On Tuesday 17 August, 21 of our Italian Language students took part in the annual Dante Alighieri Poetry competition. Last year the students were not able to partake in the competition due to COVID-19 restrictions. Every year we take the students into Melbourne University for this event however, this year the Organisers decided to try a different approach to make it happen and the answer was Zoom.
The Melbourne Branch of the Dante Alighieri Society was established in 1896. Part of a global organisation committed to promoting Italian language and culture internationally, Dante Melbourne links Victoria to the heart of Rome. Students are required to memorise one poem from the list prescribed by Dante Melbourne and recite their poem in front of one judge – no cue cards or prompts are permitted. Our judge, Rafaela Dinelli, was very welcoming and the students introduced and recited their poems to her confidently. I commend the following students for competing in this traditional event. Thank you to their teachers, Mr Sean O’Donaghue, Ms Anna Rotar and Ms Sue Scarmozzino for preparing the students.
Year 10 | ||||
Landen Couper | ||||
Zachary Westwood | ||||
Year 11 | ||||
Jordan Goss | ||||
Luke Kay | ||||
Tom Nott | ||||
Evan O’Connor | ||||
Tom Prokopsis | ||||
Luca Scalise | ||||
Sebastian Spadafora | ||||
Juliano Sticca | ||||
Dominic Varrasso | ||||
Xavier Zugna | ||||
Year 12 | ||||
Noah Dennis | ||||
Yianni Komninos | ||||
Edward Levi | ||||
Alexander Pisotek | ||||
Samir Prasad | ||||
Miguel Trujillo | ||||
Alexander Dodds | ||||
Marcus Florio | ||||
Domenico Lepore |
Paula Barca
Learning Leader – Languages