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Overnewton Anglican Community College

Locality: Keilor, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9334 0000

Address: 2-50 Overnewton Rd, 3036 Keilor, VIC, Australia

Website: www.overnewton.vic.edu.au/index.php

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25.01.2022 Overnewton is excited to announce that we will be celebrating National NAIDOC Week November 8th 15th. Alongside various other activities planned, we will be celebrating our strong connection to our sister school, Shepherdson’s College Galiwink’u, by making a collection of goods that the Yolgnu community need. These items will be distributed at the local op shop. Below are items that are much needed by the Galiwin'ku community: - Bedding (Sheets/towels/face washers/tea tow...els) - Thongs/sandals - Light clothing for the tropics (dresses, skirts, shorts, t-shirts etc) - Clips/accessories/brushes/toiletries - Children's clothing - Pots/pans/trays (kitchen supplies) - AFL gear :-) We have found that the following items don't sell (mostly due to cultural protocols for women): - women's pants - underwire bras - women's bathers Drop off at both campuses will be available during NAIDOC Week. More info about where to take your donations will be shared early next week. Thank you for your support! Artist featured on video: Warumpi Band - My Island Home (1987). Various indigenous art works featured throughout video were accessed via https://www.naidoc.org.au

25.01.2022 To our extraordinary Class of 2020, congratulations to you all. After an indescribable year, your hard work and dedication have truly paid off. I am immensely proud to share that your cohort has achieved an outstanding result - our strongest in 15 years. As you receive your results today please know that you have the continued support of the College staff and the Overnewton community as a whole. We have been standing with you shoulder to shoulder in this challenging year and ...stand with you today as you receive your long-awaited results. I am sure that the future you shape will be extraordinary and it will be a joy to hear about what you will go on to achieve as you embark on your life beyond the College. Jim Laussen Principal

24.01.2022 With National Science Week 2020 now behind us, were proud to share some innovative projects submitted to the much-anticipated annual Science Talent Search. Going ahead in a digital format this year, our combined Middle School students independently carried out the research required to produce high quality entries that addressed this years theme, Deep Blue: innovation for the future of our oceans. This was not an easy task whilst Learning from Home and required a lot of self-motivation. In this short video we are seeing a glimpse of their talents and we wish them the very best as they await the judging results.

24.01.2022 We are delighted to share another musical treat with you today. As part of their online Performing Arts lessons this term, our adorable Year 3 students have shown their talents in a recording of the song We Choose Kindness. Composed by Carolyn Hernandez, College Head of Performing Arts, and mixed & engineered by Old Collegian Daniel Hernandez, this inspirational song is about showing kindness regardless of the circumstances - words particularly appropriate to our present situation! We are sure this video will bring a smile to your face on this chilly Friday afternoon. Enjoy

24.01.2022 As I watch students leave our Keilor campus on this last day of school for 2020, I reflect on a year that has been challenging on many levels. I wish to commend our students, staff, and families for their extraordinary efforts during our Learning from Home period. I congratulate our students in particular, who have risen to the challenges of this year and have discovered inner strengths and abilities that they may not have thought they ever possessed. In keeping with this th...eme, I am delighted to share with you a beautiful video of our talented Year 11 Dance students who demonstrate equal parts musicality and athleticism as they perform a contemporary dance to the inspirational song, 'Rise Up' by Andra Day. Wishing you all a happy and holy Christmas. Jim Laussen Principal

23.01.2022 Overnewton staff dig deep and donate an additional $4,500 to Chibobo, making the total amount of donations more than $13,000 from our wonderful Overnewton community. You may remember at the close of Term 2 we announced an astounding $8,500 was raised on Casual Clothes Day for our friends in Chibobo, Zambia. This was achieved through the initiative of our Year 12 Class OLA students and the generosity and care of our College community - thank you! Schools in Zambia are not perm...itted to operate unless face masks and hand sanitiser are made available for all staff and students. For a community like Chibobo, with little to no income, this is a huge undertaking. Due to the commitment and generosity of the 14 years long partnership between Overnewton and St Marys Anglican Church Sunbury, the HMP Chibobo Childrens Centre has been able to purchase these items, including material for the local community sewing group (affectionately named The Koala Club) to make their own masks. In addition, many Overnewton staff were interested in making further donations at this time through morning tea monies, and generously gave another whopping $4,500! Also, an initiative by staff member and St Marys member, Mike Lampard to make and sell face masks to our community is in operation with all proceeds going to Chibobo. Together St Marys and Overnewton have already sewn and sold over 150 masks and are working hard to produce more. If you have any cotton material and/or elastic to donate, or can sew a few masks to help this great initiative, please contact our Reception for more information. Please enjoy these photos, knowing that it is through your generosity that these children can continue their education. Thank you and God Bless Amanda Clifford (Chibobo, St Marys Liaison)

23.01.2022 Amazing news, College Captain Amelia has just been drafted in the AFLW to Collingwood AFLW! Amelia was selected by the Pies with pick 25. Congratulations Amelia!

