So many things happening

FLO Cooking

Senior FLO (Flexible Learning Options) students have completed a very successful term, working in the Etty Street kitchen! Highlights include providing 200 purple cupcakes for 'Wear it Purple' day and working with the students from Guildford Primary School;  teaching the young children how to cook breakfast, and assisting them to prepare a range of cakes and slices for their cake stall at the Guildford Banjo Jamboree. Congratulations to Shana, Ben and Shaun on their great work this term!

Caroline Cook, Foods Teacher, Etty Street Camps

Students in technology, foods and the award for tidiest locker

SOAR

Soar Adventures recently travelled to Central Australia with 14 students from Castlemaine Secondary College.  Students were able to engage in a variety of activities that promoted cultural exchange with the local indigenous culture. Activities included painting alongside indigenous artists, hearing the stories of local people, visiting a Central Australian school and helping out the Salvo’s with their Breakfast Program. Of course a major highlight was visiting Uluru and completing the walk around the rock. Students came away from the camp with a greater and more respectful understanding of the strengths and difficulties of the indigenous people living in Central Australia.

Book Club Donation

Last Monday Castlemaine Secondary College Library had the honour of a visit from Lisa Chesters. Lisa is the Federal Member of Parliament for the electorate of Bendigo and was at CSC to present a cheque for $500 to our Library Book Clubs. In speaking prior to the handover, Lisa demonstrated a passionate commitment to properly funded State Education in general and emphasised the importance of Libraries and reading in schools.   Lisa was generous with her time and showed real enthusiasm for the idea of Book Clubs and a genuine warmth in interacting with our students.

The Library has three lunchtime Book Clubs, one senior and two open ages. We have two Book Club excursions to Melbourne. A book buying day, where the $500 will be put to good use. We also attend the Melbourne Writers Festival held at Federation Square.  

This year the Book Clubs are participating in the International Association of School Librarianship Bookmark Exchange Project. This project involves matched schools making homemade bookmarks to exchange with each other during October. It is a simple, fun way of sharing the pleasure and delights of books and libraries worldwide. Our matched school is Ekonomska škola Braća Radić - Economics School Braće Radić in Đakovo Croatia.

CSC student achieves success at the World Mountain Bike Riding Championships

Jasper Albrecht recently competed at the Junior World Mountain Bike Riding Championships in Cairns. Jasper finished in the top 50 riders and his team won the Gold Medal. Jasper achieved his success due to extended hard work and training and he is to be congratulated for his amazing effort.

Attached is a photo of a post race interview with Paul van der Ploeg who is one of Australia's mountain biking legends