Remembering the Saints - Academy of Mary Immaculate

Frayne House Captain:Goold House Captain:McAuley House Captain:Sherlock House Captain:Holly HarversonMonica PosseeAshley ProfennaSarah LommiSimone ReginatoCollege CaptainSanja VukomanCollege Vice CaptainMonica DoCollege JusticeCaptainClara ToperosaCollege SportsCaptainI congratulate these students on this significant achievement and assure each one of them of our support asthey lead the College into our 156 th Year. We have every confidence that they will responsibly carry out theduties associated with their roles and that they will be excellent role models for the younger students.The fact that 2013 is very close was also highlighted by the training of the 2013 Peer Support Leaders overthe last couple of days and I thank Ms Natalina Ambrosini for her continued efforts in this area.Yesterday we celebrated the Feast of All Saints. It is important to remember that the people whom theChurch calls Saints were very human but overcame their weaknesses and allowed God to work within themand transform them.Today is the feast of All Souls. We pray for those who have died and commend them to God’s loving care.Remembrance Day – 11 th NovemberThey shall grow not old as we that are left grow old,Age shall not weary them nor the years condemnAt the going down of the sun and in the morningWe will remember themLest we forget.Every blessingSr Mary Moloney rsmPrincipalAcademy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

Reflection by Karen Nguyen, Justice CaptainYear 12 Assembly“Good morning you lovely men and women of mercy!Our time together draws to an end and so we must bid each other farewell. When I was writing thisspeech, I decided to take the happy approach so we can all laugh together one last time instead ofsitting here in tears – in which case I wouldn’t be able to read my speech at all.So without further ado, let’s take a minute to reminisce on the wonderful things we’ve done this year$13,000 worth of wonderful things. That’s right… $4000 for Project Compassion back in Term 1,$1000 to become Australia’s very first Mercy Beyond Borders ambassador and an incredible$8290.95 for our Mercy Fundraising – including Harry Potter day.$8290.95!!!I don’t know about you but I may not ever get over that… You know how I was telling you about thewhole competitive Asian thing? Well, I could not be happier. We smashed our record and it is allthanks to you!That cake you bought is going to make a difference in the world, going to watch Napoleon Dynamiteor that One Direction video at lunch is going to help people, sleeping (or not sleeping) on the P-building floors is going to help send people just like us to school.We talk about this ambiguous Spirit of Mercy thing that fills the corridors and makes us all smiley,justicy people of Mercy a lot – but what is it? Well, I have figured it out! I have finally figured outwhat the Spirit of Mercy is. It is not something inside us or something that surrounds us. It’s you. Itis every single one of us sitting in this room right now. You are all making a difference in the world –so let’s act in the Spirit of Mercy and make Catherine McAuley proud.So, people have been using the term ‘YOLO’ (you only live once). Lately I have come up withsomething a little more suitable for the occasion, YOLIM – You Only Live In Mercy) So live in mercyfor the rest of your time at the Academy. And Year 12s, let’s share our Mercy Spirit with the world aswe leave this place we’ve come to call home.Thank you so much for the memories, and thank you in particular to the girls who have been involvedin the justice group this year. Could you girls please stand up… You and Ms Luscombe have been myrock this year and you are such an inspiration. I know we’ll always be supporting each other nomatter where we find ourselves in the world – and the same goes for everyone else here.You are all amazing.Thank you so much!”“Women of Note Concert” – Saturday, 27 th October: This concert was held in the Ursula FrayneChapel. The “Women of Note” are a group of singers from Bendigo with Mercy links. They asked to usethe Chapel and informed us that the donations they received on the day would go towards Academy’sMercy fundraising. They raised $1690. Thus our Mercy Day Fundraising is now $10,000 – to supportthe Mercy work in Kenya and Sudan. A wonderful effort and many thanks to all involved in the Womenof Note Concert.Academy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

