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Principal’s Report 1

Dr. Livesey Scholarship 2

Staff 3

Year 7 Camp 4

Year 7 Amazing Race 6

Year 7 Scholarships 7

Year 7 Class Photos 8

International - China Visit 11

International Week 12

Medieval Day 14


Hands on Science 18


Debating 22

SEAL 24

SRC 26

Performing Arts 28

Production2019 30

Advance 34

TallShips 38

Year10ClassPhotos 39

Work Experience 42

Snapshots from around the school 44

Honouring Bruce Steel Kingbury 46


VCAL 50

Ged Kearney visits Reservoir 52

Library 53

Visual Arts 54

Annual Art Show 56

Careers 58

Book Week 59

Design 60

RAH! 62

Italiano 64

Dogs in School Program 65

Sustainability 66

Science 67

Robotics 68

Sport 69

Health and Physical Education 72

Fair Go Sports 74

Outdoor Education 76

Year 12 2019 78

Final Assembly of 2019 84

Thoughts, Memories and Tributes 85

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nations as the original and enduring owners of the land on which we live and learn, throughout the generations. We pay our respects to elders, past, present and emerging. We do this, to acknowledge our privilege and the respect we owe to the traditional owners and their 60,000 plus years of history as well as the future making of our history.

Thanks to…Eboney Jackson John McCleary Jagoda Nedelkovski Andrea ScottAll staff and students, who ma e Reservoir High what it is; a great place to learn and grow.

Cover by Yitong Zou

Principal’s Report

When I look back over 2019 at Reservoir High School, I see so many of our students getting involved in an extraordinary array of camps, excursions, sporting events, community

projects, leadership opportunities and performance both inside and outside of the classroom. When I flick th ough this year’s magazine, I get that same sense. This annual publication highlights the busy nature of a modern school, a school that provides, and has its students take, opportunities with both hands and strive to achieve their best with every opportunity.

This magazine captures the exceptional stand out events and achievements of our students. From our creative and artistic endeavours, with the amazing school produced, written and choreographed production of ‘Nite Time Suburban Dreaming’, the Wakakirri Dance Competition, Visual Art Shows and displays and the Music, Dance and Drama Showcase evenings. We have continued to excel on the sporting fields in a wid range of sports, and the fi st year of our exciting Football Development Academy. We have excelled in the more traditional academic, cultural and community leadership events including our exceptional debating program, the National Mathematics competitions, our growing International Student Program and activities such as Hands on Science, Medieval Immersion day, Tall ships excursions and the Kingsbury Ceremonies. It seems that there is something amazing happening in the school on a daily basis.

What this magazine also captures in every page, are our students excelling in their chosen fields and ontinuing to impress with their commitment to achieving success in their education. While there isn’t a page devoted to it, this magazine also captures our commitment to the fantastic diversity of our school and our wider school community. It can also be seen in the many photos of smiling and happy students, the high level of respect that the students hold for themselves, their peers,

their school and their school community. We have our families to acknowledge and thank, for their commitment, enthusiasm and support in supporting Reservoir High School to aim for the best outcomes for each and every student in the school.

No school can achieve this great success without excellent teachers and support staff who ca e deeply about their students and provide countless opportunities for the students to achieve at their best. This magazine captures just a small sample of their excellent work with our students.

On behalf of the entire Reservoir High School community, I would like to congratulate and wish all the best for our graduating class of 2019. This deeply impressive group of young adults have amazed us with their commitment to personal achievement and success, their respect for the school and other students and their deep compassion for all other students. We will miss them but know that they will uphold our school values of Success, Achievement and Respect for Diversity in their future endeavours.

Finally, thank you to all the staff, students and families of Reservoir High School. It has been a pleasure to work with you all in 2019 and I wish you all a great break and look forward to welcoming you back to Reservoir High School in 2020.

Andrew McNeil Principal

Weam Tahar, Brian James, Andrew McNeil, Anake Arneaud, Amber Robertson Elizabeth Chu, Arielle Sandy-Meneses

SCHOOL CAPTAINS SCHOOL COUNCIL STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

YEARBOOK 2019 1

Dr. Livesey Scholarship Staff

Congratulations to the graduating students of 2018.

They distinguished themselves with excellent achievement. For the sixth year in a row, our students achieved an increase in the mean ATAR, an

increase in the number of students achieving study scores above 40 in a range of studies and an exceptional 22% of students in the top 20% of the state with an ATAR above 80.

Our VCAL students achieved outstanding pathway transitions into further study, full-time work and apprenticeships. 94% of VCE students received an offer to study in a tertiary institution. Again, our local and exceptional universities continue to be the main destination of our students, with 65% of all VCE students moving on to either La Trobe or RMIT. This year we also had 10% of our VCE students gain entry to the University of Melbourne.

At our first whole school Assembly for 2019, we were honoured to be visited by a number of our 2018 graduates. This was an opportunity to celebrate their successes, as well as to present them to the whole school. The students who returned were: Maryam Abdullah, who is undertaking a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours), Matilda Aboagye, who is undertaking the prestigious and popular Science course at the University of Melbourne, Vivian Than, who is following her dreams and undertaking a Marketing Degree. Congratulations to our 90+ ATAR students of 2018- Aotian Zhou, Uyen Ngoc, Vivian Than and Anthony Bach.

Back Row: Marc Demaria, Peter Cattapan, David Gayfer, Peter Devine, Tony Marcus, Daniel Price, Levente Szilagyi, Greg Irvin, Ken Sinderberry, Darryl Forbes, Michael O’Donnell, George Zeinos

5th Row: Jagoda Nedelkovski, Jennie Mortimer, Heather Wilson, Nina Siska, John Epifano, Paras Vassis, Lily Popovski, Penny Keaughran, Effie Geles, Damian een, Rachel Farmer, Mel Selemidis, Anna Busuttil

4th Row: Jon Rathjen, Joseph Sirianni, Geoff ey M Barker, Peter Lorenti, John Zorbas, George Lyras, Nick Vass, Ian Wilson, Tony Todorovski, Christine Hawes, Libby Warren, Cathleen Zahra

3rd Row: Jayde Rogneda, Tammy Di Marco, Margaret Lawless, Ros Pizzey, Zoran Trajkovic, Toni Gray, John Ross, Rohan Bayley, Joslyn Grover, Goff Ripoli, Christine arrugia, Liz Rigoni, Tsuey-Ming Hau, Norrian Rundle

2nd Row: Jennifer Fairfax, Sandra Duhandzija, Tammy Baines, Lorraine Cross, Agung Parwata, Angela Neophytou, Andrea Scott, Vita Verga, Christine Reilly, Toula Adamopoulos, Faye Vellios, Chris Michael, Maria Gasbarro, Helen Raptis

Seated: Corinne Law, Anita Ryan, Helen Anastasiou, Betty Skeparoski, Lynh Au, Amy Angelovski, Andrew McNeil, Lea Volpe, Philippa Phillips, Shirley Barker, Elaine Guerra, Veronica Scheller, Nina Rossini

The 90+ ATAR ClubReservoir High congratulates the 2018 Top Achievers

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Year 7 camp

Our Year 7 Camp was, once more, extremely successful. At Camp Toolangi, just out of Kinglake, from Wednesday February 13 through to Friday February 15, everyone got

to know each other in a fun setting. The camp was a great transition event for the participating students. Students took part in the usual challenging activities, such as high ropes, low ropes, obstacle course, flyingfox, the rock climbing wall, archery, orienteering and bush hut building. This year 89 students attended camp which made for lots of energy and atmosphere!!


Our Year 7 students settled in extremely well, as always, and enjoyed their fi st day Transition Program aimed

at familiarising themselves with the school, their timetable, staff andour school expectations. They also participated in our annual Amazing Race. Working in groups, students explored the school environment, locating rooms, buildings and facilities. All students had a fantastic time.

Year 7 Amazing Race

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

My name is Summer Dunn and this year I received the Reservoir High Leadership Scholarship. During my final ew months of primary school and after meeting the teachers at Reservoir High, I was encouraged to apply for the Leadership Scholarship as they felt I showed potential and responsibility. I had to demonstrate that I was committed to showing leadership through my schoolwork and my behaviour towards my school and the wider community.

I was deeply honoured to be given the chance to be interviewed, so I could show my dedication. When I found out that I was successful, I felt very proud of myself and of all the work I had done to achieve so far. I felt a deep connection and responsibility towards my primary school and then towards Reservoir High. I will continue to set a good example for the school now and in the future.

Receiving the scholarship has helped me in my fi st year of high school by giving me the opportunity to be more involved in the school community. It has encouraged me to participate in many extra-curricular activities, such as SRC, Production, Wakakirri, school sports and dress-up days, to name a few.

