Avila Newsletter 4 April 2019

News
04 April | 2019 Inspiring today for tomorrow

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FROM THE Dr Michelle Cotter
PRINCIPAL
Principal

Exec. MBA, M.Ed. Leadership, M.Ed. RE, Post Grad.
Dip. IT, Post Grad. Dip. Adult Ed., Grad. Dip. RE, B.Ed

Chiara Smith With a couple of weeks of school holidays ahead students and
staff have some time to rest, revive and reconnect after a busy
Co Captain term. The chance to sleep in, enjoy the autumn weather, celebrate
with family and enjoy some of the simple pleasures of a holiday
Alexandra Michael break are a wonderful reward after a term of studious endeavour.

Co Captain

35 Charles Street,
Mount Waverley,
Victoria 3149
T 03 9831 9600
avila@avilacollege.
vic.edu.au
avila.vic.edu.au

Avila At the end of the holidays the Christian
College community rejoices in the Easter season. A
Board time of celebration and reflection on our
Annual faith. Easter calls us to be hopeful, loving and
General forgiving. Easter comes after a long wait, our
Meeting Lenten journey is a time for reflection, fasting,
praying and almsgiving. It can often reflect
Please be advised times we have in our own lives that have
that the 2019 Avila required us to be patient, true to ourselves
College Board AGM is and to have belief in the community we build
scheduled for Tuesday around ourselves. After the long wait the
14 May at 5:30pm in resurrection is the joy of our faith and the
the Gathering Space. unity of our common values.

All members of Wishing all Avila families the blessings of
the Avila College Easter this season.
community are
welcome to attend. Happy Easter Learning! Dr Cotter

Please RSVP to
principal@avilacol-
lege.vic.edu.au

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Photo by Madison Kelly, Amelia Matthews
and Charlotte Brewer Year 7

Prayer

We thank you
that Easter is not about
a people,
but all people,
that your love
and your Salvation
are for all who confess
with voices, hearts
and lives
that the tomb is empty
because Jesus is risen,
that we might know
forgiveness,
that lives might be
reborn
and your name
glorified
now and for eternity.

Amen

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Student

of the Term Awards

Term One | 2019

Jasmine Adams involved in. Her commitment to
personal excellence is obvious in
Jasmine has enthusiastically joined her pursuit of her academic
the Avila community this year. She studies, she always tries her
participates in school life with hardest to achieve her best and
energy and passion, giving be her best.
everything a go and showing a
joyous passion for all she is

Year 7 Jacinta Dinh of music ensembles, been involved
in Public Speaking, Debating,
Year 8 Jacinta is highly committed to Indoor Cricket and has been a
getting the most out of school life. Year 8 College Ambassador. She
Year 9 She enthusiastically participates in thinks ahead about what she wants
activities both inside and outside to achieve and tries her hardest at
4 of the classroom. This term she everything she does.
has participated in Music Camp,
undertaken private instrumental
music lessons and been a member

Nishara Fernando in everyone and the best in
everything she does. She puts a
Nishara is compassionate and is full and passionate effort into her
always willing to lend a hand in learning and participates in many
anything that needs to be done. By co-curricular activities including
the way she approaches life she debating and public speaking.
shows everyone that a positive
approach supports success. She
is always looking for the best

Ebony Johnson is welcoming and warm. She makes
the students and staff she interacts
Ebony is hard working and diligent with feel relaxed and comfortable
in her approach to her studies. In to ask questions and to ask for
her role as a school Ambassador help. She is always willing to
she gives freely of her time. Her help out.
manner and engagement with
prospective students and parents

Year 10 Jacqueline Vincent in individual and team activities.
Year 11 Her leadership role is undertaken
Year 12 Jacqueline works hard to be the authentically and compassionately,
best she can be and to achieve she is a true witness to our shared
the highest outcomes she can in Presentation and Gospel values.
all her subjects. She willingly and
generously supports her friends in
their learning and works diligently

Jade Judd excellent learning community
by her words and actions. She is
Jade is a compassionate person a very giving student and is not
who shows her commitment to afraid to welcome and introduce
Gospel and Presentation values by herself to everyone she meets. She
getting involved in many aspects always aims to challenge herself
of school, sharing her talents and is not afraid to be daring and
generously and forming strong go beyond her comfort zone.
relationships. She frequently seeks
to extend her knowledge about
Avila’s faith and vision to be an

Student of the Term is a recognition of individual students who actively
seek to achieve excellence in their participation in and contribution to
Avila College life through our seven Presentation Values: Faith, Vision,
Action, Daring, Justice, Community & Compassion.

