College Principal’s Report

Senior Campus, Civic Dve, Epping 3076 Ph: 9409 8222 Fax: 9401 5966

Middle Years Campus, Moorhead Dve, Mill Park 3082, Ph: 9407 9700 Fax: 9436 8016

Email: mill.park.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Create your future

RESPECT ACHIEVEMENT RESPONSIBILITY ENJOYMENT Together, we engage, educate and celebrate excellence, developing students who are respectful and responsible

Trish Horner

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Sukruta Matta of 9CE for being awarded a Certificate of Achievement for completing the 2013 Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge. Well done Sukruta!

Congratulations also to Jessica Bezzina of 10M for winning a $50.00 Westfield voucher from the City of Whittlesea. Have fun shopping Jessica! This year, to encourage Year 10 students to take their Immunisation Consent Cards home, have them signed, and returned to school on time, the City of Whittlesea used a $50 voucher as an incentive.

ARTS FESTIVAL I had the pleasure of opening our Art show on Tuesday 19 November at the Council Offices. As usual the quality of the work was up to ‘Art Gallery’ standard. An amazing variety of art was also displayed in both Campus libraries. I would like to congratulate our students and thank all staff involved under the leadership of Gina Palamara.

FORWARD PLANNING – THE START OF THE 2014 SCHOOL YEAR As many families are planning their summer holidays it is important to note that ALL STUDENTS will commence on Wednesday 29 January 2014. Mill Park Secondary College has high expectations of all students and this includes attendance.

A reminder that 2014 is the first year with all year levels in the new uniform of white shirt and woollen jumper. Parents can purchase uniform items from the school supplier, PSW.

SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL SHOP A reminder to Parents and Carers that once again we will be using the Sustainable School Shop as a means of selling and purchasing second hand books and uniforms. The site operates like an Ebay for books and uniforms. Once logged on you can search the “For Sale” ads for items that you need, and you can list ads for items you wish to sell. Our school booklists and uniform lists are pre-loaded onto the system to make the ad listing process easy and accurate. The system matches the ads of buyers and sellers; buyers then contact sellers and arrange where to trade. Please note that on the Middle Years Campus, Year 8 and 9 students must have their books for class until Friday 7/12 and Year 7 students must have theirs until Friday 14/12. Although the deals can be made, the actual trade should not take place till after these dates. To access the site you need to log on to www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au and register according to the instructions. While it is free to browse ads, there is a cost to place them – either $1.95 for a single ad, or $19.95 for a full year’s family membership where you can place unlimited ads. You must nominate “Mill Park Secondary College” as your school during the registration process. Detailed brochures on how the site works have been included with booklists. The site also provides excellent telephone and email back up for those new to the system and requiring assistance. Simply call 1300 683 337 or email info@sustainableschoolshop.com.au I can’t believe this is the second last newsletter for the year! How time flies.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABE TO STUDENTS The 2014 C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship opens on Monday 9 December and closes on Friday 3 January 2014. The C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship is one of the most generous, privately funded scholarships available to undergraduate students in Australia. Information about the C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship and an application form are available at http://www.hawkerscholarship.org or by contacting the Secretary to the Trustees on 08 8127 1654. The Charles Hawker Scholarship perpetuates the memory of scholar, soldier, politician and pastoralist Charles Allan Seymour Hawker. The scholarship commemorates the achievements of one of Australia’s most respected statesmen. The scholarships are available to all Australian students. The majority have been awarded to students entering their first year of university

study. Selection is largely based on personal qualities and demonstrated leadership as well as academic ability. Undergraduate Hawker Scholars are able to attend a range of Australian educational institutions.

Big Thank You from the Wellbeing Team On behalf of the Student Well-Being Team, a huge thank-you to the families who have kindly donated school uniforms and books back to the College for us to be able to pass on to other students in 2014. This year in particular has been an overwhelming response of generosity from the school community. Greatly appreciated.

