Volume 95 No 18• 19 December 2018

Prayer Loving God, we thank you for the gift of Your Son, God-with-us. May we be Love to all we meet, at Christmas and throughout the year. We make this prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen.

The following students achieved fantastic subject study scores of 45 or above:

Natalie Cierpisz – Studio Arts, 47

Yasmine Athaide – Business Management, 47

Naomi Gregory – Outdoor and Environmental Science, 46

Livana Raczynski – Studio Arts, 46

Stephanie Lewis – Outdoor and Environmental Science, 45

I am pleased to share the following details of success from this fine group of Women of Ave:

22 subjects saw students achieve scores at 40+ - this is a significant increase from previous years.

Median Study Score – 32 30% of students achieved an ATAR above 80, placing them in the top 20% of students in the State.

In character and capacity, this has been a wonderful cohort of students. They have been superbly supported by the staff of the College, both this year and in previous years. We wish all students every success and happiness as they await their University offers in January.

A Christmas Reflection All families will receive an email extending our best wishes for this Christmas season. Included will be important information for the 2019 school year, which I ask all parents to be mindful of. I offer the following reflection for this final newsletter for 2019:

Child of Bethlehem, house of bread;

Man of Jerusalem, city of peace

You have loved us without limit or condition,

In our greatness and in our misery,

In our folly and in our virtue;

May your hand be always upon us

And may your heart be within us so that we, too

May become bread and peace for one another.

Amen (John Wheatley)

From the Principal Learning Excellence In closing the Academic year, it is with much pleasure and pride that we acknowledge the Class of 2018. The successful completion of the Victorian Certificate of Education is a significant milestone in the life of every student. For some it paves the way to tertiary study at their chosen University. For others, it leads to vocational education in the form of apprenticeships and training in specialist fields. Every student leaves Ave Maria College the better for their education and now emboldened to live and contribute within society, for the common good.

Many students achieved an outstanding result in the Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranking (ATAR). We congratulate the following students:

2018 College Dux Cindy Allen who achieved an ATAR of 98.3.

Cindy intends to pursue Science at the University of Melbourne, having undertaken Physics, Maths Methods, Specialist Maths, Chemistry and Literature at Ave Maria. Cindy’s study has confirmed her passion for Maths and Science and was enhanced by being able to pursue Physics at University level.

Congratulations to Julia Ellul – outgoing Clare House Leader who also achieved an outstanding ATAR of 97.25. Julia is a very versatile and talented young woman who, in addition to her leadership role was able to excel in her study of Health and Human Development, Global Politics, English, Further Maths and Biology. Julia is highly commended on an almost perfect score of 49 in Health and Human Development.

The following students achieved equally wonderful results, achieving an ATAR above 95:

Yasmine Athaide

Deanna Fimiani

Jade Zammit

We are delighted to congratulate Madeline Saxton, Year 11 2018, for achieving an almost perfect score of 49 in Legal Studies. Madeline’s studies at Ave Maria, along with early entry to university studies in Law, has ensured this early success and builds a very strong foundation for her VCE completion in 2019. Congratulations Madeline.

Elizabeth Hanney Principal

Term Dates 2019

Term 1 - Friday, 1 February - (Years 7 and 12 Students) Monday, 4 February - Friday, 5 April Term 2 - Tuesday, 23 April - Friday, 28 June Term 3 - Tuesday, 16 July - Friday, 20 September Term 4 - Tuesday, 8 October - Thursday, 5 December

Teaching and Learning Leader Academic Awards I would like to extend my congratulations to all of our

Academic Awards recipients over the past week. Excellence

and Endeavour awards were distributed at final Year Level

Assemblies in the last week of Term. These awards

acknowledge the top performing students in each class and

those who have shown great growth and determination in

their learning. At our Academic and Community Awards

Night we also had the opportunity to acknowledge our

Subject Dux, Honour Roll and Year Level Dux recipients. The

hard work and dedication shown by so many of our students

is a testament to the fantastic learning environment we have

here at Ave.

Reports Semester Two reports are now accessible on the Parent

Access Module. You can download this report and previous

reports via Student Assessment on your daughter’s profile.