DEPUTY PRINCIPALStudent Free Day – Monday, November 5 thThis is to remind parents that there will be no classes on Monday, November 5 th as this is the mid - termbreak. However, the College (P Building and the IRC) will be open from 10.00am for students who will besitting their VCE Exams on this day - Further Mathematics Exam 2 (11.45am) and Psychology (3.00pm).End of Year Examinations for Year 11Year 11 students will be having examinations commencing on Friday, November 16 th . All Year 11 exams willbe held in the Palmer Street (P) Building, notices will be posted outside the Main Office and on the door to theexamination rooms. Students are expected to wear full College Uniform, not PE Uniform, for all Year 11examinations. Year 11 students finish classes on Wednesday, November 14 th ; Thursday is a Study Day forstudents to prepare for tehir examiniations.Summer UniformI would like to congratulate the student body on the smooth changeover from Winter to Summer Uniform. TheCollege Uniform requirements are listed in full on page (xiii) of the Student Planner. If you have questionsabout the wearing of the College uniform, please feel free to contact your daughter’s Year Level Co-ordinatoror I on ph.: 9419 3044.Resource Lists for 2013Each student will receive a copy of the 2013 Resource List in mid to late November and a list of the Booksthat may be sold at the 2 nd Hand Book Sale. These will be distributed through Homerooms.Landmark School Supplies will again conduct a 2 nd Hand Book Sale for Years 7 to 12 Textbooks on Tuesday,December 11 th from 8.00am until 10.00am. Students in Years 7 to 10 wishing to sell books will be asked, inHomeroom Groups, to take their books to the IRC on Tuesday, December 4 th , commencing at 1pm andconcluding at 3.00pm. VCE students may leave books for the Second Hand Book sale at the IRC at any timebetween 1.00pm and 3.00pm.When completed the Resource List must be returned to the Student Office or Landmark School SuppliesStore, 364 Heidelberg Road, Fairfield (ph: 9486-8233) by Tuesday, December 11 th . Alternatively, parentsmay order their books online by logging into the Landmark website, via the Landmark icon, which will beplaced on the Academy website later term.After December 11 th Resource Lists will need to be forwarded directly to Landmark School Supplies. Thecollection date for the Books will be Friday, January 18 th at the College.Mr Adrian FullerDeputy PrincipalDIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNINGYear 11 Examination Dates. The Year 11 Examinations will be held from November 16 to Nov 22. Followingthe examinations, the Year 11 students will be engaged in the VCE Unit 3&4 (Year 12, 2013) orientationclasses from Monday November 26 to Friday November 30. These are important and compulsory classes forthe girls. The last day for the Year 11 students will be Friday November 30.Year 10 Examination Dates. The Year 10 Examinations will be held in the week from November 16 toNovember 22. Following the examinations, the Year 10 students will be engaged in the VCE Unit 1&2 (Year11, 2013) orientation classes from Monday November 26 to Tuesday December 4. These are important andcompulsory classes for the girls. The last day for the Year 10 students will be Wednesday December 5.Academy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

VCAA Unit 3&4 Examinations The VCAA examinations have commenced this week. I encourage all VCEUnit 3 & 4 students to stay positive and focused as they work their way through these next weeks. A reminderthat past papers and examiners’ reports can be found on the college intranet and at the VCAA website(www.vcaa.vic.edu.au).Horse riding camp- VCAL 2012 (Kathryn Padoin Yr 12)Our VCAL class and Emma Lightfoot and Alessia Castello are participating in the Duke of Edinburghcertificate, where we have numerous tasks and activities to complete. One of the big activities our group didwas to organize a trip to Bendigo where we camped out at ironbark horse riding school.We arrived on Monday 15th October at around 12pm wegot settled into the camp site and got familiar with theplace, and then we headed off to town and had a lookaround Bendigo. Not long after that we went food shoppingas a group, for all the food we were going to need for aBBQ that night and for lunch the next day. It was a fun wayto work as a team and bond well with the rest of the peersin the group.At about 2:00 pm we went horse riding. Before we wenthorse riding we had to groom the horses and saddle thehorses. It was fun getting to know each horse and theirdifferent personalities. We finally got to ride the horses.We went for an hour ride around the park near Ironbarkhorse riding school. It was a lot of fun and I’m sure the girlsall enjoyed themselves.Towards the end of the night and after horse riding wewere very tired so we had a rest. Then we started toprepare for dinner where the class all took part in makingsome kind of dish for dinner. Whilst we were having dinner we had a great chat about our day.On Tuesday 16th October we woke up early to have some breakfast then get ready to go horse riding againfor the second time. This time we did the same thing but instead we went a bit faster and we went trotting onthe horses. That was great fun going fast on the horse although it was quite painful. Afterwards I’m pretty sureeveryone was complaining about having a sore body! But the girls had a laugh and enjoyed themseves.Not long after that we all made ourselves something to eat for lunch, then raced off and packed our bags sowe could check out of the camp site and head home. On the way home we stopped off into town again, did alittle bit of shopping, then we went home back to Melbourne.Everyone got home safe and had a memorable time and lots of fun! This is something that I would definitelydo again.Mr Mark Hyland, Director of Teaching and LearningDIRECTOR OF FAITH AND MISSIONWomen of Note ConcertAs advertised in the previous newsletter, the Women of Note, a women’s choir from Bendigo performed at theAcademy on Saturday 27 th October. Those in attendance were treated to a wonderful concert as voicessoared in the chapel. We were also fortunate to hear the beautiful voice of renowned singer/songwriter MariaForde who sang solo and with the choir, aspiring young pianist Augustine Leung and the ‘Iron Women’ bellchimes players. As a thank you for using our chapel for the performance the choir donated funds raisedthrough ticket sales to our fundraising efforts for Sr Marilyn Lacey in South Sudan and the work done by theSisters of Mercy in Mukuru, Kenya. The success of the concert resulted in $1690 being raised and donated.We are most appreciative of such a generous donation.Academy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

