News and Events
John Heffernan entertains Year 7s
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John Heffernan has written at least thirty books for a range of audiences (from early readers to young adults) in a range of genres that includes realistic fiction, fantasy, futuristic, and picture books. He also writes for junior readers under the pseudonym ‘Charlie Carter.’ John was a great storyteller and delighted the audience by reading […]
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Victorian Interschools Snowsports Championships
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The Victorian Interschools SnowSports Championships were first held in 1958 at Mt Buller. Over 170 schools compete annually in the event and competitors have the choice to take part in Alpine Giant Slalom, Snowboard Giant Slalom, Snowboard Cross, Ski Cross, Moguls, Cross Country Classical, and Cross Country Freestyle Relay. The Junior competitors took part in […]
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Showcase Concert – 60 Years of Buckley House
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The Anniversary Concert showcased the many and varied talents of the students in Buckley House. Highlights of the concert included the combined Years 2 and 3 String class performing their compositions from memory, the fifteen piece Guitar ensemble and the sensitive performance of the Senior strings. A special moment during the evening was the beautiful […]
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Star Siblings win Bronze
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Year 11 student Lachlan represented the U16 side and Year 6 student Brigid was in the U12 side, battling it out against the Australian states and territories. Lachlan has been playing competitive Hockey since the age of 12 and has represented Victoria every year since as well as representing Ivanhoe Grammar School in the AGSV […]
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Hoop Time Basketball Tournament
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The Hoop Time tournaments are run by Basketball Victoria to promote the game and allow for primary school children to compete in friendly yet competitive situations. The day is designed to cater for children at various levels of development. Buckley House students were represented by two Boys and 1 Girls team in ‘All Stars’, one […]
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Science Week at Ivanhoe Grammar School
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Science Week was officially launched at the School on Friday 21 August with a morning tea for staff and the Science Faculty hosted five days of fun activities, running mainly during lunchtime. Making and icing cookies in the shape of Science equipment was well attended by the Year 7’s. Professor Bunsen delivered a wonderful show […]
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Tertiary Options Expo for International Students
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On Tuesday 25 August, International students in Year 12 participated in a Tertiary Options Expo in the International Centre at The Ridgeway Campus. The Mini Expo included representatives from nine tertiary institutions including La Trobe University, Monash University, The University of Melbourne, Deakin University, Swinburne University, RMIT University, Australian Catholic University and more. The students […]
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Year 8 Advance Program
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The current Year 8’s have recently made their co-curricular selection of either Cadets or the Advance program. The Advance program provides a different focus each term, commencing with personal wellbeing. The personal wellbeing focus begins with a series of Yoga lessons which is in keeping with the School’s Positive Psychology and Mindfulness philosophy. The Year […]
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Will Kostakis entertains our Year 9's
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Will Kostakis, author of The First Third, was only 19 when his first novel for young adults, Loathing Lola, was released. It went on to be shortlisted for the Sakura Medal in Japan and made the official selection for the Australian Government’s 2010 Get Reading! program. Will enlightened the Year 9 students at The Ridgeway […]
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The 2015 Greenway Cup
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The Greenway Cup debate between Ivanhoe Grammar School and Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School has been held since 1932 and has become an important tradition for both schools. The cup was presented by Mr Herbert T Greenway, whose daughter Eunice attended Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School, for competition between the two schools. On Friday 28 August, The […]
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State Aerobics Championships
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The students who took part in the competition ranged from Years 3 to 6. A total of seven teams competed in pairs, trios and groups of four. Each team was required to perform their routine in front of a crowd of at least two hundred people as well as before a panel of judges. For […]
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Youth in Philanthropy 2015
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The Youth in Philanthropy program provides students with an opportunity to learn about and be involved in philanthropy. The program was established in 2002 and is a part of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation. The role of the foundation is to apply a combination of grants, research, community education and partnerships with donors and other […]
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