graduating Class of 2017 – Mrs Sehenaze Peerbux’s Year 12 Mentor Group

Laird Ahyee-McKinney (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Alex Alford
Cameron Bateman (Achievement-Endeavour)
Hannah Blavo (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Declan Brightman (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Jeremy Cullen (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Kyle Evans
Imogen Kane (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Scott Kingsbury (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Braeden Latter
Bodie Longstaff (Community Service)
Finn McHenry (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Matthew Taylor
Natalie Wood (Academic Excellence and Community Service)

Graduating Class of 2017 – Ms Kathryn Bevan’s Year 12 Mentor Group

Michael Anning
Kelsey Barry
Chloe Brooks
Nathan Cochrane
Jeremy Dela Cruz
Kaitiaki Herbert
Ethan Hersey-Kilner (Community Service)
Maysie Murley
Lauren Opperman (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Naomi Saliba
Mitchell Sundstrom (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Travis Vincent
Tiana Wharemate

Graduating Class of 2017 – Ms Lisa Ip’s Year 12 Mentor Group

Taner Enez (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Lachlan Erwin
Rhys Johnson-Dicker
Maddison Lieberwirth
Jayden Neaves (Achievement-Endeavour))
Nikkita Veitch (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Dennis Viljanac

Graduating Class of 2017 – Mrs Robyn Wilson’s Year 12 Mentor Group

Sylvia Alter (Community Service)
Ana Bush (Community Service)
Andrew Cochrane
Liam Devine (Community Service)
Aaron Gales
Samantha Jacobs (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Ben Oliveria-Neves
Kacey Sheldon
Praveena Singh (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Danielle Smith (Community Service)
Serena Sykes (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Petro Vafeas
Francois Van der Berg (Community Service)
Kelsey Walker (Academic Excellence)

Year 12 Subject Awards

Physical Education - Bailey Bocksette
Health and Human Development - Natalie Wood
Food Technology - Samantha Jacobs
Biology - Annie Ea
Product Design and Technology and Maths Methods - Jeremy Cullen
Psychology - Noraine Zuniga
Media and Studio Art - Maddie Rorke
English and LOTE - Elena Holland
English as an additional language - Noemi Sabulao
Business Management and Further Maths - Angus Macpherson
Geography - Serena Sykes
Specialist Maths - Ege Girgin, Ege is also receiving the Digital Document Solutions Maths Award for outstanding achievement in Mathematics
Chemistry - Scott Kingsbury
Physics - Finn McHenry
Drama - Praveena Singh
Literature - Sabrina Berg
Legal Studies - Jemima Cleaver
History - Tessa Love, Tessa is also receiving the Dorothy Meadows OAM Prize in History

Year 12 VCAL Awards

VCAL Literacy - Maddison Lieberwirth
VCAL Numeracy and VCAL Work Related Skills - Taner Enez
VCAL Skills for further study - Nikkita Veitch
VCAL Personal Development Skills - Jayden Neaves

Mordialloc Electorate Citizenship Award – awarded to a year 12 student who has demonstrated strong citizenship skills in the College community

Declan Brightman

City of Kingston Award – awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities during their time at Mordialloc College

Serena Sykes

Applied Learning Student of the Year

Rebecca Block

SBAT Student of the Year

Rhys Johnson-Dicker

VET Student of the Year

Maddison Lieberwith

Year 11 Awards

Alexander Bailey (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Mikayla Begent (Academic Excellence)
Lachlan Berg (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Sabrina Berg (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Bailey Bocksette (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Dylan Brinck (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Lucas Brooks (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Kristen Da Silva (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Annie Ea (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Lachlan Edwards (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Garry Gabell (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Naena Good-Jackson (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Cheryl Hunt (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Alex Hutchins (Achievement-Endeavour)
Amber Iddles (Achievement-Endeavour)
Dilara Isikli (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Paighen Johnson (Achievement-Endeavour)
Anastasia King (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Tessa Love (Academic Excellence)
Angus Macpherson (Academic Excellence)
Holly MacMillan (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Jack O’Brien (Achievement-Endeavour)
James Price (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Jesse Prochazka (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Madeline Robertson (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Narut Sirachantanakorn (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Alex Vujicic (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Quade Waerea (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Caitlyn Wannenburg (Achievement-Endeavour)
Yipeng Xie (Academic Excellence)

Insight Award – awarded to a student who has made significant progress in English during their year 11 academic year

Dilara Isikli

Chelsea Rotary Club Award – awarded to year 11 students who have achieved a high standard academically and also contributed significantly to the community

Sabrina Berg and Bailey Bocksette

2017 Community Spirit & Leadership Award – presented to a year 11 student who leads by example and encourages others to contribute to their school and wider community

