Academic Activities

Visual Arts Wrap-up 2022

With classes back onsite this year at HPSC, the visual arts students had the opportunity to develop and refine their art-making skills without lockdown interruptions. As a tribute to their hard work and productivity we present this photo gallery of artworks created in the art rooms and school grounds. This selection of work is created by Enhance elective and VCE Studio Arts students. Most murals shown are still in production except for the multi-coloured heart which was completed in Term 3. Intended meanings for the heart mural include diversity, creativity and unity, fitting for its location on the exterior of the art rooms. 

We look forward to seeing more creative student work in 2023 and to sharing it with the HPSC community.

M.Fee

VEX State Championship

On Saturday 12th November our senior VEX team, Rushil, Alex and Mack competed in the VEX State Championships at Copperfield College in Sydneham. After facing a challenging season they entered this really well prepared and had their robot ready for competition. With some engaging and clever fame strategy and Rushil's improved driving skills, they quickly climbed to 5th place in the rankings, securing a place in the finals. The finals saw them pitted against a highly experienced team who had the highest goal scoring robot of the season and this ended their chances of making the National Competition. The HP team demonstrated great sporting spirit and were a credit to our school. Well done!

SBAT Cert II Horticulture

Congratulations to our SBAT students who successfully completed a Certificate II Horticulture!

The students have worked extremely hard throughout the year, completing garden projects around the school with the major project being the Doctors in Schools garden.

Students presented ELT earlier in the year with a landscaping plan and successfully finished planting out the garden during term 4 which looks fantastic!

Thank you to the Horticulture trainers Craig and Mel from National Foods Institute for supporting our students throughout the year.

Formula One Incursion!

On Tuesday our year 8-10 students participated in the Flat Out Formula One Incursion where they made an almost full scale formula one racing car!

Working from detailed construction plans, each Formula 1 team had to rally their collective skills to turn a ‘flat-pack’ kit of materials into the ultimate cardboard driving machine and at the same time, create human-horsepower aiming for perfect synchronisation!

The session culminated in a HPSC Grand Prix where our teams tested their cars and raced to be the winner!

ABCN Scholarship

Mohadeessa Khidri of year 11 was one of the successful recipients of the ABCN (Australian Business community Network) scholarship. This amazing program provides both financial support for 3 years and a mentor to support Mohadeessa in her  education, future career and general supports. 

The presentation ceremony took place the Rialto on 22nd November ,  9 students from Melbourne were awarded their official scholarship paperwork and certificate.  The program includes:

• one-on-one support with a mentor from ABCN’s network of corporate partners to help develop workplace skills, growth mindsets, aspirations and connections
• $7000 amortised across the three-year program to assist with educational expenses and help alleviate financial hardship in their homes
• targeted focus on transition from school to tertiary education
• workplace access and exposure to the corporate environment

We congratulate Mohadeessa on her amazing achievement and wish her all the best for this program! 

HeadStart at HPSC

Amelia James is a proud Koorie student who has successfully completed VCAL this year, this has also included a Cert 3 in Business. As part of the Headstart Program, Amelia has been working with NAB as a teller and has recently received a promotion. Amelia now works in the area of Business Accounts, Personal Loans and is setting her sights on in the future working as a Home Loan Specialist. 

Congratulations Amelia we are very proud of you!     

To learn more about the HeadStart program, speak to our friendly careers team.

Extension and Enrichment Writing Program 

Last Thursday we held a showcase to celebrate the work of our Extension and Enrichment Writing Program students. Throughout the year, our EEWP students have written articles, poems, designed advertisements, participated in the 'write a book in a day challenge', and much more! Parents, carers and staff were invited to the showcase where students were able to explain their work and later received certificates to recognize their efforts in the program.

Well done to all our EEWP students and congratulations on your completion of the program!

Victorian High Ability Program Update

The program enters its fourth year of operation at HPSC next year. To end this year, Mr Mahon and Ms Powles wish to extend our congratulations to the following two groups of students at Hampton Park Secondary College:

Congratulations to the students who completed the program this term:

Maceon Armstrong

Akasha Vitale

Mohammad Mahdi Amini

Zainab Yadgar

Kavin Guduru

Shasta Mithi Dio

Zeba Mohseni

We also congratulate the students below who have been given a place in the program for term 1 of 2023:

Well done to every one of these students!

Ms Powles

VHAP Practice Leader