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PROUDLY PUBLIC! CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Welcome It’s an immense privilege to host the 2019 Proudly Public Awards. Each May we gather to celebrate the enduring values of our public education system. One of these values is excellence, which you will see in spades tonight – in the performances, in the speeches, in the personal stories. Even more importantly, you will see the fundamental public school values of character and resilience. Many of our winners have displayed remarkable strength of character in reaching the achievements they have to do. No doubt they’ll draw on these for the many achievements still to come. You’ll be entertained by the Southern Stars of the PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY: NSW Department of Education, inspired by former Socceroos captain and human rights advocate Craig Foster and delighted by journalist and TV host Jan Fran. Of course, the evening is also a forum to say thank you to the many generous supporters of public education – the individuals, foundations and companies who make these scholarships possible. I’m sure our gratitude at PEF is shared by all the winners and their families here tonight. Let me close by asking you one small favour. Next time you’re in a conversation about schools, remember the moving stories you’ve heard here tonight and give a little plug to the wonderful public education system in which they take shape. It never hurts to be Proudly Public! Yours in public education DAVID HETHERINGTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2 Wednesday 15 May 2019 7.00pm Sydney Town Hall 483 George Street, Sydney PRESENTERS CRAIG FOSTER Craig is Australia’s most respected Football Analyst and lead sports presenter on SBS World News. With 29 appearances for the Australian National Team (Socceroos) including as Captain, Craig spent a professional playing career in Australia, Asia and England followed by a multiple Logie winning broadcast career with the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) alongside some of the great icons of football broadcasting including Johnny Warren and Les Murray. Craig is perhaps equally as well known for his work beyond the field or screen, however, through the JAN FRAN social programs he has developed and supports as well as his advocacy for sport and human rights. Jan Fran is a journalist, TV presenter and In 2018/19, Craig became a National hero in leading Internet commentator best known for hosting a global advocacy and lobbying campaign for an The Feed on SBS VICELAND. She’s the creator imprisoned refugee footballer in a Thai prison, of opinion segment The Frant, guest-presenter Hakeem al-Araibi. of The Project and host of podcasts Sexism and the City and The Few Who Do. Craig is also a member of the Multicultural Council of Australia, tasked with ensuring the ongoing Jan is a former TV journo-turned-VJ who has social harmony of Australia’s diverse and changing shot and produced documentaries from all over population. He works with a vast range of social the world for SBS. She speaks three languages programs in indigenous football, homelessness, and has lived in Lebanon, France, Bangladesh domestic violence, refugee advocacy as an and Uganda. Ambassador for Human Rights and Refugees with Amnesty Australia, developed a primary Jan appears regularly as a social commentator school initiative with the Australian Government on Sky News and the ABC. She was a finalist for for Harmony Day and is a former Chairman, Life Best Television Personality in Cosmo’s Woman Member and CEO of Professional Footballers of the Year Award and a finalist for the 2018 Australia. Walkley for Women’s Leadership in Media. Jan is an ambassador for Plan International where she Craig has a Masters of International Sport advocates for women and girls. Management, Postgraduate Degree in Football Management and is completing his law degree. Craig proudly attended Kadina High School, a public high school in Lismore. 3 Order of Proceedings Acknowledgement of Country Keynote Speaker Kulba Yaday (Written by Christina Anu) Craig Foster Students: Zippy Corser-Anu, Bonnie Peterlin, Sophia Hunt, Mackenzie Brennan, Scholarship Presentations Ruby Peterlin, Aiva-Lilli Parks, Zoe Brown Harding Miller Education Foundation Teacher: Cat Haggar Scholarship Welcome to Proudly Public! Performance – Brand New You Jan Fran Southern Stars Vocal and Dance Ensemble Opening Address Scholarship Presentations The Hon Sarah Mitchell MLC, NSW Minister The Aboriginal Education Council Scholarship for Education The Camburn Withers Scholarship The Dr Heather Radi Scholarship Scholarship Presentations The GO Foundation - PEF Scholarship The Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship The Public Education Foundation Aboriginal Scholarship The Vorsay Scholarship The