I have enjoyed showcasing Reservoir High to future potential students in the week-day school tours, as well as on the evening Information Nights. I spoke about my positive transition from primary school life to high school life and how smoothly Reservoir High assisted with that.

The staff at eservoir High have all been so supportive in helping my determination and drive to achieve my future goals. Throughout my life I will carry the positive influen es that they and the school community are having on me. I am very grateful for this wonderful opportunity I have been given.

Year 7 Scholarships

Back Row: David Gayfer, Andrew McNeil, Lea Volpe, Darryl Forbes

Seated: Anna Vu, Vittoria Crosta, Giorgio Blackwell, Harry Huynh, Summer Dunn, Charlotte D’Ath


Back Row: David Coppola, Nathan Wood, Abdimalik Haji-Ali, Lukas Duff , Ashurita Dawood, Dorian Lamaj, Cooper Smith, Tom Maddison

2nd Row: Amen Makhlouf, Ayub Mumin, Baran Koc, Katika Brown, Charlee-Rose Butler-Walton, Talisha Evans, Kobe Jones, Tyson Davoodi, Mark Tsatas

Seated: Shakira Newitt, Summer Dunn, Mia Ozmandos, Anastacia de Santo, Jasmine Forde, Roanna Albert, Isabel Luchetta, Chrysa Gagaridis

Back Row: Giorgio Blackwell, Esther Goh, Charlie Tondo Llopart, Jackie Li, Dylan Smarrelli, Jennifer Tran, Duyen Le, Addie Woolford

2nd Row: Duy Huynh, Harry Huynh, Anna Rigas, Issabel Jose, Charlotte D’Ath, Angela Meng, Charlotte Yao, Minh Tran, Eddie Lu

Seated: Melisa Veljanoska, Isabella Truong, Prapti Pai, Vittoria Crosta, Marianne Magno, Anna Bui, Anna Vu, Thu Le

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Year 7 Class Photos

Back Row: Ali Kamyab Hesari, Adam Nevrous, Jiahao Liang, Cyrus Dixon, Rania Moukafi, Abdi ahman Ibrahim, Ahamada Watuwa

2nd Row: Samantha Huynh, Amanpreet Chahal, Alan Duhoky, Arielle Sandy-Meneses, Nergiz Hamza, Samira Ibrahim, Ali Albayer, Traee McLarty

Seated: Carlotta Auditore, Stephanie Torbett, Alliana Milic-Mirza, Magda Mella Burmuhl, Giselle Edmonds, Vea Chainet, Knda Alsilaimi

Absent: Trea Bux, Loghyn Rose

Back Row: Dimitri Panagiotou, Caleb Halliday, Mahin Bharot, Kaylee Clark, Ella Johnson, Katelyn Kops, Harrison O’Neill, Dion Ellinidis, Lewis Greagen

2nd Row: Thomas Hallowell, Connor Camilleri, Ahmed Hassan, Jorja Stocco, Tiffany Sikovska, Mikayla Dooley, Ali Abdurahman, Ayden Clark

Seated: Taleah Fitzgerald, Zoe Serong, Monica Johnston, Anastasia Haritos, Angel Ivory, Letecia Dixon, Becky Haber

Absent: Zak Patrick

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International - China VisitSHORT TERM STUDY EXPERIENCE STUDENTS FROM CHINA VISIT RESERVOIR HIGH

July was a very exciting time for two groups of short term study experience students from China, visiting Reservoir High. Three Year 7 students joined us for two weeks to experience the Victorian school system and tour many sites around Melbourne. A second group of ten Year 10 students joined us for one week in August from the Nanjing Foreign Language School – Xianlin Campus and the high school affiliated with Nanjing Normal Un ersity – Jiangning Campus,

to experience school life in Australia but also to explore Melbourne and Sydney. The Year 10 students were buddied with students who will attend our 2020 China Tour. This was a perfect opportunity for our Reservoir High students to be exposed to Chinese culture and find out mo e about the school system in China before they visit our Sister School in Tianjin. This is just a small snapshot of one of the ways we endeavour to improve our students’ intercultural capability at Reservoir High.

BELOW ARE SOME COMMENTS FROM THE CHINESE STUDENTS AND THEIR BUDDIES ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES:

It has been an interesting and great week spending time with you guys. Our class became more lively and dynamic because of you, however a week passed too quickly and now we have to say goodbye to each other. The class and everyone will remember the joy and fun times you guys brought to us and may our friendship last forever. Jack Yu – 10D

It was very interesting to know the differences between the two cultures. I would like to experience Chinese culture. Rumbi Mutezo – 10C

It was fun but kind of scary to meet new people but was a good experience and they were really nice people. Tayah Stone 10C

I’m really happy to meet you guys and have fun with you over fi e days. It is so nice of you to help us learn more about school with good care. I don’t know what I can say but I just want to wish you a future full of luck and fl wers my dear friends. Your foreign buddy – Yunhao (Sam) Fan

It’s really wonderful that we sit together and have a meal although it is so cold. All of you are soooooooo cute!! It is an unforgettable experience! I will remember you all forever!! Zhao (Mary) Yige

I loved my Humanities class because during that time everyone asked me questions about China which made me feel really proud. I really love Reservoir High! Yuxiang (Dennis) Jin

Hello! It’s a fantastic experience for us to study with you guys. We really had a good time. I love the way you talk. So friendly and passionate. Wish you all have a bright future because you are awesome. Thanks for your sharing and caring. So long. Caroline & Tracy

I enjoyed learning about the differences between Chinese schooling and Australian schooling. I loved getting to know them all and it was great having them with us this week. Rebecca Magno 10C

It was interesting to learn animal gene composition in Biology class and the teacher explained it in detail. Ziyu (Olivia) Li

I really enjoyed the lunch time that we sat together and chatted with each other. Also, the ice-cream from the canteen is quite delicious. Every lesson is fun and interesting. Best wishes. Zihan (Sunny) Zhang

It was a wonderful experience with those students. We made good friendships with each other and we wish to see them again in the future. It was great to know more about their culture as well. Overall, it was a fun week with them. Harry Tan 10C

It was my great honour to visit Reservoir High and I enjoyed the time here very much. Being with Tayla and her friends I felt relaxed and comfortable. I’ve learned a lot about Australian culture and I like it very much. Best wishes to everyone in this school and happy Birthday to Tayla! Yu-Ching (Haille) Peng

What I enjoyed most was learning about the Chinese culture and background. Meeting new people and learning to speak Mandarin. Tayla Hume 10F

I enjoyed having discussion with local students and enjoyed the school’s nice view all the time. Jiaming (Sherlock) Zhao

At lunchtime I played basketball with Jack, Harry and Sam and also chatted with other friends. In maths class I chatted with Jack and we solved the maths questions. The best part is making friends. Xin (Kirito) Di

Back Row: Jordan McPherson, Nicholas Tsangaris, Kazumi Tam, Daniel Pappas, Jacinta de La Fuente, Ishmeet Kaur, Jackson Keenan, Sean Rai, Mathew Ozimek

2nd Row: Loic Angelique, Dante Mania, Kiara Halliday, Matthew Warren, Luca Mariani, Tannaya Barden Sattler, Lochy Veenings-Powell, Michael Vadala

Seated: Brandy Oakes, Lashae Edwards-Worn, Tahleah Rice, Melissa Stewart-Sing, Laison Hudson-Stewart, Tanysha Jensen, Shakala Woods

Absent: Mahdi Ali Ahmad

7E

David Gayfer, Greg Irvin, Tammy Baines, Darryl Forbes

JUNIOR SUB SCHOOL TEAM

Year 7 Class Photos


International Week

We welcomed local Member and Assistant Treasurer, Mr Robin Scott to Reservoir High. Robin visited us to see how the building funding will improve our facilities. He was also lucky enough to see our Year 9 Dance performance and to meet students during our International Week celebrations. As the previous minister for Multi-culturalism and a local resident of Reservoir, Mr Scott is a great supporter of the school, as well as being a regular visitor.


Medieval Day

Year 8 students participated in our annual Medieval Day in a range of activities that focused on medieval times. The day complemented the unit completed in Humanities classes. It was great to see the students

getting so involved in all of the activities and having so much fun.

All Year 8 classes attended the day and the timetable was carefully designed to ensure that the day would be completely devoted to history. It started by breaking the Year 8 cohort into three groups. Each group rotated to specially prepared rooms to participate in sessions on: Crime and Punishment, Weapons and Armour and Troubadours. These sessions had professional presenters who used a variety of media, as well as real artefacts, such as swords and armour, to really engage students interactively. The sessions culminated in a Tournament in the Performing Arts Centre, where students could literally ‘have a bash’ against a real knight in armour.