Year 12 Graduation MassI would like to thank the family and friends who joined Academy staff and Year 12 students to celebrate Masslast Wednesday evening. It was a sacred, spirit filled occasion and a fitting farewell to students who havespent the past six years at the Academy. The wonderful participation of those present at the Mass addedimmensely to the occasion. I also wish to acknowledge the beautiful music lead by Ms Marsali Slocombe andthe Year 12 musicians and singers: Bianca Arena, Helena Brace, Georgette Psarreas, Josephine Gunning,Claudia Lombard, Isabella Cavedon, Thea Smith, Samantha Panettieri, Olivia Bowden-Gatt, Chloe Sutton,Clare Barley and Bridget Oag. We were also delighted that Ms Laura Appleby was able to join us to sing hermoving version of a Mercy Prayer as a final blessing to the students.College Band and Choirs at the Mission MassOur College musicians and singers are most professional and reliable. I was immensely proud of them as theyled the Music for the annual Mission Mass held at St Patrick’s Cathedral on 19 th October. Under the directionof Ms Slocombe they worked professionally with the Organist and organiser of the Mass, Kevin Meese, tolead the sacred music for the Mass. Thank you to the College Concert Band, chamber choir and cantors forrepresenting the Academy so well at such a large gathering.Ms Karen Fogarty, Director of Faith and MissionYEAR 11 AND 12 REPORTI would like to take the opportunity to farewell all our Year 12 students and wish them every success in theirexaminations and their future academic pursuits. I was so proud to recognise their contribution to the Collegeat the recent assembly on Wednesday October 24, where a number of awards were awarded to thosestudents who have achieved excellent results in their subject areas. There were also a number of otherawards based on the contribution students have made to the College community.I was thrilled to see a number of parents at the Assembly and later that night at the Year 12 Eucharist. Thankyou for the support many of you have given me throughout the last two years as Year 11 and 12 Coordinatorand I look forward to seeing many of you at the Graduation evening on Tuesday, November 27. Thank youalso to Ms Fogarty for her organisation of the Eucharist. It was truly a wonderful night of celebration andappreciation.I know many of the students are now extremely busy studying at home and vigorously preparing for their endof year examinations. Good luck to all our students and also to our Year 11 students who are completing aUnit 3 and 4 subject. I know many of the students are most appreciative of our teachers and the hours ofeffort, encouragement and guidance they have provided throughout the year.As we farewell our Year 12 students we welcome the Student Leadership Team for 2013 which wasintroduced to the College at the Assembly on Wednesday, October 24. I am excited by the prospect of thisteam leading the College in 2013. Congratulations to all the girls who nominated for positions of leadership.Unfortunately we were only able to select a group of 11 girls from a quality set of nominations.A letter has been distributed to all Year 11 students explaining the expectations and procedures for the end ofyear examination period and the Orientation program. Please note that the exam period will commence onFriday November 16 and conclude on Thursday November 22. The Year 12 Orientation program will takeplace from Monday November 26 until Friday November 30. The Orientation program is an essentialcomponent of your daughter’s start to Year 12. It is expected that your daughter will need to complete sometasks over the holiday period in preparation for the first day of school, February 1, 2013. Each student hasreceived a copy of their exam timetable and each student will receive a copy of the Orientation programtimetable.Please do not hesitate to call me should you have any questions or queries.Mr John Andritsos, Year 11 and 12 CoordinatorAcademy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

