Student Achievements
We extend our congratulations to all students who received Academic, Attitude & Effort, SOAR, and Attendance awards for Semester One.
You are to be commended for your positive approach to learning and for upholding College SOAR values.
Senior Basketballers
On Thursday, 8th June our Senior Basketball team attended the InterSchool Tournament at Cardinia Life. Our triumphant team won all three of their matches on the day and the teamwork they displayed on the court was outstanding.
We would like to congratulate our team and look forward to their next tournament!
| Jye Fraser from 11.1 |
| Mason Fraser from 12.2 |
| Blake Herra from 11.3 |
| Jackson Hibberson from 12.2 |
| Benjamin Kendall from 12.2 |
| Caleb Leeson from 12.5 |
| Samuel Otten from 12.2 |
| Harrison Otten from 12.2 |
| Benjamin Woodbridge from 11.3 |
Regional Cross Country
On Thursday, 22nd June our team of athletes competed in the Regional Cross Country, which was held at Cruden Farm in Langwarrin. We are very proud of the students who qualified for this event - it is a wonderful achievement.
It was a valiant effort by all of the students who took part, with Hunter Beaumont only missing out on going to State by 2 places!
We would like to commend the team that participated, who all ran very well and were excellent representatives of our College.
Well done to our fabulous athletes:
| Hunter Beaumont from 9.4 |
| Madi Brindle from 8.5 |
| Alexandra Fitzgerald from 9.3 |
| Libby O'Shannessy from 9.7 |
| Leyton Wihongi-Ashford from 7.3 |
Regional Chess Tournament
On Tuesday, 20th June we held a Chess Tournament at the College. All of our students played exceptionally well and many more students have now qualified for the Open State Final in October.
| Rank | School | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakenham Secondary College | 21.5 |
| 2 | Berwick College | 6.0 |
| 3 | Haileybury Berwick | 4.5 |
Here is a small selection of our Chess team with Mr De Lima, holding the Zonal School Champion Trophy we received for First Place!
We are very proud of our strong chess team, who have benefited from the mentoring and leadership they receive from Mr De Lima and Mr Ampongan, as well as their tutoring sessions with Chess Master, Mr John Nemeth
The following students were awarded prizes/certificates on Tuesday.
| Amrit Dhillon | Year 9-10 Gold |
| Sinsarut Chitkanwong | Year 9-10 Silver |
| Nonso Chukwumela-Agha | Years 7-8 Gold |
| Vijay Kumar Aedhu | Year 9-10 Bronze |
| Chayse Fleming | Year 7-8 Bronze |
| Brendan Finch | Year 11-12 Gold |
| Calvin Hrang Lung | Credit Certificate |
| Jerby Alasco | Credit Certificate |
| Patrick Aoun | Credit Certificate |
| Sebastian Tunjo Salinas | Credit Certificate |
| Jayden Kaye | Credit Certificate |
| Trey Handley | Credit Certificate |
| Chloe Dryden | Girls Gold |
| Alexandra Fitzgerald | Girls Silver |
| Ali Parsa Abullahi | Year 11-12 Silver |
| Tannah Phelan | Girls Bronze |
| Mia from 7.1 | Girls Bronze |
School Wide Positive Behaviour Program
We are continuing to recognise students who conduct themselves in a way that upholds our SOAR values. $30 movie vouchers are given out randomly to students who have received a green chronicle entry on Compass.
The theme for this term was "Be the best that you can be".
Well done to all students who demonstrate behaviours that support this theme.
Here are the students who have received vouchers in June:
| Phoebe from 10.2 |
| Yza from 7.2 |
| Ruby Kiernan from 8.1 |
| Thomas Lovett from 8.5 |
| Maeve from 9.8 |
Today, our Principal Team have rewarded students who attended school every day this week. There were a considerable amount of students whose names went into the draw for movie vouchers, and the 5 students who were rewarded were:
| Joshua Saunders from 8.6 |
| Tia Esler from 9.7 |
| Jaxon Faliszewski from 11.1 |
| Ashlyn Baudler from 7.1 |
| Rileigh Whitehead from 12.2 |
We would like to commend all of the students who have 100% attendance.