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​We present to you the newest members to schools in our district, as well as those who will be leaders in 2016!

KS: Miss Nicole Sanderson with her new students (back) Meika Keir, Maximus George, Lachlan Davis, Cooper Pollock, Deklan Blain, Rhylee Dixon, (centre) Kiana Sant, Corben White, Luke Richens, Amaris Teiffel, Indy Nolan, Brock Nedelcuta, Hope Shoard, (front) Sween Elhenday, Tahlia Cooper, Eliza Duffy, Maya Kirwin, Ruby Berridge and Aiden Mesa. Absent: Liam Holt and Will Gibson. 			    (YPSkindies (18))

KW: Mrs Vanessa West and teacher’s aid Mrs Jackie Curry with students (back) Harry Mellross, Nash Baxter, Nakayah Pringle, Riley Worth, Leyna Teiffel, Zano Hornsey, Ben Sweaney, (centre) Jack O’Rourke, Eliza MacIver, Andrew Sweeting, Taliah Forlong, Brooke Torpy, Tyler Johnston, Jasmine Reimer, (front) Emma Karsten, Haine Braddon, Evie Miller, Matthew Cartwright, Dakota Bourke and Taylah Tubey. Absent: Dante Ramsay.     	       (YPSkindies (31))

KG: Miss Rosie Knight-Gregson and her class (back) Owen McCorkindale, William Dowling, Cooper Hill, James Kelly, Koby Laws, Braith Anderson, Willow McAlister, (centre) Kaitlyn Shoard, Ruby Hines, Gracie Causer, Phoebe Reynolds, Gracie Dawe, Ava Sabidussi, Darcie Williams, Ruby Holt, (front) Zac Deane, Michael McGregor, William Edgar, Hudayfa Chehaita and Nate Mulquiney.			       (YPSkindies (39))

KB: Mrs Amanda Butt with her students (back) Elias Richens, Owen Reid, Charlize Johnson, Caitlyn Cunnington, Lincoln Sutherland, Lara Rathjen, Kane Newham-Clarke, (centre) Leela Hill, Sierra Henderson-Mundy, Mitchell Schiller, Rylan Jankovic-Kidd, Bryce Lenard-Gale, Dannii Hampton, Jessica Loader, Cooper Bryant, (front) Armarni Halabe, Kelsy Wills, Mia Wills, Ruby Schofield, Charlton Moncrieff and Reily Partridge.       (YPSkindies (50))

KINDIES: Newest members of Young Public School’s Support Unit are Kindergarten students Nikkita O’Rourke and Isobella Kentwell.

KA: Young North Public School’s Annette Alexander (left) and teacher’s aid Lisa McDonald (right) with (back) Mia Fuller, Bobbie Sims, Kynan Gallop, Mohammad Elniz, Maisa Ali, Maya Styles McDonald, Xavier Bourne, Mikye Lehay, Kane Fuller, Link Freudenstein Brien, Simone Meyers, (front) Joe Nicolls, Ashontai Kessey, Talisha Culverson, Megan Saphire Mabuyo, Madelyn Lennane, Claire Edgar, Jackson Smithers and Tommy Le Gay Brereton.

KW: Young North Public School’s Kim Wise (left) and teacher’s aid Liza Nicholson (right) with students (back) Abbas Mowafy, Zack Milne, Eric Cunningham, Thomas Cass, Elijah Merharg, Aisha Kattoub, Indianna Tarrant, Lilly Johnson, (centre) Jack Dixon, Blake Dally, Laine Sheehan, Kouper Death, Kylah-Ann Moles, Youmna Mahfoud, Zahra Ali, Zaynab Chmait, (front) Ruby Irvine, Jake Mazoudier, Mia Hedley, Abigail Jamieson, Tahlia Thomson and Beau Pullen.

KE (left): Vicki Eastwood and teachers aid Debbie Livolsi with St Mary’s students (back) Diesel Hardy, Lewis Hardy, Ryan Jewitt, Chloe Lenard, Cooper Hewitt, Charlie Lane, (centre) Liam Ryals, Tahlea Cummins, Monica Taylor, Marnie Smith, Sybella Murphy (front) Werner Behler, Mataya Burgess, Sofia Minehan, Kyan Shipp and Stephanie Manchester. Absent: Paddy Sullivan.