FROM THE LOTE DEPARTMENTAlliance Française Berthe Mouchette Competition FINALISTEach year, VCE French students at the Academy of Mary Immaculate areencouraged to participate in the Alliance Française Berthe MouchetteCompetition for written and spoken French. The Academy is proud toannounce that Simone Reginato from Madame Pigo’s Year 11 VCE Frenchclass was one of the finalists in the General Conversation division. Simoneattended the finals at the Alliance Française in St. Kilda on SaturdaySeptember 15 th and felt that it was a most rewarding experience. Félicitations!Bravo Simone!Simone will be leaving for France on 23 rd November 2012 to take part in alinguistic and cultural exchange. She will reside with her host family in the cityof Artix, a small town located south west of France in the township of Arthezde-Béarnpart of the district of Pau. Simone will attend senior high school (lelycée) with her host sister and will be immersed in the French way of life, speaking the French language andmeeting interesting young French people. We wish her all the very best and look forward to her return inJanuary 2013FRENCH HOLIDAY FUNOn Thursday 4 TH September, Madame Pigo’s Year 11 VCE Frenchclass met up for lunch at Bistro Guillaume, Southbank. The restaurantproprietor is famous French Chef, Gillaume Brahimi. It was a warmsunny day and everyone enjoyed a delicious French meal whichincluded: escargots (snails), canard (duck), poulet (chicken), poisson(fish) and some spectacular French desserts. What a lovely way tospend a few hours relaxing and chatting in French by the water.The LOTE Department recently received the results of girls who participated in the 2012 Alliance FrancaiseCompetition. Congratulations to the following girls who achieved very positive results in this year’s exam.Written expressionTrès bien Year 11 – Simone ReginatoYear 12 – Claire Barley, Giulietta Busso, Jolie Dang, Sophia NguyenBienYear 11 – Aisling Acton, Bella Sullivan-BarryYear 12 – Helena Brace, Amy Cattapan, Claudia Lombard, Daniela NassourOral Discussion and presentationExcellent Year 11 Simone ReginatoTrès bienBienYear 12 – Giulietta Busso, Amy Cattapan, Daniela NassourYear 11 – Aisling Acton, Lisa Kechagias, Bella Sullivan-Barry, Winky WongYear 12 – Claire Barley, Jolie Dang, Claudia Lombard, Sophia NguyenFROM THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENTYEAR 11 CHEMISTRY CHALLENGEDuring the Term 3 holidays, we participated in a two day "Pharmaceutical Sciences Chemistry Challenge"held at Monash University Parkville. It was an interesting experience that gave us insight about whatuniversity life might be like! We sat through various lectures and participated in some lab activities, whichincluded formulating our own hand-creams and testing anti-bacterial in soaps and other solutions. We alsolearnt about the dangers of laboratories and the importance of proper safety guidelines and procedures. Notonly was the challenge very enjoyable, it also gave us a chance to meet new friends from other school andexperience for ourselves the courses on offer at Monash University Parkville.Denise Chau & Monica VoongAcademy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

