A global pandemic, tough lockdowns, snap school closures and the return of remote learning. The challenges certainly stacked up for Glenroy College students this year. But despite all the obstacles, our students have finished 2021 in impressive style. And this week, it’s time to say ‘well done’.
The achievements of our remarkable contingent of students were celebrated in a special assembly in the PAC earlier this week. The top students from each level were recognised and rewarded for their hard work and dedication to learning during the year. And our brightest and best students were also honoured with a slew of special awards, scholarships and cash prizes from outside organisations.
“Each student in this room have achieved more than an award – you have shown resilience, perseverance and integrity by adapting to extreme circumstances,” Assistant Principal Lidia Tizian told students. “You should be proud of your achievements.”
The Glenroy College Honours list
The awards, which were live-streamed to parents, included a series of special accolades to celebrate Glenroy College students who demonstrate leadership and academic excellence. This year’s recipients came from the senior school ranks, with the Year 12 cohort largely scooping the awards pool, in recognition of their resilience and hard work in the most trying of circumstances.
Year 12 student Jalin Ochana received the Principal’s Excellence Award, while her Year 12 classmate Ali Arbaboun was the recipient of the overall Blandthorn Award for Excellence, sponsored by Pascoe Vale MP Lizzie Blandthorn.
Jalin was also a worthy winner of the Australia Defence Force Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork award, a $550 prize granted to students who demonstrate leadership and teamwork at school , and who show strong values that are central to the ethos of the ADF and Australian society, such as respect for others. Year 10 student Teejay Sitagata received the Year 10 ADF Long Tan Youth prize of $250.
The ADF also granted a Future Innovators Award to two students who showed impressive progress in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). The Year 10 prize of $250 went to Ekrem Gulsen, while Mohsin Khan received the $550 Year 12 prize.
Year 12 student Moshin Khan received the Ampol Best All-Rounder award, Year 12 student Kayla Harrison was chosen for the Lions Club of Glenroy Award, students Ali Khaled and Mariam El Hawli were worthy recipients of the Owan Turner Memorial Scholarship.
Other awards went to our brightest and best art students, and to students who demonstrate College values of leadership and respect. Keep on reading to see the full list of winners.
Year 7 award winners
English: Alex Lara
EAL: Fatemah Mousavi
Maths: Fatemah Mousavi
Science: George Adamopoulos
Humanities: Nauman Hanif
Digitech: Duygu Korkmaz
Health & PE: Amelia El-Cheikh Ibrahim
Food Tech: Hayley Lazzaro
Textiles: Yusuf Malik
Woodwork: Kai Atkin
Art: Hafzah Sharifukhan
Drama: Duygu Korkmaz
Languages: George Adamopoulos
Year 8 award winners
English: Rafik Rabah
EAL: Aqil Arshad
MYLNS: Houssian Cheik
Maths: Diparshan Neupane
Science: Diparshan Neupane
Humanities: Rafik Rabah
Digitech: Diparshan Neupane
Food Tech: Aqil Arshad
Textiles: Jessy Alkhalaf
Art: Mohamad Abou-Eid
Drama: Rami Yousif
Music: Ryan Taylor
Languages: Ali Mahmoud
Health & PE: Mohamad Abou-Eid
Year 9 award winners
English: Mohammed Taleb
EAL: Bahaa Abdallah
Maths: Mohammed Taleb
Science: Alishba Tauseef
Humanities: Alishba Tauseef
Digitech: Alishba Tauseef
Food Tech: Angus Simmons-Woods
Woodwork: Mohammed Taleb
Art: Linda Kheir
Drama: Lara Ramaihi
Media: Mohammed Taleb
Languages: Mohammed Taleb
Health & PE: Mohammed Taleb
Year 10 award winners
English: Asmat Allouche
EAL: Ghanem Al Charif
MYLNS: Muhamed El-Makabawi
Maths: Berelian Daghagheleh
