Reservoir High School - 2017 Yearbook

Reservoir High School 

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Events of 2017 

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HIGH 

SCHOOL 

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2017 

ITINERARY 

“Principal’s Report” 01 

“Year 7 Report” 03 

“Year 7 First Day” 05 

“Year 7 Class Photos” 06 

"Humanities Report" 09 

"Staff 2017" 10 

We at Reservoir 

High acknowledge 

the traditional 

owners of the 

land we share. 

We pay respect to the Wurundjeri 

People of the Kulin Nations past, 

present and to come in the future 

and any Elders here today. 

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"English KLA Report" 11 

"Congratulations to Connor Koops" 11 

"Bruce Kingsbury Day" 12 

"Year 7 Scholarship Presentation" 12 

"EAL Report" 13 

"EAL students’ journeys" 15 

"Design Technology" 16 

"Debating 2017" 17 

We also acknowledge the 

contributions which our 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait 

Islander students make to the 

school – academically, on the 

sporting fields, in the Arts 

and the Performing Arts. 

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"Kinky Boots Rocks Reservoir High" 19 

"Fair Go Athletics" 20 

"Outdoor Ed report" 21 

"Bat Librarian" 22 

As well, we thank them for the 

sense of fun and enthusiasm which 

they inject into our school. 

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"Sport Report" 23 

"Health and PE Report" 27

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"Year 8 Report" 29 

"Year 8 Class Photos" 30 

"Literacy Numeracy Program" 32 

"Dissecting an Eye!" 32 

"Medieval Day" 33 

"Literacy Week" 34 

"SEAL Report" 35 

"Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholarship" 35 


"Yr 9 Drama and Dance Night" 38 

"Year 9 SEAL go to La Trobe University" 39 

"Debating: A Student Reflection" 39 


"Wakakirri" 42 

"Tall Ships" 43 

"Maths Report" 44 

"Advance Report" 45 



"Options Day 2017" 50 

"Year 10 Outdoor Education Report" 51 

"Science Fair" 52 

"Performing Arts & Production Report" 53 

"The Arts Report" 55 

"Art Show 2017" 57 

"Year 10 Formal" 58 

"Home Economics & Textiles Report" 59 

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"Careers Report" 61 

"Uni Bridges report" 62 

"Year 10 Work Experience" 62 

"Halloween" 63 

"SenioR School Report" 65 

"International Week posters" 67 


"Dr Stephen Livesey Award" 70 


"Grade 5 Day" 76 

"A visit from Aladdin" 77 

"Year 12 ACMI excursion" 78 

"International Student Report" 79 

"Cultural Diversity Week" 81 

"Languages Spoken at Reservoir High" 82 

"Year 12 Chemistry at La Trobe" 83 

"Last Chem Class" 83 

"Year 12 Graduation" 84 

"Year 12 Formal" 86 

"Visit from Our Sister School" 87 

"VCAL Report" 88 

"Year 12 dress Up" 89 

"Victorian Chapter Outstanding Learning Environment Awards" 91 

"Paolo and the House of Hope, in Thailand" 91 

"Acknowledgements" 92 

"Autographs and Personal Memories" 93 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL’S 

“ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS 

OF TERM ONE, WAS AN 

OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE 

MELBOURNE PRODUCTION 

OF KINKY BOOTS” 

REPORT 

We have seen another year come and go at 

Reservoir High. We wished our 2017 Year 12 

students farewell in November after most had 

experienced nearly six years of education at 

our school and 13 years in education in total. 

We proudly recognised their achievements and 

contributions to Reservoir High and we have 

reflected upon the journeys of all of our students 

from Year 7 to 11 as we approach the ending of this 

academic year. We are also preparing for our new 

intake of over 150 students who will join the school 

in 2018. Next year is going to be another enormous 

year for Reservoir High! 

We began our year excitedly with the annual Year 

7 camp which enabled our new students to get to 

know each other and the staff who will support 

them through their Reservoir High experience. 

This was quickly followed by the Year 7 Parent 

Evening and BBQ - our most successful to date! 

This was our first chance to reach out to our 

new community members and we all enjoyed 

each others' company as students introduced 

their caregivers to their teachers in a relaxed and 

informal atmosphere. 

One of the highlights of Term 1, was an opportunity 

to see the Melbourne production of 'Kinky Boots'. 


An amazing show which kept on giving, when 

the cast participated in our annual Fair Go Sport 

Athletics Carnival, The ABC filmed the day and 

then made a documentary about the experience, 

which was aired on Radio National via the Life 

Matters program. I am unsure how we can better 

Fair Go Sports Day in the future, but it will remain in 

Reservoir High history as one of our most important 

annual days where we all restate our commitment 

to providing an environment which proudly 

supports diversity and acceptance of all people. 

Due to the connections between our school and 

the cast of this production we were also fortunate 

to be visited by the cast of Aladdin which is still 

playing in Melbourne (tickets available until the end 

of January), who were gracious enough to sing for 

us and answer all manner of questions from a very 

enthusiastic Performing Arts audience. 

Our outreach to the local community continued 

throughout the year. Our outstanding sports 

program enabled students from our district 

primary schools and beyond to participate in a 

huge range of competitions. These programs, 

run by our outstanding Sport and PE staff and our 

existing students, enabled our school to directly 

communicate with prospective families and 

students and also staff from all of those schools 

who participated. It is a huge endeavour, which 

continues to grow each year. Our annual Grade 5 

Day has become an eagerly anticipated event and 

this contributed enormously to our community 

profile and continued to re-enforce the positive 

relationships which exist between Reservoir High 

and our surrounding primary schools. Other 

events like our magnificent school Production, 

our wonderful Wakakirri piece (recognised with 

both State and Australian Awards), the Science 

Show, Literacy Week, Debating, Medieval Day, a 

visit from our Sister School – Tianjin Muzhai Middle 

School, Drama Festivals, the Bruce Kingsbury 

Ceremony, Cultural Diversity Week, Dogs in Schools 

Program, and the Lawyers in School Program , to 

name but a few initiatives. All contributed to our 

reputation as a school of choice in this area. Thank 

you to all of the staff who give so freely of their time 

and expertise to enable these programs and major 

events to take place and flourish. 

Our students are capable of great things and 

they have consistently demonstrated this in class, 

on the sporting field, in the local community and 

within their own family and local circles. It is our 

students who encourage our staff to be the best 

they can be. As Principal, I am constantly impressed 

by the resilience and determination which exists 

throughout our school. The old proverb - "There 

is no elevator to success. You have to take the 

stairs" is so true. It is the experience of learning 

that enable us take on the challenges of life. Our 

students and staff work tirelessly together to enable 

great things to happen - whether you work in the 

classroom, oversee the school's finances, work in 

the General Office, Sub School, Library, Science 

Laboratory, provide IT support, wellbeing and 

general health related support, assist in maintaining 

our environment, serve in the canteen, create our 

outstanding School Magazine (on-line soon!) or 

keep us safe as we all cross Plenty Road - your roles 

are vital to a welcoming and successful school. 

On a personal note, I want to recognise the work of 

Lea Volpe (our Assistant Principal) , who, this year 

has, I am sure, many times thought, when is this 

Principal of ours ever going to come back to work!! 

Lea led the school in Term 3, as I was enjoying 

some Long Service Leave, teaching in Thailand then 

travelling in Europe. Then within weeks of my return 

she was in the Big Seat again, as I had to have a 

back operation. Thank you, Lea, for your personal 

support, encouragement and hard work during 

these times. Thank you to all staff for their support 

of Lea during my extended absences and for their 

continued support of the school and its community. 

I would also like thank our amazing School 

Captains – Tien, Sara, Sunny and Simone. 

They took to their very important roles with 

determination and commitment. It was a pleasure 

to work alongside them throughout the year. 

I would like to wish them every success in the 

future. I would also like to thank Mr Nick Mandilas, 

who continues to be our School Council President 

and parent of Tim, who leaves us this year after 

completing year 12. Nick and his fellow School 

Councillors (including his wife Maria) are champions 

of the school. Their support of our projects and 

initiatives is outstanding. They always have the best 

interests of the school at heart. They are never 

scared to ask the tough and difficult questions! 

So important to a successful School Council. 

Finally, I want to thank our parents and caregivers 

who support this school. Your feedback is always 

welcome and we are always striving to improve the 

experiences and outcomes your child takes away 

from our school on a daily basis. Even when we 

cannot always agree, the respect that we hold for 

each other is paramount and so vitally important 

to running a successful school. 

I look forward to working with you all again in 2018. 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

Mark Jessup 

"Our students 

are capable of 

great things" 

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YEAR 7 

REPORT 

Year 7 Camp 

“OUR YEAR 7 PARENTS’ 

BARBEQUE, NOT LONG 

AFTER CAMP, PROVED 

TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS 

AGAIN AND IS AN 

ANNUAL HIGHLIGHT. ” 

The Year 7s started the year with a great deal 

of excitement, enthusiasm and many nerves, 

as they finally entered secondary school. 

After graduating from their primary schools with 

excitement and a few tears, the time had come 

to form new friendships, receive their own lockers 

and begin to find their way to all new subjects and 

learn the names of many new teachers! Many were 

eagerly counting the days down since making 

new friends from Orientation Day and finally 

starting high school. 

The first day consisted of many Orientation 

activities, designed to help students get to know 

their new classmates. Year 7s were put to the test 

in our annual Reservoir High Amazing Race, which 

is always highly anticipated. It was a great success 

yet again and was thoroughly enjoyed by all of 

the students. It saw all Year 7s form small groups 

and run around the school to locate numerous 

checkpoints and thus familiarise themselves with 

classrooms, teachers and buildings within the 

school. It was a terrific first day had by all and 

lots of new friendships made. 

Very early on in Term 1, a large number of Year 

Our Year 7 Parents’ barbeque, not long after camp, 

proved to be a great success again and is an annual 

highlight. It was terrific to see the large turnout of 

parents, guardians and students who enjoyed the 

opportunity to meet and greet teachers and other 

key staff within the school, over a sausage or two!! 

The Year 7s did not take too long to settle in and 

become accustomed to their new surroundings. 

Many students jumped at the opportunity to assist 

with our very popular Grade 5 Day, where Reservoir 

High proudly hosted all of our local Grade 5 

students for the day. It was fantastic to see so many 

Year 7 students feeling comfortable in helping to 

lead activities and groups during the day. They were 

wonderfully mentored by many other students 

across the year levels. This continued to be a strong 

theme with the Year 7s throughout the year, with 

many students involved in both extra - curricular 

and co-curricular activities. Students were also 

recognised for their work ethic throughout the year 

with Student of the Month certificates, Semester 

1 and End of Year Principal Awards. 

Congratulations to all students who took part in 

our sensational school Production this year. What 

zone levels in both athletics and cross country 

events and, for the first time, this year we had a 

number of students compete in regional swimming 

championships. Well done to all. Reservoir High 

was also proudly represented in team sports with 

many Year 7s taking up the opportunity to play a 

variety of interschool sports offered this year. Many 

thanks to all staff who volunteered to help train 

and coach teams throughout the year. 

One of the highlights for the year level was our fun 

packed day out at Watermarc Swimming Centre, 

early in Term 3. The day was a celebration of the 

hard work throughout Semester 1 and marked the 

end of our Year 7 water safety program in Physical 

Education classes. Students rotated through a 

variety of activities, however the tantrum alley and 

pipeline waterslides proved to be the most popular 

activity of all. Students also enjoyed running across 

the large inflatable obstacle course whilst trying 

very hard not to fall off into the water. All students 

had a terrific day!! 

Another major highlight of the year was our 

Bruce Kingsbury Memorial Service in Term 3. 

