From the Principal Team

It was wonderful to celebrate our Year 12 students' end of formal classes last week.  As is our tradition our entire school community formed a guard of honour as our colourfully and creatively dressed class of 2022 made their way to the buses for their celebration day.

Congratulations!

• Year 8 student Louise Eymin Petot Tourtollet 8B, who came first in Victoria for the Maths Talent Quest in her age group.  Her work on Maths in Music was submitted by the Maths Association to the Australian Championships.  An outstanding achievement.
• Science Talent Search participants.
  • Jamie Katic and Alex Tari (video) plus Austin Voges (science poster) received bursaries
  • Yug Soni and Tvisha Amin achieved a Distinction for their video
  • Arun Rajalakshmi achieved a Merit for his creative writing essay
• To all students who competed in the State Track and Field Championships 

• Laura Wong—100m, 80m hurdles
• Cooper Acklom—100m, 200m, 100m Hurdles, Javelin
• Seif El Shorbagy—Javelin, Discus, Shot Put
• Haddi El Shorbagy—Javelin, Discus, Shot Put
• Kane Hijlkema—1500m
• Jaikiah Honner—100m
• Chloe Kaufman—Javelin

Scholarships

There are a number of scholarships available for students.  For information about scholarships offered at Glen Eira College please go to the Scholarships page under About Us on our website. The closing date for applications for 2023 scholarships is Friday 25th November 2022.

Term 4 Professional Practice Day

Thursday 24th November will be the term 4 PP Day for all staff to minimise disruption again. Students will work from home and access work remotely from google classroom on this day.

 Parent Education Sessions

As part of GEC's commitment to supporting our students through their learning, we recognise the important role that families can play to ensure that support continues at home. 

We have one further opportunity this semester on 17 November: Tackling Tricky Conversations

Registration details will be sent soon.  Once you register (with an email address and name), you will be emailed a link to the webinar. You will also receive a reminder email on the day of the webinar as well as 15min before start time. The following day, you will receive a link to access the replay. It is recommended that even if you are unable to attend the live webinar, you register to ensure you can access the replay.

Transition

We will commence our 2023 timetable on Monday 28th November. Students going into Years 11 and 12 in 2023 will have one week of transition classes. They will receive documents relating to each subject and the expectations and also preparation that should be completed prior to returning next year.

Students going into Years 8 – 10 in 2023 will have just over two weeks of transition classes concluding on 13th December. 

Finally

This year, World Teachers’ Day is on Friday 28 October. It is an opportunity to say thank you for the incredible contributions teachers make to our community.

You can get involved by sending a message of thanks to a teacher who is making, or has made, an impact on your life using #thanksvicteachers on social media. Don’t forget to tag the Department of Education and Training (the department) so we can see all your messages.

See the World Teachers Day webpage for resources to help you celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2022, including ‘Thank You’ card templates.

Sheereen Kindler

Principal

State Track and Field Championships 

We recently had 7 GEC athletes qualify to compete in 18 events at the State Track and Field Championships. The students’ results at the state final were incredible, winning:

• 8 x GOLD
• 1 x SILVER
• 5 x BRONZE

Results

• Laura Wong
  • 100m - GOLD
  • 80m hurdles – GOLD (NEW STATE RECORD)
• Jaikiah Honner
  • 200M – GOLD
  • 400M - GOLD
  • 100m – BRONZE
• Haddi El Shorbagy
  • Javelin - GOLD
  • Discus - GOLD
  • Shot Put - GOLD
• Cooper Acklom
  • Javelin - GOLD
  • 100m Hurdles - SILVER
  • 100m - BRONZE
  • 200m - BRONZE
• Seif El Shorbagy
  • Javelin - BRONZE
  • Discus– 4TH
  • Shot Put – 4TH
• Kane Hijlkema
  • 1500m – 4TH
• Chloe Kaufman
  • Javelin – BRONZE
  • Discus – 5TH

Through this effort, GEC placed 4th in the teams competition.

Student Leadership Positions

At a recent year level assembly, senior school students were introduced to application process for 2023 student leadership positions.  

We expect a lot from our student leaders, so it is a big responsibility and requires real commitment. Students have been asked to familiarise themselves with the expectations and role descriptors before applying. 

Roles available to Year 12 2023 students include:

• College Captain
• College Vice-Captains

Roles available to Year 11 or 12 2023 students include:

• Year 12 Executive
• House Captains
• SRC (Student Representative Council)
• Wellbeing Leader
• Inclusion Leader
• Visual Arts Captain
• Performing Arts Captain
• Library Captain
• Languages Captain (French)
• Languages Captain (Japanese)

New Mural

Each year, our college captains dedicate Term 3 to creating a legacy project – something that will outlast their time at the school.  Over the holidays this has come to fruition as our four college captains created a mural over the stairs adjacent the student entrance.  Glen the Gecko makes a very colourful addition to the school.  

2023 School for Student Leadership

I am pleased to advise that six positions (three boys, three girls) have been secured at the School for Student eadership for Term 1 2023 at the Don Road Campus.  

The School for Student Leadership is a Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) initiative offering a unique residential education experience for year nine students. The School for Student Leadership offers a fully residential program for one school term with accommodation for up to 45 students in a purpose-built facility. 

Interested Year 8 (2022) students will be asked to complete a written application, participate in a group task and speak with an interview panel in coming weeks. 

Aaron Petersen 

Assistant Principal

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