Andrew Chisholm

Assistant Principal

Dear Parents and Students,

The past fortnight has seen much activity as our orientation program has been in full swing. Our Year 10 and  Year 11 students have been able to get a 'head start' on their courses for 2019 by familiarising themselves with study designs, background material and assessment regimens. All students will have some tasks to complete over the break in order to better prepare themselves for the 2019 academic year. These tasks are to be finished by the first day of Term 1, which is Wednesday 30 January 2019.

Year 12 Results and Change of Preferences

Students completing Year 12 subjects were able to access their results from last  Friday. We hope all of our Year 12 students have achieved results that match or exceed their expectations and enable them to access the courses that they desire in 2019. 

Representatives from all faculties at Monash University will be in attendance at JMSS on the morning of Tuesday 18th December to assist students who may want to change their VTAC preferences. We will also have our careers and pathways staff available if students and parents wish to discuss any aspect of the tertiary selection process. It is worth noting that change of preference closes on Wednesday 19 December at 12.00pm.

University Extension Awards

Last week I was privileged to attend the Monash University Extension Awards Evening at the Monash Caulfield campus.

This year we had students enrolled in six different first year university subjects and students were awarded certificates to celebrate successful completion of these very demanding subjects. The top student in each extension subject was also recognised with a special award and remarkably the top students in 3 of these subjects were JMSS students. Congratulations to the following students who were the top of their respective studies: Reena Zelenkova in Biomedical Science, Nick Adshead in Physics, and Angie Frentiu in Chemistry. 

JMSS School Magazine

Finally I would like to congratulate Mrs Melanie Wetherall and her student team on their efforts in completing a superb school magazine this year.

Each year the magazine gets better and better and I would recommend perusing this edition to get a sense of all of the amazing events and achievements that have characterised the 2018 JMSS year.

I would like to wish all members of the JMSS community a safe and relaxing festive period and look forward to seeing you all in 2019

Andrew Chisholm

Assistant Principal

John Monash Science School