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Design students hit runway at fashion awards
The Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly
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OCTOBER 12, 2016 10:00 AM
BY CHARLENE MACAULAY
Anh Kim Hoang of St Albans Secondary College, won the Young Designer of the Year award
Full skirts, florals and millinery dominated the catwalk when emerging designers showed off their creations at this year’s Fashion Awards Australia.
Budding designers from around the nation and design students from TAFEs, secondary colleges and tertiary campuses descended on Lakeside Banquet and Convention Centre in Taylors Lakes last Friday to display their works in a range of categories.
White was the preferred choice of colour for many of the entrants, and full-length dresses and longer hemlines were also in vogue among the 345 entries.
Renae Wilke modelling Erfan Vafamehr – Year 10 Day Wear runner up
St Albans Secondary College [SASC] design students missed out on winning the college’s sixth John Claringbold Memorial School Cup by one point, with Ballarat Grammar taking out the top gong on 20 points.
Priscilla Allis modelling Lanuola Timoteo’s floral day wear dress
In the individual categories, SASC’s Anh Kim Hoang won the Young Designer of the Year award.
Awards director Heather Marcus said this year’s show was one of the best yet.
“It was a fabulous show,” Ms Marcus said. “The standard for secondary colleges was extremely high this year.
“It’s gratifying for me to know that the Fashion Awards over the 19 years have assisted many students in this difficult industry of fashion and design.
“We’ve also had success with some of our young people in the modelling industry.
“It’s not just about winning; it’s about students having their designs on the catwalk and looking and learning from each other.”
Georgette Pavlides modelling Lanuola Timoteo’s calico dress
Former St Albans Secondary College student thanks teacher on World Teachers Day
Brimbank & North West Star Weekly
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OCTOBER 11, 2016 10:00 AM
BY ALEXANDRA LASKIE
Marion Mortimer (Second From Left) With Colleagues Kristy Le, Mark Micallef, Assistant Principal Ian Crocker, Elizabeth Fitzgerald And Helen Kent
Teacher Marion Mortimer says she first noticed Rose’s potential when she was a student in her year 10 science class.
“Rose had recently arrived in Australia from Kenya and had experienced significant hardship, but she displayed an eagerness and determination to succeed with her studies,” Ms Mortimer said.
The St Albans Secondary College teacher had just been introduced to Western Chances, an organisation that supports young people in Melbourne’s west by sponsoring their education, and decided Rose was the sort of person who would make the most of any opportunity.
Rose was the first student Ms Mortimer nominated for a Western Chances scholarship. That was 11 years ago. She has since organised scholarships for 15 more of her students, while Rose has completed an undergraduate degree in biomedicine at Victoria University and her masters degree in biomedical engineering in China, and is completing a doctorate in biomedicine specialising in breast and bowel cancers.
Looking back, Nyanbol (Rose) Deng Kuol said Ms Mortimer saw the potential in her at a time when she needed support most.
“It was a time when I needed someone to believe in me,” she said. “I owe everything I do now to Marion.”
The 28-year-old South Sudanese-born PhD candidate said every student deserved a teacher who believed in them.
On World Teacher’s Day last Tuesday, Rose thanked Ms Mortimer and all teachers who try to realise the potential in their students.
“You only need one person to believe in you,” she said.
Marion Mortimer And Nyanbol (Rose) Deng Kuol