Reservoir High School, Kingsbury Primary School 

Primary School Captains, who shared with us their 

experiences with the 2/14th Battalion in the Anzac 

Day march earlier this year. 

It has been another very enjoyable and rewarding 

year for our Year 7s. A big thankyou to all school 

staff and leadership staff for their tremendous 

support, dedication and hard work with all of our 

Year 7s this year - it has been greatly appreciated. 

Finally, a special thankyou to Ms Pizzey and Mrs 

Baines for their ongoing personal support and 

wonderful work, enabling the Junior School to 

run so smoothly and for the daily support they 

give to all of our Junior students. Mrs Baines and 

I would like to sincerely thank Ms Ros Pizzey for 

her tremendous leadership, commitment, support, 

organisation, friendship and her tireless efforts in 

assisting and coordinating the Year 8s for so many 

years, as well as her service in coordinating of Year 

7s in the past. Ros has been fantastic to work with 

and we wish her the very best in her new ventures 

outside of Student Management as a Year Level 

Coordinator – thank you Ros. I would also like 

to thank Mr Greg Irvin who was the Acting Year 

7 Coordinator throughout Term 3. 

7s enjoyed the opportunity to enjoy a transition 

camp at Camp Toolangai, located just out of 

Kinglake. All students enjoyed the many fun and 

challenging activities on offer, such as the giant 

swing, obstacle course, low and high ropes, 

a fantastic show!! It was great to see so many Year 

7s being part of the cast and crew and having such 

a wonderful time both on and off stage. A huge 

congratulations to the amazing staff and students 

who were part of our State-winning Wakakirri 

and the 2/14th Infantry Battalion Association 

joined to conduct our annual Bruce Kingsbury 

memorial service on Friday 25th August. For the 

first time, all Year 7s were invited to experience 

the wonderful service, along with all the Grade 

For those not staying on for the journey in 

2018 we wish you all the very best of success 

and thank you for your contribution to 

Reservoir High School in 2017. 

bushwalking, hut building and, of course, the 

performance – a massive effort, by all, involved an 

5 and Grade 6 students from Kingsbury Primary 

flying fox. All the students enjoyed the chance to 

amazing experience in our winning the State title 

School, in our Performing Arts Centre. All students 

challenge themselves and enjoy new experiences 

in a safe and controlled environment, whilst also 

enjoying the large amounts of food on offer each 

day and sharing a cabin with new and old friends. 

and finishing second in Australia. On the sporting 

field, Year 7s were proudly represented in many 

interschool sporting competitions, again starting 

off with our very own Athletics carnival. From that, 

and guests paid honour to the gallant heroics of 

Bruce Kingsbury and the 2/14th Battalion during 

World War 2. The audience heard poems and 

stories read out by current Year 7 students and 

Darryl Forbes 

many were selected to compete at regional and 

were given a wonderful insight by Kingsbury 

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2017 YEARBOOK 

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YEAR 7 

FIRST DAY 

CLASS OF 7A 

“OUR YEAR 7 STUDENTS 

SETTLED IN EXTREMELY WELL 

AND ENJOYED THEIR FIRST DAY 

TRANSITION PROGRAM.” 

CLASS OF 7B 

Our Year 7 students settled in extremely well and 

enjoyed their first day Transition program, so that 

they could familiarise themselves with the school, 

their timetables, staff and our school expectations. 

They also participated in our annual Amazing Race, 

in groups around the school. They had a lot of fun 

exploring the school environment and locating 

rooms and buildings within the school. 

As part of our Transition program, all Year 7s and 

their parents and guardians were invited to attend 

an informal BBQ on Thursday 23rd February. The 

evening was a fantastic success, yet again, which 

provided all parents with the opportunity to meet 

Year 7 staff. It was a terrific night and we sincerely 

thank everyone who attended. 

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CLASS OF 7C 

CLASS OF 7E 

CLASS OF 7D 

YEAR 7 2017 

CLASS OF 7F 

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STAFF 2017 

HUMANITIES REPORT 

HUMANITIES HAD A GREAT YEAR 

IN 2017. AT VCE LEVELS, STRONG 

STUDENT INTEREST HAS ALLOWED 

THE COLLEGE TO RUN CLASSES 

IN: LEGAL STUDIES, BUSINESS 

MANAGEMENT AND GLOBAL 

POLITICS. THESE SUBJECTS 

ARE EXPANDING IN 2018 TOO! 

Humanities is a core subject at Years 7 to 10 

and units of work have had a focus on: History, 

Geography, Economics, Work Education and 

Civics and Citizenship. 

Glimpses into Humanities 

Year 7 classes actively participated in the Bruce 

Kingsbury Ceremony held at the college in Term 

3. This experience was made very personal when 

students were able to see survivors, descendents 

of World War 2 veterans and hear the Last Post. 

The classes made beautiful displays before the 

ceremony, which graced the presentation, held 

for the first time in the Performing Arts Centre. 

Students also recited moving poetry, beautiful 

letters and visuals which they created in class. 

Medieval Day ran at Reservoir for the eighth 

year in a row. This year the program was 

once again a full day for all Year 8 students. 

The corridors rang to the sounds of Medieval 

Armour, tortures and jousting. 

All Year 9 students attended the Tall Ships 

Excursion to Docklands in early Term 1 and really 

enjoyed the experience of sailing The Enterprize, 

a replica of the sailing ship which brought the first 

settlers to Melbourne. This experience gave them 

an insight into the hardships faced by early white 

settlers and a real insight into local history. 

All year 10 students did a successful work 

experience placement after doing extensive 

training in their Humanities classes in Term 1. 

Humanities put up a new display this year 

in the Stepping Stones Career Subject Expo, 

which showcased, for both students and 

parents, the varied career paths available 

to those undertaking subjects in Humanities. 

It was a year of real triumphs in Humanities. 

One of our Year 8 students scored a distinction 

in the Australian History Competition and six others 

scored credits. 

It was a year of many excursions. Different classes 

visited: the Magistrate’s Court, the exhibition at the 

Holocaust Centre, State Parliament, County and 

Supreme Courts, the Red Cross, RMIT, Melbourne 

University and the State Library. 

It is great to see Humanities teachers really 

providing such wonderful activities. 

Peter 

Cattapan 

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ENGLISH 

KLA REPORT 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

BRUCE 

KINGSBURY DAY 

The 2017 English KLA team welcomed three new 

members of staff this year: Ms Lili Lazarevic, Ms 

Helen Anastasiou and Mr Ken Sinderberry, while Mrs 

Kiley and Mrs Hammond are on leave. We also said 

farewell to Mrs Dimi Nicola who has retired and to 

Ms Haslock who went on leave in the second half 

of the year, as part of her transition into retirement. 

Replacing Ms Haslock in the library is Mrs Andrea 

Scott who has been working on getting to know 

students and staff, while, she re-energises the 

reading and learning spaces. 

The Reservoir High English KLA members and 

students across the school have been involved 

in a variety of events and projects during the 

year including: Grade 5 Day, Showcase Evening, 

Stepping Stones, Debating, ACMI excursions, 

theatre incursions, Uni Bridges and Literacy week. 

A special thank you to Mr Ripoli who organised 

a highly successful Literacy Week program 

which included several events. 

I wish to thank everyone who has worked in the 

English KLA team this year: Mr Cattapan, Mrs Hill, 

Ms Haslock, Ms Lawless, Ms Lazarevic, Mr Lyras, 

Mrs Nicola, Ms Popovska, Mr Ripoli, Ms Rossini, Ms 

Selemidis, Mr Sinderberry and Ms Zahra. Well done 

everyone! Reservoir High students are lucky to have 

such a dedicated and hard-working team. 

Mrs Rigoni 

Every year we hold the Bruce Kingsbury ceremony 

with the 2/14 Battalion and Kingsbury Primary 

School. It was wonderful to welcome back so 

many familiar faces and see some new faces 

as well. This year we held the ceremony in the 

Performing Arts Centre for the first time and 

we involved all of the Year 7 students. It was a 

very moving ceremony and Jill Bear, who is the 

daughter-in-law of Teddy Bear, one of Bruce 

Kingsbury’s fellow soldiers – and his mate, gave 

a wonderful speech which really engaged the 

entire audience, especially the students. All of 

the students spoke extremely well and Matilda 

Fordjour’s speech was a highlight. 

“ IT WAS WONDERFUL TO 

WELCOME BACK SO MANY 

FAMILIAR FACES AND SOME 

NEW FACES AS WELL.” 

Connor 

Koops 

CONGRATULATIONS TO CONNOR KOOPS 

Connor Koops is the first Reservoir Scout 

Troop to earn the Australian Scout Medallion. 

To attain this top award in each of the five Sections in Scouting 

reflects initiative in tackling this challenge, sustained effort 

over many months and years, plus self-discipline, teamwork, 

and leadership. 

Only a small percentage reach this level. These are the 

top achievers among Scouting’s 47 million members globally. 

YEAR 7 

SCHOLARSHIP 

PRESENTATION 

Congratulations to Liam Ingle, 

Taqif Isa Affendi, Harry Beeton, 

Chelsea Oman, Niamh Koops, Maia 

Goldstein Nikita Vavilov, Josh 

Rogers and Mia Beki 

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EAL REPORT 

WHAT AN EVENTFUL YEAR 

IT’S BEEN IN EAL! FROM THE 

CULTURAL DIVERSITY EAL 

LUNCH, OUR HEROES DRESS UP 

PRESENTATIONS, TO WRITING 

OUR OWN FIRST NOVEL AND NOT 

FORGETTING OUR EXCURSION TO 

THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM. 

As a member of the Year 9 EAL class I have enjoyed 

every moment. First though…What is EAL? It is a 

subject that includes people who do not speak 

English as their first language and who have been 

in Australia for less than seven years. Now that you 

know what we’re about let’s look at the year of 2017 

and recap some of our most memorable moments. 

The EAL lunch was a big success with all of our 

EAL students, coming from all over the world, 

participating. There was food from all of our 

student backgrounds. Italy to China, Pakistan, 

India, Vietnam, Nepal, Afghanistan, Somali and, 

of course, Greece. The different flavours filled the 

library making everyone eager to taste it all. Of 

course this could not have been just an ordinary 

lunch with all of our EAL students involved! All of 

the others tried to get in (luckily though you had 

to have the special admission ticket and these 

were more sought after than tickets to a grand 

final). All the teachers enjoyed it too, as they 

also brought in food to share. 

Then there was the excursion to the Holocaust 

Museum. We actually met a Holocaust survivor and 

were intrigued by his story. We could walk around 

the museum and view different objects. Take 

pictures, nothing was going to stop Ms Tsolakis and 

some of our students, who were eager to gather as 

much evidence and share it with us back at school. 

They sneakily took some shots for us to share. 

Another highlight was our assignment on our ‘Hero’. 

We chose someone we looked up to and had to 

present his or her life as if we were the person. 

We had to dress up like them too. Unfortunately, 

Anastasia wasn’t able to be present on the day we 

were presenting and had to do hers a day early. 

Ms Tsolakis had a problem. She was desperate for 

a photo of the entire group. What a dilemma that 

was for Ms Tsolakis! No one was going to stop her 

though. Having taken Anastasia’s photo the previous 

day she photo shopped them together. Sounds 

like an easy task huh???? Well it took our intelligent 

Ms Tsolakis 48 hours to complete….Her whole 

weekend….And she was so proud of herself. 

Overall, this was an amazing year. The excursion, 

the food, the jokes…..I wouldn’t trade our EAL class 

for English even if I got paid for it. I’m sure everyone 

else in EAL 7-12 would agree too. 

