Years 10-12 Coordinator

Yr 10-12 Key Dates:

House Swimming Sports

House swimming looked slightly different this year with students meeting at the College for house meetings before walking down to the pool as a school. 

Students looked fantastic in Purple, Blue, Yellow and Green! Best dressed winners where Marley, Chase, Tamsyn, Clancy, Crystal Rose and the Yr 12 Gangstas! 

The day flew by with high participation rates of students from both houses. The Sports captains organised great novelty events including a Floating and Sinker Grab, Year 12 and Buddies Boogie Board race and a Year 12 vs staff Kayak race. 

Congratulations to Ebony and Heidi who both broke records in their respective age groups in Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly. 

Thank you to all parents who were able to attend and support the day and thank you to all staff involved for assisting and making the day run smoothly. 

NCD swimming carnival will be held in St Arnaud on Monday the 19th of Feb. 

GRIP Leadership Conference

Thank you and well done to the College Leaders for their passion and commitment at yesterday’s Leadership conference. The day was filled with great discussions, laughs and many ideas that they can bring back to the school. It was very impressive to see our Leaders interact with students from other schools without hesitation and participate in all the activities. Our very own Fletcher Holmes-Brown even got some time to shine on the stage – in front of 1000 other students! 

Our Leaders participated in the following workshops: 

• Being a student leadership team that takes a step forward. 
• The sacrifices of a student leader.
• How to lead when it feels like nobody wants to follow.
• How to make improvements to our school culture.

Careers and Pathways 

The Science Experience is a fun 1, 3 or 4 days of science activities for Year 9 & 10 students. 

Each program is designed to provide students who have an interest in science with an opportunity to engage in a wide range of fascinating science activities under the guidance of scientists who love their work. 

Upcoming Program: 

RMIT University, Melbourne 

Program Dates: 2 - 4 July 2024 

Best Apply Before: 20 June 2024 

Year 9 and 10 students will engage in a 3-day program and will work within teams to collaborate, learn and solve real-world problems using STEM principles. Our workshops will be across a range of disciplines such as:  

Space science 

Technology 

Biomedical science 

Food science 

Allied health sciences 

Engineering 

Students will have the opportunity over the three days to interact with academics, RMIT staff and current students. Teams will be led by our Women in STEM Ambassadors which will provide further opportunities for students to ask questions about university life and what a STEM career path might look like.  

For further information visit: 

www.scienceexperience.com.au 

Regional Education Support Network (RESN) is a not-for-profit student network that offers rural and regional students free VCE educational support, such as tutoring, mentoring, and access to study resources. We currently provide 1,400 students in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria with our full suite of academic support services. 

”Specifically, we answer students' questions online; hold virtual, live, tutoring sessions; provide study resources and practice questions; and deliver live seminars at schools to raise students' aspirations – all for free!”  

For further information visit: 

www.resn.org.au 

FreeSchool is a not-for-profit organisation that exists to help all children be their best. 

FreeSchool is a fantastic revision student resource for Maths, English, Science & Humanities subjects from Years 7 - 12. The video lessons cover a wide variety of subject areas, with the lessons taught by some of Australia’s Best Teachers.  

Students can: 

Find teachers in FreeSchool that resonate with them and really help them learn 

Watch videos at their own pace, and as many times as they like 

Explore new subjects and areas of interest 

Visit:  

www.freeschool.org.au 

Careers with STEM is a free high school careers resource all about helping the next generation discover the careers of the future and inspiring them on their pathway to a dream job!  

Careers with STEM Science Issue –  

This edition is focussed on science careers and includes real-life role models working in fields as diverse as science communication to nuclear science.  

https://issuu.com/refractionmedia/docs/cws_science_2024 

Careers with STEM Health Issue -  

This special edition of Careers with STEM: Health showcases the diverse and exciting range of career pathways available in the health sector, from sport science to health and safety.  

https://issuu.com/refractionmedia/docs/cws_health_2024