Year 9
Wantirna College
Preparing for Mock Interviews
This term, Year 9 Explore classes have focussed on recognising the skills and attributes that employers desire in job applicants. Students have been able to reflect on their own skills and attributes.
Students have each written a resume and cover letter each and will undertake a Mock Interview on Wed 29 March. They will be interviewed by their teacher and a member of the local business community. These photos are of Year 9A Explore undertaking a roll-modelling activity where they practised typical interview questions in preparation for the big day.
Leanne Wilson
Year 9A Explore Teacher
Year 9 Mock Interviews and Morrisby Testing
A reminder to all Year 9 students and parents/guardians that Mock Interviews and Morrisby Testing is next week, Wednesday 29 March.
Year 9 Mock Interviews is compulsory for all students. Students are only required to attend school for their allocated interview, Morrisby Testing Info Session and Morrisby Testing (if applicable). Year 9 students do not need to attend regular classes on this day.
Students need to ensure they have submitted their resume and cover letter prior to their interview.
Students must attend their interview in professional dress (smart/formal interview attire) and bring their laptop. Parents/ guardians are not required to attend.
Students must arrive 10mins prior to their interview time and wait in the reception area of each interview location. They will be allocated a 15 min interview slot and will be interviewed by one Industry Representative plus the students Explore teacher.
Following the interview, students will receive constructive feedback from both panel members.
Students need to ensure they have completed their Morrisby Test by the end of the day.
If students have any questions, they are encouraged to speak to their Explore teacher or see Mr Hoogkamer in the Pathways Hub.
Basketball Competition
In Term 2, we will be holding a Year 9 Basketball Competition and all sign ups are now open! To sign up, form your team of five and then simply collect a form from your Year Level Leaders or Year 9 Captains, fill it out with the Team name and the full name (plus homegroup) of all players and hand it back to the Year Level Leaders. Sign-ups close Wed 6 April.
- This competition is a Year 9 ONLY competition.
- Students are asked to form teams of 5 players to compete.
- Teams can be mixed in gender, but male students must not out-weigh the number of female or non-binary students.
- Teams of one gender are permissible.
Basketball Competition Rules:
- All standard basketball rules apply.
- Games will occur at lunch times during the competition week.
- Games will be 10 minutes long with 5-minute halves.
- Games will be refereed by a volunteer staff member or senior school student.
- What the ref says, goes.
The date of he competition will be confirmed in Term 2. If you do not want to play, speak to the Year 9 Captains about other ways to get involved.
Year 9 Captains
- Ritkriti Melam (9A)
- Deng Kuot (9C)
- Stephanie Bennett (9B)
- Maggie Shores (9A)
Celebrating Success
To celebrate the ongoing success and achievements of our learners, the Year 9 Senior School team have been collating the Green Compass Posts gained by students per week. Students with the most Green Posts will have the opportunity to choose from a wide array of stationery.
In recognition of outstanding community service and achievements, we would like to acknowledge the following Year 9 students who received the most amount of Green Compass posts per week, since the start of the year:
- Benji Martini (9E)
- Aarush Sharma (9K)
- Dimitre Gosios (9A)
- Blake Mackenzie (9B)
- Xavier Teo (9B)
- Cj Kosmopoulos (9E)
- Akshay Anand (9F)
- Quentin Bui (9A)
- Isaac Delahoy (9E)
- Ryan Gaudron (9H)
- Mayuresh Deshpande (9A)
- Deanna Gerock (9D)
- Jay Che (9K)
- Jaiden Dollery (9B)
- Kyan Douglas (9E)
Examples of their positive contributions include:
– Focusing on the set task,
– Engaging with the essay prompt in class and contributing to class discussion,
– Revising for the upcoming exams,
– Consistent positive attitude and high level of involvement, and
– Dedication to learning.
Green Compass posts are awarded to students who display, but are not limited to, the examples listed above. Students can also utilise the College’s School Wide Positive Behaviours model (SWPBS) as a framework and guide to develop their positive interactions, effort, behaviours and attitudes within our school community and beyond.
We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all our amazing students for their positive interactions in and outside of the classroom. Keep up the great work team!
Michaela Piritidis, Leigh Webster
& Tim Pearson
Year 9 Senior School Team