2010 THEME: Walk in another’s shoes

2010 Community Report

2

‘Walk in Another’s Shoes’ wasthe College theme for 2010. Overthe course of the year, we heardmany examples of the OvernewtonCommunity walking in another’sshoes through displays of greatempathy.

Walking in another’s shoes wasalso about looking to those whohave walked in great shoes beforeus, and following the steps thosepeople have taken. Whether skilledtradesmen, academics, musicians,athletes, volunteers, philanthropists,doctors, nurses, architects,teachers, artists, preachers, etc.,there are many people who have leftshoes of greatness for us to follow.Learning about the motivations,stories and activities of these peoplehelps us to become greatourselves… even if just in our ownsphere of influence.

As a College, I believe stronglythat we provide some amazingshoes for others in terms of ourcommitment to our families andthis comes from our most uniquecharacteristic, the familycontribution scheme.

The ethos created within theCollege as a result of parentalcommitment is extraordinary.Time and again, members of ourcommunity talk about the support,friendliness, welcome and sense offamily that they experience atOvernewton.

Our children come to schooleach day knowing that their parentsare walking alongside them,physically committing to theireducation, and providing for themthe most supportive environment achild could have in which to learn.Choosing this supportive approachfor a child therefore is not justabout selecting the school andsending them along; it is aboutcontributing personally to the verything that makes the environmentunique.

We are very fortunate indeed tohave a College Board that is socommitted to the mission of thisschool. Our Board members,under the leadership of the Chair,Mr Manny Stamatopoulos continueto work to ensure that we have aCollege that is not just here for ourcurrent children but for ourchildren’s children also.

The following report confirmsthat our traditionally excellentacademic results continue to placeus in the top twenty per cent ofschools across the State. The reportconfirms also that the academicresults are not the only thing that isimportant in the life of anOvernewton education.

Overnewton students, theirteachers, support staff and theirfamilies are members of a trulywonderful community of people.There are important and excitingbonds between each member ofthe community that make this atruly great College of learning inits many facets.

Jim Laussen, Principal

3OVERNEWTON COMMUNITY REPORT

COLLEGE BOARDManny Stamatopoulos (Chair)Peter Lee (Deputy Chair)Don HiltonAndy MatiszakMichelle McLeanRobin OuldBishop Philip Huggins

FINANCEDon Hilton (Chair)Paul ClementsPeter LeeAnthony NewtonVictor PeplowManny StamatopoulosTheo Tsiolis

CAPITAL PROJECTSAndy Matiszak (Chair)Tony CunsoloMark DavisJohn PapworthMark RuffManny Stamatopoulos

COLLEGE BOARD – LEFT TO RIGHT

Mr Manny Stamatopoulos is Chairperson of the Board andhas been associated with the College since 1992. Manny’s two sonsare now Old Collegians. Having initially served on the P&FCommittee including two years as Chairperson, Manny wasappointed to the Board in 2003. Manny is the CEO of anautomotive industry organisation and a Director of 3 furthercompanies.

Mr Peter Lee B.Bus (Accounting), CA, FCIS, MAICD, hasbeen a Board member since 2004, and is a member of the Finance,Governance and Appointments Committees. Associated with theCollege since 1996, Peter’s children are now Old Collegians. Peteris a Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of anumber of listed public mining companies in Australia, Canada andthe United States of America.

Mr Don Hilton BCom, MBus (Finance), Grad Dip Fin, CA,CPA, FCIS, MAICD, CFTP was appointed to the Board in 2003,and is the Chair of the Finance Committee. Don has a daughter inher final year at the College and two sons who are now OldCollegians. Don is the Finance Director of a large retail group.

Mr Andy Matiszak LFAIBS, MIE (Aust), DIP.CE, BSC, BIC,SIC, is a foundation parent of the College, with his last of 4 childrenfinishing in 2009 and his oldest son is the current Chair of the OldCollegians since 2008. Andy has served on the Board since 1993,seven years as Deputy Chair and is also the Chair of the CapitalProjects Committee. Andy has his own consultancy business in thebuilding and construction industry.

Ms Michelle McLean B.Comm, Ass. CPA, FCIS, wasappointed to the Board in 2004 and is Chair of the GovernanceCommittee. Michelle is the CEO and managing partner of a largecity law firm.

Mr Robin Ould LLB (University of Melbourne) has been aparent of the College since 2000 and was appointed to the Board in2007. Robin is the CEO of a large not for profit organisation in thehealth industry. Robin has 3 children currently at the College.

