The Lakes South Morang College
AWARDS NIGHT
17 th December 2025
Uni Hill Conference Centre, Bundoora
PRINCIPAL ’ S MESSAGE
Welcome to our award-winning students, their families, teachers, school councillors, distinguished guests, and our wonderful community partners to our third Award Night.
This year marks the second year of our academic awards, which are aligned with the Department of Education ’ s new Teaching & Learning Model. From Prep to Year 10, the College will present eight academic excellence awards across the curriculum, with VCE awards continuing to remain subject-based. One of our College ’ s greatest strengths is our ability to integrate, challenge, and deliver contemporary programs across both the Primary and Secondary Campuses. These efforts help us maintain a culture of high expectations and excellence in learning. All our award recipients embody these values—they are role models who reflect their own hard work and the consistent support, encouragement, and guidance provided by their families. The Lakes South Morang College ’ s position as a high-performing school is sustained through the strong and positive partnerships we build among students, staff, families, and the wider community. To honour the significance of these connections, the College has collaborated with our respected learning partners and providers to present awards across their specialist areas. The expertise and insight they bring to our programs are invaluable and central to our continued success. Finally, I extend my sincere thanks to our committed teachers, support staff, and School Council members for believing in our young people and guiding their learning journey. The stability that we have builds strength through experience, builds the belief attached to our moral purpose and drives our narrative to excel as the college of choice in our community. I hope you enjoy a memorable evening in a venue befitting this special occasion, and that you share in the pride I feel for the outstanding achievements of our students.
Bill Panas
College Principal
PURPOSE OF AWARDS NIGHT At The Lakes, we believe that high expectations and academic rigor are the cornerstones of student success. We are committed to fostering an environment where each student is challenged to reach their full potential, guided by a curriculum designed to push boundaries, inspire excellence, empower students to think critically, problem-solve creatively, and embrace the pursuit of knowledge. Achieving success requires dedication, perseverance, and resilience. Every student is capable of achieving greatness, and our role is to support and encourage them along the way. By setting high standards and maintaining a culture of academic rigor, our students are prepared for success in school and in life. As a community, we are proud of the hard work and accomplishments of our students. Together, we continue to strive for excellence, believing that with the right mindset and unwavering support, every student can thrive and excel.
PRESENTATIONS
Acknowledgement of Country Welcome Bill Panas Literacy Awards Angie Rossiani Performing Arts Awards Catherine Gunn
Health & Physical Education Awards Kirsten Smith School Council President Address Amanda Farrelly Humanities Awards Craig Taylor Science Awards Eliza Reeves Technology Awards Norm Buhagiar Primary School Captains Report Jerusha Lijo, Lachlan McCoid, Kenzi Elder & Maneel Randhawa Secondary School Captains Report Anhad Singh & Aiden Jolly Numeracy Awards George Sarlos Visual Arts Awards Fred Clarke VCE Subject Excellence Bonnie Lee College Awards Marcus Abney-Hastings & Bonnie Lee Year 6 & Year 12 Valedictorian 2026 Primary and Secondary School Captains Staff Awards
LITERACY The ability to interpret, synthesise, connect and create using the English language in a range of forms and situations.
Presenter: Angie Rossiani
Angie Rossiani began her teaching career at The Lakes South Morang College – Primary Campus in 2010 and retired in 2021. Throughout her 11 years at the College, she taught across the Early Years, working with students from Prep to Year 2. Angie held the position of Team Leader and contributed more broadly as a Service Leader, providing guidance and mentorship to numerous new and pre-service teachers as they entered the profession. A strong advocate for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Angie championed English as an Additional Language (EAL) learning across the College. She forged close connections with the Northern EAL Network and played a significant role in strengthening practices that supported EAL learners and their families. Angie reflects on her time at The Lakes South Morang College as deeply meaningful. The school community became a second family, shaping lifelong friendships and leaving her with lasting memories of the many students and parents/carers she worked with. She takes pride in the hope that her teaching has made a positive and enduring impact on the lives of her students. Today, Angie is a proud grandmother of three grandchildren, whom she adores immensely.