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FAITH Ms Carmela Marino
& MISSION
Director of Faith and Mission

[email protected]

Mietta Busscher RISE
Catholic
Faith & Mission Festival
Captain
A number of Avila College
Monique Mason students attended the RISE
Catholic Festival where they
Faith & Mission had the opportunity to discover
Vice Captain and celebrate their faith
through the arts, live music,
Clare McMorrow prayer and workshops.

Reconciliation Captain

Tiara Chandraratne

Reconciliation Vice Captain

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Faith and
Mission
Important
Dates

Gospel Readings

Sunday
7 April
John 8: 1–11
Let the person with-
out sin be the first
to throw a stone.

Palm Sunday
14 April
Luke 22: 14 – 23: 56
The passion of our
Lord Jesus Christ.

Last Supper
18 April
John 13: 1–15
Jesus washes the
feet of his disciples.

Good Friday
19 April
John 18: 1 – 19: 42
To the end he showed
his love for them.

Easter Vigil
20 April
Luke 24: 1–12
Why look among the
dead for someone
who is alive?

Easter Sunday
21 April
John 20: 1–9
The teaching of
Scripture is that he
must rise from the dead.

Sunday
28 April
John 20: 19–31
After eight days
Jesus came in and
stood among them.

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Stations of the Cross

This year Avila’s Year 9 students created their own Stations of the Cross
with 14 points around the school representing The Way of the Cross.
In these student led art installations, RE classes took up the Catholic
tradition of walking with Jesus in his final hours and experiencing his
death and resurrection through scripture, art and prayer.

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Close the Gap

Avila proudly hosted its own Close the Gap Day on
March 29, in the tradition of reconciliation. Lunchtime
activities included student led education, recognition,
music and face painting.

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Monash
ANZAC
Legacy

Student’s
Service

Each year prior to Anzac Day, Legacy holds a special ceremony for school
students. First held in 1932, the Melbourne Legacy Service combines

education with commemoration. Avila students above stand in front of the
remembrance tree grown from a seed taken from the Lone Pine at Gallipoli.

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Red Cross
Door Knock

Thank you to all the students and staff
who volunteered on Sunday to raise
funds for the Australian Red Cross.

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Santa Teresa
Cake Stall

Thank you to Year 10 students who
dedicated their time and energy for the
Santa Teresa cake stall. A delicious array of
tantalising cakes were served up for sale at
the student/parent/teacher interviews with
all money raised going directly to the Santa
Teresa community.

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LEARNING & Ms Leah Eekelschot
TEACHING
Deputy Principal Learning & Teaching

[email protected]

Ms Klara Baka

Director of Learning & Teaching

[email protected]

Prakashika Ravi

Learning Captain

Stephanie Skafidas

Learning Vice Captain

Zara Strang (Y11), Prakashika Ravi (Y12), Anna Zhang (Y12) and Katie Wyllie (Y10) joined Deputy
Principal Leah Eekelschot at the Gateway LLEN Strategic Conversation Series.

Reminder Strategic Conversations

Student Students were inspired at the Strategic Conversation Series
Free Day with take home key messages from guest speaker Dylan Alcott.
BE BOLD - be the catalyst for change, engage passion and
Friday purpose, give back and be the best version of yourself.
5 April

Parents are
reminded that
this school is
closed to students
this Friday for a
Staff Professional
Learning Day

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Cosmo Dome

Year 7 students had the
opportunity to see the solar
system up close when the
Cosmodome Science Theatre
and Planetarium was set up
in the Avila Hall.

