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24.01.2022 Killester College Reunions

24.01.2022 Our 'Killester 2020' Time Capsule has been filled. Read on to hear about the process our Year 12 VCAL girls went through to leave their mark in what was an unusual final year at school.

22.01.2022 We are thrilled to launch the first of our Alumni Career Snapshot series. The first snapshot is of Dr Lesley Cheng who was in our Class of 1998. Dr Cheng has wo...rked in some of the world’s finest institutions, The American Hospital Dubai, U.A.E, The University of Melbourne and most currently at La Trobe University. Her latest work involves working to further develop blood-based diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, in addition to cancer and infectious diseases. Wow! Dr Cheng had some sound advice for our girls- Work on your communication skills together with your studies. All company goals require a team of people with different expertise. There’s no point in being good at what you do if you can’t communicate with others or non-experts.. Click on the link to find out more about her career pathway and highlights. https://bit.ly/2GVE7B1

21.01.2022 Applications for Year 7, 2023 have officially opened.

18.01.2022 Meet Jenny Lindell who graduated from Killester College in 1970. Jenny had an interesting career by starting her life as a Medical Imaging Technologist and then... shifting across into Politics. She began her political career as an Electorate Officer, then became a Member of Parliament and finally ended up as Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Jenny was the 35th person to hold the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly position and only the second woman. Wow - what an incredible accomplishment. Throughout her working career Jenny did not take the opportunities presented to her lightly. She was fully aware of the many sacrifices her parents made to ensure that she would be given the educational opportunities that her mother was denied. She found her time in politics hugely rewarding but also challenging to balance time between work and family. Jenny had some beautiful words of wisdom for our girls at Killester. These words were in fact given to her by Sister Bernadine as she left Killester in 1970- ‘the high soul takes the high road, the low soul takes the low road and in between on the misty plains the rest rock to and fro‘. I have always interpreted this to mean that it’s a choice to be made - high, low, in between - nothing is set in stone, your future is in your hands. Thank you for sharing your inspiring journey. Please read the full interview by clicking on the link below. https://bit.ly/3kDxFwK

17.01.2022 This week's eNewsletter is out! Take a look for our latest news and reminders, hear from our Principal, read about the Year 7 Transition program, get updates from our learning areas, meet our 2021 Student Leaders and more! http://bit.ly/3jXDwya

16.01.2022 We are delighted to announce the start of our ‘Meet the Killester Team’ series to help you to get to know our team a bit better. Our first interview will be wit...h none other than Sally Buick - Killester College’s fearless and faithful leader. Here are a few snippets from the interview but if you would like to discover what Sally’s secret talent/hobby is be sure to click on the link below - it’s quite something! When asked what motivates her at work Sally answered My unshakeable belief that every single person has the right to an education, that an education gives every young woman choices, that an education is the way to create a fair and just society and doing all of this founded upon our Catholic values. What a wonderful sentiment - Killester’s Principal certainly has a vision we are proud to follow. The favourite part of Sally’s job is talking to the students and hearing their dreams for their future and the way they can help create a better society. All our teachers would wholeheartedly agree with this belief. She finished with some words of wisdom for our Killester girls: Always listen with your heart to what others and your God are saying to you, always strive to be the best version of yourself..and your body; your rules. That is some sound advice. Read the full interview on the link below. https://bit.ly/2JXhvSk

16.01.2022 Our final edition of the Killester College eNewsletter for 2020 is out! This newsletter contains a Christmas wishes message from our Principal Sally Buick, a beautiful end of year prayer, student reflections, as well as updates from the different faculties. Enjoy! https://bit.ly/33UT52T

13.01.2022 Take a look at our latest newsletter. This week's newsletter includes a general update from our Principal Sally Buick, a Teaching and Learning update from our u...pdate from our Assistant Principal Mr Steve McPhail, some excellent advice on navigating the transition back to onsite learning from Ms Luana Doko our Wellbeing Leader, as well as some fantastic student reflections. https://bit.ly/3nXf9lQ See more

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10.01.2022 It’s time for our next Alumni Career Snapshot and today we profile Vicki Macdermid, a graduate from the class of 1975. Vicki truly has had an inspirational care...er starting out in a Graduate Accounting role, then working her way up to become the first female partner at the firm, and now being the owner of her own business where she is a Thought Leader, Speaker and Creator of The Power Quotient, a model for mapping and achieving extraordinary potential for leaders and their teams. Vicki has worked exceptionally hard to get to where she is today. Throughout her career she has understood the responsibility of being a leader and sought to help those around her on their career paths. Perhaps that is why she has ended up where she is today as a thought leader, working to inspire others to fulfill their true potential. As a woman working in a field dominated by men it may have been challenging to be the first woman to take maternity leave, the first to work part-time and the first to be a partner but she didn’t let that deter her. Quite the opposite, she used that as fuel to pursue her dreams. One of her career highlights was delivering a TEDx on Connection and Intention through horse power in 2019. Vicki, we know that your journey will inspire our Killester girls. Thank you for sharing your path with us! https://bit.ly/3fNBEGg

07.01.2022 Today we profile Tori Hobbs, a Killester 2012 graduate. We are especially proud of Tori as she has been on the frontlines working as a Registered Nurse both in ...an Emergency Department and ICU during the pandemic. Tori Hobbs graduated from Killester and went on to start her journey towards studying Nursing. She first completed a Diploma of Nursing through TAFE and then went on to study a Bachelor of Nursing at Monash University. Here’s what Tori had to say about being a Nurse Some days you accompany parents as they bring new life into the world, and some days you accompany people during their last few moments, but everyday we do our best to provide care, comfort and understanding to people and put a smile on their face irrespective of what’s going on around them. Her story is one that proves that hard work, personal self care and pure grit are tools that will enable you to reach your dreams. We are so proud of everything that you have accomplished thus far Tori - we know that your journey will inspire and encourage our girls. Read the full interview to hear about her Nursing highlights and challenges, as well as the steps Tori took to become a Registered Nurse. https://bit.ly/2GZpMn3 #wearekillestercollege

03.01.2022 Our 18th edition of the Killester eNewsletter is out! This edition includes news from our Principal Sally Buick, an update from the Visual Arts, Performing Arts... and Materials Technology Departments, and more. Be sure to take a look at Page 3 for some wonderful shots of our Grade 12’s at home with their families before last week's graduation ceremony. https://bit.ly/2HRZ4xi See more