After lunch, students watched the movie ‘A Knight’s Tale’ in the Performing Arts Centre. This movie was recommended by the organization which staged the event and teachers followed up with activities on it and the entire day in class.

This Medieval Day was especially fun because many Humanities teachers and other staff d essed up in period costume. Many teachers taught normal classes in medieval costume.

Year 8 Class Photos

Back Row: Luke Prorok-Gadsden, Muhamad Rosman, Jordan Callary, Peter Wang, Gabriel Colosimo

2nd Row: Robert Foreman, Ahmed Makhlouf, Mark Burrell, Anthony Crivello Altimari, Niki Panovski, Bailey Dixon

Seated: Violet Williams, Angela Tunay, Amelie Brown, Natasha Vega, Triniti Simmons, Emily Sahragard, Katie Mach

Absent: Saja Sobh

Back Row: Sufian Saga , Max Lucattini, Kristijan Pericic, Paul Rigas, James Seears

2nd Row: Dureso Adem, Noah Birmingham, Jack Maddison, Aran Robert, Juwan Hardaway, Aiden Doria

Seated: Amal Hassan, Amelia Moyses, Mia Zuccala, Angeline Tunay, Chelsea Stuart, Remy-Lee Moore, Shemona Alhadad

Absent: Tahlara Atkinson-McGuinness

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Year 8 Class Photos

Back Row: Stephen Muleta-Koumanias, Hadi Hamadi, Isaac Wilson, Joshua Watts, Ethan Tsamis, Joseph Pietrobuono

2nd Row: Zac Sheils-Taleb, David Daoud Jr, Kaitlyn McCleary, Kimberly Haynes, Veronica Tootoo, Mustafa Hoblos, Amos Dsouza

Seated: Kaleeah Hardy-Edwards, Tekayla Rice, Kristal de La Fuente, Emily Stone, Anika Scott, Charli Hancock

Absent: Byron Hayes-Stallion

Back Row: Coby Vernon-Williams, Matthew Tsimiklis, Ognjen Dragic, Oliver Roberts, Aidan Grigoletto, Jayden Duong

2nd Row: Roshan Rockmaryathas, Andrew Searle, Leo Vega, Abbey Oliver, Rex Hudson-Stewart, Jesse Simmonds, Eric Ho

Seated: Kaylee Brown, Hayley Lacey, Aaliyah Edelbi, Evie Moore, Joanne Mai, Shanaya Minogue

Absent: Adam Edwards, Noah Napolitano

Back Row: Luka Gligorevic, Tommy Tran, Harshil Dobariya, Rolenson Lau, Nate Yiannaros, Leonardo Pham, Pubudu Weerakkody, Dylan Ly

2nd Row: Jack Koops, Julia de Angelis, Dan Yamaguchi, Malik Albayer, Jolin Liu, Rishi Varma Guduri, Amelia Ormandy, Oskar Pearce, Himanta Vive

Seated: Bella Marmora, Blessmol Jose, Laura Pham, Libby Chu, Alexia Terzino, Dina Margi, Teishalee Palaia, Manmeet Mann

Back Row: Mahmoud Youssef, Christopher Papatolis, Torey Crosta, Kaleb Shaw, Steven Le

2nd Row: Selinay Koc, Kerry Nguyen, Riley Flowers, Joshua Perkins, Jamie Duong, Keysha Tapuala-Unasa

Seated: Ellen Phan, Tali Tosun, Chantelle Foreman, Jacob Bosnjak, Vanessa Armstrong, Christa Moshe, Emelli McNally

Absent: Ryan Kildea, Akeisha Murley-Paget, Zach Thomson

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Hands on Science

In Hands on Science we conducted numerous exciting experiments. We started by constructing towers out of paper and bridges out of straws, paddle pop sticks, skewers and tape. We filled bottles with water and pumped air into them, causingthe pressure to launch the bottles into the air. As a class we experimented with the amount of water in the bottles. Some went high, some went far, but overall it was a fun experiment. Then we moved into the area of programming, starting with

the Spheros which are little programmable spheres that do various tricks, like 360s, going around the table and changing colour. We continued our fun with Spheros by making race tracks, ramps and obstacle courses to test our driving skills. Throughout the term Mr Irvin has forced us to do chores like taking care of the stick insects, which is actually really fun!! By Pubuda Weerakkody and Rishi Gurduri

Year 9 Class Photos

Back Row: Mohammed Hameed, Chloe Dall’osto, Ethan Dowsett, Bailey Halliday, Taj Halliday, Hao Ming Ho, Ardi Becka, Yi Sha He

2nd Row: Jackson Zhang, Kevin Razaghanjomani, Huy Nguyen, Tam Pham, Jason Maroulis, Lelly Cooper, Daniel Truong

Seated: Yoedhzer Nidup, Sarah Tripkou, Megane Angelique, Aditi Athai, Nhu Le, Maddi O’Brien, Emma Luo, Melina Izadikia

Absent: Cody Murley, Pearl Brookman

Back Row: Tass Kavadas, Aden Sibaie, Liam Sandy-Meneses, Jake Beeton, Justin Nguyen, Heath Oliveira, Nicholas Kirac, Jacob Forde

2nd Row: Charlie Dooley, Liam Simon, Stephen Vidakis, Isabella Formosa, Denva O’Byrne, Isabella Mariani, Joshua Rogers, Luke Bountris, Samuel Calder

Seated: Page Faulkner, Taleah Eades, Abbi Serong, Shallee Dyson, Amalia Vlahos, Sophia Torbett, Chloe Simmonds, Michelle Tran

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Year 9 Class Photos

Back Row: Harry Harrison, Marcus Chan, Zac Khalil, Balkaran Singh, Ty d’Ath, Blake McLarty, Braiden Nicholson, Edward Bennett, Patrick Culph

2nd Row: Christian Nieves, Dra’den Gaydzis Simmons, Maryan Hassan Aden, Helena Bubis, Sheridan Armstrong, Ahmed Taleb, Terry Ngo, Andrew Temple

Seated: Jessie Mach, Sumaya Mumin, Mia Vadala, Amina Hassan, Gabrielle Laguerre-Aupaau, Muna Mohamed, Mia Newitt

Absent: Maddi Barker

Back Row: Phuc Do, Christopher Demetriou, Sebastian Wooldridge, Samuel Atkinson, Patrick Brown, Xavier Spiteri-Bailey, Tyler Bowman, Diellon Djoni

2nd Row: Brock Luchetta, Calvin La, Jackson Keating, Archie Greagen, Josh Camilleri, Kevin Vuu, Blake Nash

Seated: Chloe Stray, Daphne Atkins, Storm Woods, Aiysha Ahmed, Kareemah Abouabdillah, Dakota Thomas, Angela Lane, Angelina Trifunoski

Absent: Amina Ahmad, Mariyam Ahmad

Back Row: Russell Huang, Aidin Hegic, Tony Wang, Christopher McDiarmid, Vitale Tootoo, Nikita Vavilov, Oscar Chen, Alex Stocco, Niamh Koops

2nd Row: Taqif Isa Affendi, Mia Beki, Scarlett Ormandy, Liam Ingle, Nathan Le, Hugo Stevens, Brian Lauterbach, Swesi Alhadad

Seated: Alissa Nguyen, Jasmine Nguyen, Chelsea Oman, Casey Diep, Jade Perry, Cindy Vu, Amelia Norton

Absent: Chloe Smith

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Tammy Di Marco, Nicholas Vass, Elaine Guerra

MIDDLE SUB SCHOOL TEAM


Debating

GRADE 5 DEBATING COMPETITION

It was a pleasure to experience the joy-filled activity f debating. Many grade 5s gathered together to compete in the RHS debating competition grand final. our different primary schools (Preston Primary, Kingsbury Primary, Bundoora Primary and Preston North East Primary School) were hard at work making speeches, practising and presenting speeches, and at the end receiving their results. Congratulations to the winners Preston North East Primary and the runners up Bundoora

Primary!! The happy faces of the children after they finished their speeches was truly a onder to experience. Seeing the teams work together, and cheering each other on was so inspiring. All the students being excited for their big moment to shine, and their fellow classmates flocking to seats, eady to see their friends perform set the PAC abuzz. All students were truly amazing. The fact that this was their fi st time debating astonished all of us and I felt privileged to have this experience of judging the students.

Much preparation was put into these rounds of debates. The senior debaters helped the younger debaters. They watched their skills develop in debating and participated in the preparation of the students creating speeches. All this collaborative effort being put together to create the amazing rounds of debating. It was a joy to experience the improvement from each of the students, all the adjudicators watched how the young debaters spoke, and gave them feedback on how they could improve, and things they did well.

