Parents and Friends Association
Koonung Secondary College
Trivia with a Musical Twist abig success!
Over 200 people came together on Friday 5 May at the Box Hill Town Hall to test their trivia skills and be treated to a night of entertainment and delicious mocktails. The Trivia with a Musical Twist fundraiser was a huge success and raised approximately $5000 for the Koonung theatre program! The night was organised by the dedicated and very creative Koonung Theatre Parents group volunteers.
Several students gave performances throughout the night, with the full cast of the musical taking to the stage for the grand finale to give guests a sneak preview of this year’s production.
A big thank you to Lorenzo Ianotti and John Edney (Edney Celebrations) for donating their time to host the night and City of Whitehorse who provided the venue and Box Hill Town Hall staff for support with venue arrangements and during the night. It was also great to have a table of teachers showing their support, who came within a single point of the 2023 Trivia Champions title!
To everyone who attended, a huge thank you for your support! It would not have been such a successful night without such a great turnout. A great deal of effort, time and cost goes into pulling the musical together every year, so every bit of support makes it easier to create the final show and to showcase our amazing school talent.
To the Koonung Community, keep an eye out for messages about the upcoming musical! The date has been set for 20-29 July, and tickets will be for sale soon. Don’t miss out!
If you’d like to join the Koonung Theatre Parents they would love to hear from you – please contact Katherine Harding (0420 939 008) or Tania Tolliday (0448 641 277) for more information.
Mother's Day event continues to grow
Our Mother's Day breakfast was a resounding success that continues to build from year to year. Last Thursday more than 250 guests enjoyed a delicious breakfast and enjoy the opportunity to gather with others and celebrate the special women in our lives. Thank you so much to all those who contributed either by donating or assisting to the success of this event. Special thanks to David Winter of BreadStreet (Mont Albert North) who provided the scrumptious pastries.
Second hand uniform shop
Thank you to May-Na Bee, Sophia Quek and their team who have dedicated themselves to opening the shop each week, providing parents with an opportunity to recycle clothes and raise money for the PFA. Volunteers are always welcome (even one hour a month helps!). Send an email to:
secondhanduniforms@koonung.vic.edu.au
Be a parent rep!
The role of a Parent Representative needs no experience, just a willing spirit to facilitate parent connection in your student’s year level. You could organise coffee outings, a dinner, a Sunday afternoon picnic or whatever you like doing! We generally recommend 2 representatives to support each other for your year level. The PFA will support and help facilitate any events you wish to organise.
Please contact us via email pfa@koonung.vic.edu.au (or vittoriaobrien24@gmail.com) or call Vittoria O’Brien 0419 588 914 to find out more.
Stay in contact with other parents through WhatsApp
In the spirit of fostering community and connection, the PFA is offering parents of every year level the opportunity to join your year level social group on WhatsApp. If you would like to join please click on the relevant link below.
2023 Year 7 Parents
https://chat.whatsapp.com/DCf3gzmWMHD6trvITkhDpT
2023 Year 8 Parents
https://chat.whatsapp.com/IJeO7MdWY090zuftBZI4yI
2023 Year 9 Parents
https://chat.whatsapp.com/I17H3ldHEvl5w8UbGCijzn
2023 Year 10 Parents
https://chat.whatsapp.com/HjqluQXdJnMHJTJ8EVuNIR
2023 Year 11 Parents
https://chat.whatsapp.com/BmZCvVkAUXE7qfP5Z4FSuw
2023 Year 12 Parents
https://chat.whatsapp.com/GAcCsef3zlJIpWlrkkc8gv
Non English Speaking Families Parent Connections
If you would like to connect with other Koonung parents who are non english speaking, the PFA have created a group for you to join. Please contact Peihoon 0431 615181 for the wechat link. This group is currently active and holds regular social catchups for parents.
2023 PFA team
President - Mohammed Soheili
Vice President - Ashley Tolliday
Treasurer - Johan Cameron
Secretary - Neil Barker
Meeting schedule
Everyone is most welcome to join us at our meetings. The meeting dates are:
- Monday 5 June
- Monday 7 August
- Monday 4 September
- Monday 6 November
PFA contact details: pfa@koonung.vic.edu.au