Student Achievements

STATE CROSS COUNTRY - Congratulations Jasmine Hamilton and Eric Trinkle

Jasmine and Eric represented WHSC in the School Sport Victoria State Cross Country Championships on Thursday 14th of July and achieved amazing results:

Eric - 14th place in 20Yr 5000m with a time of 17:22.56

Jasmine - 46th place in 16Yr 3000m with a time of 14:05.49

Congratulations to both of them! 

Maths Report - Well Done Algebra 101! 

Wakakirri National Dance Competition

Wakakirri is well underway for 2022! Wakakirri is a national dance competition and the largest performing arts event for schools throughout Australia. It is a 3-7 minute performance created by a group of students that theatrically tells a story using a combination of dancing, creative movement, and acting to pre-recorded music. 

Throughout Term 3, students are working with two of our VCE Dance students, Chloe K of Year 11 and Lachie P of Year 12, to create a large group performance involving participants from across all year levels. 

The piece will be filmed and entered into the video stream of the competition in August. 

ABBEY NOVAK 

STEM LEADER 

Victorian High-Ability Program (VHAP) 

The Victorian High-Ability Program (VHAP) is for high-ability students in Years 5-8, at all Victorian State Schools. This is part of the State Government’s $60.2 million investment in the new Student Excellence Program.

VHAP consists of ten-week online courses in Mathematics and English for both Primary and Secondary levels. Students engage in synchronous Webex classes with their teachers. They can also engage with the course material on VSV Online outside of class time.

The program began in Term 4 of 2020 and will continue through to Term 4 of 2022. By the end of 2022, it is expected that 48,000 students will participate in this exciting new challenge and extension program.

The VHAP classroom provides students with the opportunity to:

• explore and express their ideas freely
• make their own decisions about their work
• be inspired and challenged by each other
• gain confidence in their choices and abilities
• feel excited by their learning.

In the VHAP English course, we explore links between reality and fiction by observing the 

world around us and our journeys into fictional worlds. VHAP English empowers students by cultivating confidence and a willingness to take academic risks.

In the VHAP Maths course, students embrace the “why” of maths, not just the “what”. Students and teachers dive into the philosophical implications of mathematical topics.

There are opportunities for differentiation within the course. Students can choose to work at a pace comfortable for them or be extended.

VHAP promotes the development of key skills such as teamwork, collaboration and resilience. The program is a safe space for high-ability students to stretch their wings, encounter change and challenge, and confront fears around making “mistakes.”

Students learn how to Build a Robot! 

We are always looking for ways to promote independent learning and growth here at WHSC. This often means that a hands-on approach is of the most benefit to learning a new skill such as building a ROBOT!