9-12 Community News
It has been another busy period in the 9-12 Community.
Exploring careers has been a focus for students in the last two weeks, with several events of interest.
Year 9 students travelled to Shepparton for the Careers Day Out, beginning their investigations into careers pathways. A highlight of the day was an inspirational and uplifting keynote speech about mental health and other topics from legendary AFL quadruple premiership coach, Alastair Clarkson.
Year 10 students have been preparing for their Mock Interviews, where they will practice their job interview skills with local employers and business professionals. The interviews will take place next Monday, with students having prepared their CVs and application letters for a range of job advertisements. Thursday will see the Year 10s make their way to Bendigo for the Tomorrow Bound Careers Expo, an education, training and careers day with information about courses, pathways and employment opportunities throughout the City of Greater Bendigo and beyond.
The culmination of the College’s Careers Investigation program is the Urban Experience, which the Year 11 students enjoyed last week. The purpose of the trip is to allow students to explore potential career and further study options and to familiarise themselves with the CBD of Melbourne, using the public transport network and visiting significant cultural attractions.
The trip started on Wednesday with visits to the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University and Bendigo Regional Institute of Technology (BRIT), where students were introduced to a variety of career, study and accommodation opportunities.
Heading to Melbourne, students completed scavenger hunts as they made their way through the CBD, took in the sights of Melbourne from the Eureka Tower Skydeck and then enjoyed a generous dinner of pizza, pasta, chicken and salads in Lygon Street. The Lygon Street gelati and yoghurt bars provided delicious desserts to finish the night with.
Thursday saw the group taking to the tram network, dropping into the Queen Victoria Market, before learning about the sacrifices of war at the Shrine of Remembrance, where students were honoured to learn aspects of the proud history of Australian servicemen and women. The Melbourne Arts precinct along St Kilda Road and the laneways of the city provided students with some colourful memories and images for their social media before students attended the Sealife Aquarium or the Lume Van Gogh exhibition. The students were offered the opportunity to boost the retail economy and then shared in an affirming service at St Francis' Church in the city. Chinatown provided the venue for another delicious meal, with icecreams providing energy after a long day of trams and tramping through the CBD.
Friday gave students the chance to consider their pathways and to explore career and study options at the Victorian Careers Expo. This event rounded out a busy and fulfilling trip.
The Years 9/10 Agriculture/Horticulture class saw chicken egg production up close this week when they were lucky enough to have a tour of Jen's Hens. The students got to see the processing shed, the rearing shed, the chicken paddocks and the feed mill. They also asked plenty of questions so they have all the information they need to complete their 'Animal Systems' assignment.
The Resilience Project continues to be a focus across the school. TRP also provides valuable resources for parents and at the following links:
Practical ideas for families to embed gratitude into their daily routines, as well as a link to the new look TRP@HOME!
Supporting Parents & Carers
Free online support for the whole school community with TRP@HOME
Practise feeling happier anytime, anywhere with TRP@HOME! This online hub is filled with inspiration and fun activities for kids, teens, adults and parents to build resilience and improve wellbeing.
As the cooler weather sets in, we provide some reminders about our expectations around uniform. Our uniform should be ‘neat, clean and complete’. Hoodies or puffer jackets are not part of our College uniform and students are not permitted to wear long sleeve shirts under the College uniform. Recently, some students have been wearing white socks. These are not part of the uniform, unless they are worn with the summer school dress.
There are still many students wearing black runners. Black, leather, polishable school shoes are the correct shoes to be worn with the academic uniform.
Navy socks are to be worn with the sports uniform.
Many students are still wearing sports shorts or track pants as part of the academic uniform. The sports shorts have both logos embroidered on them. The academic pants have only the banner. If students are out of uniform, please note that students will be given a detention.
Along with our uniform expectations, we also ask students and families to be aware of our expectations around jewellery and grooming. The following items of jewellery may be worn - one watch, up to two sets of ear studs or sleepers (no pendant earrings), one simple necklace, one bracelet and one simple ring. A simple necklace is defined as a fine chain which may have a simple cross or equivalent. Chokers, heavy metallic pendants, leather neckwear and anklets are not permitted. Headbands, ribbons and scarves should be navy blue or burgundy. For piercings (other than ears), a small clear stud should be worn. Any form of undershirt / singlet / boxer shorts cannot be visible. Excessive make-up, coloured nail polish, fake nails, fake eyelashes and extreme hair colour are not permitted. Tattoos should not be visible.
Michelle Downie Brad Downie
9-12 Community Leader 9-12 Community Leader
Wellbeing & Community Student Learning and Professional Practice
Year 12 Literature Hamlet Excursion
On 10th May, the Year 12 Literature students travelled to The Melbourne Arts Centre to watch The Belle Shakespeare Company perform Hamlet by William Shakespeare. This was a contemporary presentation of this classic play and something which will contribute to the students understanding of 'literary adaptations' and their analysis of Shakespeare in Unit 4.
Famous quotes from Hamlet: “To be or not to be, that is the question” [ACT IIIScene 1] and “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him” [ACT V Scene 1).
Thank you to Denise Stewart and Dylan Coombs for attending this excursion.