Dina Margi 8D

PRIMARY SCHOOL DEBATING WORKSHOPS

So many students at Reservoir High can see the numerous benefits f debating. Not only can they identify how debating helps to strengthen skills such as public speaking, team work, persuasive

writing, collaboration, note taking and quick thinking, they also wish to involve themselves in developing and improving these skills. Throughout the year, students participated in several debates, all with highly sophisticated topics, and we came out of these debates with outstanding results. However, it is one thing to further your own knowledge, but it is another to extend that knowledge to others. To do this, a selection of students from Years 8 and 9 volunteered their time to teach the building blocks of debating to Grade 5 students in local primary schools.

Over the course of two weeks, students left their regular classes to visit the primary schools, hoping to spark a love of debating in young kids and to inspire further debating in their lives. This particular selection of the debating team visited Preston Primary, Preston North East Primary, Kingsbury Primary and Bundoora Primary, where they presented the basic requirements of a debate. The grade 5 students then watched our debaters conduct a high level model debate, to show them what they should be expecting and aiming for. They then selected some grade 5 students to participate in a debate, under their influen e and guidance, so that when they debated in the Reservoir High grade 5 Debating Championship, they were confident in their abilities

By Amelia Ormandy 8D

DEBATING YR 11 - 12

Early in the year, a group of select Year 11 and 12 students had the honour of taking part in the Northcote Lions Club Debating Competition. The competition consisted of two rounds and the involvement of four local schools: Reservoir High, Santa Maria College, Northcote High and Thornbury High School. Prizes were also on offer, with the fi st place prize being $1500 to the winning school.

The topic for the fi st debate was: ‘Companies and Government agencies should be required to prove that they are paying men and women equally’. The debate was hosted at our school and we competed against Santa Maria, arguing that pay transparency is greatly needed in today’s society. Reservoir won! After earning a spot in the Grand Final, our team spent every lunchtime for the next two weeks working on speeches.

On March 6, Reservoir High competed against Northcote High School in the Grand Final. The topic was: ‘Social media is dangerous for civil society.’ Reservoir fought hard, arguing that whilst there were dangers, social media also provided many benefits or civil society. After a long, stressful debate, we unfortunately lost to Northcote High. Regardless of the results, we are grateful to have participated in the competition and our team still managed to win $1000 for the school. Thanks to Edmond La, Sunni Li and Deana Sikovska, of Year 11 and Bailey Gronn, of Year 12 for participating in the debates. We would also like to thank the Northcote Lions Club for providing us with a professional debating opportunity for our students.

Back Row: Helen Anastasiou, Oskar Pearce, Jasmine Nguyen, Amelia Ormandy, Tam Pham, Pubuda Weerakkody, Nhu Le, Melina Izadikia, Lily Popovski

Seated: Teishalee Palaia, Zafi ah Hussain, Manmeet Mann, Dina Margi, Cindy Vu, Libby Chu, Yoedhzer Nidup

DEBATING STUDENTS


SEAL

MY YEAR 7 SEAL EXPERIENCE

Coming from primary school to high school was personally quite nerve-racking for me. Hearing about the SEAL program and thinking about whether or not I should try out for it made me even more apprehensive about going to high school. However, I decided to apply. This involved me sitting a test which went for a couple of hours, covering various academic areas. Fortunately for me, I was accepted into the program and can now see what an opportunity

I would have missed if I had not tried out. Being in the SEAL program, for me, means that you are prepared to take that extra step with your learning and challenge yourself. It gives you a chance to extend your limits. One of the main things that I have loved so much about my Year 7 SEAL experience is the opportunities that I am so glad to have been given. These opportunities include mainly being involved in public speaking, which has done nothing but make me a better person. With this being said, I truly believe that one of the best things you can do in life is to continuously extend yourself to do your best and to keep learning. There are no such things as mistakes, only lessons. These are some of the things that being in SEAL has taught me. I recommend anyone to apply, as I did, and I have gained so much from the program in my fi st year of high school.

SELECT ENTRY ACCELERATED LEARNING

Reservoir High School is one of a select group of secondary schools in Victoria to be accredited to offer the SEAL program. Each year, a limited number of places are offered to committed and academically capable

Year 7 students. The SEAL program focuses on providing skills and content that encourages these students to develop their potential to achieve academic, personal and social success.

These students are given exciting and challenging learning experiences with open ended tasks that involve multidisciplinary learning and high order thinking skills. Members of the SEAL program work at a faster pace, with minimal repetition. They engage in regular self-evaluation in all areas of their schooling, from their academic progress, to their work ethic and attitude in their learning environment.

The SEAL learning environment focuses on the exploration of issues, themes and questions; complexity, abstraction and variety; development of organizational, research and communication abilities. We aim to foster creativity as well, based around critical and higher order thinking skills.

As with all of our students, we wish to produce young people who are confident, c eative and good communicators.

MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY

On May 10, the Year 10 SEAL Humanities class, the Year 11 Australian & Global Politics class and the Year 12 Global Politics class participated in the Model United Nations Conference (MUNC) held at John Scott Meeting House, La Trobe University.

Model United Nations is a simulation of the UN General Assembly and runs according to the UN protocols and procedures as followed by the UN General Assembly. As an assembly delegate, you have the opportunity to step into the shoes of a country ambassador to the UN to discuss global issues on the UN’s current agenda and find ways f addressing these issues. This year students prepared a resolution on the R2P Doctrine which maintains that those countries that have the capacity to do so should intervene where crimes against humanity, war crimes & genocide have been or are being committed.

Students worked hard to prepare their submissions and had to be prepared to debate in front of 120 students from other schools - this they did admirably and all agreed that they would like the opportunity to do another MUNC next year.


SRC

All schools have a Student Representative Council, or SRC. Not all schools run the SRC quite the way Reservoir High does. Reservoir High is unique in that the SRC is led directly, not by teachers, or senior students, but by students from Years 7-10, with all SRC leaders coming from the Middle Years. Leadership is something you do, it is not defined y a badge, so students can join the SRC at any time - you do not have to be elected like a class captain. If a student wants

to get involved, they can join the SRC.

At the SRC meetings, students are entirely responsible for what the SRC focuses on and for providing advice and leadership for change to both the senior leadership of the school and the sub-school leaders, but also to all students in the school. Within the SRC, there is a leadership team responsible for organising when the SRC meets, and the items on the agenda. The SRC is also responsible for organising special events, like assemblies and the International Week.

As the SRC leadership comes from the Junior and Middle School students, this allows our senior leaders to focus on study and provide modelling of aspiration and positive studentship, as well as achieving in their own studies in VCE and VCAL.

This was clearly demonstrated by each of our captains at the fi st whole-school assembly. All four captains spoke about their personal journeys, their dreams and goals and how they work hard to achieve success. All four captains are exceptional role models, outstanding leaders and fine oung adults. We are very proud of them.

One of our ongoing relationships is with a charity called Borderless Friendships, which supports orphans and children at risk. The SRC raises money to send over there to sponsor a particular student, Settapong Saelee. His parents are very poor, working as labourers. Brothers Chaiwat and Settapong always go and help their parents work in the field in school b eak. Their parents prioritise education and a better future for their sons but they cannot afford school costs.

Back Row: Sunni Li, Nhung Huynh, Eboney Jackson, Kaitlyn McCleary, Rafael Garcia, Niamh Koops, Amelia Ormandy, Scarlett Ormandy, Olivia Moyses

Seated: Jade Perry, Tony Marcus, Andrew McNeil, Zafi ah Hussain, Kirsten Logronio


Performing ArtsDANCE DRAMA SHOWCASE EVENING

On May 28, we had the Dance Drama Showcase Evening in the PAC.

The Year 9 Drama Class started the show with a thoughtful and engaging piece called “Uniting Our Differences”, which was developed from stimulus material for the Drama Victoria Festival. The students both acknowledged the wrongs done to our Indigenous people and looked to a better future, as we combine the different cultures that make

Australia great.

The Year 11 Theatre class presented excerpts from Louis Nowra’s “Cosi“, a very funny play set in the 1970s, about a university student trying to direct a group of patients from a local institution. Kevin Vuu, playing Roy, was very impressive and Najma brought the house down with her monologue of how the cat set the house on fi e.

Then the Year 12 class did a shortened version of “The Play That Goes Wrong” by Lewis, Sayer and Shields, a murder mystery farce set in Haversham Manor. From Daniel’s opening lighting problems to the very end, the audience was in stitches, but my favourite scene was the one where they dragged Eden out of the window, while pretending nothing was happening! Both pieces were directed by students, Brody, Helia and Mason, who did a great job.

