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TAYLORS LAKES SECONDARY COLLEGE

March 2015 Issue 3

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.tlsc.vic.edu.au

CALL ATTENDANCE OFFICER (Marie

Taylor) ON 8390 9207 WHEN

STUDENT IS ABSENT

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS MNDAY

MARCH 23RD 1.30PM—8.00PM

TEA BREAK FROM 4PM TO 5PM

2ND HAND UNIFORM SALES MONDAY

23rd MARCH BETWEEN 1.30 AND 4PM

ONLY (outside the LYS Study Room)

PARENTS & FRIENDS NEW MEMBERS

WELCOME - Next Meeting is FRIDAY

MARCH 27th 2015 9am

School Finishes for the Easter Break

on FRIDAY MARCH 27th at 2.30pm

TERM 2 Commences MONDAY APRIL

13th 2015

YEAR 7 2016 INFORMATION EVENING

TUESDAY APRIL 21st 2015

5:30pm—8:00pm

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM GETS ALL GRAND

The Lions Club ‘Youth of the Year Quest’ is designed

to encourage and evolve leadership skills in addition

with citizenship qualities to further develop youths of

our generation into first class citizens. It is opened to

youths from the ages of 15-18 and encompasses

several interviews and public speaking functions and

judged on qualities in leadership, personality,

sportsmanship, public speaking and good citizenship. I

was fortunate to be nominated to represent the college

and made it to the final round where I competed in the

public speaking component on February 25th .

The public speaking night was held at Quatrefoils

restaurant at Catholic Regional College. Other

competitors were from CRC and Melbourne High. The

night was divided into two parts. We were asked two

impromptu questions, ensuring that we talked for two

minutes on each question. The next section was delivering our prepared speeches which

allowed us to speak for 5 minutes on any given topic that we chose. In between these sections,

we enjoyed wonderful meals prepared by Catholic Regional College’s VET Hospitality

students.

By the end of the night it wasn’t so much about the competition or about who I was up against,

it was more about who I was sharing this experience with! For our community to acknowledge

our youth that are doing extraordinary things is awesome. I was awarded the Youth of the

Year Award nomination by the Taylors Lakes Lions Club to go onto competing in the next

level of the national competition. I would like to thank Mr Greechan, Mr Dedes and Mr Pell for

allowing me to take part in this opportunity. I would also like to thank Taylors Lakes Lions

Club for hosting this incredible event that continues to celebrate the youth in our community.

Stefania Valerio

LIONS CLUB YOUTH OF THE YEAR

Two weeks ago, our school rewarded us with a beautiful

brand new black Yamaha GCIM grand piano. It’s a

masterpiece – polished, shiny, with full resonant tone, a

perfect medium for pianists to express themselves. We are

amazed with its tonal richness, dynamic range and color.

The keyboard is an absolute pleasure to use, offering impeccable control that encourages us to

reach for a new level of musical expression. It is located in on the teaching studios of the new

Performing Arts Centre. Having this piano, we can now expand our abilities in piano playing. As piano students in the school’s

Instrumental Music Program, we are honoured to have this opportunity to practise and perform on a more professional level. We

will definitely aim higher and work harder. We are ever-so grateful for the support from the college. We will definitely take very

good care of it. Sincere thanks!

Cathy La 10D, Sasini Vidanagama 8J, Satomi Valencia 8J and Karen Chang 8J


FROM THE PRINCIPAL CLASS

College Council Election

At close of nominations, I had received

seven nominations in the Parent

Member category of College Council.

As such an election is required. A

ballot paper was posted out to each

family in the College last Tuesday.

This comprised of the following

A return envelope

An envelope to be placed inside

which contains the actual ballot

paper

A copy of a brief statement from

each of the candidates

I ask all parents to please return the

ballot paper (properly sealed) to the

College office by Thursday March 19th

(4 p.m. closing). Ballot papers can

either be posted back to the College to

reach by Thursday March 19th or

alternatively placed directly in the

ballot box on the front counter of the

office. In order for the vote to be

counted the name of the voter is to be

shown on the external envelope (which

is stored separately to the actual ballot

paper).