ONTEC Presentations

Ms van den Heuvel was proud to attend the Graduation Ceremony for three of our students who have been participating in the ‘Invigorating’ program. The students have attended the ONTEC facility at Peter Lalor Secondary College every Wednesday afternoon for the last two terms learning basic wood and building skills, and developing their team working and self-management skills. The program has been a joint initiative of the Whittlesea Council, the Hume Whittlesea LLEN, Baseline and Youth Connections, and has been attended by three local Secondary Colleges, including our school. Well done boys! Photos – Thomas Kardakovski, Tristan Workman and Jacob Horan receiving their certificates from former student of Mill Park Secondary College and current Whittlesea Council member, Mr Adrian Spinelli.

BOOK COLLECTION DAY Book Collection Day is on Friday 24 January 2014 at the Middle Years Campus library. Time: 8:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5:00pm Payments of Parent Supported Materials and Services can also be paid on this day. Cash and credit card payments will be accepted. Payment can also be made via BPAY, please refer to your statement for your unique BPAY reference number

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Ms Karen Eastlake Campus Principal

RESPECT ACHIEVEMENT RESPONSIBILITY ENJOYMENT Together, we engage, educate and celebrate excellence, developing students who are respectful and responsible

I would like to extend my thanks and congratulations to the new College Captains for 2014. We look forward to working closely with them next year and observing their valuable impact on the Student Representative Council among other things. College Captains Vice Captains

Bushra Mumin Krishna Batmesswaran Natalie Pejoski Jarrad Conron

Year 12 Graduation & Awards Ceremony - Wednesday, 18 December The Year 12 Graduation & Awards Ceremony is being held this Wednesday, 18 December at Moonee Valley Racecourse. All students must be in their assigned seats no later than 7.15pm. Dress code for Graduates is Black & White Semi-formal. The flyer the students received has been attached to this newsletter for further reference. I look forward to seeing all our graduates on the night.

Report Collection - 17 December 2013 All reports will be available for collection from Block 1, rooms 1A & 1D from 9am to 3pm on this day. If you are unable to collect reports on this day, they will be available from the Senior Campus General Office from Wednesday, 29 January 2014.

The La Trobe Business School prepares students for exciting and challenging careers in fields including: accounting, finance, marketing, management, sport management, human resource management, innovation and entrepreneurship, business information systems, event management, tourism management and hospitality. It is committed to excellence in business education and research in order to make a difference to their students and other stakeholders. This year the La Trobe Business School is offering a prize to our highest achieving Year 11 Accounting and Business Management student. As this newsletter will go out before graduation night we cannot name the recipients as yet but we would like to thank the La Trobe Business School for this award and their commitment to education in ‘business.’

Special Awards in 2013

VCE Ensemble Brings Christmas Cheer The VCE Ensemble brought the Christmas spirit to our local community. They performed a Christmas Carols Concert at the Arcare Aged Care Home and at the Plenty Valley Westfield shopping centre on Friday 6 December. Their beautiful voices flowed through the shopping centre and much joy to the large group of residents at Arcare. Thank you and well done: Rebecca Elder, Andrew McKenzie, Chloe King, Adele Munoz and Gavin Turnbull and Vocal & Piano music teacher Ms Katie Weston.

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English Language Centre Excursion to Healesville Sanctuary

