Senior School News
Welcome back to all Students, Parents and Staff.
I look forward to another successful year working with our teachers and students to further improve the learning outcomes of our Senior School students.
I would particularly like to welcome our new Principal, Mr Andrew Batchelor, to Frankston High School. Mr Batchelor has a wealth of experience in education and leadership and we look forward to working with him and introducing a number of initiatives to improve our teaching and learning program.
A special welcome to the Senior School Leadership Team:
Ms Carla Caminiti (Year 12 Coordinator)
Mrs Ellen D’Ambra (Year 11 Coordinator)
Mr Joel Treyvaud (Assistant Year 12 Coordinator)
Mr Paul Don (Assistant Year 11 Coordinator)
Mrs Sharon Bourne (Careers Practitioner)
Ms Kirsten Bakker (Student Wellbeing Coordinator)
Mrs Sharon Koning (International Student Coordinator)
Mrs Rhonda Gifford (Senior Office Manager)
Mrs Carolyn McIver (Senior Coordination Assistant and VET Administrator)
If you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to contact any member of the team.
OUTSTANDING VCE RESULTS
I would like to congratulate the Class of 2020 on their outstanding VCE results. In particular, congratulations to our DUX, Ben Fiala, with an ATAR of 98.7. Ben has our sincere best wishes as he commences his studies - Bachelor of Science Advanced Research at Monash (majoring in Maths and Physics).
In addition congratulations to Charlotte Thompson who achieved a perfect study score of 50 in Biology. This is an outstanding achievement.
Our results are a reflection of the excellent teachers at Frankston High School. I am full of admiration for the professionalism, motivation and commitment shown by our teachers in ensuring all students maximise their learning outcomes.
I would also like to acknowledge the outstanding support and opportunities given to our Year 12 students by the Careers Practitioner, the Year 11 and Year 12 Coordinators, the International Student Coordinator, Wellbeing Coordinator, Senior Office Manager and Senior Coordination Assistant and VET Administrator. In particular, I would like to highlight the endless hours of work and support that Mrs Sharon Bourne, our Careers Practitioner, has provided to our Year 12 students over the summer holiday period.
SENIOR SCHOOL PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT (subject to Covid-19 access restrictions)
We have a very important parent information night that we would like you to note in your calendars.
It will be held at 7.00pm on Monday 15 February in the Senior Presentation Space. Issues such as VCE/VCAL requirements, assessment, study scores, tertiary selection and parent support will be discussed. The evening is tailored to assist parents of all Year 11 and Year 12 students undertaking VCE and VCAL.
Our parent information nights are invaluable and I look forward to seeing parents at this information night.
YEAR 12 MOTIVATION DAY
All Year 12 students will attend a Motivation Day on Friday 5 February at Monash University, Peninsula Campus.
The agenda includes: Motivational Speaker, Principal’s Address, Elevate “Study Sensi” presentation, Elevate “Time Management” presentation, careers session and a Year 12 Q and A panel.
Thank you to Mr Joel Treyvaud and Ms Carla Caminiti for the organisation of this day.
IMPRESSIVE START TO THE YEAR
It has been an excellent start to the 2021 school year. The students were motivated and focused and it is pleasing to hear so many positive comments from teachers on their classes. Teachers have been very impressed with the students’ work ethic in completing homework set during the early commencement week. Students in Senior School should be completing 2-3 hours of homework each night. Students should also be consistently revising their class notes on a regular basis in preparation for assessments. Overall, it has been an outstanding commencement to the term and I sincerely thank all teachers, students and parents for all of their efforts.
I look forward to the year ahead as we continue on our journey of learning, reflecting the school’s vision “together we become purposeful learners”.
Ms Helen Wilson
Senior School Principal