Please note that the next meeting of

College Council has had to be put back

by one week to Wednesday March 25th

due to the necessity of running the

election.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews will be held

on Monday March 23rd from 1.30 until

4 p.m. and then from 5 p.m. until 8

p.m. Please note that this year the

interim report sheet will be available

on Compass as well as being posted

out to parents early this week. This

will indicate specifically where

teachers have requested an interview,

however I remind all parents that

interviews with any of your child’s

teachers are possible and encouraged.

Expansion of our Music Program

It is great to see our music students

making use of the brand new grand

piano that we have just purchased

within our music program. Over the

last few years we have seen some

amazing results from the keyboard

program and having access to a quality

instrument such as this will only serve

to further assist our students within the

program.

Building Works

I am still in negotiation with the

Department in relation to the replacement

of the Gym floor. I hope this will be

sorted out very quickly now and will

advise further as I am informed. At the

same time we are proceeding with

planning to extend our Foods teaching

area and plans are now drawn up and

being costed for this project.

Camps I had the pleasure of visiting our Year 12

camp two weeks ago. This was the biggest

group that we have had on camp at Year

12 and the feedback from both students

and staff was very positive. The students

were exposed to some quality

presentations along with a range of team

building and challenging activities and of

course some study as well. I would like to

congratulate all of the students involved

on a wonderful camp and for the staff for

the effort put in to make sure the camp

was such a great event.

Similarly we took away a large group of

Year 7 students on their orientation camp

last week. I was able to drop in on the

camp briefly and took the opportunity to

talk to quite a lot of the students

individually and in small groups. Perhaps

the most striking feature of that experience

was seeing how well students have settled

in, and especially in mixing with students

from other primary schools and other

classes. Thankyou also to the large group

of staff who took part in that camp as well.

Already we have held our first Outdoor

and Environmental Education camp this

year to the Grampians. The preparation

put into these camps is incredibly

comprehensive and it is a credit to the

staff involved as well as the students. Last

year we gained some outstanding results

in this VCE study. I encourage parents to

read about the wonderful, broad and

challenging range of activities that

students in this subject take on alongside

the manner in which students are given

opportunities to appreciate the

environments in which they find

themselves.

Homestay 2015

We are currently trying to finalise the

plans for homestay hosts for our visitors

from Italy in Term 3. Most of the students

will be studying around levels 9,10 and

11. It really is lots of fun for all of the

students as both a host and as a visitor. I

sincerely ask for support to call for

around 25 volunteers across the College

for the stay of around 7 days. Having

hosted numerous times as a parent as

well as for staff I can assure you it

really is a great experience. Please

consider taking this on. Most of the

students on this occasion speak very

good English as well as Italian.

Student Representative Council

The SRC is now well and truly up and

running with a long list of challenges,

issues and projects in which they will

involve themselves. A recent highlight

was the full day training session. I shall

be meeting with the Executive or the

whole group regularly throughout the

year.

Parking Around the College

Parents are reminded that there are

parking restrictions around the College,

especially in relation to areas adjacent to

school crossings. Brimbank City

Council parking officers are regularly

monitoring these areas looking out for

any cars which pull into these no

standing zones, even very temporarily to

drop off children. Motorists who do this

are regularly fined by the Council,

receiving an infringement notice in the

post.

The College Car Park

The internal carparks are not available

for drop off and collection of students.

We have had several dangerous

situations where a student has been

dropped off inside the grounds of the

College in what is a very congested and

busy area. I ask any parent who does

endeavor to drop their child off inside

the grounds to cease this practice.

Students not feeling well

If a student is feeling unwell it is vital

that the student initially reports to sick

bay. We sometimes have situations

where a student contacts the parent and

the parent arrives at school to collect the

student without any knowledge of the

School Nurse. I remind all students and

parents that it is vital that we follow the

accepted procedure where a student sees

the school nurse initially.