With the release of reports it is an opportune time for

students and parents to further engage in a conversation to

review the year’s work. The reports not only provide

feedback and a summary of performance, there are also the

work habits and a comment related to both student growth

and areas for improvement. These reports provide a

summation of the student’s capacity over an extended

period of time and set a bench mark from which to grow in

2019. If you have any questions about your daughter’s

progress or the information contained within her report

please contact the relevant subject teacher in the first

instance.

Parent Access Module (PAM) I would like to thank you all for the way in which you have

engaged with PAM this year and supported the

implementation of our new Learning Management System. I

hope it has assisted you in having greater access to track

your daughters learning progress and a further

understanding of ways in which you can support her. Prior to

the commencement of the 2019 school year you will receive

an email prompting you to re-validate the medical details for

your daughter via PAM. This will ensure we have the most

current information on file.

Students with invalid medical details will not be able to

attend excursions or camps.

Jessica Hall

Teaching and Learning Leader

Heads of School Academic and Community Awards Night (ACAN) On Thursday, 6 December 2018 the College held our annual

Academic and Community Awards Night (ACAN). It was a

wonderful celebration of excellence with more than 200

students being acknowledged for Academic Honour Roll and

Dux awards as well as co-curricular and community awards. A

list of the major award recipients has been included in this news-

letter. We congratulate all students who were recognised at this

event.

VCE Results The College is so proud of the graduating Class of 2018. With results released on Friday, we were thrilled with the success of many students.

Congratulations to all of our students who completed their VCE

this year. A wonderful achievement. We wish you well as you

now wait to find out tertiary offers in mid-January. We also take

this opportunity to congratulate and thank the VCE teachers for

their dedication and commitment to our students. Their success

is your success.

2019 Return to School A communication notifying all families of the details for the 2019

start of the year will be sent via SkoolBag and email in mid-

January. Please note the start date for Year 7 and Year 12

students is Friday, 1 February 2019 and for all other students,

Monday, 4 February 2019.

Christmas Blessings 2018 has been a fantastic and productive year for the College, its

staff and most importantly its students. Whilst each student

takes a well deserved rest from their studies, we encourage

them to reflect and to be grateful for all the opportunities

provided to them this year. We wish all our students and their

families a very Merry Christmas and every blessing for the New

Year.

Claude Ferrarese Head of School Years 7-9 Jo Hammer Head of School Years 10-12

2019 ACADEMIC YEAR INFORMATION and

FEE STATEMENTS

Families have recently been emailed this information.

We ask you to please read all documents carefully and

return all forms as requested. This information is also

accessible via Daily Messages on PAM and all

documents via Knowledge Banks

https://simon.avemaria.vic.edu.au/WebModules/KnowledgeBanks/ViewKnowledgeBank.aspx?KnowledgeBank=3

Important Dates 2018 Dates Thursday, 20 December Ave Maria College Administration Office Closes 2019 Dates Thursday, 10 January Ave Maria College Administration Office Opens Friday, 1 February Year 7 and Year 12 Students Commence Monday, 4 February Year 8 to 11 Students Commence

Faith and Religious Education End of Year Mass Fr Tony Feeney, Head of the Canonical Administrators for the

College and Parish Priest of St Monica’s, Moonee Ponds, was our

celebrant for the end of year Mass for Years 7 to 11 on Tuesday, 4

December 2018. Fr Tony spoke beautifully about us each being

an icon of God, spreading God’s love. As always, the Mass was

enriched by the singing from the Vocal Ensemble led by Mr

McLeod.

Venilale Stationery Collection Thanks to those who donated to this worthwhile cause. The

stationery will be shipped to Venilale over the summer holidays.

Reflection Christmas gathers up so many memories and so many feelings

and not all of them are happy. It can be an acutely painful time

for some as the pain of absence stands in stark contrast to the joy

of others. Christmas is the celebration of God-with-us, incarnate

love. And as much as love swells our hearts, love can also wound,

ask any parent. We put so much on one day, impossibly high

expectations, but love should be for every day. If 25 December

doesn’t go to plan, there are 364 other days to express our love in

tangible ways. Expressions of love to our nearest and dearest but

also expressions of Love whether in prayer, delight in God’s

creation or care for those in need. And be open to how Love can

teach you, every day.

Patrick Jurd

Director of Faith and Religious Education

Student Counsellor Vision Boards Vision boards are a creative way to display inspiring pictures,

words and quotes that represent you, your hopes and

dreams. They are a great way to remember short and long-

term goals and brighten up a teenager’s bedroom.

