Years 7 - 9 Community

May 2022

NBC Alumni discuss their journey with our Year 9s.

On Thursday May 19, four past students of Northern Bay College (and even some who go all the way back to Flinders Peak!), visited the Goldsworthy Campus for two panels with our year 9 students. These four alumni have followed diverse paths since leaving our school and discussed their careers as part of National Careers Week. Having completed their Morrisby career profiles in term one, this was a great opportunity to keep building the understanding of our year 9s as they prepare for senior school.

Our guests were Paul Rossiter (Flinders Peak), Megan Francia (Norlane High), Paul Oates (NBC) and recent graduate Samantha Wilson.

The panel was organised and run by NBC’s OurSchool Alumni Program Coordinator, Alison Meredith. Each of the panel members answered a wide range of questions from Alison and shared their current work and study lives, as well as their memories of their time as part of our school community. The diversity of their work lives, from health and safety in a meatworks, to real estate, laboratory science and business consulting at Deloitte, were fantastic examples of the rich and varied pathways on offer to our students at NBC.

The students listened attentively, asking questions about former part-time work and managing life when you are working. Advice from the alumni to do their best, to try to not sweat the small stuff and to take opportunities for part-time work to build skills really cut-through for students.

Our Year 9 Learning Community would like to thank the alumni for generously donating their time to connect with our students as they begin their steps into senior school and to Alison for organising such a great opportunity for students.

Year 7 / 8 Sports

This week, students in year 7 & 8 competed in interschool sport in the Barwon and Bellarine Division. Those sports were Netball, Football, Soccer and Badminton. Our year 7 & 8 Badminton teams both boys and girls now move on to the Western Metro regional finals. Our year 7 soccer team has also made it through to the Western Metro finals.

Congratulations to all of our students who competed, showing great team work and sportsmanship. It was amazing to see the commitment and the attitude of our students in every sport. They represented NBC with pride.

Thank you to coaches and staff members for their amazing investment towards our students.

Gaga Pits

Gaga is a fast paced, high energy sport played in an octagonal pit. The more players the better! Dubbed a kinder gentler version of dodge ball, the game is played with a soft foam ball, and combines the skills of dodging, striking, running, and jumping, while trying to hit opponents with a ball below the knees. Players need to keep moving to avoid getting hit by the ball. Fun and easy, everyone gets a serious workout.

Rules of Gaga Ball

It's super simple. Basically, we throw a bunch of players and a ball in a pit, if the ball touches you below the knee, you're out. The last one in the pit wins. Then, everyone hops back in for the next round. Games last no more than five minutes. It's fast, it's sweaty and it's really addictive. As soon as you get out, you can't wait to hop back in. That's why they're all talking about it!

Gaga pits have been installed at every P-8 campus and becoming very popluar. Below are some shots of Peacock students in action and some comments from the 7/8 students: