From the Principal
Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Friends
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO PARENTS ON SCHOOL COUNCIL
I am pleased to welcome our parent and student representatives who have been appointed to School Council for a two year term:
Parent Representatives:
Mr Daryl Durack
Mr Mark Lowy
Ms Kim Taylor
Student Representative:
Alexandra Shacklock
We thank Tess Rogers of Year 12 (School Captain) as she finishes her term as a student representative on school council. Tess has made a great contribution as a student representative on Frankston High School’s Council.
We are indebted to our parents for the great volunteer work they do in representing our school community on School Council. School Council is our governing body which ensures that Frankston High School keeps moving onwards and upwards by leading Australia in providing excellence in teaching and learning for our students.
STUDENTS ARE TOP IN THEIR STUDIES IN THE STATE
Congratulations to Lachlan Hayes (Year 12, 2020) who has been selected to perform in March at the Melbourne Recital Centre for dance. It is an honour for him to be chosen out of hundreds of students and recognition of his efforts and commitment to dancing. We wish Lachlan all the very best with his upcoming performance and with his dance/acting and theatre course this year.
LOUISA DUNKLEY ORATION 2021
Congratulations to a number of our outstanding students who were part of the first ever Louisa Dunkley Oration organised by Peta Murphy MP. Due to the current health guidelines, the event ran remotely. Michaela Goggin of Year 12, also the 2020 Frankston City Council Young Citizen of the Year, was selected to introduce the special guest, The Hon Julia Gillard AC. Tara Power who was awarded the 2020 Louisa Dunkley Shield was also present, as was Kai Malcolm as the 2021 Frankston City Council Young Citizen of the Year.
SPORTING SUCCESS
Noah Oliver of Year 12, also one of our School Captains, competed in 10 events across two days over a recent weekend and was State Champion in the U/20 Track and Field Multi Championship. Noah achieved two personal best performances. Well done Noah!
Elli Symonds of Year 9, competed in seven events across two days over the same weekend as Noah and was also State Champion in the U/16 Track and Field Multi Championship. She achieved four personal best performances. Elli also won the Victorian Little Athletics State Multi recently. Well done Elli!
YEAR 12 MOTIVATION DAY
Thank you to Ms Helen Wilson, Ms Carla Caminiti and Mr Joel Treyvaud for organising a very successful Motivation Day for our Year 12 students at Monash Peninsula on Friday 5 February. It was great to see our students so engaged in their Study Sensei and Time Management sessions run by Elevate Education, and when listening to the very inspirational motivational speaker Tristan Miller. Thank you to Mrs Sharon Bourne who gave a comprehensive presentation on careers support and Ms Kirsten Bakker for her very supportive message to the students and wellbeing bag.
All of the presenters have been through Year 12 and provided the students with a wealth of advice. The key message is to communicate and seek support when needed. Thank you to all of the staff in attendance for supporting this day: Mrs Jess Bambridge, Ms Andrea Carron, Mr Brett Cook, Mr Paul Dean, Mrs Miriam Mazlo, Ms Kelly Mitchell, Ms Elise Roper, Mr John Russell and Mr Andrew Watson.
SCHOOL PRODUCTION
As announced on Thursday 4 February, our School Production this year is 'Matilda'. Thank you to Ms Brie Gibson, Ms Alarna Summers, Ms Rebecca Ginsberg, Ms Sally Bredin, Ms Kim Starr and Ms Ebonie Burns for all of the planning that has already been undertaken to ensure this will be another great success for our school community. We are really looking forward to seeing the show which opens on Thursday 29 July.
SWIMMING SPORTS
Thank you to Mrs Chloe Stevens, Mrs Carly MacDonald and Mrs Kylie Grech for organising a successful House Swimming Sports on Monday 8 February. Thank you to all staff who volunteered to fill various roles that helped ensure the day ran smoothly. Also, thank you to Mrs Sarah Bahramis and the SLC Team for their efforts in running the BBQ. Congratulations to all students who participated and Murray House for being the winning house on the day:
1st- Murray 454
2nd- Collins 292
3rd- Flinders 286
4th- Bass 215
ECO TEAM
Our Eco Team participated in a planning day at Frankston Lifesaving Club on Thursday 11 February. Thank you to Mr Brendan McKinnon who helped organise this day and works with this wonderful group of students. Thank you also to Ms Jenny Martyn for supporting our students. I had the pleasure of making a short visit and also met with the Eco Team on Tuesday during lunchtime. They are so passionate about the environment and sustainability, we look forward to supporting them in their efforts.
PRIVACY REMINDER
Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Department of Education and Training (DET) Schools’ Privacy Policy.
STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE, AMBULANCE COVER ARRANGEMENTS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY BROUGHT TO SCHOOL
Parents/Guardians are reminded that the DET does not provide personal accident or ambulance cover for students. Parents/Guardians of students who do not have private health insurance or ambulance cover are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students.
Private property bought to Frankston High School by students, staff or visitors is not insured and the department is not responsible for any loss or damage. This can include mobile phones, calculators, sporting equipment and cars parked on school premises.
It is recommended that parents/guardians consider insurance policies that can be purchased from commercial insurers.
Mr Andrew Batchelor
Principal