SOAR, Foods, Maths

SOAR Adventures Celebrates

The Castlemaine Secondary College SOAR Adventures program celebrated the student’s achievements recently at an event attended by families and school staff.  Maia Postil was given the Bendigo Bank Award for most improved girl, and Lochlin Haebich, the Castlemaine Rotary Award for most improved boy.  Earlier in the night, those present heard personal stories about what the program had meant to them, including a parent who thanked the team for the work they had done with her daughter in the girls program.  SOAR Adventures, a partnership between the school, Castlemaine Church of Christ, Rotary and the Castlemaine Branch of Bendigo Bank is an 8 month program of personal and leadership development.  The program is run by community volunteers.  Activities included ‘Justice’ Trips to Broken Hill and Port Augusta where the participants engaged in community service activity supporting the Salvation Army.  There were also  “Make a Difference’ days where the students provided support to elderly and less fortunate persons in the shire, a full pack hike through the Grampians, and weekly team and personal development sessions.

In his testimony, one of the participants spoke about how SOAR had helped him to mature, make new friends, and speak up for what is right.  A parent, thanking the team,  spoke about the importance to her daughter of having mature mentors and support in her life.        

Benefit Function and a Market Visit!

VET Kitchen Operations students have been busy again! They worked on Sunday to prepare and serve refreshments at the benefit 'Concert for Jarrah', held at the Campbells Creek Community Centre.  They also enjoyed a day out at Queen Victoria Market, updating their Hospitality Industry Knowlege and trying new foods!

Maths Competition

Congratulations to the following students who participated in the Maths Competition in August this year.

Year 7 – Yindi Adam, Oktavius Frew, Tom Barker, Amelia Britt

Year 8 – Oberon Adam

Year 9 – Elwyn Carlile

Year 10 – Niamh O’Connor Smith, Jacob Robinson-Bunn, Amy Ferguson, Shanti Steventon-Lorenzen

Year 12 – Tate Canny, Will Hinrichsen, Sidney Showell

Well done to Octavius, Tom, Elwyn and Niamh who all received distinctions placing them in the top 20% of the state.