Thank you for another great year

A personal thank you to our school community for your ongoing support in 2023. We have had another wonderful year - Australian Championships for Robotics, State Finals for debating, state finals for athletics and swimming, our amazing art/dance and school production and a new facility at Holloway Road. What a year and what an incredible school community! Thank you parents and carers for all that you do for our school each year by supporting your children to be exceptional both inside and out of the classroom. Together we create academic excellence and young people of great character.

Welcome new staff and farewell those leaving

As always, the end of the year marks the departure of some of our staff and the arrival of new teachers and education support staff to the college. This year as a part of our annual school review we implemented a new leadership structure designed to better support the needs of our students, families and teachers/education support staff. I welcome to the school two acting assistant principals, a substantive assistant principal and a new (but familiar) learning specialist. I would also like to thank and congratulate five long serving staff members on their retirement from the college and from the Department of Education. Combined, these staff have dedicated over 120 years to Sandringham College. Congratulations must also go to Lazarus Kong who has been successful in gaining a Learning Specialist leadership position at Hume Central College. Laz is an amazing teacher and leader and will make a difference to the wellbeing and outcomes of students at Hume Central in his new role.

A huge congratulations must also go to Assistant Principal Suzanne Trease who has been appointed as the substantive Principal at Corryong 9-12 School. Suzanne has made a significant contribution to the areas of wellbeing and inclusion at our school with many students and families benefiting from her kindness and we wish her well for her new role.

Retirements

Steve Morris - Mathematics teacher, former leading teacher

Jill Marshall - Food technology, former head of humanities

Robert Fisher - Technology teacher

Tricia Shaw - Education support, former school nurse

Margaret Coote - Education support

2024 Leadership Team

LEADERSHIP TEAM
AMY	PORTER	College Principal
VIVIENNE	MCELWEE	Campus Principal - Bluff Road 7-9 Campus
DAVID	HALL	Campus Principal - Holloway Road 10-12 Campus
MICHELLE	LYNCH	Acting Assistant Principal - 7-9 Assistant Campus Principal
AMANDA	JACOBS	Acting Assistant Principal - Teaching & Learning (T1-3)
MANSHA	RAJASEKHAR	Assistant Principal - Teaching & Learning (T4 Onwards)
MICHAEL	MCGOWAN	Assistant Principal - Operations/Assessment & Facilities
CODY	GUNN	Assistant Principal - 10-12 Assistant Campus Principal
LUKE	DEVENISH	Learning Specialist - Music
LAURA	SUCKLING	Learning Specialist - Data/Assessment/Reporting
TIM	CLIFTON	Learning Specialist - Student Voice/Agency
LAURA	WASHINGTON	Learning Specialist - Academic Excellence
NED	VASEY	Leading Teacher - Head of 7-9 Sub-school
JASON	KEYT	Leading Teacher - Head of 10-12 Sub-school
JAMES	KERR	Acting Leading Teacher - Head of 7-9 Sub-school (Terms 2&3)

YEAR LEVEL LEADERS
PRUE	SLINGSBY	Year Level Leader - Year 7
TOM	MCINERNEY	Year Level Leader - Year 7
JAMES	KERR	Year Level Leader - Year 8
JASON	BROOMHALL	Year Level Leader - Year 9
AMY	HOOPER	Year Level Leader - Year 10
FRANK	MCNAMARA	Year Level Leader - Year 10
LAURA	HULLEY	Year Level Leader - Year 11
DENHOLM	PICKERING	Year Level Leader - Year 12
ALEX	CHRISTOPOULOS	Year Level Leader - Year 8 Terms 2&3

DOMAIN LEADERS
LEIGH	KENSHOLE	Domain Leader - Art/Design & Technology
KATRINA	RENOUF	Domain Leader - English & Literacy
PENNY	NEVILL	Domain Leader - Health & Physical Education
MARK	FERNANDEZ	Domain Leader - Humanities
LAURA	RITCHIE	Domain Leader - Languages & VSL
ESTELLE	ASHKAR	Domain Leader - Mathematics & Numeracy
PRUE	SLINGSBY	Domain Leader - Performing Arts
ROXANNE	TOIVANEN	Domain Leader - Science
MARIA	CURPHEY	Domain Leader - Vocational Major/Victorian Pathways Cert.
ERIN	CARTER	Domain Leader - Inter-school Sport Program
ELISE	DOWLING	Sports Academy leader