Biology: Tenisha Thomas
Chemistry: Ekrem Gulsan
Psychology: Dilhan Koch
Business Management: Kenneth Fernandez
History: Dilhan Koch
Legal Studies: Berelian Daghagheleh
Digitech: Jouri Odicho
Food Tech: Tenisha Thomas
Woodwork: Jean Nott
Art: Noah Samakovski
Creative Art: Kayla Harrison
Drama: Teejay Sitigata
Media: Chloe Atkin
Music: Kenneth Fernandez
Health & PE: Noah Samakovski
Year 11 award winners
English: Hashir Hameedi
EAL: Ryan Wang
Maths: Ryan Wang
Biology: Ryan Wang
Chemistry: Ryan Wang
Physics: Ryan Wang
Psychology: Ali Khaled
Business management: Ali Khaled
Legal Studies: Abdul-Wahab El-Kassar
Media: Abdul-Wahab El-Kassar
Health & Human Development: Ali Khaled
VCAL Literacy: Mohamed Saraya
VCAL Numeracy: Jordan Do
VCAL Personal Development Skills: Jordan Do
VCAL Work Related Skills: Khadija Ali
VCAL Industry Excellence: Jordan Do
Year 12 award winners
English: Mohsin Khan
EAL: Jalin Ochana
Maths Methods: Muhammad Farooq
Further Maths: Mohsin Khan:
Biology: Amal Alnakoula
Chemistry: Muhammad Farooq
Psychology: Jalin Ochana:
Business Management: Mohammad Sidiki
Legal Studies: Jennifer Morah
VCAL Literacy: P Koichai
VCAL Numeracy: P Koichai
VCAL Personal Development Skills: Adem Gelal
VCAL Work Related Skills: P Koichai
VCAL Achievement Award: Adem Gelal
Student leadership awards
Year 7
Yusuf Malik
Ahmad Baltagie
Amelia El Cheik Ibrahim
Amberpreet Kaur
Amor Assad
George Adamopoulos
Omar Saoud
Year 8
Ryan Taylor
Josh Matanibukaca
Reza Dhaimi
Youssif Toufic
Aqil Arshad
Rayann El-Hawli
Dylan Di Domenico
Ahmed Taha
Year 9
Alishba Tauseef
Meaz Saleh
Aya Yehia
Badriyah El Say ed
Mohammed Taleb
Sebastian Renaud
Year 10
Issa Khoder
Berelian Daghagheleh
Teejay Sitigata
Year 11
Trent Enright
Cecile Telefoni
Mariam Elhawli
Ryan Wang
Fatima Elsayed
Fatima Taleb
Amar Arnaout
Year 12
Jalin Ochana
Vansh Sharma
Muhammad Farooq
Amal Alnakoula
Isaac Ibbetson
Stephanie Toma
Balakprakash Udhayakumar
Library top readers award
Year 7: Ezrah Niko-Schmidt
Year 8: Mohid Raza
Year 9: Kenth Fernandez
Year 10: Muhamed El-Makabawi
More awards
Australian Defence Force (ADF) Future Innovators award
Year 10: Ekrem Gulsen
Year 12: Mohsin Khan
Australian Defence Force (ADF) Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork award
Year 10: Teejay Sitagata
Year 12: Jalin Ochana
Lions Club of Glenroy award
Kayla Harrison
Docherty award
Muhammad Farooq
Amal Alnakoula
Academic Achievement award
Amani Ali
Lizzie Blandthorn Award of Excellence
Ali Arbaboun
Principal’s Award of Excellence
Jalin Ochana
Ampol Best All Rounder award
Mohsin Khan
Owan Turner Memorial Scholarship
Mariam El Hawli
Ali Khaled
Joe Erjavec Art Achievment award
Jean Nott
Linda Kheir
Noah Samakovski
Lowes ‘Respect’ award
Jez Jones
Zachariah Gionfriddo-Tadic
Jessy Alkhalaf
Ryan Taylor
Alishba Tauseef
Angus Simmonds-Woods
Ben Clarke
Natasha Tarallo
Evana Toma
Ammar Hammoud
‘You are all worthy’
Junior Subschool Manager Andrew Lewis told the students they had performed admirably under tough circumstances.
“You, the kids in this hall, represent the best of our student cohort. Your resilience, grit and persistence are incredible and your ability to push yourselves into fifth gear this year to thrive instead of survive deserves this recognition today,” Mr Lewis told the assembled students.
“Whether you excelled in individual subjects, as all-rounders, as students willing to engage in co-curricular activities or as our student leaders, you are all worthy of the awards you have received today.”
Mr Lewis also thanked the award sponsors, including the Glenroy Lions Club, retailer Lowes, local MP Lizzie Blandthorn, the Ampol Foundation and one of Glenroy College’s own – textiles teacher Sintija Erjavec – for providing generous cash prizes and vouchers to the students.
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