The Greek Public Speaking Festival of the Modern Greek Teachers’ Association of Victoria (MGTAV) once again gave a platform to the community’s students to express themselves creatively in the Greek language.
The event was held at the Dandenong Greek Orthodox Church Community Centre and Function Hall, where students from various schools competed in recitation and public speaking.
Among them, the students of the local school of the Community stood out, who received significant distinctions and brought joy and pride to parents and teachers.
The event was attended, among others, by the Deputy Education Coordinator at the Consulate General of Greece in Melbourne and the President of the Greek Orthodox Community of Dandenong, Stefanos Karamoschos, who did not hide his emotion:
“Our Community has been contributing to Greek learning for the last 66 years and maintains a well-organised school. It was our pleasure to host this event, but above all, we would like to congratulate the students of all the schools who participated.”
The following students from the Dandenong school received awards at the event:
- Nina Kirkili (Year 3), 1st prize, poetry recital
- Petroula Balaska (Year 4), 3rd prize, poetry recital
- Daphne Alexiadi (Year 5), 3rd prize, poetry recital
- Matthaios Loutas (Year 5), 1st prize, public speaking
- Penelope Balaska (Year 7), 2nd prize, poetry recital
- Magdalini Diamantopoulou (Year 7), 1st prize, public speaking
- Paraskevi Karatsia (Year 9), 3rd prize, public speaking
- Christina Koufomanoli (Year 11), 2nd prize, public speaking
Konstantina Bakaimi (Year 12), 3rd prize, public speakingThe event was blessed by Father Antonios Krinas, priest of St Panteleimon Church, who extended warm congratulations to the students and teachers, underlining the value of effort and consistency in preserving the language.
