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From the Principal I would like to welcome back all our students, parents and staff to Term 3, 2022. A special welcome to our newly enrolled students and their families.

Banksia House Hello fellow Banksians!

Callistemon House I am Anahita, the Year 11 SRC for Callistemon. It has been a quick start to the term, with students getting back into routine and many of the juniors starting new electives.

Darwinia House Hi, my name is Ehsan Rezaie and I’m the SRC for Darwinia Year 11.

Eucalyptus House Welcome back to Term 3 Eucalyptans!

Fern House It has been a smooth start to the term. Our class of 2022 were able to celebrate their achievements and their last year of high school.

Grevillea House Hello, my name is Zahra and I'm in Year 11.

Class of 2022: Year 12 Formal

The Year 11 Leadership Conference Banner Photo

The Year 11 Leadership Conference Over the course of three days, the Year 11 leadership group of 2022 embarked on a journey. This journey - hosted at the Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens – helped us discover who we are and how we can build our skills in leadership, including how we can use these skills in everyday life… especially when leadership isn’t in a formal role.

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Arts DDT? Banner Photo

What's going on in Arts DDT? VCE Unit 3 Drama Ensemble

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PE/Health? Banner Photo

What's going on in PE/Health? Year 9 Youth Development, Year 11 Outdoor Education Rubicon Ski Camp

Sports News Senior Boys Soccer - Regional Finals, Manchester United Session with the Melbourne Victory School of Football Students

LRC News Poetry in the Library, Two Magical Weeks of Harry Potter in the Library!

Careers News Career Pathway Plans, Open Days

Wellbeing News Saver Plus

Community Updates

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Poetry in the Library

The lunchtime Poetry Reading Sessions in the Library are an opportunity to draw attention to our common humanity and give voice to budding poets in our school community. We might come from many different cultures and backgrounds from around the world but deep down we share the same feelings, concerns and emotions.

Sabeera and Ethrath hosted our final session for Term 2 on Thursday 23rd June. To the great delight of the beautiful audience, there were over fifteen poets mostly presenting their own original poems. Included in that line-up were members of staff, Mr Collins and Ms Maree, who shared poems of their own. Everyone agreed it was the perfect occasion and that we wanted more like this to take place the rest of the year.

Two Magical Weeks of Harry Potter in the Library!

Proclamation and Educational Decree No. 1 – You must love Harry Potter and celebrate two whole weeks in the Library. All must participate with the utmost joy and abandon or risk punishment. As referred to Dandenong High School Library by the Ministerial Management of Magical Mayhem Act.

So we have you covered in the Library. Harry Potter’s birthday celebrations are in full swing. Our spaces have transformed into the magical world of Hogwarts, courtesy of wonderful displays organised by TLAs. As I write to you, we can hear students’ laughter coming from the magical photo booth in Azkaban (a meeting room in the Library) as students dress up in Hogwarts robes, happily point cute props and take pictures with their friends. Looking at the photos, it’s hard not to smile.

Our plans over the two magical weeks include a scavenger hunt and lunchtime workshops led by Ms Maree for students to learn to write Harry Potter style and complete their own letters to Hogwarts.

Seven teams battled against the Dark Arts in our Harry Potter Trivia Competition at lunchtime on Wednesday 27th July. Congratulations to the muggles, witches and wizards from Dumbledore’s Underpants, Gryffindor Girls, Order of Dandenong, Gryffindor Nerds and Dumbledore’s Army for participating so well and making our Harry Potter celebration such a success. At the end, the winning team of the competition was a tie between The Muslim Muggles and Hogwarts' Muggleborn Association. Congratulations also to our student hosts and judges. Prizes were precious gold ingots from Gringott’s Wizarding Bank that magically turned into chocolate as winners departed the Library. Thank you to all for the magical memories of mayhem and laughter.

We love Harry Potter in the Library and we hope we can inspire you to love J K Rowling’s magical stories too. If you haven’t read the series come to the Library and borrow the books in print. We have many copies available and there is always someone here to help you get started. Or if you prefer online, visit here to try one of our eBooks and/or audiobooks.