What a year 2023 was! It had many ups and downs, but we’re very glad to say our students showed great resilience and made it to the end of their year 7 or 8 program. We are ready for what 2024 will bring.

Highlights of 2023 were:

• Year 7 Welcome BBQ
• Step Up Programs
• Swimming Carnival
• Enhancement Programs
• NAPLAN
• State Schools Spectacular
• Year 8 Camp
• Year 7 Camp
• Lots of great excursions
• ManCave and Big Sister Programs
• Representing the School in various sporting events
• Language and Cultural Immersion Day
• Café cooking up a storm
• Performing Arts Gala.
• Japanese Space Agency Connection

The Junior School team wants to congratulate all the students in the Junior School for what they have achieved this year. You have done yourself, your family and the school proud.

We wish all our families a safe and enjoyable festive season and look forward to working with the 2024 Junior School community.

CIS JUNIOR ITALIAN POETRY COMPETITION

Thirty students at Greenvale Secondary College across Years 7 and 8 participated in this year’s Centre of Italian Studies (CIS) Junior Italian Poetry Competition. Each student who participated in the competition memorised and recited an Italian poem in front of a CIS judge who visited our school in late Term 3. This was a huge effort for which students were highly commended.

After careful deliberation, the CIS judges selected winners and recipients of recognition across all Victorian entrants, among whom our students loomed large.

Nine students at GSC received an award of Merito (merit) or higher, and were presented with their certificates and prizes at Year Level Assemblies earlier this term.

Two students at GSC were selected as winners across all Victorian participants:

• Laibah Khan (7E), winner of the Secondo Premio (second prize) in the non-Italian category
• Tiah Carraro (8E), winner of the Terzo Premio (third prize) in the Italian category

Recipients of Merit certificates were:

• Deniz Bagriyanik (7B)
• Sarah Dolmay (7A)
• Mustafa El Akoumi (7A)
• Elsa Ngo (7E)
• Hunter Fucile (8E)
• Abigail Catchpole (8E)
• Kevin Tran (8A)

Congratulations to all winners and participants. You did yourselves and our school proud!