Around the School

Geography - Year 9

Throughout our Global Interconnections unit in Geography as part of Culture and Communication, we explored the chocolate trade and subsequently fair trade.

The class of 9C put together a quick video to demonstrate their understanding and support of fair trade. Fairtrade Australia liked our video so much that they decided to use it on their Facebook page. If you would like to watch the video simply follow this link;

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLNP4v-_tfY

You can also follow our class on Twitter @RSC9C16

InterGREAT News

The following students have been nominated for MAD (making a difference) in their InterGREAT classes this term.

Congratulations to all students nominated.

International

RSC recently hosted Pruk Wanawattana (Hom) for a 2 week Cultural Exchange from our sister school, Montfort College in Chang Mai, Thailand.

This was Hom’s second visit to our College and he thoroughly enjoyed being included in Year 11 classes.

Thank you to Samantha & Jonathon Fowler for buddying up with Hom for the duration of his visit.

Maroondah Youth Awards

The Maroondah Youth Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements and commitments of the young people of Maroondah.

Mayor of Maroondah, Cr Natalie Thomas & Deyuan Chen

Ringwood Secondary College was proudly represented at the recent awards ceremony by Year 9 student Deyuan Chen (Personal Journey category) and the Ringwood eSmart ambassadors (Young Leaders Award).

The eSmart ambassadors are:

Baillie Campbell, Patrick Cottin,

Lauren Fischer, Eve Fletcher,

Eh doh doh Htoo, Dean Kelly,

Kyle MacCartney, Kathleen Mitchell, Fletcher Smith & Martina Tan.

eSmart Ambassador Group

Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation

Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation Youth in Philanthropy Program – 6 young women in Year 10 participated in the Grantmakers Forum on Wednesday 27th of April.

The Youth in Philanthropy program provides young people with an opportunity to explore the world of philanthropy and gain the perspective of many disadvantaged groups in our community. They are provided with $10,000 and three grant applications from charities. The big decision is then who to provide the largest grant of $9000 to, leaving the other two charities with only $500 each.

We look forward to visiting the charities in June and making our final recommendations to the LMCF in August. 

Thankyou Day

The SRC thank those that supported the Fundraiser and helped raise money.

The money raised will purchase a book called “Chapter One” - a book about the story of Thankyou Water that we hope will inspire our peers to make change in the world – you will be able to borrow the book from the library.

The money we used to purchase the book, that had no recommended retail price (RRP) will help to fund Chapter Two for Thankyou Water – helping women in developing countries to access maternal health care and expanding the reach of the Thankyou corporation into Thankyou Baby & Thankyou NZ – raising even more money to help those in developing countries to access clean water, sanitation and food. THANK YOU for your support of this worthwhile fundraiser!

Language News

We had a very successful Open Night in room 110 on Wednesday May 27. Many prospective students and parents visited us to learn more about the wonderful opportunities provided in both our French and Indonesian programs.

I would like to thank our student volunteers who came to represent Indonesian and helped answer parent questions on the night. They were fantastic role models for the school as well as great ambassadors for Indonesian. Thank you to Patrick Cottin, Holly Thatcher, Fraya Jordan and Jacinta D’Monte in Year 9.

Just a reminder to parents and Year 7 students that the Language Perfect World Championships commence on May 16 for both French and Indonesian. Students should have been registered in their Language class and should be familiarising themselves with the app in preparation for the Championships – go Ringwood SC!!

Salam/Regards,

Jessica Lundie

Head of Languages

2016 VCE Season of Excellence

Class of 2015

Congratulations to the following three Year 12 students from the class of 2015:

Zach Folan (Food and Technology)

Kathryn Bell (Print Media - Magazine)

Chelsea King (Print Media - Magazine)

These three talented students have been selected for display at the prestigious 2016 VCE Season of Excellence Top Designs exhibition. This year’s Top Designs board received over 1500 applications, of which only 91 works made the final selection.

This is an outstanding achievement and we are very proud of Zach, Kathryn and Chelsea’s determination to achieve at the highest possible level.

The VCE Season of Excellence Top Designs exhibition is open until 10th July 2016 at the Melbourne Museum.

Gayle Turcato, Samantha Asbury, Penny Palmer