Library News
Model UN Conference at Monash University
On the 31st May, Dromana College students, from Years 9 to 12, participated in a Model United Nations Conference as part of Law Week at Monash University. The topic "The heat is on", addressing climate change, created a fierce debate between the member states, which were represented by schools including Dandenong, Mornington, Pakenham and of course your Dromana College. The countries we represented included the Solomon Islands, the Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia, which all created valid arguments to fight for the best outcome for their state.
The function of a Model UN Conference is to encourage active citizenship, through the means of experiencing a conference similar to what member states face to resolve global issues at a UN summit.
The students who participated and had a fantastic time were:
Saudi Arabia - Oscar Wycisk Year 10, Georgia Brough Year 12, Jamie Woods, Year 12
Russian Federation - Miller Keys, Year 12, Leela Subramaniam, Year 12
Solomon Islands - Grace Cosgriff-Camm Year 9, James Read Year 9, Liam Porter Year 9, Patrick Macdonald Year 9.
by Patrick Macdonald.
Congratulations HABIT 50 Readers
Well done Joel Fraser, Tyra Apostolopoulos, Riley Hellyer and Charlotte Parker who have read the equivalent of fifty books already this year and are now immortalized on the HABIT 50 board in the library.
HABIT stands for ‘Have a Book In Tow’ and is the Year 7 wide reading program which encourages all students to always have a novel with them for extracurricular reading.
A fabulous effort by these students.
‘One of the greatest gifts adults can give—to their offspring and to their society—is to read to children.’ Carl Sagan
Dromana College Virtual Library
Dromana College now has an exciting new Library website which is accessible to all the College Community.
Access is via the Technology Portal and then through Dromana Links. The Library website brings ready online access to curriculum resources, information and our wonderful collection of young adult literature. Students have the opportunity to share thoughts about their reading, find out what is happening in the Library, catch up on the new novels we have purchased and much more. There is many tips and links on research and study skills.
Have a look and keep up with the all the latest library news.
Mairi Stewart
Librarian
Art Awards
In Term 2, students from Palina 8 were involved in an art competition to design a logo for the Dromana Foreshore Committee. The criteria for the logo was to promote aspects of Dromana that make this area unique. The competition was sponsored by the Bendigo Bank in Dromana. It is with great pleasure that I announce these students as winning entries – Tara Menzies 1st Place - $25,
Trevor Allen 2nd Place - $15,
Ella Hughes 3rd Place - $10
Commendations Prizes of $10 to Ethan Baker and Ally Walls.
Cheryl Brown
Art Teacher