COLLEGE BOARD4

5

In 2010, the two major sources of income forOvernewton Anglican Community College weregovernment funding of $17.3m and tuition feesof $15.5m which combined, contributed 95.9%of the College’s income.

Total expenditure in 2010 was $34.0m, andwas represented by employment costs of $21.3m,or 62.4% of total expenditure, with a further$5.9m or 17.4% of total expenditure being spenton education and general costs. Investment incapital works amounted to $4.3m representing12.7% of total expenditure, and $1.4m or 4.0%of total expenditure was spent on financing costs.Property and maintenance costs for the year were$1.2m, which was 3.4% of total expenditure.

COLLEGE FINANCE

EXPENDITURE

INCOMEGOVERNANCEMichelle McLean (Chair)Peter LeeManny StamatopoulosDorina Stancu-Bontorno

APPOINTMENTSManny Stamatopoulos (Chair)Peter LeeBishop Philip Huggins

Bishop Philip Huggins BEc Monash, GradDipWelfare Admin, Master of Arts, CertTh, was appointed a director in 2007 and is Bishop of the Northern andWestern Region of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne.Bishop Huggins is also the Chairperson of the Generalsynod Ecumenical Relations Commission, Chairpersonof Brotherhood of St Laurence, Chairperson dioceseMulticultural Ministry Commission, Chairperson SocialResponsibilities Committee, Board member of the St Laurence Community Services, President of CouncilLowther Hall Grammar School, and a Board member ofthe Centre of Dialogue at La Trobe University.

Celebrating the Co-curriculum.

In 2010, there have been many great experiencesshared by our students and some significantdevelopments on the Campus that augment College life.

The College production of Seussical was fantastic.The leading performers were very accomplished,managing a range of difficult songs and dances, whilstmany other students had significant supportingensemble parts. It also included back-to-back music andthe orchestra included current and past Keilor studentswho played with great technical accuracyand flair.

Our two Junior School choirsperformed together for the first time atthe Independent Primary Schools Head ofAustralia (Victorian Branch) 2010 MusicFestival at the Dallas Brooks Hall andcombined beautifully in three songsconducted by the respective campusJunior Music teachers.

The Overnewton Combined MiddleSchool Choir performed at Royal SouthStreet Eisteddfod, which is the premiermusic eisteddfod in Victoria. Even thoughthis is nominally an Under 15s event, ourchoir was ranked equal highest of theeight competing schools. Our trios finished first, fourthand fifth respectively, while the symphonic band and thestring orchestra finished fifth and sixth in theircategories. These are great results.

Overnewton hosted the ACS Public SpeakingCompetition and Mikaela Farrugia won first prize in theJunior Division, which is the first time an Overnewtonstudent has won an ACS public speaking event. Therewas also success in the Senior Division with JosephPensa taking out second place.

The Year 9 and Senior School teams did a fantasticjob performing at VicMoves which is the replacementevent for the Rock Eisteddfod this year. Both teams wona number of awards and the Year 9 item was unlucky notto be declared the winner of its section. The great newswas that the Senior School won their section and thiswas based on the performances of all the participantschools over three nights. The Year 5 and 6 studentswere successful in reaching the final of the WakakirriFestival in September.

At the ACS Carnivals, our College teams achievedbest-ever results, with the swimming team finishing fifthand the cross country and athletics teams both finishingfourth. In particular the College athletics team had neverfinished better than seventh place in any previous year ofACS competition and rocketed up the table this year to

narrowly miss third place – a great improvement.At the cross country, the Year 7 Boys and Girls raceswere both won by Overnewton students, James Wroutand Brittany Wunhym, and the Year 7 Overnewton boyswon the pennant for the best team in their age group.Later in the year, those students took part in the Under14 races at the All Schools competition. This is thepinnacle cross country event for Victorian schools andour girls team finished third overall amongst allparticipant co-educational schools while the boys teamfinished second!

Fourteen of our students were chosento represent the ACS in their respectivesenior sports against the Ballarat Associationof Schools and we also had fourteen teamsreach ACS winter finals, of which eightteams finished their season as premiers.

When we compete in the highest levelcompetitions, we unashamedly measureourselves against the best schools in thestate, and we stand up very well. Throughthese activities students workcollaboratively, know each other in adifferent context and share greatexperiences, regardless of their differentbackgrounds and academic abilities. These

are great examples of where students walk in eachother’s shoes and this provides enormous benefit tothem in day-to-day school life.