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YEAR FIVE Misha Murthy
PREP Emmy Dodd
YEAR SIX Addison Mercuri
YEAR ONE Thieven Soobrayen
YEAR SEVEN Charlee Muscat
YEAR TWO Mia Crane
YEAR EIGHT Ashwin Bhutani
YEAR THREE Evelyn Muscat
YEAR NINE Ruhani Chada
YEAR FOUR Amelia Vu
YEAR TEN Omar Kakar
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HUMANITIES The ability to explore, recognise and examine the processes that have shaped the modern world, pose questions, imagine possibilities and construct arguments.
Presenter: Craig Taylor
Craig began his career in New Zealand, where he completed a Sheet Metal apprenticeship before relocating to Australia. Over the following years, he worked across a range of companies in the industry, specialising in industrial and
health fabrication, dust extraction, and acoustical engineering. His experience spanned both hands-on technical work and managerial positions, giving him a comprehensive understanding of the sector. Seeking a new direction, Craig retrained as a secondary school teacher. He taught at Melton, Williamstown, and Lalor before joining The Lakes South Morang College in 2011. During his time at The Lakes, Craig contributed in several capacities, including as a Design and Technology teacher, Student Manager, and member of the Student Wellbeing team.
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YEAR FIVE Destan Naude
PREP Penelope Ferreira Gilbert
YEAR SIX Kian Shah
YEAR ONE Theodore Chapman
YEAR SEVEN Charlee Muscat
YEAR TWO Matzu Chin Holt
YEAR EIGHT Alice Petrilli
YEAR THREE Rylee Greaves
YEAR NINE Mannat Randhawa
YEAR FOUR Rantej Singh
YEAR TEN Hannah Scott
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NUMERACY The ability to make astute connections, work systematically, represent ideas and show strong logical reasoning skills when using numbers and number representations.
Presenter: George Sarlos
For more than 35 years, George Sarlos has been a passionate advocate for public education, dedicating his career to government schools including Keilor Heights High School, Essendon Keilor College, Wallan Secondary College and, most recently, The Lakes South Morang College. A committed and highly skilled Mathematics teacher, George has coordinated Mathematics programs in various school settings for the majority of his career, supporting both students and staff to achieve excellence. Currently serving as a Leading Teacher in Senior School Provision, George is driven by a clear purpose: to continually refine and improve school operations so that every student can succeed. His work focuses on maximising student pathways, lifting study scores and ATARs, and strengthening The Lakes ’ reputation as a school of choice within the community and beyond. George ’ s leadership, knowledge, and unwavering belief in public education continue to make a profound and lasting impact.
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YEAR FIVE Ryan Longhurst
PREP Viaan Yadav
YEAR SIX Jerusha Lijo
YEAR ONE Loran Mahmoud
YEAR SEVEN Charlee Muscat
YEAR TWO Mia Crane
YEAR EIGHT Tijana Markovska
YEAR THREE Martin Ristevski
YEAR NINE Kris Terpou
YEAR FOUR Xander Mason
YEAR TEN Omar Kakar
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HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The ability to be disciplined and driven to use body and mind to display the performance of physical tasks and functions.
Presenter: Kirsten Smith
Kirsten Smith is currently a Physical Activity Advisor (PAA) for ACHPER Victoria Active Schools. Kirsten commenced her teaching career in 2008 as mature age educator and has worked as a Physical Education teacher in the primary sector. She prides herself on her commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of children through movement and lifelong engagement in both traditional and recreational movement pursuits. Kirsten also doubles as a tertiary educator and has been teaching pre-service teachers (Physical Education) at RMIT since 2015. She has had great satisfaction and impact on teacher graduates over the past 10 years and has been able to convert this experience to her current role as a Physical Activity Advisor. Overseeing 25 schools across the state, her current role enables her to help schools to implement student movement across the school day, whether this be in the classroom, school yard, recreational activity or traditional sport.
