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Years 10,11 & 12

Students enjoying the sunshine

Business Management Market Day

On Tuesday 30th April the two Year 11 Business Management classes and Year 9 Enterprising People class put their business plan and partnerships into action when they ran a market day. Students of all year levels had the opportunity to purchase sweet treats such as honey joy pods, ice-creams, donuts, lolly bags, pancakes and brownies and savoury treats like sausages, gourmet hot dogs and hamburgers. Drinks that were on offer included: spiders, milkshakes, bubble tea and mocktails. There was even a pie throw at some of the teachers! The students learnt some valuable lessons about supply and demand, how to reduce wastage, location of a business and quality control. Thank you to all the students and staff who supported the event. We will take our learnings to improve for next time. A profit of approximately $600 dollars will be donated to a charity of the student’s choice.

Year 10 Computer Systems 

Students in computer systems have started building their custom PCs after analysing system requirements and designing a PC build. Students were given a budget of $1,500 to design a custom PC for their own purpose. So far students have installed some of the components with the remaining components being installed in the coming weeks. Following this, students will analyse the system BIOS to ensure their PCs are working properly and then they will install an operating system so that they will be functional PCs. One the class has finished for the semester students have the opportunity to purchase the PCs we have built.

Year 12 Careers expo - Melbourne Convention Centre and RMIT University 

Last Friday Year 12 Students went on an excursion to Melbourne where they were able to access a wide range of education providers and employers from across the country in the one place. Students also took part in revision lectures and seminars. In the afternoon, students went on a tour of the RMIT University, City Campus.

VCE Business Management 

VCE Business Management Students put into practice their knowledge so far by creating coconut balls to be judged on quality and taste.  The winning team was Jamey, Brenton, Connor and Ebony's yummy coconut balls judged by Mrs Smith and Mr Hawkey.

Tomorrow Woman/Tomorrow Man

Year 10 students attended the following workshops this week -

• Tomorrow Women 'HER CODE' workshop aims to unpack the history, expectations and facts of modern day womanhood, and to cultivate and practise using their innate voice.
• Tomorrow Man school program - Reinventing Masculinity - Disrupting Stereotypes - Building Emotional Muscle. 

Students at work!

Year 12 VM student Bridget is attending Structured Workplace Learning every Wednesday with a local farrier.  Working with horses is not new to Bridget and she has been enjoying the experience.

VCE VM student making sausages rolls for the Year 7 open night.

Year 10 Food For You class made healthy chicken Pad Thai.

VCE Food Studies made sweet potato parathas.

Year 11 Hike

The Year 10 and 11 students from Unit 1 Outdoor and Environmental Studies travelled up to Falls Creek for a three day hike in the first week of Term 2. There was blue skies, beautiful views and very COLD mornings!  Highlights of the route included Pretty Valley Pondage, Cope Hut, Wallace’s Hut- the oldest cattlemen’s hut in the Victorian Alps, and an attempt to climb off track up to Mount Cope. 

The students and staff had a lot of fun, an epic game of spotlight at Cope Hut, climbing every available tree, rock and other big thing, and finding large rocks to carry for the hike. Lots of learning, and lots of memories from a great trip!!

Formal - Friday 21st June

Formal dance practise has begun with Shawna the dance instructor teaching the students three dances over the next 6 weeks.

Think Science!

A free, nationwide science competition for primary and secondary school students in Years 3 to 10, Think Science! encourages students to perform an investigation using the Science Inquiry skills from the Australian Curriculum and document their process and findings in a video.  Over $10,000 in prizes are on offer for winning schools and students.

Competition opens: Monday 25th March 2024

Closing date for submission of entries: Friday 16th August 2024

Winners announced: Monday 16th September 2024

For more info - Think Science! Bringing science skills together. | ANSTO

UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing - for Year 7-10 students 

Opens: April 29, 2024

Closes: August 23, 2024

In 800 words, describe some great community interaction with conservation and biodiversity. Your essay could cover:

• What is the best citizen science project – how does it work and how is it used? Examples include Frog ID, Birdwatch
• How is your school or local community involved in conservation?
• How are Indigenous values inherent in conservation practices?
• How do scientists work with communities in conservation research?

For more info - Enter the UNSW Bragg Student Science Prize | Careers with STEM

The Bond University Film & Television Awards (BUFTA)

One of the premier film competitions for High School students around Australia – BUFTA is opening to film submissions from across the globe (year 11 & 12 students).

Opens: May 1, 2024

Closes: September 16, 2024

For more info - Bond University Film & Television Awards (BUFTA) | Bond University | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Torrens University - Bright Awards Design and Creative Technology Competition

The Bright Awards are for students in Years 10–12, offering them the chance to showcase their talents and win $1,000 plus an Adobe Creative Cloud license. One Category Winner will receive a 50% scholarship to study Design and Creative Technology with us. Entries now open.

For more info and to enter - Bright Awards | Torrens University