2009 International Pierre de Coubertin Youth Forum

Every two years, a student from Victoria is awarded the opportunity to represent Australia at the International Pierre de Coubertin Youth Forum. This forum is designed to bring students from around the world together to discuss various elements and issues regarding the Olympics and the Olympic Movement.

In 2007, we were fortunate enough to have two students represented from Victoria and once again in 2009 two students from Victoria were selected to attend the 2009 International Youth Forum held in Olympia, Greece. Congratulations to Jess Bagley from Sandringham College and Ryan Holloway from Warrandyte High School, joined by eight other students from around the country to represent Australia.

CONGRATULATIONS to Lill Campion, Camberwell Girls Grammar School, 1 of 18 Australian entries selected by the Australian Olympic Committee to enter the IOC Sport and Literature Competition. Lill's piece, appended below, won the Bronze trophy, which will be presented to her in early 2010.

The Pierre de Coubertin Awards, an initiative of the Victorian Olympic Council and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, are named after Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the Modern Olympic Games. This year 150 students from years 10, 11 and 12, and their schools received this prestigious award.

On Saturday 30 May, nineteen students from Victoria attended the Regional Presentation and Olympic Academy at the University of Ballarat, giving the students the opportunity to have their family and teachers attend the ceremony as well as participate in the Olympic Academy; speaking intimately with Olympians; Jared Tallent (2008 20km Road Walk (Men) BRONZE, 50km Road Walk (Men) SILVER Medallist) and Stacy Roiall (2008 Trap Shooting).

The Metropolitan section was held on Sunday 31 May, at the Spot Theatre, University of Melbourne. The recipients were presented their awards by James Tomkins OAM (1988, 1992 GOLD, 1996 GOLD, 2000 BRONZE, 2004 GOLD, 2008 Rowing and 2008 Australian Olympic Team Flag Bearer) and Jacqui Cooper (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 Freestyle Skiing, 2010 Prospective Team Member), allowing the opportunity to speak with both Olympians, encouraging them to achieve their goals and continue their positive contribution to sport.

Accompanying their nomination forms, students must submit an artwork or literary piece that demonstrates how the Beijing Games made an impact on them. As a result of receiving so many outstanding artwork, essays, poetry and multimedia submissions, the Most Outstanding Award was created in two categories – Most Outstanding Artwork and Most Outstanding Literary Piece. 

The Most Outstanding Literary Piece was awarded to Brooke Lonie of Sebastopol College. The Most Outstanding Artwork was awarded to Alexandra Saundry of Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak.

An Honourable Mention to the following students for their Outstanding Artworks and Literary pieces

Lillian Campion, Camberwell Girls Grammar School

Matthew Pappas, Balwyn High School

Charlotte Gall, Melbourne Girls Grammar School

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2009 Pierre de Coubertin recipients;