Geoff Pell on behalf of the

Principal Class

Danny Dedes, Lorne Anderson,

Sasha Mildenhall & Louisa Norwood


TOP CLASS: ASHLEIGH KENNEDY

Congratulations to Ashleigh Kennedy, Year 12 student in 2014

who has been chosen from a VCAA selection panel to perform

in the Top Class Concert on Thursday, March 26 at 2pm at the

Melbourne Recital Centre as part of the 2015 VCE Season of

Excellence.

The concert showcases students from 2014 Music Performance

Exam who achieved top marks in the state for their examinations. The concert covers,

Classical, Contemporary, Solo and Group students. Mr Di Clemente will be accompanying

Ashleigh for one of the two songs she will be performing, 'Orange Blossoms in

Summertime' (a 'Jazz Ballad'). Ashleigh’s second song will be a 'Swing' song called 'The

Frim Fram Sauce', for which she will use a backing track.

This time last year, Ashleigh was inspired by the 2014 Top Class Concert and set a goal for herself to be singing in this year’s

concert. We are all very proud of Ashleigh’s achievements and wish her the very best for her performance. She worked very

hard throughout the year and deserves every success.

TOP CLASS MUSIC Bookings: melbournerecital.com.au, (03) 9699 3333 or at the box office

Danny Dedes

Assistant Principal

YEAR 12 CAMP: CAMP HOWQUA - FEBRUARY 23rd - 25th

We started our journey on the Monday where we departed from Taylors Lakes at 8:00am.

Despite being early morning, all Year 12s loaded their luggage onto the 3 buses and headed on

a 3 hour road trip. From the minor pit stops to the rural towns of Yea and Mansfield, we finally

arrived at the campsite, motivated to have an awesome time. Cabins and activity groups were

assigned and students began their activities with excitement. Day 1 saw all four seasons in one

day, from humidity to a massive down pour of rain but this did not stop the enthusiasm of the

students in undertaking the activities. The water slide was a hit with many students hesitant to

go on initially on seeing the size of the waterslide, though by the end of the session, I could say

with confidence they kept on going back for more even if there were a few bumps down the

slide. By the end of the day, 100% of students participated in their first activity which included

attractions like the flying fox, the high ropes, archery, horse riding, orienteering and the

occasional leisure and study break. Night activities focused around student motivation, study

and welfare including a session from our guest speaker Nathan Strempel. Nathan also led the

trivia session that evening and the laughs continued well into the night. A special mention goes

to Corey for his rendition of Uptown Funk and Yianni’s version of Shake It Off. The next day,

the team building activities continued and most got to experience the Survivor Challenge

where students in teams competed against each other for ultimate supremacy. After that, teams

cooled off in the inviting “mud pit” there was nothing more ‘inviting’ than going into a dank,

filthy pit of malignant ooze. After a hot shower and a quick moment of relaxation, we headed

for our disco with lights and glow sticks and our resident DJ, DJ Whitey. All students had an

incredible experience. I would like to congratulate all students that participated on the camp

and to all the staff that attended. Many thanks to our photographers that captured every

moment.

Danny Dedes

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YEAR 7 PARENT BARBECUE

As part of the Transition program of the College, a barbecue for Year 7

parents and students was held at the college on Tuesday, February 17th

from 5.30pm to 7.00 pm. The event allowed parents to meet many of the

Year 7 teachers, discuss how students have settled and view the Year 7

area where students spend much of their learning time. More than 150

parents and students attended the evening allowing for the formation of a

stronger relationship between the college and the community.

Many thanks to parents, students and teachers that attended and to the

Year 12 Student Leaders (Stefan Mavleris, Stefania Valerio, Mitchell

Gration, Melanie Abdeen, Yasemin Erden, Amelia Hill, Jordan

Karipoglou) and Home Economics teachers (Ms Johnson, Ms Swingler,

Ms Parkinson) for all their support with the food preparation.

