FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Term 4

As the 2022 school year comes to an end, I’d like to thank everyone for working together to ensure our students have the best opportunities possible for success. There is no doubt it takes the collective efforts of teachers, leaders, support staff and parents/carers.

Valedictory Dinner

Crown Palladium

On Thursday December 8th, our Year 12 students and their families gathered for a final farewell at Crown. This group of students had an inconsistent lead up to Year 12 with two years of uncertainty, but to their credit, they not only prevailed, but gained the best VCE/VCAL results we have had for a number of years.

Although it is a long evening, we believe that it is important to be able to recognise and acknowledge every student. 

Our Valedictorians, Kelsey Horsnaill and Cooper Rouget, made a heartfelt farewell speech on behalf of the group.

This year the top Subject Awards went to:

• Art: Mason Henshall
• Visual Communication and Design: Mason Henshall
• Studio Arts (photography): Liam Buchan
• Theatre Studies: Darcy Garth
• Drama: Danielle Fletcher
• English: Angus Balsdon
• English Literature: Mackenzie Weston
• English Language: Mason Henshall
• French: Charlotte Greene
• History Revolution: Angus Balsdon
• Economics: Angus Balsdon
• Accounting: Benjamin Westh
• Legal: Mackenzie Weston
• Business Management: Oliver Harvey
• Further Mathematics: Mackenna Pasinati, Valentina Aloysius
• Mathematical Methods: Sabina Nivas
• Specialist Mathematics: Liam Buchan
• PE: Mackenna Pasinati
• Health and Human Development: Mackenzie Weston
• Certificate 2 (Sport and Rec): Darcy Peacock
• Psychology: Cooper Rouget
• Physics: Liam Buchan
• Biology:  Cooper Rouget
• Chemistry: Abby Broadley
• Food: Kelsey Horsnail
• PD&T (Wood): Caleb Thompson
• PD&T (Textiles): Ash McRae

Congratulations also to the following students who received Excellence in all their subjects;

• Valentina Aloysius
• Mark Anderson
• Angus Baldson
• Kelsey Horsnaill
• Mercedees King
• Cooper Rouget
• Anastasia Slattery
• Mackenzie Weston

Step Up Program

In 2020, the Step Up program began in earnest to assist with the lack of contact time students had with their teachers during the pandemic. 

Two years on, the program has gone from strength to strength, with students engaging with the introduction to their next year level in a very positive manner. 

Well done to everyone and special thanks to Assistant Principal, Trent Silk, who worked around the clock to ensure the very complex timetable was ready to go.

Year Level Assemblies

All year levels were involved in final assemblies in the last weeks of term.  Our congratulations to everyone who earned an award through their hard work and dedication throughout the year. 

Top Awards this year went to:

Principal's Award

• Year 7: Indie Van Prooyen, Bethany Vine and Caleb Shinkfield
• Year 8: Jaymi Makin, Ashlee Scheltinga and Xander Baxter
• Year 9: Alannah Bomford
• Year 10: Charley Reynolds

Student of the Year

• Year 7: Abbey Woods
• Year 8: Jade King
• Year 9: Jadon Aloysius and Annie Pryke
• Year 10: Sam Eastwood and Olivia Bradshaw
• Year 11: Liam Hourihan and Caitlin Attwill

Please see the Sub School pages for further award winners.

Staff Farewells 2022

I would like to thank and wish the following staff all the very best for the next chapter of their professional career:

• Vi Nguyen 
• Eleni Stavrou
• Jesi Amirah
• Sarah Redgewell 
• Paul Hager 
• Erica Foden 
• Brad Meldrum
• Celeste Wells
• Margarita Breed
• Chris Wallis 
• Leah Shields 
• Tracey Hope 
• Malcolm Abbott  
• Chris Darling 
• Hayley Cook
• Christina Xynos
• Amy Cumming

In Closing....

May everyone have a safe and happy festive season, we look forward to seeing everyone in 2023. 

For those families leaving us, thank you for being part of the ongoing story of Lilydale High, 103 years and still going strong.

Wendy Powson

Principal