FROM THE VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENTACU Pixel Prize CompetitionThe ACU Pixel Prize is an annual photographic exhibition run by Australian Catholic University (ACU). It is anexhibition open to secondary school students from Victoria, NSW and Queensland. The theme this year wasCommunity. Two Academy students, Bella Sullivan-Barry, Year 11, and Catherine Pasceri, Year 12, eachhad their photos selected for the exhibition. The standard of work displayed and the myriad interpretations ofthe theme were outstanding. Bella Sullivan-Barry’s delightful photograph, “Beach Kids”, won first prizefor best composition. Bella’s photo, as you can see, depicts a circle of children marvelling at a soldier crabthat they have found. She took the photo while holidaying in Tasmania with her family. The judges loved thecircular arrangement of children that excluded the viewer from the mystery that so enthralled them. It capturedan image of Summer Beach Culture, where children leave home after breakfast and return home for dinner,exhausted and filthy after a long day of exploring and playing. Free from ipads, computer games and TV, theyreconnect with each other and their natural environment.Our congratulations go to both girls and I lookforward to seeing many more Academy studentsrepresenting themselves and our school withdistinction in future exhibitions. On this note, Iremind you all that our annual Art Exhibition isopening on Tuesday 13 th November. You are allwarmly invited to attend this beautiful celebration ofAcademy’s Artistic Life. See details below.Mr Martin McInerney, Head of Visual ArtsPixel Prize exhibition details - Melbourne, Friday 19 October – Friday 2 NovemberAustralian Catholic University The Vault, Melbourne Campus, 115 Victoria Parade, FitzroyFROM THE PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENTIt has been a very busy Term 4 already for thePerforming Arts at the Academy. On Friday 19 thOctober students from the Cantors, Chamber Choirand Concert Band provided the music for theannual Mission Australia Children’s Mass at StPatrick’s Cathedral, something that has become anannual tradtion for music students at the Academy.The Mass was a joyous and prayerful celebrationand our singers and musicians represented theAcademy in an excellent fashion. The photo thataccompanies this article was taken after the Masswith the chief celebrant, Bishop Vincent Boi-NaiSVD of Ghana, who was delighted with the music,and who is reknowned for his important socialjustice work in Africa.We hope to see you soon at our last twoPerforming Arts events for the year. ThePerforming Arts Concert will be held in theAcademy Hall at 7pm on Thursday 22 nd November (note the change of date!); and, our final musical event forthe year is our “Carols by Twilight” to be held on Monday 3 rd December in the Chapel Courtyard.Ms Marsali Slocombe, Head of Performing ArtsAcademy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

The2012Performing Arts Concertwill be held at7 pmonThursday November 22 nd ,In theCollege HallThe Academy of Mary ImmaculateEntry - “Gold Coin Donation”Academy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

FROM THE IRCFinal National Year of Reading Events:These are just some of the final events occurring around Melbourne as part of the NYR celebrations:• Williamstown Library November 15 th , 6.30 – 8.00pm- An evening with Alice Pung, author of Growing upAsian in Australia and Her Father’s Daughter will be speaking about her latest book which is set inMelbourne, China and Cambodia and is a memoir of her father’s experiences in the Killing Fields ofCambodia as well as story of resettlement and love.http://libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/whats-on/event-calendar?task=view_event&event_id=63• Crime and Justice Festival 15 th – 18 th November - A calendar of events where the public, writers, socialcommentators, judicial luminaries and the legal profession come together to both celebrate and promotecontemporary writings in the fields of justice and human rights, and to overlay these discussions withguest writers in the genre of crime fiction.http://www.crimeandjusticefestival.com/crimeandjusticefestival/Home.html• Williamstown Library - All of It - A Personal Perspective on Anxiety, Author talk and art exhibition 22 ndNovember 7.00 – 8.30pm - Bev Aisbett’s autobiography All of it: a memoir of love, fear and artpresents a candid personal account of her life and subsequent journey into and out of severe anxiety anddepression.http://libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/whats-on/event-calendar?task=view_event&event_id=75Ms Heather McPhee, Head of IRCSPORTS ACHIEVEMENT NIGHTOverwhelming success!Hosted by Sports Captains, Amy Cattapan and Phoebe Jamieson, and assisted by House Leaders, AlexandraWigmore, Alexandra Piaia, Vanessa Bof and Marina Zmijarevic, the 2012 Sports Achievement Night was, aspromised, a night of celebration. The Dillon Room echoed as the audience cheered and clapped the sportingparticipants who were honoured for participation, excellence and leadership.Special Guest, Olympic marathon runner, Lisa Weightman, spoke of her own personal journey as an eliteathlete. Lisa finished 18 th in the 2012 Olympic marathon, becoming only the 3 rd Australian woman to everfinish in the top 20 of this gruelling event. Lisa really connected with the audience.Her message was simple and very clear – it is the athlete who utilises, rather than relies on her talent andputs in the dedicated training that will reap the rewards.The special individual achievements of Year 8 student Micheala Selaidinakos (Athletics) and Alexandra Piaia(Pierre De Coubertin Award) were showcased. The audience was treated to video footage of Michealawinning the Victorian u/15 400mThe video review prior to the commencement of the evening, the rolling slide-shows of each year level’scontribution, the dance performance by College Vice-Captain, Ria Patel, and the excitement of the awardscombined to make the evening a tremendous success.Academy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

