Dear MHS Community,
Thank you for another successful term
As we approach our term break, it is time to say thank you to all of you for your amazing work. To our students, thank you for your dedication to your studies and co-curricular activities, to our staff thank you for the many hours you have put into nurturing and guiding our students, and to our families and alumni, thank you for the generous contributions you have made to support our programs. It is a cumminty effort and I am very grateful for your generosity and kindness.
Over the semester, there have been many highlights. I will share a few here but there is no way I can capture them all. We are a very engaged community and as we say, we are more than just marks and every day there are so many activities that extend beyond the classroom.
Political Interest Group
This year marks the 30th year of the Political Interest Group. The senior students leading the group this year have been incredibly active bringing members of parliament into the school for lunchtime forums or organising excursions such as this week’s visit to Parliament House.
Thank you to local member for Prahran, Rachel Westaway for hosting the visit.
Careers
This year’s MHS and MHSOBA Careers night was well patronised. This annual event provides students with an opportunity to hear from alumni in various industries and professions and also speak to university staff about courses. Thank you to Mr Theodoropoulos and his team for organising the event and the guest speaker Dr Eduardo Oliveira. Dr Oliveira presentation, The Human Edge: Why Your Future Career Needs More Than Just AI was a timely reminder that it more important than ever to focus on human leadership and authenticity and be mindful of how we use the technological tools at our disposal.
La Trobe University Partnership
Thank you to Mr Marotta, Head of Commerce, for taking the lead on a project that will provide our Economics and Business students with an opportunity to work with academics from La Trobe University to explore how AI can be used to support new entrepreneurial ventures. The Entrepreneurship Program has been growing from strength to strength providing a valuable adjunct to our formal curriculum. A sincere thank you to Mr Marotta and his team for their initiative.
Student Achievement-Sailor Harry Schlager
We have many high performing athletes in our community. One of our superstars is Harry Schlager. Harry has had remarkable success this season. His recent achievements include: first place in the Under 16 division of the WASZP World Games in the United Kingdom and first place in the under 21 Victorian WASZP Sprint Championships. Congratulations and all the best for your future races.
Melbourne High School All Schools Cross Country Championships Dr Shaun Kemp
Last Saturday 20th June, in cold and cloudy conditions at Bundoora Park Bundoora, three Melbourne High School students competed in two individual age groups U18 and U20.
Against tough competition, the results were:
Under 18 6 kms
50th Tejbeer Singh 24:51
62nd Ranu Somaratne 28:44
Under 20 6 kms
6th Willem Duncan 19:57
Well done to all MHS runners. Good luck to Willem Duncan in his U20 Cross Country attempt to get into the Victorian State Cross Country Team later this year. Thanks to Ms Torikov for her assistance on the day. The final event for the year is the All-Highs Cross Country Championships in the first week of Term 3.
2026 Victorian State Schools Spectacular – This is Me – Saturday 29 August 2026, John Cain Arena
The following students have been selected to perform at the 2026 Victorian State Schools Spectacular and have been attending rehearsals leading up to the performance on 29 August 2026.
- Alexander Liew – Year 9
- Thomas Huxtable – Year 11
- Julian Chung – Year 9
- Maxim Perfilyev – Year 9
Tickets will be available as of 16 July on Ticketek and we all will have a chance to see them perform by a televised broadcast in December.
Winter Concert
A reminder that our Winter Concert is on the evening of Monday 13 July, the first day of term. I look forward to seeing you there. In the interim, enjoy your break, and enjoy a well-earned rest.
Dr Tony Mordini
Principal