Anastasia 

Typou 

9A 

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DESIGN 

TECHNOLOGY 

EAL STUDENTS’ 

JOURNEYS 

AS USUAL, WE HAVE BEEN VERY 

PRODUCTIVE AND CREATIVE, 

THIS YEAR. STUDENTS ENJOYED 

DABBLING IN ROBOTICS, 

MAKING PERSONALISED KEY- 

RINGS MAKING BESPOKE 

JEWELLERY AND UNIQUE WOOD- 

WORK, AMONG MANY OTHER 

PROJECTS, BOTH PRACTICAL 

AND THEORETICAL. 

Corinne Law 

Ian Wilson 

Bruce Bowles 

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DEBATING 2017 

BOTH THE YEAR 8S AND 

YEAR 9S WORKED HARD TO 

DELIVER THE BEST DEBATE 

POSSIBLE FOR ALL TOPICS 

It felt just like yesterday when we commenced 

our debating involvement this year, spending our 

lunchtimes inside and preparing ourselves for the 

upcoming debates together as a team. In reality, 

it has almost been a year and there is so much to 

look back on. There are the debates we did for 

the Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV), which 

is an association that runs debates for a range of 

age groups, as well as the Grade 5 Reservoir High 

School (RHS) debating workshop/debates, and the 

Year 7 DAV debating program. All of which has led 

to yet another successful year of debating. 

Both the Year 8s and Year 9s worked hard to deliver 

the best debate possible for all topics during the 

time we participated in the DAV debates. Lots of 

research and effort was put into these debates, and 

there was also lots of practising behind the scenes 

for our debates. It was especially rewarding to win 

our debates because it seemed as if all of our hard 

work paid off. Of course, the debates did not always 

result in our team winning. Even so, they remained 

as an important experience and lesson that 

motivated us to work even harder. The skills and 

opportunities that we acquired from participating 

in the DAV debates have helped us to become 

more knowledgeable, better researchers and better 

public speakers. What you receive is something 

that comes in handy in so many situations in both 

school and the real world. That is what makes our 

involvement in this sport so valuable. 

As our debates slowly came to an end, we knew 

there were still a few things to complete. But this 

time we also had the Year 8s company. It was time 

to share our knowledge with some younger peers, 

hopefully inspiring them to take a liking to this 

delightful sport as well as preparing them for their 

big show, the RHS Grade 5 Debating Competition. 

We went to many primary schools, hosting and 

running Grade 5 workshops, and sharing the skills 

of debating with these very enthusiastic students. 

The Year 8s helped with presenting model debates, 

whilst we gave informative talks about how to 

correctly structure a speech and the different roles 

of each speaker. To our surprise, we were not that 

boring and many of them actually volunteered to 

join in for their own little practice debate. They 

were all very bright students and we were extremely 

glad they enjoyed our debating workshop. But that 

was not the end for the Grade 5s; they still had the 

competition to participate in. The Grade 5 Debating 

Competition was both rewarding and tiring for all of 

the debating crew, including our teachers. It took a 

lot of organization, but it ran smoothly. The Grade 

5s performed spectacularly and our adjudication 

skills weren’t too far behind either. After many 

rounds, the grand final of the competition was 

hosted in our school’s very own P.A.C. (Performing 

Arts Centre). It was a great experience for both the 

Grade 5s and us, as the Grade 5 students learned a 

lot during the process whilst we got our morning 

tea and snacks. This year’s Grade 5 Debating 

Competition winners were Preston Primary School! 

Congratulations to them and all the other primary 

school participants, as well as their teachers, 

for their hard work. 

Following the ending of the Grade 5 Debating 

Competition, it was time to welcome the 

new SEALs to the world of debating. The 

commencement of Term 4 meant the beginning 

of 7D’s debating journey with the DAV. We knew 

that, once upon a time, we had also been in their 

shoes so, both the Year 8s and Year 9s took time 

out of their lunchtimes, and by that I mean almost 

every lunchtime existing, to assist 7D. Some Year 

7s, being beginners who had never even heard 

the word ‘debating’ before, made significant 

improvements in Term 4. They learned a lot through 

the guidance of both the teachers and us, and 

I am certain that the teachers were far more than 

impressed at their efforts and skills. This culminated 

in their winning of all debates in the last round. 

However, debating isn’t always about winning a 

title or a trophy, it isn’t always about staying in at 

lunchtimes and it isn’t always about eating the food 

Ms Popovska brings in to celebrate our victories 

(although I wouldn’t mind if it were). Debating is 

like a sport. We gain lots of skills, knowledge and 

the opportunity to express our opinions. Students 

at Reservoir High School are encouraged to 

participate and it is without a doubt an honour. 

On behalf of the debating team, we’d like to give 

our thanks to Ms Popovska, Ms Anastasiou and all 

the other fellow staff members who have helped 

along the way, for putting their time and effort in 

supporting the debaters. 

Emily Li & Cathy Liu 9D 

DEBATING IS LIKE A SPORT. 

WE GAIN LOTS OF SKILLS, 

KNOWLEDGE AND THE 

OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS 

OUR OPINIONS. STUDENTS AT 

RESERVOIR HIGH SCHOOL ARE 

ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE 

AND IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT 

AN HONOUR. 

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FAIR GO 

ATHLETICS 

A large number of our students were able to see 

the Melbourne production of 'Kinky Boots'. Tickets 

were generously donated by Callum Francis, or 

Lola, as he is known in the play. Our students 

loved the show and were surprised when they 

had the chance to meet Callum and the other 

lead, Toby Francis, at the stage door at the end 

of the evening. Twenty-four hours later the whole 

school was treated to a visit from fifteen of the 

cast members, when they participated in our Fair 

Go Sport Athletics Day. They spent three and half 

hours joining in the activities with us. 

We were contacted by the ABC and they made 

two documentaries about our visit to the theatre 

and the cast visit to Fair Go Sport Athletics Day. 

Darebin won the trophy, with a total of 1069 points. 

Many thanks to Mr Todorovski and his PE/Sport staff 

who spent many hours preparing for the day. Also 

thanks to all staff who worked together to enable 

the day to run so smoothly. A special mention 

should go to Mr George Lyras who broadcasted 

the day with such aplomb! 

We thank our Fair Go Sport Ambassadors for 

their work leading up to the event. Our Flash 

Mob students created a dynamic and spectacular 

opening to our special day. The cast from 'Kinky 

Boots' were very impressed with their level 

of skill and commitment. 

"Our students loved the 

show and were surprised 

when they had the 

chance to meet Callum 

and the other lead, 

Toby Francis" 

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BAT LIBRARIAN 

OUTDOOR ED REPORT 

It has been a fantastic year for Outdoor Education 

at Reservoir High. This year has seen a new and 

improved excursion program, with Year 9 students 

participating in Horse Riding and Archery Attack for 

the first time. Both semesters saw Year 10 students 

test their skills in Indoor Rock Climbing, Surfing 

and an overnight Camp. With fantastic participation 

from all involved, Reservoir High is pleased to 

announce that an Outdoor & Environmental Studies 

VCE program will commence for Year 11 students 

in 2018 where many more exciting opportunities 

will be announced. It has been a pleasure teaching 

both theoretical content and practical activities, 

where students battled it out both physically and 

mentally during our Survivor Challenges. Thanks to 

all the staff who have assisted and accompanied 

me throughout the year, especially Mr. O’Donnell, 

Mr. Todorovski, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Devine and Ms. Au. 

Looking forward to the adventures of 2018. 

Cath Zahra 

Once upon a time on the 17th of July 

A new librarian arrived at Reservoir High. 

She was shy and quiet and a little bit scared, 

As she had never worked in a high school, no she never dared. 

On her first week she would tip-toe about, 

Hide behind the counter in case the kids would shout. 

Her peers had told her, to lay down the rules, 

No Eating, No Running and No Mobiles in schools. 

You have to tell them, you have to yell, 

You need some power to put them under your spell. 

So with Kindness and Humour and a little bit of Fun, 

The kids filled the library one by one. 

As time rolled on the students did impress, 

Except for the occasional after lunch mess! 

We are getting new carpet they said at the start, 

We need these shelves moved and need it quick smart. 

The carpet was laid and yes it looks neat, 

But we need it all moved back by the end of this week. 

So I moved it all back and made a nice place, 

Added signs on the table that said ‘quiet study space’. 

The kids all just loved this said its better than study hall. 

Until gossip got out they were building a wall! 

So I was told once again, shelves need to be moved. 

My secret super powers were soon to be proved. 

So move them I did with the help from some friends 

Put them back into order and added some ends. 

Now finally my library was taking some shape, 

I can remove the mask and take off the cape. 

Start acting like a real Librarian, all quiet in pearls 

In my glasses I walk with my hair in a bun, 

Saying ‘shush!’ all day and my cardigan done. 

No this is not me, I would end up in a grave… 

I want to promote books when I’m out of my Cave. 

So just when I thought I could promote a new book 

I hear a Doctor’s arrived to check when you’re crook. 

I’m used to this now, I just take it in Stride, 

In 2018 the Bat Cave will be on the other side. 

Andrea Scott 

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SPORT 

REPORT 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 1ST 

PLACE GETTERS 

AGE 13 

Rachel Goh: 400m 

AGE 15 

Ahsan Dip: 100m and 400m 

Brodie Lacey: 200m 

AGE 16 

An Phan: Shot Put 

It has been another busy and exciting year of 

Sport at Reservoir High School. Students have 

represented the school in all intra-school carnivals 

and inter-school sports with pride and great 

sportsmanship. 

On Friday, 3rd of March, at Meadowglen 

International Athletics Stadium Epping, our Fair 

Go Sport Athletics Carnival took place. In perfect 

sunshine, fierce competition unfolded across 

the day. It was great to see so many students 

brightly dressed in the house colours and earning 

many house points for their team. In the end, 

it was Darebin who took out the day, narrowly 

pinching the victory over Plenty, who once 

again finished second in close circumstances. 

The overall results are below. 

1ST PLACE: DAREBIN 1069 POINTS 

2ND PLACE: PLENTY 1035 POINTS 

3RD PLACE: MERRI 965 POINTS 

The Fair Go School Athletics is always a major 

highlight of the school year. A big thank you to 

all staff who made the day possible. Again the day 

could not be as successful without the help of 

students and staff. 

In Term 2, 35 students proudly represented 

our school at the Darebin District Athletics 

Championships. It was another successful day 

with many students placing in their events. This 

was an amazing effort for Reservoir High to make 

it to the Northern Metropolitan Region. 

AGE 17 

Antoinette: Fordjour Shot 

Put, Long Jump, Triple Jump, 

High Jump and 100m 

Nouri Khalil: Shot Put 

AGE 18-20 

Tehyali Malone: 100m, 

200m, 400m and 800m 

Steven Glasby: Javelin, 

100m 200m, and 400m 

Jack Kay: Shot Put 

GIRLS 4X400M RELAY 

Tehyali Malone 

Antoinette Fordjour 

Pamela Mavrommatis 

Kiani Atkinson-Brown 

Darebin Division Cross Country Day was held on 

Friday, 2nd of June. It was another successful 

event with 86 students representing Reservoir 

High, 25 students advancing to the NMR 

Championships in individual and team events. 

Thank you to all students who participated and 

congratulations to those who went through 

to the next round. 