After the interval it was the turn of the dancers. We started with the Year 10 Dance Class Ensemble, followed by Outer Urban Projects. Special mentions go to Giorgio and Harry in Year 7, as they did their fi st breakdance solo. Kaitlyn’s tap was brilliant. Our young choreographers Chloe and Chelsea were very nervous, with Shakira Newell performing fabulously for the fi st time. Several of the Year 10s performed their own choreography and Mia Zuccala did a lovely lyrical solo, before we finished with aVCE skills solo routine by Eden Chan and Olivia Moyses.

Congratulations to all the technical crew, Laura, Oskar, Adam and Vitale, who ran the sound and lighting, as well as a huge thank you to Miss Rossini and Mr Wilson for their work in preparing the students for the show and to Mr Sirianni for front of house.

A fabulous night

MUSIC SHOWCASE


PRODUCTION 2019‘NITE TIME SUBURBAN DREAMING’

There are many formats that the production team has used over the years however, based on the amazing reaction from the audience, we believe that the one this year worked on so many levels. As described by one parent on school council, it was the way the students ‘owned’ the work that really resonated with him (and the audience) and that also moved so many people to tears. The writing of the poems was open to all cast members, even the musicians, however

a small group of writers and I got together every week after school to explore and edit the submissions together and get a sense of where the students’ voices were going. Yes, it did get a bit dark at times but those were the issues that students are concerned with – the fear of not belonging, of not fitting in, f not being loved, of nightmares waking you up in the middle of the night, of broken hopes and dreams, of global warming and the destruction of our planet. Yet we injected many moments of humour and comic relief, which the primary school students, in particular, thoroughly enjoyed.

The concept was to explore dreams and to incorporate the Wakakirri section of the show, ‘We have a Dream’. When I was asked by some audience members which part of the show was the Wakakirri, I realized that we had succeeded in integrating the work well. My vision was a poetical soiree where the intermixing of word, highlighted by musical instruments, song and dance would create different moods and variations. The many transitions were executed seamlessly by the students, just like professional performers. Thus, the audience journeyed with cast and crew from past to present and back again, enjoying acting, music, songs and dancing from a variety of genres, styles and periods.

Encore, encore to a job well done one and all.


PRODUCTION 2019


Advance

The Year 9 Advance class is a select entry program run by Mr. Marcus and Ms. Pizzey for 25 students each year. Students in this class undertake numerous activities such as their fi e day camp which was based

at Barjarg, near Mansfield in North East Victoria. With warmweather all week, we were able to complete all of the activities successfully. Students did a range of initiative activities, both at the camp site and at Lake Nillahcootie. They rode bikes or bushwalked in the Strathbogie Ranges and were able to experience the joys of camping in tents and preparing their own meals.

Another component of the Advance class is the Duke of Edinburgh Award. This award is completed throughout the year outside of school hours. This award encourages students to widen their horizons with activities and services in the community.

A major undertaking this year has been the interviewing of residents at Latrobe Village, where the school maintains a strong connection. These interviews will be collated into a booklet which honours the lives and experiences of our elder citizens and passes on their wisdom. For example, Nathan and Patrick interviewed Wayne who was a well-known motorbike speed racer during the 1960s. Wayne concluded his interview by saying ‘enjoy life to the fullest.’ Another example is the interview that Nhu Le conducted with Marcia, who left school very early. She worked hard all her life. At the age of 63, she started training as a nurse. Due to family illness she did not qualify until she was 73 and worked at the Austin Hospital. Marcia concluded her interview by saying ‘It’s not that life is hard. It’s how you handle life.’


Advance


Tall Ships

On March 29 the Year 9s were lucky enough to attend the Tall Ships excursion down at the Docklands. Students got to experience what it was like to sail on a replica of one of the ships that fi st landed in Australia.

Year 10 Class Photos

Back Row: Brody Workman, Amron Edelbi, Hayden Hambidge, Ali Meizhensuowa, Flynn Martin-Veness

Seated: Daniela Centra, Keely McDonald, Aziza Abwe, Abdulmalik Nakoa, Serina Kaing, Tayla Truong

Absent: Oscar Edwards

Back Row: Seth Dixon, Aaron Hazelton, Andy Li, John McCleary, Dre Watts, Sunay Salioski, Matthew Sharrad, Rafael Garcia

2nd Row: Omar Bassyouni, Adam Guler, Charbel Daoud, Cheyenne Doyle, Ahsan Dib, Michael Cooper, Dhruv Verma

Seated: Hayley Corneille, Alyssa Kontos, Firas Saeed, Angus Hope, Madi O’Neill, Charlotte Reginato

Absent: Abdul Karim Sobh

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Back Row: Amani Eliss, Deniro Reid, Harry Tan, Shenouda Tawdrous, Noah King, Dre Crilly, Nikita Milkic

2nd Row: Kiva Carns-Williams, Caleb Brown-Close, Abdullahi Abdurahman, Ali Alsaady, Sanad Sagar, Hani Ataish

Seated: Tracey Le, Rebecca Magno, Tayah Stone, Josie Burrell, Eboney Jackson, Courtney Bosnjak, Rumbi Mutezo

Absent: Harmony Clifford, Nathan Murphy, Taylor Withers Crivello

Back Row: Nikhil George, Jack Yu, Sweeney Marshall, Nathan Hibbins, Ibrahim Brahim Si Ali, Matthew Vo

2nd Row: Electra James, Caitlyn Milosevski, Manoj Singaraju, John Hatzihalkias, Andy Ngo, Alisha Verga, Jasmeet Dehal

Seated: Emily Phan, Dorothy Li, Carolina Coppola, Rachel Goh, Nany Tran, Zafi ah Hussain

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Back Row: Rylie Deegodagamage, Bin Bui, Sofia ypou, Wakil Abir, Wave Chainet

Seated: Ruoxin Wu, Paria Norouzi, Rami Moukafi, St ven He, Adey Mohamed, Tien Phan

Back Row: Holli-Rose Schipkie, Melonee Hope, Imad Baig, Manaia Sherriff, Jack Antonie, Tayla Hume, Sarah Dib

2nd Row: Sena Jahan-Bekam, Tamara Melis, Chloe Shanahan, Luela Lamaj, Kaylah Nagi, Gavina Green

Seated: Dorothea Mathiopoulos, Jasmine Vo, Jordyn Lacey, Saynab Ibrahim, Nicole Abou-Ghalioum, Ada Lam, Kara Guler

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Work Experience

Congratulations to all of our Year 10 students on completing their work experience this year. The feedback has been very positive, both from students and employers. Students went to a variety of interesting

places to experience the world of work.

Our careers team – Ms Gasbarro and Mr Devine worked tirelessly for many months to counsel and assist our students in securing their work experience placements.

Many staff made visits to see h w our students were going and to spend time discussing, in detail, their thoughts. Work experience is a critical element of our Year 10 curriculum and is the fi st step in our pathways program, whereby our students actively participate in a comprehensive transition program equipping them with the necessary skills to make an informed decision regarding their pathway for Senior School and beyond.

Some student aspirations were cemented by their experience in the work place and others may be looking for alternative options to pursue in the future. Overall, work experience is a great opportunity to explore possible interest areas, as well as to improve communication and other soft skills which are invaluable when seeking employment.

WOMEN’S HEALTH DAY TALK

On the March 29, Jenny Warwick, Melonee Hope, Eboney Jackson and I attended an Indigenous Women’s Health Day excursion, organised by the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. It was an excellent day, where girls from a range of schools came together to learn more about career opportunities in the health sector. The girls heard about the experiences and journeys of several indigenous health professionals, including a midwife, nurse, psychologist,

nutritionist, occupational therapist, medical administrator and a personal trainer. We were also taken on a tour of the Mercy Hospital, where the girls learned more about the hospital.

At the end of the day we all took part in a Wayapa Wuurrk, session which aims to help people reconnect to Earth in order to experience wellness.

The day was an excellent opportunity for our students to meet other indigenous students, network with professionals within their culture and inspire them to pursue a possible career in the many and varied occupations within the health sector.

Following this visit, Eboney was offered a work placement there. She completed a week of very interesting yet intensive activities. Eboney worked in Emergency, on the wards and even in surgical areas. She felt very included in the hands-on medicine. Eboney was highly enthusiastic about this placement. She was able to see many aspects of the health field and sether sights on possible career paths.


Snapshots from around the school


Honouring Bruce Steel Kingsbury

On August 29, 1942, Private Bruce Steel Kingsbury, in an act of valour and gallantry, sacrifi ed his life in order to save his mates in the 2/14 Battalion. Kingsbury was the fi st Australian to receive the Victoria Cross, for his actions in Isurava.

On Friday, August 30 at Reservoir High, the 2/14 Battalion Association, made up of Veterans from WWII and the relatives of the soldiers from the Battalion, joined with staff , students and pa ents of Reservoir High and Kingsbury Primary School to host a commemorative service for Bruce Kingsbury, and also to acknowledge the exceptional work of the Battalion Association to fund a Kingsbury Scholarship in both schools.

