Senior School
I would like to welcome back 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.
A special welcome to the Senior School Administration team:
Mr Simon Cameron (Senior Sub School Leader and Year 12 Coordinator)
Mrs Ellen D’Ambra (Year 11 Coordinator)
Ms Nicole Filippou (Assistant Year 12 Coordinator )
Mr Con Neratzoglou (Assistant Year 11 Coordinator)
Mrs Carolyn Walsh (Careers Coordinator)
Ms Kirsten Bakker (Student Wellbeing Coordinator)
Mr Pat Keane (Senior Resource Centre Coordinator)
Ms Mindy Fischer (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 administration team.
Welcome to Simon Cameron
We welcome Mr Simon Cameron to Frankston High School as our new head of the Senior Sub School and Year 12 Coordinator.
Mr Cameron is very experienced in overseeing student programs and pathways with Middle and Senior school students at two previous schools in similar Leading Teacher positions. Simon also has a strong background in the Sports and Recreation industry. He is looking forward to working with all members of the school community to continue Frankston High School’s reputation as a high performing school of academic excellence.
Outstanding VCE Results
I would like to congratulate the Class of 2014 on their outstanding VCE results. In particular, congratulations to Daniel Benjamin who was the DUX of Year 12 with an ATAR of 98.75. Daniel has our sincere best wishes as he embarks on his university studies – a degree in Arts/Law at Monash University. Congratulations to Nikola Guzys McAuliffe who received the Caltex Best All Rounder award, based on her outstanding VCE results and leadership in the school community.
In addition, there were four perfect study scores of 50: Daniel Benjamin in English and Business Management, Caitlin Little in Outdoor and Environmental Studies and Maria Veresova in Russian. This is an outstanding achievement.
Congratulations to the following students who received the top study score in these subject areas:
ACCOUNTING: Bailey Sykes
ART: Rhianna Stuchbery and Georgia Tuckett
BIOLOGY: Cassandra Kennedy
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Daniel Benjamin
CHEMISTRY: Cassandra Kennedy
PRODUCT DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY: Bailey Smith
ENGLISH: Daniel Benjamin
ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE: Maria Veresova
FOOD TECHNOLOGY: Savannah Brennan
FRENCH: Finley Angus and Nikola Guzys McAuliffe
FURTHER MATHEMATICS: Bailey Sykes
GEOGRAPHY: Hazel Altundal and Rhiannon Steward
HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Rebecca Wallace
HISTORY REVOLUTIONS: Jordan Hay, Morgan Jenkins and Romain Kinivuwai
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: APPLICATIONS: Luke Burrows
JAPANESE: Sean Sakamoto and Shona Sbogar
LANGUAGE: CHINESE FIRST LANGUAGE: Yingrui Zhang
LANGUAGE: RUSSIAN: Maria Veresova
LEGAL STUDIES: Chris Hill, Daniel Benjamin and Olivia Wood
LITERATURE : Nikola Guzys McAuliffe
MATHEMATICAL METHODS (CAS): Kevin Zhu, Jia Wei Wu and Dan Talbot
MEDIA STUDIES: Maria Veresova
MUSIC SOLO PERFORMANCE: Tim Farrell
OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: Caitlin Little
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Jessica Bottomley and Bethany James
PHYSICS: Dan Talbot
PSYCHOLOGY: Lauren Abercrombie
STUDIO ART: Bridget Petry
SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS: Dan Talbot
SPORT AND RECREATION VET: Bethany James
VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN: Elizabeth Simpson
The following students are to be congratulated on achieving outstanding ATAR scores:
Daniel Benjamin, Nikola Guzys McAuliffe, Maria Veresova, Rebecca Wallace, Cassandra Kennedy, Tianna Wills, Gabriel Robinson, Kristian Susanj, Matthew Blaak, Megan Runacres, James Abercrombie, Xu Chen, Dan Talbot, Sebastian Farchioni, Jiawei Wu.
These 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 Coordinator, the Year 11 and Year 12 Coordinators, the Chaplain, the Senior Resource Centre and Mrs McIver and Ms Fischer.
Senior School Parent Information Night
We have a very important parent information night that we would like you to note in your calendars.
It will be held on Monday, 16 February in the senior presentation area at 7pm. Issues such as VCE 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.
Our parent information nights are invaluable and I look forward to seeing parents at this information night.
Monash (Peninsula Education Precinct) Scholarships
Congratulations to Tia Cant Gibson and Abram Poznanski who have been awarded this scholarship in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated passion for study. Each scholarship has a monetary value of $500.00.
Year 12 Motivation Day
All Year 12 students attended a Motivation Day on Friday 6 February at Monash University, Peninsula Campus.
The agenda included: Motivational Speaker (Tristan Millar), Principal’s Address, Elevate “Study Sensi” presentation, Elevate “Time Management” presentation, careers session and a Year 12 Q and A panel.
Thank you to Ms Filippou and Mr Cameron for the organisation of this day.
Impressive Start to the Year
It has been an excellent start to the 2015 school year. The students are 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 the 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”.