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Swinburne Italian Poetry Competition
On 21st of June, students in Year 7 and 8 Italian had the opportunity to participate in the Swinburne Junior Italian Poetry Competition. Two judges from Swinburne University of Technology attended Killester to hear our students recite their poems in the competition. Congratulations to the following students in the Swinburne Junior Italian Poetry Competition: First place: Year 8 Sienna Pasitchnyj who has won a $60.00 voucher. In Year 7 we had 27 Certificato di Lode (Certificate of Honor) winners and 13 Certificato di Merito (Certificate of Merit) winners. In Year 8 we had 24 Certificato di Lode (Certificate of Honor) winners and 12 Certificato di Merito Certificate winners. Congratulations to you all on a fantastic effort.
Dante Alighieri Italian Poetry Competition
On 26th of June at Melbourne University, over 2800 students studying Italian, from schools all over Victoria, participated in the Dante Alighieri Italian Poetry Competition. Eighty-two Killester students studying Italian in Years 9, 10 and 11 also participated. Students were required to select a poem from a range of contemporary and historical Italian poets, memorise it and present it to a judge with appropriate pronunciation, intonation and deliver it with meaning. On Thursday 18th of July, our nine finalists returned to the Poetry Finals at Melbourne University and presented their poem once again to two judges.
Congratulations to our Finalists: Year 10: Anna Eam, Gina Lam and Sarah Pachi and Year 9: Jessie Coleman, Tayla Cornell, Erica Dixon-Mason, Isabella Fidanza, Sienna Magagna, Jacinta Princi. In particular, I would like to congratulate Sarah Pachi, who competed against students from other schools, as she achieved third place at the Finals for reciting her poem Sonetto XXVI – Vita Nuova by Dante Alighieri. Sarah will be presented with her award at a Presentation Night to be held later in the term by the Dante Alighieri Society at Melbourne University, Tanti Auguri from the Languages Faculty.
Liliana Gallo, Learning Area leader - Languages