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LATEST 2021 VCASS AWARDS | 30.11.2021
2021 VCASS AWARDS
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MAJOR VCASS AWARDS
PRINCIPAL'S AWARD
Charlotte Deany and Clyde Saniga
EMA YANDALL CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Zuzanna Wiech
LENTON PARR ACADEMIC AWARD
Noah Lawrence
NOMINATIONS | Ravi Boltman, Noah Lawrence, Theresa (Tessa) Macken, Layla Maitri, Ava McDermott and Emma Rolfe
ANNE WOOLIAMS DANCE AWARD
Sherylee Campbell
NOMINATIONS | Joshua (Josh) Ballinger, Sherylee Campbell, Charlotte Deany and Lucinda Mann
JOHN HOPKINS MUSIC AWARD
Noah Lawrence and Mia Chenea Robinson
NOMINATIONS | Sebastian (Seb) Coyne, Noah Lawrence, Ava McDermott, Mia Chenea Robinson, Emma Rolfe, Clyde Saniga and Lucy White
THEATRE ARTS AWARD
Rad Vukadinovic - Valance
NOMINATIONS | Desiree Katakis, Eryn Saunders, Lucy Stubbs and Rad Vukadinovic - Valance
DOROTHY DOICINOV VISUAL ARTS AWARD
Theresa (Tessa) Macken
NOMINATIONS | Lily Bettess, Teagan Lown, Theresa (Tessa) Macken, Poppy Staley, Lily Walker, Kexin (Katherine) Yuan
2021 ACADEMIC AWARDS
JUNIOR ACADEMIC AWARD
Madeleine Burnet
NOMINATIONS | Ryan Black, Madeleine Burnet, Raistlin Chan, Darcy Donoghue, Isabella Hincksman, Jasmine Lai, Haoqing (Leo) Liu, Maisy Lu, Ashley Kolomoisky, Lena Kozdra, Zachary Medved, Ruby Munro, Zoe Muscat, Jack O’Toole, Jasmine Pye, Neeharika Shyju, Pearl Southgate, Cecilia Spicer, Ella Tan and Alicia Wong
JUNIOR ACADEMIC MOST IMPROVED
Callum Orr
NOMINATIONS | Sienna Babbage, Ruby Cheyne, Blythe Nadorp-Daw, Sharon Jiang, Kurumi Laksmi, Haoqing (Leo) Liu, Nico Lundqvist, Callum Orr, Jack O’Toole, Shanna Shang, Pearl Southgate, Jocelyn Wee Ching Wen and Yu-Hui (Emily) Yang
SENIOR ACADEMIC MOST IMPROVED
Charlotte Deany
NOMINATIONS | Ravi Boltman, Dana Choi, Charlotte Deany, Amelia Dixon, Leo Dunshea, Lara Dursun, Liam Graham, Samuel Lee, Hannah Lesniauskas, Jack Linke, Madison Lu, Padraic (Paddy) Lum, Yemaya (Yemi) Maitri, Layla Maitri, Hugo (Finch) Mattiske, Jacqueline McBratney-Owen, Jariyan Patel, Matthew Paten, Ellen Pennell, Ana Ramljak, Marcus Riches, Mary Shaw, Ruby Willis, Ruby Young, Francesca Zeccola and Yoyo Zhou
THE CUMMINS LITERATURE AWARD
Theresa (Tessa) Macken
LEVEL 5 ABS ACADEMIC AWARD
Padraic (Paddy) Lum
NOMINATIONS | Grace Birt, Zoe Horn, Ellen Lekhtman, Padraic (Paddy) Lum and Matthew Paten
THE LEVISTON FOREIGN LANGUAGE AWARD
Mia Kanda-Franklin
ENGLISH EXCELLENCE AWARD
Teagan Lown
THE VISUAL ARTIST AWARD
Madison Lu
THE THEATRE ARTIST AWARD
Toby Marlow
FURTHER MATHEMATICS EXCELLENCE AWARD
Jack Marken
MATHEMATICAL METHODS EXCELLENCE AWARD
Noah Lawrence
BIOLOGY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Catherine Rinehart-Beer
CHEMISTRY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Monika Bimba
HISTORY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Ava McDermott
HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD
Hannah Lesniauskas
MEDIA EXCELLENCE AWARD
Rad Vukadinovic-Valance
PHILOSOPHY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Theresa (Tessa) Macken
PHYSICS EXCELLENCE AWARD
Layla Maitri
PSYCHOLOGY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Theresa (Tessa) Macken
2021 MUSIC AWARDS
SENIOR MUSIC MOST IMPROVED
Clyde Saniga and Daniel Stow
NOMINATIONS | Anna Blake, Bailey Clennett, Lara Dursun, Chiara Kelle, Hayley Jobson, Layla Maitri, Clyde Saniga, Daniel Stow and Cassidy Tran
JUNIOR MUSIC AWARD
Raistlin Chan and Yitong (Serena) Zhang
NOMINATIONS | Raistlin Chan, Oscar Edwards, Isabella (Bella) Hincksman, Ji Hun Hwang, Jasmine Lai, Neeharika Shyju and Yitong (Serena) Zhang