Last Monday, students in the English Language Centre spent the day at Healesville Sanctuary with Karen Eastlake, Con McGillycuddy and Marilyn Pridmore. There were lots of experiences and beautiful moments on this excursion that I will never forget. I really enjoyed looking out the window at the scenery as we drove through the countryside because I hadn’t seen open spaces like that before. It was very peaceful and very beautiful. Linh Nguyen I was very happy in the bus as we drove through the country. I liked the green fields, grape vines, mountains and valleys. My favourite animal was the dingo but I didn’t like the Tasmanian Devils. I thought they looked like giant mice. Man Pham I liked seeing the koalas very much but I think they have a funny face. Zihang Chen We were very lucky because we saw the Koalas moving in the trees. We were so happy; we took lots of photos and laughed a lot. Shenzhou Zhang When we got off the bus at Healesville the cicadas were making a lot of noise and we could hear them all day as we walked around. Wen Sun My favourite animal was the kangaroo but I thought the koalas were very cute. Tianhan Wu When we were told we were going on an excursion I was so excited I wanted to cheer. I really enjoyed the lovely drive to Healesville and when we arrived I jumped off the bus and took a deep breath of the beautiful fresh air. We had a lesson in the Discovery Centre and had the opportunity to touch a python and a lizard. How cool was that! Yonglin Feng Marilyn said we couldn’t sleep on the bus because we had to look out the window at the scenery, but in fact I slept for about 40 minutes and she didn’t find out. I thought walking through Healesville was a bit like walking in a forest. Junming Li I was very lucky because a zoo keeper let me feed a big green parrot. I also touched a snake for the first time, but I didn’t feel any fear. Wenlu Qin On Monday I was so excited I didn’t need anyone to wake me up for school. I was interested in everything at Healesville and I was so lucky because I was allowed to feed a tawny frogmouth. I had to give it a mouse, but it wasn’t yucky. Tianlei Yang It was a good day, nice and sunny and on the way to Healesville we saw some beautiful scenery which is different to where I live in China. I don’t like zoos because I always feel sad that animals have lost their freedom, but I did enjoy seeing the hospital. Yijia Hao I really loved the koala, it was very cute but I was a bit scared of the snake so I didn’t pat it. Mahfam Karamian

Arts Festival - MPSC Art & Design Exhibition 2013

The annual Mill Park Secondary College Art & Design Exhibition 2013 was officially opened on Tuesday 19 November by College Principal Ms Trish Horner at the City of Whittlesea “Great Hall”. She proudly welcomed invited guests, staff, parents and students who were amongst over a hundred people and commented on the outstanding VCE work on display and the calibre of musical performances, live models and performance artists at the exhibition. She congratulated students and staff and encouraged all to enjoy the celebration of the students’ achievements in the visual arts. The exhibition provided the opportunity for students to demonstrate their creative skills, thinking and reflection of the journey and skills and knowledge learnt throughout the year. It was also a time to celebrate their achievements with their teachers, friends, family and the wider community who have been impressed with the quality and highly imaginative work created by the VCE Studio Arts, Visual Communication Design and Media students. The work portrayed themes and thoughts such as identity, family, loss, confusion, abstractions of the natural and urban environment, portraiture and are a great representation of our future artists, designers and photographers. The response to the exhibition has once again been overwhelming and encouraging to students as they have developed self-confidence through the experience and inspired many to continue their creative pursuits in the art and design courses at tertiary level. The Year 10 artwork was displayed in the library and in the Senior campus foyer. It represented artwork created in Media, Painting & Drawing, Ceramics & Sculpture and Graphic Design. The Year 7-9 artwork was also displayed in the library at the Middle Years Campus. It represented artwork created in the Visual Arts, Ceramics & Sculpture, Media and Visual Communication Design classes. A special thank you to the following staff: VCE Studio Arts teacher Aurora De Leucio who was instrumental in putting the VCE exhibition together. VCE Media teacher Vyv Stranieri, Yr10 teacher Jackie Wilson, Middle Years Visual Arts teachers Anita Burum and Luisa Castaldo who undertook the responsibility to set up the display Ingrid Gillis, Catherine Murray and Kylie Wren and Arts Assistant- Wendy Nagel. Dance/Drama Teacher – Shana-Sandra Buriani-Gennai for organising the Drama - performance artists. VCE Design Technology- Fabrics teacher Karen Szitarity for organising the live models, inspiring students to create their contemporary garment designs. Food Technology teacher Chris Usher for the organisation of the catering and Ben Blackley, Tyler McKay and Rachel Caico for assisting with serving on the evening. Design Technology teacher Michael Kneebone for workmanship and organisation of the props for the opening and Colin Zabenko’s great workmanship and patience in transport, setting up and dismantling all of the displays involved in the exhibition. Big thank you to the following students: Live Models – Alana Caico, Fleur Andrews, Laura Dilorito, Joanna Florentzou Music Performers - Simon Dass - guitar Nazzarene Taleb - vocals, Carina Renda - keyboard Drama students - Baker Albushaikhali, Jenna O’Connor, Shinae Demaj, Tenielle Jarvis and Timothy Kardaras. Student helpers - Alexandra Toutzoglou, Rebecca Elder, Andrew Mckenzie, Magarita Papadopoulos, Sam Berkley, Tyler McKay, Emma Sutton, Tayleh Sherriff, Stephanie Georigiakis, Baker Albushaikhali, Celine Nunez–Ugarte, Joshua Ray, Lauchlan Chiswell, Julia Nardella, Donny Racivakus, Jayden Conlon, Alexia Nicolau, Freda Georgiakis, Chelsea Hyatt, Katerina Mitrevska, Makaela Cramp, Vivian Tran, Bernadetta Giordano, Chantelle Fakhry, Annette Beger, Jordan Mete, Leeroy Manyere, Meliz Rasit, Natasha Totino and John Guanzon. I would also like to acknowledge the College Principal Ms Trish Horner for officially opening this years exhibition and for her ongoing support which ensures that the Arts Festival continues to be an outstanding event for the College.

