Recent Events
Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Challenge
On May 25th, 13 students represented the school at round 2 of the Victorian HPV (Human Powered Vehicles) in our 2 cars, Blue Thunder and Interceptor. This was a 6 hour race held at the Kilsyth Driver Training Centre. Students take turns driving the car completing laps of the circuit before returning to the pits after about 30 minutes to change drivers. This was the first time this track had been used for HPV racing and so represented a new challenge to all our team. The track is narrower and shorter than the other tracks we race on and everybody found it was like racing in peak hour traffic. Thankfully the driving skills of all the team members shone through with both cars circulating all day without incident. They knew where to position themselves on the track so that they could pass or be passed without causing an accident, something that could not be said of many of the 100 other teams.
The teams were;
Blue Thunder – Liam Smith, Allie Trives, Jackson Woosnam, Isaac Brown, Rory Brooker and Shona Donald.
Interceptor – Cadence Pang, Martin Kong, Saxon Alcorn, Lewis Brown, Ainsley Guthrie, Julian Guthrie and Angus Donald.
Thank-you to all the parents who came along and assisted with running the team.
Our next race is a 12 hour race at Casey Fields, which will involve 5 hours of night driving, on August 3rd. Save the date as we will need a full complement of drivers (8 per car) to get to the end of the race.
Training will resume again on Friday afternoons at the start of Term 3.
Mr. Gary Smith
Academic Staff
Richglen Olive Estate Excursion
On Tuesday 4th June, Students from the Year 11 Food Studies class went on an excursion to Richglen Olive Estate. The VCE Food Studies were fortunate to have one on one masterclass with Ros Vodusek. Students picked some Kalamata olives learning about the process in which they are picked. Students then marinated some already pickled olives with dried herbs and spices, tailoring them to their liking. We tempered chocolate and made some gourmet chocolate bars. The girls made persimmon cakes with one of the head bakers of Richglen and then gave a hand to the farm hands over at the sheep yards who were marking lambs. It was a lovely day topped off with a light lunch prepared by the students in the kitchen with a pot of tea.
Ms. Hannah Forrest
Academic Staff
Year 7 Science Excursion
Over the last week of term, both Year 7A & 7B classes went on an excursion to the bush near Thompsons Beach. As part of their Habitats and Interactions unit of work, students have studied various ecosystems within the bush setting. Some students found organisms in the short grassed area beside the track, another group of students had a large mature tree situated in their plot. Over the next few lessons, students will consider what type of organisms were found in the various environments, and why they like to make their home there. They will think about the type of ground cover, or another shelter there are for the animals, what their environment would look like at a different time or year, or even different time of day.
Mrs. Carolyn White
Academic Staff
Refugee Week Celebrations
On Tuesday the 18th June students in Year 8 attended the Moira Shire Refugee Week celebrations at Cobram Community House. Refugee Week provides an opportunity for the Australian public to celebrate the courage, resilience and valuable contributions made by refugees to the Australian society. We were fortunate enough to see a screening of ’Thon Thon’s Journey’, a story about by a young boy from Sudan who, after after walking 1,000 miles as a 12 year old and living for 14 years in a refugee camp, was eventually settled in Australia. We were able to meet Thon Thon in person and listen to him further elaborate on his life as a refugee. The students then enjoyed morning tea which included a Sudanese treat baked by Thon Thon.
Ms. Shea Doyle
Head of Anglican Identity
Badminton
On Friday, June 21, the Cobram and Strathmerton Badminton groups combined for a doubles tournament. Cobram Anglican Grammar School was well represented in the 64 competitors that played on the night. Thank you to Margaret Watson for a well organized event.
Cobram AGS students involved in badminton are:
Junior C boys: Maddix Kong – Runner up. Cohen Pang - Participation
Junior C girls: Jessica Voeurn - Participation
Junior B boys: Cedric Pang - Winner
Junior B girls: Kirrily Hooper – Participation
Junior A girls: Melissa Voeurn – Runner Up. Regan Rouse, Abigail Brooker, Scout Kernaghan - Participation
B grade girls: Emily Orsida, Ainsley Guthrie – Participation
B grade boys: Amer Khairudin – Winner. Lachlan Rouse, Rory Brooker - Participation
B reserve boys: James Hooper – Runner Up. Jett Robbins, Joshua Orsida, Nathan Gossayn, Xavier Greatorex, Jordan Su – Participation.
A reserve girls: Cadence pang – Winner. Natasha Smith – Runner Up
A girls: Lauren White – Winner. Hannah Logie – Runner Up. Emma Nolan, Grace Stillard, Ally Trives, Meghan Gossayn – Participation.
A reserve boys: Liam Smith – Winner. Martin Kong – Runner Up. Ethan Smith – Participation.
A boys: Carlo Ditchon – Winner. Bailey White – Runner Up. Shem Swoffer – Participation.
