From the Principal

Sporting Champions

At the School Sport Victoria Secondary Track & Field Championships held at Lakeside Stadium in October four GEC students represented the school with distinction.

Congratulations to the following students who achieved outstanding results at the recent All School Athletics Championships. 

• Seif El Shorbagy, Year 7, won silver in the hammer and bronze in the javelin
• William Wong, Year 8, won gold in 90m Hurdles and in 200m Hurdles setting a new state record
• Haddi El Shorbagy, Year 9, won gold in the shot put, silver in the javelin and bronze  in the discus

All three have qualified for the all school national final in Perth. 

Also competing in Perth representing GEC at the Nitro Athletics are:

• Cameron McCutcheon - long jump, 60m sprint
• Jay Trickey  - Relay
• Liam Mischel - Relay, 800m

Congratulations to Chloe Kaufman who came 6th in the Girls 14 Discus Throw.

We will make arrangements for students to watch their events in the PAC.  We are very proud of all the students competing and wish them all the very best.

Transition

We will commence our 2020 timetable on Monday 2nd December.  Students going into Years 11 and 12 in 2020 will have one week of transition classes.  They will receive documents relating to each subject and its expectations and preparation that should be completed prior to returning next year.

Students going into Years 8 – 10  in 2020 will have two weeks of transition classes. 

In the final week of the school year we will run an alternate program.

Prior to transition commencing, Year 12 2020 students will participate in the process for nominating for School Captain.  All other student leadership positions will be determined during transition.

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 2020 scholarships is Friday 29th November 2019.

Grounds Development

Oval Redevelopment:  This week we will finalise the plans for the oval redevelopment and prepare to go to tender.   

Outdoor Learning Area:  This week we will meet with the architects who will manage the redevelopment of the currently unused area adjacent to the Biology and Chemistry classrooms.

Kitchen Garden: We will begin to plan our kitchen garden to be developed near the Food Technology area.  I am very grateful to have David Southwick, MP, assist us in getting started.  He has organised for Jane Edmanson, gardening expert, to come to Glen Eira College to discuss the garden and planting.

We need someone to tidy up some existing garden beds and mulch our garden in preparation for the summer.  If you know anyone who may be interested in this employment opportunity,  please let me know.

Sheereen Kindler

Principal