Assistant Principal

Term 2 is just flying by and although it is a shorter term, it has been packed full of events. Our year 10 students will soon visit the Melbourne Holocaust Museum which is always a valuable experience each year. Inter school sports have been in full swing with district athletics, cross-country, football, basketball, soccer and badminton and cross all heading out over the previous weeks. Congratulation’s to all students who competed and represented the school with pride. This week our year 7 Humanities students will be completing their livability fieldwork excursion where they analyzed the streets of Lalor. Year 8 students have been working with the Whittlesea tech school during their inquiry classes to develop their design thinking folio building up to creating their product prototype. On top of this there have been many programs continuing at LSC such as the RAISE mentoring program, the ABCN SMARTS program, and canine companion program, and afterschool homework club, that continue to provide such great opportunities to our students. 

On Monday the 26th of May the school acknowledged National Sorry Day, a day that remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we know as ‘The Stolen Generation’. The school held a free dress day where we encouraged students to wear the colours of the Aboriginal flag, Red, Yellow or Black. It was wonderful to see students involved in the day. The SRC raised over $500 for the day which will go towards the Community Spirit Foundation (now called the Murrup Foundation) which supports first nations people in remote communities to ensure their young people have the best outcomes and opportunities through education. Our year 7 students also engaged in an immersive learning experience where they learnt about the stolen generation and national sorry day. During this presentation they also engaged in the creation of an incredible video that can be viewed on our Facebook page. Thank you to all staff for engaging I the reconciliation week activities, as well as a huge thank you to the Programs team for their efforts in coordinating the week. 

A reminder to our community that the Lalor Secondary College Mid-Year Concert will be occurring on June 24th. This is a wonderful event that showcases not only the great work that our music and instrumental staff have been doing over the year, but also the amazing talent that our student possess. The Event is a free event that will be occurring in the Hall from 6pm. It will be wonderful to see the Drama Centre packed out in support. More information can be found on compass and the schools social pages. 

Joshua Simpson

Assistant Principal

Year 7 & 8