From the Principal

Dear Parents/Carers, Staff and Students

What a term it has been!  It has been wonderful to have our students and staff have a full return to onsite learning and with the further easing of restrictions, be able to offer participation in various events.

Bastow Teaching Excellence Program

Congratulations to Ms Ursula Kulling, Mr Adam Martin, and Mr Joel Treyvaud on being accepted into the first intake of this program offered by the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership in 2022.  Ms Birra-li Ward, who is joining us in 2022 (Arts), has also been selected to participate.  It is a wonderful opportunity for these staff members and for our school to be so strongly represented is great recognition of the quality of teaching here at the school.

Production 'Matilda'

WOW! What an amazing effort by our talented students to perform an incredible show four times despite many challenges and uncertainty around the production running this year.  All of the four performances were of the highest quality and it is fantastic to see such a talent we have in the ‘Arts’ area.  Thank you to our amazing Production Team:

Co-directors: Briellen Gibson and Alarna Summers

Musical Director (Vocals): Sally Bredin

Musical Director (Band): Kim Starr

Choreographer: Ebonie Burns

Producer: Bec Ginsberg

Thank you also to our talented staff members in the band: Peta Laughlin, Andrew McAdam, Bob Wijnschenk.

All of the students were fantastic, particularly those in cast roles:

Matilda: Michaela Fitzpatrick

Miss Honey: Tess Rogers and Alexandra Shacklock

Miss Trunchbull: Oli Craig

Mr Wormwood: Fraser Hobbs

Mrs Wormwood: Amelia Halfpenny and Amelia Neofitou

Mrs Phelps: Chrisne Coetzee and Amber Watson

Bruce: Michael Rooke

Lavender: Cate Zimmer and Finlay Atkinson

Escapologist: Jorden Lancaster

Acrobat: Matilda Jeffrey and Lucy Duck

Rudolpho: Adam Chapman

Doctor: Lu Yang

Amanda: Alyssa Lancaster and Charlotte Costa

Nigel: Dylan Scherwin

Erica: Tessa Symonds and Neko McTaggart

Alice: Danica Ross and Angelina Amato

Hortensia: Sinead Collins

Tommy: Eliza Patston and Bailey Schmidt

Michael Wormwood: Ben Toole

Early Commencement

It has been great to see so many excited students with the beginning of our Early Commencement Program which ran the for one week for 2022 Senior School students and two weeks for Years 8 to 10 in 2022.

Our Early Commencement program allows students to meet most of their teachers for 2022 and to experience their new subjects.  The work covered during this time becomes part of their assessment for Semester 1 next year.

Orientation Day - Year 7 2022 

We welcomed our 2022 Year 7 students on Tuesday 7 December.  After running a modified Orientation Day at the end of 2020, we returned to our full Orientation Day program which was extremely exciting for both us and also the incoming Year 7 Class of 2022.  The day began in the Performing Arts Theatre (PAT) at 9.00am with an assembly before students were dismissed into their 2022 classes for a fun filled day of activities at Frankston High School.  Thank you to Mr Darin Joyce and the Junior Sub School Team for their efforts organising this day. 

Presentation Night - Wednesday 15 December

We are recording our 2021 Presentation Night and will send out a link for families to watch this from Wednesday 15 December. We look forward to recognising and celebrating some of the wonderful achievements of our students despite the challenges. 

ECO Team

Congratulations and well done to our amazing Eco Team on winning first place in the Plastic Oceans Australasia, Oceans in Motion film competition!  Thank you to Brendan McKinnon for all of his leadership with these students and continual encouragement and support of them.  One of the team’s biggest supporters, Peta Murphy MP, visited on Friday during lunchtime to express her gratitude and support of our wonderful students. 

The students are:

Molly Power (Year 9)

Michaela Goggin (Year 12)

Sanithma Mahawithanage (Year 11)

Kayla Power (Year 7G)

Tara Power (Year 11)

Bethany Yeuong (Year 11)

If you haven’t seen the award winning film, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ r0hXlidkUyI

Award Recipients

Congratulations to the following students who have been acknowledged for their outstanding efforts this year in front of their year level at a special assembly:

ADF Future Innovators Award

Charlotte Thompson (Year 12)

ADF Long Tan Leadership Award

Paige Elvey (Year 12)

Ampol Best All Rounder

Michaela Goggin (Year 12)

Campion School Spirit 

Beth Code (Year 7B)

Monash Scholars 2021-2013

Shannon Loader (Year 10)

Alexandra Shacklock (Year 10)

Hayden Van Kuyk (Year 10)

PRO Award

Nikita St Laurent (Year 10)

Hugo Smith (Year 7J)

PFA Awards

Year 7 – Michaela Fitzpatrick

Year 8 – Adelle Worboys

Year 9 – Audrey Bechaz

Year 10 – Allira Reid

Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program

Congratulations to Lucy Duck of Year 10 who has been accepted into the Successful Class of 2023 Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program. Over 1500 applications from Year 10 students were received for this exemplary Melbourne University program. 

Media Excellence

Congratulations to Amelia Neofitou of Year 11 for her efforts in being a competition finalist in the MobileMuster Film Competition.  Amelia made it through to being one of three students across Victoria in the Upper Secondary division. 

Congratulations also to Tess Rogers and Harriett Minty, Year 12 students, who have both been shortlisted for Media ‘Top Designs’. Well done to these students and their 

wonderful teacher Ms Annie Griffin.

To each and every student and staff member of Frankston High School, I sincerely thank you for everything you have done during this term with your return back onsite. I am so very proud to work with each and every one of you. To our entire school community, I wish you all a relaxing and safe holidays, an enjoyable Christmas period, and look forward to seeing everyone in 2022.  Optima Semper! 

Mr Andrew Batchelor

Principal