Senior School Report

With the return to flexible and remote learning from home, it is important for students to do the following to maximise their outcomes and well-being:

Complete the daily school attendance check-in
Attend their set Webex lessons
Contact co-ordinators and teachers when necessary to answer queries and seek support
Maintain a study routine that ensures subjects are kept up to date
Follow their daily school timetable
Ensure a comfortable study area that is free from distractions and that can be monitored by parents / carers
Ensure phones and other digital devices are only used for learning activities and aren’t available as a distraction at other times
Ensure they take breaks and maintain physical exercise and connections to family and friends
Ensure they receive adequate sleep- Studies have shown that sleep is a major contributor to a student’s resilience
Time spent on homework and revision outside of school hours is still expected to be fully up to date with studies and be prepared for assessment tasks.

To contact the Senior School, please use the following email addresses:

Mr Tom Santos, Year 10 Co-ordinator:

Tom.Tsantlogianis@education.vic.gov.au

Mr Jake Barnett, Year 11 Co-ordinator:

Jake.Barnett@education.vic.gov.au

Ms Vicki Manioudakis, Year 12 Co-ordinator:

Vicki.Manioudakis@education.vic.gov.au

Mr Tony Stirling, Head of Senior School:

Tony.Stirling@education.vic.gov.au

Recognition of outstanding attendance- Years 10, 11 and 12

The Senior School would like to recognise the following students for attending school every day during Term 2. Each of the following students’ attendance rate in Term 2 was 99%- 100%.

Year 10

Tommy Bleakney

Jordan Brincat

Paige Corvell

Sean Fankhauser

Nick Male

Lincoln McLennan

Eli O’Leary

Nick Traiforos

Stephanie Wynne

Year 11

Lachlan Barto

Aimee Bugeja

Melissa Butler

Kayli Chan

Sam Dhillon

Michael Fankhauser

Edsel McLennan

Mason Rimmer

Cameron Thompson

Year 12

Holly Crennan

Aloys Duhamel

Cole Eerdin

Ally Kendt

Luke Peterson

Luke Seedsman

Jaidyn Steele

Caityln Tilley

Exan Zhou

Chloe Zou

Year 12 ‘Residential’ Program- Day 2

Due to the Year 12 Residential not being able to proceed at the beginning of the school year, the college conducted a two-day program throughout the year- the first day at the beginning of Semester One and the second day at the beginning of Semester Two. The second and last day of the program for VCE students was held on Monday 12 July (first day of Term 3) at Ormond College, University of Melbourne.

The students participated in sessions including, how to maintain motivation and health in the second half of the year, how to work effectively as a community leading up to the exams, and understanding the ATAR and how to maximise results. Thank you to Headspace and Mr. Roy Canil for being our guest presenters. A review of the day from students will be provided in the next college newsletter.

For Day 2 of the program, the Year 12 VCAL students attended the METEC Driver Training Program on Thursday 15 July where they received practical driver training from driving instructors on METEC's non-public road course and the students also completed a theory driver safety education program. This program started one of the VCAL students’ major units for Semester Two focusing on driving and road safety. Student reviews of the day will be provided in the next college newsletter.

Year 12 Valedictory Dinner

A reminder that the college’s Year 12 Valedictory Dinner is planned for Friday 15 October at Vogue Ballroom, 399 Blackburn Road, Burwood East from 6.45 pm to 11 pm. Notices have been distributed and copies can be obtained from Ms Manioudakis, Year 12 Coordinator. Tickets are now on sale to 5pm Sunday 3 October through https://www.trybooking.com/BSEQZ

Bookings require the graduating student’s name, guest names and dietary requirements (if any). Graduating students also require a purchased ticket and are required to sit on the same table as their guests. Tables sit 10-12 and small parties may be combined with other small parties to form one table group. Children under 18 must be in the company of an adult and it will be the responsibility of families to ensure safe transport to and from the venue.

Year 10 Virtual Work Experience

The Semester One Year 10 Work Experience week was postponed to later in the year due to the Covid lockdown interruption towards the end of Term 2. In the last week of the term, the students finished their Semester One exams and participated in a virtual work experience program during the last three days of Term 2.

A huge thank you to our Careers and Pathways Co-ordinator, Ms Haines, for organising and leading the virtual work experience program. We look forward to the Year 10 students participating in successful and safe work experience placements later in the school year.

Following are two student reviews of the virtual work experience program:

Experiencing work experience online was a unique unexpected experience to encounter which occurred for the safety of others due to the pandemic happening. Our school provided us with a number of resources to help us determine what we want to achieve and do in the future as a career. Our decisions may not be final as yet, but virtual work experience aided us to investigate what we have a passion for in the future. I chose Nursing to complete my virtual work experience. The program provided me a wider point of view about working in the medical field as a nurse or health practitioner. It made me become more interested in the field and wanted to know more. I would like to thank the school for organising this and giving us this worthwhile experience.

Eryl Diesta, Year 10

As a collective, I think the virtual work experience program taught us the basic skills and knowledge required to enter the workforce, along with some extra skills based on the career of our choosing. I chose to do my virtual work experience in the area of Psychology, which taught me about some of the techniques used in counselling and important terms you might come across while working in the field. I think the virtual work experience was beneficial to everyone involved.

Hunter Russell, Year 10

Year 10 Road Smart Program - Period 5 Wednesday 11 August

The Year 10 students will participate in the Road Smart program in August. This program includes:

An interactive classroom session delivered at the school
A short eLearning module for beginner drivers, which covers safe driving skills and tactics
A FREE driving lesson with an approved instructor
Resources for supervising drivers, including an online learning module

Elevate- Free parent webinars

Scoresby Secondary College has had a long association with Elevate Education who have provided study skills sessions for our students and parents over the years. Due to the college’s association with Elevate, they are offering our parents the opportunity to participate in their free 2021 Elevate Parent Webinar Series.

Upcoming dates

August 4 - Technology devices and how to stay focused and balanced.
August 18 - Note taking skills to help your child deepen their revision.
September 1 - Exam Homestretch and how to support your child in the final weeks.

Parents need to register at webinar registration page

Mr Tony Stirling

Head of Senior School

Year 12 Psychology Excursion to KIOSC

On Thursday July 15 the year 12 Psychology students visited KIOSC where they had the opportunity to hear from Julie who works at the Epworth Sleep laboratory.

Students were able to apply their knowledge of sleep as an altered state of consciousness while observing the changes in the physiological measures when a person is asleep.

Julie spoke to the students about sleep disorders and provided real video examples that she has seen within the sleep clinic. She also discussed sleep interventions and provided the students with an opportunity to wear glasses that block blue light to assist with sleeping, and those that emit a green light to assist with wakefulness. Students experienced what it would feel like to have to wear a sleep apnoea mask to bed each night and learnt how to apply electrodes to a person for an EEG, EMG and an EOG.

Here are some of the student reflections:

On Thursday the year 12 psychology class was very fortunate to head on over to KIOSC to participate in a sleep lab clinic to assist and further our current study in the classroom. It was highly beneficial to see the theory of our learning be explained and demonstrated in a clinical setting by a sleep technician.

Aimee Bugeja Year 11

This KIOSC excursion was fantastic! Having Julie (the guest speaker) come in and show us what she does for her job was incredible and informative. Seeing the brain waves in real time and learning how to read them was really enlightening. We also got to learn about sleep disorders. It was an amazing day and incredibly insightful.

Holly Crennan Year 12

Ms Casey Lawson

Psychology Teacher