Sub Schools
Junior School
Tuesday the 12th of December was an exciting time for Junior School with us welcoming an enigmatic group of 283 grade six students who will be joining us in 2018. With the opening of our new building, what better way to use our fantastic new space then letting our newest members of the College explore, play and become acquainted to their new facilities that will become such an integral part of their high school journey.
The day began with a warm welcome from both our Junior School leader, Jonathon Rogers and our College Principal, Michael Phillips who both spoke to the students about the expectations that RSC holds for its class of 2023 and the elation we, as a College have in welcoming our new cohort.
With the formalities out of way, it was time for the fun and games of meeting our new classmates and enjoying the exhilarating activities the students had ahead of them for the day. All of our students greeted this fresh opportunity with open arms and the day’s proceedings moved by without a hitch.
We are very much looking forward to 2018 and would like to send our sincere and warm wishes to all families over the holiday period. We appreciate all of the support we have received from the RSC community in 2017 and look forward to an even more prosperous 2018.
Happy Holidays
Junior School
Middle School
Term 4
2017 has been another busy year for Ringwood Secondary College students and their families! I congratulate many students on their efforts and achievements throughout the year, and wish the Year 10 students luck, as they embark on their VCE journey entering Senior School in 2018. I would like to wish everybody well over the Christmas and holiday season. Have an enjoyable and restful break and I look forward to seeing students refreshed, excited and ready to commence school early in 2018.
Matthew Tucker
Middle School Leader
School for Student Leadership
On Friday 8th December, Year 9 students Tarni Cavanagh and Jackson Mangold, presented their community learning project to their peers, teachers and school liaison teacher at the Gnurad-Gundidj campus of the School for Student Leadership in Colac, Victoria.
The students had a great time living onsite for 9 weeks, learning leadership, outdoor and life skills, while also creating a community learning project called the Ringwood Water Warriors. The project is based on providing the less confident swimmers of year 7 a chance to learn basic water skills so that they can have fun and stay safe in the water.
Benn Jamieson
Freeman House Coordinator
(Middle School)
InterGREAT
On Tuesday 21st November, the year 9 students held a Business Fair for InterGREAT. There were a great variety of stalls, with students coming up with some creative and eye-catching businesses. Some of the stalls included – tie-dye tops and socks, bath bombs, lips gloss, home-made goods, foods and drinks, slime, a BBQ, various fun arcade games and lots more. There was certainly something for everyone! It was great to see the school community come together to support this event and fantastic to see the entrepreneurial skills that the year 9 students have developed.
To top it off, as the theme of InterGREAT is ‘Making a Difference’ the year 9’s raised nearly $2000! We have donated this money to Opportunity International, who are helping families living in poverty start their own business to create a regular income. With a regular income, families in developing countries can afford food, shelter, medicine and education.
The following week we had Ben and Justin from Stuze speak to the students about following their dreams. Ben is an ex-student of Ringwood Secondary College and he and Justin have a vision to motivate, influence and encourage people to find their passion and to work hard to reach their goals. Their clothing range embodies these philosophies.
They awarded prizes to the three most profitable businesses from the Business Fair. Congratulations to all of the students involved, and in particular, the ‘To Dye For’ ‘Spiders and Sweets’ and ‘Handmade Goodness’ stalls.
Virginia Watson
InterGREAT Coordinator
Bike Tour
A wonderful time was had riding the 210km’s that are covered in 3 days on what can never be described as a boring trip.
A couple of spills on gravel on the first day from Melbourne to Braybrook as we took in the sights along the Eastern Fwy trail, Capital City Trail, Merri Crk and Maribrynong trails. Riding around the back of the city down to Docklands gave particularly scenic views.
The weather was warm enough to brave the pool once we arrived at camp, but the water was freezing. Good thing the showers were nice and hot. Many of the not so seasoned riders found they had pain in areas that caused a little concern, but we just assured them they’d get used to it. Watching Mr Vlahos and Mr Ingleton put their tent up was the height of amusement for any who watched. They are not so seasoned campers! After a massive pizza dinner, it was time for an early night, 6am wake up in the morning. Fun!
A cruise through to Spotswood to catch the Yarra Punt and then late pizza leftover breakfast at Sandridge Surf Life Saving Club was how we began the long 2nd day. A chain needed fixing and thanks to Jacob and Dylan, Chris was soon back on his bike. Less gears available, but still pedalling. The long stretch riding took its toll on a few weary riders, but the long lunch by the bay in Mordialloc had them ready to charge onward towards Frankston. It was hot, windy and hard work, but we were very proud of the group’s effort. 34 students all aiming to achieve the 70km goal of day 2.
A relaxed afternoon by the pool for some. A few very tired staff and students looked forward to the chicken and chips dinner that took until 7.30 to be ready, but boy was it worth it. So much food! Even earlier to bed as the final day was going to be 37 degrees, so a 5am wake up was decided. Ouch, but well worth it in the end. The last day had its ups and downs with terrain as well as moods, but given the heat it was well completed and many personal limits were surpassed.
We are sure that once the tired bodies and sore legs and bottoms recover there will be a great sense of achievement felt by all who accomplished the Tour and its 210kms of fun/challenge.
Well done! Thanks to the awesome staff who have ably assisted, Mr Crawford (his last official tour before retirement), Mr Vlahos, Mr Ingleton, Adam Bryant, Tim McNiel, Mr Godfrey, Ms Usher and Ms Benson.
Hope a few of you might like to join us next year!
Claudia Aveling