Danny Dedes

YEAR 11 HARD ROCK TRIP

As part of the Year 11 Outdoor and

Environmental Studies class, several students

got the opportunity to head to Hard Rock

Indoor Climbing Centre in the CBD to test

their climbing skills before their upcoming

camp to Mt Arapiles. Many were in awe of

the height of the walls but soon overcame

their fears to climb walls that at times had

them 15 metres up and negotiating

overhanging holds.

Students then had the opportunity to explore

outdoor gear stores in the CBD to gain an

understanding of how technology has

developed in the sport. I would like to thank

the Year 11 class for getting outside of their

comfort zone and Miss McAlister for all of

her assistance on the day.

Brendan Hodges

VCE Outdoor and Environmental Studies

Teacher

YEAR 7 CAMP: ACE HI RANCH - MARCH 11th -13th

On March 11th, 179 Year 7 students went to Ace Hi Ranch in

Rosebud for 3 days of fun and games. Throughout the camp,

students participated in a variety of activities such as rock climbing,

horse riding, giant swing, flying fox, initiative course, archery,

volleyball and tennis. There was also free time to enjoy sports

including soccer, cricket, football and basketball.

The activities were tremendous and thrilling for some. With the

flying fox and a giant swing, students were flying high. Lots of

friendships were made, starting a new chapter in some students’

school experience. Horse riding was probably the favourite activity

for most students with some even riding a horse for the very first

time. A big thank to all students and teachers that attended the camp

and congratulations to Mr Williams and to the Year 7 Coordinators

Ms Farinacci and Mr Broadbent for all their hard work in running a

successful camp.

Danny Dedes


VCAL NEWS

The VCAL program is off to a great

start this year already, with all students

attending school on their allocated

days for classes (Monday, Wednesday

and Friday) and their various VET

subjects in the Brimbank VET Cluster.

Some of our students already have

School Based Apprenticeships

underway, which cover their

Structured Work Placement and their

VET course. Congratulations to Paige

Falleti and Marcus Vento of year 11,

who gained School Based

Apprenticeships in Hospitality; Sam

Vasilevski of year 11 is undertaking a

School Based Apprenticeship in

Warehousing; Soakimi Halapio gained

a place in Civil Construction; and

Hayden Sarney has a traineeship in

International Freight Forwarding.

The year 11 VCAL students attended

an excursion on 26th of February at the

Port of Melbourne Education Centre

and had a tour of the port. Students

learned about imports and exports,

employment opportunities, logistics,

freight, economics and trade, as well as

occupational health and safety at ‘the

docks’. Their second excursion is planned

for Thursday 12th March – an Amazing

Race style activity in the Melbourne CBD.

Structured Work Placements are

compulsory for VCAL students and the

first block is for year 12s early in term 2

(20th April – 1st May). VCAL Year 11s

have Work Placement from 9th– 19th June

and a second block from 31st August – 18th

September. Year 12 VCAL students will

then attend 1 day per week of Work

Placement for the remainder of the year,

with the total number of days to be

negotiated between the employer and the

student’s commitments with VET and

school. Students in both year levels should

still attend their VET during work

placement, and ensure that they

communicate this with their workplace

contact person. Queries about VET and

Work Placement should be directed to Ms

Catherine Damon at the College.

Forms/paperwork for Year 12 Work

Placement need to be finalised by the

end of this term.

Stephanie Rogers

VCAL Co-ordinator

CO CURRICULAR NEWS

STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM 2015

I would like to formally announce and introduce the Student

Leadership team for 2015. Congratulations to all students who

have been elected and also a big thanks to the other students who

were unsuccessful in their applications this time round. I would

like to encourage those students to re-apply for 2016. The student

leadership team have begun the year firing on all cylinders. They

have begun to meet in their year level groups and start discussion

around their major fundraising project and Community Learning

Projects (CLP's) which will both be taking place throughout the

year.

It has been an absolute pleasure working with all leaders and

checking in to each of their meetings. There has been some

extremely interesting conversation around their fundraising and

community projects and a multitude of ideas developed. Many

ideas have also been raised about ways of improving the school

both inside and outside the classroom.

