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PRINCIPAL's Message Dear Parents/Carers, Students And Friends, International Women’s Day Breakfast, Swimming Carnival, School Production, Year 12 Information Evening , Semper Squad and Lunchtime Activities, Alumni Program, Year 7 Camps, SLC Camp, Staff Professional Learning Day

SCHOOL Council School Council Membership

SENIOR School Update Optima: Supporting Student Growth and Wellbeing , Career Education and Pathways Support , Senior School Team

MIDDLE School Update Year 9 NAPLAN , Year 10 Pastoral Care Program , Year 10 Work Experience

JUNIOR School Update Year 7 Update, Year 8 Update

DATES, Activities & Events WHOLE SCHOOL IMPORTANT DATES, "YEAR LEVEL CALENDAR", SEMPER SQUAD, BREAKFAST CLUB, NETBALL INTERSCHOOL LEAGUE , LIFESAVING, SUPPORTS , Term 1 Casual Dress Day

SCHOOL Notices PSTC (Parent Student Teacher Conferences), School Crossing - pedestrian and vehicle counts, If you see a camera mounted on a pole near the school, these are in place for the purpose of vehicle/pedestrian counts. The counts are conducted by Trans Traffic Surveys being councils preferred provider., Cafe and Canteen Service, 7-10 campus only, REMINDERS | No student pick-up or drop-off is permitted in the on-campus car parks. Please make arrangements with your child to organise a pick-up/drop-off location off-campus. Parking is available in the streets surrounding each campus. , STUDENTS WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS, Parents are reminded to advise the school of any change in diagnosis and treatment of their child’s medical conditions immediately., IMMUNISATIONS, COMPASS APP, HOUSE NAMES, FRANKSTON HIGH SCHOOL, SOCIAL LINKS, FRANKSTON HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS WEBSITE, SCHOOL TOURS, LEARN GREEK AT FRANKSTON HIGH SCHOOL

CONTACTS | General, Sub Schools, Wellbeing Banner Photo

CONTACTS | General, Sub Schools, Wellbeing General School Contacts, The Sub School Teams are here to support the student’s learning and wellbeing throughout 2025. Please see the below table for key contacts., Junior School Leadership Team , Middle School Leadership Team , Senior School Leadership Team, Our Wellbeing Team

SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS Whole School Behaviour | EXPECTATIONS, At Frankston High School, we reinforce our commitment to our values and expected behaviors through our whole school student expectations poster. This poster serves as a visual reminder for all students to embody our school values and demonstrate the expected behaviours both inside and outside the classroom. , Student Attendance | EVERY DAY COUNTS, Absence Notification | PROCEDURE, Students Arriving To School Late/Leaving Early , Study | HOMEWORK, Safe Online Behaviour | ACCEPTABLE USE OF ICT RESOURCES, School Uniform Expectations | YEARS 9-12 STUDENTS, School Uniform Expectations - YEARS 7-8 STUDENTS, Strictly Prohibited | VAPES AND CHEWING GUM, Policies |MOBILE PHONE POLICY

ALUMNI Update SLATER & GORDON INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION, ALUMNI. CONNECT WITH US, ABOUT THE ALUMNI PROGRAM

THANK You Thank You to Murray River Salt & Peter’s Ice Cream

BIKES & E-SCOOTER Road Rules Banner Photo

BIKES & E-SCOOTER Road Rules BICYCLES, SCOOTERS/E-SCOOTERS

INTERNATIONAL Student News A Fun Cultural Experience for Our International Students!

JRC News Library Activities, Craft Club/Makerspace Wednesday lunchtime, Academic Catch-up Club , Chess Club, Frequent Borrower Cards, Overdue books, Bookwise

MUSIC News Ensembles

STUDENT TALENT Celebration EMERGENT 2024: GRADUATE SHOWCASE EXHIBITION, Burst Encouragement Award

WELLBEING Update Welcome All!, A reminder that the Wellbeing Team welcomes self-referrals. Pop in to see us or simply email us wellbeing@fhs.vic.edu.au, Cyberbullying and the back-to-school surge: How we can protect our kids , Supporting healthy tech use as your child transitions into high school , “I couldn’t believe it – someone was pretending to be me online.” , How to report online harm to Snapchat, OUR WELLBEING TEAM

SCHOOL Council

School Council Membership

The 2024 School Council will have its final meeting on Tuesday 18 March. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all retiring members for their dedication and contribution to the School Council.

Retiring members: Mrs Melissa King, Mrs Vera Roberts

Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations and participated in the election process for the Student Representative position.

We are proud to announce, our newly elected School Council Student Representative:

Archie Frew (Year 10)

New and returning School Council Parent Representatives:

Mr Spencer Easterbrook

Prof Mark Osborne

Mrs Zoe Stokes

Congratulations to all. It is a pleasure to work with parents/carers, students and staff on the school council as they bring with them a wealth of experience and a different perspective.

School Council AGM

The Annual General Meeting of School Council, which is a public meeting and open to anyone, with presentation of our Annual Report, will be held on Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 6.00pm on the 7-10 Campus. I encourage any interested parties to attend. The March School Council meeting will follow at 6.30pm.⠀

School Council Membership for 2025

Membership Category	Member
DE Employee - Principal	Andrew Batchelor
DE Employee - Assistant Principal	Tiffany Greenhill
DE Employee - Assistant Principal	Leah Hannas
DE Employee - Assistant Principal	Cam Heyes
DE Employee - Assistant Principal	John Simon
Parent Member	Spencer Easterbrook
Parent Member	Mark Lowy
Parent Member	Prof Mark Osborn
Parent Member	Mark Rickinson
Parent Member	Zoe Stokes
Parent Member	Robyn White
Student Member	Archie Frew
Student Member	Eliza Patston
Community Member	Dr Fabienne Chevalier
Community Member	Blake Alford-Ryan
Community Member	Callum Rae
Community Member	Tyra Gourdouros
In Attendance - Finance Officer	Glenn Davey
In Attendance - Business Manager	Carolyn Florance
Minute Secretary	Stav Smaragdiou

Mr Andrew Batchelor

Principal

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