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From the Assistant Principal – International and Community Partnerships
05 December 2023
Alumni Reunion – Friday 17 November
The 2023 Alumni Reunion event was a wonderful evening where we welcomed back the Graduating Classes of 2022, 2013 and 2003 on a warm Friday evening. It was wonderful to see how impressed our alumni were, in particular the 2003 Graduating Class who were the first year level to commence on the current 35 Thomas Carr Drive site. On the tour of the campus, these students went through the College’s state of the art teaching spaces and looked at the architectural designs and new Senior building that is currently under construction.
Thank you to all who attended including current and former staff, student leaders and the founding Principal, Paul D’Astoli and his wife Mary.
As a College we are committed to creating stronger connections with our growing alumni and encourage all alumni to stay connected by registering their details via our website https://www.thomascarr.vic.edu.au/our-community/alumni/
A Day to Shine – Tuesday 21 November
Our Patron, Archbishop Thomas Carr, believed in the importance of Catholic education to support students to achieve their goals. His motto, ‘They will Shine” rings true each day at our College and we are proud of our students as they continue to shine their light into the world.
On Tuesday 21 November 2023, the College gathered for the annual celebration of student achievement, recognising excellence across a range of areas including Academic, Service, Leadership, Sport, Music, the Arts, Faith and Mission.
We welcomed a range of special guests including the Honourable Joanne Ryan – the Federal Member for Lalor who also delivered the guest speech, parents of award winners, Father Jude Pirotta and Members of the College Advisory Council.
As a community, we celebrated all students’ efforts throughout 2023 and the achievements of 130 plus students who were individually recognised on the day.
We are grateful to a range of sponsors and supporters of various special awards and for attending to present these awards at A Day to Shine.
Congratulations to Oliver Pond for his efforts throughout his time at Thomas Carr College and he was a very deserving recipient of the Thomas Carr Prize.
The service concluded with the Commissiong of the Year 12 Group of 2024 with Father Jude Pirotta providing a year group blessing, as they and all student embarked on their Headstart into the 2024 Academic year program.
| Award | Sponsor | Recipient |
| Thomas Carr Prize | Perpetual Parents and Friends | Oliver Pond |
| The Julia Gillard Award | Hon Joanne Ryan MP | Tamyra Riturban |
| The Lalor Hero Award | Hone Joanne Ryan MP | Asheriya Charan |
| The Joseph De Piro Spiritual Life Award | The Mission Society of St Paul | Oliver Pond |
| The Bruce Runnalls Spirit of Thomas Carr Award | Thomas Carr College | Charlie Hickey |
| The Mary MacKillop Female Leadership Award | Thomas Carr College | Janaiah Mider |
| People’s Choice Art Award | Thomas Carr College | Eryne Magcalas |
| Year 10 Pursuit of Excellence | The Knights of the Southern Cross | Rohil Prasad Deborah Htoosaw |
| Year 11 Pursuit of Excellence | The Knights of the Southern Cross | Nadja Probst Pavani Salat |
| Year 12 Pursuit of Excellence | The Knights of the Southern Cross | Raul Sapkota |
| Ampol All Rounder | Ampol | Keira Eckley |
| The ADF Force Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award | The Australian Defence Force | Josh Alfon Omar Hamzah Saiyed |
| The ADF Force Future Innovators Award | The Australian Defence Force | Carmelice Jade Evonne Sajul Tyler Currie-Mayne |
| CDF Resilience Award | Catholic Development Fund | Daniel Bozovic |
| The Rutherford Medal for Excellence in Chemistry | Mr Brian Campbell | Lachlan Di Battista |
| College Service Awards | Midford School Uniforms | Amy Louise Elsby Nathan Rodrigues Kiara Amparado Mehar Chatrath Reiza Bajador Preet Joshi Deborah Htoosaw Jason Cham Nadja Probst Jaxon Deneys |
PRESENTATION OF COLLEGE CAPTAINS
PRINCIPAL’S LEADERSHIP AWARDS
| College Captain | Charlie Hickey |
| College Captain | Raul Sapkota |
| College Vice Captain | Divina Abiog |
| College Vice Captain | Oliver Pond |
MUSIC ENGAGEMENT AWARDS
| Music Engagement Award – Year 7 | Joan Ouma |
| Music Engagement Award – Year 8 | Jye Mider |
| Music Engagement Award – Year 9 | Abby Fernando |
| Music Engagement Award – Year 10 | Josh Alfon |
| Music Engagement Award – Year 11 | Jaxon Deneys |
ART ENGAGEMENT AWARDS
| Art Engagement Award – Year 7 | Stephanie Dimitriadis |
| Art Engagement Award – Year 8 | Marhia Bautista |
| Art Engagement Award – Year 9 | Ibaadat Kamboj |
| Art Engagement Award – Year 10 | Sarah Wos |
| Art Engagement Award – Year 11 | Saw Justin George |
SPORT ENGAGEMENT AWARDS
| Sport Engagement Award – Year 7 | Maddison Hall |
| Sport Engagement Award – Year 8 | Puneet Kaur Samra |
| Sport Engagement Award – Year 9 | Steven Morgan |
| Sport Engagement Award – Year 10 | Joseph Lettieri |
| Sport Engagement Award – Year 11 | Rayan Latu |
Tom Bridges
Assistant Principal – International and Community Partnerships
