ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ REPORT
Mrs Julie Andrews, Mr Paul Dawson &
Mr Bradley Headlam
Assistant Principals
2020 Year 12 Captains
Below are the 2020 Year 12 captains. The applications, speeches and interviews were some of the best we have seen and hopefully it is an indication of the quality of the leadership we will see in the coming 12 months.
The process for selection involved the students developing a written application with staff and student referees. The students were then required to give a speech to their Year 12 peers and staff. A survey was conducted on who the staff and the Year 12 students felt would best serve the school. Lastly, the students were required to be interviewed where they had to answer four questions in front of a panel of Mr Dawson, Mrs Bridges and Mr Hill.
Ayden Osborne – Captain
Angela Peric – Captain
Hayley Bath – Sports Captain
Karma Grootveld – Community/Cultural Captain
Tara Briggs – Academic Captain
Sebastian Milla Lemus – Arts Captain
High Expectations
It is a term frequently thrown about our college in various ways, but we do have a culture of high expectations and this is the time of year that students reap the rewards of their efforts. Christmas is about 55 sleeps away, but we most certainly do not want to taper. With courses jam packed full of engaging material to the end of the year and with exams, orientation, assessments and reports upon us, we expect students maintain excellent effort and hard work until the end of the term. Teachers are primed and conditioned for this time of year and are eagerly anticipating opportunities to support their students with feedback or advice on how to approach assessment to maximise learning outcomes.
Exams
As Year 12 students continue their preparation for exams we should consider the rest of the exam program and orientation programs, which are as follows:
School Wide Positive Behaviour Strategy
The School Wide Positive Behaviour Strategy (SWPBS) is developing with the formation of a team to lead the program. The team is made up of Steven Quinn, Rob Munro, Rebecca Durran, Nicole Marendez, Jacob Storer, Georgie Hunter, Simon Scoullar and Sherree Petrie. The team developed a NGSC Behaviour Matrix that will be shared with students next term. The team have also developed a reward system which will utilise Compass, the student management system. This reward system will be utilised across all year levels. The more positive behaviours, the more opportunities for a reward.
Camps and Excursion Review
The College has, in recent years, provided an extensive program that has supplemented the educational opportunities of our students. With the introduction of Teacher Professional Practice days the classroom teachers are expected to undergo 4 days of Professional Learning each year and therefore, the students will not have their class teacher on those days. Despite staff extending their teaching skills on these days and the fact that we source the best replacement teachers and ensure engaging work is provided to classes always, we would still like to review our programs. This is to ensure that the students are accessing their class teacher as often as possible to maintain that continuity. This review has started in leadership and curriculum and will continue through to School Operations and Principals throughout the rest of the year. The findings will be presented to Council either at the end of this year or the start of next year.
Significant Events
Three significant events have occurred recently, all in one week.
We farewelled the Year 12 students with a morning tea and assembly – very colourful and loud. Later that night we met at the GMHBA stadium, President’s Room, for the graduation celebration. Each Year 12 student received a certificate and special awards were announced. Congratulations to everyone for a great event. Special flower arrangements adorned the tables and the students made the night glamorous with their gowns and suits. It was a fantastic finale to Year 12, 2019. Well done to the Year 12 student management team and their helpers for creating a wonderful atmosphere. We wish these young men and women all the best as they complete their exams or start planning for interviews to begin their adult work life.
The third event was that Multicultural Festival on Friday, 25 October. Thank you to all involved; whether you are a student, staff, parent, former student or partner/friend of the school community, we offer our gratitude for all the effort we saw and the activities on offer. It was a magnificent day celebrating the diversity of our community and our uniqueness as a school.
On stage we saw many of our musical students performing (thank you to Mr Morrison, Mr Cottingham, Mr Adair) and it reminded us of the recent School Production ‘Haunt’ that was performed three times over two days towards the end of term 3 at the Geelong Arts Centre. This was another great opportunity for staff and students to work collaboratively towards an end goal. There were singers, actors, dancers and statues all well supported by the musicians and stage crew. A matinée for some primary school students on the Thursday honed the cast’s skills and confidence for the evening performances. Well done to all concerned for adding to the artistic culture of the school.
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