Your daughter may enjoy making a vision board over the

holidays. Creating a vision board for her room can serve as a

reminder and inspiration for the things she hopes to achieve

next year. Below are some simple steps for making a vision

board:

Materials:

Any kind of board. Maybe a corkboard or poster board from the hardware store. If possible, I recommend a pinboard or a framed corkboard.

Scissors, tape, stickers, pins, photos and old magazines with colourful pictures.

Instructions:

1. Create a list of goals you would like to achieve over the next 12 months.

2. Find pictures that represent your goals and inspire you.

3. Make a collage out of your pictures.

4. Add positive phrases or affirmations that represent how you want to feel.

5. Take a few moments to contemplate your vision board every day.

Your daughter may want to update her vision board from

time to time. As she continues to grow her aspirations will

too. On the other hand, the board may remain unchanged,

and become a chronicle of her dreams, growth and

achievements in the year ahead.

Sue Hall Student Counsellor

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2018 Dante Alighieri Audio Competition This year, the Dante Alighieri Society Melbourne,

launched its inaugural competition titled “Dante Alighieri

Audio Competition” which required students to create a

2 minute radio broadcast advertising a new movie on

Dante, his life, works, or quirks! Dante was a 13th and 14th

Century poet, author and politician. However he was and

is still known as the ‘Father of Italian language’, hence a

very important historical figure in Italian society.

The aims of the competition were threefold. In the first

instance, students had to make an effective movie

advertisement that would be heard on the radio.

Secondly, the audio needed to highlight knowledge of

Dante Alighieri, and finally, the students needed to use a

good standard of Italian appropriate to their age group.

Furthermore, in order to enhance the presentation,

students could include music, sound effects or voice

overs.

The College is very excited to announce that Isabella

Dogovski and Alexandra Evans, both from Year 8, were

successful in being awarded First Prize. Everyone is very

proud of the fine work produced by these 2 students and

their achievement. Both students were presented with

their certificate and First Prize of $200 each, by the

President of the Dante Alighieri Society Melbourne, Dr

Dominic Barbaro AM, at the University of Melbourne on

Sunday, 18 November 2018. After the ceremony, Isabella

and Alexandra were also lucky enough to be interviewed

by Gabriella Gomersall-Hubbard, a journalist from the Il

Globo Italian newspaper, who was eager to hear about

their work.

Isabella Dogovski and Alexandra Evans

being interviewed by journalist Gabriella

Gomersall-Hubbard

Swinburne Junior Poetry Competition September Session Congratulations are extended to

students from Year 7 and 8 who

studied Italian and took part in the

Swinburne Junior Poetry

Competition, September Session.

Everyone performed well and

certificates of Honourable

Mention and Merit were awarded

to the participants. However one

student performed exceptionally

well and was awarded a prize for

her performance in the Non-

Italian Section. Alexandra Evans,

Year 8, was awarded 3rd place and

a $40 voucher.

We acknowledge the fine work, commitment and dedication of all

students who took part in LOTE competitions throughout 2018. We

look forward to them continuing to expand their

horizons in 2019 and beyond.

Marisa D’Astoli

Domain Team Leader LOTE

Canteen Assistance 2019 The Ave Maria College Canteen receives great support of many

parents from its community.

We now request your help in the Canteen in 2019.

If you are able to attend canteen duty 3 or 4 times during 2019,

please register your interest via the link below.

2019 Canteen Volunteer

The more canteen volunteers the better, enabling students a quicker

services.

Ave Maria College is a Child Safe School. Volunteers are

required to;

demonstrate an understating of appropriate behaviours when

engaging with children

be a suitable person to engage in child-connected work

hold or be willing to acquire as a minimum a current Working

with Children Check card or a VIT registration

Read, understand and sign the Ave Maria Colleges Code of

Conduct

Read, understand and sign the Ave Maria College

Volunteers Agreement.

