JRC (Junior Resource Centre) News

FSI Scholarship

We are incredibly proud of Bella Wingate of Year 9, who has been awarded an inaugural scholarship from Functional Solutions International.  Our library was shortlisted to nominate a student to apply for the scholarship, in recognition for our innovative use of the FSI Library Management System.  Bella was our unanimous choice due to her hardworking attitude and passion for reading and learning, and FSI agreed with our nomination!  Congratulations Bella!

Term 3 Author visit | George Ivanoff

We are very excited to be welcoming author George Ivanoff to Frankston High School on Monday 9 September.  George is a prolific author and captivating speaker, so this promises to be a fantastic day for our Years 7 and 8 students!

"Writing about oneself is a rather difficult thing to do. I always find myself wondering what to say. Hmm… well… my favourite film is E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial; I think that Doctor Who is, without doubt, the greatest television series ever made; and Pet Shop Boys are the most talented pop duo ever to walk the face of this earth.

Perhaps it would be better to have an official bio? Oh, wait — I do. Here it is…"

George Ivanoff is a Melbourne author who’s written more than 100 books for kids and teens, including Monster Island, the interactive You Choose series, the RFDS Adventures, the OTHER WORLDS series, the Gamers trilogy and the non-fiction Survival Guides; as well as a ton of school readers and educational books. George’s books and stories have been shortlisted for numerous awards and he’s even won a few of them. George drinks too much coffee, eats too much chocolate and watches too much Doctor Who. He has one wife, two children and an uncontrollable imagination. Find out more about George here

George reading You Choose: in the realm of dragons:

George talking about writing: