ALUMNI UPDATES

ALUMNI SURVEY

We've created a short survey and your responses would be very helpful. Please help us keep you connected to the College community and hear your feedback about the Alumni Progam.

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ALUMNI PRIORITY

Did you know that children of Alumni (past students) have priority on the waiting list for places at the College?

Contact Admissions for more information. You can also visit our website to access the Application Form and to book a Tour - we’d love to show you the changes since you were last here!

OVERSEAS STUDENT OPPORTUNITY

With the recent relaxation of border restrictions and the renewed interest in overseas students coming to Australia again, the College is open to consider applications for vacancies in its Overseas Student Program for 2022 and 2023 at both of its campuses. The Overseas Student Program has some particular requirements that include:

the capacity for the student to meet a certain level of English proficiency
the applicant must be a blood relative of an existing school family and be staying with that family for the duration of their schooling in Australia
it is only open to students who wish to go on to study the Victorian Certificate of Education
students wishing to apply must undertake a minimum of one year at Year 10 (Students may be accepted for a single semester at Year 10 2022 depending on language proficiency).

Students who apply must also satisfy all other requirements as per the current enrolment policy.

As such, if you have any relatives wanting to study in Australia to complete the Victorian Certificate of Education that are currently in an equivalent Year 9 or Year 10 in Australia, already have or can gain English proficiency (usually via an Australian based English Language program), we encourage you to make contact with the College at this link to discuss the opportunity further. Detailed information on the Overseas Student Program is available here.

ENGAGEMENTS AND MARRIAGES

Congratulations to Christina Cuddon (Class of '11, WS) and Luke Eiao who were married on 13th April 2022! The bridal party included Christina's sister, Stephanie (Class of '14) as Maid of Honour.

Congratulations to Amy Carpenter (Class of '08, WS) and Matthew who were married on 23rd April 2022!

Congratulations to Harley Wiffen (Class of '17 and current NWS staff member), who became engaged to Steph, on 1st April 2022!

'We got engaged on a very, very cold day where all my plans went wrong. However, she said yes and was very excited after realising it wasn’t an April Fools prank!'

Congratulations to Erin Gridley (Class of '16) and her partner, Christine Egan, who were married on 7th April 2022. The bridal party included Erin's brother, Michael (Class of '09) as Best Man. In addition, one of their videographers was Gabriel Adeloju (Class of '17) - an unexpected yet pleasant surprise!

WONDERFULLY MADE

JOSEPH HOH (CLASS OF '16, WS)

On 30th of April, our current VCE Media students had the opportunity to attend the premiere of a former Waverley Media student’s short animated film. Joseph Hoh, who created his own short film in Media in 2015, has created a short animated film titled ‘Wonderfully Made’, which celebrates the beauty of Creation by following the story of a young boy as he soars through vibrant illustrations of the natural world.

During the premiere, Joseph explained the film-making process to students and to the dozens of other viewers who had attended to support and celebrate the completion of his film project. It was wonderful to hear how the beautiful scenes were animated and how his time at WCC and his animation course at Swinburne had inspired his skill development. How fantastic that Joseph seized the opportunity to use his creative skills to make a film that celebrates the glory in God’s creation, especially in his creation of people as unique, ‘wonderfully made’ individuals. It was great to see the current Media students inspired to develop their own creative ideas and to see that there are possible pathways ahead for them in their own Media journeys.

Miss Belinda Lynch (WS Media teacher)

VCAL'S BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

HOLLY BUTLER (CLASS OF '13, NWS)

Waverley Christian College’s current VCAL class has recently been learning about ‘How to run a business' and how important connections are.

Over the recent months, we have been tasked to research and create our own small businesses. Mr Jeremy Dover has guided the students in their Literacy and Numeracy classes, by creating their own business proposals for future careers post graduating.

The College was given the chance to visit a past student, Holly Butler, who runs her own custom bridal store. We were shown the process of starting a successful business and heard about her journey to get there. Our very own, Mr Ben Martinez, was one of her main inspirations at school and said that to this day he is still one of her biggest supporters.

Holly is very passionate about her business which she calls her own little ‘ministry’. She deeply values getting to know her customers on a personal level as it helps her visualise ideas. Holly appreciates all the amazing friends she made during her time at Waverley, as it provided an opportunity to highlight their gifts and talents, as well as help her achieve her personal goals.

You can check out Holly's business here.

Rachchany, Caressa and Macarla (VCAL Students)

MEDIA MASTERCLASS

LUIS HERRERA (CLASS OF '17, NWS)

I had the privilege to teach a masterclass to these students about understanding the fundamentals of filmmaking and how to shoot a video with mirrorless cameras. We were able to unpack the different camera settings which enabled us to achieve cinematic visuals for their projects. It was great fun to be able to share my passion and skills with the students.

STUDENT TO STAFF

A number of our past students, since attending, have gone on to become valued staff members here at the College. We welcome Daniel Choung (Class of '14, WS) who commenced his role this term at our Narre Warren South Campus as a Secondary Maths and Science teacher. Welcome, Daniel!