Presentation Night 2008
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Principal: Mrs Pitsa Binnion
Assistant Principals:
Mr Andrew Chisholm
Mr Andrew Newton
Acting Assistant Principal: Mr Peter Thompson
McKinnon Secondary College welcomes the school community and official guests to the 2008 Presentation Night. Our official guests are:
School Council President: Mr Graeme Sayce
School Council Vice President: Mr Ross Macfarlane
School Council Treasurer: Mr Alan Limpyer
President of Thistlelonians: Mr Geoff Woolnough
School Council Secretary: Mrs Pitsa Binnion
School Council Members:
Mr Colin Barry
Mr Ray Braniska
Ms Caitlin Darcy
Mr Les McLeod
Mr David James
Mr Howard Kotzen
Mr Ken McKinlay
Mrs Heather Steadman
Ms Kylie Ward
State Member for Bentleigh: Mr Rob Hudson MLA
Representative from Monash University (Department of Economics): Dr Ross Booth
Programme
Introduction & Welcome: School Captains – Caitlin Knee and Oliver Smith
Wind Quintet
Solo Singer – Tessa Ramanlal
Musical Item
Wind Quintet
Minuetto and Trio from Clarinet Quintet by W A Mozart
Arrangement by Martin West
A Principal’s Perspective - Mrs Pitsa Binnion – Principal
Jazz Ensemble
Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles
Introduced by School Captains – Caitlin Knee and Oliver Smith
Top Enters
Introduced by Mrs Pitsa Binnion – Principal and assisted by Mrs Ramona Holmes – Year 12 Student Manager and Mr Peter Thompson – Acting Assistant Principal
Remembering 2008
Mrs Robyn Pryor – Photographs and George Pryor – Compilation
Awards
Year 7 Academic Excellence Awards
Presented by Mr Les McLeod and Mrs Karen Sargent - Year 7 Student Managers and
Mr Andrew Newton - Assistant Principal.
Rahul Banakar
Mary Krieger
Amy Sayce
Madi Batchelor
Alissa Lee
Kirthana Senthil
Cheryl Chen
Alexandra Liacos
Yossi Pinkus
Emily Greenberg
Katherine Martin
Eric Xie
Jack Harley
Student Manager Commitment Award: Harvey Birrell and Amelia Wardley
Year 8 Academic Excellence Awards
Presented by Mrs Barbara Roney and Mr Brett Howe – Year 8 Student Managers and
Mr Andrew Newton - Assistant Principal.
Aaron Chisholm
Emma Cole
Adam Gardner
Brie Grant
Wassif Kabir
Rohan Khanal
Alexander Khominsky
Michelle Liacos
Judith Rees
Kate Rhind
Richard Riaikkenen
Akane Saneyoshi
Nadia Truong
Heejeong Youn
Cindy Zhou
Student Manager Commitment Award: Mia Dorrington and Lex Middag
Presented to: Sarah Moos
Year 9 Academic Excellence Awards
Presented by Mrs Jenny De Kretser and Mr Chris Pantelios – Year 9 Student Managers and Mr Andrew Chisholm - Assistant Principal.
Natasha Bonanno
Monika Herrmann
Alexander Martin
Alexander Dubout
Lakshmi Holmes
Pamela Poon
Jessica Fridman
Nuriel Joffe
Georgia Sergienko
Tamsin Gordon
Eric Lengyel
Ethan Watkins
Ali Hameed
Lachlan Macfarlane
Student Manager Commitment Award: Veronika Kadomsky and Matthew Muir
Thistlelonian Award - is presented to a Year 9 student for general excellence and contributions to the College.
Presented by Mr Andrew Newton - Assistant Principal and Ms Pam Dickfos – Secretary of the Thistlelonians (Ex-students’ Association).
Presented to: Tamsin Gordon, Andrew Hill and Julia Kroumer
Year 10 Academic Excellence Awards
Presented by Mr Greg Sargent and Ms Marion Foxcroft – Year 10 Student Managers and
Mr Andrew Chisholm - Assistant Principal.