Contractor / Volunteer Collection Notice (Privacy)

Award recipients Isabella Dogovski and Alexandra Evans, with the President of the Dante Alighieri Society, Dr Dominic Barbaro AM

Alexandra Evans – 3rd prize winner Year 8 Non-

Italian Section

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Major Community Award Recipients Helene de Chappotin: Rachel Waring

St Clare Service Award: Helen Marian

St Francis Staff Service Award: Leah Atkins

Chrysanthe Bursary: Olivia Pearce and Julia White

Future Leaders Years 7-9: Claire Crowden (Year 9)

Years 10-12: Sara Hinton (Year 11)

House Awards Co-Curriculum Leader Acknowledgement Award

Carolina Pizza (Year 7)

Isabella Fabiani (Year 11)

House Cultural Award Junior: Alexandra Evans (Year 8)

Intermediate: Madeline Langenbacher (Year 9)

Senior: Hannah Portelli (Year 11)

House Sports Award Junior: Emily Sawaya (Year 8)

Intermediate: Madeline Langenbacher (Year 9)

Senior: Lily Robinson (Year 12)

House Sprint Champions House Athletics: Mia Muscat (Year 11)

House Swimming: Karsha Pereira (Year 10)

House Champion of the Year Madeline Langenbacher (Year 9)

Sportswoman of the Year Julia Hiron (Year 10) - Taekwondo

Spirit of Ave Award Year 7: Ella Colomer

Year 8: Simona Mussie-Brhane

Year 9: Mya Mollica

Year 10: Claudia Fox

Year 11: Gemma Iacobaccio

Academic and Community Awards Night The Academic and Community Awards Night (ACAN) is the annual celebration of achievement by staff, students and community of Ave Maria College. This event recognises and acknowledges excellence and high performance in a number of areas – College Spirit, Sporting and Cultural contributions, Community recognition and, of course, Academic Excellence.

In 2018 the academic award recipients included the Subject Honour Roll, for which the highest performers in each subject, in

each Year Level, are recognised. The highest performer, taking in to account all assessments – both formative and summative,

is award the Subject Dux. This year over 200 students were acknowledged for their academic success, a testament to the depth

of ability across the respective cohorts. Once again we acknowledged the top 5 students in each Year Level in the Year Level

Honour Roll. These students have excelled across a number of subjects, with consistently high achievement in both Semester 1

and 2. The Year Level Dux is awarded to the overall highest performer in each Year Level. Well done to all.

Caltex All-Rounder Julia Ellul (Year 12)

Moonee Valley Foundation Award Stephanie Lewis (Year 12)

Kwong Lee Dow Scholarship (Melbourne University) Sara Hinton (Year 10)

ADF Long Tan Award Sara Hinton (Year 10)

Georgia Boyle (Year 12)

Rotary Club of Essendon North Bursary Freya Hamilton (Year 12)

Horizons “Rising to the Challenge” Alexandra Evans (Year 8)

Horizons Science Bursary Chloe McMahon (Year 10)

TM Carmody Science Bursary Jessica Amarella (Year 9)

