Accompanying their nomination forms, students must submit an artwork or literary piece realted to the theme Pride of the Nation - 2010Olympic Winter Games. As a result of receiving so many outstanding artwork, essays and poetry, 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 Christopher Thompson of Ringwood Secondary College.

The Most Outstanding Artwork was awarded to Laura Dick of Goulburn Valley Grammar School.

Congratulations to the 2010 Pierre de Coubertin recipients;

Sylvia Rienks - Academy of Mary Immaculate

Maria Tsibidis - Alphington Grammar

Samuel D'argenio - Aquinas College

Scott Dadswell - Ararat Community College

Vanessa Singarella - Ave Maria College

Danielle Byrnes - Bacchus Marsh College

Emma Werner - Ballarat Clarendon College

Hannah Quirk-Meeks - Ballarat Grammar

Rachel Tallent - Ballarat High School

Simone Chuah - Balwyn High School                     

Amy Thorne - Bayswater Secondary College

Kyle Shepherd - Bayview College

Amy Morcombe - Beaufort Secondary College

Sapphire Main - Bellarine Secondary College

Elise Bottcher - Bendigo Senior Secondary College

George Ormonde - Bendigo South East College

Kelly Pethick - Blackburn High School

Lachlan Mann - Brentwood Secondary College

Isabelle Peskett - Camberwell Girls Grammar School

Sarah Yule - Canterbury Girls' Secondary College

Callum Currie - Casterton Secondary College

Katelyn Duckworth - Catholic ladies College

Jasmine Cara Maljevac - Catholic Regional College North Keilor

Melissa Gunn - Chairo Christian School

Maddie Payne - Cheltenham Secondary College

Annabelle Trainor - Christian College Geelong

Tannah Free - Cohuna Secondary College

Rebecca Scott - Colac Secondary College

Renae Farrugia - Craigieburn Secondary College

Bodey Dittloff - Damascus College

Luke Richardson - Diamond Valley College

Kayla Kalms - Dimboola Memorial Secondary College

Breanna Large - East Doncaster Secondary College

Brendan Canty - Eltham College of Education

Thom Lino - Emerson School

Alex Birch - Euroa Secondary College

Louise Mitchell - Firbank Grammar

Jade Hastings - Flinders Peak Secondary College

Karlee Janssens - Frankston High School

Leah Peace - Gilmore College for Girls

Stephen Stavrou - Gladstone Park Secondary College

Laura Dick - Goulburn Valley Grammar School

Gemma Walter - Haileybury Girls College

James Alexander - Hampton Park Secondary College

Luke Greenhough - Heathdale Christian College

Sean Perrin - Heathmont College

Natalie Derrick - Highvale Secondary College

Hayden Hatcher - Hopetoun Secondary College

Katie Magee - Horsham College

Sally Fyfield - Huntingtower School

Bronte Clark - Irymple Secondary College

Andrew Craig - John Monash Science School

Bree Wanke - John Paul College

Justin Soleimani - Keilor Downs Secondary College

Kurtly Wallace - King's College

James Peace - Kingswood College

Gregory Smith - Koonung Secondary College

Nicola Boemo - Korowa Anglican Girls' School

Nick Paterson - Korumburra Secondary College

Abbie Jade Freeman - Kurunjang Secondary College

Tara Schild - Lilydale Adventist Academy

Samantha Butler - Lilydale High School

Carissa Beynon - Loreto College

Siobhan Stagg - Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak

Elizabeth Coyne - Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School

Sam Suke - Luther College

Bradley Wadeson - Lyndale Secondary College

Daniel Fury - MacKillop College

Luke Dyt - Maribyrnong College

Amy Callaway - Mater Christi College

Rachel Dohnt - Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College

James Knee - McKinnon Secondary College

Imogen Blanch - Melbourne Girls Grammar

Joshua Fikret - Melton Secondary College

Melanie Killian - Mentone Girls’ Grammar School

Tegan Ward - Mentone Girls' Secondary College

Marcel Walkington - Mentone Grammar School

Anna Kardas - Mercy College, Coburg

Sophie Sheahan - Methodist Ladies College

Lauren Bone - Mirboo North Secondary College

Nada McCarroll - Mortlake College

Fiona Sanford - Mornington Secondary College

Jacinta Stanton - Mount Beauty Secondary College

Sarah Sestanovich - Mount Eliza Secondary College

Breeana Walker - Mount Lilydale Mercy College

Stephanie Robinson - Mount St. Joseph Girls' College

Natarsha Rappos - Mowbray College

Molly Boyle – Mt. Clear College

Brittany Burkitt - Mullauna College

Kaylah O'Loughlin - Murrayville Community College

Jamie Barber - Murtoa College

Ryan Lunn - North Geelong Secondary College

Anika Peachey - Northland Secondary College

Melissa Foster - Norwood Secondary College

Laura Henshaw - Our Lady of Mercy College

Kirsten O'Loughlin - Our Lady of Sion College

Catherine Brown - Ouyen P-12 College

Jamie Cubitt - Oxley College

Matthew Rogers - Pakenham Secondary College

Gavin Scott - Parkdale Secondary College

Ashley Angus - Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College

Priska Zihlmann - Presbyterian ladies College

Emily Mason - Presentation College Windsor

Hugh Herben - Rainbow Secondary College

Charmaine  Saliba - Reservoir District Secondary College

Christopher Thompson - Ringwood Secondary College

Clayton Taylor - Robinvale P-12 College

Cristian Giogha - Ruthven Secondary College

Stephanie Nesbit - Sacré Coeur

Georgie Buckley - Sacred Heart College

Ellie Thom - Salesian College

Courtney Price - Sandringham College

Elise Casamento - Santa Maria College

Ben  Angow - Sebastopol Secondary College

Danielle Trowell - Shelford Girls' Grammar

Lucy Cussen - Siena College

Thomas Chrystie - St. Bernard's College

Jamie Leclerc - St. Francis Xavier College

Brianne Geary - St. Helena Secondary College

Ashley Holland - St. Mary of the Angels

Zana Maginness - St. Columba's College

Samuel Morrissey - St. Patrick's College, Ballarat

Karina Cameron - St. Arnaud Secondary College

Trent Lenehan - The Hamilton and Alexandra College

Joshua Aizik - The King David School

Samantha Castles - The Knox School

Rosie Donegan - The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School

Anna Delaney - Timboon P-12 School

Kalen Iselt - Trinity College

Jack Ingram - University High School

Matthew Waight - Wanganui Park Secondary College

Nicolette Prior - Warrandyte High School

Jordan Logan - Warrnambool College

Joshua Cardenas - Waverley Christian College

Meg Lockhart - Wedderburn College

Declan Stanley - Weeroona College Bendigo

Anna Du - Wellington Secondary College

Alicia Coventry - Western Port Secondary College

Mary Toney - Wodonga Senior Secondary College

Kristina Hardner - Woodleigh School

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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.

For further details about the 2011 forum please contact the VOC via email maria,caruso@olympics.com.au.

CONGRATULATIONS

Lill Campion from Camberwell Girls Grammar School was 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 and was presented to her at the 2010 Pierre de Coubertin Awards.

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.

REGISTER ONLINE HERE>>>

For further information or queries please contact the VOC on ph: 03 9427 0700, or via email maria.caruso@olympics.com.au