Yael Boneh
Louise Clohesy
Rachel Cole
Chloe Lanters
Emily Li
Aimee Liu
Francesca Lucin
Amanda Nagulendran
Ryland Newstead
Tessa Ramanlal
Madeleine Robinson
Amrutha Sritharan
Lauren Trainor
Kate Webbe
Presented by Mr Greg Sargent and Ms Marion Foxcroft - Year 10 Student Managers and Mr Andrew Chisholm - Assistant Principal.
Presented to: Alexandra Ball and Michael Bates
Sue Kadar Memorial Award - is presented in memory of our esteemed colleague, Sue Kadar, as an encouragement award to a Senior History student.
Presented by Mrs Pitsa Binnion – Principal and Mr Andrew Chisholm - Assistant Principal.
Presented to: Yael Boneh
VCE Excellence in a Subject Awards - Year 11
Presented by Mr Delmar Zachest and Mrs Grace Turner - Year 11 Student Managers and
Mr Peter Thompson – Acting Assistant Principal.
Cassie Casamento General Maths Further 2, Music Styles 1 & 2,
Psychology 1 & 2
Benny Dimas Biology 1 & 2, English 2, Geography 3 & 4, History 1 & 2, Literature 1 & 2
Sara Gingold English 2, Politics 1 & 2, Studio Arts 1 & 2
James Huang Accounting 1, Chemistry 2, Maths Methods 1 & 2
Weicheng Jiang English 1, Maths Methods 3 & 4
Kenny Li Chemistry 1, Maths Methods 3 & 4
Dasha Soldatov English 1, French 1 & 2
Amanda Ton Economics 1, Maths Methods 3 & 4
Tony Zhou Accounting 2, English as Second Language 1 & 2,
General Maths 1 & 2, Maths Methods 1 & 2, Physics 2
Matthew Zygorodimas Chemistry 1 & 2, Further Maths 3 & 4, Maths Methods 3 & 4, Physics 1
Presented to: Stacey Binnion, Sean La’Brooy, Jason Harvey and Jessica Taylor
Presented by Deborah Greenough and Mr Andrew Chisholm - Assistant Principal.
Presented to: Ryan Morris
Presented by Mr Graeme Sayce - School Council President and Mr Peter Thompson – Acting Assistant Principal.
Presented to: Matthew Zygorodimos
Presented Dr Ross Booth - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business & Economics,
Monash University and Mr Peter Thompson – Acting Assistant Principal.
Presented to: Tony Zhou
VCE Excellence in a Subject Awards - Year 12
Presented by Mrs Ramona Holmes and Ms Jade Domaille – Year 12 Student Managers and Mr Peter Thompson – Acting Assistant Principal.
Timothy Alexandropoulos Physics 3 & 4
Jazmine Bradley Studio Arts 3 & 4, Visual Communications 3 & 4
Michelle Doolan English 3 & 4
Daniel Groszek Information Technology 3 & 4
Kaan Gude Business Management 3 & 4
Vasylika Gunaridis Biology 3 & 4, Physical Education 3 & 4
Sally Kennedy Psychology 3 & 4
Monica Koenig English 3 & 4, International Studies 3 & 4,
Literature 3 & 4
Michelle Leaw English as a Second Language 3 & 4
Danae Lekakis English 3 & 4
Benjamin Levin Accounting 3 & 4, Specialist Mathematics 3 & 4
James McFadyen English 3 & 4
Brittany Myers English 3 & 4
Gus O'Mallon Music Performance 3 & 4
Olivia Predic Health 3 & 4
Nathan Ramanlal Chemistry 3 & 4, English 3 & 4, Legal Studies 3 & 4
Monique Rice English 3 & 4, Media 3 & 4
Oliver Smith Economics 3 & 4
Himali Sondhi Biology 3 & 4, Chemistry 3 & 4
Ashley Taylor Legal Studies 3 & 4, Psychology 3 & 4
Dubravka Vasic German 3 & 4
Olga Zaytseva Chemistry 3 & 4, French 3 & 4,
Mathematical Methods 3 & 4
Instrumental Music Awards
Presented by Mr Glen Nelson - Head of Music and Mr Martin West - Head of Instrumental Music and assisted by Mr Rob Hudson MLA – State Member for Bentleigh.
