College Updates
Takasago City Sports Exchange Visit
Last week we were privileged to welcome visitors from Latrobe City's Sister City, Takasago City in Japan, who attended the Lowanna College Sports Academy as part of their Sports Exchange. Eight students, four Takasago City delegate officials, two Latrobe City staff and one volunteer attended the college where they enjoyed a walk through the Sports Academy hallway and listened to a presentation about our Academy. We were lucky enough to hear from our student visitors about Japanese sports and what school is like in Japan. After the presentations, students enjoyed an AFL skills session. It was a fun and wholesome morning and we thank Latrobe City Council for attending and organising the visit. We hope it is something that our students and visitors remember forever.
Term 3 Assembly
Our SRC facilitated a Whole School assembly with important reminders about college expectations and some exciting information about the term ahead. Students and staff also enjoyed a musical performance by two of our talented school captains, Alaynna and Daniel.
Book Week 2025
Dress Up Day
In Week 6 of Term 3, Lowanna College will be celebrating Book Week again. This year the theme is ‘Book an Adventure’. Like previous years, the main event will be a Dress Up Day.
We encourage all staff and students to get involved and dress up as their favourite book character or author, or to get together with friends and coordinate your costumes around a favourite book or genre.
More information about other activities and events happening in Book Week will be communicated soon but we can confirm that Book Week Dress Up Day is Thursday 28 August. So, start organising your costumes now!
Annual Lowanna Book Swap
Science Update
Science Club!
Science Club is every Wednesday at lunchtime in B9!
Earlier this term Science Club students had fun learning about antacids, which are medications that neutralise stomach acid and are used to relieve symptoms like heartburn, indigestion and an upset stomach.
Science Week
This week we celebrated Science Week at the college, with the theme Decoding the Universe. Students and staff enjoyed a range of activities throughout the week which were facilitated during HG and at lunchtime as well as engaging in a number of in-class activities. Well done and thank you to Mrs. Speirs and her team for organising such a fun week and thank you to the students who got involved in the activities during the week.
Science Week Fun with Albert Street PS
Today we welcomed Grade 5 and 6 students from Albert Street Primary School to the college for some science fun with Mrs. Speirs and Miss King!
Lowanna Lunchtime Choir
Want to sing your heart out? Come along to the lunchtime choir this term on Thursday's at lunchtime.
Beau Vernon Visit
Beau Vernon (Australian paralympic athlete) presented to our Sports Academy and Senior School students earlier this term about the power of empathy, resilience and mental strength in the face of adversity (and in life generally). Beau's presentation was honest and powerful for students and staff who had the privilege to listen to him speak. Thank you, Beau, for sharing your story and encouraging our students to work hard, set meaningful goals, to have empathy and understanding, to develop a growth mindset and (possibly) most importantly, to maintain a helpfulmindset.
Important Deb Information
Our Year 10 and 11 Deb Balls are fast approaching. See below for the dates and times:
Group 1 - Tuesday 16th September 2025- 6pm until 11pm
Group 2 - Wednesday 17th September 2025 - 6pm until 11pm
Art Update
Yearbook Cover Art Competition
Do you want your artwork to be the cover of the 2025 Lowanna College yearbook? All year levels are welcome to participate and we welcome any art medium (painting, drawing, photography etc)! Art must be A4 vertical orientation. Please send your art piece to Mrs. Snowdon by the end of Week 6 (Friday 29 August).
Year 9 Art
Year 9 Ceramics students are finishing their tile project and are demonstrating their skills with relief techniques.
Year 10 Art
Year 10 Drawing and Painting students have been learning about different drawing techniques. They just finished a hurdle task of a gridded influential artwork using a variety of techniques.
Art Club
Students at Art Club are working on paintings for a local art exhibition.
Upcoming LIA Auditions
LIA teachers and students are getting excited and preparing for auditions which are in Week 7. If you have any questions about the auditions, please do not hesitate to contact the Arts Team.
Year 12 VM Melbourne Zoo Excursion
Earlier this term the Year 12 VCE VM PDS students went to Melbourne Zoo to learn about the community projects that the zoo undertake. They were given the opportunity to walk around and look at the various enclosures and were lucky enough to go behind the scenes to see a sea turtle shell, the jelly fish breeding program and animal skeletons. They then worked through a session where they were able to focus on different community projects they could undertake at school.
Students are now busy working on their community projects in class. Stay tuned for more information about what different groups are undertaking and the great work they are doing to raise awareness and/or funds for different causes.
Automotive Class Excursion
Lowanna's Year 10 Automotive students had the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the most technological racecars in the country at the Sandown International Race Circuit this term. The Automotive class enjoyed full pit access to the largest established global GT Racing class in the world, where they were able to talk to drivers and mechanics and even take a seat in some of the cars on offer.
Sports Academy News
Want to see what our Sports Academy students have been up to? Click the below link to access the Sports Academy newsletter (also available on the college website).
Lowanna College Sports Academy - Issue 7
Year 7 STEM Incursion
Earlier this term our Year 7 students were given valuable insight into STEM and defence industry careers by the Arose AVISTA Program. During the incursion, students learnt about the role of aviation, robotics, AI and autonomous systems in defence and how these fields can lead to exciting careers in tomorrow’s advanced, high-tech industries.
Year 8 Computing Excursion
Our Year 8 Computing students recently experienced virtual space environments at the Gippsland Tech School to learn about the unique position of Earth in the solar system and to consider the use of mixed realities in astronaut training. Students worked together, coding robots to navigate through a Mars simulation, combining real-world and virtual environments to simulate Mars rover missions.
Grade 6 Transition Day
Our Grade 6 Transition Day is coming up on Wednesday 20 August and we can't wait to welcome our 2026 Year 7 students to the college.
Please note that Transition Day is a Student Free Day for current Year 7 and 8 students.
Calves at the college
Two Holstein dairy calves arrived today for the Agricultural Studies Program: Cows Create Careers. The calves have been named by our students: Yo-Gurt and MoooDonna.