Meet our Lamp Bearers
10 minutes with….
Eleni Theodora Karagiozis
2023 Lamp Bearer
- Tell us a little about your life outside of school? Eg. Family, hobbies. Passions
I live with my mum and dad and have a little sister who is in grade four. Some of my hobbies are playing tennis and training in martial arts. I love watching movies with my family and spending time with them bonding.
- What do you like most about being a student at Marian College?
I would say my favourite thing about being a Marian student is the relationships I build with my friends and teacher. I know there is always someone I can go to if I need help and that is really important to me and think Marian is very good at supporting it's students
- Who inspires you:
At school? Ms Zalac, Vy Pham and Mr Kennedy. In Australia? My mum Maria
- What are the biggest challenges facing teenage girls today?
I think one of the biggest challenges is ourselves and the way we talk to ourselves or about ourselves- constantly putting ourselves down or making us seem less than we are and I think we just need to be a bit kinder to ourselves.
- What advice would you give to students at Marian College?
Enjoy the little things, I know now being in Year 12 that time flies so fast so even if you think you have plenty of time till you are in Year 12 or even once you finish school. Trust, the time goes fast. So enjoy the little things.
- Favourite food & drink?
My favourite drink is pineapple juice and my favourite food broccoli
- Favourite holiday destination?
My favourite holiday destination is Greece
- Favourite TV show & Movie?
My favourite TV show Miraculous ladybug and my favourite movie is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- What are your dreams for the future?
I hope to travel around the world and I want to visit Universal Studios, I want to become a lawyer and get married and have 4 kids
- Which 5 people in history would you like to invite to a dinner party?
I would invite Aristotle, Leonardo da Vinci, Princess Diana, Stephen Hawking,
Anne Frank