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
Julia Dukhno Amelia Bannister Henry Barratt
Katherine Martin Mia Dorrington Monika Herrmann
Declan O’Reilly Philip Kaev Hayley Morris
Adam Skoufis Michelle Liacos Ashley Richter
Adrian Vosk
Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
Andrew Cho Lucinda Barratt Sandy Hsiao
Aimee Liu Dylan Hatton Anna Shin
Ryland Newstead Sean La’Brooy Sasha Teh
Jessica Smith Nikolas Skoufis Tamara Ungar
Maximilian West
Presented by Mrs Edith Stakelum - (Vice-President of Bentleigh RSL) and Mr Glen Nelson - Head of Music.
Presented to: Henry Barratt and Ashley Richter
Presented by Mr Glen Nelson - Head of Music and Mr Graeme Sayce – School Council President.
Presented to: Gus O’Mallon
The Lindsay Award - is presented to a senior student for excellence in drama and College productions.
Presented by Mrs Rebecca Ginsberg - Production Manager and Mr Graeme Sayce – School Council President.
Presented to: Lucinda Barratt
Sports Awards Years 7 - 8
Presented by Mrs Carole Hooper – Years 7 – 8 Sports Co ordinator, Mr Steve Bustin - Years 9 – 12 Sports Co ordinator, Mr Andrew Newton - Assistant Principal and Mr Andrew Chisholm - Assistant Principal.
Year 7 Year 8
Sejin Gunaridis Emma Cole
Alexandra Liacos Austin Deneys
Liam Lloyd James Knee
Daniel Sweeney Michelle Liacos
Sports Awards Years 9 - 12
Presented by Mrs Carole Hooper – Years 7 – 8 Sports Co ordinator, Mr Steve Bustin - Years 9 – 12 Sports Co ordinator, Mr Andrew Newton - Assistant Principal and Mr Andrew Chisholm - Assistant Principal.
Year 9 Year 10
Brendan Dawes Alexandra Ball
Sam Frost Rachel Cole
Monika Herrmann David Gullan
Jane Thornton Nick Porebski
Year 11 Year 12
Alexandria Anthony Samantha Furman
Max Gawn Alex Garde
Jessica Jacobs Alex Gullan
Ryan Morris Josh Ricketson
Presented to: Heidi Begala and Madelaine Begala
CLASS OF 2008
| Joseph ABBEY |
| Lachlan ABRAM |
| Sophia AGAPITOS |
| Timothy ALEXANDROPOULOS |
| Lyri ALTON |
| Gordon ANDERSON |
| Ilias ANNAEV |
| Topaz ARAL |
| Olivia AREZZOLO |
| Gil AZARIA |
| Alexe BABIRA |
| Laura BARRY |
| Bianca BATTAMS |
| Heidi BEGALA |
| Madelaine BEGALA |
| Monica BEILBY |
| Sarah BELL |
| Natalie BENEDYKT |
| Gabe BERNASOCHI |
| Kristina BIRSS |
| Lachlan BLAIR |
| Jazmine BRADLEY |
| Caroline BRENT |
| Natalie BRIDE |
| Patrick BROADLEY |
| Dylan BUNTINE |
| Joshua BUTTRISS |
| Rory CAHALANE |
| Micah CARREON |
| Shelle CATO |
| Siwen CHANG |
| David CHISHOLM |
| Mattia CICOLI |
| Mez CLOUGH |
| Zoe CONDLIFFE |
| David COOPER |
| Adriana COSTA |
| Matthew DE SOUSA |
| Akarsh DEWAN |
| Chloe DICKSON |
| Filip DJORDJEVIC |