Valuing the Environment.

The Overnewton community is leading the push forsustainability. We have over 100 solar panels operatingacross the College and have installed more energyefficient lighting into several of our classrooms. OurWalking School Bus is one of the largest of any school inthe area, and helps reduce vehicle emissions. In March,the Future Sparks bike riding activity utilised studentmuscle power to put energy back into the electricity grid.

The new cover over the amphitheatre representedthe completion of one of the projects made possible byfunding from the Building Education Revolutionprogram and a new shade space has been createdbetween the Senior School and the tennis courts whichwill provide significant weather protection for ourstudents for years to come. The building and groundsteam continue to do a great job improving the gardensand the appearance of the campus has also greatlybenefitted from some decent rainfall.

Rob Huntington, Head of Keilor Campus

HEAD OF KEILOR CAMPUS REPORT6

Through theseactivities

students workcollaboratively,

know each other in a different

context and sharegreat experiences,

regardless of their different

backgrounds andacademic abilities.

Legendary blues guitarist B. B. King once said, “Thebeautiful thing about learning is that no one can take itaway from you”. As we reflect on the 2010 school year,there have been so many wonderful learningexperiences for our students. They can take these awaywith them and build upon them or reminisce aboutthem in later years. In any case, these learningexperiences will form the rich tapestry whichrepresents who each of them is as an individual, and noone can ever take that away from them. As educators, tobe a part of the formation of a young person is a greatprivilege and also a profoundly rewardinglearning experience.

Each year has many highlights. Thisyear, one of the high points was watchingthe construction of our new Gymnasium.The anticipation at the end of 2009 as theground work began, turned intoexcitement as the community watchedthe huge structure take shape.

The Gymnasium was officially openedon 7th September by the Chair of theCollege Board, Mr MannyStamatopoulos. This event, attended bythe entire student body of the Campus aswell as staff, parents, the College Board,Parents and Friends Association, representatives fromQanstruct and Haskell Architects and many localdignitaries, came about as the culmination of a greatdeal of work by many people over more than a year tobring this facility to fruition. Although he could notattend the official opening, the local Federal Memberfor Gorton, the Hon Brendan O’Connor, came to aspecial Middle School assembly in the Gymnasium laterin the year. He was very impressed with ourGymnasium, which the College was able to construct asa result of the grant received from the FederalGovernment through the Building the EducationRevolution initiative.

Our new Gymnasium, with its bold diagonal stripes,has made an enormous impact on this Campusaesthetically and has tremendously enhanced ourphysical education and sporting programs. Not only is itan iconic building gracing the Taylors Lakes Campus, butit is also a brilliantly functional facility that will benefitthe entire College community and the broadercommunity as well.

Every school year is all about the students and theexperiences that they have. Our students have had awonderful 2010. There have been so many highlights forthem and it is always very heart warming to watchstudents enjoying their learning.

The College has a strong Performing Arts cultureand 2010 gave the students a number of opportunitiesto take centre stage. The College musical ‘Seussical’ gavestudents from across both Campuses from Year 7 to Year12, the opportunity to showcase their singing, dancingand acting skills. It was a wonderfully entertaining seriesof performances by everyone involved, of which thestudents should be very proud.

With the cancellation of Rock Eisteddfod this year,the Year 9 students had the opportunity to get involvedin the alternate VicMoves competition and did

exceptionally well with their ‘I�Melbourne’ piece. They certainlycaptured the essence of Melbourneespecially with their stunning FlindersStreet Station backdrop and the tram stageprop. It was an outstanding performancethat won them many awards

The Year 5 and 6 musical this year was‘Alice in Wonderland’. The Year 5 and 6students from both Campuses put on abrilliant performance that entertainedeveryone who attended and showcased thesinging, dancing and acting talents of thestudents in these year levels. These talentswere on show as well in the students’

involvement in Wakakirri. Their adaptation of theRomeo and Juliet story portrayed by bumble bees, ladybirds and ants was brilliant.

The youngest members of the Campus, the JuniorSchool, had opportunities to put their performing artsskills on show as well. Their winter concert andChristmas concert were amazing. Every child andteacher in Junior School was involved in these concertsand given the enthusiasm shown by the students andespecially the huge smiles on their faces, it was quiteevident that they loved being involved in theseexperiences.

Learning takes place in many ways and through manydifferent experiences. 2010 has been a very successfulyear for our students and I would like to take thisopportunity to thank the Overnewton community fortheir support and contribution to this success.