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YEAR FIVE Axel Tenson
PREP Ivan Stojanovski
YEAR SIX Lachlan Mccoid
YEAR ONE Chief Kavapalu
YEAR SEVEN Grace Tsimiklis
YEAR TWO Logan Henwood
YEAR EIGHT Alexia Plata
YEAR THREE Cooper Zabiegala
YEAR NINE Kris Terpou
YEAR FOUR Eli Mccoid
YEAR TEN Omar Kakar
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PERFORMING ARTS
The ability to perceive, discriminate, transform and express musical and drama forms.
Presenter: Catherine Gunn
Catherine is currently an Education Improvement Leader for the North Western Region of Victoria, based in the North
Eastern Metropolitan Area. She has worked with teachers and leaders in both Primary and Secondary schools across two regions, to improve student Learning outcomes through increasing teacher capability in data fluency, and curriculum understanding. Catherine has had a long career in education and is passionate about teaching and learning. She has a Bachelor in Education and a Masters in Leading Mathematics. She has served the Education Department as a teacher, leader, assistant principal and principal in both city and country schools.
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YEAR FIVE Elijah Taua
PREP Dafne Rogers
YEAR SIX Jerusha Lijo
YEAR ONE Marlee McDonell
YEAR SEVEN Samira Bizmovski
YEAR TWO Indiana Gilmour
YEAR EIGHT Mia Cleary
YEAR THREE Stella Vu
YEAR NINE Mannat Randhawa
YEAR FOUR Layal Belal
YEAR TEN Carmel Serra
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SCIENCE The ability to recognise, identify, classify and understand scientific concepts and processes and their applications in our lives.
Presenter: Eliza Reeves
Eliza began her schooling at The Lakes South Morang College as a Prep and graduated in 2024 as Valedictorian, recognised for her quiet confidence,
academic excellence, and unwavering work ethic. A consistently high-performing student, Eliza earned multiple Subject Excellence Awards across her senior years — including top results in Year 11 General Mathematics (achieved as a Year 10 student), Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, and Health and Human Development. She continued this exceptional trajectory in Year 12, again receiving Subject Excellence Awards for General Mathematics (as a Year 11 student), Chemistry, Health and Human Development, and Psychology. Eliza ’ s journey from Prep to Valedictorian is a testament to her determination, humility, and remarkable academic capability. She leaves The Lakes as an inspiring role model for all who follow. Eliza has recently concluded her 1st year in Bio Medical Science at RMIT University.
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YEAR FIVE Noah Mistica-Knapik
PREP Danny Bailey
YEAR SIX Trinity Andrewartha
YEAR ONE Evan Mercuri
YEAR SEVEN Nathan Hay
YEAR TWO Luke Di Vincenzo
YEAR EIGHT Mia Pavic
YEAR THREE Bea Chapman
YEAR NINE Zahra Belal
YEAR FOUR Olivia Soria
YEAR TEN Omar Kakar
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TECHNOLOGY
The ability to use design thinking and technologies to analyse, generate and develop solutions.
Presenter: Norm Buhagiar
Norm ’ s teaching career spans more than 30 years, beginning as a Teacher in Training in the Automotive Department at Whittlesea Secondary College, where he taught Automotive, Materials, Woodwork, Robotics and Engineering. Joining The Lakes as a Leading Teacher, he brought with him decades of technical expertise and real-world experience, along with a passion for ensuring students understood the value of manual arts across woodwork, plastics and engineering. Norm consistently encouraged students to stay open- minded, to try regardless of the final outcome, and to take pride in their effort. He believed that care, persistence and a willingness to learn are skills that set young people up for success in any pathway. His guiding message to students was simple: never let anyone tell you that you can ’ t achieve.
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YEAR FIVE Oliver Muscat
PREP Alexander Smith
YEAR SIX Kyle Wood
YEAR ONE Cormac Langton
YEAR SEVEN Tre Hepper
YEAR TWO Victor Jovevski
YEAR EIGHT Tijana Markovska
YEAR THREE Eleftheria Giglas
YEAR NINE Logan Jones
YEAR FOUR Austin Horne
YEAR TEN Nicolas Marsh
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VISUAL ARTS
The ability to perceive, describe and express the world visually.