| Mitchell DOBB |
| Michelle DOOLAN |
| Jack DOOLEY |
| Tomas DORRINGTON |
| Georgina DUNN |
| Dylan ELKMAN |
| Nadia ERRICOLO |
| Chun Fai LO |
| Michael FARTHING |
| Peter FERIZIS |
| Monique FILBY |
| Jane FINNSSON |
| Thomas FITZPATRICK |
| Zoe FRAZIER |
| Samantha FURMAN |
| Sasha GABAI |
| Verity GALLAGHER |
| Laurence GAMBLE |
| Alexandra GARDE |
| Thomas GARDE |
| Stuart GAY |
| George GELBERIDIS |
| Eleanor GERRARD |
| Joel GOCS |
| Veronika GOEWIE |
| Jason GOLD |
| Stephanie GOLDIS |
| Jordan GOLDMAN |
| Grace GREENWOOD |
| Rachel GRIMA |
| Daniel GROSZEK |
| Kaan GUDE |
| Alexander GULLAN |
| Vasylika GUNARIDIS |
| Aditi GUNTURU |
| Natasha HARDY |
| Cory HARGRAVE |
| Nicola HELPS |
| Joss HOLDSWORTH |
| Anton HOLMKVIST |
| Stella HOWDEN |
| Yu-Hsin HSIAO |
| Jessica HUNGERFORD |
| Dong Hyu KIM |
| Erin ILSLEY |
| Brad IMMERMAN |
| Sarah INGERMAN |
| Aein IZADI |
| Toby JEDWAB |
| June JIANG |
| Oliver JOHNSON |
| Mitchell JOLLEY |
| Emily JONES |
| Emily JORY |
| Tejaswi KAMJULA |
| Daniel KATZ |
| Kosta KAZANTZIDIS |
| Benedict KENNEDY |
| Sally KENNEDY |
| Jacqui KLEINER |
| Joshua KLOOGER |
| Caitlin KNEE |
| Monica KOENIG |
| Anna KONSTANTINOVA |
| Daniel KUANG |
| Kirsty LANDMAN |
| Michelle LEAW |
| Danae LEKAKIS |
| Josiane LENGYEL |
| Ben LEVIN |
| Simone LEWIN |
| Bianca LIEW |
| Stas LIKANE |
| Shuang LIN |
| Dominique LIVINGSTONE |
| Einan LOM |
| Genevieve LORBERGS |
| Sian LOWRY |
| Jenny LU |
| Kareena LUONG |
| Sarah LYDSTER |
| Benjamin MADDAFORD |
| Melanie MAIZELS |
| Javier MARKHAM |
| Ella MARTIN |
| Callum MCCRACKEN |
| James MCFADYEN |
| Linden MCHENRY |
| Stephanie MCKENZIE |
| Jessica MCLAREN |
| Reuben MCMAHON |
| Tom MCNAMARA |
| Denis MEDVEDEV |
| Ashley MELNACIS |
| Tessa MILLS |
| Boris MIRMILSTEIN |
| Sam MIRZAAGHA |
| Eugene MITNOVETSKI |
| Marc MOLESWORTH |
| Hannah MOLONEY |
| Sarah MOLONEY |
| Hunter MORGAN |
| Alex MUKOMEL |
| Brittany MYERS |
| Jessica NANKIN |
| David NEWTON |
| Narin NIYAZI |
| Louise OFFICER |
| Magnus O'MALLON |
| Enoch OR |
| Hannah OR |
| Nathan OR |
| Thomas OR |
| Blair O'SHANNSSY |
| Stephanie OSTROUSKA |
| Melissa PAL |
| Thomas PARTON |
| Tom PEASE |
| Lukas PEDDER |
| Timothy POLLOCK |
| Kristie POULOS |
| Olivia PREDIC |
| Ruwanthi RAJAPAKSE |
| Nathan RAMANLAL |
| Jake REVELL |
| Doo Rhi JEONG |
| Monique RICE |
| Shae RICKARDS |
| Joshua RICKETSON |
| Caitlin RING |
| Hayley RINGS |
| Michael ROIZMAN |
| Andrew ROOKE |
| Sabina SAGIN |
| Emily SAN PEDRO |
| Anna SHIN |
| Jayde SHORTER |
| Lachlan SIVEWRIGHT |
| Joshua SMITH |
| Oliver SMITH |
| Timothy SMITH |
| Himali SONDHI |