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All students who represented Reservoir High in 2017 

across all levels of competition have displayed a 

high level of sportsmanship, commitment, respect, 

teamwork and effort. Congratulations to the 

following teams that represented our school: 

VCE BOYS AND GIRLS OUTDOOR SOCCER 

YEAR 9/10 BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER 

YEAR 8 BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER 

YEAR 7 BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER 

YEAR 7 BOYS CRICKET 

YEAR 8 BOYS CRICKET 

YEAR 9/10 BOYS CRICKET 

YEAR 8 BOYS FOOTBALL 

YEAR 9/10 GIRLS NETBALL 

VCE BOYS BADMINTON 

YEAR 8 BOYS AND GIRLS BADMINTON 

YEAR 7 BOYS AND GIRLS HOCKEY 

YEAR 9/10 BOYS AND GIRLS 

BASKETBALL 

YEAR 7 BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL 

YEAR 7 BOYS AND GIRLS TABLE TENNIS 

VCE BOYS AND GIRLS FUTSAL 

YEAR 7 BOYS AND GIRLS FUTSAL 

VCE BOYS AND GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 

VCE BOYS TENNIS 

YEAR 9/10 BOYS AND GIRLS TENNIS 


VOLLEYBALL 

YEAR 7 TO 10 GIRLS FOOTBALL 

YEAR 9/10 BOYS FOOTBALL 

YEAR 7 BOYS FOOTBALL 

YEAR 7 GIRLS NETBALL 

YEAR 8 GIRLS NETBALL 

YEAR 9/10 BOYS AND GIRLS BADMINTON 

YEAR 7 BOYS AND GIRLS BADMINTON 

YEAR 8 BOYS AND GIRLS HOCKEY 

VCE BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL 

YEAR 8 BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL 

YEAR 8 BOYS AND GIRLS TABLE TENNIS 

9/10 BOYS AND GIRLS FUTSAL 

YEAR 8 BOYS AND GIRLS FUTSAL 

Special congratulations to the following teams 

which represented our school in the District and 

NMR Finals: 

VCE BOYS AND GIRLS 

VOLLEYBALL 

YEAR 8 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 

VCE GIRLS SOCCER 

VCE GIRLS BADMINTON 

YEAR 8 BOYS AND 

GIRLS BADMINTON 

YEAR 7 GIRLS BADMINTON 

YEAR 9/10 GIRLS BADMINTON 

VCE BOYS FUTSAL 

(INDOOR SOCCER) 

YEAR 7 GIRLS FUTSAL 

(INDOOR SOCCER) 


FUTSAL (INDOOR SOCCER) 

NMR SWIMMING REPRESENTATIVE 

Marcus Chan 7B 

STATE ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVES 

Antoinette Fordjour: 100m Sprint and Shot Put 

Nouri Khalil: Shot Put 

I would like to thank and congratulate all coaches 

and students on their dedication and commitment 

to the Sport Program this year. 

Keep up the excellent work in 2018. 

Tony Todorovski 

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HEALTH AND PE 

REPORT 


It’s been another great year! Full of many exciting 

activities and programs. Programs Included: Self- 

Defence, Swimming and Water safety / Water 

Polo, Gymnastics (huge hit), various electives and 

excursions, health plays, Peer Support transition 

and RAP Program, Fitness Testing, Health & PE Day 

(October) to promote health and wellbeing, Year 11 

HHD Mercy Hospital excursion (viewing a placenta), 

Year 9&10 Outdoor Education excursions to wave 

pool, surfing, rock climbing and horse riding, 

just to name a few... 

YEAR 7 & 8 HEALTH PLAYS: 

As part of the year 7&8 Health Program, plays were 

presented by Brainstorm Productions and were of 

a high standard, with great messages portrayed. 

Year 7 viewed ‘The Hurting Game’ – A fast paced 

show that really captivated the students with 

realistic acting and clear anti-bullying messages. 

Year 8 viewed ‘Verbal Combat’ - Spotlight 

on cyber bullying, self-image, peer pressure, 

bystanders & resilience. 

‘Many powerful messages from both plays 

provoked thoughtful and relevant discussion 

among our students to continue to impact positive 

social change!!!' 

“IT’S BEEN ANOTHER GREAT 

YEAR! FULL OF MANY EXCITING 

ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS. ” 

PIERRE DE COUBERTIN AWARD – 

BRODIE COWIE-COCKER, YEAR 11 

Congratulations to Brodie Cowie-Cocker 

on being the recipient of the 2017 Pierre De 

Coubertin award, for achieving sporting excellence 

and demonstrating fantastic encouragement and 

leadership throughout his time at Reservoir High. 

Well done!!! 

LAST BUT NOT LEAST! 

I would really like to thank all of the Health, 

Physical Education, Sport and Recreation and 

Outdoor Education staff members: Mr Vass, Mr 

Forbes, Ms Zahra, Mr Todorovski, Ms Farrugia 

& Ms Rossini. We have been a dynamic and 

innovative team that really work so well together to 

continue to improve the health and wellbeing of our 

students, foster team work, promote leadership 

and improve students’ health literacy. 

This year we welcomed a new staff member, 

Ms. Britt who has been a magnificent asset to 

our department / school. I’d also like to thank 

our regular CRTs Mr Cross, Ms Abela and Mr 

Grozdanoski for their hard work this year. 

On behalf of our faculty, we would also like to 

thank all of the Reservoir High teachers for their 

help and support throughout the year and the 

teachers who assisted on Outdoor Education 

camps, Health & PE incursions, excursions, health 

plays and sporting activities. 

Mrs Toni Gray 

CHECK OUT THE 

MANY PHOTOS 

CAPTURING A FEW 

EXCITING MEMORIES 

FOR THE YEAR! 

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CLASS OF 8A 

YEAR 8 

REPORT 

2017 has been another memorable, fun and 

rewarding year for all of our Year 8 students. During 

Term 1 we visited the Melbourne Zoo to take part 

in a Zoo Education Program, focusing on the plight 

of Endangered Animals. Students took part in an 

education session with zoo keepers, where they 

learned about the many threats to our wildlife, 

and then voted on what animal they wished to 

support. After this session students completed 

a Zoo, Quest by following a trail around the zoo 

answering as many questions as they could. 

In Term 2, the focus turned to Humanities and 

life in medieval times. Many students and staff 

dressed up for our annual Medieval Day. Students 

attended a range of workshops covering crime 

and punishment, tournaments and troubadours, 

entertainment and castle life. Through these 

practical workshops students gained an insight 

into life in the Middle Ages. 

Term 3 saw classes engage in Future Focus Day, 

a career orientated exploration day, where students 

could consider and investigate possible future 

pathways. A REACH session was included in the 

day, which considered respectful relationships 

with peers and Beth King, a lawyer from Darebin 

Community Legal Centre educated students with 

regard to cyber bullying, sexting and the law. In 

Term 4 students visited La Trobe University to spend 

the day as a “university student”. Students took 

part in robotic and engineering sessions, before 

spending time investigating the grounds and the 

many sculptures found on the campus. Watermarc 

again proved to be a highlight. Students practised 

their swimming skills and celebrated the end of 

their time in the Junior School. 

Along with all of the above activities, our Year 8s 

have worked hard academically, to achieve their 

set goals. Year 8s have been actively involved in the 

Athletic sports, interschool sport, the Production, 

Wakakirri and performance nights. Our Year 8 

sporting teams represented the school with great 

pride and displayed excellent sportsmanship. Our 

SRC has been active with our Junior School Leaders 

providing feedback and representing the views of 

their peers in the SRC forum. 

“2017 HAS BEEN ANOTHER 

MEMORABLE, FUN AND 

REWARDING YEAR FOR ALL 

OUR YEAR 8 STUDENTS” 

It has been a pleasure to be the co-ordinator of this 

cohort and I would like to wish all Year 8 students 

well as they transition to the Middle School. Thank 

you, also, to all teachers for their tireless efforts 

in giving every student the opportunity to achieve 

their best. A big thank you to Darryl Forbes (Head 

of the Junior School) and Tammy Baines (Junior 

School Office Manager) for their personal and 

ongoing support and to Lea Volpe and Mark Jessup 

for their continued support and involvement with 

this cohort. Finally thanks go to all parents and 

guardians for your support of our endeavours with 

your children. 

Ros Pizzey 

CLASS OF 8B 

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CLASS OF 8C 

CLASS OF 8E 

CLASS OF 8D 


RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

Literacy 

Numeracy 

Program 

Dissecting 

an Eye! 

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"THIS YEAR IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT! WE ENJOYED 

VISITS FROM AUTHOR AND SOCIAL COMMENTATOR, 

CATHERINE DEVENY AND SIG WEMYSS, WHO WERE 

VERY ENTERTAINING." 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

Literacy week is a highlight of the school year. 

This year it did not disappoint! We enjoyed visits 

from author and social commentator, Catherine 

Deveny and Sig Wemyss, who were very entertaining. 

As a part of our contribution to Indigenous literacy, 

we also had the Great Book Swap, which raised 

money and gave everyone a chance to recycle 

old favourites and acquire new books. 

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Seal Report 

OUR SELECT ENTRY 

ACCELERATED LEARNING 

STUDENTS SHONE BRIGHT 

AS DIAMONDS AT RESERVOIR 

HIGH SCHOOL IN 2017. 

At all levels, students engaged meaningfully 

in the curriculum. I delighted in seeing the 

smiling and eager faces of our Year 7 students; 

the cautious but enthusiastic approach of Year 8; 

the experienced and dedicated efforts of Year 9; 

and, for our Year 10s - it was in their commitment 

to their studies and their striving for excellence 

that I took the most satisfaction. 

Excursions, incursions, activities and special 

projects allowed SEAL students to share and 

grow in dynamic and interesting ways. This 

year, we have participated in: 

-- 

The Australian Maths Competition 

-- 

Debating Association of Victoria’s Junior 

School Debating program 

-- 

Cultural experience at the Melbourne 

Museum ‘Love and Sorrow’ 

KWONG LEE DOW 

YOUNG SCHOLARSHIP 

It gives me great pleasure to 

announce Jenni Vu as RHS 

2018 Kwong Lee Dow Young 

Scholarship Award winner. Jenni is 

a diligent and hardworking student, 

I am confident that Jenni will be a 

fine ambassador for RHS. 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

-- 

The inaugural TAASS Day of Innovation at 

Melbourne University, offering fascinating 

workshops such as: Engineers Without Borders, 

Climate Impacts & Designing a Path to a 

Sustainable Planet. 

-- 

Enhanced Science Program hosted 

by La Trobe University 

-- 

The Australian History Competition 

-- 

TAASS Hub Exploration- Melbourne Museum. 

8D students represented Reservoir High School 

-- 

Melbourne University Kwong Lee Dow Young 

Scholarship Program, offering high-achieving 

students the opportunity to engage with the 

University through a program of events and 

activities 

I feel so fortunate to be involved in the education 

of these wonderful students. My thanks to them all, 

as well as to the SEAL staff, for the commitment 

they show in helping our young people to achieve 

academic excellence. 

We will continue to foster the gifts and talents 

of our SEAL students in 2018 by offering a range 

of programs and initiatives designed to cater for 

their specific needs. 

Giovanna Hill 

“LOGIC WILL TAKE 

YOU FROM A TO 

Z; IMAGINATION 

WILL TAKE YOU 

EVERYWHERE.” 

– ALBERT EINSTEIN 

SEAL HUB EXPLORATION 

Buzzing with excitement, our class of 8D 

entered Melbourne Museum alongside 

Ms Rigoni and Mrs Hill. We felt honoured 

that we had been chosen to help organise 

a top-secret museum exhibition and 

were delighted to be meeting other SEAL 

students from Brunswick Secondary 

and Buckley Park. When we arrived, we 

were ushered into a conference room. 

The day was divided into two sessions, 

the Towards Zero campaign, where we 

worked closely with innovative designers 

from the TAC and event planners 

about an upcoming exhibition and the 

Promotional Campaign, where we created 

a video encouraging museum guests to 

visit the Milarri Gardens. 

We were able to mingle and brainstorm 

with creative, passionate, not to mention 

friendly fellow SEAL students, which was 

great because we were all like-minded 

and shared our ideas with enthusiasm. It 

felt exhilarating being a part of such an 

exclusive and very important process, 

especially because we got to do it with 

people who were in the SEAL programjust 

like us! 