This followed an Assembly for Year 7 students on July 22. The July Assembly, delivered by the 2/14th Battalion, including WWII Veteran Max Caldwell, engaged the students in the curriculum focus for our studies on WWII and Bruce Kingsbury

Our Year 7 students presented their work on Kingsbury. This included student-produced movies, poems, songs and speeches. Students from Kingsbury Primary also spoke to the large audience and spoke impressively of the importance of commemorating those who sacrifi ed so much for our current way of life, and our future.

He bought our freedom with his life


Back Row: Oscar McDonald, Brendon Truong, Andrew Than, Mason Tofts, Ayden Carpenter, Billy Smith

2nd Row: Moustafa Taleb, Connor Koops, Bobby Gahlay, Serah Bentley, Mitchell Groenewaldt, Deana Sikovska, Edmond La

Seated: Sally Tran, Nhi Do, Nhung Huynh, Anna Huynh, Laura de La Fuente, Kirsten Logronio, Jessica Ciccia, Vanessa Vun

Back Row: Jasper Diep, Eddy Nguyen, Nikola Trajcevski-Veselinov, Declan Hancock, Robesh Rockmaryathas, Sujay Patel

Seated: Olivia Moyses, Beth Yiannaros, Najma Ahmed, Amee Kepa-Stoduto, Cassie Mitchell, Alaysia Bonney, Lisa Tran

Absent: Ben Artyingyong

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Back Row: Crystal Demetriou, Ibrahim Foggi, Mandy Hu, Ayisha Hassan Aden, Brian Banh

Seated: Emily Li, Rithu Arun, Safiya Ib ahim, Rokaya Abouabdillah, Despina Nikoloska, Rachel Vo

Absent: Dion Wong

Back Row: Huy Le, Jai Vo, Natasha Atkinson-Brown, Kurt Ansell, Ab Kay, Ashood Dawood, Sugat Shrestha

Seated: Sunni Li, Jade Faulkner, Aaliyah Fesili, Cathy Liu, Yassmin Koudsi, Tahreem Ali, Salma El Saafie

Absent: Riley Barker, Shayla McAuliffe

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Back Row: Jurmedh Nidup, Naum Georgievski, Ian Yang, Helia Najjaran Tousi, Fernando Acevedo Melendez, Johnny Phanthavy, Sebastian Ge

Seated: Helen Tran, Laura Chen, Audrey Le, Kristina Li, Linh Pham, Sophie Nguyen, Lisa Lin

Absent: Anastasia Typou

Back Row: Beau Luchetta, Solomon Tapuala-Unasa, Omar Ibrahim, Marlon Blair, Nicholas Marinos, Brodie Lacey

2nd Row: Loukas Maroulis, Anth Lazzaro, Liam Hegarty, Sophie Sharman, Tarkoon Pongsut, Gurdev Singh, Jack Hope

Seated: Blair Duncan, Jaydah Hope, Tahnee Oliveira, Teneisha Barnes Scott, Kyara Reading, Jerelyn Temple

Absent: Alex Vinen, Anthony Neil

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VCALVCAL CLASS HARD AT WORK

The Year 11 VCAL students completed four days of work with the Melbourne Food Hub, in Alphington. Their task was to build garden planters, create paths and prepare the soil for the planting of a community garden. This was a part of their project - based work for VCAL and the students did an excellent job, working independently and industriously. Their final task, and the one th y enjoyed the most, was drafting and painting colourful and eye-catching containers to

be used as part of the advertisement strategy.

Over 1,500 people attend the Farmers’ Market there each Sunday and many positive comments have been made about the students’ work. The organisation also provides food for our school canteen. Many thanks to the VCAL teachers for their involvement, and to Ms Wilson for overseeing the design and painting of the containers.

Reservoir High School’s partnership with #MelbourneFoodHub now sees the school canteen source products from the Melbourne Food Hub, a local group from Sustain Australia. Sustain Australia works for the transition to a healthy, sustainable and fair food system to benefit all Aust alians. Well done to Adam and his team in the canteen for sourcing organic, safe and local produce for our students.


Ged Kearney Visits ReservoirRESERVOIR HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES FEDERAL MEMBER

A big thank you to Federal member for Cooper and our local member, Ged Kearney for coming into the school in March. Ged came on a tour of the school and was impressed by the approach to learning

in all the classrooms, the focus on explicit teaching and particularly by the strong message of respect and diversity as demonstrated throughout the school.

We congratulate Tyler Bowman of Year 9 for earning the Australian Scouting Medallion (ASM). The ASM is awarded to those in the Scouting movement who attain the top award in each of the fi e sections of scouting. Tyler was presented with his certificate y Ged. Well done to Tyler. This rewards his hard work and dedication to Scouting and to community work.

LibraryLIBRARY AS A SPACE

It has been a HOOT running the library in 2019.The literacy sessions show the students are keen.

New books keep arriving for the students to loan,Reading all types of books will put them in the zone.

The space has been used for a variety of events,Students use the tables while a teacher presents.

Library is now cool in summer, warm for the winter,Everyone is happy even whilst at the printer.

Other schools come in and can use our place,Debating, Seminars or dress rehearsal space.

We have had Robotics, Book week and IDAHOBIT day,First aid, craft classes and a Halloween display.

The English staff a e located in the office within so students can find them to hand their ork in.

The library is a meeting place, to read or work at,also a happy space to quietly chat.


Visual Arts

It has been another busy year for the Arts Faculty and again the students have produced some amazing pieces and we have had many compliments about the art works displayed in

the gallery near the front office.

We started the year with our annual Art Show and next year we will continue this format. I would like to announce that there will be prizes and certificates or each year level next year that will be presented at the opening. If you want to have work you have done included in the show it needs to be given to an art teacher by the second week of Term 1. We voted at the show for the art work for next year’s student planner and the winning piece was a landscape by Yitong Zhou. The Year 12 folios went on display in the PAC foyer for graduation.

The Studio art students visited the National Gallery of Victoria, the Ian Potter Gallery as well as several commercial galleries, while the Year 12 Visual Communication and Design students attended an industry speaker’s event and saw Top Designs at the Museum.

It is with sadness we farewell Ms Julie Dellal and wish her all the best in her retirement. I know all her students will remember her commitment to achieving great results for all of them, particularly her VCE students. She has been a wonderful colleague to work with and will be greatly missed.

A big thank you to Mr Barker and Ms Siska for their hard work with the students and assistance with the art show.


Annual Art Show


Careers

This year, the Year 11 Business Management class presented their SACs, which involved creating a business and marketing a specific p oduct.

The class fi st split into 5 groups and began planning the project. The objective for each group was to create and promote a new business, and to develop and advertise an innovative healthy snack.

During the development stage, we had to take into consideration the range of components that are required to run a successful business. This included: an appropriate business name and logo, advertisements, sustainable packaging, cost of the product, market research, web page design, identifying the target market, corporate social responsibility issues, ethical supply chains and much more.

Our business idea was then presented to the class via a PowerPoint presentation, where each group introduced their business, and explained and justified all the omponents. Finally, the groups revealed their innovative product, and the collective creativity was amazing.

Once each group completed their presentation, the class was then invited to sample the group’s delicious food creation. These snacks included: Banana and Maple Muffin Berry Bars, Oatmeal cookies, Strawberry Bites, and Salted Sesame Cacao bites.

Some special guests also attended the presentations and sampled our wonderful creations including our Year Level Coordinator Ms. Rossini, Assistant Principal Ms. Volpe, and our Principal Mr. McNeil.

Overall, the class thoroughly enjoyed working on this assignment and we learned a great deal in the process. It was a more engaging way of assessing the topic of ‘Marketing a Business’ as compared to completing a formal written SAC.

Kirsten Logronio 11A

YEAR 11 OPTIONS DAY AT LA TROBE UNIVERSITY

We held our Options Day for Year 11 students at La Trobe University again this year, where the students participated in two workshops of their choice, to hear more about courses that they may be interested in for the future. Our past alumni panel were a hit with their education stories since having left Reservoir High and offered advice and inspirational messages to the students. Representatives from both the University and TAFE were on hand to explain what they offer and a number of other speakers engaged the students with study advice and information.

Book Week

Every year at Reservoir High School we celebrate everyone’s love for books and authors with Book/Literacy Week. This year there was a Kahoot quiz with chocolate prizes and a dress up day for everyone to

show their love for a character.

But the 2019 book week was the best, most well planned book week in the fi e years I have been at Reservoir High. Every day before lunch time, a teacher would read out a quote from a well-known novel. The fi st student to come to the library and guess the reader and quote correctly received a prize. All week my classmates and I were waiting for the quote, then debated over the speaker and quote; this activity was a great way to involve the whole school in book week.