| Nicholas SPANOS |
| Isabelle SPAULDING |
| Stuart STAIT |
| Damir STOJANOVIC |
| Lucy SURACE |
| Cameron SZALC |
| Thomas SZCZUPAK |
| Joshua SZTAJER |
| Marcus TANTAU |
| Ashley TAYLOR |
| Elizabeta TCHARIKOV |
| Joel TEAGUE |
| Sacha TEH |
| Aimee THOMAS |
| Jessica THOMAS |
| Victoria TINKLER |
| Cecilia TORNEY |
| David TSOLAKKIS |
| Matthew TSOLAKKIS |
| Alexis TSOLIDIS-NOYCE |
| Tamara UNGAR |
| Andrew VASHEVNIK |
| Dubravka VASIC |
| Stan VORSOVSKI |
| Danielle VOSK |
| Stephanie WADE |
| Chenxi WANG |
| Luke WARNER |
| Josh WOODWARD |
| Jodi WOOLF |
| Emily WRETHMAN |
| Xuelian YANG |
| Alysse YARROW |
| Alice YATSEVICH |
| Olga ZAYTSEVA |
| Artem ZOLOTONOS |
STAFF OF 2008
Pitsa Binnion, Principal
Andrew Newton,
Assistant Principal
Andrew Chisholm,
Assistant Principal
Peter Thompson,
Acting Assistant Principal
Russell Absalom
Andrew Albanis
Anne Amner
Philipa Andrieux
Helen Angelis
Ludmila Antal
Persefoni Apostolellis
Vivien Bacon
Harriet Barrow
Colin Barry
Zina Berezin
Daniel Blackmore
Margaret Bourke
Katina Bowell
Ray Bransika
James Bridges
Laura Briggs
Tony Brookes
Benn Buntman
Steve Bustin
Trevor Cartwright
Stuart Cook
Deb Cowland
Katherine Cozens
Daniel Craig
Caitlin Darcy
Jenny De Kretser
Carly Doctor
Jessica Dixon
Jade Domaille
Ashley Evans
Jason Evans
Scott Evans
Donna Farrell
Kellie Felmingham
Erin Ferrari
Marion Foxcroft
Gim Gibbs
Kerryn Gill
Rebecca Ginsberg
Lisa Glanville
Sergei Golovko
Trevor Groves
Andy Hart
Diana Hatch
Morry Hayman
Susan Haynes
Inge Heffernan
Leigh Hilton
Ramona Holmes
Carole Hooper
Greg Hoskin
Chris Hourigan
Brett Howe
Marilyn Hubbard
Chris Hudd
Simon Hughes
Wendy Jackson
Andrew Jacobs
Jason Jewell
David John
Jennifer Jones
Vilma Jonston
Mark Kelly
Michael Killeen
Helen Kuriata
Percy Landers
Pixie Lee
Karen Levy
Richard Long
Sherryn Lowndes
Bill Manolas
James Mclaughlan
Cherie Marks
Debbie Max
Les Mcleod
Eddie Mest
Mary Meyer
Yoka Mitchell
Geraldine Moloney
Haddy Nagib
Rekha Nayyar
Glen Nelson
Marianne Neve
David Nutting
Neil Oakman
Edie Orloff
Ian Orr
Chris Pantelios
Megan Papworth
Lynton Perry
Claire Pritchard
Robyn Pryor
Peter Quinn
Tony Rea
Jenny Rees
Jason Reynolds
Deirdre Robertson
Su Rogerson
Karen Romari
Barb Roney
Bernadette Russo
Greg Sargent
Karen Sargent
Galina Shafir
Carla Shallies
Kate Sleeth
Jon Stevenson
Marta Stiglitz
Gordon Stooke
Alan Stubbs
Samantha Taylor
Emily Turner
Grace Turner
Rita Van Der Wolde
Adam Van Langenberg
Christine Vincent
Martin West
Blanka West
Susan Wilken
Delmar Zachest
Sonia Zimmermann
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Programme produced by Shirl Hutchinson.