Mrs. Carolyn White
Academic Staff
VCE Food Studies and Physical Education Excursion to Deakin University
On Monday the 24th of June students from VCE Food Studies and VCE Physical Education visited Deakin University in Burwood to participate in a variety of practical laboratory activities. The Phys Ed students participated in two sessions which saw them undertake a variety of testing including an aerobic capacity assessment using the VO2 Max testing regime and an anaerobic capacity assessment, the 10 second power test. In the afternoon session, students analysed several foundational resistance training exercises including the smith machine squat using the GymAware software package and the bench press. They also evaluated their vertical jump performance using force plates.
The Food Studies group explored methods of sensory evaluation. Students were in a Food Science laboratory where they sampled a number of foods, including various forms of banana; freeze dried, fresh and heat dried. Students prepared 4 different foods in groups including, green tea, gravy, pink lemonade and hot chocolate. Students prepared variations of these with differing amounts of sugar, strength and colour. Students then administered their food samples in a professional taste testing booth where the recipients evaluated the samples and ranked them in order of preference. We reflected on how appearance of foods can alter our perception of taste. We then concluded with a grand tour of the facilities at Deakin, including a visit to their largest Lecture theatre (seating 700 students), 24hr library, on campus accommodation and various cafes.
Ms. Shea Doyle
Head of Anglican Identity
Miss Hannah Forrest
Academic Staff
Year 5/6 Camp
The Year 5 and 6 classes were very excited to head off on a 3 day camp to Ballarat on Wednesday, May 26. Students were accompanied by Mr Watkins, Mr Davis, Mr Brown, Ms Leonard and Mrs Post. The students stayed in Ballarat at The Miners Reatreat while participating in a range of activities in Ballarat, Sovereign Hill and Bendigo.
Student Reflections:
Last week the year 5\6 classes went to Ballarat for school camp. On the first day (Wednesday) we Drove down and went to the Eureka Museum and learned about the original eureka flag. We did a lot of different activities and had a good time with our groups. After that we went to our cabins at the miners retreat motel and settled in. We had dinner and then we went disco bowling. At disco bowling everything white was glowing and everyone was losing their voices by the end of the night. It was fun and exciting. We had lots of fun in the snow and we would love to go back to Ballarat again.
By Abigail Brooker
5\6P
On Thursday, we went to Sovereign Hill. There was a ton of things to do there. I think everyone’s favourite place was the Browns Confectionary lolly shop. There were a lot of other things to do, like candle dipping and horse and cart riding. We were split up into different groups for the day one of my favourite group activities was the Education Session. We got to experience what it was like to be a child living during the Gold Rush. We got dressed up in olden style clothes and wrote with ink. There was a time in between activities where we could explore the shops and waste our money on lollies and other stuff. Everyone really enjoyed it and we all had a fabulous time.
Regan Rouse
5/6D
Sadly Friday came, it was the last day of camp but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t fun. We travelled to Bendigo which took about 1 hour. When we got there we split into two groups. The first thing our group did was go into the gold mine. Our tour guide Georg was really fun and explained everything very well. After the tour we went gold panning, some people found a few flakes of gold but sadly it wasn’t enough to become rich. Then we went on the talking tram tour, it was very fun and taught us a lot about the history of Bendigo. Then we had to go home we were all sad to leave but excited to see our families again.
Helena Zito
5/6L
Year 8 Camp
Year 8 camp started on arrival at Happy Valley Resort near Myrtleford last Wednesday. We started our activities with rock climbing and abseiling. Some people started off on the easy climb, while others opted for the more difficult climbs. When we got to the top, we could abseil down the other side. Some of us even trained as belayers and assisted others climbing the walls. After dinner and some free time, we walked up to the firepit and outdoor gathering area for a campfire, toasted marshmallows and a game of ‘Truth or Dare’. On Thursday we started with a fire-making challenge in groups (and with matches), so the race was on to get a billy of water boiling as fast as possible. After that, we stayed in our groups and went bush with several challenges. Firstly we had to make our own fire again, and then cook lunch which included sausages, potatoes, carrots, bread, eggs and cake. We came up with different ways of cooking and had to problem-solve what technique would work best. We also had to make a stretcher, which we then trialed later in a race, and come up with a group catch-cry. Once all this was done we had to present our cry to the other groups and timed our stretcher bearing capabilities. Once our fires were extinguished and camp nice and clean, we completed a low and high ropes course. After dinner was bush dancing which was fun! We also played hide and seek in the dark of night. On our last day at camp, we had the opportunity to jump of a 7 or 10 meter pole, complete vertical obstacle courses of varying difficulties, slide down the vertical slide or ride the 300m long flying-fox. Everyone took the opportunity to challenge themselves in some way during camp, which gave us newfound confidence. Thanks to Tom and Jess for their hospitality, and Mr. O’Dwyer and Mrs. White for being part of this experience.
Mrs. Carolyn White
Academic Staff
Year 9 Camp
A camp report will be published in the next edition of The Crier.