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CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION – ART & DESIGN EXHIBITION 2013

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YEAR 11 VISUAL COMMUNICATION & DESIGN

DAISY ANGELOVSKI GAVIN CLEMENT CHLOE HOARE JENNA O’CONNOR

ELENA ATANASOVA BRIANNA COMETTI SHAHIN KABI NATALIE PENDOVSKA

GHEINA BARAKAT CODY D’AVOINE ALEKSANDER KAJMAKOSKI PEGAH PEYROW

JESSICA BEZZINA ZECHARIAH FAATIGA CHRISTOPHER KARDARAS TAYLAH SHERRIFF

KAITLYN BROWN JOANNA FLORENTZOU KEVIN KIU EMMA SUTTON

SAMANTHA BROWN JUSTINE GARNER GIAI HAN LAM JESS TAYLOR

CHELSEA CASTALDI STEPHANIE GEORGIADIS JANICE LUCKMAN EMILY THOMAS

KATHRYN CAVANAGH JOSHUA GIOFFRE ALEJANDRO MORINICO KRISTEN TZIMAS

TEIGAN CHAPMAN MATTHEW GORGIEVSKI MARK NAYVE ZACK YARAK

KERRIE-ANNE CLEARY JADE GUY CELINE NUNEZ-UGARTE NATASHA ZDRAVEVSKI

YR 12 VISUAL COMMUNICATION & DESIGN

BAKER ALBUSHAIKHALI BEN ELLT GEORGE MATTY LAUREN RIGONI

KATRINA ALLEN CHANTELLE FAKHRY TYLER MCKAY NAOMI ROMANO

STEPHANIE ANASTASIADIS JAMES FRY ANDREW MCKENZIE MONIQUE SANDERSON

GEORGIA ARMENIS MIKAYLA GORDAN CHRIS MICALLEF DON SINGH

CHANTELLE ATTARD MAYA HABIB GRACE MITTON MARINA SPITERI

MADELINE BAKIR JORDAN HOSKING NIKKI MOSBEY NASTASHA STOIKOS

MARC BAPTIE JASON JOVESKI TUZAR MYINT DANIEL STREET

SABRINE BARAKAT ZAKHARRY JUSTICE DYLAN NICHOLLS LUCAS THEODORIDIS

SAMANTHA BERKLEY ANSA KAMAL MELISSA OPASINIS AMY TOBIN

BRADEN BLAKE JASPREET KAUR MARGARITA PAPADOPOULOS REBECCA TORCASIO

ZACHARY BOWEN CRYSTAL KING MICHAELA PATINOTIS NICOLE TORRINGTON

ALANA CAICO ARCHIE KONSTANTAKIS ALEISHA PERROTTA ALEXANDRA TOUTZOGLOU

JOSHUA DARLING-FILBY NICHOLAS LANG LIAM PHILP ISABELLA TRAJKOVSKI

SERINA DAYOUB MATTHEW LENGYEL TIA ANISSA POYAOAN KRISTEN TZIMAS

CHLOE DELCUS PAUL LICATA IOANNA PRODROMOU JOANNE VALOGIANNIS

REBECCA ELDER JANICE LUCKMAN JACOB PSAILA

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KOOL SKOOLS – CD Launch & Awards KOOLEST SKOOL - The CD titled “PULSE” was also launched at the opening of the Art & Design Exhibition. It is a combination of covers and original compositions. It was recorded in September over 2 days in the recording studio at studio 52 in Collingwood and the awards night on Saturday 23 November at the George Wood Arts Centre, Yarra Valley Grammar in Ringwood.

