Around Our School
Textiles Assistant
In Term 1 this year we had a volunteer French Language Assistant, Laurie Heinen, visiting Frankston High School from Belgium.
Luckily for us, Laurie is a qualified textiles teacher and she also has had vast experience in the textiles industry. She assisted in our Middle School textiles classes for the term.
Not only did she share a great wealth of skills with the students, she was a terrific ambassador for her country and a role model for the class. Students were inspired by her stories of travel and career opportunities that she has explored.
Thank you Laurie for your participation in our class.
Mrs Sue Manks, Textiles Teacher
The Cambodia Project
On Friday, 28 March, the Term 1 Casual Dress day was held and a total of $1,932.65 was raised. The Junior School raised $589.40; the Middle School raised $588.55 and the Senior School raised an amazing $754.70.
All four charities where the money will be donated are based in Cambodia. These charities include:
- The Starfish Project – A charity helping to provide Cambodians with the means to gain self-sufficiency and independence through humanitarian assistance.
- Cambodia Discovery Foundation A foundation helping to support Cambodia’s poor with a focus on educating children
New Hope for Cambodian Children An orphanage and school helping children and families with HIV/Aids.
- Kai’s Village An orphanage which is home to 65 children from newborn to 17 years of age, many of whom have special needs.
New Hope for Cambodia Children and Kai’s Village were both visited by the 2013 Frankston High School World Challenge Teams.
Each Charity will be able to do so much with our donations. We thank all students for their participation in the first Causal Dress day for the year.
Frankston High School SLC 2014
Year 12 Media
by Samantha McKenzie
by Madeline Oldjohn
by Zac Duric
Studio Arts
Towards the end of last term, 25 year 11 Studio Arts students participated in an ‘Urban Space’ excursion.
The highlight of the day was the street art tour hosted by a company called ‘Urban Sprawl’. Emma, our guide, took students on a tour which meandered through some of the main streets of the CBD but also went through the side streets and alleys in a quest to uncover great street art treasures. Emma enlightened students about the history of graffiti art and also explained that Melbourne has some of the harshest penalties in the world for this type of work. This has resulted in some of Melbourne’s street artists being forced to live in exile overseas to escape potential lengthy jail terms. Hosier Lane was the end of the tour, leaving students with the opportunity to use the Art Departments new iPads to capture the amazing artwork adorning the walls in this area.
After lunch, students went through Flinders Lane’s commercial galleries, where they had the opportunity to complete worksheets and gain knowledge about the art industry. Students spent the last hour producing visual material to be used back at school as inspirational material for their ‘urban space’ practical task.
Mrs Deb Child