Annie Ea

Year 10 Awards

Adnan Abdul Mutalib (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Zack Aldred (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Albert Allegre (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Levi Burns (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Lucinda Cameron (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Liam Canavan (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Dane Edwards-Lewthwaite (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Lucy Faid (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Paris Gorozidis (Achievement-Endeavour)
Breanna Harmor (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Ella Harris (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Jarrod Harrison (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Eleni Hatzis (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Lilidh Kerr (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Lochlann Kilkenny (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Jasmine Lloyd (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Matthew McVay (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Elena Mortimer (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Elizabeth Ng (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Camille Nightingale (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Ebony Parker (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Amy Pearson (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Brooke Pearson (Achievement-Endeavour)
Paige Petropoulos (Academic Excellence)
Caleb Romeo (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Mason Russell (Achievement-Endeavour)
Benjamin Stewart (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Sarah Sundstrom (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Zoe Unwin (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Meredith Vaughan (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)

Product Dynamics Award – awarded to a student that has achieved a high standard of work in Literature

Lucinda Cameron

Year 10 Advance Award - awarded to a student who has excelled in this subject

Elizabeth Ng

Year 10 Quality Learner Award - awarded to a student who has shown high quality commitment to individual learning excellence achieved through team work, a process of continual improvement and taking responsibility for their own learning

Eleni Hatzis

Victoria Police Award: Mordialloc Police - an annual award for year 10 students who have achieved their personal best academically and in the areas of sport, extra-curricular activities and community involvement

Charlotte Davis

Year 9 Awards

Amelia Austen (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Elisa Barone (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Tahlia Begent (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Hannah Biazora (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Isabella Bristol (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Jordan Cardente (Achievement-Endeavour)
India Cavagan (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Ava Collison (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Liam Cox (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Jack Crowe (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Joanna Elkington (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Benjamin Erwin (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Leo Faid (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Chloe Fitchett (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Carter Fox (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Tara Hope (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Shakira Iddles (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Eboni Kevin (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)

Alisa Kvashko (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
David Le (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Claudia Lennox (Achievement-Endeavour)
Samuel Letts (Achievement-Endeavour)
Caitlin Maher (Community Service)
Madeleine Mead (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Khanh Nguyen (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Vladimir Ovechkin (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Kijana Pauline (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Jack Philpotts (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Lucinda Reekie (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Jackson Reeve Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Jasmine Ristevski (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Callum Roberts (Academic Excellence)
Holly Sarlo (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Taiyo Sekine (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
James Vicendese (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Amber Williams (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Noreigh Zuniga (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)

Year 9 Advance Award

Caitlin Maher

Year 9 Quality Learner Award - awarded to a student who has shown high quality commitment to individual learning excellence achieved through team work, a process of continual improvement and taking responsibility for their own learning

Amber Williams

Year 8 Awards

Malak Ababneh (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Akmal Abdul Mutalib (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Fasika Abera (Academic Excellence)
James Barjaktar (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Salvatore Barone (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Meike Berg (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Eliza Borkowski (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Abigail Brown (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Ethan Capp (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Chanelle Cardente (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Ella Chambers (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Thomas Clarke (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Bianca Davidson (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Lauren Ditchfield (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Tomas Graves (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Luke Gray-Wills (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Mattew Grice (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Hannah Grieve (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Jin Guo (Achievement-Endeavour)
Mara Hallowell (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Katrina Hutchins (Achievement-Endeavour)
Trinity Hutchinson (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Daisy Johnston (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Patrick Kilkenny (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Haylee Krepp (Achievement-Endeavour)
Nicholas Lee (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Bella Marino (Achievement-Endeavour)
Angelo Mihas (Achievement-Endeavour)
Andres Moreno (Achievement-Endeavour)
George Newton (Achievement-Endeavour)
Balin O’Callaghan (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Rose Patel (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Tahlia Peacock (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
John Phan (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Isabelle Philpot (Achievement-Endeavour)
Jasher Ponje (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Ryan Poon (Achievement-Endeavour)
Chris Rodas (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Elisa Sarsini (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
James Shaghagi (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Jesillia Sy (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Hudson Taylor (Achievement-Endeavour)
Rowenna Thay (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Charlotte Thompson (Academic Excellence)
Victoria Vasilenko (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Matthew Wade (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Harrison Weatherburn (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Max Woodhouse (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Ruby Wood (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Phoebe Zhang (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)

Year 8 Quality Learner Award - awarded to a student who has shown high quality commitment to individual learning excellence achieved through team work, a process of continual improvement and taking responsibility for their own learning

Jesillia Sy

Year 8 Citizenship Award – awarded to students who have demonstrated strong citizenship skills in the College community