The 2012 winners are:Year Level AchieversYEAR 7 Lily Dyson YEAR 8 Caitlin KuzmanYEAR 9 Yolanne Carvalho YEAR 10 Sonya O’MahonyYEAR 11 Monica Possee YEAR 12 Alexandra PiaiaJohn Landy Award for Sporting Behaviour Tess Davies (Year 10) and Monique O’Mahony (Year 12)Most Determined SportswomanSanja VukomanSportswoman of the YearKatarina ZmijarevicMs Tyrell Harding, Director of SportsBAKING WITH KINDNESSUnder the careful guidance of the Head of Technology – Food, Mrs Vicki Rowe, ourYear 9 students today baked delicious white chocolate and macadamia biscuits.This was no ordinary cooking class since the students very generously contributedtheir culinary skills for the folks at Briar Terrace in Fitzroy. ‘Briar Terrace’ is a Dropincentre for homeless, socially isolated people who have no family support. Thishas become a regular activity of our students this year and they eagerly presentedtheir wares to Bernadette when she visited today.Academy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

GIRLS IN ICT INDUSTRY BUS TOURMany doors were opened for our students last Friday as they journeyed around the city visiting variousindustries focussed on cutting edge information technology. Tremendous insights were provided throughenergetic and enlightened speakers whilst in transit as well as at each workplace.At Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in East Melbourne we learnt about robotic surgery and site specificadministration of medical treatment to tumours.At Deloitte a team of female speakers wooed us all with the broad spectrum of talents they bring to thecompany’s projects. Interestingly, many speakers completedbusiness or commerce degrees prior to securing IT relatedpositions at Deloitte.A 27 year old PhD student spoke of her creative involvementin the bionic eye project at NICTA (National Information &Communications Technology Australia) based at theUniversity of Melbourne. Our students’ barrage of questionsreflected their total engagement and interest in this amazingproject.ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) was our finaland fun destination. Here the students, and teachers, fullyparticipated in total ‘hands on’ activities within the games lab.Whilst on tour between locations our fact finding mission wasfurther enhanced with speakers from ‘Thoughtworks’ and VITTA (Victorian Information Technology TeachersAssociation). The overwhelming message promoted to our students throughout the day was the everexpanding opportunities, especially for women, through a rapidly changing industry.In addition to the great wealth of possibilities open to our girls in their futures, it was also a great opportunity toestablish industry related contacts for our future Academy work experience students.SR CARMEL’S MARVELLOUS MARATHONAround the time of AMI’s Sports’ Achievement Night it has come to ourattention that a ‘superstar’ is in our midst! Our very own Sr CarmelMcCormick, head of the Mercy Convent here at the Academy of MaryImmaculate, on many levels is a true inspiration and leading light! Sr Carmelhas recently competed in the Melbourne Marathon in 1 hour 14 minutes and14 seconds. Inspired by her stamina, incredible energy and vitality for lifethere may be a new group emerging in preparation for the MelbourneMarathon next year. Under the guidance of our ‘leading light’ Sr Carmel,expect to see a large contingent of Academy students and staff at thestarting block in 2013!“I must say I was a late starter to distance running. But it is never too late.While I was living in the northeast of Victoria I learnt about ‘The Nail Can Hill’run from Albury to Wodonga from the school staff and it sounded as thoughthat's where all the action was happening on the first Sunday in May. So Ithought I would enter the 11.3km run over the hills on the fire track. This ledme to seeking a further challenge for myself and so I entered for the 21k inthe Melbourne Marathon 2008. It meant discipline, a plan and training time for weeks in the lead up toOctober.The morning arrived! I had come to Melbourne the day before and all was a new experience for me lining upin Batman Avenue with thousands of other runners - and the thought of the final lap inside the MCG. Would Imake it? There were people along the way cheering us on, but I will never forget a little child in a wheelchairwith Cerebral Palsy near the Albert Park Lake watching the race. I thought how fortunate I am to have the useof my two legs. I said to myself, ‘keep going’. That year the funds were going to the Cerebral PalsyFoundation.With each race I enter, I dedicate my run to someone I have known and who has died recently. This gives meinspiration to complete the race. My aim is to finish.Don't be afraid to join in the spirit and the fun of one of these occasions, look after yourself and always takecare.” Sr CarmelAcademy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

