From the Principal
Dear Parents/Carers, Students And Friends
Term 1 | Thank you!
It has been such a busy and rewarding first term of 2024! Thank you to our fantastic parents/carers for all of your efforts working in partnership with us to ensure success for your children. Thank you to our wonderful students for their efforts in and out of the classroom, in making the most of the enormous amount of opportunities for them. Thank you to our outstanding staff for their tireless efforts in guiding the learning and wellbeing of our students. I am really proud to be your Principal, as we have shared many successes and worked through any challenges that have arisen. Please enjoy a relaxing break over the holidays with your family and friends.
International Women’s Day Breakfast
On Friday 8 March we held our third International Women’s Day Breakfast at Frankston High School. It was a morning of celebration of women and their contribution and leadership on so many different levels throughout society. Thank you to all of our inspirational speakers: Jodie Belyea MP, Federal Member for Dunkley; Madi Child, Advisor to the Federal Minister for Skills and Training, and alumnus student, and our very own Tilly Scott of Year 9 who spoke about her involvement and passion for Muay Thai kickboxing. We also had a number of distinguished guests present including Frankston City Councilors and representatives, and School Council members. Thank you to those members of School Council who attended.
Thank you to Ms Leah Hannas, Mrs Jess Bambridge, Mrs Sarah Bahramis, Mrs Carolyn Florance and Mrs Stav Smaragdiou for their efforts organising this celebration, supported by many staff including our Facilities Team, and Mrs Kylie Grech. As a society, we have made progress, however, need to continue to do so much more to ensure gender equality.
In connection with International Women’s Day, our Interact Group organised a donation drive for ‘Days For Girls International’, requesting items that will be used to create menstrual kits for women and girls who do not have access to these necessary and crucial items. You can find out more about ‘Days For Girls International’ and the menstrual kits here: https://www.daysforgirls.org/dfg-pads/
CENTENARY | 100 Years, 100 Voices Book
Following the celebration of our official 100 years on Monday 12 February and the opening of our new buildings, we continue to run various events to recognise the rich and vibrant history of our wonderful school. Last week there was a luncheon held for previous staff which was wonderful to see many faces from different eras come together. On Thursday 21 March, we had the official launch of the wonderful publication ‘100 Years, 100 Voices’ authored by Mrs Sue Robinson, an alumni student and staff member of Frankston High School. It truly was a wonderful evening celebrating the enormous history of our wonderful school, including speeches from some of the outstanding alumni featured in the book. Thank you to Ms Leah Hannas, Mrs Carolyn Florance, Mrs Jess Bambridge, Mrs Sarah Bahramis and Mrs Stav Smaragdiou for their efforts with our centenary events!
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NAPLAN
Thank you to Ms Kate Adriaans and Mr John Simon for their efforts organising NAPLAN this year for our Year 7 and Year 9 students. Thank you also to Mrs Leah Hannas who was involved in the testing, along with those teachers supervising the sessions and our ICT Team.
SLC Camp
Our SLC Camp ran from Wednesday 28 February to Friday 1 March in Phillip Island. It was a great opportunity for our student leaders to form strong bonds and develop their ideas further supported by those staff attending. Thank you to Mrs Sarah Bahramis for her efforts making this camp so great and to all staff who attended.
YEAR 7 | Parent Meet and Greet and Music Recruitment Night
On Tuesday 5 March we held our Year 7 Parent Meet and Greet, followed by the Music Recruitment Night. It was wonderful to see many parents/carers and to hear their feedback on their child’s start to high school. Thank you to Mr Joel McMahon, Ms Samantha Cody, Ms Phoebe Macreadie, Ms Catherine Kyriakos, Mrs Sharee Dew, Mr John Simon, Mr Ben Braithwaite, Mr Peter Sharp, Mr Andrew McAdam, Ms Kim Starr, Ms Gillian Kinnear and the Music Team.
Frankie - Young Artist Award
Frankston High School students are participating in the Frankston Rotary Art Show. This show will be a fabulous opportunity for local and regional artists to showcase their work, with generous prizes on offer. Students will have the opportunity to win the student prize, “The Frankie - Frankston Young Artist Award”. We look forward to seeing our students’ work, the opening night is on Thursday 28 March at the Seaford Community Centre and it would be great to see you there.
Mr Andrew Batchelor
Principal