Freeman

House Leader Introduction 

Welcome back to the final term for 2022 and I hope all families enjoyed the holiday break and the mid term long weekend. The terms are always jam-packed and this one is no exception. In the first two weeks we farewelled our Year 12’s, engaged in a number of inter-school competitions and presented our school production of Peter Pan. I would like to congratulate all the Freeman students who were involved in this production. There was a lot of time committed to the performance and rehearsals and it was great to see the hard work pay off with a matinee and evening performance. I am excited to see what these students will bring to the House Performing Arts campaign for 2023.  

Congratulations to Laura Gray who will be the Freeman House Captain for 2023. Laura was excellent in the selection process and was fantastic in her speech to the House at the recent assembly. We look forward to working with Laura to continue building on the culture in Freeman House.  

I would also like to acknowledge our Freeman students who have been successful in receiving Senior Leadership positions. Congratulations to Stephen Burton and Raegan Carter who will be our 2023 School Captains, Olivia Roche who will be one of our Sport Captains, Mei Hurley as one of our Music Captains and Luke Lui who will be our International Vice-Captain. We are fortunate to have such strong leaders in Freeman and I wish them all the best in their roles for 2023.  

We hope all families enjoy the last few weeks of the 2022 academic school year.  

Year 12 Farewell 

Congratulations to the Freeman class of 2022 who have completed their Year 12 classes and thirteen years of education. The students are currently in the middle of their exam period, and we would like to wish them luck in their exams and future endeavours.  

Our Year 12’s have been a fantastic group of students and have made a positive contribution to the culture that exists in Freeman. The students in the lower years levels have looked up to this group of students and they have been great role models in demonstrating the school values.  

I would like to make a special mention to our House Captain, Dylan Hosken who has worked diligently to lead the Freeman House and build a strong sense of connection to the mentor groups. 

Freeman Student Achievement  

Iggy Castor – F11 

Congratulations to Iggy Castor who represented Victoria Venom in the U13 National Hockey Championships in Hobart. Iggy was the goalie for the competition and was pivotal in his team’s success.  

Tom Linnett- F14 

Congratulations to Tom Linnett who has had great success on the athletics track in the 800m and 1500m. Tom represented Blackburn at the Victorian All-Schools Track and Field competition which includes students from both private and public secondary schools and managed to win the 1500m final with a time of 4min 31seconds. We wish Tom luck over the weekend where he competes in the 800m.  

ICAS Award Recipients 

Congratulations to the following students who participated in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) for science and were recognised with certificates in the recent house assembly: 

Samantha Issa 

Nevan Samadder 

Thomas Robertson  

Sienna Chan 

Nicholas Chan  

Ivan Tan