With the SRC team being introduced for the first time at TLSC in 2015, the student leaders and all students within the College

now have a place to go to forward with their ideas about enhancing their experience at TLSC. I'm sure we will be hearing from

the leaders regularly throughout the year....

Chris Greechan

Co-Curricular Leader


Last week the Year 12 Outdoor and Environmental

Studies class went to the Grampians National Park

for 3 days to expand their understandings of

historical relationships with outdoor environments.

On their way they stopped at Ballarat art gallery

along with Stawell historical museum to explore art

and artefacts depicting the perceptions of the

environment, of the first settlers and gold rush

immigrants of Western Victoria. Whilst in the

Grampians the group undertook a tough hike to the

top of the Pinnacle but were rewarded with

spectacular views and a quick dip in Venus baths.

Students were able to explore Brambuk cultural

centre, gaining a greater appreciation of indigenous

hardships and their spiritual connections with the

Grampians, as well as painting and throwing some

boomerangs along the way. I would like to thank Mrs

Drenen and Mr Hearn for all of their assistance on

this camp.

Brendan Hodges

VCE Outdoor and Environmental Studies and

Physical Education Teacher

YEAR 12 OUTDOOR & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES


SPORT NEWS

2015 Soccer Academy Kanga Cup trials / training: In years gone by, after school training sessions were only available to students enrolled in the VET Sport & Rec program. They

now cater for all students at the school and serve as trial / training sessions for our Kanga Cup teams. As a result of this, we have

seen overall participation rates increase two fold, with a huge jump in female students from around 6 to 30 students!

We would like to thank all 60 students who trialled over the past few weeks and would like to congratulate those who have made

the training squads for 2015.

Boys Training squad: (Coach – Mr Greechan)

Joshua Kovach, Aaron Schille, Alex Kogioumtzis, Theo Bervanakis, Michael Tzoutzidis, Stefan Mavrelis, Tyrone Scully,

Brandon Bezzina, Nicholas Dionyssiou, Raimen Solaka, David Lavcanski, Jason Trajkovski, Jarryd Pabst, Kosta Masouras, Paul

Formosa, Jayden Vella, Jonathan Josevski, Justin Josevski, Ali Ismail, Adem Altundas, Jarvis Gardner, Milosh Basaric, Thomas

Cardwell, Aydin Alimi.

Girls Training squad: (Coach – Mr Castelli)

Selin Ali, Melanie Atanasovska, Gabby Bagaric, Jacqui Bagaric, Amber Borg, Rebecca Borg, Brianna Catania, Despina

Christou, Sarah Frantzeskos, Stacey Hatzivasiliou, Stacey Longros, Sasha Majdandzic, Sabahat Rexhep, Claudia Ristevska,

Chiara Scimone, Veronica Silva, Thereza Sokolaj, Adriana Spaseska, Emily Stojanovska, Valeria Stojanovska, Nicole Szkucik,

Katherine Trajkovska,Yasmine Valderrama, Stefania Valerio, Michelle Vidanoski.

SSV Year 8 Girls Soccer: Keilor District winners!

The Year 8 Girls soccer team got their State title defence under way

last week winning the Keilor District tournament. The girls played

free flowing football scoring plenty of goals, however they will need

to improve their levels of fitness should they wish to defend their

title successfully this year. Stand outs on the day were Olivia Brne,

Chiara Scimone and Jacqueline Adzijovski.

SSV Year 8 Boys Soccer: Keilor District winners!

The Year 8 Boys soccer team had a heart stopping day out at the

Keilor District tournament last week. Having lost their first group

game to Gilson, an early exit looked likely, however they rebounded

well to win their next two group games. The boys came through the

group as winners. The final was a hard fought tussle, but the boys

came out on top winning 2 – 0. Stand outs for the day were Tyson

Scarcella, Servet Kamberi and Kristian Lenart.

Paul Castelli

Soccer Academy Co-ordinator


SPORT NEWS cont inued. ..

FUTSAL On Wednesday the 11th of March, The Senior Boys and Girls

Futsal teams went to Recwest to compete against the other

schools in the Keilor District.