Tahlia Peacock

Year 7 Awards

Paige Anderson (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Bridget Arden (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Ronan Askew (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Rhianne Blavo (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Ella Bourne (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Emma Broadley (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Ekaterina Butova (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Joan Carbonell (Achievement-Endeavour)
Eliza Carmona (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Declan Carroll (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Poppy Collison (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Tommi Corrigan (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Tristan Cox (Academic Excellence)
Mikayla Coxhell (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Noah Crowe (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Stephen Elkington (Academic Excellence and Community Service)
Chantelle Ferguson (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Luke Fitchett (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Jade Goodman (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Angus Gray (Academic Excellence)
Liam Healy (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Aston Hewet (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Willow Howard-Smith (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Emily Hoysted (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Andrea Jooste (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Yash Kishore (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Scarlett Kishore (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Toby Kristiansson (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Tomislav Krivacevic (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Lachlan Letch (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Sophia Lionakis-Johnson (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Daniel Loza (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Lily Mackay (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Natalia Madej (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Ashleigh McCulloch (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Keppel McMillin (Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Monty Millwood (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Thorunn Millwood (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Jade Ngaou (Achievement-Endeavour)
Kelepi Ofahengaue (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Marnie Philpot (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Laura Reeves (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Emily Robinson (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Beth Rowland (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Tamsyn Russell (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Emma Schultz (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Aaron Scott (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Nat Sirachantanakorn (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Lachlan Stacey (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Bronte Taylor (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Max Telfer (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Elisha Thojaya (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)
Micaela Visser (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Harvey Voegeler (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
James Walsh (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Timothy Whitford (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Katie Witts-Smith (Academic Excellence and Achievement-Endeavour)
Aaliyah Zaph (Academic Excellence, Achievement-Endeavour and Community Service)

Year 7 Quality Learner Award - awarded to a student who has shown high quality commitment to individual learning excellence achieved through team work, a process of continual improvement and taking responsibility for their own learning

Aaliyah Zaph

Caltex Best All Rounder Award – Sponsored by Caltex and awarded to a year 7 student who has achieved their personal best academically and in the areas of sport, extracurricular activities and community involvement

Ella Bourne

"Le Concours Berthe Mouchette" French Competition Award

Year 7 Poetry - Dechlan Burkitt
Year 8 Poetry - Rose Patel
Year 9 Written - Joanna Elkington and David Le
Year 9 Poetry and Written - Noreigh Zuniga
Year 12 Oral - Hannah Blavo

Mordialloc College LOTE Award – awarded to a student who has excelled in LOTE

Sam Trewavas

LOTE Special Award – this teacher’s special award is nominated for a student who has been more of a quiet and resilient achiever throughout their VCE years

Natalie Wood

Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Awards: The Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Awards recognise students who demonstrate leadership and teamwork within both the school and the broader local community

Finn McHenry and Levi Burns

Chelsea Rotary Citizenship Award - presented to a year 12 student who has made an outstanding contribution to the College community.

Imogen Kane and Scott Kingsbury

Art Awards and Peoples’ Choice Art Award

Middle School Art Award: Holly Sarlo
Senior School Art Award: Sarah Sundstrom

The winner of the People’s Choice Art Award which was voted for during the 2017 Art Show

Anastasia King

Mordialloc College Grade 6 Scholarships

The recipient of the Academic scholarship is Alana Selthofer
The recipient of the Community scholarship is Benjamin Curtin
The recipient of the Leadership scholarship is Amelia Davidson and Jye Holloway
The recipient of the Sport scholarship is Taishan Farris-White

Sports Awards

Year 7 Female Sports Champions: Jade Goodman and Emily Hoysted
Year 7 Male Sports Champion: Denzel Timmons
Year 8 Female Sports Champion: Malak Ababneh
Year 8 Male Sports Champion: Ethan Capp
Intermediate Female Sports Champion: Jasmine Ristevski
Intermediate Male Sports Champions: Jack Alacqua and Lochlann Kilkenny
Senior Female Sports Champions: Camille Nightingale and Serena Sykes
Senior Male Sports Champion: Alex Bailey

Ross Haywood Sports Perpetual Award – awarded to a student who has shown outstanding participation and commitment to sport during their time at Mordialloc College

Alex Bailey

House Sports Awards – House Cross Country, House Athletics and House Swimming Championships

House Cross-Country Championship was won by: YERLONGA (BLUE)
House Athletics Championship was won by: KALURA (GREEN)
House Swimming Championship was won by: YERLONGA (BLUE)

House Champions Awards - Awarded to the students that earned the greatest number of house points through out the year by participating in sporting events, production, subject weeks and other lunchtime activities

Bunurong House Champion: Malak Ababneh
Iwala House Champion: Max Nowak
Kalura House Champion: Sebastian Dobbs
Yerlonga House Champion: Jack Alacqua

College News

Issue 40 · 22 Dec 2017

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