Congratulations to Year 11 student Nazzereene Taleb who performed at the Kool Skools Awards Night and received an award for Best R&B/Hiphop Track for her original composition “My Love”. Congratulations also the VCE Supaband students Simon Dass, Jordan Bisignano, Brandon Blunt, Eugenia Koutras, Carina Renda, Shinae Demaj, Kristen SipidIas, Talei Winning and Matt Ktori who won the Best Cover award for their performance of the song titled “Spain” which was selected and performed at the Kool Skools Awards Night.

Congratulations to the Mill Park Secondary College students who received the following nominations: 2 nominations for "Best Cover": VCE Supaband 'Spain & Black Magic Woman' 1 nomination Best R&B/ HipHop Track: Nazzereene Taleb 'My Love' 1 nomination Best Mainstream Track Featuring a Female Vocal: 'Within Our Future Lies' Lilyana Dimitrov, Simon Dass, Brandon Lunt, Matt Ktori, Carina Renda & the College received a Nomination for the 'Koolest Skool' Congratulations and thank you to all students and teachers involved in the production of the CD: Middle Years Campus teacher Instrumental Music Coordinator Wendy Nagel and Margot Vigliotti, VCE Music teacher John Collins, Guitar teacher Brett Gasket, Percussion teacher Serge De Leucio and Vocal and Piano teacher Katie Weston. A special thank you to Wendy Nagel and Debbie Prideaux who accompanied the students at the Kool Skools Awards night.

Gina Palamara College Arts/Events Coordinator

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Caroline van den Heuvel

Middle Years Campus Principal

Understanding Gifted Children – Parent and Teacher Evening

Mill Park Secondary College hosted a parent evening on 19 September, specifically suited to members of our community who have children who fall into the ‘gifted or talented’ category. In an effort to bring all members of our learning community together, parents of local primary schools and teachers were invited to come together with members of our own school community in the pursuit of learning more about these children. Hosted in the MYC library, two guest speakers presented their knowledge of current gifted education research and provided advice and suggestions on how to support gifted children through their educational journey. Gail

Byrne presented an excellent discussion on ‘The Well-Rounded Child’ and after a short break that involved conversation and refreshments, Amanda Sironic spoke on the topic of ‘Perfectionism’. Both experts in the psychology field, these ladies provided insightful and highly beneficial information into how gifted children behave and what parents and teachers can do to support them during a sometimes problematic process. Enormous thanks to all members of our community who attended the evening from parents of our current SEAL students, to parents of gifted students from our local primary schools, to the dedicated staff who attended and made themselves available for discussion and SEAL girls

from 8BR who greeted parents and assisted all evening. Special thanks to Valerie McGowan who assisted with refreshments and the organisation of the library. Gail Byrne’s contact details: gail.byrne@exceptionalchildren.com.au Leesa Mereos SEAL and Enrichment Coordinator

The end of term is upon us!

Parents and guardians please note the following arrangements for this week:

Tuesday 17 December 2013 – Reports Distributed

The arrangements for collection of reports are as follows:

All students in Year 7 to 9 are required at school and will meet together as a Homegroup. Reports will be distributed after the Campus Celebration Assembly which will include the final of Mill Park Idol. Dismissal time will be 11:35am to allow students to prepare for and attend the Awards evening. Reports not distributed will be available for collection from room C1 from 12:15pm until 3:00pm. On Wednesday 18 December reports will be available from 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 3:00pm. On Thursday 19 December reports will be available from 9:00am – 12:00pm. On Friday 20 December reports will be available from 9:00am – 12:00pm. If you are unable to collect reports during these times, reports will be available at the commencement of the 2014 school year.