THE ROBERT SALZER VOICE AWARD
Mia Chenea Robinson
NOMINATIONS | Hayley Jobson, Ava McDermott, Margot Petrie, Mia Chenea Robinson, Clyde Saniga, Cassidy Tran, Joshua (Josh) Vass and Lucy White
THE IAN HARRISON COMPOSITION AWARD
Thomas Godbert
2nd Place: Emma Rolfe 3rd Place: Lara Dursun
NOMINATIONS | Lara Dursun, Thomas Godbert, Noah Lawrence, Margot Petrie, Emma Rolfe, Clyde
Saniga and Lucy White
JUNIOR MUSIC MOST IMPROVED
Isabella (Bella) Hincksman
NOMINATIONS | Anabelle Armstrong, Grace Annan, Eliza Gregg, Isabella (Bella) Hincksman, Haoqing (Leo) Liu, Shanna Shang, Mahalia Shelton, Neeharika Shyju, Holly Sutton and Yu-Hui (Emily) Yang
THE MUSICOLOGY AWARD
Noah Lawrence
THE PAUL McCONKEY BRASS AWARD
Harvey de Koster
NOMINATIONS | Anna Blake, Harvey de Koster, Thomas Godbert, Arjen Goessens and Hendrix Hamalainen
2021 DANCE AWARDS
JUNIOR DANCE MOST IMPROVED
Jack O’Toole
NOMINATIONS | Taj Cooper, Chloe Dan, Blythe Nadorp-Daw, Darcy Donoghue, Flynn Masterton, Eliza McTaggart, Ruby Monro, Jack O’Toole, Ashton Smith and William (Will) Wiseman
SENIOR DANCE MOST IMPROVED
Jacqueline McBratney-Owen
NOMINATIONS | Ashley Brkovic, Amelia Dixon, Emily Euman, Oscar Flight, Hannah Lesniauskas, Lucas McLean, Katherine (Kate) Montgomery, Braelan Newman, Jacqueline McBratney-Owen, Chloe Pearce and Lauren Wooller
JUNIOR DANCE AWARD
Alicia Wong
NOMINATIONS | Darcy Donoghue, Flynn Masterton, Zachary Medved, Mishka Oehlers, Jack O’Toole, Pearl Southgate and Alicia Wong
JUNIOR BALLET AWARD
Zachary Medved
NOMINATIONS | Martin Cohen, Darcy Donoghue, Kurumi Laksmi, Zachary Medved, Ruby Monro, Anabelle Tran and Alicia Wong
SENIOR BALLET AWARD
Joshua (Josh) Ballinger
NOMINATIONS | Joshua (Josh) Ballinger, Sherylee Campbell, Charlotte Deany, Emily Euman, Lucinda (Lucy) Mann, Lucas McLean and Morgan Renolds
JUNIOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE AWARD
Ashton Smith
NOMINATIONS | Zachary Medved, Mishka Oehlers, Ashton Smith, Pearl Southgate and Alicia Wong
SENIOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE AWARD
Catherine Rinehart- Beer
NOMINATIONS | Joshua (Josh) Ballinger, Sherylee Campbell, Charlotte Deany, Eloise Docherty, Rubi Hawkins, Audrey Moutia, Chloe Pearce, Morgan Renolds, Catherine Rinehart-Beer and Ruby Young
JAZZ DANCE AWARD
Caleb Waterworth
NOMINATIONS | Sherylee Campbell, Eloise Docherty, Audrey Moutia, Eli Southurst, Merrikk Steinfort and Caleb Waterworth
TAP DANCE AWARD
Zoe Muscat
NOMINATIONS | Eliza McTaggart, Zachary Medved and Zoe Muscat
ACROBATIC DANCE AWARD
Zachary Medved
NOMINATIONS | Madeleine Burnet, Zachary Medved and Ashton Smith
WORLD DANCE AWARD
Alicia Wong
NOMINATIONS | Ryan Black, Madeleine Burnet, Martin Cohen, Eliza McTaggart, Zachary Medved, Jasmine Pye, Ashton Smith, Pearl Southgate and Alicia Wong
JONATHAN TAYLOR CHOREOGRAPHIC AWARD
Catherine Rinehart-Beer
NOMINATIONS | Catherine Rinehart-Beer, Mia Mangano and Audrey Moutia
2021 THEATRE ARTS AWARDS
THEATRE ARTS YEAR 11 PERFORMANCE | MAKING AND CREATING
Sarah Warren
NOMINATIONS | Shaelyn Connor, Thierry Mendoza, Ellen Pennell and Sarah Warren
THEATRE ARTS YEAR 11 PERFORMANCE | INTERPRETING AND PRESENTING
Ellen Pennell
NOMINATIONS | Darcy Bryce, Sylvia Kokkinos, Ellen Pennell and Hailey Watson
2021 VISUAL ARTS AWARDS
VISUAL ARTS YEAR 11 AWARD | CONCEPTS AND CREATION
Evelyn (Evie) Dinham and Claire Magris
NOMINATIONS | Evelyn (Evei) Dinham, Zhuoyi (Caroline) Fang, Olivia (Liv) Fleet, Claire Magris and Mary Shaw
VISUAL ART ACQUISITION AWARD
Kexin (Katherine) Yaun
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