Secondary School News

Western Chances Scholarship Awards

School Vice-Captain Junior Tuaena attended the Western Chances Scholarship Awards Ceremony where he received a monetary award to support his education here at Altona College and beyond. Keep up the great work Junior! 

Yayoi Kusama Exhibition at The National Gallery of Victoria

The last week of last term the year 7 visual art students went on excursion to explore the Yayoi Kusama Exhibition at The National Gallery of Victoria. The students were treated to a visual feast of colours, shapes, patterns and sculpture. It was a beautiful day and a fabulous exhibition. Kusama’s works provided inspiration, directly linking to the work the students had done in their printmaking unit and now in their sculpture folio.

Thank you to Miss Parker, Mr. T, Jaime and Anthony for your support, it was greatly appreciated.

The Year 7 Elevate class has just completed a unit on ‘Writing for Purpose’.

Throughout the term, students studied a range of texts with a focus on purpose, audience, and form. They experimented with writing in different styles for various audiences and intents. To conclude the unit, students selected one of their drafted pieces to revise and refine through the writing process.

Here is Alexis Evan’s imaginative memoir, written from the perspective of a plush toy. Enjoy her clever use of extended metaphor and rich sensory detail.