Presenter: Fred Clarke
Fred served as a Victorian school principal for over twenty-five years as well as having worked for five years as a Senior Education Officer. In 2019 he retired as the foundation principal of Northern Bay P-12 College, a large multi campus
school in Geelong spread over five campuses with over 2,000 students.
Currently Fred is a school reviewer for Monash University and is also contracted by the Department of Education to provide workforce planning advice and support to schools where he seeks to ensure their organisational design is supporting both school improvement and principal health and wellbeing.
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YEAR FIVE Thaemela Soobrayen
PREP Maddie Morris
YEAR SIX Kathy Nguyen
YEAR ONE Justin Jiang
YEAR SEVEN Miriam Morris
YEAR TWO Emily Kei
YEAR EIGHT Savannah Phillip-Comfort
YEAR THREE Ray Terolli
YEAR NINE Rubi Armstrong
YEAR FOUR Olivia Soria
YEAR TEN Omar Kakar
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VCE SUBJECT EXCELLENCE
The recipient has achieved the highest study score in the selected subject
ALGORITHMICS Year 12 - Anhad Singh
ART Year 11 - Christina Tran
APPLIED COMPUTING Year 12 - Anhad Singh
BIOLOGY Year 11 - Hasti Kamran Year 12 - Marta Susino
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Year 11 - Teagan Neary Year 12 - Ayaan Muhammad
CHEMISTRY Year 11 - Hasti Kamran Year 12 - Anhad Singh
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DRAMA Year 11 - Harmony Osiecki
MODERN HISTORY Year 11 - Malia Fale Year 12 - Arsh Chadha
ENGLISH Year 11 - Atakan Yurtsever Year 12 - Angela Tran
MATHEMATICAL METHODS Year 11 - Hasti Kamran Year 12 - Anhad Singh
FOOD STUDIES Year 11 - Adele Sprague Year 12 - Angela Tran
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Year 12 - Jesse Haranas & Alannah Cleary
FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS Year 11 - Asal Rezaei
PSYCHOLOGY Year 11 - Christina Tran Year 12 - Ayaan Muhammad
GENERAL MATHEMATICS Year 11 - Teagan Neary Year 12 - Angela Tran & Ayaan Muhammad
VCE VM LITERACY Year 11 - Adrian Marsh Year 12 - Chloe Head
HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
VCE VM PDS Year 11 - Olivia Tong Year 12 - Aiden Jolly
Year 11 - Christina Tran Year 12 - Jesse Haranas, Teagan Neary & Mehar Sandhu
VCE VM WRS Year 11 - Ashton Negrin Year 12 - Mia Vescio
LEGAL STUDIES Year 12 - Harmony Osiecki
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COLLEGE AWARDS
School Sports Victoria Award
Kyle Wood
AMPOL - All Rounder Award
Jorja Pike
Kwong Lee Dow - Young Scholars Program
Omar Kakar
VET Excellence
Marcus Cianciarulo
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Valedictorian is the academic title conferred upon the highest ranked student among those graduating from an educational institution, typically based upon the highest grade point average.
YEAR 6 VALEDICTORIAN
Addison Mercuri
YEAR 12 VALEDICTORIAN
Anhad Singh
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SCHOOL CAPTAINS
Primary Captains
Oscar Lo Nigro Hamza Zaidi Thaemela Soobrayen Siena Crane
Secondary Captains
Zaf Petalotis Adele Sprague Carmel Serra Omar Kakar
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STAFF AWARDS
5 Year Service Awards
Emily Duggan Chris Ganakis Nicole Nicolazzo
10 Year Service Awards
Alina Agaronyan Naomi Harris Elise Shaw Jose Sicurella
15 Year Service Awards
Michelle Berry Kane Butler Vanessa Farrugia Jackie Greaves Nicole Watt
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Lakes South Morang College thanks each and every business and service invested in supporting our staff and students in their ongoing success.
Kilkenny Bros Plumbers Pty Ltd
Epping Glass and Mirrors Pty Ltd
Micucci Electrical Services Pty Ltd
DJM Property Maintenance
GLC Cooling
Primary Campus
Secondary Campus
275 Gordons Road, South Morang 3752
80 Jardier Terrace, South Morang 3752
03 9404 9000
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