As the day came to an end, we exchanged 

numbers with our awesome new friends 

and boarded the tram, reflecting on the 

wonderful experience we’d just had. 

ALISHA VERGA 8D 

LOVE AND SORROW REPORT 

On Monday, June 5th, 2017, the Year 9 

SEAL Humanities class visited the “Love 

and Sorrow” exhibition at the Melbourne 

Museum. The class just recently finished 

studying the First World War and was 

thrilled to go and visit an exhibition 

dedicated to the Great War. The unit was 

mainly focused on the impacts of the war 

on not only the nations, as a whole, nor 

on Australia’s involvement in it, but also 

on individual soldiers and their families 

back at home. Before departure, we were 

all aware of the emotional rollercoaster 

ahead. From what we studied prior to 

the excursion, many of the things left 

behind, like the letters, poems, medals 

and medical equipment represented a 

tragic backstory which could never be 

forgotten. The exhibition itself was merely 

a five to ten minute trip, but many of us 

found ourselves lost in those pages and 

artefacts, the words left behind by sons 

and fathers, and we stayed there, staring 

for several minutes. The connection to 

each and every one of the displays was 

incredible and a few of us could not help 

but shed a tear. It was truly an amazing 

journey for us and we could not have 

hoped for more. 

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YEAR 89 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

YR 9 DRAMA AND 

DANCE NIGHT 

OPTIONS DAY 2017 

REPORT 

“IT WAS A DELIGHT TO SEE 

MANY OF OUR STUDENTS 

RECEIVE AWARDS FOR THEIR 

ACADEMIC RESULTS ” 

Hello all, 

Another year has flown by with many 

exciting events having occurred. 

Our new cohort at the start of the year took a 

little while to settle into the routine of ‘The Middle 

School’, with very pleasing results. We now have a 

group of mature young adults and we look forward 

to seeing them continuing to progress in all areas. 

During the year the Year 9s went on the 

Williamstown excursion to ‘Tall Ships’, where they 

experienced a taste of life from the past, seeing the 

conditions and ways of sailing a ship from the olden 

days. Our students were then able to view the 

sights and shops of Docklands. 

To further our students’ maturity we were 

involved in the ‘Respectful Relationships’ program. 

Our students gave very thoughtful and honest 

responses to the various topics covered. 

In Term 3 we had our Principal Awards. It was a 

delight to see many of our students receive awards 

for their Academic results and also Exemplary 

Attitude to Learning Awards, for those who strive 

to better their education. It was also a good chance 

to find out more about the interests and career 

aspirations of those students. 

There was the process this year regarding course 

counselling where students met with their 

counsellor at least twice before making their 

subject selections. We then had subject selection 

afternoon where students had to make a decision 

about their future and make appropriate subject 

choices to achieve their future career pathways. 

This year some of our Year 9 students were able to 

attend ‘Heroes’ Day’ at the REACH foundation. This 

is a chance for students to meet with other students 

and find the inner strengths within them. Students 

found this a most rewarding and emotionally 

developing experience. 

Our students were lucky to be involved with a ‘Skills’ 

presentation from La Trobe University, through our 

School Partnership Program. This program gives 

them an insight into how to organise their time and 

prepare for exams. Hopefully this activity will embed 

these skills, which are essential for later years. 

Some of our students have been involved in 

numerous sporting events throughout the year. 

Many Year 9 students represented Reservoir 

“WE NOW HAVE A GROUP OF 

MATURE YOUNG ADULTS AND 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING 

THEM CONTINUING TO PROGRESS 

IN ALL AREAS. ” 

High in interschool sport competitions. We 

also had a number of our Year 9 students in our 

fantastic Production of ‘The Amazing Race, a 

Dance Extravaganza’. It was a pleasure to watch 

and see how they gave their all and represented 

their various cultures. 

We had one student, Connor Koops, attend 

the School for Student Leadership this year. He 

attended in Term 1 and has developed confidence, 

leadership skills and team building skills, which are 

also essential life skills. 

In Term 4 we ran the Peer Support training 

program. A group of selected students who show 

leadership abilities have been trained to be Peer 

Support Leaders to the new Year 7 students, to 

help them settle into life in Secondary School. 

The day of training gave students a chance to show 

their strengths and their abilities to work in group 

situations and to be good leaders. 

We from the Middle School, myself, Mrs Elaine 

Guerra, Mr Nick Vass, Mrs Tammy Di Marco and 

Ms Lea Volpe have been very pleased with our 

year’s achievements and we look forward to seeing 

you back at Reservoir High in 2018 in the Middle 

School, as Year 10 Students 

Mrs Elaine Guerra 

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CINDY, CHARLOTTE, 

STEPHANIE AND JASMINE. 

YEAR 9 SEAL 

GO TO LA TROBE 

UNIVERSITY 

CLASS OF 9A 

For the fourth year, the 9D class 

have participated in an intensive 

science experience at La Trobe 

University. Over three days 

students had practical classes 

and lectures from La Trobe staff 

in electromagnetism, vision, 

bacteria growth and writing a 

virtual reality program. This 

was followed up with a visit by 

Dr Marcel Jackson, who came to 

our school to present a talk on 

the relationship between maths and 

music. The students were required 

to produce a presentation on a 

selection of these topics. 

This is a very valuable experience 

and complements the school's Uni- 

Bridges program and our involvement 

with La Trobe University. 

Tony Marcus 

DEBATING: 

A STUDENT REFLECTION 

This year, 7D students represented 

Reservoir High School yet again for the 

5 week Junior School Debating program, 

run by Debating Association of Victoria. 

During the program, we gained and 

developed many skills, including: the 

ability to speak with confidence and to 

be able to think and react quickly for 

rebuttals, the ability to think and react on 

our feet, which was a hard skill to develop, 

as there is a high level of pressure and 

limited time. We also developed great 

confidence in our ability to think logically. 

Additionally, during these debates we 

showed sportsmanship and leadership 

skills towards our team members and 

fellow debaters. During this program, we 

have developed many fond memories and 

gained valuable skills which we will carry 

for the rest of our lives. 

CLASS OF 9B 

CLASS OF 

YEAR 9 

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CLASS OF 9C 

CLASS OF 9E 

CLASS OF 9D 


Wakakirri 

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Tall Ships 

MATHS 

REPORT 

This year, 2017, has been another year filled 

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As happens annually, our Year 9 

students attended the ‘Tall Ships’. 

The weather was kind to us when 

it counted, so students were able 

to experience life on an original 

sailing ship, a part of Melbourne’s 

founding history, The Enterprize. 

Students were able to steer, hoist 

the sails and explore the interior 

of this wonderful replica ship. 


with engaging mathematical challenges and 

achievements made possible through the hard 

work and dedication of the mathematics teachers. 

I thank them for their professionalism, enthusiasm 

and relentless effort and work. 

Our mathematics students are to be commended 

for their efforts and achievements throughout this 

year. They have participated in their classes and 

The following report is from Cathy 

Liu 9D. Cathy’s invitation to attend 

the digit program was the result of her 

obtaining the top mark for The Australian 

Mathematics Competition in 2016. 

Cathy’s result was in the top 3% nationally. 

Well done Cathy! 

This year, I was honoured enough to 

attend two camps as part of the newly 

established ‘digIT’ program. There 

were many people who attended 

from all across Australia, and this year 

we all met up in Sydney. The camp 

essentially revolved around IT, and all 

the technologies that we human beings 

have created and utilized. We sat through 

many lectures, as well as having guest 

speakers present to us their life stories 

and of course, hands on experience as we 

controlled robots and even paid a visit to 

the Google HQ in Sydney, to explore how 

the people at the world’s largest search 

engine worked. The food they provided 

to us was also magnificent. It was truly 

a great experience. 

CATHY LIU 9D 

most, if not all, have achieved successful outcomes. 

The mathematics they have learnt in their classes 

this year will live with them throughout their lives 

and they will build upon the knowledge and skills 

they have acquired. All of our students will use 

mathematics in some form or another through 

the course of their lives. 

There have been several successful events and 

outcomes to be celebrated by the Mathematics 

Faculty, but there are so many worthy students 

to acknowledge for their achievements that room 

here does not permit. In fear of omitting a worthy 

student or two, I err on the side of caution and 

celebrate their achievements collectively. 

Congratulations to all students who 

participated in the following: 

- The Australian Mathematics Competition 

- The DigIT Program 

- Mathletics 

I especially want to acknowledge the Year 

12 Mathematics students and congratulate 

them on their achievements during the hardest 

academic year of their schooling life thus far. 

The entire Mathematics Faculty wish our Year 

12 students a very successful future; may the 

numbers add up in your favour. 

On behalf of the entire Mathematics Faculty, 

I congratulate all of our students and wish them 

a very successful mathematics year in 2018. 

P.Vassis 


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Advance camps 

ADVANCE 

REPORT 


“IT HAS BEEN AN AWESOME 

YEAR FOR OUR YEAR 9 ADVANCE 

STUDENTS. DURING TERM 1, 

STUDENTS PREPARED FOR OUR 

DUKE OF EDINBURGH PRACTICE 

CAMP AT BARJARG. ” 

It has been an awesome year for our Year 9 

Advance students. During Term 1, students 

prepared for our Duke of Edinburgh practice camp 

at Barjarg. Students learned how to put up their 

tents, cook on a trangia, read maps and look after 

themselves in the bush. The five days on camp were 

exciting and exhausting, with students taking part in 

hiking or bike riding in the Strathbogie ranges, team 

work challenges and water activities. This camp 

prepared them for our qualifying expedition at 

Murrindindi in November. 

Students have also worked hard to complete 

their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. They 

have developed their project management skills, 

public speaking abilities and volunteered and 

run activities at Latrobe Village, including a Trivia 

Night, International Afternoon Tea and Christmas 

celebration. A highlight was the book which we 

created after interviewing residents at the Village. 

Students learned about what life was like for the 

residents when they were growing up. Each student 

wrote up a brief history of the lovely resident whom 

they had interviewed. All students qualified for a 

Certificate 11 in First Aid. As well as doing all of this 

hard work, students had fun as they developed selfconfidence 

and leadership skills. 

Tony Marcus 

and Ros Pizzey 

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RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

YEAR 10 

CLASS OF 10A 

YEAR 10 FORMAL 

REPOrT 

I lost my shirt, I pawned my rings 

I’ve done all the dumb things. 

And I get all your good advice 

It doesn’t stop me from going through 

these things twice 

I see the knives out, I turn my back 

I hear the train coming, I stay right 

on that track 

“Dumb Things” – Paul Kelly 

Amazingly, by Term 4, our conversations went from 

silliness to what jobs we wanted to do, married life, 

partners, political debates and views. All varying 

opinions were heard and tolerated - a sign that 

we were maturing, becoming more accepting 

and ready to move onto Senior School. 

You might be asking how does 

this song relate to our year 10s? 

And……if it does how dare you call 

my son or daughter dumb!!! 

Please let me explain. 

As the year meandered along, our cohort began to 

gel and work harmoniously; we understood that it 

is ok to be different, in fact it is celebrated and we 

saw fewer and fewer issues arising, replaced with 

more care and support for each other. Communal 

responsibility became our mantra as we looked to 

contribute positively in all areas of school life. 

CLASS OF 10B 

CLASS OF 

YEAR 10 

In year 10, doing dumb things can be fun……. 

so much fun! How do I know this? And why 

am I seemingly endorsing this? 

Schools, we are told, are for building and 

promoting learning. What I have found with our 

year 10s, this year, is that there is no greater way 

to learn than by making mistakes and reflecting 

upon your own actions, so you can then learn and 

become better for the experience. Now, some of 

us, as famously noted by Paul Kelly, take longer to 

learn from our mistakes than others. Some of our 

year 10s, seemingly, never made a mistake all year 

- so good were they! 

