AROUND THE COLLEGE
TERM 1
Barwon Division Swimming
On Friday 1st of March, 18 of our best swimmers went down to Kardinia Pool to compete in the Division Swimming Carnival. Although we didn’t come away with a podium finish in the overall aggregate, we did finish 10th overall. This is a fantastic effort considering our number of swimmers that were competing on the day.
From an individual perspective, we had the following successes:
- Nelita Pistorius: 1st in 20 Year female 50m Freestyle, 50m breaststroke and 50m Butterfly
- Finn Hynes-Carnegie: 1st in 14 year Male 50m Freestyle, 2nd in 50m Backstroke, 3rd in 50m Breaststroke.
- Kirby Donaldson: 2nd in 16 Year Male 50m Butterfly
A special mention to the student helpers Charlie Trezise and Julian Couch who assisted on the day, with their excellent timekeeping skills.
Mr Bishop and Mr McArlein
Dental Van Visit - Week of 29th April
On Monday 29th - Friday 3rd May our school will have the Australian Dental Health Van visit our college community. The school dental health initiative is Australia wide and offers an opportunity for young people in our school from years 7-12 to book in during the course of the week to provide a full dental examination, two small diagnostic X-rays, re-mineralisation of teeth and fissure seals if required at no cost. If your child needs any fillings, you will be contacted. If you provide further consent - the dental van staff can complete further onsite treatment.
An individual treatment plan can also be written and provided. All students next week will receive a consent form with further information. You will need a Medicare card to receive the full free treatment. If you do not have a eligible Medicare card, ADHV will do a free Dental Health Screen and tooth strengthening remineralisation.
If your Child has misplaced this form please collect a spare from the front office. (No digital form avaialable).
Return your form to the School office by 17th April.
No late forms will be accepted.
The number of forms returned will determine how many days the van will be on-site to complete dental examinations.
Canteen orders
A reminder that the Canteen will be ORDER ONLY for all main food items, such as salad rolls, sausage rolls, schnitzel burgers etc. The first 10 minutes of recess and lunch will be allocated to collection of food orders only. The canteen will then be open for any additional purchases of drinks and ice creams (Term 1 & 4).
Canteen Menu Term 2
Library News
BOOK MARKS – WHC Library Update
OPEN during school hours: 8:30am - 3:00pm, Monday - Friday.
CLOSED 12:00 - 12:30pm.
- Senior English tutoring – every Thursday with Ms. Ritonja in the library.
- Tuesdays lunch- Chess Club with Mr. Gray and teachers. Can you beat your teacher? The challenge is on! Timers available. You can play at recess and lunch. All levels welcome.
- Readers Raffle – If you have finished a novel besides your school novel, let the library staff know and we will put you in the draw for a small prize. The more novels you read, the more chances you have of winning something!
- Geelong Library membership – join our public library to access all kinds of resources. You can reserve a book online, then collect it from our Vines Road Library.
- State Library of Victoria excursion – students who are consistently connected to our library are travelling to Melbourne to tour the State Library of Victoria on Tuesday 12 March.
- New books – we are looking to expand our non-fiction collection. Come in and have a look!
- Laptop use – students are welcome to use their private laptops for schoolwork and research. Gaming is not encouraged as the library is a space for reading and quiet activities.
Mrs. Burville, Ms. Choong and Ms. Ritonja.