Laura Keating - Academy of Mary Immaculate

James Tunchon - Alphington Grammar

Louai Houli - Al-Taqwa College

Ebony Hodder - Aquinas College

Chloe Madex - Ararat College

Laura Speed - Baimbridge College, Hamilton

Edwina Liubinas - Ballarat Clarendon College

Kaitlyn Waldie - Ballarat Grammar School

Samantha Fry - Ballarat High School

Brenton Jenkins - Ballarat Specialist School

Matthew Pappas - Balwyn High School

Laura Briody - Beaufort Secondary College

Molly Kenwood - Bellarine Secondary College

Shelley Flood - Bendigo Senior Secondary College

Rebecca Grenfell - Bendigo South East College

James Coldwell - Billanook College

Samantha Snow - Blackburn High School

Andrew Le - Braybrook College

Carly Ioannidis - Brentwood Secondary College

Penny Pascoe - Bright P-12 College

Natalie Turner - Brighton Secondary College

Samantha Coppinger - Buckley Park College

Lillian Campion - Camberwell Girls Grammar School

John Paul Cauchi - Caroline Chisholm Catholic College

Gerard Lawler - Casey Grammar School

Gabrielle Sullivan - Casterton Secondary College

Matthew Sherlock - Catholic College Bendigo

Chloe Stella - Catholic Ladies College

Jacinta Langelaan - Chairo Christian School

Alysha Morecroft - Cheltenham Secondary College

Sarah Bailie-Mace - Christian College Geelong

Leigh Kelly - Cobram Secondary College

Sienna Lambert - Cohuna Secondary College

Jeremy Hill - Croxton Special School

Jessica Butler - Damascus College Ballarat

Dylan Grimes - Diamond Valley College

Matthew Schultz - Dimboola Memorial Secondary College

Angela Dunn - Dromana Secondary College

Karina Proctor - Drouin Secondary College

Steve Moore - East Doncaster Secondary College

Daniel Butcher - Echuca College

Brett Stillman - Essendon Keilor College, Niddrie Campus

Pierre Van Jager - Essendon Keilor College, Essendon Campus

Kate Shallard - Euroa Secondary College

Patrick Tawaf - Fawkner Secondary College

Siobhan Barnes - Firbank Grammar

Genevieve McKinley - Genazzano FCJ College

Hayley Scott - Gilmore Girls College

James Winzar - Girton Grammar School

Madeleine Garrick - Goulburn Valley Grammar School

Brittany Nash - Haileybury Girls College

Melissa Julius - Hawkesdale P-12 College

Joseph Kay - Healesville High School

Joshua Brown - Heathdale Christian College

Jayden Humphris - Heathmont College

Ellie Wellington - Hopetoun Secondary College

Shana Robinson - Hoppers Crossing Secondary College

Rupert Christie - Horsham College

Jessica Clarke - Huntingtower School

Emily Sloan - John Paul College

Sofia Lungo - Keilor Downs College

Phany Chin - Keysborough Secondary College, Heatherhill Campus

Natalie Laurie - Kingswood College

Matilda McGaw - Koonung Secondary College

Bridget Aughton - Korowa Anglican Girls School

Christie Hillberg - Korumburra Secondary College

Jessica Ramsden - Kurunjang Secondary College

Kane Lambert - Lakeside Secondary College

Jim Seltsiotis - Lalor Secondary College

Sarah Cathcart - Lauriston Girls' School

Tahni Nestor - Loreto College

Alexandra Saundry - Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak

Stephanie Jinks - Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School

Gemma Bellman - Loyola College

Luke Foster - Luther College

Matthew Aslett - Lyndale Secondary College

Joshua Keirl - MacKillop College

Ashley Nelson - Mallacoota P-12 College

Ashleigh Boatman - Marian College

Luke Tynan - Marist-Sion College

Ricky Bevan - Marnebek School

Jasmin Wood - Matthew Flinders Secondary College

Monika Herrmann - McKinnon Secondary

Charlotte Gall - Melbourne Girls Grammar School

Shaynee Cotton - Melton Secondary College

Emma Clarke - Mentone Girls Grammar School

Grace Thek - Methodist Ladies' College

Samuel Quirk - Mirboo North Secondary College

Emily Bourke - Montmorency Secondary College

Leah Newstead - Mooroolbark College

Jamie Maree Shipton - Mornington Secondary College

Nicole McLennan - Mortlake College

Elizabeth Tobias - Mount Eliza Secondary College

Ellie Van der Westhuizen - Mount Lilydale Mercy College

Alicia Kane - Mowbray College

Ben Deans - Mt Beauty Secondary College

Kaitlyn Ashmore - Mt Clear College

Sarah Prescott - Mullauna College

Lisa Clark - Murtoa College

Eric Kong - Noble Park Secondary College

Shane Charles-O'dwyer - North Geelong Secondary College

Jobe Staikuras - Northland Secondary College

Jonathan Knight - Norwood Secondary College

Matthew Prince - Oberon High

Rachael Love - Our Lady of Mercy College

Olivia Marson - Our Lady of Sion College

Claudia Quadara - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College

Jasmine Marks - Ouyen P-12 College Senior Campus

Kelsey Bail - Oxley College

Brad Dicker - Pakenham Secondary College

Taylor Pope - Parkdale Secondary College

Amanda Rowley - Pascoe Vale Girls College

Benjamin Ramsay - Plenty Valley Christian College

Jessica Louise Kaufman - Presentation College Windsor

Justin Cozens - Rainbow Secondary College

Verhonda Smith - Reservoir District Secondary College

Jake Smith - Ringwood Secondary College

Amelia Mills - Sacré Coeur

Jordan Lever - Sacred Heart College

Skye Nielsen-Vold - Sale Specialist School

Jessica Bagley - Sandringham College

Clare Moylan - Santa Maria College

Brooke Lonie - Sebastopol College

Alexandra Salter - Shelford Girls' Grammar

Emily DeLuca - Siena College

Luke Madden - St Bernard's College

Molly Monaghan - St Columba's College

Ben Gaze - St Francis Xavier College

Guy Dylan Kinsey - Saint Ignatius College Geelong

Cassandra Powell - St Joseph's College

Georgia Stott - St Michael's Grammar School

Sam Howard - St Patrick's College

Billy Williams - St Arnaud Secondary College

Denise Snyder - Swan Hill College

Emma Reilly - The Hamilton and Alexandra College

Ross Heideman - The King David School

Carly Dymond - The Knox School

Megan Jennings - The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School

Abbey Sweeney - Thomas Carr College

Ben Cunnington - Timboon P-12 School

Brooke Simpson - Tintern Girls Grammar School

Emily Gibbs - Wanganui Park Secondary College

Darcy Vescio - Wangaratta High School

Ryan Holloway - Warrandyte High School

Maddie Jelbart - Weeroona College Bendigo

Steven Elliott - Western Port Secondary College

Emilya Toney - Wodonga Senior Secondary College

Hayley Maginness - Woodleigh School

Cameron Juha - Yarram Secondary College

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You are invited to nominate a student within your school who represents the spirit of the Olympic Games and demonstrates the following values and attributes:

Attitude

Sportsmanship

pride

individiual responsibility

respect

express yourself

Each nominated student and their school

will receive this prestigious Award.

166 schools around the state

received the Award in 2008.

Some of Australia’s finest Olympians will be on-hand to present recipients with their Pierre de Coubertin Certificates.

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For further information or queries please contact the VOC on ph: 03 9696 2500, or via email voc@olympics.com.au