Numerous lunchtimes I have spent this year with a 

group of my maverick boys, who amused me with 

their tales of silliness and crazy antics. I sat there 

and realised, as the year went on, that they, too, 

began to see that the “mucking around” and so 

called fun needed to be reined in and if we overstep 

the mark we need to learn from this. 

We noticed that fulfilling roles, such as peer support 

leadership, refereeing, umpiring and participation 

in school events all gave us a sense of satisfaction 

by assisting those in need and passing on our 

knowledge and experience to our younger peers. 

Next year we move on into VCAL / VCE. Some of us 

are moving on to other educational establishments. 

We take with us four years of memories, beginning 

back in year 7 up to now. As Paul Kelly famously 

sang “I go leaps and bounds”, the dumb things are 

not forgotten but looked back on as markers for 

learning….. and the odd laugh. 

Good luck in the Senior School. Please come 

back and visit us in the Middle School. 

Kind regards 

Mr Nick Vass 

Ms Elaine Guerra 

Ms Tammy Dimarco 

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CLASS OF 10C 

CLASS OF 10E 

CLASS OF 10D 


Options Day 


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YEAR 10 

OUTDOOR 

SCIENCE FAIR 

EDUCATION 

REPORT 

A large number of our students were able to see 

the Melbourne production of Kinky Boots. Tickets 

were generously donated by Callum Francis, or 

Lola, as he is known in the play. Our students 

loved the show and were surprised when they 

had the chance to meet Callum and the other 

lead, Toby Francis, at the stage door at the end 

of the evening. Twenty-four hours later the whole 

school was treated to a visit from fifteen of the 

cast members, when they participated in our Fair 

Go Sport Athletics Day. They spent three and half 

hours joining in the activities with us. 

We were contacted by the ABC and they made 

two documentaries about our visit to the theatre 

and the cast visit to Fair Go Sport Athletics Day. 

Darebin won the trophy, with a total of 1069 points. 

Many thanks to Mr Todorovski and his PE/Sport staff 

who spent many hours preparing for the day. Also 

thanks to all staff who worked together to enable 

the day to run so smoothly. A special mention 

should go to Mr George Lyras who broadcasted 

the day with such aplomb! 

We thank our Fair Go Sport Ambassadors for 

their work leading up to the event. Our Flash 

Mob students created a dynamic and spectacular 

opening to our special day. The cast from Kinky 

Boots were very impressed with their level of 

skill and commitment. 

Menekse Ozdemir 

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PERFORMING ARTS & 

PRODUCTION REPORT 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

“CONGRATULATION TO 

ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED 

TO THE PERFORMING ARTS 

THIS YEAR! AS USUAL, 

YOU HAVE DONE US PROUD!” 

PRODUCTION 

The always anticipated 

Reservoir High Production was in 

two parts this year – ‘One Servant 

Two Masters’ and ‘The Amazing 

Race’. Throughout the show, great 

performances were given by Tommy 

Reservoir High competed for the third time in 

Wakakirri. As we had finished in the finals in the 

two previous years, we were able to compete 

in the top division. After challenging heats, at 

The Clock Tower in Moonee Ponds, we made it 

through as one of the four Division 1 teams. In a 

hard-fought final, we became Victorian ‘Story of 

the Year’ Champions. All up, we officially finished 

in the top four in Australia. Many thanks to Tommy 

Nguyen, Damian Seddon and Vivian Than, as well 

as our senior performers, who choreographed, 

performed in and drove the entire experience. 

Damian and Michael Russo also performed 

professionally in a production of ‘Lord of the 

Flies’. On top of that, Damian won a prize for his 

participation in the Melbourne Fringe Festival. 

Former student, Victoria Canning and Damian, 

Tehyali Malone and Simone Ethevi all performed 

in a production of ‘Vessel’, in the Outer Urban 

Project. Our senior Theatre Studies class 

performed ‘Metamorphosis’ to great acclaim. 

Lai, Michael Russo, Vivian Than 

and Frances Abou-Ghailoum in ‘One 

Servant Two Masters’. A highlight 

of ‘The Amazing Race’ was the 

senior VCE Dance class’s ‘New 

York’ performance. During the 

show, many performers doubled 

up as competitors in the ‘Race’ 

around the world, portraying our 

wonderfully multi-cultural cast 

and Community. 

We acknowledge the participation 

of all involved, both front and 

back of house. Every one of you 

is crucial to our success. 

Ian (Willo) Wilson 

Congratulation to all who contributed to 

the Performing Arts this year! As usual, 

you have done us proud! 

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RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

THE ARTS 

The art department has had another busy year with 

lots of great work being produced as you can see 

from the work surrounding this article. We had 

a number of excursions, with the senior art class 

visiting the Top Arts Exhibition at NGVA and ‘Future 

Eaters’ sculpture exhibition at MUMA in preparation 

for their VCE exam. The Visual Communication 

design students went to Top Designs and attended 

the Design Big Day Out. 

We have had regular displays of student work 

around the school culminating in the art show 

which we held at in the PAC this year so that more 

parents would get to see the work and so that we 

could showcase a lot more of the amazing pieces 

that have been produced. 

Tyra Seddon and Vanessa Vun completed portraits 

for the Centenarians Project, where 100 portraits 

were produced, by 100 teenagers, of people who 

are over 100. They were displayed in an exhibition 

at the Meat Market Craft Centre along with stories 

they wrote of the people they met. It was a truly 

amazing event and one I will never forget. The 

students will remember the experience and the 

advice that was given to them for ever. Vanessa’s 

Denis said you have to grab onto things to give life 

a real go and Tyra was amazed that someone could 

be so pretty when they are 104. 

I would like to thank the teachers and 

students for all their hard work. 

Heather Wilson 

REPORT 

“WE HAVE HAD REGULAR 

DISPLAYS OF STUDENT 

WORK AROUND THE 

SCHOOL CULMINATING 

IN THE ART SHOW” 

Dennis 

On the 4th of July I had the pleasure of 

meeting Kathleen, the centenarian I was 

assigned to draw. Her life has been filled 

with blessings. Although she is a little 

camera shy, speaking to her gave me a 

perspective of what 104 years can consist 

of for one person. Born in 1913, Kathleen 

spent the first 20 or so years living on 

a farm with her parents and 5 brothers. 

She got married and had two children. 

I had the pleasure of meeting her 

daughter, who is now in her 80’s, and has 

maintained a youthful and beautiful spirit. 

Kathleen has been through many losses 

in her years sadly, however that has not 

stopped her from having fun and playing 

games with her friends. She moved 

to Preston later on in her life, and has 

been blessed with many grandchildren, 

and great-grandchildren. Kathleen’s 

personality shines bright, she loves 

to laugh, talk about her grandchildren 

and great-grandchildren. 

Upon meeting her, I was nervous. I was 

unsure if she would want to talk or if 

she'd like me. But when my teacher and 

I walked into her room, she greeted us 

in such a friendly manner. For the whole 

interview I just wanted to sit and watch 

her reminisce about her past and how 

she ended up living near Murray Road, 

Preston and then in the nursing home in 

Reservoir. It was such a surprise to hear 

her mention the streets that I currently 

live near and how she knew people living 

behind the building opposite my primary 

school. Her fragile appearance did not 

stop her telling me about her birthday and 

how she got a tiara and celebrated with 

her friends at the nursing home. Meeting 

Kathleen is definitely soul-healing, since 

her personality is so loving and her stories 

can entertain you for the whole day. 

Tyra Seddon 

Kathleen Suffern 

Dennis is 101 years old, which means he 

has lived for more than over a century. 

He was born in London, England and 

moved to Australia by ship which took 

many weeks. Dennis was around just after 

World War 1 had ended and experienced 

all of World War 2 which he had fought 

in as a solider. A fond memory of his is 

when he was looking for fish to catch 

and came across a young aboriginal boy 

who impressed Dennis with his advanced 

skills in catching fish with his bare hands. 

Advice Dennis would give to the younger 

generation is 'The more effort you put in, 

the more you would get out of it' and to 

'Put your back into whatever you do in life 

and keep moving forward.' What I learnt 

from this project is that for a majority of 

Dennis's life he had a very positive outlook 

and attitude towards life and loved every 

moment of it, whether he was sad, angry 

or happy. Even speaking to Dennis could 

boost your mood because he is still very 

cheerful and jolly today. So something I 

took away from this is to always spread 

love and positivity no matter what the 

situation is, because the chances are you 

could possibly make someone's day by a 

simple act of love and happiness. Which 

is the key to a long and happy life. 

Vanessa Vun 

Kathleen 

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ART 

SHOW 


YeaR 10 

FoRmal 

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HOME ECONOMICS & 

TEXTILES REPORT 

“IT WAS VERY INTERESTING 

TO SEE THE CHINESE STUDENTS 

WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH 

THEIR HOST STUDENTS AND 

EXCHANGING IDEAS” 

2017 has been a very busy and productive year. 

During the 1st Semester we hosted the Grade 5 

students from neighbouring primary schools. These 

students completed a hands-on lesson, where 

they each prepared a batch of truffles and then 

decoratively packaged them to take home. 

The electives at the Middle Years were very 

popular. The Cake Decorating students practised 

such skills as piping, beating egg whites for 

meringues and decorating large and small cakes 

with different types of icing. Year 9 International 

Foods has given all students a very diverse and 

cultural experience, as the students cooked dishes 

relative to the country being studied. In Party 

Food, students investigated the many different 

types of celebrations that are held during the year 

and produced food that is suitable to serve at 

these functions. In junior classes, the Year 7 and 8 

students are involved in learning basic skills, as they 

work through demonstrations, the reading of recipe 

sheets and taking pride in the finished product. 

During Term 3, when the Chinese students from 

our sister school visited, we were fortunate to have 

a practical class. It was very interesting to see the 

Chinese students working side by side with their 

host students and exchanging ideas. 

Through Terms 2, 3 and early in Term 4, we see 

parents with their children who come along to 

view the school and its suitability for their children’s 

education. This is good experience for the Home 

Economics students, to have people speaking to 

them while they are working. 

December will see the Year 7 Orientation day, 

which is very exciting for the new students as they 

get an introduction to the school, its curriculum 

and, in Home Economics, to prepare a recipe. 

In Year 7 Textiles, the students learned how to 

measure accurately and to use the sewing machine 

safely when they constructed a cushion and a 

patchwork hot pad. 

Helen 

Robinson 

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CAREERS REPORT 

UNI BRIDGES REPORT 


2017 has been crazy busy as the Careers Program 

continued its expansion across all year levels. There 

is not enough space and time to relate to you in 

detail everything we have done, or attempted to do, 

so a big picture ‘sweep’ of what has happened this 

year will have to suffice. Some of our offerings this 

year were as follows: 

-- 

Yr 10 Work Experience 

-- 

Vocational Education & Training (VET) 

Programs for Yrs 10, 11 & 12 

-- 

Yrs. 7-12 Online Managed Individual Programs 

-- 

Tracking of previous Yr 12s - employment/ 

apprenticeships/Higher Education etc... 