The week started off with a short story writing ompetition, this was a new and intuitive addition as writing is an integral part of literacy. Including this meant people who write were given a chance to participate. The next activity was a bookmark making contest, which made sure to include students who are creative and also had a love for books. I chose to partake in this activity and enjoyed it thoroughly and even won. Each year we receive a chocolate prize but this year the prizes were organised by Ms. Verga, Ms. Warren and Ms. Scott, and they were all new novels donated by bookstores. I was ecstatic to receive a new novel and I participated in many more activities because of the novel prizes.

I also took part in the guess this book quote activity on Wednesday. Everyone involved was working together to figu e out which book the quotes came from. By doing this activity I even made two new friends, who shared their love for books with me. This activity was a chance for avid readers to test their memory and knowledge. On Thursday a Kahoot quiz was held in the library. The questions were also very diverse and were comprised of many topics which gave everyone a fair chance and this activity allowed everyone who had a good understanding and general knowledge of books to showcase their ability. The last activity was the dress up fashion parade at the library. Although we have a dress up day each year, we have never had one so grand and celebratory. The new addition of the fashion parade was fantastic as it encouraged the students to creatively show love for their favourite characters. Friday was the best day of the week with cake, costumes and celebrations for everyone to come and enjoy.

This year we managed to include all types of book lovers in Literacy Week and enabled people with different abilities and knowledge to participate in a range of different activities. I never paid book week much attention, but this year it was so enjoyable and intriguing for everyone from Years 7-12. Book week made us come together as a school and share our love for novels and characters, this is very special and should be celebrated every year with just as much spirit.


Design

Design this year has been full of intricate and creative projects. These include jewellery, clocks, woodwork and electronics.

Each of these projects has been carefully constructed by our design teachers to allow students to both use the constraints and consideration of a design brief and the ability to make their own designs.

SYSTEMS

Systems engineering is a subject that focuses on electronics, mechanical systems and concepts. It gives students the opportunity to construct and design an electromechanical system of their own choice in Year 12. It is a subject for aspiring engineers and technically minded students.

This year we were given the opportunity to design and construct an electromechanical system to benefit people and societ . My system is an electrical generator which is an alternative to solar or fossil fuels. It is called a Solar Powered Stirling Engine, which uses a device called a Stirling Engine. This engine is powered by a beat which then turns the motor to generate power and store it in a battery. We also had to produce a folio showing our journey towards the completion of our projects.

This project was very fulfilling and e were all pleased with our results. It was great to be given a chance to work on highly advanced electronics.


RAH!IDAHOBIT DAY

Our RAH! (Reservoir Against Hate!) students had an inspiring and uplifting day on May 17, which was the

International Day of Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia. Students and staff ere encouraged to wear a splash of rainbow, as a sign of their support and care for students in our school community who might identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, whether it be through their own life, that of a family member or in supporting a friend. Students made origami cranes at recess with messages of hope and encouragement, which were displayed in the library. At lunch time they attended a workshop at Northcote Library about diversity and its representation in children’s literature, where they spoke to author Jess Walton and began writing their very own story. Thanks to everyone who supported our group on this day, as they do on every other day.


Italiano

Learning languages is an enriching experience. We immerse ourselves in the words and culture of others, thus broadening our own horizons. Italian students at Reservoir are able to learn conversation and vocabulary in class, but they also incorporate ‘il mondo Italiano‘ into cooking, theatre and film activities

MAKE A SCENE – “VENICE IN LOVE”

On March 14, the Year 8 Italian Language students were treated to an incursion by a live theatre group, Make A Scene, who performed for us a show entitled “Venice In Love.”

The performance highlighted the work being completed in Italian classes on Carnevale and brought to life some of the Commedia Dell’Arte characters, such as Arlecchino and Pantalone. It was an opportunity to watch the live performance of a unique and stylised theatre, born in Venice around the 16th century.

The show was funny, informative and interactive, putting a modern twist on the traditional world of masked comedy. Students were able to learn more about satire, parody and improvisation. They also interacted with the performers and heard many Italian words and phrases to further complement their language learning.

The general feedback was: “It was fantastico!”

Dogs in School Program

For the last three years, our Year 7 to 9 students have engaged in the Dogs in School Program. This program involves bringing a dog into the school with a trainer and allowing it to walk around and interact with students though trust activities with an aim to

create a safe environment for students and allow them to become more confident a ound other students.


sustainabilitySUSTAINABILITY AT RESERVOIR

Over the year, our VCAL students have worked on a major project, which culminated in the planting of a sustainable garden on October 25.

The students raised over $800, which was then used to buy carefully chosen plants and trees. Some plants were chosen to acknowledge native gardening and its importance to our environment. The class also wished to contribute to the future generations of students by including fruit trees as well.

We thank them for their concern and respect for the environment and for their enthusiasm in doing something pro-actively.

“A society grows great when the young plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit”.

(Ancient Greek proverb)

ScienceSTEAM 2020

At Reservoir High School, we believe that the key 21st Century skills required of our young people in their future are to be literate, numerate, outstanding communicators and critical and creative thinkers. To support this, we use a clear and explicit teaching model, based on ‘brain based’ research that focuses on knowledge and skill development as being explicitly taught and modelled, before students become responsible for applying and testing their new

knowledge and skills. Our students are explicitly taught to be communicators and most classes require students to present knowledge and skills to their peers. It is a skill they will need in their future. In 2020, Reservoir High School will be introducing into its Year 7 Curriculum a new subject called STEAM. STEAM is- Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. These are subjects that are already part of our core and mandatory curriculum. The addition of STEAM is where skills and knowledge in these areas will be explicitly taught and used for students to apply their critical and creative thinking skills. The STEAM program will be a challenge based, problem based learning subject where students will be given a challenge or problem, and then required to solve it. Skills such as coding, robotics, engineering and construction will be taught and students will have the opportunity to devise, develop and build solutions, using their skills and technology. Classes in STEAM will build on the skills and knowledge already taught in Science, Mathematics, IT , Technology and Art. We are very excited about this addition to our curriculum and to student learning.


RoboticsROBOTICS TRIAL WITH STAFF

In Term 3, the robotics company, ACTURAL, came to Reservoir and ran a trail session with staff membe s on how to program the new robots for use in next year’s STEAM classes

SportBADMINTON

These wonderful Badminton teams played like true superstars during the Interschool Competition. Winning both the girls and boys divisions, both teams

played with vigour, enthusiasm and fairness. Well done to all of the students who trained and competed on this day.

BASEBALL

On March 12, our Year 7 Boys competed in the Inter-school Baseball competition.

We played Thornbury High and it was a really close, good spirited game.

Despite losing, our boys showed great sportsmanship and improved their skill and game sense dramatically since the year began.

CROSS COUNTRY


SportNETBALL

These Year 8 teams played some wonderful rounds of Netball during the Interschool sports competition. The teams worked together to improve their

tactics and strategies, in order to develop a very competitive and fun team dynamic. Well done on your great effort and for representing our school with pride!

RESERVOIR HIGH SOCCER ACADEMY

2019 has seen the launch of the fi st ever football focused academy. With weekly training from local coaches, as well as our own Sport staff, our students had

more opportunities to succeed and progress in football than ever before. Our program focused on a united theoretical and practical approach to develop well rounded young athletes who can perform on and off the pitch… and their ffort is paying off. We are so proud of the progress these young players have demonstrated.

YEAR 7 SOCCER

This team trained together as part of the Reservoir High Football (Soccer) Academy, every Wednesday afternoon. Their teamwork and skills development

were impressive. During the Interschool Competition, they won a number of their games, unfortunately, losing the final in a painstakingpenalty shootout. With upcoming years of training and playing together, this is a team to look out for in the future. Great effort!

SOFTBALL


Health and Physical EducationACTIVE GIRLS

Year 10 Active Girls enjoyed getting fit andhealthy in our community. Students did a 3-week fitne s program at Reservoir Leisure Centre.

Activities included yoga, boxing and Zumba. I loved seeing these girls engaged, having fun and building their self-confiden e, whilst getting fit and health . Such a great group of girls!

In the image, you will see them practising mindfulness at the end of their Yoga class.

They have also been studying ‘Advanced Body Systems’ and can be seen in the photos making a model of the Circulatory System using playdoh and labelling each part. This has really helped them to understand the direction of blood fl w and various aspects of the heart.

YEAR 7 HEALTH PLAY

‘The Flip Side’

The Brainstorm Productions’ performance of ‘The Flipside’ explored the complex issues surrounding cyber-bullying and online ethics, presented in an engaging manner, relevant to the experiences of students.