Tuesday 17 December 2013 – Middle Years Campus Awards Evening

The Middle Years Campus Awards Evening will be held at Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre and will

commence at 7:00pm.

Wednesday 18 December 2013 to Friday 20 December 2013

Students attending school will be involved in community service activities.

Friday 20 December 2013

Last day of the school year

Wednesday 29 January 2014

First day of Term One for all students.

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Athletics - Northern Zone

Mill Park Secondary College had nineteen students make it through to the Northern Zone Athletics day which was held on Thursday September 12 at Meadowglen Athletics Track. The weather was unkind and the hurdles events were postponed to later that week but all students participated to their best of their ability and four students managed to be placed first and qualify for State Athletics. Congratulations to all students who competed in difficult conditions throughout the day!

State Athletics

State Athletics were held at Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park on Tuesday October 22. In a fantastic performance Emerson Shiel broke the record with a time of 14.46 for the 15 years boys’ hurdles and won a gold medal by a 100th of a second. Later in the day Larissa Cullen competed in her 3rd event which was girls’ Long Jump and with a great jump of 5.03m managed a silver medal. She had also competed in Discus and Javelin (4th place). Michael Sega qualified in the boys’ 100m final and Jack Rose in the boys’ Triple Jump. A fantastic achievement. Well Done to all M.P.S.C. representatives!!!

All Schools’ Championship

Four of Mill Park Secondary College’s students competed in the Victorian All Schools’ Championship held at Lakeside Stadium with some great results. Larissa Cullen won a gold medal in the girls’ u16’s Triple Jump qualifying her for the Victorian team in

the Australian All School Championships to be held in Townsville on 6-8 December this year. Larissa also came 4th in the girls’ u16’s Long Jump. Her younger brother, Luke Cullen, competed and came 4th in the boys’ u14’s Javelin, 8th in the boys’ u14’s Discus and also 10th in the boys’ u14’s Shot Put. Emerson Shiel competed on the day finishing 3rd in the boys u15’s 100m hurdles, while Year 7 student Emily McDonough finished 13th in the girls’ u14’s Javelin, 10th in the girls’ u14’s Discus and 8th in the girls’ u14’s Shot Put. Congratulations to these students on representing Mill Park Secondary College so well and good luck in the upcoming carnival to Larissa. Keep up the good work and see you all next year.

Year 9 Elective - Money Matters Money Matters is a Year 9 Elective which develops and strengthens financial literacy skills. This term the students participated in the ASX Sharemarket Game and in a marketing excursion to the local supermarket. Congratulations to Iman El-Mohammad for making the most profit in the ASX Game and to Diana Radevski and Adrian Medved for taking second and third places. The class had two teachers during November with Ms Rachel Harding, a Pre-Service Teacher from La Trobe University, delivering the Small Business Unit. Students learnt about the 4 P’s of Marketing; Price, Promotion, Product and Place.

Ms Jaclyn Curnow, Year 9 Money Matters Teacher.

As part of our Money Matters class, we participated in the ASX Sharemarket Game. We began our game with $50,000 – which unfortunately was just virtual money – and we had to purchase shares from a variety of companies. For my portfolio I mainly purchased shares from the mining company, Rio Tinto. I had over $53, 000 at the end of the game, a result of receiving a significant amount of dividends. I learnt from playing the game that shares are a long-term investment and can have their risks. I am more aware of how shares work and am eager to play again next year. Iman El-Mohammad, 9AS. I really enjoyed going to Woolworths on Thursday 21 November. After conducting our research it was really good to see how our products were advertised in-store and see how the shops advertised the products they sold. While we were there, we observed two really good examples of advertising. The first was a woman walking around with a tray, offering cans of Lipton Ice-Tea to customers. The second advertising example was a company representative with tarts from Bakers’ Delight. The excursion was a really good experience and supported our learning about advertising! Nicholas Bega, 9AS.