CHANGE OF PREFERENCE (COP) DATES AND CONTACTS 2012This information is only a guideline and it is important that you check dates and times yourselfINSTITUTION CONTACT DETAILS TIMES DATEAustralian CatholicUniversity1300 275 228Change of Preference Info Day (Melbourne)www.acu.edu.au10.00am – 3.00pmDec 19 (Wed)Australian NationalUniversity (ANU)1800 620 032Melbourne ANU Advisory Day*Please register for the event at the link below*Buckingham Rooms, Stamford Plaza, 111 Little CollinsStreet, Melbourne* www.anu.edu.au/advisorystudent.recruitment@anu.edu.au10.00am – 3.00pmDec 17 (Mon)Box Hill TAFE 1300 269 445Please visit the website or call the TAFE for further detailswww.boxhill.edu.auCQU (Melbourne) (03) 8662 0555Information SessionsCampus toursIndividual course advice and application assistanceenquiries@mel.cqu.edu.auDeakin University 1300 334 733Online Live Chat SessionsInformation Expo ‐ Melbourne Campus at BurwoodWalk & Talk Tour ‐ Warrnambool CampusInformation Expo ‐ Geelong Waurn Ponds CampusInformation Expo ‐ Geelong Waterfront Campuswww.deakin.edu.au/cop1.00pm11.00am – 4.00pm9.00am – 5.00pm3.00pm – 7.00pm12noon – 1.30pm3.00pm – 7.00pm3.00pm – 7.00pmDec 18 (Tues)Dec 17 and 18Dec 17 and 18Dec 17 ‐ 21Dec 18 (Tues)Dec 18, 19, 20Dec 19 (Wed)Dec 20 (Thur)Holmesglen Institute (03) 9564 1555Change of preference information sessionsFor more details refer towww.holmesglen.vic.edu.au9.00am – 5.00pm4.00pm – 7.00pmDec 17 ‐ 21Dec 19 (Wed)La Trobe University 1300 135 045Change of Preference Advisory Day – Melbourne CampusChange of Preference Advisory Day – Bendigo Campuswww.latrobe.edu.au/all‐waysMIBT (03) 9244 5600www.mibt.vic.edu.auMonash University 1800 666 274Change of Preference ExpoBuilding H, Caulfield Campus, 900 Dandenong Roadwww.monash.edu.au/cop7.00am – 7.00pm9.00am – 5.00pm10.00am – 3.00pm9.00am – 12noon11.00am – 2.00pm11.00am – 2.00pm3.00pm – 7.00pmDec 17 ‐ 18Dec 19 – 21Dec 22 – 23Dec 24 (Mon)Dec 19 (Wed)Dec 19 (Wed)Dec 19 (Wed)NCPS 1800 783 661COP information session:123 Lonsdale Street Melbourne10.00am – 4.00pmDec 19 (Wed)Academy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au

www.ncps.edu.auNMIT (03) 9269 8400Information Sessionswww.nmit.edu.au9.00am – 5.00pm9.00am ‐ 7.30pmDec 17 ‐ 24Dec 13 (Thur)RMIT University Hotline 1800 117 648Change of Preference ExpoRMIT Building 80 (Swanston Academic Building) 445Swanston St, Melbournehttp://www.rmit.edu.au/copSwinburne University 1300 275 794Online Live ChatsCOP Expo (Hawthorn)www.swinburne.edu.au/rightchoice8.30am – 5.30pm8.00..am – 12noon11.00am – 3.00pm9.00am – 5.00pm9.00am – 5.00pm10.00am – 12noon11.00am – 3.00pmDec 17 ‐ 21Dec 24Dec 19 (Wed)Dec 17 – 21Dec 17 – 21Dec 24 (Mon)Dec 19 (Wed)University of Ballarat 1800 811 711Information Daywww.ballarat.edu.au/cop11.00am – 3.00pmDec 19 (Wed)University of Melbourne 13 63 52Course Information Day Parkville Campuswww.cop.unimelb.edu.au9.00am – 5.00pm10.00am – 2.30pmDec 17–21 &24Dec 19 (Wed)Victoria University 1300 842 864Course Information Days at Footscray Park Campuswww.vu.edu.au/change9.00am – 5.00pm10.00am – 4.00pm4.00pm ‐7.00pm4.00pm – 7.00pmDec 17 ‐ 21Dec 22 (Sat)Dec 19 (Wed)Dec 20 (Thurs)William Angliss 1300 264 5477Change of Preference Information Sessionhttp://www.angliss.edu.au/8.30am – 5.00pm10.00am – 2.00pmDec 17 – 22Dec 20 (Thur)VTACVCE results and ATAR releasedwww.vtac.edu.au7.00amDec 17 (Mon)Academy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au