-- 

Yr 11 Options Day- a full day at La 

Trobe University exploring possibilities 

for post‐secondary 

-- 

Yr 10 Step Up Evening 

-- 

Yr 9 Stepping Stones 

-- 

Assisting students to find part 

time or casual employment 

-- 

Careers Counselling of individual 

students on a case by case basis 

-- 

Assisting past students with careers advice 

-- 

Subject Course Counselling 

for Yrs 9-10, 10‐11 & 11-12 

-- 

Resumé writing 

-- 

Open Days at Higher Education Institutions 

-- 

‘Careers Café’-guest speakers at lunchtime 

-- 

Yr 10 Portfolio Interviews 

-- 

Yr 10-11 VCAL Interviews 

-- 

Y8 Careers Focus Day 

-- 

Tertiary Information Session 

at La Trobe University 

-- 

VTAC Parent Briefing Evening 

-- 

Yr 12 VTAC Preference Counselling 

-- 

SEAS Counselling 

-- 

Yr 12 Scholarships 

-- 

Membership of professional bodies including 

CEAV & MDCN at NMVC 

Highlights in this year’s Careers Report are the 

Year 10 Work Experience. The feedback from 

employers was positive and satisfying – well done 

Year 10! Another area of pathways and providing 

stimulating career direction was our Options Day 

at La Trobe for Year 11. Inspirational speakers Dr 

Michael O’Keefe from La Trobe University and Sasha 

Kaluri inspired us with their Careers journeys. We 

were pleased to see the students make the most of 

this opportunity. And, finally, our Year 12s showed 

engagement at the crucial time of their busy year, 

in getting their VTAC preferences right. Great work! 

Thanks so much, staff and students, for making 

Careers perform at its best. 

Good luck to all students completing exams, 

attending job interviews, moving on to other 

pathways or higher education studies. Remember 

the road to success is not always easy to navigate, 

but with some hard work, drive, determination and 

passion it’s possible to achieve your dream. 


Peter Devine 

Defence 

Force 

2017 HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY 

ONE FOR OUR UNI BRIDGES 

PROGRAM. STUDENTS FROM 

YEARS 10, 11 AND 12 HAVE 

ATTENDED A VARIETY OF 

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT 

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY. 

yr 10 Work 

Expeirience 

Year 10 and 11 students have set up digital 

portfolios, using padlet, in which they save 

and reflect upon all their Uni Bridges outreach 

work across their English, Maths and Science 

subjects. Congratulations to our final 7 capstone 

applicants who delivered impressive presentations 

to the panel. Uni Bridges provides wonderful 

opportunities to our students and is part of our 

ever strengthening relationship with La Trobe 

University. Well done to everyone who has 

embraced and participated in this program. 

Many thanks to those who have supported 

me in my role as Uni Bridges coordinator. 

Liz Rigoni 

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Halloween 

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2017 YEARBOOK PAGE 64

SenioR School 

Report 

The Senior School welcomed Ken Sinderberry 

as Senior School leader and the students have 

responded to his tactics very positively. He was 

most impressed by the friendly welcome he 

received from all of us. Another great year of 

hard work and high results from many students 

has been achieved. Teachers are very dedicated 

and give extra time for assistance, support and 

encouragement so that we get the best possible 

results. The study hall has been a pleasant learning 

environment, with students working productively 

and presenting themselves well, as excellent role 

models for the entire school. Once again, we 

have a great number of candidates who have 

applied for the position of School Captain. This is 

a demonstration of the commitment that senior 

students have to the school. The Captains this 

year have been hard working, respected by their 

teachers, peers and especially by the members of 

the School Council, where they raised a number 

of important issues on behalf of the students. 

Ken Sinderberry, Nina 

Rossini, Lorraine Cross 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

“ANOTHER GREAT YEAR OF HARD 

WORK AND HIGH RESULTS FROM 

MANY STUDENTS HAS BEEN 

ACHIEVED.” 

DR LIVESEY RECIPIENTS, 

CLASS OF 2016 

Linh Nguyen, Enci Li and Edison 

Lui were the recipients of the 

Dr Livesey Scholarship, for their 

hard work and academic excellence 

in 2016. Well done to these 

worthy recipients. 

‘LORD OF THE FLIES’ PERFORMANCE 

Damian Seddon and Michael 

Russo were cast members of a 

professional performance at The Arts 

Centre followed by an interview with 

Danni Minogue for The Project and for 

The Age newspaper. 

SCHOOL PRODUCTION, MADE UP OF 

TWO PARTS – ‘ONE SERVANT, TWO 

MASTERS’ AND ‘THE AMAZING RACE’ 

A high number of senior students 

led the production in all aspects 

of stagecraft with excellent 

results. The audience was 

enthralled by the comedy, dance 

skills and colourful costumes. 

WAKAKIRRI 

Our story of the tragedy of people 

escaping their war-torn country 

was initiated by senior students 

and earned our school first place 

in the Victorian heats and second 

place in the state-wide finals. 

An amazing achievement. 

THEATRE STUDIES PERFORMANCE 

OF ‘METAMORPHOSIS’ 

A thoroughly professional 

performance from our aspiring 

actors and designers. 

FILM NIGHT 

A wonderful night at the 

Performing Arts Centre, 

transformed into a cinema, with 

the Year 12 students and teachers 

KEY EVENTS 

GRADUATION EVENING 

This was the first time we held 

it in the evening and it was 

standing room only! 

EXCURSION TO THE ABC ‘Q AND A’ 

PROGRAM AS AUDIENCE MEMBERS 

Global Politics and Legal Studies 

students were invited to be in the 

audience for the filming of Q & A and 

to present questions to the panel. 

R U OK? DAY 

R U OK? Day was introduced to 

Reservoir High School this year, 

with the targeted audience being 

the Senior School students, in 

particular the year 12 students. 

During a busy and stressful 

Term 3, taking stock of mental 

wellbeing is very important and 

asking the question ‘are you okay?’ 

can mean the world to some people. 

The day was a success in the study 

hall, with activities and a group 

lunch. In 2018 we look forward to 

a bigger and better R U OK? DAY, 

across the whole school. 

LA TROBE VCE PLUS ACADEMIC 

EXCELLENCE AWARD 

Tim Mandilas was one of 

nine students to be presented 

with the award at a ceremony 

at La Trobe University. 

VET INDUSTRY AWARD 

Frances Abou-Ghallioum, for her 

excellent work at KFC in her work 

place training assessment, was 

presented with this award, at a 

ceremony held at Crown Palladium. 

enjoying the film ‘Baby Driver’. 

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International 

Week posters 

CLASS OF 11A 

CLASS OF 11B 

CLASS OF 

YEAR 11 

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RECIPIENTS, 2017 

CLASS OF 11C 

CLASS OF 11E 

CLASS OF 11D 


DR STEPHEN 

LIVESEY AWARD 

CONGRATULATIONS TO 

ENCI LI, EDISON LIU 

AND LINH NGUYEN 

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Year 12 

CREW MEMBER RECORDS 

12A 

Takudzwa 

Mutezo 

Mia 

Petrovic 

Michael 

Russo 

Damian 

Seddon 

12B 

Kyle 

Bond 

Nikita 

Carolan - Gibbs 

Teng 

Chen 

Ty 

Doan Le 

Henry 

Truong 

Marnie 

Tsimiklis 

Kathryn 

Walkeden 

Frances 

Abou-Ghalioum 

Simone 

Etheve 

Stefan 

Gligorevic 

Jasper 

Hayward 

Jack 

Kay 

Hafsa 

Ahmed 

Haider 

Ali 

Lawra 

Alkalame 

Lavanya 

Arivalagan 

Chelsea 

Kouyoumtzoglou 

Slave 

Leskaroski 

Pratistha 

Maharjan 

Tehyali 

Malone 

Balquis 

Azlan 

Hassan 

Hassan 

Caitlyn 

Haynes 

Zaakira 

Hussein 

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Nora 

lkaposi 

Clara 

Karnawat 

Obaid 

Khalil 

Rachel 

Knape 

Tommy 

Lai 

Savina 

Mavrommatis 

Sainab 

Mumin 

Jenny 

Nguyen 

Susi 

O'Donnell 

Kirti 

Patil 

Amandeep 

Singh 

Helena 

Vun 

Kiahni 

Atkinson-Brown 

Marmik 

Bhavsar 

Jayde 

Burnett 

12C 

Vivien 

Dao 

Alana 

Dimitrioski 

Lynette 

Falefai 

Alaa 

Ibrahim 

Michael 

Kepa-Stoduto 

Malachi 

Kere 

Vanessa 

Lupiya 

Tim 

Mandilas 

Estelle 

Marie 

Adrian 

Marnik 

Leilani 

Murphy 

Salas 

Musa 

Ryan 

Nguyen 

Kristian 

Pop-Aleksandar 

Chehani 

Rajapakse 

Sunny 

Salioski 

Andy 

Tran 

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RESERVOIR HIGH SCHOOL

12E 

12V 

Matthew 

Yacoub 

Sarina 

Bolouri 

Tien 

Bui 

Sara 

Fiasco 

Rayan 

Abusud 

Taylor 

Albrecht 

James 

Chen 

Tahlia 

Dow 

Parham 

Ghasemi 

Mark 

Han 

Jack 

Koah 

Jun 

Li 

Jeremiah 

loane 

Kobe 

King 

Katerina 

Nikolovska 

Shania 

Shanahan 

GRADE 5 DAY 

Nael 

Mehasen 

Giang 

Nguyen 

Samira 

Qalib 

Ahmad 

Saeed 

Max 

Shaw Foudoulis 

Ahmed 

Tooyo 

Farida 

Sharifi 

Pred 

Teeruthroy 

Jaslene 

Tran 

Ngoc 

Vo 

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RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

A VISIT FROM 

ALADDIN 

YEAR 12 

ACMI EXCURSION 

PAGE 77 RESERVOIR HIGH SCHOOL 2017 YEARBOOK 

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INTERNATIONAL 

STUDENT REPORT 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

The 2017 school year has been jam-packed with 

activities and achievements for our cohort of 

International Students. From meeting the Governor 

for a ‘Welcome’ event at Government House, to 

sharing a memorable Fair Go Sports Day with the 

cast of Kinky Boots, to being one of four Victorian 

schools chosen to attend the Experience Victoria 

excursions. This year has also seen Tien Bui as our 

very first School Captain and Tommy Nguyen in 

lead roles in both Wakakirri and the Production. 

Our junior students have been the recipients of a 

number of awards, along with Principal Awards for 

our middle school students. Tien Bui was the very 

excited winner of the 2017 International Student 

Public Speaking Competition and Emily Pham and 

Tommy Nguyen were excellent ambassadors for our 

school at the International Student Forum. I would 

like to thank all of our students for their willingness 

to participate in all that Reservoir High has to offer 

and praise their ability to extend themselves, both 

academically and recreationally. 

As we farewell our Year 12 graduating students, 

we wish them all the very best in their future 

studies. During the Jumpstart program, we also 

welcome our newest students to the Reservoir High 

community. We wish all of our students a wonderful 

summer break as they explore Melbourne or return 

home to spend time with their families and prepare 

themselves for the challenges of 2018. 

Ms Christine 

Farrugia 

"THE 2017 SCHOOL YEAR 

HAS BEEN JAM-PACKED 

WITH ACTIVITIES AND 

ACHIEVEMENTS FOR OUR 

COHORT OF INTERNATIONAL 

STUDENTS." 

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LANGUAGES SPOKEN 

AT RESERVOIR HIGH 

We shared a marvellous 

lunch together with 

students from around 

the world. This day 

epitomises why our 

school is so special. 

CULTURAL 

DIVERSITY 

WEEK 

KANNADA 

TAMIL 

TELUGU 

BENGALI 

GUJARATI 

HINDI 

ALBANIAN 

KURDISH 

DARI 

PERSIAN 

ARABIC 

GREEK 

SPANISH 

ITALIAN 

UKRAINIAN 

MACEDONIAN 

SERBIAN 

CREOLE 

FRENCH CREOLE 

ENGLISH 

SOMALI 


SWAHILI 

AMHARIC 

MAORI 

NEPALI 

PUNJABI 

SINHALESE 

URDU 

KHMER 

VIETNAMESE 

TAGALOG 

CHINESE 

CANTONESE 

HAKKA 

MANDARIN 

JAPANESE 

KOREAN 

OROMO 

SHONA 

SAMOAN 

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YEAR 12 

CHEMISTRY 

AT LA TROBE 

YeaR 12 

Graduation 

RESERVOIR 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

GRADUATION 

Last Chem Class 

" I THINK THAT THE MOST 

IMPORTANT THING THAT 

WE HAVE LEARNED OVER 

THE LAST SIX YEARS IS 

TO BE RESPECTABLE AND 

DILIGENT YOUNG ADULTS" 

My name is Tim, and I am part 

of the graduating class of 2017. 

