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resilience excellence excellence leadership menschlikheit resilience menschlikheit teamwork respect loyalty friendship loyalty Class of 2011 excellence Our Achievements teamwork responsibility friendship teamwork excellence friendship responsibility respect loyalty leadership teamwork menschlikheit16 December 2011 | 20 Kislev 5772loyalty leadership 1 responsibility respect leadership resilience OUR COLLEGE PRINCIPAL/CEO Dux 2011 Mazal Tov to Elise Kempler and Gabi Levy the climate of the school, to elevate the ruach and to reinvigorate that indefinable on achieving an ATAR of 99.95 element of school spirit. (highest mark achievable) and a place on They demonstrated a true commitment to the State Honour Roll. reignite the Jewish spirit of the College – a spontaneous joy and commitment that was infectious. In true viral sense this has quickly spread throughout the College. as the most outstanding co-educational Their innovative activities to engage as independent school in New South Wales. many fellow students as possible, whether I commend the following snapshot to through special events, leadership you as a representation of our students’ Kimble J Fillingham engagement programs, working with achievements and aspirations, but College Principal & CEO Middle School students, weekly assemblies most importantly a chance for you to or just by “being you” around the campus I am delighted to present a summary explore and appreciate the diverse array has left behind indelible marks on the of our wonderful 2011 Higher School of wonderful young people who make history and fabric of Moriah. Certificate examination results. Once again Moriah College what it is today and will be our students have not only acquitted They are known as a cohesive, fun and for the future. themselves extremely well, but have committed group. They are recognised as Our Class of 2011 have left the nurturing, upheld the proud traditions of the Moriah innovators, self-starters and individuals guiding and protective environment College high achievers who have gone who have formed and hold strong views of Moriah College. They have left the before them. on themselves and what it means to be educational “nest”, ready to spread young Jewish members of society. their wings. We know that they are well Congratulations to the class of 2011. equipped to take their places proudly and You have maximised the opportunities The results in the HSC for the Class of confidently as contributors to the Jewish that Moriah College provided for you 2011 demonstrate, in terms of academic and wider community. and through commitment, perseverance outcomes, the benefit of the partnership and hopefully a lot of fun along the way, between our students, teachers and They are and will always be, part of the achieved an extraordinary set of results. parents – a partnership that has borne Moriah Family, initially as members of fruit in so many diverse and outstanding Yedid / Alumni and hopefully in time to All of our students have achieved results of results. come as proud parents providing their which they can be proud. Every one of our children with a Moriah experience – an students has achieved a personal growth In 2011 we have gained two First in Course education second to none. that has resulted from the educational, places and many students on the order spiritual, social and emotional milieu that of merit list for a wide array of subjects; I wish them all well for their future and a is Moriah College. we have twenty-two students on the hearty Mazel Tov on their achievements. Honours List; we have an amazingly high We are very proud of each and every one percentage of students scoring Bands 5 of the Class of 2011. and 6; we have two students who share This is a class that not only set their sights the honour of being Dux of Moriah College on academic performance and future life and according to the various analyses opportunities but set about to change of result bands in the media, we excel State Honour Roll Students who have achieved >90 (Band 6) in at least 10 units of study: Cassandra Aaron Jeremy Grunfeld Zac Rabie Lisa Cohen Lori Kadish Shaun Reichman Benjamin Dyne Elise Kempler Gabriella Rudman First in Subject Alex Epstein Gabi Levy Zac Seidman in the State Jordan Fuzi Alexander Lips Judd Sher Ariella Naumburger Jonathan Gardner Talia Meyerowitz-Katz Melanie Studniberg Joshua Goldberg Ariella Naumburger Classical Hebrew Continuers Tyler Goldberg Zoe Naumburger Classical Hebrew Extension 1 2 OUR COLLEGE LEADERS by compassion, warmth, respectful themselves in a chaotic, complex and relationships and a genuine love often bizarrely contradictory world. for Moriah and all that it stands for. They leave here well equipped to This has not been achieved by any meet a world that is at