The Girls team was too strong for all of their opposition.

Despite having only one substitute they scored an average of 8

goals per game and only conceded twice in 3 games, leading

them to bring home yet another Futsal trophy. Player of the

tournament goes to Katherine Trajkoska for her tireless running

and her constant scoreboard pressure.

The Boys team had it a little harder, but still managed to defeat

all of their opposition. They won their group stage with ease

and then played Copperfield College in the finals. It was a

tough start to the match but once they started scoring, they

didn’t look back. Constant pressure on the ball from each of the

players meant a 6-1 score line in favour of Taylors Lakes to win

the trophy. The Boys player of the tournament goes to Tyrone

Scully. His work in the defensive line helped keep their goals

conceded to only 2 and he scored plenty of goals with his

brilliant runs from the back.

Well done to everyone who competed on the day.

Mark Chan

Futsal Coach

SWIMMING A big congratulations to our swimming squad for

giving it their best at the Swimming District round

at St. Albans Leisure Centre (Friday the 6th of

March). Also, thanks to Australian Olympian

Ashley Delaney for his visit and wise words of

advice. Many of the students are off to the next

round to compete against the best of the entire west

of Victoria at the Western Metropolitan Regionals

on the 26th of March at Kardinia Park.

Lajos Kozak

School Sports Coordinator


COLLEGE PRODUCTION: BACK TO THE 80’s

If you are interested in entering the 'Back to the 80's' Flyer Competition and designing a flyer for our School Production, please

read the documents attached!

The guidelines attached are important to follow and include on your flyer and it's up to your creative talent to design a flyer that

will stand out and best represent the School Production!

Please email me with your entries: [email protected]

Livia Fasulo Drama Teacher and

School Production

Co-ordinator

GOLF Monday the 6th of March was a glorious

day of sunshine and fresh air for our

golfing team. Our students were eager to

challenge the opposing sides on the

Bacchus Marsh golf course for some

friendly competition. Our students

received well-earned experience and

handicap scores. Thank you to Mr.

Broadbent for his coaching efforts.

Lajos Kozak

School Sports Coordinator

SPORT NEWS cont inued. ..

mailto:[email protected]


ITALIAN STUDENT HOMESTAY PROGRAM

TLSC has now organised three Italy trips(2010, 2012 & 2014) which were all very successful experiences for both the staff and

students involved.

This year we have the opportunity to host students from our sister school in Rome called Il Liceo Scientifico “Manfredi

Azzarita” for a week from the 5th to the 11th of September.

We are hoping that this exchange will then be reciprocated in 2016 as we plan our next trip to Italy.

The students from Italy are visiting Australia as a way of getting a deeper understanding of everyday life in Australia.

We need your help as we need to provide accommodation for these students during their stay. Host families will be expected

to :

Provide accommodation for one student for the duration of their stay

Provide the student with three meals per day, laundry facilities etc.

Involve the student in family outgoings and activities on weekends and evenings during their stay

Provide appropriate care and supervision of the student during their stay

The students are fluent in English so whilst it is desirable that a host family is one with a student who studies Italian at TLSC,

the invitation is open to all families to consider being a host family.

We thank you in advance for your support of this program and hope that you will be able to assist us in this venture.

Please complete and return to the school office or to Mrs Deluca in H2 the reply slip below .

Families who have already expressed an interest to participate in this program do not need to register again!

Reply slip:

I am interested in hosting an Italian student in the exchange program

Student Name:____________________________________ Home Group______________

Parent Name:__________________________________ Contact telephone number_______________

Email: _________________________________________________________________________________

All Immunisation cards should have been returned to the

school, via Homegroup teacher, by now. Immunisation dates:-

March 19th 2015, Year 7, Year 8 and Year 10

May 27th 2015, Year 7 and Year 9

October 7th, 2015, Year 7

Carmel Gusman, RN Div.1, School Nurse

FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE


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Taylors Lakes Tennis Club wants you!!

Taylors Lakes Tennis Club is looking for more members to come along and have some fun! As your local court, we are

close to home and need some more ladies and men to play in our senior competition.