Major Academic Award Recipients

Year Level Honour Roll and Dux

Year 7 Honour Roll: Alice Hengel, Chelsea Atkins,

Siena Iaconis, Olivia Mangion

Year 7 Dux: Emma Lemke

Year 8 Honour Roll: Alexandra Evans, Isabella Dogovski,

Kate Gleeson, Alexandra Priestley

Year 8 Dux: Olivia Cartwright

Year 9 Honour Roll: Arijana Kekoc, Meg Hogan,

Rachel Nguyen , Chloe Borraccino

Year 9 Dux: Mia Sciberras

Year 10 Honour Roll: Alicia Librandi, Chloe McMahon,

Sara Hinton, Alyssa Chiarilli

Year 10 Dux: Mia Kefenhoerster

Year 11 Honour Roll: Chloe Dalla-Fontana, Meg Gleeson,

Katia Pietrolungo, Natalie Shilston

Year 11 Dux: Madeline Saxton

Congratulations to all Students who were recognised for their Achievements

Carissa Acquaviva

Sarah Addinsal

Alyssa Africano

Amalie Allan

Ella-Grace Arnold

Laura Arnold

Emily Asta

Chelsea Atkins

Sophie Auld

Leah Bacak

Jayda Balas

Chiara Barrasso

Annabelle Beard

Alissia Bellistri

Mikaela Benito

Alexandra Bernyk

Mia Bishop

Mya Borderick

Chloe Borraccino

Alicia Brooker

Sarah Burke

Lauren Buttigieg

Emily Carter

Olivia Cartwright

Isabella Caruso

Jessica Castro

Olivia Cawthray

Aislinn Cefai

Olivia Chan

Alicia Chiaravalle

Alyssa Chiarilli

Julia Chiera

Natalie Cierpisz

Simone Cooke

Brianna Coyle

Erin Crowden

Abbey Crowley

Kimberly Cu

Lauren Cunnington

Olivia Curtolo

Chloe Dalla-Fontana

Jade Dalla-Fontana

Eliana Daoud

Hannah Dau

Estella De Bolfo

Chanel Di Sauro

Hannah Dimevski

Isabella Dogovski

Charli Doyle

Janice Draim

Ashton Driscoll

Stephanie Dugo

Alexandra Duma

Lauren Dunne

Charlotte Durrington

Caitlyn Edgar

Isabella Ellul

Nishmmah Eric

Alexandra Evans

Lauren Facciolo

Giordana Faggiano

Monica Failla

Breanna Farley

Ella Farrell

Larissa Fazzari

Marianne Finlay

Ruby Fitzgerald

Midelle Foley

Claudia Fox

Alysha Franze

Isabella Galea

Sofia Galea

Alessia Garziano

Cristina Gattellari

Loredana Gattellari

Ebonie Gattellaro

Alyssa-Grace Giglio

Kate Gleeson

Meg Gleeson

Ruby Gojevic

Eliza Gollant

Lauren Greige

Jessica Grey

Karen Habashy

Kristen Hagidimuo

Elyssa Hancock

Lauren Harb

Gina Heard

Alice Hengel

Sara Hinton

Julia Hiron

Ocean Ho

Meg Hogan

Kathryn Hooper

Jade Howell

Ines Hrkac

Kyra-Lee Iaconis

Siena Iaconis

Briana Iacovone

Sandra Kalta

Rebecca Keenan

Mia Kefenhoerster

Arijana Kekoc

Grace Kemp

Charli Kennedy

Michelle Kent

Bridie Keogh

Antonia Kerrison

Jessica Lam

Alessia Latina

Emma Lemke

Clementine Leonhill

Genevieve Leonhill

Alicia Librandi

Jessica Lima

Angela Lopez

Stephanie Loschiavo

Isabella Magazzu

Olivia Malvaso

Olivia Mangion

Briana Marino

Olivia Martin

Isabella Marzico

Sophia Masiero

Alessia Massara

Hannah Masters

Kate Maxwell

Bridie McGuire

Chanel McKay

Chloe McMahon

Ayla Mesic

Madilyn Mhaya

Georgia Miles

Heidi Milne

Isabella Mingaars

Madelin Modica

Mya Mollica

Monique Moore

Lilianna Morgan

Kara Murone

Julia Myska

Abbey Nagel

Amanda Nguyen

Rachel Nguyen

Stephanie Nind

Christina Occhino

Emma Peel

Karsha Pereira

Madeleine Perta

Linh Pham

Katia Pietrolungo

Abby Port

Hannah Portelli

Alexandra Priestley

Nadine Rabie

Jacinta Ragogna

Georgia Reid

Emily Ronald

Taylah Ronald

Ejaz Rumboll

Madeline Saxton

Carla Scalise

Mia Paris Scalise

Daniella Scambiatterra

Mia Sciberras

Neisha Scully

Hannah Shaw

Natalie Shilston

Meg Singleton

Lara Slavich

Bianca Sprague

Kate Stephens

Ella Stivala

Jessica Storey

Tahlia Sweeney

Kahlia Szabo

Jessica Tanti

Mariah Taylor

Rebecca Thompson

Meg Thornton

Tess Torrance

Mariam Touma

Teresa Tran

Monica Trang

Isabella Trinchera

Olivia Vasilidis

Charlotte Vinecombe

Rebecca Waring

Geoergia Wheaton

Stephanie White

Lily Williamson

Isabella Winton

Stella Xie

Academic and Community Awards Nights Photos Ave Maria College would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following businesses in making donations to

support the various awards associated with the Ave Maria College Academic and Community Awards Night.

Academic and Community Awards Night 2018 Sponsors

Ave Maria College would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following businesses in making donations to

support the various awards associated with the Ave Maria College Academic and Community Awards Night.

Individual Year Level Dux Scholarship Sponsors

Overall Sponsorship of Academic and Community Awards

Event Support Contributors

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