Gabe Alessandrini, Head of Taylors Lakes Campus

HEAD OF TAYLORS LAKES CAMPUS REPORT 7

“The beautiful thing about

learning is that no one can take it away

from you

”B. B. King

Overnewton College is always proud of ourstudents’ achievements, and the VCE results of the Classof 2010 is no exception. Each student performedadmirably and this reflected their hard work andcommitment, not only throughout this year, but throughprevious years of study as well. We, as an entire College,reflect upon our results and know that they are aculmination of what for many of our students has been a13 year journey. We also know that the Class of 2010had more than just academic abilities and results, as theywere the leaders of our College, who demonstratedpassion and commitment in a variety of other areas,including the sporting, artistic and performing artsrelated fields.

The dedication and commitment of the school’steaching staff and the support of parents, has beencritical in achieving such outstanding results and, asalways, their valuable contribution is gratefullyappreciated.

The Overnewton Community congratulates theClass of 2010. Whatever their achievements, we hopethat all students feel proud of their efforts and arelooking forward to the next chapter in their lives.

A number of highlights associated with thefinal results include:

�� 46% of students attained an ATAR above 70,placing them in the top 30 percent of the state

�� 28% of students received an ATAR in theeighties, placing them in the top 20 percent ofthe state

�� 11% of students received an ATAR in thenineties, placing them in the top 10 percent ofthe state

�� 64 individual study scores over 40 werereceived, placing these students in the top 9 percent of the state in a given subject

�� 18% of all examination results were either A or A+

�� Over 92% of our students received firstround offers at tertiary institutions in 2011.

*ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) scores areused for tertiary entrance and provide a percentile rankingfor all students statewide.

VCE RESULTS 20108

First Round Offers x Fields of Study

Offers x Institution

9

CASSANDRA MONITTO 97.60

RAVEENA CHADHA 97.35

DUSHAN STEVIC 96.65

NICOLE GEORGIADIS 95.80

ELYSE WURM 95.45

LEON SKOPILIANOS 93.95

MATTHEW TODD 93.80

PAUL NGUYEN 93.60

KRISTEN GOODGAME 93.35

EYLEM MUSTAFOFF 93.30

SAMER JOSEPH 93.20

ALISON GAUCI 93.05

ARIS BOYCE 92.70

BRANDON TAN 92.35

SARAH DO 91.55

AUDREY GRECH 91.50

SHIRLEY LU 90.75

OLIVIA ANDREWS 90.70

ATAR SCORES OVER 90

College Dux 2010 Cassandra Monitto

10

2010 was another great year in the Performing Arts,from activities in the classroom and beyond the College.

For the previous eleven years, the College hasparticipated in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge. The Year9 students participated as a single year level entry in thePremier Division, the Junior Team – Years 5 and 6, hadcompeted for six years and the senior students had ateam in their own division – RAW. This has been a verysuccessful part of the Performing Arts program. During2009 both the Senior and Junior teams had won theirdivisions in the State!

2010 did start with its dramas. During the secondweek of Term 1, we received a letter from the RockEisteddfod Foundation to let us know that due to a lack offunding, the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge would not berunning. With this program imbedded into our schoolday, the news was quite devastating, especially to the Year9 students who had been looking forward to this event foryears. We were very fortunate that a Melbourneproduction company gave schools the opportunity toperform at a similar event. Both the Year 9 team, withtheir performance I �Melbourne and the SeniorTeam, with their performance Walk a Mile in myShoes, competed at the Comedy Theatre in September,in a competition called VicMoves. The Seniors won theevent! With no J-Rock either, the Year 5/6 J-Rockerscompeted in Wakakirri, making the State Finals held atMelbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Theirperformance Williams’ Lady and the Bee was anadaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Luckily, the rest of the year ran more to plan. TheCollege musical Seussical, by Lynn Ahrens and StephenFlaherty, was held at the Darebin Arts Centre. A cast of75 students from Years 7 – 12 joined together to presentthis fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza. Anothersuccessful show in the College for 2010, was the Year5/6 Musical Alice in Wonderland, book adapted andadditional lyrics by David Simpatico, music adapted andarranged and additional music and lyrics by BryanLouiselle, based on the 1951 Disney film. Thisperformance was held at the Keilor Campus Sports andPerforming Arts Building. The captive audiences wereentertained by a cast of 80 youngsters.

