Achievements
Premiers VCE Awards
On Thursday 27th July 2023, the Premier's VCE Awards were held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event was marked by the commendation of over 300 students across 88 subjects, each distinguished for achieving the highest results in their respective subject area. The successes celebrated at this event are testament to each student's hard work and commitment.
This year, Huntingtower School was honoured to have two of its students receive the Premier's Award. Caitlin C received the award for her outstanding performance in Information and Communications Technology VCE VET, while Lawrence H was awarded for his excellence in Applied Computing: Data Analytics.
We extend our congratulations to Ms Barbara Hender, the dedicated educator who taught both these subjects and skilfully guided Caitlin and Lawrence on their successful academic journeys.
Recognition should also be given to the parents of these students. Their involvement and support underscore the notion that such achievements are a result of a team effort.
VCE Chamber Choir
Eisteddfod PLATINUM AWARD
The Grazioso Chamber Choir (made up of the wonderful VCE students listed below) competed in the Victorian Schools Music Festival this week and received a result of PLATINUM, (Choirs are ranked from Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum). Students performed for other schools and then engaged in a workshop with guest adjudicator, Jodie Spooner-Ryan and were given incredible feedback and advice through this process.
It was an invaluable experience, and it was incredible to share and engage in music making with other schools and the Choral community.
The students work so incredibly hard, so it was wonderful to have received such an outstanding result.
Alan (Si Yuan) L
Angelina A
Ava R
Chloe B
Daniel (Leyu) S
Dhruva H
Eleni M
Hillary (Wenhui) Z
Isabella Z
Jackie L
Katherine N
Lynton S
Matthew C
Monisha V
Nihar P
Rishika D
Riya K
Sasha B
Sinead R
Spencer A
Tasha R
Toby G
Ms Kayla Sims
Head of Choral
Tharul P (Year 10)
A huge congratulations goes to Tharul who has been selected as an Edstart award winner in the Technology and innovation category.
Tharul was selected out of hundreds of nominations from across Australia by a panel of judges including the CEOs of the Australian Heads of Independent Schools Association (AHISA) and Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA).
As a winner, Tharul will receive an award and a significant grant towards his initiative.
Jizelle N (Year 11)
Well done to Jizelle who was chosen as an Edstart Achievement Award Finalist recently:
She was chosen thanks to her initiative aiming to tackle Australia’s rising melanoma rates. Jizelle is developing a wristband that gauges UV levels to alert when to reapply sunscreen.
Independent Schools Student Exhibition 2023
Congratulations to the Huntingtower students from the Junior and Senior school, who were selected to be a part of the Independent Schools Student Exhibition 2023, under the guidance of Ms Gillian Nix (Junior Visual Art) and Ms Marion Power (Senior Visual Art).
Senior Artists: Nina X, Daniel J, Sienna C, Ollie G, Avaya P, Keira L, Emily Y, Cerys M, Eli H, Elle D, Emily D, Tonia T, Yilin Z, Anneha S, Erik W-C, Simra I, Valerie Nuth
Junior Artists: Tevin E, Matthew C, Lara L, Jamie W, Felicia S, Isabelle D
The Exhibition was opened at the docklands on Wednesday July 26th with representation from ISV Arts Learning, (isArtworks) National Gallery Victoria, and students and staff of the 8 schools presenting in this year’s Exhibition. I was very pleased to represent Huntingtower with the students, friends and families that were able to attend the opening.
"Encouraging creativity and creative thinking are central to modern education. They aim to equip students with the competencies and skills to succeed in school and in their lives." said ISV Chief Executive Michelle Green.
To View the exhibition online or visit the Docklands Gallery
You can now view the exhibition online via isArtworks, or visit the Docklands Gallery at The District, 8 Wharf Street.
The gallery is open from 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm, Tuesday to Saturday, and the exhibition runs until Saturday 18 November.
The artworks of our students will be part of the ISV isArtworks digital exhibition in perpetuity.
View here:
https://artworks.iseducation.com.au/huntingtower-2023-gallery/
