By BRIDGET COOK
AN ALKIRA Secondary College project has continued its success having scooped an award at this year’s Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) Awards last month.
The school received the Partner Achievement Award for the VCAL In Their Footsteps project.
Alkira Secondary College teacher Nicole Scott, who led the project, said the program saw 27 intermediate VCAL students write 22 biographies of veterans from the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME), the Vietnam Veterans Association of Victoria and the Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL.
“These biographies were collated and the booklets presented back to the veterans in a ceremony,” she said.
“RAEME, the Vietnam Veterans Association of Victoria and the Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL as well as Alkira Secondary College were all proud recipients of VCAL Partnership Awards.”
The project has already received a number of other awards including two ANZAC Day Schools Awards with state runner up and national winner of the Best Veteran and Community Involvement project.
Alkira Secondary College also won an Australia Day Award from the City of Casey for Event of the Year in 2013 for its Anzac Day ceremony.
Minister for Education Martin Dixon, who presented the VCAL Awards, said the winners represented VCAL excellence across the state and their exceptional academic and extra-curricular achievements set a great example for their peers and colleagues.
“This year’s winners were involved in a wide variety of projects that reflected their commitment to their education and service to their community,” he said.
“These awards also recognise the exceptional efforts of committed teachers and community partners who have played a significant role in the success of their VCAL students.”