PERFORMING ARTS

There were fifteen music ensembles run during2010. From choirs and guitar ensembles to junior bandsand string orchestras, the music students continued toflourish. They gave performances throughout the year atthe Ensemble Concert in Term 3, Founders’ Day andChristmas services at St. Paul’s Cathedral, and atPresentation Night, where the Overnewton ChamberOrchestra had their first performance.

Three String trios, String Orchestra, SymphonicBand and combined Middle School Choirs competed atthe Royal South Street Eisteddfod in Ballarat. The TaylorsLakes Campus String Trio, consisting of Kenneth Huynh,Rixon Wong and Kathryn Tan, won their section, and theChoir was awarded a Silver Medal.

Eighty one students completed a practical or theorymusic examination this year, either with the AMEB orRGT Guitar Exams, all passing.

Thank-you to all students who have been keenparticipants in many of the activities and events that arerun by the Performing Arts Faculty, especially to theYear 12 students who have been a part of this ‘family’for many years. Thank you to all parents who have sewncostumes, prepared the students for performances –hair, make-up and costumes, or have driven their childto a rehearsal on a Sunday!

11

STAFF

As part of their professional development for 2010,teachers focussed on the upcoming AustralianCurriculum while continuing to consolidate theirlearning about and use of restorative practices. Onaverage, staff undertook 17 hours of professionaldevelopment, with teaching staff averaging over 36hours for the year. In addition to staff membersattending externally presented learning sessions, regularmeetings, guest speakers and information sharingsessions were held at the College for teams of teachingstaff with their School-based colleagues.

�� Average expenditure for 2010 on professionaldevelopment was $738 per staff member.

�� 34% of teachers have postgraduate qualificationsbeyond what is required to gain registration with theVictorian Institute of Teaching. Areas where a number ofteachers have extra qualifications include curriculum,special education, student welfare and informationmanagement.

�� 17% of teachers have degrees at Masters level orhigher; many of these degrees are in various aspects ofcurricular or educational leadership, special educationand student welfare.

�� The staff retention rate for 2010 was 94.4%, whilstthe attendance rate was 95.3%.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAMJim Laussen Principal

Gary Bonello Business Manager

Kim Cruickshank Senior College Chaplain

Andrea Dart Head of Curriculum

Gary Fielding Head of Staff

Tim Jezard Head of Student Services

Sean Kaule Head of Information Services

Di Nunan Head of Human Resources

Shirley Seit Head of Community Development

Rob Huntington Head of Keilor Campus

Ian Thompson Head of Junior School Keilor Campus

Jan Jolley Head of Middle SchoolKeilor Campus

Lauren Old Head of Senior School

Gabe Alessandrini Head of Taylors Lakes Campus

Nancy McCracken Head of Junior Schooland Tracy Fielder Taylors Lakes Campus

Tim Mahon Head of Middle SchoolTaylors Lakes Campus

Derek Summerton Head of Canowindra

12

The graphs below show the percentages of Year 3, 5,7 and 9 students meeting Minimum National standardsin Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation,and Numeracy. Percentages are compared forOvernewton students, students from statistically similarschools, and all schools nation-wide.

Source: www.myschool.edu.au

All results are from the NAPLAN tests conducted in2008 to 2010.

NUMERACY AND LITERACY BENCHMARKS

Percentage of Year 3 students achieving aboveMinimum National standards 2008 – 2010

Percentage of Year 5 students achieving aboveMinimum National standards 2008 – 2010

Percentage of Year 7 students achieving aboveMinimum National standards 2008 – 2010

Percentage of Year 7 students achieving aboveMinimum National standards 2008 – 2010

13

The Overnewton OldCollegians Association is acommittee of past Overnewtonstudents which represents all theirex Overnewton class-mates. As acommittee, we see ourresponsibilities to our members tobe wide and varied. The OldCollegians Association aims toprovide an avenue for past studentsof the College to stay connectedwith the school and theOvernewton community and indoing so, hopes to benefit both pastand present students and thegreater Overnewton community.However, we do find that asstudents leave the College, it isquite difficult to keep them linkedto the network, and as such, weaim to identify and implementdiffering conduits to attract theassorted range of interests that ourex students have. We ask ourselves,what are the reasons an oldcollegian would be interested instaying connected with the College?For some it’s the social aspect and achance to catch up with the latestgossip, for some it’s a networkingtool and others are interested inthe business benefits of such anetwork.

We maintain an active databaseof all past students and theircontact details, along with aninternet based networking page,similar to Facebook, called LinkedIN, where old collegians areencouraged to register their detailsso they can find out aboutupcoming events, leave messagesfor each other, share photos etc.