We offer our members a range of activities, including a Junior competition, Men’s competition, Ladies’ Competition and

Mixed Competition. No experience is required, just a willingness to come along and have some fun.

Junior competition: Friday night from 7pm and /Saturday morning from 7.45am ; A to D grade.

Contact: Bobby DelaCruz, 0435 810 743 or Carolyn Papageorge, 0433 758 002.

Men’s competition: Thursday night from 7 pm. Contact: Patrick Honeyborne, 0409 706 878.

Mixed competition: Wednesday night from 7 pm. Contact: Matt Cerini, 0403 279 441

Ladies competition: Tuesday night from 7 pm. Contact: Matt Cerini 0403 279 441

Get fit over winter and have some fun!

In appreciation of your valuable time, walk away with a box of chocolates

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Contact; Vanda Mullen, ph 0408 109 368

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COMING EVENTS


TERM 1 March Wednesday 18th College Tour 9.30am - 11.00am

Thursday 19th 9.00am Year 7 HPV, Year 8 Boostrix, Year 10

Boostrix

Monday 23rd Parent / Teacher interviews

(no scheduled classes but students are expected to attend

the interviews with parents.)

Wednesday 2th College Council Meeting 7.00pm (first meeting of

new Council) combined with the Annual General

Meeting

Friday 27th Parents and Friends Meeting 9.00am

Last day of Term 1 (students dismissed 2.30 pm)

TERM 2

April MONDAY 13th First day of Term 2

Wednesday 15th College Tour 9.30am - 11.00am

Monday 20th -May 1st Year 12 VCAL Structured Workplace Learning

Tuesday 21st Year 7, 2016 Info Night/Expo Evening

Wednesday 22nd Athletics Carnival (Whole School Event)

Thursday 23rd College Tour 9.30am - 11.00am

LEAP 2016 Applications Close


School Council Meeting 7.00pm

May Friday 1st PUPIL FREE DAY (date now confirmed)

Saturday 2nd LEAP Testing for grade 6 students 9.00am 12.00pm

Thursday 7th College Tour 9.30am - 11.00am

Tues 12th- Thu 14th NAPLAN testing for all Year 7 & 9 students



Wednesday 27th 9.00am Year 7 HPV & Chickenpox Year 9 Boostrix

June Mon 1st -Thu 11th Year 10 exams

Mon 1st -Thu 11th Year 11 exams

Wednesday 3rd School Council Meeting

Monday 8th QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY Public Holiday- School Closed

Tuesday 9th– June 19th Year 11 VCAL Structured Workplace Learning

Wednesday 10th GAT Exam

Friday 12th Report Writing Day (no classes for students)

Friday 26th Last day of Term 2 (students dismissed 2.30 p.m.)

TERM 3

July Monday 13th First day of Term 3

Thursday 16th Year 12 Formal

Wednesday 22nd School Council Meeting

August Wed 26th – 28th School Production

Mon 31st – Sept 2nd Year 8 Camp

Mon 31st – Sept 18th Year 11 VCAL Structured

Workplace Learning

September Sat 5th—Fri 11th Italian Student Homestay Program

Monday 7th Parent / Teacher interviews

(no scheduled classes but students are expected to attend the interviews with parents.)

Mon 14th- Fri 18th Year 10 Camp

Friday 18th Last day of Term 3 (students dismissed 2.30 p.m.) Thur 24th—Fri Oct 9th Japanese Study and Homestay Tour

TERM 4

October Monday 5th First day of Term 4

Wednesday 7th Year 7 HPV & Boostrix

Wednesday 28th VCAA exams commence

November Tuesday 3rd MELBOURNE CUP DAY Public Holiday

Monday 23rd Year 12 Graduation

Friday 27th Last Day for Year 11 students

December Friday 4th Last day for Year 10 students

Tuesday 8th Orientation Day (Grade 6 into Yr 7)

Thursday 10th Course Confirmation Day

Friday 11th End of Year Activities Program

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