Senior School

YEAR 10 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING – WEDNESDAY 13 JULY 2016

I am looking forward to meeting Year 10 Parents at our information evening on Wednesday 13 July in the senior school.  The evening will commence at 6:30pm and parents and students are most welcome to attend.  The purpose of the evening is to provide an overview of the best practice regarding VCE program selection and to hear from and meet VCE subject teachers to discover more about the subjects on offer in the senior school. 

This is a very important information evening, as Year 10 students commence the process of course counselling and VCE subject selection.  Thank you to Mrs Carolyn Walsh for overseeing and organising this program and evening.

The VCAA General Achievement Test (GAT)

On Tuesday 7 June, 457 students sat the VCAA GAT which is compulsory for all students studying a Unit 3/4 subject. All students arrived on time and were accounted for, which is credit to the strong learning culture we have at Frankston High School.  The VCAA supervisors were full of praise of how our students conducted themselves during the three hour exam.

YEAR 12 EXAMS

Thank you to our VCAA supervisors, in particular our Chief Supervisor Mrs Bev Valentine, for administering the Year 12 exams and GAT over the past two weeks. Also thank you to Ms Nicole Filippou for helping to oversee these exams. Our students’ behaviour was exemplary.

YEAR 11 EXAMS

Year 11 students have just completed two weeks of end of semester exams in all studies.  Thank you to our teachers for preparing, supervising and marking the exams; providing valuable feedback to the students on their progress to date.  Thank you also to Mrs Ellen D’Ambra and Mr Con Neratzoglou for organising and overseeing the exams.

END OF SEMESTER REPORTS

End of semester reports will be available online from Friday 15 July.  This is a comprehensive report detailing your child’s progress for the first half of the year.  It provides families with the opportunity to celebrate achievements and develop an action plan for future improvement.  If parents have any enquiries concerning their child’s progress, please do not hesitate to contact the subject teachers or year level co-ordinators.

YEAR 12 FORMAL

Congratulations to our Year 12 students on a very successful Year 12 Formal on Tuesday 7 June at the Mornington Racecourse.  It was a wonderful night and an excellent way to finish and celebrate the end of Semester 1.

The students’ behaviour was outstanding and many were still dancing when the night concluded at 11.00pm.

Thank you to Ms Nicole Filippou for her excellent organisation of the evening.

Thank you also to the staff who attended:

Mr John Albiston,

Ms Nicole Filippou,

Mrs Carolyn Walsh,

Mr Con Neratzoglou,

Mrs Ellen D’Ambra,

Ms Suzanne Caldwell,

Mr Travis de Valle,

Ms Kirsten Bakker,

Ms Kristie Vidotto,

Ms Lucy Foskett,

Mr Lachlan Whitley,

Mr Stephen Crouch,

Mrs Sheryn Bednarz,

Mrs Georgia Tierney,

Ms Chloe Edwards,

Ms Kate Burgess and

Ms Miriam Mazlo.

THANK YOU TO SENIOR SCHOOL TEACHERS

As first semester draws to a close, I would like to thank the senior school teachers for their excellent work and commitment to the students over the semester.  Their tireless hours of work, both in and out of the classroom is outstanding to ensure students maximise their learning outcomes and performance.

Finally, I would like to wish all students and parents a pleasant and relaxing holiday.  It is an excellent opportunity to “recharge the batteries” ready for what will be a very important Term 3.

Mr Simon Cameron

Acting Senior Campus Principal