22.01.2022 Old Collegian Dr Audrey Grech shares the unique challenges she has faced whilst in the first year of her medical career working in the respiratory ward of The Alfred Hospital. We thank you Audrey, and all the other dedicated practitioners on the front lines, for the expertise and care you are giving the Victorian community during this COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au//victorian-coronavirus-wor/12522604

22.01.2022 You may be surprised to learn that Overnewton students have participated in many public speaking and debating events during Term 2, and will continue throughout Term 3. Cross-campus public speaking competitions have highlighted some exceptional talent and online events such as the Debaters Association of Victoria which saw Myah (Year 12), Mia and Robyn (Year 9), and Elsie (Year 8) all making it through to compete in the State finals next week. Elsie has also had another fant...astic result, making it through to the 2021 Nationals of the UN Youth Australias Voice Victoria Competition. All students from Prep - Year 12 also have the opportunity to participate in public speaking challenges via our College Be Heard Stile page so lets continue to Be Heard Overnewton! Amanda Clifford Be Heard Coordinator

22.01.2022 Year 12 exams commenced today. It was wonderful seeing students exit the English exam with smiles on their faces. The entire College community sends our best wishes to all Year 12s for your exams in what has been a most unusual and challenging year.

22.01.2022 To commemorate National Sorry Day our Senior Chaplain, Reverend Helen Dwyer, has recorded this special message for our community.

21.01.2022 ACS Public Speaking results 3 entrants, 3 podium places! This years ACS Public Speaking Competition was held online and in the Junior Division (Year 7/8) Overnewton was represented by Elsie who spoke eloquently on the mental health crisis in Australia. Her speech offered a very logical in-school solution and won her second place. In the Intermediate Division (Year 9/10) Estelles mix of seriousness and humour allowed the audience to see that there are some positives to ou...r current situation, and won her third place. In the Senior Division (Year 11/12) Isabella challenged the audience to understand the impact of toxic masculinity in many of our world leaders, juxtaposing this with the calm and empathetic leadership of the few female leaders we have. Isabella came a very close second, with only a one point difference between the top two! Overnewton also placed second in the competition overall - congratulations to all who competed! Recordings of these prize-winning speeches will be shared with Middle and Senior School students at online assemblies. Amanda Clifford Be Heard Coordinator

21.01.2022 Synergy is a key pillar of Overnewtons House program, where students learn and engage with community service projects. As part of the Senior ACS Synergy project, Year 10 student Jade H has created colourful and lively scrubs for nurses working on the front line of the Coronavirus pandemic. As part of Jades gesture, she wrote a letter where she said, The dedication and timeless effort you put into helping others is inspirational and very generous. I want to say thank you ...for your selflessness during this time. Thank you for helping keeping us safe. Nurse Emily was brought to tears by this random act of kindness, and wore her new scrubs into Resus and Trauma today. I have been overwhelmed by compliments. Jade may as well have made scrubs for the whole department they loved them so much. Well done Jade - youve made us all very proud

21.01.2022 Our fantastic College Student Executive have taken the initiative to create this informative video about the latest Stage 4 restrictions and what they mean for both students currently Learning from Home and our wider College community. Stay safe!

21.01.2022 To help our youngest students prepare for their return to school on Tuesday, our Junior School has created this reassuring and informative video for viewing over the weekend. It will be wonderful to have our little learners back in the classroom next week!

21.01.2022 This Christmas, may you be reminded of all that is good and holy, hopeful and life-giving; may all that you hold precious be kept safe; and may you know the joy and freedom found in God’s great love for us the Christ-child, born in Bethlehem, in the mess of human life and frailty, for all of us. As you enjoy this Christmas Carol, performed by Chloe who is in Year 3, may you be warmed and encouraged by the innocence of children, the memories of childhood, and our sacred and... savoured traditions passed from generation to generation. God’s richest blessings be upon you, and all those whom you love and serve. Reverend Helen

20.01.2022 A message from our Head of Student Services, Tim Jezard, on the importance of national R U OK?Day. Our thanks go to Tim and talented Year 6 student Harry K for composing the music for this video.

19.01.2022 Throughout last week students across the College have been celebrating Languages Week 2020 through a variety of cultural activities such as paper cutting, baking and cooking. Some students have even learnt Kung Fu! Take a look at our adorable Preps sharing their Chinese Zodiac in Mandarin - super cute!

