Newhaven College teacher Melinda Kelly with some of her former students from 2019 Aiden Box, Imogen Price, Luke Nicholson. Luke is now also a teacher at Newhaven College.
Teacher at Newhaven College Ruth Whitton with fellow 1984 Newhaven College graduates Felicity Hillier and Peggy Aeschlimann. Given her surname starts with an 'A' and the first in any roll call done at school, Peggy lays claim to being the first ever Year 12 student to graduate from Newhaven College!
Felix Fothergill guides a group of prospective families at the Newhaven College Open Day.
1994 alumni Troy Bentley, Kate O'Halloran, Jacque Johnston, Cristie Wilson, Clare Stone, Emma Thompson and Angela Hogan.
Prospective student William Muller is captivated by and participates in the liquid nitrogen ice creaming making activity in the Science wing on Saturday.
Tom Bird (one of Newhaven College's School Captains), Heidi Driscoll and William BarBar were tour guides on Saturday at the Newhaven College Open Day
Mabel Richardson on Leo with Grace Bailey on Zeke showcasing the equestrian program at the annual Newhaven College Open Day.
Kadek Humphris guides a group of prospective families at the Newhaven College Open Day.
On Saturday March 16, Newhaven College hosted the annual College Open Day and Alumni reunions for graduates from years 1984, 1994, 2004, 2014 and 2019.
Hundreds of prospective students and their families visited the College on the day.
College student leaders took guided tours around the school, sharing their knowledge and passion for their school with visitors.
Highlights included the Equestrian display located near the Year 9 Environmental Centre, where families watched some of Victoria's best junior riders show off their skills, and the newly formed MTB
Bike Academy where parent volunteers and students worked hard on the new track.
The gym was home to fun sporting activities, as well as displays on the school's surf and tennis academies. Visitors were treated at every location around the campus: enjoying the soft vocals of the choir at Junior School; making little wooden cars and watching cooking demonstrations at the Trades Centre; partaking in some ice cream making with liquid nitrogen or making a clay sculpture in the Specialist Wing; being serenaded by some of the school's top performers in the new Performing Arts Wing; plus lots of other fun interactive activities dotted across the day's program.
A focus on Newhaven College's House structure and pastoral care was well received by visitors. An added attraction this year were the footy practice matches between Inverloch Kongwak and Traralgon.
For those unable to attend, Newhaven College tours can be arranged through the College's Registrar Belinda Manning at belinda.manning@newhavencol.vic.edu.au, 5956 7505 or book online through the Newhaven College website.
Reunion
The school welcomed back students who graduated in 1984 (40 years), 1994 (30 years), 2004 (20 years), 2014 (10 years) and 2019 (5 years).
They met for morning tea in the pavilion with some long-term staff before Head of Learning Mrs Karen Milkins-Hendry guided the group on a tour of the school.
For many of these students, even the most recently departed, there were plenty of new and exciting facilities to share with the returning graduates. For some, it was their first time setting foot on the Phillip Island Road campus. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to catch up and reminisce.