times a little one individual or set of individuals, more exciting, yet at times a little less but rather by a willingness of this friendly. Leave these gates confident year group to stand and be counted you made a difference and will be together and their desire to throw fondly remembered as the Class of their weight behind those seeking to 2011. make a difference. Mazeltov on your many wonderful John Hamey achievements! Head of High School Kouzes and Posner, influential writers in the field of leadership, identify four character traits identified with credible leaders – honesty, forward- State Honours looking, inspiring and competent. Honest leaders act according to a set Moriah College is ranked 9th in the State in overall subject rankings. of ethical principles; forward-looking leaders develop a clear and shared • 2nd in English. focus or vision for what they want to • 13th in Maths. achieve; inspiring leaders articulate a • All students who undertook an compelling vision for the future and Extension Course gained the top Bands. arouse the interest of others; and Vicki Farkas competent leaders have the pre- Head of Curriculum requisite set of skills and knowledge to move others towards their vision. Research over the past 20 years has The Leadership Body of 2010/2011 has shown that ‘building credibility’ is the been honest, visionary, inspiring and HSC Fact File foundation of all leadership. If you are competent. They had a compelling Top 1% of the State: not credible as a person, others will vision to “refresh” student leadership Of the 127 Moriah HSC students who not follow as they will not have faith and student life and integrate received an ATAR, 13 gained a rank more fully their work and activities and confidence in what you stand for, of 99 or over, placing them in the into the Jewish life of the College. in anything at all. Building credibility is top 1% of the State. This equates to They have managed to harness the no easy task but at its core is building 10.2% of our candidates. relationships. Michael Fullan, a leading support of their year group in their educational writer, states: undertakings and have even managed Top 5% of the State: to successfully distribute their A further 39 gained an ATAR over 95 ‘…we have found that the single factor leadership responsibilities beyond which means that 52 HSC students common to every successful change their own formal representatives. They or 40.9% gained a place in the top initiative is that relationships improve. have cultivated honest and positive 5% of the State. If relationships improve, things get relationships with a diverse group of Top 10% of the State: better. If they remain the same or get people at the school instilling faith, worse, ground is lost. Thus leaders confidence and enthusiasm in their A total of 75 students gained an must be consummate relationship vision and work. ATAR of 90 or over, placing them builders with diverse people and in the top 10% of the State. This However, what strikes us most about groups – especially with people represents 59.1% of the cohort. this graduating group is the set of different than themselves’ (p5). governing principles, truths and Our 2 top students share the stage This graduating year group carries ‘higher-order’ perspectives they with 49 others across the State with it the hallmarks of much hold collectively. These principles with the top ATAR of 99.95. credibility. They have been influential are the means by which each of in shaping a culture characterised them has been able to contextualise 3 OUR COLLEGE LEADERS Year 12, long after your ATAR score is “As long as you look spiffy”; “If you add forgotten, and the cut-off point for an ism to anything it makes sense”; your degree is irrelevant and what and “ When all else fails, make up a you got in that 2-unit Maths exam word!”. no longer counts, you will remember So, my message to you, is not one and be remembered for the good that of improvement or stepping up to you do. You are not always going to challenges. My message to you is see the results of your actions and the keep doing what you’re doing. You history of this College provides you a are ordinary people already doing blueprint. extraordinary things In 1942, Abraham Rabinovitch Jo Gluckman When a boy becomes Bar Mitzvah, it planted the seeds of a Jewish Day Year 12 Coordinator is traditional for the father to recite School in Sydney. He began with a a blessing that thanks G-d that the kindergarten that provided Jewish Today’s society is all about the here boy has come of age and is now education for a handful of students. and now; it exists in all walks of life responsible for his own actions. As He would never have dreamed that whether it is business, education your Year Coordinator, I have been within seventy years, there would be or social interactions.