19.01.2022 Celebrating Languages Week 2020 with a win! Our Indonesian language students have accomplished fantastic results in the State Finals for the Sayembara Lisan Indonesian Speaking Competition. Over 500 students from schools across the state participated in the online Regional Finals during July, with the State Finals taking place on September 5.... Congratulations to Lauren who won an impressive 3rd place in the State Finals Year 8 Continuing division. Lauren will have the great honour of attending the online Awards Evening, hosted by the Indonesian Consulate (KJRI) in conjunction with VILTA (Victorian Indonesian Language Teachers Association). What a wonderful achievement!

18.01.2022 With National Reconciliation Week 2020 coming to a close yesterday, we are proud to share a fantastic video produced by Mitchell S, College Chair of the SRC. In a series of vox pops he asks Senior School students and staff to share their reflections on the 2020 National Reconciliation Week theme, In this together.

18.01.2022 We have another wonderful performance to share with our community. Year 12 (2020) student, Elena C, performs an excellent rendition of the song ‘Slide Away’ written by Miley Cyrus, Alma, Andrew Wyatt and Mike Will. Please enjoy!

17.01.2022 The College is immensely proud to announce that Mitchell Sprague, current Chair of the SRC, has been awarded a VCE Leadership Award. These VCAA awards are designed to acknowledge the exceptional leadership of a Year 12 student in both their school and wider community. Mitchell is also on the VicSRC Executive Committee and is a contributor to many other panels, most significantly the Victorian Government LGBTIQ+ schools advisory group and he was one of two students in the S...tate invited to attend the recent forum on the Melbourne Declaration. Mitchell will find out in a couple of weeks if he is the overall State winner however this achievement in itself is truly noteworthy. Mitchell has thrived this year and his influence on future student leaders will be significant. Congratulations Mitchell.

17.01.2022 The casual clothes fundraiser for our friends at Chibobo has exceeded all expectations. Please watch Mitchell and Rochelle from our Student Executive team announce the result from today. What a beautiful way to finish Term 2, knowing that our friends in Zambia can now safely return to learning at school. ... A special thank you to Year 12 Class OLA for taking the initiative to organise this fantastic fundraiser.

16.01.2022 Our wonderful College Captains have been connecting regularly with our Middle School students via video messages as part of their online assemblies. Amelia and Myah offer students words of encouragement and support as they face the various challenges of Learning from Home. This latest message reminds us all to use our College Values to guide our behaviours, stay focused and keep motivated as we find ourselves past the halfway mark of Stage 4 lockdown.

16.01.2022 In a first for the College, today students and staff watched a live stream of our Founders Day 2020 service held at our Keilor Campus Assembly Hall. Our Head of Performing Arts Mrs Carolyn Hernandez arranged for a small group of talented Senior School students to bring our home church, St Pauls Cathedral, into the classroom in a truly beautiful way. These stunning performances were captured by videographer Zac Hodgkinson and engineered by past student Daniel Hernandez. The result is simply glorious.

14.01.2022 Happy Wear it Purple Day 2020! Wear It Purple Day is about showing LGBTIQA+ young people that they have a right to be proud of who they are. It is also about creating safe spaces in our schools to show LGBTIQA+ young people that they are seen and supported. In Australian studies, 75% of LGBTIQA+ young people were bullied because of their identity, and 80% of this harassment occurred in schools. Due to this level of discrimination, LGBTIQA+ young people are 12 times mo...re likely to experience depression and up to 5 times more likely to experience anxiety. Overnewton students and staff are encouraged to wear a splash of purple at home today and take a selfie to show their participation in this important initiative. We look forward to sharing these great photos with you next week.

14.01.2022 See if you can find some familiar faces in this cute video by Brimbank Youth Services in support of tomorrows Wear it Purple Day 2020. We are proud to come together with other local schools, community groups, and organisations to support Wear It Purple Day - a day that celebrates LGBTIQ+ young people and shows them that they have the right to be proud of who they are.

14.01.2022 Year 10 players, Harry M, Zac A and Connor G, have dominated in the META High School ESports Rocket League with their latest win sending them on to the next round! Overnewton joined the META Esports league over the Learning from Home period to offer aspiring Esport players a platform to compete against other students from schools across Australia and New Zealand. Link to the watch the game is in the comments below.

11.01.2022 Congratulations Elsie on your DAV Online Public Speaking Competition win today! Elsie (Year 8), spoke about the forgotten people impacted by modern slavery. The judges were so impressed with her presentation and topic in the heats that she was invited to the State Finals where she has placed second (first runner up).

10.01.2022 Our youngest students were all smiles during two Junior School House Activate Days these past weeks. The events encouraged connection through play, with students enjoying football, soccer and basketball activities with classmates and teachers. It was wonderful to see house pride on display and students happily exhausted at the conclusion!