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STUDENT Ms Janine Bauman
WELLBEING
Deputy Principal Students

[email protected]

Mrs Anne Stephens

Director of Student Wellbeing Yr 7-9

[email protected]

Anna Marvelli

Director of Student Wellbeing Yr 10-12

[email protected]

Claudia Chmielewski The Goal: Success
But not just academically
Wellbeing Captain
The senior years of secondary school are probably the most goal
Anna Zhang oriented of the 13 years of academic endeavour. Much pressure
is brought to bear, especially on Year 12 students to achieve:
Wellbeing Vice Captain pressure from themselves, their peers, their family and the wider
community. Much agonising and focus is placed on results and
Michaela that final number at the conclusion of VCE - the ATAR.
Jansens Ter Laeck

Student Representive
Council Captain

Madelyn Janky

Student Representive
Council Vice Captain

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5 Aspects to
effective goal setting

1 . To use ‘approach oriented’ goals

(those with a positive target), rather than

the negative (‘I can’t get below 80% in English’)

2 . To choose meaningful and freely chosen goals
3 . To choose goals that are not too general
4 . To be flexible and realistic about goals
5 . To broaden focus beyond academics

At Avila, we strive to help students team and Year 12 teaching staff. students. These ideals are embedded
navigate these expectations, and in our strategic approach at Avila.
to provide them with the tools for In addition, Avila Year 12s are asked Our own goals as academic and
effective goal setting so they can to broaden their goal setting for support staff at Avila work in a similar
achieve their absolute best. This this important year to beyond the fashion. We understand that no two
includes assisting them to identify academic realm - to their physical students think, work and cope alike.
what success may look like reasonably and emotional wellbeing as well. We work and adapt each day/week/
for them, and equipping them with the Academic success cannot happen month and term to ensure that we
wisdom to see the alternate pathways for students who neglect their whole realise our ultimate goal for our
that can lead to their ultimate goal/ selves. Our Living and Values program students: that they achieve the success
course/career, if the elusive cut-off aims to nurture this awareness and that is their own; that they leave us not
ATAR is not achieved, or their results help provide students with the tools just academically more accomplished,
fall short of expectations. to complete a fully successful year but as young women of resilience,
holistically. VCE, in particular Year 12, empathy, wisdom and insight. That
A significant part of this process is is a team effort: students, teachers, they will go confidently into the world
leading students to create (and adapt family and friends all journey this road to find their niche and make it a better
when necessary) realistic goals. Our together. We all play a part in those place.
students are challenged to not just set short-term goals (week to week), mid Clare Manning
goals, but to take on board feedback term goals (that will see a student Year 12 Co-ordinator
from teachers (like that provided at the approach her exams feeling prepared
invaluable Parent/Student/Teacher and ready to do her very best) and the To read Joanne Dickson’s full article
conferences just completed), so that long-term goals that will lead her into in The Conversation, please use the
those goals can remain clearly targeted a diverse and complex future beyond following link:
and achievable. They are regularly Avila’s walls.
given time to re-evaluate and adapt https://theconversation.com/five-tips-to-
goals, and to avail themselves of the Joanne Dickson (Associate Professor of help-year-12-students-set-better-goals-in-
various expert help at Avila, including the Psychology at Edith Cowan University) the-final-year-of-school-109954
Careers and Pathways staff, Counselling writes of the 5 aspects to effective goal
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COMMUNITY Mr Justin Cash

Community Engagement Manager

[email protected]