SCOUTS BIG XMAS TREE SALE

Masters South Morang car park (McDonalds Rd)

Every Sat from 10-3 daily from 30 November until 21 December

Prebook your tree with Greg on 0437888244

MYC End of Year Music Night On Monday 25 November the Middle Years Campus held our annual End of Year Concert. This event was well supported by staff, students, parents & friends and was held in the MYC library surrounded by some wonderful visual art work. Everyone performed very well and I'm sure the audience enjoyed the evening. Thanks to the MYC Instrumental music staff for their fantastic efforts preparing and developing our students: Radha Claridge, Andrew Laveglia, Serge deLeucio, Peter Simondson, Katie Weston and Magot Vigliotti. On behalf of the Music department. Wendy Nagel

Kool Skools Victorian Awards On Saturday 23 November, I had the privilege of representing the college at the Victorian Kool Skools Recording Project Awards. Nazzereene Taleb from Year 11 closed the evening by performing her original song "My Love". Nazzereene performed beautifully and won the award for 'Best R&B Track'. Our VCE Supaband won 'Best Cover' for their version of "Spain". They also received a second nomination in the same category. VCE band "Out of Order' received a nomination for 'Best Mainstream Track featuring a female vocalist' and our College was nominated for "Koolest Skool". These are wonderful acknowledgements of the music program and our students achievements. Congratulations to all students involved in this year's recording project. They have all done very well. On behalf of the Music department. Wendy Nagel

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MYC End Of Year Tests/Exams The Middle Year’s Campus introduced trial end of year tests and exams during Week 6 of Term 4 for Years 7 – 9. This initiative was introduced with the intention of developing improved study skills and test taking techniques in our students. This has been a highly successful initiative, with many long term benefits. The preparation for a staggered timetable and collaboratively produced tests were challenging tasks but staff were rewarded with the impressive attitude from our students and their highly supportive parents. Behaviour was excellent, attendance was great and our campus was at times extremely quiet as students practised their test taking skills and applied what they had learned. The results of these tests will not be published in the 2013 end of year reports but teachers have been spending class time reviewing exam content. All students will be made aware of their results and will have the opportunity to discuss strategies for improved results in the future. Parents/guardians are encouraged to discuss their child’s results with them and to encourage this as a positive experience in preparation for further education. End of year tests (exams) will now form an annual part of student assessment. Exam results will be made part of the 2014 reporting process which incorporates a variety of formative and summative assessment methods. Thanks to all staff, students and parents who worked together to support this initiative in the pursuit of learning excellence. Mrs Leesa Mereos MY Curriculum Innovation

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Mill Park Secondary College

Year 12 Graduation &

Awards Ceremony

Wednesday 18 December 2013 Moonee Valley Racecourse (Celebrity Room)

Arrive 7.00pm

for 7.30pm start

All students must be in their assigned

seats by 7.15pm

All graduating students will be presented with their VCE/VCAL &

VET Certificates

Who will receive the award for the top

Study Score in each subject?

Who will become the 2013 DUX of the College?

Dress Code:

Graduates - black & white semi-formal

Family & friends – semi-formal

Graduates are encouraged to bring two family members with them to celebrate their achievements.

Venue details overleaf.

MOONEE VALLEY RACING CLUB CELEBRITY ROOM DIRECTIONS Car: Refer to Melway map reference 28 K5.

Train: Craigieburn line from Flinders Street Station & Southern Cross station stops at Moonee Ponds Station. (MVRC is a 10 minute walk down Puckle Street) Tram: No. 59 tram from Elizabeth Street arrives directly at Moonee Ponds junction. (MVRC main entrance is a 200m walk) Taxi: A taxi rank is located on Coates Street, Moonee Ponds.

CAR PARKING Complimentary car parking is provided in the Members’ Car park - access is via Gate 1 on McPherson Street. Please note that parking in this area is limited, and if the Committee Car Park is full you will be re-directed to the centre car park.

CELEBRITY ROOM 1. Enter the racecourse through Gate 1 on McPherson St. (Members Car Park)

2. Walk forward through to the Space frame and the Celebrity Foyer glass door entrance (access point 1)

3. Once you reach the Celebrity Foyer take the lift or escalator to Level One

4. The Celebrity Room is located on your left once disembarking from the lift or escalator

Please note - There will be directional signage displayed to assist all patrons in finding their desired location.

Car Park

entry

Entrance to Celebrity room

on first floor via escalators