Una May Smith Scholarship The Public Education Foundation Primary Scholarship Student Speech The NSW Teachers Federation Daniel Lahood Primary Scholarship The David S Ratner Scholarship Scholarship Presentations The Emorgo Scholarship for Music The Friends of Zainab Senior The Patricia Long Conservatorium High Secondary Scholarship School Scholarship The Friends of Zainab Tertiary Scholarship The J Holden Family Foundation Scholarship for Music Performance – How Far I’ll Go Illawarra Regional Performing Ensemble Performance – Senza Catene Wylie Lucas, Zac Ellevsen, Kye Meizer, Lachlan Moss 4 Scholarship Presentations The NSW Cookery Teachers Association Scholarship The Malala Yousafzai Scholarship The Susan & Isaac Wakil Foundation The Unions NSW Jeff Shaw Memorial Scholarship Scholarship The Teachers Health Early Career Scholarship The Public Education Foundation Scholarship for Social Justice The First State Super Teachers Scholarship The Australian Science Olympiad Summer The Harvard Club of Australia Principals School Scholarship Scholarship The Western Sydney Leadership The Public Education Foundation Dialogue Scholarship Principals Scholarship The Trades and Technology The Harvard Club Roberta Sykes Opportunity Scholarship Principals Scholarship The Teachers Mutual Bank Remarks from the Executive Director Principals Scholarship David Hetherington The Teachers Mutual Bank Emerging Leaders Scholarship Slam Poetry Hani Abdile Principal’s Address Jesmond Zammit Performance – I Surrender Jamie Walsh Closing Remarks Jan Fran Scholarship Presentations The Geoffrey Falkenmire Scholarship Finale Performance – Tonight Again The Aboriginal Education Council High Southern Stars Performing Company students Achiever Scholarship The NSW Teachers Federation Awards for HSC Excellence The Public Education Foundation would like to The Public Education Foundation Tertiary thank Prairiewood High School students for Scholarship volunteering their time as ushers at this event. 5 Performers ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY KULBA YADAY (Written by Christina Anu the song is a reference to old yarns or old sayings) Students: Zippy Corser-Anu, Bonnie Peterlin, Sophia Hunt, Mackenzie Brennan, Ruby Peterlin, Aiva-Lilli Parks, Zoe Brown Teacher: Cat Haggar SENZA CATENE 4 Tenors, Southern Stars Featured Artists: Wylie Lucas, Zac Ellevsen, Kye Meizer, Lachlan Moss The 4 Tenors are school mates and long-time friends and have all performed in Southern Stars as featured artists for many years. The 4 Tenors came together at the end of last year as part of a pre- professional program under the tutelage of Mark Bradley and Jason Turnbull. BRAND NEW YOU Southern Stars Vocal and Dance Ensemble HOW FAR I’LL GO Illawarra Regional Performing Ensemble The Illawarra South East Performing Ensemble is an elite touring group of performers selected from the Southern Stars Performing Company. This group includes a stage band, dancers and vocalists, who present a highly entertaining musical variety show to schools and community groups throughout NSW. I SURRENDER Southern Stars Featured Artist: Jamie Walsh Jamie is a Year 12 student from Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts and has been involved in Southern Stars for seven years as a featured artist. She has also been a member of the Department of Education’s prestigious Talent Development Program. 6 SOUTHERN STARS The Southern Stars Performing Company is a group of talented singers, dancers, and musicians who have successfully auditioned to become part of the company. The students have been selected as featured artists who perform at Southern Stars. This company also represents the Department of Education at other events throughout the year such as Education Week, the International Student TONIGHT AGAIN Awards, media launches and sponsorship events. Southern Stars Performing Southern Stars is the premier performing arts event in Southern NSW, involving 3,000 public Company students school students performing to audiences in excess of 12,000 at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong each year in August. Southern Stars gives public school students with This is the first year the SSPC has been a passion for music, dance, drama and circus invited to provide entertainment for the an opportunity to perform and entertain in an Public Education Foundation Awards enthralling celebration of creativity and talent. and we thank the organisers for the opportunity. Students involved in the show over the last 19 years, both as performers and back stage support, The company features students from have gone on to forge successful careers in the Year 3 to Year 12 from schools from the entertainment industry, crediting their experiences Illawarra, Shoalhaven, South Coast, in the program for honing their skills and talents. Southern Highlands, and Sydney regions. Over 200