UNYA Climate Change Summit

Kathryn Emma Johnston Over 100 high school students gathered
Limeira-Beaton together with the aim of developing
Yr 10 our knowledge and sharing ideas
Sustainability Captain Public Speaking whilst “pitching” possible solutions.
& Debating Captain
Dana Tomljanovic
On Sunday 31 March, a group of 5 senior likely to be implemented looking into the
Sustainability Vice Captain students who are passionate about ending future. Additionally, Professor David Karoly’s
global warming and supporting climate (Leader of the Earth Systems and Climate
Georgia Miller justice, attended the United Nations Youth Change Hub in the Australian Government’s
Association’s Climate Change Summit. National Environmental Science Program)
Stage Crew Captain speech highlighted the urgency of the issue.
The current climate crisis has become an The CSIRO climate scientist spoke on the
Lauren Karipidis issue at the forefront of the media in recent proof we have that humans have caused the
months, particularly since Nobel Peace carbon imbalance as well as Australia’s role
Stage Crew Vice Captain Prize nominee Greta Thunberg has been in emissions. A panel of speakers, notably
striking from her school to raise government including the organizer of the School Strike
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countless countries with a global movement Kidwai, gave us suggestions on actions we
taking place on the 15 March, where an estimated can take in our communities to impact the future
1,400,000 students went on strike globally. of Australia’s role in the climate revolution.

At the Sunday summit, thorough discussions, In light of this, it seems that climate justice is
led by UN Youth facilitators, resulted in the issue to vote on in the upcoming federal,
heated, but respectful, conversations about: or should I say, ‘climate’ election, and rightly
the nature of climate injustice and insecurity; so, as it accentuates every issue currently
how various countries are dealing with faced by humanity today.
the threat it poses ; and solutions that are

Reading Super Books. Together. Avila Calendar
Holy Family PS
is delighted to Tuesday 23 April
launch the Book Term 2 commences
Buddies Program. Friday 26 April
Year 11 Formal
From Monday 25 March,
Year 10 students from Friday 3 May
Avila College will be Creative Arts Spectacular
visiting Holy Family PS Monday 6 May
each week to read House Athletics Carnival
together with students.
The Book Buddies Program SECONDHAND UNIFORM SHOP
offers an opportunity for Wednesday 24 April 1-4pm
extended reading and peer
tutoring whilst building Wednesday 8 May 1-4pm
community connections.
Students from Grade 1-6 PLEASE NOTE
will be participating in the The General Office will be
Book Buddies program closed Friday 5 April 2019
within their classroom
learning space. The General Office will be
open on the main days over
Book Buddies the school holidays from
8am to 4pm.
Our Year 10 Book Buddies program started last week. A group of
Year 10 students will be visiting Holy Family Primary School each
week to read with students from Prep to Grade 6.

Congratulations to the 300 students, Avila families and Avila staff
who have already registered for Active April and have started to
track their daily physical activity...keep it up! For those still thinking
about joining the challenge, it’s not too late to sign up!
You can join one of the four Avila College teams and compare the
progress of team members for some friendly competition!

Avila College Team ID codes (all lowercase):

• chisholm • flynn • mackillop • nagle

Register today at www.activeapril.vic.gov.au

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PUBLIC
SPEAKING &

DEBATING

Prabhloyan Gill Junior Public Speaking

Public Speaking
& Debating Captain

Rachel Iwuagwu

Public Speaking
& Debating Captain

The judges were thrilled with the level of issues facing the world. The speeches were
interest and talent exhibited by the Year well-researched and discussed often with
7’s and 8’s who competed in the lunchtime some passion. Topics from the importance
Public Speaking series. of coding in education to protecting our
precious environment. Well done to
The speeches were on topics that showed a everyone who competed.
willingness to confront some very important

A special congratulations to the girls who have progressed to the final.
Year 7 Freya Olsen, Eve Feeney, Jolene Cheah, Ellie Kaoulla, Sana Bhaskar, Amy Dickson, Lucy
Pearson, Sarah Abraham, India Phillips, Sameen Hamidy and Cynthia Moreno
Year 8 Jessica Loeding, Jyothika Nair, Anja Hulston, Lucy Donnelly, Vivana Bhathena, Shauna
Jacob, Caitin Beyrooti and Kavi Arunagirinathan

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The Squizzy Taylor
Walking Tour

Lions Youth of the Year Lily Newport

Our College Captain is such a busy young woman. Year 8
Her day is filled with supporting sports teams,
Orchestra, Rec Group and Vinnie’s ... and this year Last Friday we went to the city to learn more about the book
she has been competing in the Lions Youth of the we are studying in Year 8 English. It is called ‘Runner.’ Katie, our
Year Award. tour guide, took us around the city to some of the places that
Charlie and Squizzy Taylor went to. We started on the steps of
Chiara made it through to the round before the State Parliament house which is one of the places that Charlie ran
Final of this competition - a fine effort. In her last past. She also took us to some of the smelly alleyways behind
round, the District Final, Chiara was the winner of the the Princess Theatre. Our tour ended at the old Queen Victoria
Public Speaking Award. hospital. This was the first hospital for just women in Victoria.
We came across a “This Girl Can” soccer match and joined in. It
We are grateful to the Lions Club of Waverley was a great day in the city!
who have supported her on this journey and the
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for “Panel of five” interviews and prepared and
impromptu speechs. Well done, Chiara!

Chisholm
House Day

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Wetlands Investigation

Year 10 Environmental Science students this week investigated waterway quality at Huntingdale wetlands to assess
environmental conditions in the local community. The students surveyed the macro invertebrates in the environment and
reviewed the role that the wetlands play in the ecosystem.

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Easter Treats

Students caused a stir in the surrounding buildings when Food
Tech went to work this week to create one of the most favourite

Easter treats, Hot Cross Buns! Who can resist that smell?

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Earth Hour Passionate environmental students last week hosted a lunchtime gathering to
raise awareness and support for Earth Hour., with the message being ‘Switch off
your lights for the future of our planet’ on Saturday 30 March at 8:30pm.

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We’re going to the Zoo!

Year 11 Biology students this week took their work off campus and into
the Melbourne Zoo. On-site sessions included the effects of temperature
on sex determination of the Philippines crocodile plus the effects of the
introduced fungus on wild populations of the Southern Corroboree frog.

Plus plenty of animal gazing.

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SPORT

Year 10 Quidditch

The capes and wands were out on the Avila grounds as Year 10’s played a game of Quidditch.

Tricia Cowan

Sport Captain

Sophie Gregson

Sport Vice Captain

Bridgette Roza

Chisholm Captain

Sarah Ang

Flynn Captain

Daniella Fischer

MacKillop Captain

Zoe Gifford

Nagle Captain
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Year 12 Wishing our very talented cricketer Olivia
VO2max testing Thomas an amazing Easter as she sets off
for a month long tour of Sri Lanka with
Year 12 students learnt and participated in the VO2max test Cricket Victoria. Olivia has been selected to
which measures the aerobic capacity of the athlete. Usually tour Sri Lanka as part of her involvement
done for elite sports people they also learnt about the with the State Cricket Program.
Wingate Test which measures anaerobic capacity of athletes.
Students discussed energy systems, fatigue and recovery We wish you well Olivia!
that the athletes were experiencing during the tests

Cricket Victoria
recruit to tour
Sri Lanka

Olivia Thomas | Year 10

New Australian Congratulations to Yr 9 student Sophie Marr who recently
Cycling Record competed in the Junior Track Nationals in Brisbane.
Sophie and her team mates took away Gold and are now the
Sophie Marr | Year 9 reigning National champions, setting a new Australian record
in the 3000m team pursuit. Ecstatic, the girls shaved nearly
two seconds off the old record in an amazing performance.
Along with this Sophie also bagged a bronze in the 12.5km
points race surprising many as she was competing with girls
two years her senior. Fantastic effort Sophie!

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Thank you to Yr 10 student Georgie
Donnelly for capturing all the colour
& energy of the Carnival on camera.

House Swimming Carnival

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Swim Carnival Results

1st MacKillop 1062

2nd Nagle 902

3rd Chisholm 850

4th Flynn 754

House Spirit Award Chisholm

Year Level Champions

1st Yr 7 Madeleine Horvath MacKillop

2nd Yr 7 Jasmine Lagura Chisholm

Yr 7 Carmena Witham Nagle

1st Yr 8 Sarah Charlton Flynn

2nd Yr 8 Abbey Russell Flynn

1st Yr 9 Elizabeth Dinh Chisholm

2nd Yr 9 Jasmine Fry Chisholm

1st Yr 10 Lucy Searle MacKillop

2nd Yr 10 Amy Burns Flynn

1st Yr 11 Sally Barlow MacKillop

2nd Yr 11 Mia Loh Nagle

1st Yr 12 Katelin Gudzoska MacKillop

2nd Yr 12 Laura McBride Flynn

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Notable Relay & SCSA Swimming
Individual Results
Overall Result 8th
Junior A 4 x 50m Medley
Relay: 4th Isha Mundhra, Anja
Hulston, Madeleine Horvath
and Sarah Charlton

Senior B 4 x 50m Medley
Relay: 4th Stephanie
Michaud, Chiara Smith, Grace
Kim and Katelin Gudzoska

Year 7 A 50m Backstroke: 1st
Madeleine Horvath

Year 7 B 50m Backstroke: 2nd
Jasmine Lagura

Year 11 A 50m Backstroke: 4th
Neve Williams

Junior A 50m Butterfly: 4th
Madeleine Horvath

Year 7 A 50m Freestyle: 3rd
Madeleine Horvath

Year 7 C 50m Freestyle: 4th
Jasmine Lagura

Year 7 D 50m Freestyle: 3rd
Lara Raiti

Junior A 50m Freestyle: 4th
Cheyenne Van Ravenstein

Junior G 50m Freestyle: 2nd
Freya Olsen

Year 10 A 50m Freestyle: 4th
Amy Burns

Year 10 B 50m Freestyle: 3rd
Lucy Searle

Year 10 C 50m Freestyle: 3rd
Prue Roach

Intermediate G 50m
Freestyle: 1st Abbey Cerovac

Senior E 50m Freestyle: 3rd
Chiara Smith

Senior H 50m Freestyle: 1st
Katelin Gudzoska

Year 7 A 50m Breastroke: 1st
Madeleine Horvath (broke 14
year record)

Year 7 B 50m Breastroke: 2nd
Cheyenne Van Ravenstein

Year 8 B 50m Breastroke: 4th
Sarah Charlton

Year 7 A 4 x 50m Freestyle:
4th Madeleine Horvath,
Carmena Witham, Jasmine
Lagura and Lara Raiti

Year 10 A 4 x 50m Freestyle:
4th Amy Burns, Lucy Searle,
Prue Roach and Annabelle
Avgerides

Senior B 4 x 50m Freestyle:
4th Chiara Smith, Stephanie
Michaud, Grace Kim and
Katelin Gudzoska

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SCSA Diving Individual Results

Overall Result 6th Abbey Stizza 4th Junior A
Tess Davey 4th Junior B
Anja Hulston 2nd Junior C
Felice Todd 4th Inter A
Lucy Searle 5th Inter B
Meg Davey 6th Inter C
Chiara Smith 6th Senior B
Joelee Stizza 6th Senior C

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PATHWAYS Ms Jenny Dunn
& CAREERS
Pathways Co-ordinator

[email protected]

Mrs Madeleine Franken

Careers

[email protected]

Flying High - VET pathways

Congratulations to Year 11 student Rachel Fleming who was awarded the Female
Federal Cadet of the Year for the Australian Air League.

Rachael joined the Air League when Last weekend, Rachael flew to Sydney The cadets were also taken on a flight
she was 8 years old and has risen to where she represented Victoria and around Sydney in a light aircraft.
the highest NCO rank of Squadron competed in the Cadet of the Year Rachael is no stranger to light aircraft
Sergeant. With over 1000 cadets in the competition against cadets from as she is currently undertaking flying
League, this rank is held by only a few. across Australia. lessons as part of her Aviation VET course.

For the past 12 months Rachel has The competition includes a Her hard work and dedication has paid
been attending Air League squadron presentation, knowledge test and off as she was successful and awarded
parade nights twice a week so that she interview. Attitude, behaviour and the Federal Cadet of the Year.
can assist one of the larger squadrons interpersonal skills are all assessed by
in teaching the younger cadets drill a panel of Federal Officers.
and education.

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