We have become Reservoir High School 

graduates, and it is important now that we 

celebrate our triumphs, our achievements, 

our victories - both individually and as a school - 

and the journey on which we have all embarked 

toward our future destinations. 

Over the last six years at Reservoir High School, 

we have learnt a lot. Ms Vassis and fellow maths 

teachers taught us flawless arithmetic technique. 

Mr. Ripoli and the year 12 English teachers 

taught us how to perfect our written expression. 

And Mr.Trajkovic, reminded us to leave our 

excuses at the door. 

And all this knowledge will no doubt be valuable 

as we go forward in life. But I think that the 

most important thing that we have learned 

over the last six years is to be respectable 

and diligent young adults. 

"THEY SAY, GIVE A MAN 

A FISH, AND HE WILL BE 

FULL FOR THE DAY, BUT 

TEACH A MAN TO FISH, 

AND HE WILL NEVER BE 

HUNGRY AGAIN." 

Each of us has had our own unique experiences 

at Reservoir High; a combination of good times 

and bad times, times of laughter and of joy, 

times of school spirit. 

Graduation marks the end of yet another 

extraordinary chapter in our lives. With this 

chapter closed, I am certain that many of us 

are already anxious about starting the next one, 

because, unlike our English novels, we cannot skip 

through the pages of life to see what's coming next. 

We all have our own book of life that has not 

yet been written, and every day that passes is 

another page we write in ourselves. However, 

as Reservoir High School students, we have been 

given all the paper and ink we need to write our 

own stories. And with the love and support of our 

families, friends, teachers and fellow graduates, 

our stories will become best sellers. 

High School was, at first, a daunting experience for 

many people, who entered with few, or no friends. 

Thankfully, for me, I came to Reservoir High with a 

small group of primary school mates, people whom 

I now consider to be some of my dearest friends. 


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You know who you are. However, during our time 

at Reservoir, we have all met so many new people, 

made lasting friendships, lived through lifelong 

memories, and added many new members to 

our packs. And I’m sure we can agree that waking 

up on Monday morning was always a drain, but 

knowing that the rest of our pack was at school 

waiting for us made it all a little easier. So, as we 

all begin writing our next chapter, let us remember 

that sense of family that helped us get through 

Monday morning classes, and, in essence, our 

high school years. 

Ever since we were children, we have been told that 

we needed to have a plan for our future, but I think 

it is important that we all recognise that this plan 

will not suddenly unfold one day down the road. 

No, in fact, our future, has already begun. Every 

lesson I learn today can be applied tomorrow, and 

this is the lesson I would like to share with all of you. 

Treat every day as a new learning experience, and 

another opportunity to grow as an individual. 

We must recognise that the life lessons we 

have gained from Reservoir High will assist us in 

achieving future goals of personal and professional 

success. I think it is important, for this reason, to 

remember the advice my grandfather has always 

given me; to respect people, but, most importantly, 

respect your parents and yourself. For the people 

who do good things for you, do the same back. 

I’ve always been told to remember this Alexander 

the Great quote: “I am indebted to my father for 

living, but to my teacher for living well.” And it is for 

this, that we, as graduates, owe a large portion of 

our scholastic and academic achievement to our 

school and educators. 

Finally, I would like to acknowledge those who 

have facilitated the success of our cohort. Thank 

you, family and friends for being here with us 

tonight, but more importantly, thank you, parents 

for being our coaches; thank you, friends for being 

our teammates; and thank you, teachers and 

administrators for being our mentors. 

I would also like to personally thank Mr Mark 

Jessup, our Principal, for the amazing moral support 

and advice he has given to us as students who 

have grown mentally throughout our high school 

years. Ms Lea Volpe, our Assistant Principal, has 

been with us right since the start of our journey 

as Year 7s, and stands with us today as we depart. 

I would like to also thank her for her ongoing 

support and assistance throughout the years. 

Mr Ken Sinderberry, our Year 12 coordinator, has 

provided us with a great amount of encouragement 

and guidance as his first year 12 cohort at Reservoir 

High School. Finally, I would like to thank Ms 

Lorraine Cross, every year 12’s best friend, for her 

love, care… and tolerance. There are also many 

other teachers I would like to thank for their 

relentless support and assistance, but the list is 

simply too long, so I would like to give a big thank 

you, on behalf of all the graduating year 12s, to 

all the teachers who have helped us prosper over 

the course of our high school lives. Once again, 

congratulations to the graduating class of 2017. 

I will now leave you all with a piece 

of proverbial wisdom; 

They say, give a man a fish, and he will be full for 

the day, but teach a man to fish, and he will never 

be hungry again. 

We must understand that the ability to work 

for ourselves is of greater benefit than a one-off 

handout. Let us all leave this ceremony tonight 

ready to show the world that Reservoir High School 

graduates will stop at nothing to achieve greatness. 

Thank you. 

Tim Mandilas 

– Valedictory 

Speech 

YeaR 12 Formal 

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VCAL REPORT 


VISIT FROM OUR 

SISTER SCHOOL 

On the 6th August our sister school from China, 

Tianjin Muzhai Middle School, arrived at Reservoir 

High and there was excitement all round. Nine 

students and one teacher visited and stayed with 

our families. The Chinese students experienced 

Australian cuisine, even making sausage rolls in 

a cooking class! They also played Aussie Rules 

Football and visited Melbourne Zoo. We had 

a wonderful farewell dinner, where there was 

much laughter, singing and dancing. Lifelong 

friendships have been forged. This is an experience 

which all of our students will remember fondly. 

We look forward to the next visit. 

“ WE HAD A WONDERFUL 

FAREWELL DINNER, WHERE 

THERE WAS MUCH LAUGHTER, 

SINGING AND DANCING.” 

WHAT A YEAR IN VCAL! 

Our 21 Intermediate and Senior VCAL students 

worked hard this year in their core VCAL subjects, 

as well as in their internal and external VETs, VCE 

subjects, traineeships and work placements. 

Students were able to gain some very valuable 

practical and work related skills to apply in the 

future, in both work and life situations. 

Two students completed Business traineeships 

this year, one working in the Northern Hospital 

and the other with Victoria Police. Three students 

completed Structured Work Placements with a local 

primary school, with a carpenter and the other with 

West Side Circus. VET students were able to also 

gain some valuable work experience in their chosen 

fields during the year, through their programs. This 

year our students completed VETs in the following 

areas: childcare, community services, electrotechnology, 

visual arts, carpentry, building and 

construction, automotive and kitchen operations. 

In June, I was able to organise a day which we 

called Survival Skills for Future Success. The 

presentations were excellent and included Victoria 

Police, Red Cross, Victorian Legal Aid and the 

Australian Council for Cervical Cancer. The day was 

a positive and informative one for our students, 

who were praised for their cooperation, questions 

and interest throughout the day. 

In November some of our VCAL students 

completed their Responsible Serving of Alcohol 

Certificate. They also took part in the Amazing 

Race, where they worked cooperatively and 

as part of a team, in order to learn more 

about our great city. 

Some of our senior VCAL students also took part 

in a three week program at Kangan Docklands with 

the Skilling Australia Foundation, to help them gain 

job ready skills training with the aim of transitioning 

into possible traineeships or apprenticeships. From 

this, one of our students was successfully able 

to gain a 1st year apprenticeship with Mercedes 

Benz in the city for next year. 

Well done to all our VCAL students this year. It has 

been an interesting and valuable year of learning 

and developing very important work related and 

personal skills, which, hopefully, will be applied next 

year, in the workplace, at TAFE, in an apprenticeship 

or a traineeship or whatever our students decide 

to do in the future and, of course, in life! 

Maria Gasbarro 


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Year 12 

dress 

Up 


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VICTORIAN CHAPTER 

OUTSTANDING 

LEARNING 

ENVIRONMENT 

AWARDS 

Reservoir High was nominated for and won the 

Renovation/ Modernisation Award. We were 

thrilled to be invited to the ceremony with 

Brand Architects. Please read the Jury Citation 

in regards to this project. 

I would like to once again thank Scott Tanner, 

our Business Manager who lived and breathed 

this project during its creation and refinement, 

and continues to work on completing the 'fiddly 

bits' which are always the last to get finished in 

any large project. Anyone who has had an extension 

at home can relate to this – how about a project 

like this under $2M! 

This award is primarily a Brand Architects Award 

in terms of the build, but the heart and soul of the 

building was very much a Scott Tanner creation 

as he held everyone to account and managed 

the project throughout. 

Mark Jessup 

JURY CITATION 

PROJECT: BRADY 

HALL REDEVELOPMENT, 

RESERVOIR HIGH SCHOOL, 

BRAND ARCHITECTS. 

Reservoir High had a strong vision to redevelop 

their old school hall into a state of the art 

contemporary facility that could reinvigorate the 

school’s Performing Arts curriculum, as well as 

deliver an arts facility which could be shared with 

the wider community. They have successfully 

delivered on this vision. 

The versatility of the building design is apparent, 

in abundance, with the provision of a high quality 

performing arts space for over 300 students, 

teaching space, expanded dance studio, school 

examination spaces and a gymnasium. The effective 

integration of teaching and performance spaces 

provides for comfortable and engaging learning 

areas. The judging panel was impressed that the 

school, architect, contractor and specialist audiovisual 

consultant collaborated to deliver state of the 

art functionality of lighting and sound throughout 

the performance area to make the facility suitable 

and appealing for both school and community 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

LARA ILLARIETTI 

STEVEN GLASBY 

EBONEY JACKSON 

JAGODA NEDELKOVSKI 

ANDREA SCOTT 

SCOTT TANNER 

JASMINE CLARK 

3SIDEDSQUARE 

J.W. 

WE ALSO THANK THE 

STUDENTS, STAFF AND 

OTHER MEMBERS OF 

THE RESERVOIR HIGH 

COMMUNITY FOR THEIR 

CONTRIBUTIONS. THEY ALL 

EXEMPLIFY OUR ETHOS OF 

‘DIVERSITY, EXCELLENCE 

AND SUCCESS’ OF WHICH 

WE ARE SO PROUD. 

"In my first two years 

at Reservoir High, I feel 

more at home than in my 

first seven years at my 

old school." John M, 8B 

performances. The use of strong primary colours 

balanced against the black box of the auditorium 

and the grey and white palette of the exterior and 

interior finishes makes for a dramatic effect. The 

CONGRATULATIONS 

PAOLO AND THE 

HOUSE OF HOPE, 

IN THAILAND 

overall effect of this refurbished hall gives a very 

strong sense that the facility will enable the school 

to become leaders in performing arts in the future. 

With a relatively small budget. Brand Architects have 

successfully reused 80% of the existing building, 

maximised opportunities for natural ventilation and 

lighting and delivered an impressive performing arts 

facility that both the school and wider community 

can feel proud of and enjoy for many years to come. 

Our esteemed Home Economics and Health 

teacher, Ms Helen Robinson, was acknowledged, 

this year, by the Department of Education for her 

fifty years of service to teaching. Not only that, 

we acknowledge that those fifty years have been 

devoted to Reservoir High! Her contribution to 

the school and its students is unstinting and the 

subjects which she teaches instil life-time skills. 

Congratulations and thank-you, Helen. 

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Autographs 

AND PERSONAL MEMORIES 


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HIGH 

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