10.01.2022 In times when we need to stay apart, a simple act can bring a community together. Watch as our Head of Co Curriculum, Nikki Little, explains how the humble launch of the Overnewton beanie has positively impacted communities here and on the other side of the world.

08.01.2022 How wonderful for Year 8 student, Nikki Bozinovski, to be featured alongside past and present Olympic footballers in this inspirational Australian Olympic Team video! Nikki is a member of Overnewtons Melbourne City College of Football program and is looking forward to a bright future in this fantastic sport. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDnjqZsFn5x/

07.01.2022 College Captain Myah N has taken 1st place at the VCAA PESA Regional Round, speaking about teen suicide. The College is thrilled that Myah will be moving into the State finals next month. Mia D, also placed well (in the top 5) discussing the importance of faith. Both students worked exceptionally hard over the past couple of weeks preparing from home.... Amanda Clifford Be Heard Coordinator

07.01.2022 Overnewton is a proudly inclusive school. We want every child and adult - regardless of their gender, race, ability or sexual identity - to know that they are loved and part of our supportive and caring College community. See how some of us celebrated Wear it Purple Day on Friday in support of our LGBTQIA+ students, staff and wider community!

05.01.2022 We are proud to share the talents of yet another of our Performing Arts students. Year 11 student Peter H composed and performs this exceptional instrumental guitar piece titled Wait & See, which was debuted at our Senior School Assembly last week. Take a few moments to treat yourself and be immersed by the melodic grooves of Peters beautiful song.

04.01.2022 What a difference one day can make! These three photos of the new oval at our Keilor Campus were taken on Monday, Tuesday and today. A special thank you to Mr Novakovic and Ms Denahy for taking these stunning photos.

04.01.2022 We are excited to share this great episode from psychologist, Dr Dave, at Braingrow. Old Collegian Dr David Collins has worked in youth mental health for many years, helping young people thrive. With just about every household seeing an increase in screen time during lockdown, this episode focuses on exploring our natural environment more and the enormous benefits to this. https://youtu.be/tRGTkhS2LDU

02.01.2022 Our talented Head of Performing Arts, Mrs Carolyn Hernandez, has written this inspirational song in celebration of our 2020 College theme, The future is ours to shape. No less than 60 of our gorgeous Year 4 students donned their school uniform while Learning from Home to lend their voices to this powerful song. A huge thanks goes out to Overnewton alumnus Daniel Hernandez who mixed and engineered this wonderful video!

02.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful rendition of Mary did you know performed by one of our very talented students - Kiah. Mary dealt with an unexpected announcement from an angel nine months before the first Christmas, we too have dealt with an unexpected reality over the last nine months. God was with Mary during her time. Our Lord Jesus never left us abandoned or alone. ... Mary could never have foreseen the blessing her faith and obedience would bring on her and those around her. We cannot foresee the blessings that will emerge as a result of the lessons learnt in faith and obedience during our experience this year. Please open your hearts, minds and souls for God’s blessing this Christmas knowing with confidence that God’s work through us is not finished. May God give you... For every storm, a rainbow, For every tear, a smile, For every care, a promise, And a blessing in each trial. For every problem life sends, A faithful friend to share, For every sigh, a sweet song, And an answer for each prayer. May the blessing of light be on you light without and light within. May the blessed sunlight shine on you and warm your heart till it glows like a great fire. And the blessing of God almighty be with us and remain with us always. AMEN. Reverend Rob

02.01.2022 Old Collegian, Dylan Pierias, has joined Western United, the newest football club in the Hyundai A-League. In this video he reflects on his roots in the Western suburbs, his foundations with Melbourne City - our official College football partner - and the grit and determination his new team has shown in its inaugural season. https://www.wufc.com.au/video/20200814dylanpieriasweb

02.01.2022 Overnewton has had its best ever performance at the ACS Chess Championships, placing equal 3rd. Congratulations Chess Team 2020! Take a listen to College Chess Club member Jude (Year 11) describe his experience competing via the new online format this year. Jude had an outstanding tournament, placing 4th in the overall Individual standings - well done Jude!

02.01.2022 To celebrate Science Week 2020 our Middle School Science Leader Dr Lisa Newton ran a competition for students to guess how many elastic bands it takes to implode a watermelon. Watch this super fun (and messy!) experiment to see that it took no less than a whopping 127 elastic bands to get this explosive result! Congratulations Corey (Year 5) for making the closest guess at 120.

01.01.2022 As a special treat on their last day of school, much-loved Channel 9 news presenter Peter Hitchener has generously sent a personal message to our Year 12 students, congratulating them on a job well done in this challenging year and wishing them the very best of luck with their exams. Thanks Pete and well done Class of 2020!