Year 12 Valedictory
Congratulations to the Year 12 class of 2017!On Wednesday, 22nd November our community celebrated the graduation of our Year 12 students at the Valedictory Service followed by dinner at Huon Hill, Wodonga. It was a terrific evening of reflection and celebration as we said goodbye to our graduating class and thanked them for the memories and legacy they leave with us at Victory. We are proud indeed of their achievements and look forward with enthusiasm to seeing the result of their efforts over the coming years, as they enter their chosen careers.
A number of awards were presented at our Valedictory Service in recognition of student achievements:
Valedictory Awards 2017
Award | Recipient |
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VICTORY MEDAL | Swaeden Knight |
CALTEX BEST ALL-ROUNDER | Cameron Fowler |
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY AWARD | Lachlan Gutsche |
ADF LONG TAN TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP AWARD | Caleb Parslow |
WODONGA TAFE SCHOLARSHIPS | Kate Brisolin, Britney Jeffries, Nathaniel Beckwith, Isabella Newey |
PRINCIPAL'S AWARD | (Top student in each subject) |
Biology | Anna Campbell |
Business Management | Meg Reynolds |
Chemistry | Anna Campbell |
Mathematical Methods | Cameron Fowler |
Further Mathematics | Meg Reynolds |
Studio Arts | Abby Vogelsang |
Psychology | Hannah Billington |
English | Hannah Billington |
Physical Education | Cameron Fowler |
Legal Studies | Ashlyn Walsh |
History: Revolutions | Hannah Billington |
Health & Human Development | Tess Levitzke |
Physics | Cameron Fowler |
Music Performance | Ervin Harders |
Global Politics | Hannah Billington |
Sport & Recreation | Britney Jeffries |
Building & Construction | Casey Marr |
Hospitality | Sarah Morgan |
Furnishings | Jayse Brown |
CITIZENSHIP AWARDS | Julian Terblanche, Swaeden Knight, Caleb Parslow, Harrison House, Lachlan Gutsche, Alissa Donaldson and Emily Jefferson |
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS | Hannah Billington, Anna Campbell, Cameron Fowler, Olivia Knight, Swaeden Knight and Meg Reynolds |
ENDEAVOUR AWARDS | Maddison Anderson, Kate Brisolin, Alissa Donaldson, Lachlan Gutsche, Harrison House, Emily Jefferson, Sarah Morgan, Caleb Parslow, Caitlin Smith, Darian Starr and Ashlyn Walsh |
Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
Year 12 Class of 2017 Achievements
Congratulations to our Year 12 students from last year as there is no doubt that our students worked hard and were rewarded for their efforts. As a College, we are extremely proud of our Year 12 Class of 2017.
We congratulated Hannah Billington as our Victory Lutheran College Dux of 2017 at our Opening Service on Monday morning. Hannah scored an ATAR of 99.35 with perfect scores of 50 in English and Psychology, along with 45 in History - Revolutions and 42 in Global Politics. Hannah’s outstanding achievement is testament to her work ethic and diligence during the past year and provides an amazing example for our Year 12 Class of 2018.
Congratulations to Cameron Fowler and Anna Campbell who both achieved ATAR scores of 90+.
We also acknowledge a number of senior students who achieved an individual subject result of 40+ which places them in the top 9% of the state:
Hannah Billington – English, History: Revolutions,
Global Politics, Psychology
Cam Fowler – Chemistry, Physical Education, Physics
Anna Campbell – Biology, Physical Education
Rebecca Scott – Health & Human Development, Global Politics
Abby Vogelsang – Psychology, Studio Arts.
Mitch Bartlett – Furnishing
Nat Beckwith – Furnishing
Olivia Knight – English
Tess Levitzke – Health & Human Development
Sarah Morgan – Hospitality
Cain Terry – Furnishings
As a Year 12 Class of 2017, over 40% of all our students scored an ATAR of 70 or higher. In Victoria, Victory Lutheran College was the 6th highest ranked regional school and in the top 25% of all Victorian Secondary schools.
We are excited to watch the next part of the Year 12 Class of 2017 journey, which for many involves accepting university placements. Our Old Scholars have been offered university courses ranging from Arts to Forensic Science, Computing Studies to Event Management, Nursing to Wildlife and Conversation Biology, Music Production to Speech and Language Pathology.
We wish our old scholars all the best and remind them that they are always welcome back in our Victory Lutheran College community.