Out and About
Year 8 Visit to the Melbourne Zoo
Year 8 Geography classes recently visited the Melbourne Zoo in an effort to conduct fieldwork and find out a little more about tropical rainforest animals and the habitats that make up their homes.
It has been some time since all classes have been able to attend this excursion, and students were bursting with energy as a result.
The Melbourne Zoo offered a small glimpse into the lives of primates that live in tropical environments of the Congo and Borneo, and many other animals that make tropical environments their home – Sumatran tigers, cassowaries, butterflies and Indonesian elephants helped to make up a compliment of tropically based animals.
Students were made aware of the impact that palm oil is having on animal habitat, particularly in Borneo and Sumatra, through an insightful zoo education program. They learned about monoculture, deforestation and the side-effects of consumers supporting unsustainable palm oil production.
Thank you to Mr Brendan McKinnon for making the time to organise the fieldwork excursions and the educational talks with Zoos Victoria educational staff.
Mrs Cheryl Hodgson
Head of Geography
Year 12 Excursion to Consulate-General of Japan
Students participated in the cultural seminar and learned Japanese Pop Culture. After the seminar, students went to have Japanese lunch at Miyako Japanese restaurant at Southbank.
You can see the Obento box, which is called “Sushi and Sashimi Teishoku”. Our new assistant teacher Ms Mirei Suzuki had “Teriyaki Salmon Teishoku” and “Yuzu Soda” for lunch. Students learned how to use chopsticks and Japanese meal time etiquette at the restaurant.
Students had a great experience at Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne and enjoyed having delicious healthy Japanese lunch!
State Constitutional Convention 2022
Congratulations to Year 10 students; Molly Flanders, Katelyn Helwig and Rosie Thompson, who represented Frankston High School at the Victorian Secondary Schools’ Parliamentary Convention on Wednesday 18 May at Parliament House in Melbourne.
The topic for the day was 'Should the Victorian Government retain judge alone trials for indictable offences post COVID?'.
The girls took the opportunity to share their views on the topic in small groups and within the chamber of the lower house. This meant standing up in front of the 100 delegates from other schools in the Legislative Assembly, using the microphones our parliamentarians use and following Parliamentary protocol.
Molly, Katelyn and Rosie represented Frankston High School exceptionally well with other teachers commenting on their excellent contributions. I wish them luck in their applications for the National Convention to be held in Canberra next year.
Mrs Cindy Bryant
Legal Studies Teacher
Southern Grampians (Gariwerd) Year 11 OED Camp
Recently, the two Unit 1&2 Outdoor Education classes undertook their first camp in the Southern Grampians. After a very early departure from school at 5.00am, we were greeted with blue skies and high vibes while climbing to the summit of Mount William (Duwul), which is the highest peak in the Grampians. We quickly learnt the importance of teamwork and mateship - climbing up and down the steep mountains of a grade 4 (difficulty out of 5) hike teaches those skills well! After a mentally and physically exhausting Day 1, hiking 7.8kms, we were relieved to reach First Wannon Hiker Campsite. We excitedly learned that we would be camping inside a cloud because of the height of the mountain. Despite the rain, we set up our tarps and got cooking dinner on our trangias, gladly going to bed soon after.
Day 2 began with discussions about equipment, due to the many people who were affected by the rain the previous night. One tarp had a big puddle of water on top of it and many people’s belongings had become soaked. Despite this challenge, everybody maintained a positive mindset throughout the morning. We began nice and early, walking along the Major Mitchell Plateau. Unfortunately, the beautiful view was shrouded by cloud, but it was so surreal to walk along rock with nothing but cloud surrounding us. Beyond the plateau, the track was a series of constant up and downs on wet, unsecure, slippery rocks. Many people struggled, yet the challenge didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits, with constant chatter and a little bit of singing Disney songs providing some fun entertainment and distraction. After a 13.6km hike, we reached Jimmy Creek Campground. We set up camp and cooked our dinners, then we had time to reflect on the camp so far and have fun with our friends around a fire. It was a magical evening, looking up at the sky, seeing shooting stars as we went to bed.
Day 3 began early in the dark. We silently packed up camp, feeling ready to return to the comfort of the bus. We could see the pretty pink sunrise through the trees as we walked the 5.6kms to Jimmy Creek Road, where the bus was parked. On our way out of the Grampians, we stopped at Brambuk Cultural Centre. Although we couldn’t go inside to learn about the interesting cultures and practises of the Djab Wurrung and the Jardwardjali people, it was amazing to read some of the information signs around the building and talk about the scar tree that was a quick walk away.
The camp was an amazing experience. We are so grateful to have been able to grow as people, overcoming challenges we didn’t think we could, inspired by our peers and our teachers. Thank you to the incredible staff who made our camps so enjoyable - Miss Sarah Wallace, Dylan Garrett, Oliver Garrett, Mr Aaron Jackson, Mrs Georgia Tierney, Mr Josh Smith, and Liam Wishart. We are all so grateful!
Hannah Bingham
Year 10
Year 12 Business Management Excursion
On Monday 9 May, the Year 12 Business Management students were presented with the wonderful chance to observe the operations area of management in the real-world thanks to the tour of their factory by Yakult. This tour was tailored to go hand in hand with our study design, which meant it was perfect for us to absorb and apply knowledge vital to business management. We were able to witness first-hand how a manufacturing business produces goods from their inputs to processes to outputs. It was also very beneficial to see how a business renowned for showing excellent Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) manages to reduce wastage and improve their processes (improving efficiency and effectiveness) whilst also being environmentally and socially cautious. Overall, the excursion was a superb learning opportunity. Many thanks to the business management teachers who organised this sensational experience for us all.
Itija Gorelick
Year 12 Business Management student