It has certainly been a busy start to the term. On Monday we officially farewelled our Year 12 students at their Valete Ceremony. It was wonderful to see so many families in attendance to support the students. Our ceremony allowed us to acknowledge the outstanding achievements and contributions of a number of students, as well as congratulate the recipients of our subject awards and the College’s Major Leadership Awards.
The Year 12 VCAA Examinations commence next week, and we wish the students the very best over the coming weeks. Our Year 12 VCE VM students have already commenced apprenticeships, are starting full-time work or pursuing further tertiary study opportunities.
Yesterday our current Year 11 leaders were officially inducted into their Prefect roles for 2027 at our College Assembly. Our 2026 College Captain, Jacob Greco, also handed over the College flag to our incoming 2027 College Captain, Shevan Fernando. We look forward to the 2027 Prefect Team leading our College community. We also had the privilege of welcoming back Victorian Supreme Court Judge, Adrian Finanzio (Class of 1989), to the Assembly to receive the Distinguished Old Paradian Award. Adrian spoke to the College community about his time at Parade, the life lessons he learnt, and what an education at Parade meant to him and his family. He shared his educational journey, and his message was so valuable and relatable to all our students.
We gathered in Greening Auditorium with our talented students and their families for our Annual Art & Technology Exhibition. What a wonderful expression of our students' creative, methodical, and thought-provoking contributions! I was truly amazed at the work our students from all Year Levels produced and it was quite difficult to choose just one piece for the Principal’s Award. This year, Year 12 student, Anthony Le, was the recipient of this award for his Visual Communication & Design Folio, Picture Story Book, and Plushie. An extraordinary amount of work and detail went into this project, like so many other students. I would like to acknowledge our staff who continue to work with our students to express themselves through Art and Technology, and our Learning Area Leaders – Ms Sasha Tukavkin, and Mr Chris Sedgman – for their time and effort into bringing this Exhibition to life.
We recently hosted our Senior Sports Awards evening. It was a great occasion where students, with their families, were recognised for their various sporting achievements while representing the College. I was amazed at the accomplishments of our students in competing against other schools in team and individual sports. A special thank you to Shaun Bowie, Dean of High Performance, and all our sports coaches for working with our students throughout the year.
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