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Year 12 Leavers Assembly

22 Oct 2018 - 9:00am

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The PLC Chess Team has done it AGAIN with victory in the Victoria Girls School Chess Finals this week. Our team of 10 girls brought home the Victorian Trophy. And we note that PLC has won this trophy 17 times out of the last 19 years. Now THAT is an incredible winning record! GO PLC Chess!

At yesterday's Sports Assembly we recognised the sporting achievements of those girls who have excelled in 2018. During the year sports coaches award points to girls according to their commitment, dedication, skill and sportsmanship. These points then accumulate for the Sportswoman of the Year awards, the winners of which were announced yesterday. So please congratulate all the girls across every year level who were recognised for their sporting dedication and excellence!

There was some serious blue pride at PLC today with the unveiling of the coveted House Cup winners for 2018 - Atholl House. This is the 4th year in a row for Atholl, which is an incredible achievement but still trailing the 6-year winning streak of Balmoral last decade. Well done to all the Atholl girls for a tremendous year of competition, achievement and fun.

Check out Game of Games on Channel 10 tonight at 7.30pm featuring PLC Old Collegian Ash London! Ash is co-hosting the show alongside Grant Denyer and says of her new role: "It's a lot messier than other game shows and contestants work for that money – they've gotta get dirty, they've gotta fall off platforms, they've gotta get a massive wedgie from a harness... It's full of surprises and a lot of tension." Ash has also joined 2DayFM's breakfast slot in Sydney after hosting Ash London Live each week night on the network across Australia.

A huge congratulations to PLC Teacher (and we'd like to add 'hockey legend') Mrs Janet Driver who competed for VIC in the National Womens' Masters Hockey Tournament in Bunbury WA and won Silver. Her team may have narrowly lost the Grand Final to NSW (in a penalty shootout mind you), but she hasn't lost her touch. She still coaches and has encouraged and inspired many generations of hockey-loving girls at PLC!

Check out this fascinating article regarding PLC Old Collegian Ida Rentoul Outhwaite and her sister Annie. Both ladies attended PLC in the late 1800's and were prodigious artists. They wrote and illustrated many fantasies for children. Their father, Dr J Laurence Rentoul wrote the school song with the motto "Lex Dei Vitae Lampas". http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-02/australian-fairytale-legend-ida-rentoul-outhwaite/10285990

Congratulations to our maths girls who recently competed at the University of Melbourne Maths Competition. The girls achieved some outstanding results including; Intermediate Division Outstanding Award Winner, Senior Division Certificate of Merit Winner, Intermediate Division Certificate of Merit Winner, Senior Division Outstanding Award Winner and Junior Division Outstanding Award Winner. Well done to everyone who competed at the event!

Once again PLC Chess reigns supreme as we achieve first in the Secondary Open Interschool Chess Competition. Last week six girls competed against 77 players from 16 teams including MHS (current VIC and National Champions), Melbourne Grammar, Balwyn High and Xavier. This was a first for PLC as we traditionally compete against girls' schools' only. PLC finished in equal first place with MHS. Cassandra, Jody and Clarice placed second, third and fourth respectively! Congratulations to all the girls and GO PLC Chess!