Staff joining us in 2024

JARED	BERNSTEIN	English/Humanities
BEN	CRONE	Humanities
EMILY	CULLIS	Visual Communication and Design
CAITLIN	FIELD	Psychology/Health
JENNI	FU	Chinese
SCOUT	GREENHALGH	Health and Physical Education/Science
SAM	KANARD	Health and Physical Education/Food Studies
JASMINE	LANGE	Mathematics
GABRIELLA	MAVRIDIS	English/Humanities
MERCY	MCCOLL	Media/Visual Arts
JULIAN	NESTOLA	English/Humanities
MICHELLE	OSMERS	Science
RASITA	RAMSARAN	Humanities/History
MONIQUE	SHEEHY	Humanities/Business Management
CAITLIN	STEWART- FIELD	French
REBECCA	STRICKLAND	Mathematics
MIA	TREACEY	English/Humanities
SELINA	WILKINSON	Science/Legal Studies
JESSICA	ZHENG	Mathematics
HARMAN	SANDHU	Lab Tech - returning from leave
BEN	ANDERSON	Humanities/Psychology
LEAH	ZIMMERMAN	Voice
BEN	DEWHIRST	Guitar

Staff leaving at the end of 2023

ASHLEE	BATE	Mathematics
FIONA	BECHTOLD	Drama
MATTHEW	GILCHRIST	Education Support
LAYLA	HAYES	English
JOANNA	HILL	English
LAZARUS	KONG	French/English
MARC	LEWANDOWSKI	Chemistry/Science
MATTHEW	MCGANNON	Education Support
DOANVY	ROBERTS	International Program Dir.
KIM	RUSSELL	Psychology
LIAM	SMALL	English/Humanities
MATTHEW	WEEKES	Performing Arts
CATHERINE	WEEKES	Performing Arts
ANDREW	WILKINSON	Science
AARON	BROWN	Mathematics/IT
JEAN	LEE	Mathematics/IT
DANIEL	WEBSTER	History/Philosophy
BETH	GEORGE	Voice
KERYN	LEINTSCHNIG	Lower Strings

Staff on leave in 2024

LOUISE	ROGERS	Student Wellbeing
ELLYSE	NOY	Lab technician
LEAH	BIONDO	Health/Psychology
DIANE	PRIAUD	French
JULIA	VOGEL	Humanities/English
JIA	CHEN	Chinese
EILEEN	SHAP	On leave
NICOLE	ELLIOTT	Physical Education
MANSHA	RAJASEKHAR	Assistant Principal (T1-3)
WENDY	TAYLOR	Mathematics
NED	VASEY	Terms 2 and 3 - Humanities

END OF YEAR

As we are nearing the end of the year, I would like to thank you for your ongoing support of the College and of our teachers, leaders and support staff. I would like to report to you the feedback I have received from our teachers about the positive attitude of our students in Headstart - well done to our great students!

FIRST DAYS BACK 2024

Wednesday January 31st = YEARS 7&12

(all Year 12s are heading to Monash Uni for the day)

Thursday February 1st = All students at school & school photos day!

Uniform changes and a reminder about shoes and jewellery.

In 2024 we spoke to students about some uniform changes and the school council approved the following additions to our school uniform for 2024:

New sports shorts better designed for female students
A school beanie - to be released in Term 2
Doc Martin Oxford shoes (no other form of Doc Martins permitted). See further information below.

A reminder as you are purchasing new shoes that black leather runners are not permitted. School shoes must be black lace up business style shoes only for all students. Skate shoes, Globes etc are not approved school shoes.

A further reminder that false nails and coloured nail polish, unnatural hair colour and false eyelashes and extensions must be removed prior to returning to school. Students are only permitted to wear two pairs of earrings and no other jewellery.

End of year dance showcase & VCE excellence