2020 – our vision is clear!

Many of us are excited by the holidays on the horizon. We do not need reminding of the year that was, but I hope as the end of school draws to a close, you take an opportunity to acknowledge the achievements of all students this year. Whatever the experience, the life skills learned during this period will far outweigh the curriculum outcomes and this is ok. It is about the longer term investment in our students and they should all be very proud of what they have achieved and the skills developed.

To all of our teachers and support staff, enjoy time to recharge with family and friends over the summer. Thank you for your tireless efforts to ensure our students were supported pastorally and academically throughout the year. I am incredibly proud of our staff for the way in which they tackled the challenges Covid brought. Their passion and commitment as active learners modelled the positive attributes we endeavour to nurture in our students.

Year 7-11 Student Awards

Congratulations to the following students who received awards during today’s College Speech Afternoon;

Music Awards

Junior School Musicianship: Millie Kruger

Middle School Musicianship: Will Errey

Concert Band Award: Isabella Eichler-Onus

Sporting Awards

KW Keane Perpetual Trophy: Bailey Borgmeyer

Cadets

ADF Long Tan Award: Charlotte McAdam (Year 10) and Jemma White (Year 12)

Gannon Trophy- Best Boy Recruit: CDT Xavier Cox

Best Girls Recruit: CDT Poppy Mason

Best Boy NCO: SCT Edward de Salis

Best Girls NCO: SGT Annika MacArthur

Best Senior Cadet- Boy: CDT Lachlan MacArthur

Best Senior Cadet- Girl: CDT Eleanor Goodsell

Lt Col Terry Walsh - Cadet Management: SGT Charlotte McAdam

OC Award: CUO Demi Taylor

Academic Awards

Diligence in Study Year 7:

Teyah Evans
Mia Doyle
Josh Gardner
Oscar Hall
Jack Rhook

Academic Excellence Year 7:

Thomas Gordon
Phoebe Dunn
Charlize Fairbairn
Maddison Atchison
Campbell Glazebrook

Diligence in Study Year 8:

Tayla Lewis
Cooper Hein
Lucille Aarons
Millie Kruger
Ruby Wardlaw

Academic Excellence Year 8:

Anoushka De Chelard
Erin Hannig
Mairead Elshaug-Betson
Sara Philip
Thomas Calvert

Diligence in Study Year 9:

Molly O’Brien
Sophie Button
Daylin Plush
Libby Rentsch

Academic Excellence Year 9:

Libby Fox
Chloe Foster
Sienna Maddocks
Emily Tognon
Bella Manson

Diligence in Study Year 10:

Nicholas O’Brien
Francis Avila
Mackenzie Mason
Eliza Armstrong
Will Hunter
Laine Kelly
Olivia Nield

Academic Excellence Year 10:

William Errey
Zoe Wooldridge
Edward de Salis
Tahlia Ross
Montana Coates

Diligence in Study Year 11:

Laura Tognon
Benjamin Starkie
Olivia Muldoon
Bailey Borgmeyer
Ella Doyle
Nicholas Ferguson
Jacayla Harrison
Joshua Jellie

Academic Excellence Year 11:

Bronson Hill
Satchell Biggin
Ned Bennett
Jemma Casey
Ashtyn Mottram

Monivae College Colour Awards:

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Demi Taylor

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Annabel Kent

Speciality Academic Awards

Religion and Society Unit 3 & 4 Subject award: Ashtyn Mottram

Ballarat Diocese Student Scholarship: Nicholas O’Brien

Deakin University VCE Award:

Bronson Hill

Hamilton Regional Business Assoc. Award: Braydon Goss

Booklists now available online

Families have received an email notification this week regarding their child’s booklist. Details and the timeline for submitting booklists is available on PAM or the SIMON Everywhere app.

Completed booklists can be handed in to the Front Office up until Friday 11th December or submitted online. After this date, any remaining booklists need to be given directly to Slades Newsagency in Gray St, Hamilton.

Semester Two Reports published next week

Students’ reports will be published via PAM next week. Families will receive an email notification once these are available. These records will reflect work undertaken during the second remote learning period and Term 4 learning onsite. As a result, some assessments have been modified to reflect these changes.

Further information regarding each of the Assessment Tasks undertaken is available on SIMON Learning Areas. If you have any queries on the information in your child’s report, please contact the relevant subject teacher. Teachers will be on leave from Thursday 10th December and will return Wednesday 27th January, 2021.

Monivae Farewell

After 12 years at Monivae (11 years as Director of Studies), I will be leaving the College at the end of this year to take on a teaching position locally in the government sector. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the MSC’s and Monivae community for the support I have received during my time as a student and as a member of the leadership team. I particularly acknowledge the Administration support given by Mrs. Stacey Dyson to this role to ensure data and logistics operate smoothly on a daily basis.

I formally congratulate Mr. Leon Furze on his acceptance of the role for next year and wish him and his team all the best for 2021.

Yvette Colquhoun

Director of Studies

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