KR (right): Siobhan Roberts with her St Mary’s Primary School students (back) Gypsy Smithers, Ruby Hopwood, Cruz Brownlie, Rory McRae, Ava Apps, Jim Gibbons, Griffin Healey, (centre) Amelia Lawrie, George Presser, Hudson Bedford, Carter Mackenzie, Lyndal Bridge, Leyna Hammer, (front) Chloe Eastlake, Jazzmin Rose, Angus Rowan, Ella Eastwood and Lucy Haertsch. Absent: Xavier Druett.

KH: Jodie Heggaton with her class (back) Cameron Brown, Grace McCaffery, Indiana Brown, Scarlett Bryant, Zaviar Weston, (centre) Will Butcher, Charlie Smith, Edward Cusack, Jack Willis, Josh Murdoch, Cayden Cross, (front) Zoe Corcoran, Ava Dawe, Lucy Turner, Bonnie Cronin and Madyson Mills. Absent: Chloe Scanes and Lillyanne Bowerman.

FRESH FACES: Murringo’s new kindies for 2016 are Marshall McCleery and Bailey McKinnon.    (sub)

SAY CHEESE! Wombat Public School’s new kindies include back, from left, Cole Bloor, Rohan Fairey and Phoebie King, (front) Kaydee Britt, Kilarni Layton and twins Hugh and Will Bennett. Absent: Grace Card. 

BRIGHT-EYED: This year Bribbaree Public School welcomed four kindergarten students - Marni Campbell, Phoebe Murphy, Michael Smithers and Mia Forsyth.          (sub)

Quandialla Public School welcomes four new students to Kindergarten: Tayarnah Adams, Tahmikah Daley-Lahay, Adelaide Nowlan and Serenity McAlister. They're pictured with their K, 1-2 teacher Mrs Kathy Harvey.


CAPTAINS AND KINDIES: Monteagle’s kindies and Year 6 leaders this year include (back) leaders Faith and Taelia Yeomans-Kelly, (front) kindies Bethany Eldridge, Monique Cummins, Logan Yeomans and Nakayah Dowling.	         (sub)

Greenethorpe Public School captain Anthony Moore and Kindergarten students Meckenzie Lambkin and Robert Murphy.

YOUNG PUBLIC: The leadership team for 2016 consists of (back) Brodie Apps, Jovan Croese, Brock Sing, Charlie Tuckfield, Maddie Noakes, Sarah MacIver, Taygan Collins, Grace Sweaney, Hannah Keevil, Clay Sing, (front) Sarah Dillon, Locke Croaker, Tom Rowntree, Rachel Dorman (vice captain), Clancy Hislop (captain), Kate Davidson (captain), Mitchell Bennett (vice captain), Hermione Cobcroft, Charlotte Fitzpatrick and Ryan Laybutt. 											            (sub)

RESPONSIBILITIES: Young North Public School’s leadership team (back) Carmelo Ferraro, Angel DeBritt, Halle Dreverman, Aliyah Awik, Casey Ballard, Jardi McAnespie, Jack Nicolls and (front) school captains Lucy Lamb and Samuel Fuller.  		         (YNPScaptains (1))

COUNCILLORS: St Mary’s Primary School captains (front) Brianee Taylor and Josh Sargent with fellow councillors Belle Whitechurch (vice captain), Mackenzie Fliedner, Jack McIllhatton, Kade Wilder (vice captain), Chelsea House, Otto Makeham, Samuel Smith, Shay Carruthers, Lily Payne and Rhys Lacey.  			         (STMcaptains (12))

LEADERS: Hennessy Catholic College Student Leadership Team for 2016 (back) Josie Taylor, Annika Cavanagh, Cecily Ducksbury, James Vitnell, Dominic Trinder, Sam Smith, Ryan Connell, and (front) College captains Beau Hobba and Emme Williams. 	           (sub)

CAPTAINS: Young High School’s leadership team Austin McFeeters (vice captain), Freya Steele (prefect), Nenad Jelinek (captain), Lizzie Butt (prefect), Elliott Dodd (prefect), (front) Lucy Hall (captain), Michaela Schiller (vice captain), Jade Nolan (prefect) and principal Keith Duran. 									          (sub)

BRIBBAREE: Liam Hunter is Bribbaree Public School’s 2016 school captain. 			         (sub)

MAIMURU: Year 6 captain of Maimuru Public School for 2016 is Matilda DeBritt.			         (sub)

Murringo: Captains for 2016 at Murringo Public School are Adrian Waru, Abbie Grant and Tennyson Neville.			      (sub)

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