Whilst providing an avenue forformer students to communicatewith each other, this web page alsoprovides the Old CollegiansAssociation and the College with ameans to communicate andnetwork with the past students. Wealso prepare and publish an oldcollegians newsletter (Murmurs),which we find all past students loveto receive and read. There are alsoclass reunions organised. Currentlywe organise and run one, five, tenand twenty year reunions. From allreports, these events are a hugesuccess and eagerly anticipated byall ex students. We also try to linkpast students back into the Collegecommunity by encouragingparticipation in activities such asthe careers night and the CountryFair and donations.

As a committee, we believethat old collegians need to benefitin some way in order toparticipate, especially as they arenot required to participate for anyother reason. We have found oldcollegians will participate wherethey feel a sense of being, a feelingof belonging to the College and aresponsibility to participate or giveback to the place that was such alarge part of their lives for manyyears. I believe this will become strongerwith time, as family lines areestablished within the Collegethrough future generations.Students, both present and past,will then feel a greater connectionwith the school. As past studentsget older, they seem to acquire adesire to give back to the Collegewhich gave them so much as theywere growing up. This has becomemore evident in recent times as wesaw our first twenty year reunionwhere old collegians weregenerous enough to donate over$800 towards an award for acurrent student. Unlike manyother well seeded and establishedschools, our Old Collegians

Association is relatively young.However, we see it as important tocapture the interest and attentionof our old collegians so that theyand the community may benefitfrom their contributions andparticipation.

Whilst the benefits ofnetworking within a communityare evident to some, the challengeis to sell this concept to others. Wehold more reunions now than everbefore and they are betterrepresented by each year level,every consecutive year. We arecurrently attracting an attendanceof approximately 75% of eachgraduating class at their respectivereunion. Our Linked IN web pagenow holds the up to date details ofover 1000 past students, which as apercentage, equates to almost 60%of all past students. By no means isthere a lack of participation. Wesee our major task is to keepstudents interested and wanting toparticipate in activities and remainconnected to the Overnewtoncommunity.

Andrew Matiszak, President Overnewton Old Collegians

14 OLD COLLEGIANS

2010 has been anothersuccessful year for OvernewtonParents and Friends.

Any time you visit the Collegeduring school hours you will besure to see many parents helping inthe classroom, the office, first aid,the College Shop and the canteensor looking after the students whilston yard duty.

Out of hours, many parentsattend the working bees, water thegardens, mow lawns, or cleanwindows and floors.

These are only a few of theways parents assist the College andthe students and complete hourstowards their family contributioncommitment. Not only do thesehours assist the College, they assistin helping to build our community.Parents have the opportunity to getto know one another and formfriendships and support networks.Over the last year more than100,000 hours of work wascompleted by parents of theCollege.

Parents and Friends also hadmuch success with fundraising forthe College. Due to our families’support Parents and Friends raised$112,000. Over the past ten yearsapproximately $1,000,000 hasbeen raised by our parents andspent on items to enhance Collegefacilities for the students.

The Country Fair held inNovember was a great family andcommunity day which raised$48,000. Not only Overnewton

families, but the wider communityenjoyed the home baked cakes,plants, craft, Devonshire teas,games, a variety of stalls, rides andthe musical talents of the students.

Some of the items funded byParents and Friends over the pastten years have been shade sails,musical instruments, artificialgrass, seating, smart boards,barbecues, pergolas, gymnasiumequipment, artist in residenceprograms, play areas andequipment as well as supportingthe Rock Eisteddfod and RACVChallenges each year.

Parent support teams at bothCampuses have again proved to beinvaluable, providing assistance andsupport to those families whoneeded a little help during the year.Parent support teams also heldfriend raising activities such asmorning teas and dinners forparents.

Due to all our parents’involvement, Overnewton Parentsand Friends continues to be a vitalpart of the College and plays ahuge role in bringing our familiestogether to assist and support ourstudents’ education as well assetting a great example for ourstudents by actively supporting ourcommunity.

Janine Hilton, ChairParents and Friends

PARENTS & FRIENDS 15

overnewton.vic.edu.au

Keilor Campus

A I 2-30 Overnewton Road Keilor 3036

T I 03 9334 0000 F I 03 9336 1835

Taylors Lakes Campus A I 27-57 Robertsons Road

Taylors Lakes 3038 T I 03 9334 0000 F I 03 9390 5144

Community Report 2010