The performance, designed to stimulate discussion about cyber-bullying, internet safety, digital citizenship, values, and the responsible use of technology, helped students to develop an ‘ethical roadmap’ for navigating the digital world in a safe and positive way.

The performance and follow-up activities were designed to complement our school’s ‘Respectful Relationships’ program during health classes and follows our school mantra of being ‘Kind, Fair and Safe!’

7A STUDENT FEEDBACK FROM THE PLAY…

Arielle 7A … I really thought that the play was a clear insight into what can be happening around you and it shows awareness of how one small problem can ripple out to really destroy someone’s reputation or hurt their feelings. The important message is to be careful with what you put out into the internet and think of all the ways it could affect you or others.

Magda 7A …. I think that this play was amazing!! The acting was like watching a movie, it was really good and showed us that we have to be careful with the internet. It clearly highlighted the positive and the negative aspects of cyber space. I highly recommend this to other schools.

Samantha 7A … The year 7s were very interested and engaged in the two-person production. They had an amazing time learning and enjoying the performance and asked many great questions

YEAR 8 HEALTH PLAY

‘Verbal Combat’

On March 18, Brainstorm Productions presented ‘Verbal Combat’ to our Year 8 students, as part of their student wellbeing program.

‘Verbal Combat’ presented a live theatre program, following three friends who learn that their online words can last forever. The desire to fit in and to beliked is strong and when one friend starts to post witty, but mean rumours to get more online likes, the play takes a cruel twist. All too soon, the posts are wreaking havoc on all of their lives and the characters quickly discover that there is no easy way out. ‘Verbal Combat’ is essential learning, which addressed the dire consequences of cyber-bullying, helping students to understand that their digital footprints are hard to erase as are their mistakes.

Words are powerful. Words can hurt and cyber-bullying is devastating.

The play highlighted the importance of everyone helping to create a healthy and harmonious school environment.

SWIMMING AND GROUP FITNESS

Year 7 Physical Education classes worked on improving their fitne s levels, while developing their swimming abilities, enhancing water safety and awareness.

In Year 8, students had the option of Group Fitness or Swimming at the Reservoir Leisure Centre during a 5-week program. Students loved seeing what health and fitne s sessions are available in our community and were really engaged in the programs offered.


Fair Go Sports

Fair Go Sport! is a special day for our school. It is a day when we all come together, united, in health and wellbeing, away from the everyday stresses of school life to have fun with one another. We enjoy this day with our fellow school community and respect, celebrate and contemplate our brilliant diversity, of which we are so proud.

This is also the fi st year that we revealed our house mascots: the Green Darebin Turtles, the Blue Merri Koalas and the Red Plenty Eagles, as designed by the talented Angeline Tunay!

Fair Go Sport! is an initiative of the Human Rights Commission and the Australian Sports Commission, which our school is proud to have been a part of since it began in 2010.

Eighty percent of homophobic bullying happens at school, most of which is reported to occur during sport and PE sessions.

As a PE teacher, I know the benefits sport can p ovide in one’s life. It can improve mental health by reducing stress, improving self-confiden e and increasing enjoyment. It can improve social health by teaching one how to negotiate and work as a team with others and challenging one’s ability to express emotions in a productive way. As well as improving physical health and fitne s levels, it can help to develop one’s sense of self, improve self-discipline and empower the individual. Everyone should feel safe and supported to enjoy the benefits f sport and physical activity.

So, on this day we united as a school which is proud to recognise, appreciate and respect one another’s differences, in a free and safe environment.


Outdoor EducationARCHERY

HORSE RIDINGYEAR 10 BUSH WALKING

The Year 10 Outdoor Ed class had an awesome start to Spring with a beautiful day out hiking at Werribee Gorge.

We felt unsure at the start of the uphill journey if we’d ever finish the 4hour sl g, but once we got to the fi st look out and got a glimpse of the rolling hills, valleys and rivers we forgot about the strain our bodies were feeling.

After a break to snack and cool off e continued around the 500 million year old volcanic cliffs and navigated our way back to the bus. Not only did we recognise that we can overcome challenges that seem difficult at st, we also realised that being out in nature and having a good group of friends to chat with along the way is excellent for our mental health and wellbeing.

KAYAKING

Kayaking was an awesome experience for our Year 9 Outdoor Ed class. We spent some time learning about the skills and

equipment, then set off or a three - hour paddle down Warrandyte River. We went through several rapids and some of us got stuck and had our kayaks fill up with300 litres of water. We saw a snake at the end of our trip and were very glad that we didn’t go for a swim!

ROCKCLIMBING

On Thursday May 23, the Year 10 Outdoor Ed class attended Hardrock Climbing Company, in the CBD. We had a thorough induction and then began our two hour climbing session.

Many of us were afraid at fi st but after the fi st metre, felt more confident and ere then able to challenge our nerves and achieve our goal of reaching the top of the climb. We worked in pairs to use communication and to develop trust in one another, as we belayed and climbed. We had a fantastic day with great examples of personal and social development.

SURFING

We had a fantastic surfing trip insemester 1 as part of Year 10 Outdoor Ed. After a long two - hour drive to Anglesea and a relaxed morning tea,

we arrived at Urquharts Bluff. We practised our surfing skills and discu sed the risks involved in the activity. We were quick to get out into the water and spend two hours catching waves (even if they were a bit small). It was a very hot 37°C day and we loved every minute in the cool bay until we had to get back on the bus - without aircon!


Year 12 2019

Back row: Dean Mandilas, Bayley Simon, Emanual Dawood, Riley Hayward, Stefan Tsamis, Jadon Atkinson, Harley Duff , Alex Kostoglou, Ang Davey, Tyrone Doyle, Daniel Aumont, Abanoub Tawdrous, Marconi Fung, Sarthak Shrestha, Zech Hart

4th row: Ahmad Rosman, Brandon Melis, Charly Ngo, Fahmi Mohamed, Eric Xia, Paul Kalogriopoulos, Menekse Ozdemir, Lia Cox, Sara Seears, Matthew Haskian, Liam Fitzpatrick, Ryley Martin-Veness, Danish Tran, Tony Lai, Haitham Ataish, Brody Demtschyna

3rd row: Amelia Walkeden, Hannie Nguyen, Rohin Chopra, Joshua Fantone, Blake Schipkie, Kenny Nguyen, Noura Sobh, Paras Gagaridis, Nicolas Pappas, Timothy Do, Mounir Khalil, Liam Edmonds, Roger Yang, Leo Guler

2nd row: Ayda Badri, Anna Tran, Lani Cowie-Cocker, Dimi Kyritsi, Yitong Zhou, Mohamed Masri, Van Nguyen, Maryan Hassan Mohamed, Jingyi Yang, Abbey Jones, Yvette Yuan, Athina-Anna Pashalidou, Jenni Vu

Seated: Chloe Nguyen, Han Le-Nguyen, Pamela Mavrommatis, Minaal Ali, Amber Robertson, Weam Tahar, Brian James, Ananke Arneaud, Eden Chan, Kelia Niyubuntu, Chloe Moorcroft, Emily Dall’osto

Absent: Brandon Barker, Bailey Gronn, Tyson Lalor, Xiaojian Lian, Rayan Naddaf, Sunny Nguyen, Jessie Patton, Zong Yu

Nina Rossini, Ken Sinderberry, Lorraine Cross

SENIOR SUB SCHOOL TEAM



AnankeArneaud

MinaalAli

TonyLai

MounirKhalil

WeamTahar

AlexandrosKostoglou

AbbeyJones

RogerYang

SaraSeears

LiaCox

BrodyDemtschyna

PamelaMavrommatis

HanLe-Nguyen

AmeliaWalkeden

LiamEdmonds

HarleyDuff

FahmiMohamed

DeanMandilas

ParaskevasGagaridis

JoshuaFantone

AmberRobertson

KennyNguyen

AndrewHart

MarconiFung

NouraSobh

MenekseOzdemir

BrianJames

LeoGuler

JenniferVu

NicolasPappas

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Ataish

BrandonBarker

AngeloDavey

StefanosTsamis

TysonLalor

BlakeSchipkie

EmilyDall’Osto

Pavlos Kalogriopoulos

AbanoubTawdrous

AhmadRosman

JadonAtkinson

LaniCowie-Cocker

TyroneDoyle

RyleyMartin-Veness

BayleySimon

DanielAumont

Amanoa’ailDawood

MatthewHaskian

MouhamedMasri

DanishTran

AydaBadri

LiamFitzpatrick

Tinh ChiNgo

BrandonMelis

EdenChan

MaryanHassan Mohamed

Athina-AnnaPashalidou

ChloeMoorcroft

RohinChopra

RileyHayward

SarthakShrestha

KeliaNiyubuntu

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Year 12 dress up parade


Final Assembly of 2019

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Thoughts, Memories and Tributes

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